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Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens to reopen Wednesday, October 26
Nearly a month after closing for Hurricane Ian, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens is ready to welcome guests. The Zoo will resume normal operations at 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 26. The Zoo closed Sept. 28 in preparation for Hurricane Ian and remained closed afterward for cleanup. The St. Johns River and Lake Monroe […]
Tickets now on sale for Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild at Central Florida Zoo
Tickets are now on sale for one of the most anticipated and beloved holiday events in Central Florida— Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. The dazzling displays of Asian Lantern Festival: Into the Wild presented by Publix will return on select nights from November 18, 2022 to […]
A Note from our CEO on the Zoo’s Closure Due to Hurricane Ian
Watch this video of the Zoo’s flooded main entrance Thank you so much for being part of our Zoo family and supporting us. We’ve heard from many of you during and since Hurricane Ian expressing concern for our animals, staff, and the Zoo, and we could not be more grateful to know you are […]
Six Flags Nursery Supply, Aquascape lead make-over of radiated tortoise habitat at Central Florida Zoo
People say raising a child takes a village. The same could be said for building an environmentally friendly water feature for the radiated tortoises at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Led by Ed Beaulieu, vice president of field research and contractor development at Aquascape®, Inc., landscape pond builders from around the...
Central Florida Zoo takes in three orphaned Mexican spider monkeys
While baby spider monkeys might look so cute you just want to hold one, having a spider monkey as a pet is anything but innocent. The cruel truth is that in order for wildlife traffickers to obtain infant spider monkeys to sell into the pet trade, they have to kill the entire troop. That’s exactly […]
Four ways the Central Florida Zoo advances animal conservation
Our mission is to serve as a conservation resource providing experiences that excite and inspire children and adults to learn and act on behalf of wildlife. By empowering and educating guests on appreciating our natural resources, our Florida zoo also commits to contribute globally to the preservation and conservation of wildlife. One of the...
