Utah's Hogle Zoo
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Located at the mouth of Salt Lake City's Emigration Canyon, Utah's Hogle Zoo is a 42-acre (17 ha) Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) accredited facility. Hogle (pronounced "ho-gul") Zoo is one of the largest zoological facilities in the Intermountain West, and houses over 800 animals representing 250 species.
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Date opened | August 1, 1931; 92 years ago (1931-08-01)[1] |
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Land area | 42 acres (17 ha)[2] |
No. of animals | 800[2] |
No. of species | 249[3] |
Annual visitors | 1+ million[4] |
Memberships | AZA,[5] WAZA[6] |
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Website | www |
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The zoo is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is supported through Salt Lake County's Zoo Arts and Parks Tax and private donations raised by the Utah Zoological Society and the zoo's board of directors.