Founder of the Cincinnati Zoo. In 1872, Andrew Erkenbrecher created the "Society for the Acclimatization of Birds" in Cincinnati to acquire insect-eating birds to control a severe outbreak of caterpillars. A collection of approximately 1,000 birds imported from Europe was housed in Burnet Woods before being released. The "Acclimatization Society of Cincinnati" was established in 1873 as similar organizations with imperial aims proliferated in Moscow, Berlin, London and Melbourne in the late nineteenth century. The Zoological Society of Cincinnati established a zoo, consisting of just over sixty-six acres in Blakely Woods. The land was purchased by Andrew Erkenbrecher and leased to the Zoological Society for ninety-nine years. This site was acquired in 1874 and the zoo officially opened its doors to the public on September 18, 1875, making the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden the second oldest intentionally constructed zoo in the United States.[5] The Zoo opened with 769 animals on display. Admission was 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
Founder of the Cincinnati Zoo. In 1872, Andrew Erkenbrecher created the "Society for the Acclimatization of Birds" in Cincinnati to acquire insect-eating birds to control a severe outbreak of caterpillars. A collection of approximately 1,000 birds imported from Europe was housed in Burnet Woods before being released. The "Acclimatization Society of Cincinnati" was established in 1873 as similar organizations with imperial aims proliferated in Moscow, Berlin, London and Melbourne in the late nineteenth century. The Zoological Society of Cincinnati established a zoo, consisting of just over sixty-six acres in Blakely Woods. The land was purchased by Andrew Erkenbrecher and leased to the Zoological Society for ninety-nine years. This site was acquired in 1874 and the zoo officially opened its doors to the public on September 18, 1875, making the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden the second oldest intentionally constructed zoo in the United States.[5] The Zoo opened with 769 animals on display. Admission was 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
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