Facts and Figures

Approximately 1 million visitors annually

The Fort Worth Zoo currently houses 42 endangered species in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan ©.

The only Zoo in the nation to house representatives of all four Great Ape species — gorillas, orangutans, bonobos and chimpanzees
Only Texas zoo and one of nine zoos in the nation to house bonobos (pygmy chimps)
The Fort Worth Zoo houses two of the five rhino species in captivity: black and one-horned Asian rhinos.
International leader in Asian elephant conservation

Recipient of 1989 AVY award from the American Federation of Agriculture for the successful management of roseate spoonbills and hatching more of this species than any other zoo
Recipient of 1989 AVY award for establishing a black-necked swan population in captivity through breeding and managing the swans to third generation
The only zoo to hatch and consistently breed lesser flamingos since 2001
One of eight zoos in the nation to house the endangered Harpy eagle
One of five zoos in the nation to display the African crowned eagle
One of two zoos in the nation to breed saddle-billed storks

One of the largest collections of reptiles in the United States
Recipient of the coveted Bean Award in 1988 for arboreal boid propagation
Spearheads international conservation effort to save the Jamaican iguana, the most endangered lizard in the world; recipient of the prestigious International Conservation Award in 2000 for the Jamaican iguana conservation program
Boasts a state-of-the-art, large reptile complex exhibiting endangered Komodo dragons and gharial crocodiles
Has reproduced more than 180 taxa (species or sub-species) of reptiles/amphibians since 1971 — more than 30 represent first captive breedings in North America

Please note: The total number of species in the Zoo’s animal collection includes 192 fish and invertebrates; Zoo collection numbers vary.

The Fort Worth Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).