Zoos and Animal Interests

Zoos, animal museums, and exhibitions.

Chippewa Moraine Interpretive Center

13394 County Hwy M, New Auburn

Exhibits and videos explain the glacial history of the region. Live and stuffed native animals are also on display. Visitors can also hold a snake, pet a turtle, dig for fossils, or snowshoe. Part of the Chippewa Moraine Ice Age State Recreation Area - FREE (but donations welcomed).

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James Newman Clark Bird Museum

Phillips Hall UW-Eau Claire, 101 Roosevelt Ave., Eau Claire

The bird museum, circular in shape, contains four dioramas and surrounds the planetarium in Phillips Hall room 002. The 530 species housed in the museum were collected by James Newman Clark from the 1870s through the 1920s. Two popular exhibits are the bald eagle and golden eagle, which require the university to hold a license to have them.

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