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Association of Zoos and Aquariums
AbbreviationAZA
FoundedOctober 1924; 100 years ago (1924-10) (as American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums)
TypeNot-for-profit organization
55-0526930
Legal status501(c)(3)
FocusAccreditation of zoos and aquariums; conservation; advocacy
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°59′41″N 77°01′53″W / 38.994820°N 77.031271°W / 38.994820; -77.031271
Area served
International
MethodAccreditation
Berto Castro
Dan Ashe
Craig Hoover
Revenue$12,786,124 (2016)
Expenses$10,427,633 (2016)
Employees42 (2016)
Volunteers350 (2016)
Websitewww.aza.org

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA), is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 and dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. AZA is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, and accredits zoos. There were 238 accredited facilities as of 2019, primarily in the US, and also a handful in eleven other countries.

History

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In October 1924 the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums was formed as an affiliate of the American Institute of Park Executives. In 1966, the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums became a professional branch affiliate of the newly formed National Recreation and Park Association, which absorbed the American Institute of Park Executives.

In the fall of 1971, the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums membership voted to become an independent association. On January 19, 1972, it was chartered as the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums with its executive office located in Wheeling, West Virginia, within the Oglebay Park Good Zoo.[1] In 1994, the shorter name American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) was adopted.[2]

In early 2018, AZA acquired the Wildlife Trafficking Alliance to help grow public awareness about the purchase and sale of illegal wildlife products in the United States.[3][4]

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums reported 195 million visitors to its 236 accredited member facilities in 2017.[5]

Activities

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The organization is active in institution accreditation, animal care initiatives, education and conservation programs, collaborative research and advocacy.

AZA serves as an accrediting body for zoos and aquariums and ensures accredited facilities meet higher standards of animal care than required by law. Institutions are evaluated every five years in order to ensure standards are met and to maintain accreditation. As of 2019 AZA had 238 accredited facilities in the US and eleven other countries: Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea.[6]

Approximately 800,000 animals representing 6,000 species are in the care of AZA-accredited facilities, including 1,000 threatened or endangered species.[6] The association also facilitates both species survival plans and population management plans, which serve to sustainably manage genetically diverse captive populations of various animal species.[6]

AZA holds a conference in September, one of the largest zoo and aquarium professionals' events in the US.

AZA also manages the citizen science program FrogWatch USA.[7]

Accreditation

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In the United States, any public animal exhibit must be licensed and inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and others. Depending on the animals they exhibit, the activities of zoos are regulated by laws including the Endangered Species Act, the Animal Welfare Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and others.[8] Additionally, zoos in North America may choose to pursue accreditation by AZA.

The American association has developed a definition for zoological gardens and aquariums as part of its accreditation standards: "A permanent cultural institution which owns and maintains captive wild animals that represent more than a token collection and, under the direction of a professional staff, provides its collection with appropriate care and exhibits them in an aesthetic manner to the public on a regularly scheduled basis. They shall further be defined as having as their primary business the exhibition, conservation and preservation of the earth's fauna in an educational and scientific manner."

To achieve accreditation, a zoo must pass an application and inspection process and meet or exceed AZA's standards for animal health and welfare, fundraising, zoo staffing, and involvement in global conservation efforts. Inspection is performed by three experts (typically one veterinarian, one expert in animal care, and one expert in zoo management and operations) and then reviewed by a panel of twelve experts before accreditation is awarded. This accreditation process is repeated once every five years.

AZA estimates that there are approximately 2,800 animal exhibits operating under USDA license as of 2019; fewer than 10% are accredited.[5][9] Certification is possible for facilities that hold animals, but are not regularly open to the public.

Saving Animals From Extinction

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AZA's Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE) program prioritizes collaboration between zoos and aquariums to support highly vulnerable species.[10] SAFE builds on existing recovery plans to implement strategic conservation and public engagement activities.[11] In 2017, AZA member zoos and aquariums invested $15.6 million towards SAFE program species.[12]

The SAFE program signature species include the African lion, African species of vultures, Asian elephant, Atlantic Acropora coral, black-footed ferret, black rhinoceros, cheetah, eastern indigo snake, giraffe, gorilla, sea turtles, orangutan, radiated tortoise, red wolf, sharks, and sting rays, vaquita, western pond turtle, and whooping crane. There were more than 20 species or taxonomic groups included in the program as of 2019.[13]

Annual Report on Conservation and Science

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The association has a computerized database called the Annual Report on Conservation and Science. This helps track AZA research projects worldwide.[14]

AZA member zoos and aquariums contribute $220 million to conservation projects each year.[12] They participate in 115 reintroduction programs, including more than 40 programs for species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.[6]

In 2017, member institutions reported participating in field conservation projects benefiting over 860 species in 128 countries. AZA zoos and aquariums spent $25 million on research and published 170 books, book chapters, journal articles, conference proceeding papers, posters and theses or dissertations. Animal care, health and welfare, followed by species and habitat conservation, describe 68% of the AZA community's research.[12]

List of member zoos and aquariums

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To be a member, a facility must either be accredited or certified.

Accredited facilities

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Accredited facilities maintain a professional staff and appropriate animal care, and are open to the public on a predictable basis. The following list is from 2013.[15][16]

Name Address City State/country Website
Abilene Zoological Gardens 2070 Zoo Ln Abilene Texas, United States Website
Acuario de Veracruz Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho S/N, Ricardo Flores Magón Veracruz Veracruz, Mexico Website
Adventure Aquarium 1 Riverside Dr Camden New Jersey, United States Website
Africam Safari 11 Oriente #2407 Puebla Puebla, Mexico Website
Akron Zoological Park 500 Edgewood Ave Akron Ohio, United States Website
Alaska SeaLife Center 301 Railway Avenue Seward Alaska, United States Website
Albuquerque Biological Park 903 10th St SW Albuquerque New Mexico, United States Website
Alexandria Zoological Park 3016 Masonic Dr Alexandria Louisiana, United States Website
Aquarium of Niagara 701 Whirlpool Street Niagara Falls New York, United States Website
Aquarium of the Pacific 100 Aquarium Way Long Beach California, United States Website
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd Tucson Arizona, United States Website
Assiniboine Park Zoo 2595 Roblin Blvd Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Website
Atlantis The Palm, Dubai Palm Jumeirah Dubai United Arab Emirates Website
Atlantis Paradise Island Paradise Island Nassau Bahamas Website
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas 1 Canal St New Orleans Louisiana, United States Website
Audubon Zoo 6500 Magazine St New Orleans Louisiana, United States Website
Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road Sanibel Florida, United States Website
Baylor University Bear Habitat M P Daniel Esplanade Waco Texas, United States Website
Bergen County Zoological Park 216 Forest Ave Paramus New Jersey, United States Website
Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo PO Box FL 145 Flatts Village Bermuda Website
Binder Park Zoo 7400 Division Dr Battle Creek Michigan, United States Website
Biodôme de Montreal 4777 Pierre-de-Coubertin Montreal Quebec, Canada Website
Birch Aquarium USCD, 9500 Gilman Dr La Jolla California, United States Website
Birmingham Zoo 1 Wild Pl Birmingham Alabama, United States Website
Blank Park Zoo 7401 SW 9th St Des Moines Iowa, United States Website
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery 2600 Deweese Parkway Dayton Ohio, United States Website
Brandywine Zoo 1001 N Park Dr Wilmington Delaware, United States Website
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo 3601 Thomas Rd Baker Louisiana, United States Website
Brevard Zoo 8225 N Wickham Rd Melbourne Florida, United States Website
Bronx Zoo 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx New York, United States Website
Brookgreen Gardens PO Box 3368 Pawleys Island South Carolina, United States Website
Buffalo Zoo 300 Parkside Ave Buffalo New York, United States Website
Busch Gardens (Tampa) 10165 N McKinley Dr Tampa Florida, United States Website Archived 2014-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
The Butterfly House 15193 Olive Boulevard Chesterfield Missouri, United States Website
Butterfly Pavilion 6252 W 104th Ave Westminster Colorado, United States Website
Buttonwood Park Zoo 425 Hawthorn St New Bedford Massachusetts, United States Website
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 3720 Stephen M. White Dr San Pedro California, United States Website
Caldwell Zoo 2203 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Tyler Texas, United States Website
California Science Center 700 State Drive Los Angeles California, United States Website
Cameron Park Zoo 1701 N 4th St Waco Texas, United States Website
Cape May County Park Zoo 4 Moore Rd Dn 801 Cape May County Court House New Jersey, United States Website
Capron Park Zoo 201 County St Attleboro Massachusetts, United States Website
Central Florida Zoological Park 3755 NW Hwy 17-92 Sanford Florida, United States Website
Central Park Zoo 830 5th Ave New York City New York, United States Website
Charles Paddock Zoo 9305 Pismo Ave Atascadero California, United States Website
Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park 1101 McCallie Ave Chattanooga Tennessee, United States Website
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park 4250 Cheyenne Mount Zoo Rd Colorado Springs Colorado, United States Website
Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo 3300 Golf Road Brookfield Illinois, United States Website
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio, United States Website
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 3900 Wildlife Way Cleveland Ohio, United States Website
Clyde Peeling's Reptiland 18628 US Route 15 Allenwood Pennsylvania, United States Website
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 2661 Billingsley Rd Powell Ohio, United States Website
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory 1225 Estabrook Drive Saint Paul Minnesota, United States Website
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo 1875 Noble Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut, United States Website
Cosley Zoo 1356 Gary Avenue Wheaton Illinois, United States Website
CuriOdyssey 1651 Coyote Point Drive San Mateo California, United States Website
Dakota Zoo 602 Riverside Park Rd, Bismarck North Dakota, United States Website
Dallas World Aquarium 1801 N Griffin Street Dallas Texas, United States Website
Dallas Zoo 650 So. R.L. Thorton Fwy Dallas Texas, United States Website
David Traylor Zoo of Emporia 75 Sodens Rd Emporia Kansas, United States Website[usurped]
Denver Zoo 2300 Steele Street Denver Colorado, United States Website
Detroit Zoo 8450 W 10 Mile Rd Royal Oak Michigan, United States Website
Dickerson Park Zoo 3043 North Fort Springfield Missouri, United States Website
Discovery Cove 6000 Discovery Cove Way Orlando Florida, United States Website
Disney's Animal Kingdom PO Box 10000 Bay Lake Florida, United States Website
Dolphin Discovery Cozumel Carretera Costera Sur Km. 9.5 Cozumel Mexico Website
Dolphin Discovery Isla Mujeres Camino Sac Bajo Lote 26 Isla Mujeres Mexico Website
Dolphin Discovery Punta Cana Carretera De Veron Bavaro Higuey Town, La Altagracia Province Dominican Republic Website
Dolphin Island Sentosa Singapore Website
El Paso Zoo 4001 E Paisano Drive El Paso Texas, United States Website
Elmwood Park Zoo 1661 Harding Blvd Norristown Pennsylvania, United States Website
Emirates Park Zoo 12th St - Al Bahyah Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Website
Everland Zoo Yongin, Gyeonggi-do South Korea Website
Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Drive Tampa Florida, United States Website
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo 3411 Sherman Blvd Fort Wayne Indiana, United States Website
Fort Worth Zoo 1989 Colonial Parkway Fort Worth Texas, United States Website
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center 2299 Co Rd 2008 Glen Rose Texas, United States Website
Franklin Park Zoo 1 Franklin Park Road Boston Massachusetts, United States Website
Fresno Chaffee Zoo 894 W Belmont Ave Fresno California, United States Website
Fundación Temaikèn Ruta 25, Km 1 Belén de Escobar Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Website
Georgia Aquarium 225 Baker Street Atlanta Georgia, United States Website
Gladys Porter Zoo 500 Ringgold Street Brownsville Texas, United States Website
Great Plains Zoo and Museum 805 S Kiwanis Avenue Sioux Falls South Dakota, United States Website
Greensboro Science Center 4301 Lawndale Dr. Greensboro North Carolina, United States Website
Greenville Zoo 150 Cleveland Park Drive Greenville South Carolina, United States Website
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center 201 South Canyon West Yellowstone Montana, United States Website
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo 1300 Senter Road San Jose California, United States Website
Henry Vilas Zoo 702 S Randall Avenue Madison Wisconsin, United States Website
Honolulu Zoo 151 Kapahulu Ave Honolulu Hawaii, United States Website
Houston Zoo 1513 N Macgregor Drive Houston Texas, United States Website
Hutchinson Zoo 6 Emerson Loop Hutchinson Kansas, United States Website
Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park 2725 Carnival Way Idaho Falls Idaho, United States Website
Indianapolis Zoo 1200 W Washington St Indianapolis Indiana, United States Website
International Crane Foundation E11376 Shady Lane Rd Baraboo Wisconsin, United States Website
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 370 Zoo Parkway Jacksonville Florida, United States Website
Jenkinson's Aquarium 300 Ocean Avenue Point Pleasant Beach New Jersey, United States Website
John Ball Zoological Garden 1300 W Fulton Street Grand Rapids Michigan, United States Website
John G. Shedd Aquarium 1200 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago Illinois, United States Website
Kansas City Zoo in Swope Park 6800 Zoo Drive Kansas City Missouri, United States Website
Lake Superior Zoo 7210 Fremont Street Duluth Minnesota, United States Website
Landry's Downtown Aquarium 700 Water Street Denver Colorado, United States Website
Landry's Houston Aquarium 410 Bagby Street Houston Texas, United States Website
Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari 16406 292 Street Ashland Nebraska, United States Website
Lee Richardson Zoo 312 Finnup Drive Garden City Kansas, United States Website
Lehigh Valley Zoo 5150 Game Preserve Rd. Schnecksville Pennsylvania, United States Website
Lincoln Children's Zoo 1222 S 27th Street Lincoln Nebraska, United States Website
Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 N Clark Street Chicago Illinois, United States Website
Lion Country Safari 2003 Lion Country Safari Road Loxahatchee Florida, United States Website
Little Rock Zoological Gardens 1 Zoo Drive Little Rock Arkansas, United States Website
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens 47900 Portola Avenue Palm Desert California, United States Website
Longneck Manor 1749 Beyer Rd Fredericksburg Texas, United States Website
Los Angeles Zoo 5333 Zoo Drive Los Angeles California, United States Website
Louisville Zoological Garden 1100 Trevilian Way Louisville Kentucky, United States Website
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium 12033 Lone Peak Pkwy Draper Utah, United States Website
Marineland of Florida 9600 N Ocean Shore Blvd St. Augustine Florida, United States Website
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk 10 North Water St Norwalk Connecticut, United States Website
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (formerly the Baltimore City Zoo) 1876 Mansion House Drive, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore Maryland, United States Website
Memphis Zoo 2000 Prentiss Place Memphis Tennessee, United States Website
Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden 2421 Bement Avenue Evansville Indiana, United States Website
Miller Park Zoo 1020 S Morris Avenue Bloomington Illinois, United States Website
Milwaukee County Zoo 10001 W Bluemound Road Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States Website
Minnesota Zoo 13000 Zoo Blvd Apple Valley Minnesota, United States Website
Monterey Bay Aquarium 886 Cannery Row Monterey California, United States Website
Moody Gardens Rainforest and Aquarium 1 Hope Blvd Galveston Texas, United States Website
Mote Marine Aquarium 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Sarasota Florida, United States Website
Museum of Life and Science 433 W Murray Ave Durham North Carolina, United States Website
Museum of Science Science Park Boston Massachusetts, United States Website
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration 55 Coogan Blvd Mystic Connecticut, United States Website
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens 1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd Naples Florida, United States Website
Nashville Zoo 3777 Nolensville Road Nashville Tennessee, United States Website
National Aquarium in Baltimore (formerly the Baltimore Aquarium) 501 East Pratt Street

Pier 3, Inner Harbor

Baltimore Maryland, United States Website
National Aviary Allegheny Commons West Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States Website
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium 350 East Third Street Port of Dubuque Iowa, United States Website
New England Aquarium Central Wharf Boston Massachusetts, United States Website
New York Aquarium Surf Avenue at West 8th Street Brooklyn New York, United States Website
Newport Aquarium One Aquarium Way Newport Kentucky, United States Website
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher 900 Loggerhead Road Kure Beach North Carolina, United States Website
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores 1 Roosevelt Blvd Atlantic Beach North Carolina, United States Website
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island 374 Airport Rd Manteo North Carolina, United States Website
North Carolina Zoological Park 4401 Zoo Pkwy Asheboro North Carolina, United States Website
Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo 4418 Reforestation Road Green Bay Wisconsin, United States Website
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park 11610 Trek Drive E Eatonville Washington, United States Website
Oakland Zoo 9777 Golf Links Rd Oakland California, United States Website
L'Oceanogràfic Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera, 1B Valencia Spain Website
Ocean Park, Hong Kong Ocean Park Road Wong Chuk Hang Hong Kong Website
OdySea Aquarium 9500 East Vía de Ventura A-100 Scottsdale Arizona, United States Website
Oglebay's Good Zoo Rt. 88 N Wheeling West Virginia, United States Website
Oklahoma City Zoological Park 2101 NE 50th St Oklahoma City Oklahoma, United States Website
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo 3701 S 10th St Omaha Nebraska, United States Website
Oregon Coast Aquarium 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road Newport Oregon, United States Website
Oregon Zoo 4001 SW Canyon Road Portland Oregon, United States Website
Palm Beach Zoo 1301 Summit Blvd West Palm Beach Florida, United States Website
Peoria Zoo 2218 N. Prospect Rd. Peoria Illinois, United States Website
Philadelphia Zoo 3400 W Girard Avenue Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States Website
Phoenix Zoo 455 N Galvin Pkwy Phoenix Arizona, United States Website
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium 7340 Butler St Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States Website
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium 5400 N Pearl St Tacoma Washington, United States Website
Potawatomi Zoo 500 S Greenlawn Avenue South Bend Indiana, United States Website
Potter Park Zoo 1301 S Pennsylvania Avenue Lansing Michigan, United States Website
Prospect Park Zoo 450 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn New York, United States Website
Pueblo Zoo 3455 Nuckolls Avenue Pueblo Colorado, United States Website
Queens Zoo 5351 111th St Flushing New York, United States Website
Racine Zoo 2131 North Main Street Racine Wisconsin, United States Website
Red River Zoo 4220 21st Ave SW Fargo North Dakota, United States Website
Reid Park Zoo 1100 S Randolph Way Tucson Arizona, United States Website
Ripley's Aquarium at Myrtle Beach 1110 Celebrity Circle Myrtle Beach South Carolina, United States Website
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada 288 Bremner Blvd Toronto Ontario, Canada Website
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies 88 River Road Gatlinburg Tennessee, United States Website
Riverbanks Zoological Park 500 Wildlife Pkwy Columbia South Carolina, United States Website
Roger Williams Park Zoo 1000 Elmwood Avenue Providence Rhode Island, United States Website
Rolling Hills Zoo 625 N Hedville Road Salina Kansas, United States Website
Roosevelt Park Zoo 1219 E Burdick Expy Minot North Dakota, United States Website
Rosamond Gifford Zoo One Conservation Place Syracuse New York, United States Website
Sacramento Zoo 3930 W Land Park Drive Sacramento California, United States Website
Saginaw Children's Zoo 1730 South Washington Avenue Saginaw Michigan, United States Website
Saint Louis Zoo 1 Government Drive Saint Louis Missouri, United States Website
San Antonio Zoological Gardens & Aquarium 3903 N. Saint Mary's Street San Antonio Texas, United States Website
San Diego Zoo 2920 Zoo Dr San Diego California, United States Website
San Diego Zoo Safari Park 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road Escondido California, United States Website
San Francisco Zoological Gardens 1 Zoo Road San Francisco California, United States Website
Santa Barbara Zoo 500 Ninos Drive Santa Barbara California, United States Website
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo 3000 NW 83rd St Gainesville Florida, United States Website
Scovill Zoo 71 S Country Club Road Decatur Illinois, United States Website
S.E.A. Aquarium Sentosa Singapore Website
Sea Life Arizona 5000 S Arizona Mills Cir #145 Tempe Arizona, United States Website
SEA LIFE Carlsbad Aquarium 1 Legoland Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Carlsbad California, United States Website
Sea Life Charlotte-Concord 8111 Concord Mills Boulevard Concord North Carolina, United States Website
Sea Life Grapevine 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy Grapevine Texas, United States Website
Sea Life Kansas City 2475 Grand Blvd Kansas City Missouri, United States Website
Sea Life Michigan 4316 Baldwin Road Auburn Hills Michigan, United States Website
Sea Life Orlando Aquarium 8449 International Dr Orlando Florida, United States Website
The Seas with Nemo & Friends PO Box 10000 Bay Lake Florida, United States Website
Seattle Aquarium 1483 Alaskan Way

Pier 59

Seattle Washington, United States Website
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi Yas Island Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Website
SeaWorld Orlando 7007 SeaWorld Drive Orlando Florida, United States Website
SeaWorld San Antonio 10500 SeaWorld Drive San Antonio Texas, United States Website
SeaWorld San Diego 500 SeaWorld Drive San Diego California, United States Website
Sedgwick County Zoo 5555 W Zoo Blvd Wichita Kansas, United States Website Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
Seneca Park Zoo 2222 Saint Paul St. Rochester New York, United States Website
Seoul Grand Park Seoul South Korea Website
Sequoia Park Zoo 3414 W St Eureka California, United States Website
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas Nevada, United States Website
Smithsonian National Zoological Park 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington District of Columbia, United States Website
South Carolina Aquarium 100 Aquarium Wharf Charleston South Carolina, United States Website
St. Augustine Alligator Farm 999 Anastasia Boulevard St. Augustine Florida, United States Website
Staten Island Zoo 614 Broadway Staten Island New York, United States Website
Steinhart Aquarium 55 Music Concourse Drive San Francisco California, United States Website
Stone Zoo 149 Pond St Stoneham Massachusetts, United States Website
Sunset Zoological Park 2333 Oak Drive Manhattan Kansas, United States Website
Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St Chattanooga Tennessee, United States Website
Texas State Aquarium 2710 N Shoreline Blvd Corpus Christi Texas, United States Website
Toledo Zoological Gardens 2700 Broadway St Toledo Ohio, United States Website
Topeka Zoo 635 SW Gage Blvd Topeka Kansas, United States Website
Toronto Zoo 2000 Meadowvale Rd Toronto Ontario, Canada Website
Tracy Aviary 589 E 1300 S Salt Lake City Utah, United States Website
Trevor Zoo Millbrook School Road Millbrook New York, United States Website
Tulsa Zoo 6421 E 36th St N Tulsa Oklahoma, United States Website
Turtle Back Zoo 560 Northfield Avenue West Orange New Jersey, United States Website
Utah's Hogle Zoo 2600 Sunnyside Avenue Salt Lake City Utah, United States Website
Utica Zoo 1 Utica Zoo Way Utica New York, United States Website
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre 845 Avison Way Vancouver British Columbia, Canada Website
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center 717 General Booth Blvd Virginia Beach Virginia, United States Website
Virginia Living Museum 524 J Clyde Morris Boulevard Newport News Virginia, United States Website
Virginia Zoological Park 3500 Granby Street Norfolk Virginia, United States Website
Western North Carolina Nature Center 75 Gashes Creek Road Asheville North Carolina, United States Website
Wildlife Safari 1790 Safari Rd Winston Oregon, United States Website
The Wilds 14000 International Road Cumberland Ohio, United States Website
Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo 1300 Zoo Road NE Calgary Alberta, Canada Website
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium 500 W Sunshine St Springfield Missouri, United States Website
Woodland Park Zoo 601 N 59th St Seattle Washington, United States Website
Zoo Atlanta 800 Cherokee Avenue SE Atlanta Georgia, United States Website
Zoo Boise 355 Julia Davis Drive Boise Idaho, United States Website
Zoo de Granby 525 rue St-Hubert Granby Quebec, Canada Website
Zoo Knoxville 3500 Knoxville Zoo Dr Knoxville Tennessee, United States Website
Zoo Miami 12400 SW 152nd St / One Zoo Boulevard Miami Florida, United States Website
ZooAmerica 100 W Hersheypark Drive Hershey Pennsylvania, United States Website
Zoológico de Cali Carrera 2 oeste, calle 14 esquina Cali Colombia Website
ZooMontana 2100 S Shiloh Rd Billings Montana, United States Website
ZooTampa at Lowry Park 1101 W. Sligh Avenue Tampa Florida, United States Website
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Certified facilities maintain a professional staff and appropriate animal care, but are not open to the public on a predictable basis.[15][17]

Name Address City State/country Website
Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative - Des Moines Iowa Website
Audubon Nature Institute Center for Research of Endangered Species 6500 Magazine Street New Orleans Louisiana Website
B. Bryan Preserve 130 Riverside Drive Point Arena California Website
Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center 4729 Twin Rocks Road Divide Colorado Website
Duke Lemur Center 3705 Erwin Rd Durham North Carolina Website
The Elephant Sanctuary (Hohenwald) 27 E Main St Hohenwald Tennessee Website
Endangered Wolf Center 6750 Tyson Valley Road Eureka Missouri Website
Lemur Conservation Foundation - Myakka City Florida Website
Lubee Bat Conservancy 1309 NW 192nd Ave Gainesville Florida Website
Natural Encounters, Inc. 127 Conservation Way Winter Haven Florida Website
Pinola Conservancy - - Louisiana Website
Turtle Conservancy - Ojai California Website
Turtle Survival Center - Charleston South Carolina Website
White Oak Conservation 581705 White Oak Road Yulee Florida Website
Wilderness Wildlife Center - - Pennsylvania Website

Former members

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  • Name
 Address City State/country Website
African Safari Wildlife Park 267 S Lightner Road Port Clinton Ohio, United States Website
Alameda Park Zoo 1321 N White Sands Blvd Alamogordo New Mexico, United States Website Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
Aquarium of the Bay The Embarcadero at Beach St

Pier 39

San Francisco California, United States Website
Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park 60 Morgan Rd Binghamton New York, United States Website
Bramble Park Zoo 800 10th St NW Watertown South Dakota, United States Website
Chehaw Park 105 Chehaw Park Rd Albany Georgia, United States Website
Erie Zoo 423 W 38th St Erie Pennsylvania, United States Website
Henson Robinson Zoo 1100 E Lake Drive Springfield Illinois, United States Website
Jackson Zoo 2918 W Capitol St Jackson Mississippi, United States Website
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park 1504 Miehls Rd Carlsbad New Mexico, United States Website
Mill Mountain Zoo Mill Mountain Spur Roanoke Virginia, United States Website
Montgomery Zoo 2301 Coliseum Pkwy Montgomery Alabama, United States Website
Niabi Zoo 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd Coal Valley Illinois, United States Website
Parque Zoologico de León Carretera an Ibarrilla Km. 6, Col. Ibarrilla León Guanajuato, Mexico Website
Safari West 3115 Porter Creek Road Sonoma County California, United States Website
Salisbury Zoo 755 S Park Dr Salisbury Maryland, United States Website
Santa Ana Zoo 1801 E Chestnut Ave Santa Ana California, United States Website
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 1001 Fairgrounds Dr Vallejo California, United States Website
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 23 Science Center Rd Holderness New Hampshire, United States Website
The Texas Zoo 110 Memorial Dr Victoria Texas, United States Website
The Zoo Northwest Florida 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy Gulf Breeze Florida, United States Website
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium 16501 W Northern Ave Litchfield Park Arizona, United States Website

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine". Business Entity Details. West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Wagner, Robert O., "The independence of AAZPA", in Regional Conference Proceedings 1996, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1996.
  3. ^ Bratcher, Emily (2018-02-15). "Zoos and Aquariums Group Acquires U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance". Associations Now. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ^ "Wildlife Trafficking Alliance". Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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  6. ^ a b c d "Zoo and Aquarium Statistics". Association of Zoos & Aquariums. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ "FrogWatch USA". aza.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
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  9. ^ "What is Accreditation?". Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  10. ^ "Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE)". Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  11. ^ "Meet the SAFE Species". www.aza.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  12. ^ a b c "2017 Annual Report on Conservation and Science: Highlights" (PDF). www.speakcdn.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  13. ^ "SAFE Species". www.aza.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  14. ^ "Annual Report on Conservation and Science". Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  15. ^ a b "Membership Levels". aza.org. AZA. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  16. ^ "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Currently Certified Related Facilities". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  18. ^ Carlson, Peter (1990-06-17). "AT THE ZOO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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