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Located in Schnecksville, PA, within the scenic 1,100-acre Trexler Nature Preserve, Lehigh Valley Zoo is home to more than 275 animals representing 70 species from African Penguins to Zebra. General attendance at Lehigh Valley Zoo grew from 63,000 guests in 2005 to over 100,000 guests in 2011 with another 30,000 students experiencing our formal wildlife conservation education programs. Open to the public year-round. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Zoo was voted Best Family Day Trip in The Morning Call’s Readers’ Choice Awards. To learn more about the Zoo, please visit www.lvzoo.org.
About Us
Located in Schnecksville, Pa., within the scenic 1,100-acre Trexler Nature Preserve, Lehigh Valley Zoo is home to more than 275 animals representing 70 species – from African Penguins to Zebras. The Zoo hosts more than 100,000 guests annually and offers hundreds of educational programs, camps for all ages and family-friendly events, making it one of the most vibrant educational and cultural institutions in the Greater Lehigh Valley region. Open to the public year-round, the Zoo is operated by the Lehigh Valley Zoological Society, a private nonprofit organization. To learn more, please visit www.lvzoo.org, join our Facebook Page or follow us on Twitter.
We invite you to explore our Web site to learn more about us and to join us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest Zoo news!
Accreditation
Lehigh Valley Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the international organization that sets the highest standards for zoos and aquariums. With more than 220 accredited members, representing the top ten percent of zoos and aquariums in North America, the AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation, and a link to helping animals in their native habitats.
Species Survival Plan® (SSP) Program and Population Management Plan (PMP) Participation
Lehigh Valley Zoo’s animal collection includes fourteen species classified as endangered, threatened, or species of concern: African Black Footed Penguin, Mexican Gray Wolf, Mongoose Lemur, Scimitar Horned Oryx, North American River Otter, Red Kangaroo, Plains Zebra, Canada Lynx, West African Black Crowned Crane, Laughing Kookaburra, Snowy Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tammar Wallaby, and Prehensile Tailed Porcupine.
Lehigh Valley Zoological Society Board of Directors
Cassandra Alleyne, Chairman
Carmella Faust
Benjamin Fetterman
James Gold
Gloria Hamm
John Hofmann
John Jaindl
Gregg Marzano, Treasurer
Richard Molchany
Judith Neyhart
Scott Seymour
Douglas Smillie, Vice Chairman
Glenn Solt
Diane Stein
Lehigh Valley Zoo Senior Staff
Richard Molchany, President and CEO
Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
610-799-4171, ext. 226
rmolchany@lvzoo.org
Shirley Kline, Director of Development & Marketing
610-799-4171, ext. 223
skline@lvzoo.org
Sheri Peters, Director of Conservation Education
610-799-4171, ext. 227
speters@lvzoo.org
Richard Rosevear, General Curator
610-799-4171, ext. 230
rrosevear@lvzoo.org
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