Zoo tallies for each state

Dhole dude said:
Here’s my List.

Alabama:1
California:2
Florida: 2-4 (Depends on if you count the Disney facilities separately)
Hawaii:2
Illinois:1
Iowa:1
Massachusetts:1
Michigan:1
Minnesota:10-13 (Depends on if you define a nature center with a few reptiles, raptors, & some fish as zoological facilities)
Missouri:1
Nebraska:1
Ohio:1
South Dakota:1
Texas:1
Wisconsin:2
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Which Disney facilites are you referring to here? I think it would be perfectly acceptale to count Animal Kingdom, Animal Kingdom Lodge, and The Seas as 3 seperate zoos.
 
Dhole dude said:
Here’s my List.

Alabama:1
California:2
Florida: 2-4 (Depends on if you count the Disney facilities separately)
Hawaii:2
Illinois:1
Iowa:1
Massachusetts:1
Michigan:1
Minnesota:10-13 (Depends on if you define a nature center with a few reptiles, raptors, & some fish as zoological facilities)
Missouri:1
Nebraska:1
Ohio:1
South Dakota:1
Texas:1
Wisconsin:2
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Would you count those nature centers as zoos? Nature centers are a bit of a zoo gray area, but I would say if the animal collection fits into one room and the place is primarly a nature preservem then it isn't a zoo.
 
Neil chace said:
Including Aquariums, I have:
Massachusetts: 9 (Capron Park, Buttonwood, NEAQ, Franklin Park, Stone, Southwicks, Lupa, Woods Hole Aquarium, Zooquarium (closed)), also a tiny petting zoo and the museum of science if those count.
Rhode Island: 1 plus a small petting zoo.
Connecticut: 1
New York: 4
Maine: 2
New Hampsshire: 1
New Jersey: 1
Maryland: 1
Ohio: 2
DC: 1
Illinois: 2
Missouri: 1
Florida: 1, 2 if the Seas at Epcot counts

I think that's everything.
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Are those petting zoos just domestics? If so I don't think they count.
 
birdsandbats said:
Would you count those nature centers as zoos?
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Here is a breif description of each Nature Center

Wood Lake Nature Center
Wouldn’t really consider this place a zoo, as all they have are about a half a dozen reptiles (packed into four medium-sized terrariums) & some fish, although they do have a nice taxidermy collection.

Richardson Nature Center
This place is only about 8 minutes from my house, and is quite nice for what it is. They had a couple of reptiles, two raptor species, a butterfly garden, & a Honeybee colony. if I remember correctly, they have Tiger Salamanders, Northern Leopard Frogs, an American Toad, a Painted Turtle, a Bullsnake, a Foxsnake, a False Map Turtle, an American Kestral, a Broad-Winged Hawk, Various butterflies, & Honeybees as of early last year, but things could have very well changed since then.

Dodge Nature Center
This place is decently large, at roughly 80 acres. it’s mostly uninterrupted woodlands with a couple of domestics & four or five raptors. I have about five or six photos of this place in the gallery as well.
 
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Dhole dude said:
Here is a breif description of each Nature Center

Wood Lake Nature Center
Wouldn’t really consider this place a zoo, as all they have are about a half a dozen reptiles (packed into four medium-sized terrariums) & some fish, although they do have a nice taxidermy collection.

Richardson Nature Center
This place is only about 8 minutes from my house, and is quite nice for what it is. They had a couple of reptiles, two raptor species, a butterfly garden, & a Honeybee colony. if I remember correctly, they have Tiger Salamanders, Northern Leopard Frogs, an American Toad, a Painted Turtle, a Bullsnake, a Foxsnake, a False Map Turtle, an American Kestral, a Broad-Winged Hawk, Various butterflies, & Honeybees as of early last year, but things could have very well changed since then.

Dodge Nature Center
This place is decently large, at roughly 80 acres. it’s mostly uninterrupted woodlands with a couple of domestics & four or five raptors. I have about five or six photos of this place in the gallery as well.
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I wouldn't consider the first or last zoos. Richardson might count as a zoo, but I feel I would need to know more about it.

Ultimatley, this thread is asking, what you feel comforable calling a zoo.
 
birdsandbats said:
I wouldn't consider the first or last zoos. Richardson might count as a zoo, but I feel I would need to know more about it.

Ultimatley, this thread is asking, what you feel comforable calling a zoo.
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I myself would consider Richardson a zoo, as they have breeding programs, outreach programs, & trade with other zoos (Milwaukee’s old Barred owl actually came from Richardson)
 
birdsandbats said:
I think I would count them as zoos then.
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So it looks like I'm leading MA with 10 zoos. Depending on your definition, it could be up to 12 though since there's the AZA-accredited Museum of Science and the Ecotarium, with some native species including Otters and mountain lion.

I also lead Rhode Island with two zoos.
 
Neil chace said:
So it looks like I'm leading MA with 10 zoos. Depending on your definition, it could be up to 12 though since there's the AZA-accredited Museum of Science and the Ecotarium, with some native species including Otters and mountain lion.

I also lead Rhode Island with two zoos.
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What's your second one in rhode island?
 
TinoPup said:
What's your second one in rhode island?
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There's a small petting zoo located on Block Island that I visited on a biking trip five or six years ago. It had a lot of your standard domestics, but also kangaroos and ring-tailed lemurs. I can't remember the name of it, but will try to figure out what it was.

EDIT: I looked it up and it's the 1661 Farm and Gardens.

It's not a facility I'd reccomend people go out of their way to visit, but if you happen to be on the island it can be a nice way to spend an hour, especially since it's free.
 
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Neil chace said:
There's a small petting zoo located on Block Island that I visited on a biking trip five or six years ago. It had a lot of your standard domestics, but also kangaroos and ring-tailed lemurs. I can't remember the name of it, but will try to figure out what it was.
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1611 Inn?
 
Neil chace said:
So it looks like I'm leading MA with 10 zoos. Depending on your definition, it could be up to 12 though since there's the AZA-accredited Museum of Science and the Ecotarium, with some native species including Otters and mountain lion.

I also lead Rhode Island with two zoos.
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Dang we're tied, my second Ri facility is Save The Bay
 
Neil chace said:
So it looks like I'm leading MA with 10 zoos. Depending on your definition, it could be up to 12 though since there's the AZA-accredited Museum of Science and the Ecotarium, with some native species including Otters and mountain lion.

I also lead Rhode Island with two zoos.
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If they're AZA-accredited they definitely count!
 
Alabama = 5 @tschandler71
Alaska = 4 @Pleistohorse
Arizona = 12 @snowleopard
Arkansas = 4 @snowleopard
California = 62 @snowleopard
Colorado = 5 @snowleopard
Connecticut = 7 @ThylacineAlive
Delaware = 3 @TinoPup
Florida = 21 @jayjds2
Georgia = 5 @tschandler71
Hawaii = 3 @jayjds2
Idaho = 6 @snowleopard
Illinois = 11 @snowleopard
Indiana = 4 @snowleopard
Iowa = 2 tie between @snowleopard and @birdsandbats
Kansas = 10 @snowleopard
Kentucky = 4 @jayjds2
Louisiana = 7 @snowleopard
Maine = 3 @CuseZoofan
Maryland = 5 tie between @jayjds2 and @TinoPup
Massachusetts = 12 @Neil chace
Michigan = 20 @snowleopard
Minnesota = 11 Tie between @snowleopard and @Dhole dude
Mississippi = 2 @snowleopard
Missouri = 8 @snowleopard
Montana = 4 @snowleopard
Nebraska = 5 @snowleopard
Nevada = 5 @snowleopard
New Hampshire = 1 @Neil chace
New Jersey = 9 @TinoPup
New Mexico = 8 @snowleopard
New York = 13 @CuseZoofan
North Carolina = 8 @nczoofan
North Dakota = 5 @snowleopard
Ohio = 14 @jibster
Oklahoma = 6 @snowleopard
Oregon = 10 @snowleopard
Pennsylvania = 11 @TinoPup
Rhode Island = 2 Tie between @Neil chace and @Dyl0526
South Carolina = 3 tie between @snowleopard and @CuseZoofan
South Dakota = 5 @snowleopard
Tennessee = 9 @tschandler71
Texas = 45 @snowleopard
Utah = 4 @snowleopard
Vermont = 0 All ZooChat tie
Virginia = 10 tie between @jayjds2 and @TinoPup
Washington = 13 @snowleopard
West Virginia = 1 tie between @jayjds2 and @grandelover1
Wisconsin = 29 @birdsandbats
Wyoming = 0 All ZooChat tie
 
It is possible for me to win Illinois in the somewhat near future, but other than perhaps Indiana I don't see anything for a while.

Illinois: 8
Indiana: 1
Ohio: 1
Tennessee: 1
Georgia: 1
Florida: 4
Missouri: 1
Colorado: 2
California: 3
 
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