The Wild Animal Sanctuary

The Wild Animal Sanctuary
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
	The Wild Animal Sanctuary logo
	Central receiving compound with upper level education center
	40°01′41″N 104°33′35″W / 40.028173°N 104.559760°W
Date opened	January 10, 1980
Location	Keenesburg, Colorado, United States
Land area	9,793 acres (3,963 ha)
No. of animals	460+
No. of species	~18
Annual visitors	almost 200,000 (2013)
Website	www.wildanimalsanctuary.org

The Wild Animal Sanctuary is a 1,214-acre (491 ha) animal sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, United States. The sanctuary specializes in rescuing and caring for large predators which are being ill-treated, for which their owners can no longer care, or which might otherwise be euthanized.^[3] It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a state and federally licensed zoological facility.

Created in 1980, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is situated on grassland northeast of Denver, and has helped over 1,000 animals since it first opened. By early 2022, home to more than 550 animals, and 192 staff and volunteers to take care, the group announced the purchase of a major addition, a 9,004-acre ranch near Springfield, Colorado.^[4]

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