The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens

Cathedral City, California

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The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is not only a zoo, but a nature preserve with trails of varying difficulty winding through the Sonoran Desert. Its mission is to preserve plant and animal species that live in deserts all over the world.

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address47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, CA
emailsocial@livingdesert.org
phone+1 760 346 5694
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