Queens Zoo

Infobox zoo
zoo_name=Queens Zoo
logo=Wildlife Conservation Society logo.gif
logo_width=82px
logo_caption=Wildlife Conservation Society that oversees the Queens Zoo
location=Queens, New York City, New York, USA
area=5 acres (20,000 m²)
date_opened=1968 ; June 25, 1992 (renovated)
members=AZA
website=http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719193

The Queens Zoo is a 5 acre (20,000 m²) zoo located in the New York City borough of Queens, located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The zoo is operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Zoo opened on October 26, 1968, with the ceremonial ribbon cut by Robert Moses. [Asbury, Edith Evans. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D10FF3A541B7B93C5AB178BD95F4C8685F9 "Moses Helps to Open First Queens Zoo"] , "The New York Times", October 27, 1968. Accessed October 1, 2007.] The zoo is home mostly to animals native to North America. The Queens Zoo is the only one of the five zoos in New York City to exhibit Spectacled Bears. The zoo was constructed on the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair, and the zoo's aviary is a geodesic dome, designed by Buckminster Fuller and used during the 1964 Fair. [http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/czabout About the City Zoos] , Wildlife Conservation Society. Accessed September 16, 2007.]

The zoo is home of Cougars, California Sea Lions, Coyotes, Owl, Lynx, Pudú, Thick-Billed Parrots, Alligators, Roosevelt elk, Sandhill Crane, Bald Eagle, an Aviary, and the Kids Zoo.

ee also

* Zoos in New York

References

External links

* [http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719193 Wildlife Conservation Society: Queens Zoo]
* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/vt_flushing_meadows/vt_flushing_05.html New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: Queens Zoo]
* [http://www.nywf64.com/index.html nywf64.com (1964/1965 New York World's Fair)]