The City of Pinehurst will be getting a new attraction in a little over a week. The Kingdom Zoo Wildlife Center will be opening in April on Strickland Drive. Chester Moore said the center at 1605 Strickland Drive will use about 100 animals to reach children in a special way.
Moore is excited that animals help him reach kids that have lived through a lot and bring them something comforting. He hopes to follow in his grandmother Ruby Pickard’s footsteps with Wild Wishes to allow children to have animal encounters while also contributing to the city of Pinehurst.
The Kingdom Zoo Wildlife Center will have a zoo like quality, but on a smaller scale and is expected to be open every other Saturday in April and then every Saturday in the summer. Moore wants to be open three days a week in the fall.
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