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Website. www.cmzoo.org. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain in the United States. At an elevation of 6,714 feet (2,046 m) above sea level, it is the highest zoo in the country. The zoo covers 140 acres (57 ha), 40 of which are in use.
[4]: 123 It is about 1,500 feet (460 m) in elevation above Colorado Springs, and is also above the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on the side of Cheyenne Mountain. [5] [3]: 8:7fc Views of the Rampart Range, Colorado Springs, and the plains can be seen from the site on a promontory on the mountain, which is accessed via the Cheyenne Mountain Highway.
This is a list of zoos and aquariums that are members of World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The WAZA has two types/levels of membership. The first is an association member that is through another zoo association such as the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The second is a direct institutional membership of WAZA. Name. Address.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs shares an update after welcoming a "surprise" Red River Hog baby. On September 4, 2024, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shared the news that their 8-year ...
Website. www.denverzoo.org. Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is an 80-acre (32 ha) nonprofit zoological garden and conservation organization located in City Park of Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1896, it is operated by the Denver Zoological Foundation and funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says moving the elephants and potentially placing them with new animals would be cruel at their age, possibly causing unnecessary stress.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs; Colorado Gators Reptile Park, Mosca; Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, Divide; Denver Zoo, Denver; Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center, Pueblo; Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo; Serenity Springs Wildlife Center, Calhan; The Wild Animal Refuge, Springfield; The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg
A zoological park was built along Cheyenne Creek, near Bear Creek Road (now Eighth Street), by 1916 [64] and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was built in 1925 above The Broadmoor resort on the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road. [65] [66] In 1919, William Kennon Jewett deeded the Colorado Springs Golf Club's golf course to the City of Colorado Springs. [67]