Editing Bronx Zoo (section)

{{Short description|Metropolitan zoo in the Bronx, New York}}
{{Other uses|The Bronx Zoo (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox zoo
| zoo_name         = Bronx Zoo
| logo             = Bronx Zoo logo.png
| logo_width       = 250px
| logo_caption     = Bronx Zoo logo
| image            = Bronx Zoo 001.jpg
| image_caption    = Asia Gate Entrance
| date_opened      = November 8, 1899<ref name="zoo_history">{{cite web |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Wildlife-Conservation-Society-Company-History.html |title=Wildlife Conservation Society |work=fundinguniverse.com |publisher=Funding Universe |access-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-date=April 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412072001/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Wildlife-Conservation-Society-Company-History.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| location         = 2300 [[Southern Boulevard (Bronx)|Southern Boulevard]], [[Bronx Park]], [[The Bronx|Bronx]], New York 10460, U.S.
| coordinates      = {{Coord|40|51|01|N|73|52|42|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| area             = {{cvt|265|acre|ha}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bronxzoo.com/visitor-info/faqs |title=FAQs |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044225/https://bronxzoo.com/visitor-info/faqs |url-status=live}}</ref>
| num_species      = 650 (2010)<ref name="nyc_zoo_history"/>
| num_animals      = 4,000 (2010)<ref name="nyc_zoo_history"/>
|annual_visitors   = 2+ million
| members          = [[Association of Zoos and Aquariums|AZA]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aza.org/current-accreditation-list/ |title=List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums |work=aza.org |publisher=Association of Zoos and Aquariums |access-date=May 27, 2010 |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101151357/https://www.aza.org/current-accreditation-list |url-status=live}}</ref>
| exhibits         = {{Indented_plainlist|
*Congo Gorilla Forest
*JungleWorld
*Wild Asia Monorail
*Madagascar!
*Tiger Mountain
*African Plains
*World of Birds
*World of Reptiles
*Zoo Center
}}
| management       = [[Wildlife Conservation Society]] (WCS)
| publictransit    = '''[[New York City Subway|Subway]]:'''
*{{NYCS White Plains local|time = bullets}} at [[West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station|West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue]]
*{{NYCS White Plains 180th|time = bullets}} at [[East 180th Street station|East 180th Street]]
*{{NYCS White Plains north local|time = bullets}} at [[Pelham Parkway station (IRT White Plains Road Line)|Pelham Parkway]]
'''Bus:'''
*[[New York City Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|Bx9|Bx12|Bx12 SBS|Bx19|Bx21|Bx22|Bx36|Bx39|Bx40|Bx42|Q44 SBS}}
*[[Bee-Line Bus]]: BL60, BL61, and BL62
'''[[Metro-North Railroad]]''': [[Fordham (Metro-North station)|Fordham]]
| website          = {{URL|https://bronxzoo.com/}}
}}

The '''Bronx Zoo''' (also historically the '''Bronx Zoological Park''' and the '''Bronx Zoological Gardens''') is a [[zoo]] within [[Bronx Park]] in [[the Bronx]], New York City. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest [[Metropolis|metropolitan]] zoo in the United States by area,<ref name="nydailynews.com"/> comprising {{cvt|265|acre|ha}} of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the [[Bronx River]]. On average, the zoo has 2.15 million visitors each year {{as of|2009|lc=y}}.<ref name="nydailynews.com"/> The zoo's original permanent buildings, known as Astor Court, were designed as a series of [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] [[pavilion]]s grouped around the large circular sea lion pool.<ref name="gathering" /> The [[Rainey Memorial Gates]] were designed by sculptor [[Paul Manship]] in 1934 and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.<ref name="nris" />

The zoo opened on November 8, 1899, featuring 843 animals in 22 exhibits. Its first director was [[William Temple Hornaday]], who served as director for 30 years. From its inception the zoo has played a vital role in animal conservation. In 1905, the [[American Bison Society]] was created in an attempt to save the [[American bison]], which had been depleted from tens-of-millions of animals to only a few hundred, from [[extinction]]. Two years later they were successfully reintroduced into the wild. In 2007, the zoo successfully reintroduced three [[Chinese alligator]]s into the wild. The breeding was a milestone in the zoo's 10-year effort to [[Species reintroduction|reintroduce]] the species to the [[Yangtze River]] in China.

Today, the Bronx Zoo is world-renowned for its large and diverse animal collection, and its award-winning exhibitions.<ref name="nydailynews.com" /> The zoo is part of an integrated system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the [[Wildlife Conservation Society]] (WCS), and it is accredited by the [[Association of Zoos and Aquariums]] (AZA).<ref name="nycparks">{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Botanic Garden History |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/brooklynbotanicgarden/history |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=NYC Parks |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055821/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/brooklynbotanicgarden/history |url-status=live}}</ref>

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