Lehigh Valley Zoo

Zoo in Pennsylvania, U.S.

Lehigh Valley Zoo

Entrance to the Lehigh Valley Zoo in June 2013

40°39′30″N 75°37′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.658251°N 75.625956°W﻿ / 40.658251; -75.625956
Date opened| 1974 [1]
Location| Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Land area| 29 acres (11.7 ha) [1]
No. of animals| 275 [2]
No. of species| 70 [2]
Annual visitors| 100,000 + 30,000 students (2011) [1]
Memberships| AZA[3]
Website| www.lvzoo.org

The Lehigh Valley Zoo is a 29-acre (11.7 ha) zoo located in Schnecksville in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is located inside the 1,100-acre (445 ha) Trexler Nature Preserve. The zoo is open year round.

Lehigh Valley Zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since March 2006.[1]

## History

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Christmas lights at Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville in December 2020

In 1906, Harry Clay Trexler started purchasing farms in Lowhill and North Whitehall townships to create a preserve to help protect bison, elk, and white-tailed deer. He purchased a total of 36 farms comprising 1,108 acres (448 ha) before he died, and then bequeathed the land to Lehigh County. In 1935, the area officially became the Trexler-Lehigh County Game Preserve.[4]

Construction on the children's zoo in the park began in 1974. When it opened, the zoo included petting and feeding exhibits and exotic animals from Africa, Asia, and Australia.[5]

In 2004, with the original purpose of saving native species accomplished, the county opened the entire preserve to the public.[4] At the same time, the Lehigh Valley Zoological Society took over management of the zoo within the park.[5]

## Conservation

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In 2009, the zoo was participating in three Species Survival Plans (SSP): African penguin, mongoose lemur, and scimitar-horned oryx.

## Gallery

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*   *   *   * Grant's zebra

* Mexican wolf

* American bison

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d "Lehigh Valley Zoo Fact Sheet". lvzoo.org. Lehigh Valley Zoo. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
2. ^ a b "Who We Are". lvzoo.org. Lehigh Valley Zoo. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
3. ^ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
4. ^ a b "History - 1935 - Present". trexlernaturepreserve.org. Trexler Nature Preserve. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
5. ^ a b "History of the Zoo". lvzoo.org. Lehigh Valley Zoo. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

## External links

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Lehigh Valley

States|

* Pennsylvania

Counties|

* Lehigh
* Northampton

Cities|

* Allentown
* Bethlehem
* Easton

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* Allentown
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* Bethlehem

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* Bethlehem Township
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* Lower Saucon Township
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* Upper Macungie Township
* Upper Saucon Township
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* Baum School of Art
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* Allentown architecture
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* Lehigh County Historical Society
* Miller Symphony Hall
* National Museum of Industrial History
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* Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
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Geography|

* Blue Mountain
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Hospitals and health networks|

* Lehigh Valley Health Network
* Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
* St. Luke's University Health Network

Media|

* Lehigh Valley media

People|

* Notable people

Recreation and events|

* Allentown Band
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* Bushkill Park
* Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
* Great Allentown Fair
* Lehigh Valley Zoo
* Marine Band of Allentown
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* Musikfest
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* Trexler Nature Preserve
* Wind Creek Bethlehem

Shopping|

* Lehigh Valley Mall
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* South Mall
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* Allentown baseball history
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* Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport
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* LANta
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