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The Mill Mountain Zoo is a zoo located atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. Originally opening in 1952, the zoo was operated by the City of Roanoke for its first 24 years. In 1976, the city turned its operation over to the Roanoke Jaycees. The Jaycees operated the zoo until 1988 when its operation was handed over to the non-profit Blue Ridge Zoological Society (BRZS).〔 The BRZS today still serves as the operator and fund-raising mechanism for the zoo and its operations. The zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 1995. == History== With its location atop Mill Mountain not being conducive to a major expansion, a proposal developed in 1984 to relocate the zoo to a tract adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway as the Blue Ridge Zoo. This proposal was later abandoned in favor of the development of Virginia's Explore Park at the location originally proposed for the zoo.〔 After the failed relocation proposal, the Blue Ridge Zoological Society voted in 1988 to have the zoo permanently located atop Mill Mountain. As part of this decision, a 10-year master plan called ''Zoo 2001'', was completed in 1991, with some of its suggestions successfully implemented over the course of the next decade.〔 ;Additions since 2008: *New Holding/Quarantine Building (houses new animals and the aviary birds during the winter-not accessible to the public *New Animal Clinic-not accessible to the public *Red Wolf Exhibit *Eurasian Black Vulture Exhibit *Black Tufted Marmoset Exhibit (Burmese pythons were moved into the Reptile House) *Canadian Lynx Exhibit (where red tailed hawks were) *Interactive Aviary *Reptile House 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mill Mountain Zoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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