Description: Knoxville Zoo, Tennessee, Images of America, Paperback The Knoxville Zoo began as the Birthday Park Zoo in 1948. Due to a lack of expertise and funding, the Humane Society started proceedings to close the zoo in 1971 after the animals' welfare came under scrutiny. The zoo was saved by Guy Smith, a local television executive, who took on the job as the zoo's first director at a salary of $1 per year. Smith managed to convince the City of Knoxville and the local community to invest in this wonderful sanctuary. As the zoo's conditions improved and awareness was raised, a focus was placed on breeding threatened or endangered animals. These efforts were rewarded in 1978 with the birth of the first two African elephants to be born in the western hemisphere. This book celebrates the zoo's fascinating history with approximately 200 black-and-white images and detailed captions of its birth, rebirth, and journey toward becoming one of the nation's premier zoological institutions. This is a keepsake that zoo visitors and wildlife enthusiasts alike will enjoy.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738544052
Book Title: Knoxville Zoo
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Sonya A. Haskins
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Historical, Animals / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Photography, Nature, Science, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
