Turtle Back Zoo
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Essex County's spends $2.8M to settle legal claims from rodent bites to slip-and-falls...-- They called the prairie dog Cujo, and his name turned out to be prophetic. Shortly after his 2001 arrival at Essex County's Turtle Back Zoo, the rapacious rodent named after the rabid St. Bernard in the Stephen King novel bit into his... In this article: Essex County, Prairie dog, Turtle Back Zoo, Docket, Plaintiff, St. Bernard, and Rabies |
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
Turtle Back Zoo
...Back are believed to be the only "black dragons" on display in the world. On September 26, 2006, The Star-Ledger reported that Turtle Back Zoo earned accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which makes the zoo eligible...
In this article: New Jersey, Red-tailed Hawk, American Black Bear, Flying fox, Cougars, The Star-Ledger, Montclair State University, Kean University, and New Jersey Devils
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New Jersey On-Line | November 02, 2009
Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange breaks attendance record
WEST ORANGE -- Scan the license plates outside Turtle Back Zoo, and the evidence emerges: Pennsylvania. Connecticut. Even Texas. "We do license plate studies. On any given day, we have 20 states," said Jeremy Goodman, the zoo's...
In this article: Essex County, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Prairie dog, and Revenue
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West Orange, New Jersey
The first Linens-N-Things store which has since permanently closed was located on the upper level of the Essex Green Shopping Center. Turtle Back Zoo, founded in 1963 and currently one of only four zoos in New Jersey, is located in the South...
In this article: West Orange High School, Thomas Edison, Llewellyn Park, New Jersey, New Jersey Devils, Essex County, and Richard J. Codey Arena
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The Bergen Record | September 24, 2009
Endangered apes have a new place to hang at N.J. zoo
...effortlessly from one end to another. "He's just this strapping teenager coming into his own," Jeremy Goodman, the director of the Turtle Back Zoo, said of one of his new charges. The $1.8 million exhibit of gibbon apes, an endangered...
In this article: Muntjac, Revenue, and Endangered species
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$1.8M gibbons apes exhibit opens at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo
...effortlessly from one end to another. "He's just this strapping teenager coming into his own," Jeremy Goodman, the director of the Turtle Back Zoo, said of one of his new charges. Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerPeter Novak, of Red Bank,...
In this article: Muntjac, Endangered species, and Essex County
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South Mountain Reservation
...west branch of the Rahway River flows through the valley. A reservoir and watershed owned by the City of Orange lies in the northern tract. Turtle Back Zoo and the South Mountain Arena lie within its boundaries. There are vistas of New York...
In this article: South Mountain, Staten Island, Washington, New York City, Raccoon, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Olmsted Brothers
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Asbury Park Press | July 04, 2009
Free summer camp open to Keansburg students
...activities, sports and clubs, such as computers, chess, gardening and board games. Camp members will also take trips to the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, Liberty Science Center in Jersey City and Longstreet Farm in Holmdel. The...
In this article: Department of Education, Liberty Science Center, and Jersey City
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DiVincenzo already laying groundwork for next run
...taps his war chest to spread cheer among his constituents for everything from tickets to the U.S. Open ($800 total), to admission to Turtle Back Zoo for a Holiday Lights Party ($1,500), to golf towels ($900) for last summer's Bart Oates Rick...
In this article: Richard Codey, Essex County, New Jersey, Penne, Bearnaise, and Ice cream
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Essex County passes ordinance allowing alcohol at county facilities to gain revenue
...Brookdale Park, as well as at the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Newark's Branch Brook Park. The venues -- joining Codey Arena, Turtle Back Zoo and Kip's Castle, where renters have been able to raise champagne glasses in wedding toasts...
In this article: Revenue, Essex County, Champagne, Passaic County, and Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
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3 groundhogs, 2 forecasts, 1 bite on Groundhog Day 2009
...six more weeks. But New Jersey's own prognosticating rodent, Essex Ed, came to a different conclusion when he emerged from his box at the Turtle Back Zoo this morning. Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerTurtle Back Zoo director Jeremy Goodman...
In this article: Groundhog Day, Michael Bloomberg, Pittsburgh, Pa, New Jersey, and The Star-Ledger
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Turtle Back Zoo, located in West Orange, New Jersey, is a zoo in New Jersey. Situated on 18 acres of land in South Mountain Reservation, it is part of the Essex County Park System, the oldest county park system in the United States. Founded in 1963, the zoo was originally a showcase for animals indigenous to New Jersey, but currently features species from every continent except Antarctica. Located adjacent to the Richard J. Codey Arena, practice home of the New Jersey Devils. The zoo is open year-round, recording over 340,000 visitors in 2007.
Recent additions to the zoo include Filipino "golden mantled" flying foxes, making Turtle Back the first zoo in the country to show this species of bat; an American Black Bear exhibit; the Essex Farm, which holds common farm animals and includes a petting zoo; and an animal-themed playground. Its most notable new feature is a $4.6 million reptile house and education center, the zoo's first indoor exhibit, which opened in June, 2006. The center contains a pair of nine-foot-long "black dragons", a species of monitor lizard which was discovered in Malaysia in 2005 and has yet to receive a scientific name. The lizards at Turtle Back are believed to be the only "black dragons" on display in the world.
Two nearby universities, Montclair State University and Kean University, have provided funding for the acquisition and upkeep of animals (a Red-tailed Hawk and Cougars, respectively) which became the official mascots for each of the schools.
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