Carrie Murray Nature Center

Carrie Murray Nature Center
Type	nature center
Location	1901 Ridgetop Road Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°18′25.98″N 76°41′44.11″W / 39.3072167°N 76.6955861°WCoordinates: 39°18′25.98″N 76°41′44.11″W / 39.3072167°N 76.6955861°W
Created	Late 1980s
Operated by	Baltimore City Government Corinne Parks (Director)
Other information	Exhibits: Insect zoo
Website	carriemurraynaturecenter.org

The Carrie Murray Nature Center is a nature center in Baltimore's Gwynns Falls Leakin Park. It houses a rehabilitation center for disabled birds of prey and an insect zoo.^[1][2]

It was named after Carrie Murray, mother of former Baltimore Orioles star and hall-of-famer Eddie Murray.^[3]

Animal theft

During the weekend of November 13–14, 2010, some animals, including mostly exotic reptiles and a Madagascar hissing cockroach, were stolen from the nature center in a burglary. Security was beefed up following the attack. The animals were all recovered alive on November 16 from a house near the center.^[4][5]

References

1. "Birds of a bent feather, together" The Baltimore Sun (July 16, 2007).
2. Lori Sears (October 28, 1999). "Insect Zoo" The Baltimore Sun.
3. The Baltimore Sun, Jan 14, 2006
4. Peter Hermann (November 15, 2010). "Break-in reported at Baltimore's Carrie Murray Nature Center". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
5. Peter Hermann (November 16, 2010). "Police recover animals stolen from city nature center". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

External links

• Carrie Murray Nature Center on Google Street View