Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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 A Blackbuck at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center |
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| Date opened | 1984 |
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| Location | Glen Rose, Texas |
| Land area | 1,700 acres (6.9 km2)[1] |
| 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 [2] |
| Number of animals | 1000+[1] |
| Number of species | 50[1] |
| Memberships | AZA · WAZA |
| Website | http://www.FossilRim.org/ |
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.[citation needed] Guided and self-guided tours of the center are the main attractions.[3]
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[edit] Areas and attractions
One of the main attractions at Fossil Rim is a 9.5-mile driving tour.[4]
[edit] Animals
- Addax
- Addra Gazelle
- American Bison
- Aoudad
- Arabian Oryx
- Attwater's Prairie Chicken
- Axis Deer
- Blackbuck
- Black Rhinoceros
- Bongo
- Bontebok
- Brown Nosed Coati
- Cheetah
- Emu
- Fallow Deer
- Gemsbok
- Giraffe
- Grant's Zebra
- Greater Kudu
- Grevy's Zebra
- Hartman's Mountain Zebra
- Jackrabbit
- Maned Wolf
- Mexican Wolf
- Nine Banded Armadillo
- Ostrich
- Przewalski's Wild Horse
- Red Deer
- Red Crowned Crane
- Red Wolf
- Roadrunner
- Roan Antelope
- Sable Antelope
- Sandhill Crane
- Scimitar Horned Oryx
- Sika Deer
- Waterbuck
- White Rhinoceros
- White Tailed Deer
- Wild Turkey
- Wildebeest
[edit] Gallery
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c "About Us". fossilrim.com. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. http://www.fossilrim.com/about.php. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2028321. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". fossilrim.com. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. http://www.fossilrim.com/. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Fossil Rim Wildlife Center". about.com. About.com. http://travelwithkids.about.com/cs/vacationideas/a/fossilrimwild.htm. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
[edit] External links
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