Alexandria Zoological Park

This article is about the zoo in Alexandria, Louisiana. For the zoo in Alexandria, Egypt, see Alexandria Zoo.

Alexandria Zoological Park
Entrance sign to the zoo
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31°17′16″N 92°27′27″W / 31.287642°N 92.457365°W / 31.287642; -92.457365
Date opened1926[1]
LocationAlexandria, Louisiana
Land area33 acres (13 ha)[1]
No. of animals500[1]
Websitewww.thealexandriazoo.com
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The Alexandria Zoological Park is a 33-acre (13 ha) zoo located in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. First opened to the public in 1926, it is owned by the City of Alexandria and operated by the Division of Public Works. It is home to about 500 animals.[2]

The zoo was started in 1926 in Bringhurst Park as a row of cages. When the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) threatened to close the zoo in the 1960s, the city created the committee that is now Friends of the Alexandria Zoo (FOTAZ), the support organization for the zoo.

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