California Living Museum
The California Living Museum (CALM) is a popular zoo located near Bakersfield, California. The major emphasis is on flora and animals endemic to California, notably Kern County. If you are a fan of endangered animals and enjoy learning about unique plants. This can be your ideal spot to visit. The Zoological Association of America accredited the California Living Museum (ZAA) in the year 2010.
CALM was established in 1983. Its mission was to educate the public about native wildlife while also assisting wounded and orphaned wild animals. Those that could be released into the wild would be, while those who couldn't be cared for in the facility. Many service groups were approached to sponsor structures inside the site. The zoo was opened to the local public three years later.
The California Living Museum's day-to-day activities were shifted to the Kern Superintendent of Schools' offices in the year 1998. (KCSOS). The zoo and botanical gardens were designated as official school grounds.
CALM educates over 13,000 Kern County pupils on an annual basis through on-site activities. Many programs are also delivered to classrooms, major groups, and community events off-site.
CALM is 14 acres (5.7 hectares) in size. The California Living Museum exists to show and explain native California animals, fossils, plants, and artifacts in order to instill respect for all living things via education, as well as leisure, conservation, and last but not least, research. CALM's zoo, which is located on 14 park-like acres, houses approximately 80 species of medically unreleasable animals.
CALM only houses animals that are not able to live in their natural environment anymore due to any serious injury. The display has several endangered species. Natural exhibitions include an open black bear exhibit; cats of California exhibit with mountain lions and bobcats; a bird of Prey Exhibit with hawks, owls, and eagles; a mammal round with several species of foxes; a waterfowl pond that tends to attract spring and fall migrants and hosts resident mallards; a deer yard; and an underground reptile house.
The California Living Museum is a licensed rehabilitation center with a team that has been educated to care for injured wildlife. The fundamental purpose of rehabilitation is to return animals to their native environment. CALM rehabilitates between 300 and 500 damaged and orphaned animals on an annual basis.