Here’s how nonprofit zoo ownership works in Texas and how zoos’ roles have changed in the process.
The Dallas Zoo is among the 54% of zoos and aquariums in the United States and 12 other countries accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums are run by a nonprofit.Education programs for children. Global conservation projects. Exhibits made to mimic the wildlands with different species interacting with each other.
In fact, 54% of zoos and aquariums in the United States and 12 other countries accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums are run by a nonprofit. The nonprofit model brought early success to the Dallas Zoo. It didn’t have to cut jobs and its exhibit work continued, including the construction of the— an exhibit where elephants mingle alongside giraffes, zebras and ostriches, among other animals.
Other cities in Texas also have zoos run by nonprofits. Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio’s zoo are all run by nonprofits, privatizing in 2002, 1991 and 1931, respectively.
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