1916 (Precursor Panama–California Exposition in previous year)
Location
Balboa Park, San Diego, California, U.S.
Land area
99 acres (40 ha)[1]
No. of animals
3,700+[1]
No. of species
650+ (incl. subspecies)[1]
Annual visitors
4 million (2018)[2]
Memberships
AZA,[3] AAM,[4] WAZA[5]
Major exhibits
Absolutely Apes, Children's Zoo, Elephant Odyssey, Panda Trek, Lost Forest, Monkey Trails, Polar Bear Plunge
Public transit access
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Bus Route 7; Rapid Bus 215
Website
zoo.sandiegozoo.org
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, housing 4,000 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies on 100 acres (40 ha) of Balboa Park leased from the City of San Diego.[6][7] Its parent organization, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, is a private nonprofit conservation organization, and has one of the largest[better source needed] zoological membership associations in the world, with more than 250,000 member households and 130,000 child memberships, representing more than a half million people.[8]
The San Diego Zoo was a pioneer in the concept of open-air, cageless exhibits that recreate natural animal habitats.[9] For decades, the zoo housed and successfully bred giant pandas,[10] with the largest giant panda population outside China, before the pandas were repatriated to China in 2019.[11]
With more than 4 million visitors in 2018,[2] San Diego Zoo is the most visited zoo in the United States.[12][13] Travelers have also cited it as one of the best zoos in the world.[14][15] The San Diego Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also operates the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
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^"San Diego Zoo Press Kit". San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^"About Us". San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^"About the San Diego Zoo". Sandiegozoo.org. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^"10 great places to go wild over zoo animals". USA Today. July 17, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
^Klem, Carl. "San Diego Zoo, giant panda research station, Monkey Trails, Su Lin". www.californiaweekend.com.
^"Giant pandas set to leave San Diego Zoo after two-decade loan from..." Reuters. April 29, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
^"The Houston Zoo Is the Second Most-Visited Zoo in the Nation, All Thanks to You". Houstionamag.com. February 20, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^"America's most-visited zoos". Today.com. July 24, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^"Travelers Rank San Diego Zoo Among World's Best". August 7, 2014.
^"San Diego Zoo named best in the world". July 15, 2015.
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Bus Route 7; Rapid Bus 215