Tigers in Zoos

Tigers in AZA-accredited zoos (www.aza.org) serve as ambassadors for their wild counterparts. Raising public awareness about tigers and their conservation is an important objective of Tiger SSP member zoos.  Many of these zoos also participate in the Tiger SSP’s breeding programs for Amur, Sumatran, and Malayan tigers.  These programs help maintain stable, genetically diverse populations of tigers as backups for the wild population.

Will we ever try to reintroduce these tigers to the wild?  It’s hard to say, but these tigers are an important insurance policy against extinction.  Consider the South China tiger, for example.  This subspecies has probably gone extinct in the wild, and only exists in Chinese zoos.  Reintroducing this tiger to its former range in China has been named as a top conservation priority by the Chinese government.

Zoos also raise funds to support the conservation of wild tigers, and some are actively working to help wild tigers in Asia.  Read more about some of these efforts:
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/TropicalEcosystems/TigersIndia/default.cfm
www.mnzoo.org/conservation/conservation_world_ChinaTiger.asp

 

Play the zoo matchmaker game (www.mnzoo.org/education/games/matchmaker/index.html)

 

Zoos in North America that are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) achieve high standards of care for their tigers. Find an AZA-accredited institution with tigers near you:

 

 USA
 
Alabama

• Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham, AL (www.birminghamzoo.com)
• Montgomery Zoo, Montgomery, AL (www.montgomeryzoo.com)

Arizona

• Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ (www.phoenixzoo.org)
• Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ  (www.tucsonzoo.org)

Arkansas

• Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock, AR (www.littlerockzoo.com)

California

• Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero, CA (www.charlespaddockzoo.org)
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, CA (www.chaffeezoo.org)
• Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA (www.lazoo.org)
• Oakland Zoo, Oakland, CA (www.oaklandzoo.org)
• Sacramento Zoo, Sacramento, CA (www.saczoo.com)
• San Diego Wild Animal Park, Escondido, CA (www.wildanimalpark.org)
• San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA (www.sandiegozoo.org)
• San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, CA (www.sfzoo.org)
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, CA (http://sixflags.com)

Colorado

• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO (www.cmzoo.org)
• Denver Zoo, Denver, CO (www.denverzoo.org)
• Landry’s Downtown Aquarium, Denver, CO (www.downtownaquarium.com)

Connecticut

• Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport, CT (www.beardsleyzoo.org)

Delaware

• Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, DE (www.brandywinezoo.org)

Florida

• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa FL (www.buschgardens.org)
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL (www.disney.com)
• Naples Zoo, Naples, FL (www.napleszoo.org)
• Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park, West Palm Beach, FL (www.palmbeachzoo.org)
• Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL (www.lowryparkzoo.com)
• Zoo Miami, Miami, FL (www.zoomiami.org)

Georgia

• Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA (www.zooatlanta.org)

Hawaii

• Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu, HI (www.honoluluzoo.org)

Idaho

• Tautphaus Zoo, Idaho Falls, ID (www.idahofallszoo.org)
• Zoo Boise, Boise, ID (www.zooboise.org)

Illinois

• Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL (www.czs.org)
• Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL (www.lpzoo.org)
• Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington, IL (www.millerparkzoo.org)
• Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley, IL (www.niabizoo.com)
• Peoria Zoo, Peoria, IL (www.peoriazoo.org)

Indiana

• Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Fort Wayne, IN (www.kidszoo.org)
• Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, IN (www.indyzoo.com)
• Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville, IN (www.meskerparkzoo.com)
• Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend, IN (www.potawatomizoo.org)

Iowa

• Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, IA (www.blankparkzoo.com)

Kansas

• Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina, KS (www.rollinghillswildlife.com)
• Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, KS (www.scz.org)
• Sunset Zoo, Manhattan, KS (www.sunsetzoo.com)
• Topeka Zoo, Topeka, KS (www.fotz.org)

Kentucky

• Louisville Zoo, Louisville, KY (www.louisvillezoo.org)

Louisiana

• Alexandria Zoo, Alexandria, LA (www.thealexandriazoo.com)
• Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA (www.auduboninstitute.org)
• Brec’s Baton Rouge Zoo, Baton Rouge, LA (www.brzoo.org)

Massachusetts

• Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, MA (www.zoonewengland.com)

Michigan

• Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI (www.detroitzoo.org)
• Potter Park Zoo, Lansing, MI (www.potterparkzoo.org)

Minnesota

• Como Zoo, St. Paul, MN (www.comozooconservatory.org)
• Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN (www.mnzoo.org)
• Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth, MN (www.lszoo.org)

Mississippi

• Jackson Zoo, Jackson, MS (www.jacksonzoo.org)

Missouri

• Dickerson Park Zoo, Springfield, MO (www.dickersonparkzoo.org)
• Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, MO (www.kansascityzoo.org)
• St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO (www.stlzoo.org)

Nebraska

• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE (www.omahazoo.com)
• Riverside Discovery Center, Scottsbluff, NE (www.riversidezoo.com)

New Jersey

• Cape May County Park Zoo, Cape May, NJ (www.capemaycountygov.net)

New Mexico

• Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque, NM (www.cabq.gov/biopark)

New York

• Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, Binghamton, NY (www.rossparkzoo.com)
• Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (www.bronxzoo.com)
• Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, NY (www.buffalozoo.org)
• Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY (www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org)
• Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, NY (www.senecaparkzoo.org)

North Carolina

• Natural Science Center & Animal Discovery of Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (www.natsci.org)

North Dakota

• Chahinkapa Zoo, Wahpeton, ND (www.chahinkapazoo.org)
• Dakota Zoo, Bismarck, ND (www.dakotazoo.org)
• Roosevelt Park Zoo, Minot, ND (www.rpzoo.com)

Ohio

• Akron Zoo, Akron, OH (www.akronzoo.com)
• Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH (www.cincinnatizoo.org)
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH (www.clemetzoo.com)
• Columbus Zoo, Columbus, OH (www.columbuszoo.org)
• Toledo Zoo, Toledo, OH (www.toledozoo.org)

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City, OK (www.okczoo.com)
• Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa, OK (www.tulsazoo.org)

Oregon

• Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR (www.oregonzoo.org)
• Wildlife Safari, Winston, OR (www.wildlifesafari.net)

Pennsylvania

• Erie Zoo, Erie, PA (www.eriezoo.org)
• Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA (www.philadelphiazoo.org)
• Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA (www.pittsburghzoo.com)

South Carolina

• Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, SC (www.riverbanks.org)

South Dakota

• Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown, SD (www.brambleparkzoo.com)
• Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, SD (www.greatzoo.org)

Tennessee

• Knoxville Zoo, Knoxville, TN (www.knoxville-zoo.org)
• Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN (www.memphiszoo.org)
• Nashville Zoo, Nashville, TN (www.nashvillezoo.org)

Texas

• Abilene Zoo, Abilene, TX (www.abilenetx.com/zoo)
• Caldwell Zoo, Tyler, TX (www.caldwellzoo.org)
• Cameron Park Zoo, Waco, TX (www.cameronparkzoo.com)
• Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX (www.dallaszoo.com)
• El Paso Zoo, El Paso, TX (www.elpasozoo.org)
• Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, TX (http://ellentroutzoo.com)
• Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX (www.fortworthzoo.org)
• Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX (www.gpz.org)
• Houston Aquarium, Houston, TX (www.downtownaquarium.com)
• Houston Zoo, Houston, TX (www.houstonzoo.org)
• International Exotic Feline Sanctuary, Boyd, TX (www.bigcat.org)
• San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium, San Antonio, TX (www.sazoo-aq.org)

Utah

• Utah’s Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, UT (www.hoglezoo.org)

Virginia

• Virginia Zoo, Norfolk, VA (www.virginiazoo.org)

Washington

• Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma, WA (www.pdza.org)
• Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA (www.zoo.org)

Washington, DC

• Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, DC (http://nationalzoo.si.edu)

Wisconsin

• Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison, WI (www.vilaszoo.org)
• Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI (www.milwaukeezoo.org)
• Racine Zoo, Racine, WI (www.racinezoo.org)

 

Canada

• Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta (www.calgaryzoo.com)
• Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario (www.torontozoo.com)
• Zoo de Granby, Granby, Quebec (www.zoodegranby.com)