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Pages in category "Zoos in New York (state)" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The zoo is home to more than 900 animals representing 216 species on 43 acres (17 ha). Some of the more popular animals include Asian elephants, Humboldt penguins, Amur tigers, and a Komodo dragon. The zoo opened a new Animal Health Center in 2022 that is the largest zoological medical center in New York state outside of the Bronx Zoo.
These facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos, reptile centers, and petting zoos, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed. Zoos in the United States show great diversity in both size and collection.
Each year, the Buffalo Zoo welcomes approximately 400,000 visitors and is the second largest tourist attraction in Western New York; second only to Niagara Falls. [ citation needed ] Located on 23.5 acres (9.5 ha) of Buffalo's Delaware Park , the zoo exhibits a diverse collection of wild and exotic animals, and more than 320 different species ...
As of 2020, the population of New York State was 20,201,249, with 14,045,410 living in the New York metropolitan area, leaving 6,155,839 for the entire rest of the state. This would mean if upstate New York was a state it would the 20th most populated state in the U.S., while the New York metropolitan area would be the 4th most populated state ...
Bear Mountain State Park is a 5,205-acre (21.06 km 2) state park located on the west bank of the Hudson River in Rockland and Orange counties, New York. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] The park offers biking, hiking, boating, picnicking, swimming, cross-country skiing , cross-country running, sledding and ice skating.
Western New York: located on Conesus Lake in Vitale Park, co-sponsored by the Town Clark Reservation State Park: Jamesville: Onondaga: Central New York: 377 acres, nature center is operated by the Council of Park Friends Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve: Staten Island: Staten Island: New York City: 260 acre nature preserve and interpretive center
As of 2017, New York has 215 state parks and historic sites encompassing 350,000 acres. The agency's portfolio also includes 28 golf courses, 35 swimming pools, 67 beaches, and 18 museums and nature centers. [5] The following sortable tables list current and former New York state parks, respectively, all 'owned' or managed by the OPRHP, as of 2015.