Potter Park Zoo (Lansing, Michigan)
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Michigan /
Lansing /
Lansing, Michigan /
Pennsylvania Avenue, 1301
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World / United States / Michigan
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The Potter Park Zoo is a 102-acre (41.3 ha) zoo located in Lansing, Michigan, within Lansing's Potter Park. Potter Park Zoo is the oldest public zoo in Michigan and is currently home to over 160 species of animals. The zoo is owned by the City of Lansing, and operated by Ingham County. The zoo participates in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) designed to manage and conserve threatened or endangered animals. The Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine partners with the zoo to provide medical care for its animals. Zoo membership in 2008 was about 2,800 families, or a total of 10,000 people. Peak single day attendance in July is approximately 13,000 visitors.
www.potterparkzoo.org/
www.potterparkzoo.org/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_Park_Zoo
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°43'3"N 84°31'48"W
- Rose Lake Wildlife Area 15 km
- Sleepy Hollow State Park 28 km
- Cascades at Sparks County Park 54 km
- Ionia State Recreation Area 61 km
- Fort Custer Recreation Area 81 km
- Cannonsburg State Game Area 88 km
- Spring Valley Park 96 km
- Riverside Park 99 km
- Millennium Park 104 km
- Al Sabo Land Preserve 109 km
- Lime pit 0.9 km
- City of East Lansing Wastewater Treatment Plant 1.6 km
- Red Cedar Golf Course (closed) 2.7 km
- WLNS-TV 6 (CBS) 2.9 km
- Frandor 3 km
- Lansing Community College 3 km
- Groesbeck Golf Course 3.5 km
- Frandora Hills 3.6 km
- Old Town Neighborhood 3.8 km
- Michigan State University Campus 4 km