Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo, also known as the West Virginia Zoo, is a zoo in Kingwood, West Virginia. The zoo is open seasonally from April to October, and on weekends in November. Opening and closing dates vary from year to year.
Animals at the zoo include African lionsConaway, Danielle (August 5, 2008). "Lion cub at Preston zoo could be rare". Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, West Virginia). p. P2A. Bengal tigers (Orange and White) leopards (spotted and black) bobcats chimpanzees"Wildlife zoo has new resident". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia). May 24, 2011. olive baboons grivet monkeys capuchin (Black and White) Patas monkeys Ring-tailed lemurs rheas Aoudad Emu Camels (dromedary)Gay, Bob (July 18, 2013). "Giraffe, camel companion join zoo menagerie". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia). African pygmy goats Miniature donkeys Pot-bellied pigs rattlesnakes (Diamondback) budgerigars turtles (Sulcata tortoise) Spotted hyena Patagonian cavy reticulated giraffesGay, Bob (May 4, 2012). "Zack the giraffe major attraction at local zoo". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia). Llama Watusi Chapman's zebra Scarlet macaw Domestic turkey Fennec fox Peacock Domestic duck Wolf Domestic rabbit Gibbon Domestic horse Eurasian eagle-owl Red kangaroo American alligator Serval Grizzly bearLang, Alex (March 7, 2010). "Enthusiasts show up for outdoors show: Baby animals, demonstrations part of event". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia). African crested porcupines Wildebeest Wallaby Eland Nilgai scimitar-horned oryx Kookaburra Coyote Prevost's squirrel Elk Muntjac Syrian brown bear Sitatunga Mallard duck Greater kudu Fallow deer Cotton-top tamarin Bactrian camel Warthog Japanese macaque
Past animals Whitetail deer Wild boar Capybara Bison Raccoon Prairie dog Sumatran tiger Cougar Asian black bear Spider monkey Asian Elephants
Tiger cub mishandling In 2015, West Virginia Zoo took tiger cubs from their mother at birth and showed them off behind a gift shop counter at two to three weeks old, before the tiger cubs had been vaccinated. West Virginia Zoo also used the tiger cubs for photo shoots. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service cited West Virginia Zoo for exposing the tiger cubs to the public before their immune protection had sufficiently developed to protect them against disease, risking their health and making the zoo noncompliant with the Animal Welfare Act.Mattise, Jonathan (July 6, 2015). "USDA cites West Virginia zoo for handling of tiger cubs". Associated Press.Beard, David (August 29, 2015). "Kingwood zoo found out of compliance with AWA law". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia).
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