Woodland Park Zoo

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Woodland Park Zoo and its collection

Woodland Park Zoo is a zoo in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Around 900 animals of 250 species are kept, and the zoo receives over a million visitors yearly. It has taken more than 65 awards in various categories.

Animals and collection

Some 250 species are represented in a collection of roughly 900 animals. One former resident was the western lowland gorilla Bobo, kept from 1953 to 1968, whom the Lowman family of Anacortes had bought as a baby in 1951 from a hunter in Columbus, Ohio and reared in their home.

Exhibits

The zoo built what is widely credited as the first immersion habitat, made for gorillas and opened in the late 1970s under the architect David Hancocks. It stands second only to the Bronx Zoo in its count of AZA Best National Exhibit awards.

Things to do

Things to do include Zoomersion, Historic Carousel, Zoomazium and Rose Garden.

Conservation and approach

It partners with Oregon Zoo, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and non-governmental organisations on the recovery of the Oregon silverspot butterfly and the western pond turtle.

What the venue says

Zoomersion
Zoomazium
Rose Garden
The zoo features several onsite dining locations, including the 1899 Grove (offering American cafeteria-style items and grab-and-go options daily), the Gather + Graze Café (open weekends), and The Wild Cup coffee cart.
Lion Lot, Penguin Lot and Otter Lot: $10 for first 2 hours, $2 each additional hour (+taxes and fees), $14.00 maximum daily rate. Flamingo Lot and Bear Lot: $8 for first 2 hours, $3 each additional hour, $12.00 maximum daily rate.
Discount for Persons with Disabilities $2 off regular admission, 1:1 aides are complimentary.
Parking fees do not apply for any vehicle displaying a valid disabled parking placard, in any WPZ parking space.