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Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo

Q: Where is Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo?

United States. Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 39.592° N, 77.431° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 122 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo?

71 species. Citizen-science photos record 71 species at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, including Barred Owl, Red-crowned Crane, Common Peafowl, Black Swan and Mandarin Duck. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo in the wild?

Barred Owl: Congaree National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Barred Owl (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park), Red-crowned Crane (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fuzhou) and Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park).

Q: When did Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo open and how big is it?

27 ha. Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, covers about 27 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 71 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 71 spp. present

The Catoctin Wildlife Preserve is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo and wildlife preserve (25 acres (10 ha) are accessible to the public) located on Maryland Route 806 in Thurmont, Maryland, United States. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

39.592° N 77.431° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

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Size

Large

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Getting there

Phone: +1-301-271-3180

cwpzoo.com ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Strix varia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 16 more parks

Grus japonensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Fuzhou

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Cygnus atratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Gauja National Park+ 19 more parks

Aix galericulata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Triglav National Park+ 4 more parks

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Iguana iguana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Tortuguero National Park+ 43 more parks

Pecari tajacu

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Braulio Carrillo National Park+ 24 more parks

Before you go

Where is Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo?

United States

Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 39.592° N, 77.431° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 122 km away.

What animals can you see at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo?

71 species

Citizen-science photos record 71 species at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, including Barred Owl, Red-crowned Crane, Common Peafowl, Black Swan and Mandarin Duck. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo in the wild?

Barred Owl: Congaree National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Barred Owl (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park), Red-crowned Crane (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fuzhou) and Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park).

When did Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo open and how big is it?

27 ha

Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, covers about 27 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 71 species are photographed there.