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The Bronx Zoo is a zoo located within the Bronx Park, in The Bronx borough of New York City. The Bronx Zoo comprises 265 acres of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows. The Bronx Zoo is south of the New York Botanical Garden.
History Bronx Zoo
Fordham University owned most of the land which became the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. Fordham sold it to the City of New York for only $1,000 under the condition that the lands be used for a zoo and garden; this was in order to create a natural buffer between the university grounds and the urban expansion that was nearing. In the 1880s, New York State set aside the land for future development as parks. In 1895, New York State chartered the New York Zoological Society (later renamed to Wildlife Conservation Society) for the purpose of founding a zoo.
The zoo (originally called the New York Zoological Park) opened its doors to the public on November 8, 1899, featuring 843 animals in 22 exhibits.
The first zoo director was William Temple Hornaday. Heins & LaFarge designed the original permanent buildings as a series of Beaux-Arts pavilions grouped around the large circular sea lion pool. Many exhibits, for example World of Birds and World of Reptiles, maintain the original taxonomical arrangement, while others are arranged geographically, such as African Plains and Wild Asia.
In 2006, the Bronx Zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals, many of which are endangered or threatened species. Nearly two million people visit the Zoo each year.
The Zoo has been designated as a New York City landmark.
Bronx Zoo
Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10460
* subway: 2, 5 to East Tremont Ave./West Farms Sq.
* bus: BxM11 to Bronx Zoo; Bx9, Bx19 to 183rd St. and Southern Blvd.; Bx12, Bx22 to Fordham Rd. and Southern Blvd.; Q44 to 180th St. and Boston Rd.
* phone: 718-367-1010
* fax: 718-220-6890
The Bronx Zoo is a zoo located within the Bronx Park, in The Bronx borough of New York City. The Bronx Zoo comprises 265 acres of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows. The Bronx Zoo is south of the New York Botanical Garden.History Bronx Zoo
Fordham University owned most of the land which became the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. Fordham sold it to the City of New York for only $1,000 under the condition that the lands be used for a zoo and garden; this was in order to create a natural buffer between the university grounds and the urban expansion that was nearing. In the 1880s, New York State set aside the land for future development as parks. In 1895, New York State chartered the New York Zoological Society (later renamed to Wildlife Conservation Society) for the purpose of founding a zoo.
The zoo (originally called the New York Zoological Park) opened its doors to the public on November 8, 1899, featuring 843 animals in 22 exhibits.
The first zoo director was William Temple Hornaday. Heins & LaFarge designed the original permanent buildings as a series of Beaux-Arts pavilions grouped around the large circular sea lion pool. Many exhibits, for example World of Birds and World of Reptiles, maintain the original taxonomical arrangement, while others are arranged geographically, such as African Plains and Wild Asia.
In 2006, the Bronx Zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals, many of which are endangered or threatened species. Nearly two million people visit the Zoo each year.
The Zoo has been designated as a New York City landmark.
Bronx Zoo
Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10460
* subway: 2, 5 to East Tremont Ave./West Farms Sq.
* bus: BxM11 to Bronx Zoo; Bx9, Bx19 to 183rd St. and Southern Blvd.; Bx12, Bx22 to Fordham Rd. and Southern Blvd.; Q44 to 180th St. and Boston Rd.
* phone: 718-367-1010
* fax: 718-220-6890
