Crandon Park Zoo in United States

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Crandon Park Zoo
Typezoo
Founded1948
Closed down1972
Address Key Biscayne
Place Miami-Dade, Florida
Country United States
Website Website
Related persons
Owner
Zoological department
Elephant department
Elephant keepers
1980-1991: Rachel Rogers
Record history
History of updates2007-04-20xx
Latest document update2020-10-30 07:03:11
Description

Crandon Park Zoo, located at Key Biscayne, in Miami-Dade, Florida, United States , was founded in 1948. Crandon Park Zoo closed down in 1972.


Comments / picturesThe Crandon Park Zoo, located on Key Biscayne, was created in 1948 when three monkeys, one goat and two black bears were purchased for $270 from a small road show stranded near Miami.

In 1965, Hurricane Betsy put three Feet of water over most of the zoo and caused the deaths of 250 animals., and efforts was made to find a better location. In 1972 the Crandon Park Zoo was moved from the park to a location south of Miami, and became the Miami MetroZoo.

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Koehl, Dan (2026). Crandon Park Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=676. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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