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Bronx Zoological Park
Herd of Endangered Turkmenian Markhor Added to Bronx Zoo
In the late 1800s, Fordham University sold some land to the City of New York, on condition that the lands be used for a zoo and garden. They did this in order to create a buffer between the university grounds and the urban expansion that was beginning to encroach into the area. New York state followed through on its intentions to develop the land as a park, and in 1899 opened the Bronx Zoological Park to the public.
