Sequoia Park Zoo
| Sequoia Park Zoo | |
|---|---|
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| 40°46′37″N 124°08′42″W / 40.77698°N 124.14496°W | |
| Date opened | 1907[1] |
| Location | Eureka, California, United States |
| Land area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| No. of animals | Vertebrates: 195 (in 2013)[2] Invertebrates: ~1,700 (in 2013) |
| No. of species | 54 (in 2013)[2] |
| Memberships | AZA[3] |
| Website | www |
The Sequoia Park Zoo is a zoo located in Eureka, California, operated by the City of Eureka.[1] The zoo is part of a larger park complex including 60-acre (24 ha) of mature second-growth coast redwood forest, Eureka's largest public playground, and a duck pond, in addition to formal and natural gardens. The gardens include many varieties of rhododendron. The zoo's mission is "to inspire wonder, understanding and respect for the natural world by providing fun, rewarding, educational experiences that encourage meaningful connections between animals, humans, and our environment".[4] The zoo is open to the public daily, except in winter when it is closed on Mondays. The zoo houses about 200 vertebrates and hundreds of invertebrates, representing about 54 different species on 7-acre (2.8 ha).[2] Completed in 2021, the zoo unveiled the Redwood Sky Walk, the longest sky walk in the western United States at just under a quarter of a mile.[5] The sky walk is ADA accessible, and allows visitors to walk over 100 feet above the forest floor.
History
Sequoia Park Zoo was founded in 1907 and is the oldest zoo in
Collection
The zoo exhibits
The zoo's "Barnyard" is an educational exhibit that teaches about where food comes from and interact with domesticated animals including: goats, sheep, chickens, red jungle-fowl, rabbits, llamas, alpaca, donkeys, and a cat. Non-interactive exhibits include mice, skunk, opossum, a beehive and spiders. Birds in the walk-in free-flight aviary include scarlet ibis, spotted whistling ducks, band-tailed pigeons, green heron, Guira cuckoos, Nicobar pigeons, grey parrots, California quails, and Golden pheasants.
Sequoia Park Zoo's educational building is named "Secrets of the Forest", which features the animals and organisms in the
species exhibited in the Secrets of the Forest building.More exotic animals include
.The Sequoia Park Zoo has received top honors from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) 2016 award for Exhibit Design (within zoos operating with a budget under $5 million) for watershed heroes.
Controversy
In 1982, Sequoia Park Zoo was home to a family of four
In 2012, the zoo faced steep criticism because of its budget. The zoo's budget had doubled in size since 2002 while other departments within the
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sequoia Park Zoo". eureka.ca.gov. City of Eureka. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "2013 Annual Report". Sequoia Park Zoo. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ Sequoia Park Zoo The Mission of the Sequoia Park Zoo URL Retrieved on October 18, 2007
- ^ "Redwood Sky Walk | Eureka, California". Redwood Sky Walk. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Sequoia Park Zoo". City of Eureka. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ "Wiyot Tribe". wiyot.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ Harrell, Ashley (2021-05-07). "What's it's like to hike 100 feet off the ground in a Calif. redwood forest". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Faber, Nancy (June 21, 1982). "In Eureka, Calif. a Drastic Economy Measure Brings Bad Bear News". People. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ^ Greenson, Thadeus (February 13, 2010). "Sequoia Park Zoo re-enters budget crosshairs; councilman wants Eureka voters to decide". The Times-Standard. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2014-07-07.