WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Woodland Park Zoo's dedication to excellence in animal care is a cornerstone of Woodland Park Zoo. Its animal care professionals are experts in the evolving fields of zoo animal medicine and zookeeping. The zoo encompasses 92 acres and manages the largest live animal collection in Washington state with more than 1,000 animals representing more than 300 species. The zoo provides a home for 47 endangered and 20 threatened or vulnerable animal species. The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has honored the zoo with seven major exhibit awards: Humboldt penguin, Jaguar Cove, Trail of Vines, Northern Trail, Tropical Rain Forest, Elephant Forest and Savanna Outlook. Only the Bronx Zoo has received more exhibit awards.

Woodland Park Zoo’s exhibit areas include outdoor and indoor spacious settings that are mentally, socially and physically healthier for the animals with a focus on underscoring the critical relationship between animals and their habitat and immersing visitors in realistic landscapes that mimic the habitats of animals. The world of gorillas, grizzlies, lions, birds, snakes, turtles and more are featured. Penguins "fly” underwater along a stunning desert coast. Orangutans in an open forest canopy go eye-to-eye with visitors. Zoomazium’s nature play space offers year round playing and learning for kids 0 to 8 years.

The zoo's botanical collection also includes more than 92,000 plants and trees representing more than 1,300 species. Trees help stabilize soil and provide shade, canopy or shelter for animals. Other plants help illustrate habitats from far reaches of the globe. Many of our plants and trees burst forth with floral displays, providing food for insects and birds and beauty for zoo visitors.

Woodland Park Zoo depends on zoo visitors, events and programs to help fund our animal care teams, educational experiences and conservation work. With our gates closed March 12 through June 30, we have been impacted by substantial financial losses. Our community has given us hope, generosity and optimism during these very turbulent times. Woodland Park Zoo launched a relief fund on March 25 to help continue care for the nearly 1,000 animals that call the zoo home.

With our doors back open and current operations at 25%, we still face many challenges ahead. The devastating loss of earned revenue has impacted the zoo across the board, including the size of our staff and the number of programs we are able to offer. However, we remain steadfast in our mission. Our ability to save animals and serve our community relies on your gifts.

We need your continued support this year to keep our vital work going. Your gift today of any size will enable us to continue providing the best possible care for all of our animals, each and every day, and to help us recover from COVID-related impacts.

Thank you for supporting Woodland Park Zoo!