| 词条 | Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo |
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|zoo_name=Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo |location=Barrio Miradero Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |coordinates={{Coord|18.216205|N|67.133085|W|display=inline,title}} |area={{Convert|45|acre|abbr=on}}[1] |date_opened=1954 |members= |num_animals= |num_species= 75[3] |website=National Parks website }} Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo (sometimes called Mayaguez Zoo) is a {{Convert|45|acre|adj=on}} zoo located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is the only zoo on the island. It is named in honor of Juan A. Rivero, its first director. It has an extensive collection of animals from all continents, as well as new facilities. HistoryThe zoo was originally opened in 1954, when legislator Benjamin Cole authored the law that created the zoo.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} Starting in 2003 the zoo went through a major upgrade with the addition of the aviary, arthropodary and a butterfly exhibition.[3] On March 2008 the zoo acquired two new giraffes and two desert warthogs to augment the African collection. The animals were brought from Ohio and Louisiana.[1] The recent economic downturn related to the government debt crisis in Puerto Rico has led to issues with zoo maintenance and animal care.[2] Conservation programsCommitted to animal welfare, especially those facing extinction, the zoo has several conservations programs for the following species:
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Adoption programIn an effort to promote conservation, the Dr. Rivero Zoo has started an adoption program in which citizens can "adopt" one of the zoo's animals, and donate to contribute in conservation efforts. References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/puertoricohoy/noticias/singulares_advenedizos/382690|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130122015625/http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/puertoricohoy/noticias/singulares_advenedizos/382690|dead-url=yes|archive-date=January 22, 2013|title=Singulares advenedizos|first=Gary E.|last=Leon Alvarado|work=elnuevodia.com|publisher=El Nuevo Dia|date=March 25, 2008|accessdate=April 4, 2012}} [3][4]2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/puerto-rico-economic-crisis-hits-islands-only-zoo/2017/07/17/25d9d716-6aa6-11e7-abbc-a53480672286_story.html|title=Puerto Rico economic crisis hits island's only zoo|publisher=The Washington Post|author=Coto, Danica|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=July 17, 2017}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.puertorico.com/sights/mayaguez-zoo/|title=The Mayaguez Zoo Near Cabo Rojo- Puerto Rico's Largest|work=puertorico.com|publisher=NewMedia Holdings, Inc.|accessdate=April 4, 2012}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite news|last= Mari|first=Brenda A.|url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2005/vol09n12/PRSST0912-en.html|title=Something Sweet Like Mango in the Air: A Primer on Mayagüez|newspaper=Puerto Rico Herald|location=Puerto Rico|date=March 25, 2005|accessdate=August 8, 2010}} 5. ^{{Cite Web|url=http://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=434&show=1|title=Mayaguez Zoo (Zoologico de Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Juan A. Rivero Zoo) in Puerto Rico|work=elephant.se|publisher=Elephant Encyclopedia|accessdate=April 4, 2012}}
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5 : Zoos in Puerto Rico|Buildings and structures in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Tourist attractions in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Zoos established in 1954|1954 establishments in Puerto Rico |
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