Saving Wildlife and Wild Places In Central Park Zoo

The Central Park Zoo is a small Zoo 6.5 acres located in Central Park in New York City. This is part of an integrated system of four zoos and aquariums in New York run by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

The Zoo is home to an indoor rainforest, a cool penguin House, and an empty previous polar bear is now occupied by a pair of grizzly bear sisters. This Zoo also coordinates the breeding program for endangered species: tamarin monkeys, Wyoming toads, thick-billed parrots and Red Panda. There are also fruit bats in the rainforest and the great free-flight area for birds.

Central Park Zoo Location

Welcome to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Central Park Zoo and children Tisch's Zoo. Here, only the Terrazze has located 5 Ave. you'll find over 130 different species ranging from Snow Leopard to tropical birds.

Walk around the Zoo's five-plus acres will take you through a variety of habitats, all designed to create a natural environment of the animals they House. On the left is a list of links to pages that describe all of the Zoo's inhabitants. Be sure to check out the exhibition of the renovated polar seabirds with four species of penguins including Rockhopper, Chinstrap, Gentoo and King penguins.

Zoo Tours

The Polar circle contains an exhibit featuring waterfowl and nearby ice building which houses 59 Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins along with the tufted Puffins and 4 new King penguins!

Central Park Zoo Quest

Quest scavenger hunt is held in the summer and fall. Check out our event calendar for specific dates and times.

Central Park Zoo ice age

No time for nuts is a fully immersive, high energy 4 d additional animation shown every 10-15 minutes throughout the day. Please go to our events calendar for specifics.