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This is a list of zoos and aquariums that are members of World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The WAZA has two types/levels of membership. The first is an association member that is through another zoo association such as the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The second is a direct institutional membership of WAZA.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA), is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 and dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.
The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a 133-acre (54 ha) zoo founded in 1966 and located in Los Angeles, California, United States. The city of Los Angeles ...
The first zoo in Los Angeles was the Eastlake Zoo in East Los Angeles, which opened in 1885. [ 2 ] : 37 The Griffith Park Zoo opened in 1912 with a grand total of 15 animals. The new zoo was built on the site of Griffith J. Griffith 's defunct ostrich farm .
The zoo’s $3.7-million annual budget is dwarfed by the Los Angeles Zoo's, at $22 million, and the San Diego Zoo's, at $283 million. Many of the monkeys are housed in cages little different from ...
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is a public aquarium in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.The aquarium interprets both the physical processes of oceanography and marine biology of Southern California by use of displays and educational programs for the public.
Billy, an Asian elephant who has lived at the Los Angeles Zoo for more than three decades, is suffering from his time in captivity and should be moved to an elephant sanctuary, an L.A. City ...
Reggie now lives with Tina, a female companion at the L.A. Zoo. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The reality of alligator relationships is a lot more complicated. Alligators raised together in ...