Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
 A blackbuck at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center | |
| Date opened | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Location | Glen Rose, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°10′50″N 97°47′47″W / 32.180556°N 97.796389°WCoordinates: 32°10′50″N 97°47′47″W / 32.180556°N 97.796389°W [1] |
| Land area | 1,700 acres (6.9 km2)[2] |
| Number of animals | 1000+[2] |
| Number of species | 50[2] |
| Memberships | AZA,[3] WAZA[4] IRF[5] C2S2[5] ZAA[5] EWA[5] |
| Website |
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is an endangered species research and conservation center near Glen Rose, Texas. The facility has over 1,000 animals from 50 species.[6] Guided and self-guided tours of the center are the main attractions.[7]
Areas and attractions
One of the main attractions at Fossil Rim is a 9.5 mi (15.3 km) driving tour.[8]
Animals
- Addax
- Addra gazelle
- American bison
- Aoudad
- Arabian oryx
- Attwater's prairie chicken
- Axis deer
- Blackbuck
- Black rhinoceros
- Blesbuck
- Blue wildebeest
- Bongo
- Bontebok
- Cheetah (African)
- Cottontail rabbit
- Emu
- Fallow deer
- Gemsbok
- Giraffe
- Greater kudu
- Grévy's zebra
- Hartmann's mountain zebra
- Jackrabbit
- Maned wolf
- Mexican wolf
- Nine-banded armadillo
- Ostrich
- Przewalski's horse
- Raccoon
- Red deer
- Red-crowned crane
- Red wolf
- Roan antelope
- Sable antelope
- Sandhill crane
- Scimitar oryx
- Waterbuck
- White-nosed coati
- White rhinoceros
- Whitetail deer
Gallery
Panorama of Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, taken from The Overlook Cafe balcony.
Notes
- ↑ "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- 1 2 3 "About Us". fossilrim.org. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". fossilrim.org. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ↑ "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". fossilrim.org. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". about.com. About.com. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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