Salato Center closing for winter later this month

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The days are numbered for fitting in a visit to the Salato Wildlife Education Center in Frankfort before it closes for the winter.

The center closes at 5 p.m. EST Nov. 26 and reopens March 3, giving staff time to perform maintenance and make upgrades on exhibits.

The center has about 75,000 annual visitors to see its native animals, including a black bear, an eagle, bobcats, elk, deer, bison, snakes, frogs and fish. There are also indoor and outdoor exhibits and miles of hiking trails open to the public.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources operates the center, off U.S. 60 about 1 ½ miles west of the U.S. 127 intersection.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

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