Zoo Facts

Yearly Zoo Attendance: Approximately 80,000
Year Zoo Opened: 1952
Year Zoo Became Non-Profit Operation: 1975
Number of Family Memberships: 2000 (8000 individuals)
Number of School Districts Serviced: 24
Percentage of Visitors From Outside Roanoke Valley: 45%
Staff Count: 11 full-time
Number of Species At The Zoo: 35
Number of Animals: 88
Number of Endangered Species: 7(Red Panda, Snow Leopard, White-naped Crane, Black Hornbills)
Future Projects: Reptile House, Carilion Clinic Children's Education adn Conservation Center, Prairie Dog Exhibit, and Fishing Cat Kitten
Recycling Program: 5015lbs. of aluminum and cardboard, 8.5 pounds of plastic six-pack rings have been recycled
Items recycled by the Zoo: Newspaper, Corrugated Cardboard, Aluminum cans, Glass & #1 & #2 Plastic
"Significant" Animal Births: 35 in twelve years