Western North Carolina Nature Center
The Western North Carolina Nature Center is a zoological park in Western North Carolina operated by the City of Asheville. It was originally opened in 1925 and known as Recreation Park Zoo, Craig Park Zoo, and and housed a wide variety of native and non-native wildlife. It was then renamed the Children's Zoo and Nature Center in the mid-seventies and was converted to a native wildlife zoo.
Animals
Details
- Area
- 42 acre
- Logo
- Western North Carolina Nature Center Logo.jpg
- Opened
- 1973
- Members
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Website
- https://wildwnc.org/
- Exhibits
- Brandon's Otter Falls, Appalachian Station Reptile & Amphibian House, Appalachian Predator Loop, Black Bear Ridge, and North Carolina Farm
- Location
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Zoo Name
- Western North Carolina Nature Center
- Logo Width
- 200px
- Date Opened
- May 1973
- Num Species
- 100