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Lincoln Park Zoo (Manitowoc)

For the zoo in Chicago, Illinois, see Lincoln Park Zoo.
Not to be confused with Linkin Park.

Lincoln Park Zoo is a small municipal zoo located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The zoo has just under 200 animals, including black bear, bald eagle, cougar, lynx and others.[1] It is situated along the Little Manitowoc River and provides a deck for viewing ducks, geese, and many other birds that gather along the river.

Exhibits

Big Red Barn

The Lincoln Park Zoo's Big Red Barn was built in 2000 with the support of the Manitowoc County Farm Bureau and Manitowoc County Dairy Promotions.[2] The barn is located on the north end of the zoo. The Big Red Barn is home to a variety of young farm animals, on loan from local farmers. Chickens, goats, cows, lop-eared rabbits, pigs and turkeys are housed at the barn.

Education Center

The Zoo's Education Center is located on the second floor of the Education and Animal Care Building and is home to Wisconsin native reptiles, insects, amphibians, fish and birds. The Education Center features animals such as the African spurred tortoise, Ball pythons, Box turtles, Chilean rose tarantula, honeybees, and Cedar waxwing.

Animals

Incidents

  • In 1994 a timber wolf attacked a child and ripped off his right arm, prompting other Wisconsin zoos to review their own safety.[3]
  • In 2007, two cougars were released from their cages at the zoo by unknown vandals.[4]
  • In 2010, a woman had two fingers bitten off after she ignored barriers to try to feed an Asiatic black bear.[5]

References

  1. ^ "LINCOLN PARK ZOO". Manitowoc Parks & Recreation Department. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "Big Red Barn". City of Manitowoc. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  3. ^ Causey, James (December 30, 1994). "Attack in Manitowoc spurs zoo safety call". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  4. ^ "Hunt is on for Vandals that Freed Cougars from Cage". WSAW-TV. Associated Press. December 28, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "Woman bitten by bear at Wis. zoo, fingers severed". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2015.