Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo explained

Zoo Name:Catoctin Wildlife Preserve
Date Opened:1966
Location:Thurmont, Maryland, United States
Area:100acres[1]
Coordinates:39.5906°N -77.4307°W
Num Animals:450+

The Catoctin Wildlife Preserve is a 100acres zoo and wildlife preserve (are accessible to the public) located on Maryland Route 806 in Thurmont, Maryland, United States.

The preserve features safari truck rides that let visitors touch and feed large herbivores in a wooded setting.

History

Animals have been exhibited at this location since 1933, when it was known as Jungleland Snake Farm.[2] Owner Gordon Gaver operated the small attraction (approx. 5 acres) until his death in 1964.[3] The facility was then purchased by Richard and Mary Anne Hahn[4] and reopened in 1966. The Hahn family maintained ownership and gradually enlarged the park. In August 2012, the zoo was fined by the United States Department of Agriculture 's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $12,000 for numerous violations.[5] [6] In 2013, a giraffe died while on exhibit at the zoo. [7] Worker safety and animal care issues at the zoo have been raised for a number of years. [8] [9]

Animals

Eurasia area

North America area

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. cwpzoo.com. Catocin Wildlife Preserve. 24 September 2011.
  2. News: Solomon. Mary Jane. 1995-08-11. CATOCTIN ZOO: ANOTHER ANIMAL ALTOGETHER. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-05-29. 0190-8286.
  3. Web site: Staff. Karen Gardner News-Post. We grew up in a zoo!. 2021-05-29. The Frederick News-Post. 22 December 2011 . en.
  4. Web site: 2013-07-13. Q&A: Richard Hahn. 2021-05-29. Frederick Magazine.
  5. News: Stern . Nicholas . 2012-08-02 . Catoctin zoo fined as part of settlement with USDA . The Frederick News Post . 2024-05-13 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Greenfield . Sherry . 2012-08-02 . Thurmont Zoo director agrees to pay $12000 fine to USDA . Southern Maryland News . 2024-05-13 . en-US.
  7. News: McLellan . Lizzy . 2013-08-21 . Catoctin zoo finds cause in giraffe death . The Frederick News Post . 2024-05-13 . en-US.
  8. News: Jouvenal . Justin . 2015-09-18 . Mauling, escapes and abuse: 6 small zoos, 80 sick or dead animals . . 2024-05-13 . en-US.
  9. News: Patterson . Clark . Park . Katie . Jouvenal . Justin . 2015-09-18 . Which small D.C.-area zoos have put people and animals at risk . . 2024-05-13 . en-US.