Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, United States
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Original source: Orangutan plays "peek-a-boo" at Seneca Park Zoo 7/21/07. Philatio (talk)
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Seneca Park Zoo is a zoo located in Rochester, New York. The Zoo
covers an area of 12 acres (49,000 m²) and houses 300 animals. The zoo
is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The Seneca Park Zoo has the only African elephants and orangutans in
New York. One of the zoo's elephants was expecting a calf but sadly,
the baby never made it out of the womb. Thirty year old Genny C.
Monroe County's Seneca Park Zoo is open year round for visitors of all
ages. There are so many animals species to visit and say hello to
including the only African Elephants, White Rhinos, Arctic Wolves and
Bornean Orangeutans in New York State.
The Seneca Park Zoo is located at 2222 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY
14621.
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In 1957, the Seneca Park Zoo Society was chartered as an educational
institution by New York State.
Seneca Park Zoo features educational programs, participates in
conservation programs, and displays a wide variety of animals that
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The Seneca Park Zoo is Rochester's only zoo and is located, as the
name implies, in Seneca Park on St. Paul Street.
Highlights of the zoo include the Rocky Coasts exhibit which contains
polar bears, sea lions and penguins.
Seneca Park Zoo’s mission is to:
* Ensure high quality of life for the animals in its care.
* Advocate humane and responsible stewardship of all living things.
Seneca Park Zoo to serve the public’s conservation, education and
recreation needs more effectively and, in cooperation with Monroe
County government, to support the mission of the Seneca Park Zoo.
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Seneca Park Zoo may be small, but it has caring zoo keepers and
knowledgeable people behind the scenes. Consider a membership, it
entitles you to get into the zoo all year long.
Seneca Park Zoo opened as a park in 1894, and a year later came the
animals; today it is one of the area's most visited attractions.
Additions and improvements continue to make the zoo a fantastic
experience for you and the whole family.
night fun and different, come out to Seneca Park Zoo for Zoo Brew
where you'll enjoy good finger food, live music, cash bar, and
door prizes.
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Chartered in 1957, the Seneca Park Zoo Society supports and promotes
the Seneca Park Zoo by running educational programs, special events,
marketing and public relations efforts, fund raising, and food and
gift operations.
Although small, the Seneca Park Zoo is well designed, and is worth a
quick stop.
Rock Slides. This unique shape of the gorge wall was shaped by rock
slides.
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animals to join the Seneca Park Zoo in 2007 were a mob of Meerkats and
a white rhinoceros. Both the Meerkats and our two white rhinos live in
the Main Building at the Zoo.
Year of the Frog and the Seneca Park Zoo is proud to be taking part.
Year of the Frog is an international effort that hopes to educate the
public about the global amphibian crisis. Throughout the year, the Zoo
will be hosting frog-themed activities on the 29th of each month.
writing to ask that the Seneca Park Zoo put the welfare of its
elephants above all else by following this progressive trend and
sending the zoos elephants to a sanctuary that more closely resembles
life in the wild.
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Seneca Park Zoo Expansion - 21 June 2001
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>> Gary: JUST AHEAD ON "NEED TO KNOW," FRIENDS OF SENECA PARK PROPOSE
AN ALTERNATIVE TODAY TO THE COUNTY'S PLAN TO EXPAND THE SENECA PARK
SENECA PARK ZOO IS MAKING HEADLINES AGAIN. EARLIER TODAY, THE SENECA
PARK ALLIANCE ANNOUNCED AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE COUNTY ZOO DEVELOPMENT
PLAN.
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Seneca Park Zoo to make a New Year's resolution to follow the
progressive lead of more than half the zoos in the U.S. by converting
from circus-style elephant handling using bullhooks to the safer and
more humane form of elephant management known as "protected contact.
“The Seneca Park Zoo Society’s Board of Trustees and staff
wish to thank the many campaign contributors who supported this
exciting addition to the Elephant Exhibit,” said Rachel Baker August,
Seneca Park Zoo Society Executive Director. “Genny C.
The Seneca Park Zoo Society is an independent, nonprofit, corporation
chartered by the New York State Department of Education in 1957 to
provide resources for the improvement of Seneca Park Zoo's facilities,
programs and image.
bear at Seneca Park Zoo is showing signs she may give birth for the
first time since 2002. (MAX SCHULTE 2003 staff file photo)
The excitement is almost too much to bear.
The Seneca Park Zoo, which first opened in 1894, features the Rockey
Coast exhibit which features polar bears, sea lions, and penguins.
This facility provides many of the Zoo's animals with more spacious
natural homes.
Please call Seneca Park Zoo before you set on your journey, to make
sure it is open - we try our best to keep information on the website
up to date, but it is always worth checking before you leave.
Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY is a small zoo that consists of a
main building with several outdoor exhibits. The main building is
quite old and has a main hallway with an aviary.
Overall, Seneca Park zoo has a good collection of animals but most are
housed in small, unaturalistic enclosures. They have the potential to
be a great zoo but need more funding to redo most of the zoo
(especially the main building enclosures).
The Seneca Park Zoo 560 gallon Reef Aquarium
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January, 2004
Several hobbyists from the Upstate Reef Society had noticed the450
gallon fish-only saltwater aquarium during our family visits to the
Seneca Park Zoo,
by the Seneca Park Zoo Society in October.
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Additional discussions resulted in a basic plan for the tank and
support system as well as an estimate as to cost.
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