Red River Zoo
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Date opened1999[1]
LocationFargo, North Dakota, United States
Land area33 acres (13 ha)
No. of species85
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| Date opened | 1999[1] |
| Location | Fargo, North Dakota, United States |
| Land area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| No. of species | 85 |
| Memberships | AZA[2] |
| Public transit access |  MATBUS |
| Website | www |
The Red River Zoo is a zoo in Fargo, North Dakota. The zoo's first 8 acres (3.2 ha) opened in the spring of 1999. It gained accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 2006.
The zoo currently sits on 33 acres (13 ha) that was once a farm owned by the George Anderson family, also known as Red River Ranch. Some of the farm buildings were renovated and are used today by the zoo, while others were removed because they were unsafe. Although the original property was flat and had only seven trees, hundreds of additional trees and shrubs were planted and a series of five ponds created to landscape the area.[1]