Bronx Zoo

The Bronx Zoo is a wildlife park in New York City operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society. It is known for its extensive animal collection, naturalistic habitats, and conservation work.

Congo Gorilla Forest: A Bronx Zoo exhibit recreating Central African forest habitats and featuring western lowland gorillas. This immersive exhibit links gorilla viewing with conservation messages about Central African forests.
William Temple Hornaday: An American zoologist and conservationist who directed the New York Zoological Park from its opening. Hornaday shaped the early zoo’s animal collection and helped establish its public profile.
William T. Hornaday: An American taxidermist, zoologist, and conservationist who became the first director of the New York Zoological Park. This fuller-name entry traces the founding director’s role in building the zoo’s early institution.
Wildlife Conservation Society: A global conservation organization that operates the Bronx Zoo and conducts wildlife research and protection programs. The Society links the zoo’s exhibits to conservation projects in ecosystems worldwide.
Animal welfare: The physical and psychological condition of animals and the practices that affect it. Captive animal care is a central ethical responsibility for a large wildlife park.
JungleWorld: A Bronx Zoo indoor habitat containing animals from tropical Asian forests. Its climate-controlled rainforest environment demonstrates a habitat-focused approach to animal display.
New York Zoological Society: The organization founded in 1895 to advance zoological research and wildlife conservation in New York. It established the institution that opened as the New York Zoological Park in 1899.
William Beebe: An American naturalist, explorer, and writer who led the New York Zoological Society’s Department of Tropical Research. His work connected the zoo’s parent organization to field research beyond its exhibits.
Species Survival Plan: A cooperative program that manages breeding populations of threatened species in accredited zoos and aquariums. The zoo participates in coordinated breeding and population management for vulnerable wildlife.
Zoo: An institution that keeps living animals for public display, education, research, or conservation. The Bronx Zoo is a prominent example of this broader kind of institution.

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