The Bronx Zoo Uncaged

This is a picture i created of The Bronx Zoo without any cages. The Bronx Zoo is located in the Bronx borough of New York City, within Bronx Park. It... more

by Paul Calabrese

Title

The Bronx Zoo Uncaged

Artist

Paul Calabrese

Medium

Drawing - Mixed Medium

Description

This is a picture i created of The Bronx Zoo without any cages. The Bronx Zoo is located in the Bronx borough of New York City, within Bronx Park. It is the world's largest metropolitan zoo, with some 6,000 animals representing about 650 species from around the world. The zoo comprises 265 acres of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows.Fordham University owned the land which became the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. Fordham sold it to the City of New York for only $1,000 under the condition that the lands be used for a zoo and garden; this was in order to create a natural buffer between the university grounds and the urban expansion that was nearing. In the 1880s, New York State set aside the land for future development as parks. In 1895, New York State chartered the New York Zoological Society later renamed to Wildlife Conservation Society for the purpose of founding a zoo.

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October 29th, 2013