Zoo

Magnetic Hill Zoo

Q: Where is Magnetic Hill Zoo?

Canada. Magnetic Hill Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Canada. Its coordinates are 46.137° N, 64.885° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Cape Breton Highlands National Park, about 340 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Magnetic Hill Zoo?

50 species. Citizen-science photos record 50 species at Magnetic Hill Zoo, including American Black Bear, American Flamingo, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Gray Wolf and Muscovy 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 Magnetic Hill Zoo in the wild?

American Black Bear: Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Magnetic Hill Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Black Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

Q: When did Magnetic Hill Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1953, 13 ha. Magnetic Hill Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Canada, opened in 1953 and covers about 13 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 50 species are photographed there.

🇨🇦 Canada

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Canada 50 spp. present

The Magnetic Hill Zoo (French: le Zoo de Magnetic Hill, formerly the Magnetic Hill Game Farm) is a 16-hectare (40-acre) zoo located inside the Magnetic Hill Park, in Moncton, New Brunswick. This park also features the Magnetic Hill, Magic Mountain and the Wharf Village. The zoo has over 400 animals, making it the largest zoo in Atlantic Canada. In 2008, the zoo was rated fourth on a list of Canada's top ten zoos. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

46.137° N 64.885° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1953

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

moncton.ca/zoo ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Ursus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Great Smoky Mountains National Park+ 30 more parks

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Canis lupus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Isle Royale National Park+ 18 more parks

Cairina moschata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Lago de Yojoa+ 64 more parks

Lontra canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Isle Royale National Park+ 19 more parks

Rangifer tarandus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Svalbard+ 6 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Before you go

Where is Magnetic Hill Zoo?

Canada

Magnetic Hill Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Canada. Its coordinates are 46.137° N, 64.885° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Cape Breton Highlands National Park, about 340 km away.

What animals can you see at Magnetic Hill Zoo?

50 species

Citizen-science photos record 50 species at Magnetic Hill Zoo, including American Black Bear, American Flamingo, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Gray Wolf and Muscovy 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 Magnetic Hill Zoo in the wild?

American Black Bear: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Magnetic Hill Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Black Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

When did Magnetic Hill Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1953, 13 ha

Magnetic Hill Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Canada, opened in 1953 and covers about 13 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 50 species are photographed there.