FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC
1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76110 www.fortworthzoo.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: With more than 1 million visitors annually, the Fort Worth Zoo strengthens the bond between humans and the environment by promoting responsible stewardship of wildlife and ensuring diverse, high-quality educational and entertaining family experiences through effective and efficient management of its resources.

The Fort Worth Zoo is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife. Through entertainment and education programs, the Fort Worth Zoo attracts, motivates, inspires, and engages the public in order to promote wildlife conservation locally, regionally, nationally and globally.

Animal and Conservation: The living animal collection includes almost 600 species and nearly 7,000 individual specimens of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and invertebrates. Animal programs include a state-of-the-art animal hospital and nutrition lab, animal commissary and conservation research center. The animal staff also supports numerous projects in Texas and approximately 30 countries worldwide.

Admissions and Attractions: Over 1 million guests visit the Zoo each year during regular operating hours. Our guests typically consist of almost 500,000 adults, 400,000 children, 30,000 seniors, and 75,000 to 90,000 visits by members, with approximately 75% of our visitors coming from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Zoo visitors are treated to natural habitat animal exhibits, interactive learning experiences, and entertaining attractions.

Educational Programs: Approximately 30,000 students and teachers attended zoo education programs including weekday zoo school, summer zoo camp, zoo careers camp, home school days, overnights, birthday parties, teacher workshops and more. Over 100,000 students and chaperones came to the zoo on organized field trips. The Animal Outreach Program reached 75,000 individuals in schools and organizations with its live animal presentations.

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