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By Sonya A. Haskins,Jack Hanna

The Knoxville Zoo begun because the Birthday Park Zoo in 1948. as a result of an absence of craftsmanship and investment, the Humane Society begun court cases to shut the zoo in 1971 after the animals' welfare got here below scrutiny. The zoo was once kept by way of man Smith, an area tv government, who took at the activity because the zoo's first director at a wage of $1 in line with yr. Smith controlled to persuade the town of Knoxville and the area people to speculate during this remarkable sanctuary. because the zoo's stipulations more desirable and knowledge used to be raised, a spotlight used to be put on breeding threatened or endangered animals. those efforts have been rewarded in 1978 with the start of the 1st African elephants to be born within the western hemisphere. This booklet celebrates the zoo's interesting heritage with nearly two hundred black-and-white pictures and unique captions of its delivery, rebirth, and trip towards changing into one of many nation's preferable zoological associations. this can be a memento that zoo viewers and flora and fauna fanatics alike will enjoy.

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