The Wild Animal Sanctuary
| The Wild Animal Sanctuary | |
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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 |
The Wild Animal Sanctuary is a 33,000-acre (13,000 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. 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.