Editing Brevard Zoo (section)

==History==
In 1986, the East Coast Zoological Society of Florida, Inc. (ECZS) formed. One of their goals was to build a zoo for Brevard County to "serve as a conversation hub where people could gather to learn about animals and nature.  A place to escape from the manmade world and reconnect with the diversity of the life with which we share this planet."<ref>https://brevardzoo.org/about-us/ Brevard Zoo. ''Our History''. Retrieved April 20, 2020.</ref> In 1992, construction of the zoo began, with over 16,000 people coming together to help build the zoo. The Brevard Zoo claims to have had "The World's Largest Volunteer Community Build". Brevard Zoo celebrated its grand opening on March 26, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Zoo|url=http://www.brevardzoo.org/about|work=www.Brevardzoo.org|accessdate=31 March 2013}}</ref>

A record 328,973 visitors attended in 2007. This included 175,046 paid daily guests. The others included reciprocal members of other zoos, and annual members.<ref>{{cite news | author = Balancia, Donna |title = Brevard Zoo had more visitors in 2007 | url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122941417/brevard-zoo-had-more-visitors-in-2007/ | via=Newspapers.com | page=C1 | publisher = Florida Today | date = January 15, 2008}}</ref> The zoo has an annual budget of $5 million most of which is earned and not raised through fundraising or grants.<ref>[http://www.spacecoastbusiness.com/article-archive/Article20071201.html Space Coast Business.com]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} accessed January 19, 2008</ref>

In October 2012, one of the [[southern white rhino]]s from this zoo was transferred to Alabama's [[Birmingham Zoo]] to take part in a breeding program with its two female southern white rhinos.<ref>[http://www.articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-11-08/news/fl-florida-rhino-breeding-20121108_1_rhinos-brevard-zoo-aquariums-species-survival-plan Sun Sentinel]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2014, the [[black-throated monitor]] died. It was donated to the zoo when it was two years old in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralfloridaanimaler.com/2014/07/01/aecc-brevard-zoo-say-goodbye-ollie-black-throated-monitor|title=AECC & Brevard Zoo Say Goodbye to Black-Throated Monitor Lizard|work=Animal Emergency & Critical Care Center}}</ref>

In 2017, the zoo renovated their Australia and Asia exhibits and reopened them as "Lands of Change: Australia and Beyond".<ref name="www.SpaceCoastDaily.com"/>