Oppenheim Zoo Native Species Research Grant
Virtual Zoo Component
Due in large part to the Environmental Grant we received the Oppenheim Zoo commissioned a research project which would profile the animals which may inhabit the zoo in the near future. Here is a list of the potential species; click the link to learn more about each animal.
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Animal Species by location throughout the Zoo:
Tundra:
Arctic Fox - The arctic fox is the fox of the very northern tundra regions occupying one of the most ...
Gray Wolf or Timber Wolf - The name Timber wolf is suggestive of an animal that inhabits dense thick forests.
Caribou
Snowy Owl
Musk Ox - Muskox live in one of the most inhospitable regions on the globe - the polar arctic.
Northwest Forest/Rocky Mountains/Northern Boreal Forest:
Bighorn Sheep
Elk - In the early history of this continent, elk or Wapiti, were the widest spread members of ...
Mountain Lion
Mountain Goat - The scientific name comes from the Greek nymph of the mountains
Grizzley Bear
Lynx
Moose - There are seven subspecies of moose worldwide, four of which inhabit North America. Those four subspecies are:
Bald Eagle
Fisher - The fisher is an animal known to very few people because it prefers higher elevation large timbered areas.
Pine Martin
Plains/Grasslands:
Bison
Prairie Chicken
Prairie Dog
Burrowing Owl
Pronghorn Antelope
Badger
Northeast Forest/Eastern Mixed-Deciduous Forest:
Black Bear
Hawk
Owl
Eastern Cottontail
Raccoon
Striped Skunk
Wild Turkey
River Otter
Beaver - Other than man, the beaver is the only animal capable of making
White-tailed Deer
Porcupine
Ruffed Grouse
Bobcat - Bobcats are the most numerous wildcat in North America with approximately one million animals.
Red Fox
Grey Fox