Lincoln Park Zoo (Manitowoc)

Lincoln Park Zoo

Location	1215 North 8th Street Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Land area	20 acres
No. of animals	<200
Owner	City of Manitowoc
Website	Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo is a small municipal zoo located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The zoo has just under 200 animals, including black bear, bald eagle, cougar, lynx and others.^[1] It is situated along the Little Manitowoc River and provides a deck for viewing ducks, geese, sandhill cranes, and many other birds that gather along the river.

Exhibits[]

Big Red Barn[]

The Lincoln Park Zoo's Big Red Barn was built in 2000 with the support of the Manitowoc County Farm Bureau and Manitowoc County Dairy Promotions.^[2] The barn is located on the north end of the zoo. The Big Red Barn is home to a variety of young farm animals, on loan from local farmers. Chickens, goats, lop-eared rabbits, pigs and turkeys are housed at the Big Red Barn.

Education Center[]

The Zoo's Education Center is located on the second floor of the Education and Animal Care Building and is home to Wisconsin native reptiles, insects, amphibians, fish and birds.

Animals[]

Incidents[]

• In 1994 a timber wolf attacked a child and ripped off his right arm, prompting other Wisconsin zoos to review their own safety.^[3]
• In 2007, two cougars were released from their cages at the zoo by unknown vandals.^[4]
• In 2010, a woman had two fingers bitten off after she ignored barriers to try to feed an Asiatic black bear.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Lincoln Park Zoo

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