Long Island Game Farm

The Long Island Game Farm, situated at 489 Chapman Boulevard in Manorville, New York, was established in 1969 by Stanley and Diane Novak.

Long Island Game Farm
Sign for the Long Island Game Farm off of 489 Chapman Boulevard; June 25, 2016.
40°50′54″N 72°47′20″W
LocationManorville, New York, United States
Land area29 acres (12 ha)
Websitewww.longislandgamefarm.com

Stanley Novak, his wife Diane and daughters Melinda and Susan built the zoo on 29 acres (12 ha).

Today the Game Farm is home to over 200 animals. For many people, visiting the game farm is a yearly tradition. The Long Island Game Farm is one of the oldest and most well-known establishments in Manorville, and has been one of the town's major landmarks since its opening. 2021 marked its 52nd season as the largest combined children's zoo and wildlife park on Long Island.

2021: New Rescued Tortoise Exhibit Sponsored by Symbiotic Landscaping and Property Management of Center Moriches. 2021: Welcome Mason our toddler Albino Wallaby who will join our brother and sister wallabies this spring. 2021 - Mid May Arrival: Welcome our new year old Giraffe! 2021: Gift Shop Sponsored by East Bay Builders Inc. of Center Moriches. 2021: Comfort Station Shed Sponsored by NY Shed Inc. of Mattituck.

Notable incidents

In 1996, a 140-pound chimpanzee named Barney escaped his steel-and-concrete enclosure and lunged at children in a play area, grabbing a child's leg. Park security hit the chimpanzee over the head with a wood fence post. Another park official then shot Barney and killed him.[1]

In 2023, a 3-year-old giraffe named Bobo died prematurely of heart failure. An obituary in Newsday by animal welfare group Humane Long Island noted: "In the wild, Bobo the giraffe would have roamed a range of up to 100 square miles of African grasslands and open woodlands, shared a complex social life with a herd of his own species for as long as 25 years, and spent many hours of the day and night browsing for leaves, shoots and fruits from tall trees. But at the Long Island Game Farm ... [a]bducted from his family and leased for public interactions, Bobo was confined to a relatively cramped enclosure without any other giraffes or even a tree. Studies show these interactions with visitors undermine legitimate conservation efforts by misleading people into thinking that wild populations are not imperiled, making them less likely to donate to conservation. Fed an unnatural diet of lettuce, carrots and commercial compounded pellets, Bobo was denied everything he needed to thrive."[2]

References
  1. "Chimp Breaks Loose In Park, Is Killed | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. "Standardized tests, Catholic same-sex unions, Nancy Marks, spousal insurance, Bobo the giraffe". Newsday. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-12.



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