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Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo company history timeline

1927

By 1927, the zoo had acquired a variety of exotic animals, including a camel donated by the Barnum and Bailey Circus.

1997

In 1997, the Connecticut Zoological Society, a nonprofit support group for the zoo, purchased the zoo from the city.

2007

In 2007, the zoo became the first in the Northeast to exhibit Chacoan peccaries.

2009

On July 25, 2009, the zoo, in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), held an Exotic Animal Amnesty Day, where people could turn in their exotic pets to the state without fear of prosecution.

2011

In October 2011, it also became the first zoo in the Northeast to breed the species.

2012

On March 31, 2012, the zoo and DEEP held another amnesty day, this time only aiming to accept animals which were illegal to own in Connecticut or that were in very bad condition.

In 2012, Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo celebrated its 90th anniversary.

2014

In September 2014, the zoo received top honors in the 2014 AZA Education Award for their outstanding education program.

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