In this Man and Mollusc section, I am trying to place only zoo pages that have educational value and / or interactive sections.

There are many, many great zoos in the world and on the WWW. However, a lot are just sites telling you about that particular zoo. To locate these zoos, go to my Miscellaneous section and visit some of the many links pages that I have provided there.

Australia:

• Alma Park Zoo: (Brisbane) find information and discover the tropical zoo's facilities, activities, and animals

• Australia Zoo - official site for both Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, and the Australia Zoo.

• Australia Reptile Park: Learn more about reptiles and other Australian animals

• Mogo Zoo: (New South Wales) Lots of online animals to visit and learn about

• The National Zoo and Aquarium: Site presently (Aug. 30, 2001) Under Construction

• Taronga Zoo: (Sydney Harbour) Good online educational materials
  Now Zootopia online site

Canada:

• Biodôme de Montreal : (Quebec) Check out the Animals at the Biodôme, this search tool offers access to a series of records describing the animals at the Biodôme.

• Bowmanville Zoo: (Ontario) Come and meet some real TV animal stars

• Calgary Zoo: (Alberta):

  • The Calgary Zoo's Prehistoric Park: A GREAT place to learn about dinosaurs!

• Granby Zoo, (Quebec): Flash player required for this site. A fun interactive site for a rainy afternoon's entertainment!

• the Toronto Zoo! (Ontario): Check out the "Animal Videos". Here's where you can visit some of your favourite zoo animals and find out what goes on in a World Class Zoo.

Central American & Caribbean Cuntries:

• Belize Zoo: "Within this website, we present over 20 special animals from Belize. Please enjoy our online version of the Belize Zoo by choosing either the Mammals of Belize, the Birds of Belize, or the Reptiles of Belize."

• Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo. ("BAMZ")

  • The Bermuda Turtle Project; A good place to learn about sea turtles
    

• Emperor Valley Zoo, Trinidad "Emperor Valley Zoo ANIMAL CHAT
  This is a public forum for the discussion of animal related issues. "Log on" and join in the discussion and update your knowledge of wild animals and the Emperor Valley Zoo

• St. Maarten Zoo, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles: Meet over 60 species of exotic tropical animals; fotos and facts!
  

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Great Britain:

• Blackpool Zoo: (England) Take a jeep ride to learn more about their animals

• Chester Zoo: (England) the UK's largest zoo. Zoo of the year and always new.  Animals are our only share holders

  • Neat Jaguar Video

• Dublin Zoo (Ireland): Good virtual zoo tour

• Edinburgh Zoo:  (Scotland):  Be sure to check out the section, "Anything for Kids"

• Glasgow Zoo: (Scotland): "We try and provide you with a web-site of real educational value." Search engine avaialble

• Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks:   (England) Amazing webcams

Kenya:

• Lewa Downs Wildlife Conservancy incorporating Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary: H.O.R.N. "Help Our Rhinos Now: 97% of the world's rhinos have been killed in the last 30 years. Help us to stop the slaughter now."

Indonesia:

• Ragunan Zoo : you can learn about many animals, such as the komodo dragon, on this zoo site

Mexico:

• Guadalajara Zoo Jalisco

New Zealand:

• Auckland Zoo: A great search engine to help locate information on a multitude of animals on the "Explore the Zoo" link

Singapore:

• The Open Zoo:by the Singapore Zoological Gardens: Be sure to check out their Games page. Brain-teaser interactive fun,

South Africa:

• De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre: Online tour. Flash player required. "This is an informative tour providing a look into the habitat and behaviour of animals. Slide shows are provided with snippets of information which is ideal for school projects."

• Monkey Town Primate Center:"I'm Garra, the Monkey Town mascot.
  I'll take you by my tail for a walk."

• The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa:

South American Zoos:

Thailand:

• The Open Zoo: Khao Kheow Open Zoo and Night Safari in Cholburi (150 km east of Bangkok) was established as a unit of The Zoological Park Organization of Thailand on June 1st, 1978 as an open zoo with an area of 5,000 Rai or 2000 acres.

United States of America:

• Animals at the Nature Center:  (North Carolina)  Come on in and have fun visiting your favorite animals online.

  • WildWNC,org: Animal Facts: This index of Nature Center animal fact sheets has been compiled for the use of students and educators.

• Audubon Institute: (Louisiana) Zoo and Aquarium online

• Austin Zoo(Austin, Texas)  “Hangin' around with our wild bunch is fun for the whole family. At Austin Zoo, both adults and kids can enjoy our Hill Country setting and experience a close-up visit with animals from around the world…” 

  • Interacrive Online Tour

• Birmingham Zoo: (Birmingham, Alabama ) You could spend a Great day on your computer visiting this zoo.  They even have an onsite search engine for you to use.  Come on in and have fun.

• The Brevard Zoo: (Melbourne, Florida )  Take our new panoramic virtual tour!

• The Bronx Zoo!  (New York, NY)  Welcome to the world’s most fantastic zoo – and to the heart of WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and our work to save wildlife and wild places around the globe.

• Play "The Bronx Zoo Amazing Animals Trivia Game!"

• The Buffalo Zoo.org  (Buffalo, NY); the Zoological Gardens for the education and recreation of the people and visitors of the Niagara Frontier; for the advancement and encouragement of the science of zoology; and the practice of conservation of the world's wildlife and for the exhibition of diverse species of animals from throughout the world
  
• Busch Gardens / Sea World, Tampa, (Florida): Great Education Resource site: Also visit these pages

 Search the Animal Information Database and many many areas to explore online
Sea World Adventure Parks (Texas, California and Florida)Discovery Cove; (Florida)
Busch Gardens: (Tampa Bay, Williamsburg)

• The Chaffee Zoological Gardens of Fresno  (California);  Come on in and have a great time

• Cleveland Zoo: (Ohio): A good place to learn the Tiger facts and other fun things like:

• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden:  (Ohio):  Come on in and have some fun. A nice selection of interactive online pages for kids

• Denver Zoo Online:  (Colorado) Come on in and join in on the virtual zoo tour.

• Dreher Park Zoo: (Florida ): Interesting virtual gallery where you control what your viewing

• Franklin Park Zoo: (Massachusetts) Check out the gorilla cam

• Grant's Farm: (Missouri): "This season we are going to bring you a number of 360° Panorama tours here on our site. To view these panoramas you will need "Java" enabled in your browser "Preferences".

• Houston Zoo: Good Animal information on site

• Jacksonville Zoo: (Florida): Virtual zoo tour

• Little River Zoo:  (Norman, Oklahoma) We are an educational zoo that emphasizes a unique philosophy about human relationships with animals. Its goal is to close the distance between humans and animals in order to encourage and empower people to care more deeply about the creatures with which we share this earth.

• Lincoln Park Zoo: (Illinois): Meet the Zoo animals online

• The Little Rock Zoo:  (Arkansas);  Take a walk on the wild side

• Los Angeles Zoo: (California) A good place to learn about the condor

• The Louisville Zoological Garden  (Kentucky): Be sure to take a virtual tour and drop in on the "Kids Club" or "Gorilla Forest"

• Nashville Zoo at Grassmere:  (Tennessee);  Be sure to check out their "Education and Outreach" section

• The North Carolina Zoological Society & Park:  (North Carolina)  I found the Zoo media kit to be quite interesting. "Although the materials were developed primarily for reporters and free-lance writers, they can also provide useful information for students and others wanting to know more about the Park or planning their next visit. "

• Northwest Trek Wildlife Park:  (USA);  Be sure to check out the Animals Viewed From The Tram Tour and Click on any animal to learn more about it!

• Oregon Zoo(Oregon): Kids, be sure to check out Kids page and Use our amazing animal facts for school reports, take a tour behind the scenes or learn more about how the zoo is saving endangered species. Alos don't miss the Live Web Cams

• Oakland Zoo Entrance: (California) Students! Teachers and student! Be sure to check out “Hints for Your Student Report”

• The Oklahoma City Zoo: (Oaklahoma) "With many of the world's most exotic animals exhibited throughout 110 lushly planted acres, the Oklahoma City Zoo is one of the top zoos in the nation."

• The Philadelphia Zoo:  (USA):   the Kids and Critters Page has a search site
  

• The Phoenix Zoo: (Arizona) Good section on “Green Living What you can do”

• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium:  (Washington);  Come on in and have a visit.

• Riverbanks Zoo: (South Carolina): Virtual tour where you can learn about many animals

• Saint Louis Zoo.(Missouri.):  Be sure to check out

• Awesome Activities, Great Games, Amazing Articles for Kids!.  Mountains of fun things to do and see 

• San Antonio Zoological Society: (Texas): Virtual tour

• San Diego Zoo:  (California): "At the World-Famous San Diego Zoo, you will see some of the world’s rarest wildlife including giant pandas (and Hua Mei, the only panda cub in the U.S.), and koalas. " 
• Zoo OnLine Glossary of Terms

 

• San Francisco Zoo: (California)An interesting vitual zoo tour online

• Santa Ana Zoo, (California): Take the Kid's Quiz

• Santa Barbara Zoo: (California) Some wonderful zoo baby pictures

•  Sante Fe Teaching Zoo: ( Florida ) Welcome to the Santa Fe Community College Zoo Animal Technology Program and Teaching Zoo!  This site serves two purposes.  First, to introduce you to the Zoo Animal Technology Program (ZATP).  Second, to familiarize you with Gainesville's only Zoo - The Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo.

• Smithsonian National Zoo: (Washington, D.C.)Come watch our live video cams;  see our online elephant demonstration; Visit our new pandas and learn all about pandas;  lots more so come on in and enjoy.

• Sedgwick County Zoo (Kansas);  Check out "Fun Stuff"  This page contains fun pages for people of all ages. Embark on our zoo adventure, see our animals, play games, and enjoy the multimedia experience!

• Southwick's Zoo: (New England) Virtual Zoo and Fun and Games page

• Woodland Park Zoo: (Washington) Meet Chai, our new baby elephant.  See her birth video and now you can watch her growing up in these and future online video clips. Also, there is an alphabetical listing of all the Woodland Park Zoo Animal Fact Sheets

• Waikiki Aquarium : (Hawaii) Take a virtual tour of the aquarium and learn about fish and other ocean and reef life.

• Welcome to Zoo keeper UK! Here you will find information and pictures on many different animals.
  

• Zoos Biology: Visit the ANATOMY WEB information resource

• Zoo Keeping Careers:

• eWildlife.com: A GREAT search engine for everything to do with wildlife, pets, zoos, aquaria.etc.

• Using the Web for Zoological Research paper describing the use of browsers such as Netscape by zoo and aquarium professionals to gain easy access to a wealth of information for zoological research

• the Wildlife Conservation Society

• Z.O.O. is a positive, constructive, practical, scientific, sensible and sensitive conservation, education, research and animal welfare Society.
  

• Zoolex: Your Access to International Zoo Design

• Zoologische Garten (Der) Urban & Fischer — founded in 1859 (since 1929 as "new series"), an international scientific periodical covering all aspects of zoological gardens

Virtual and Cyber Zoos:

• the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria: ARAZPA is the collective professional association of the zoos and aquariums of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The Association aims to promote and maintain professional standards of operation in the zoological industry and to maximise its collective resources for the conservation of biodiversity.

• Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) a non-profit organization established to promote the welfare of and encourage the advancement and improvement of zoology, recreation, education, conservation and science

• Welcome to the CAZA Web site. The Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums is a non-profit organization established to promote the welfare of and encourage the advancement and improvement of zoology, recreation, education, conservation and science.

• Global Zoo Directory: a comprehensive directory of zoos around the world, CBSG

• Welcome to The Good Zoo Guide Online (goodzoos.com), the essential guide to the best zoos, wildlife parks and animal collections on the planet
  • Now more than 200 Pages of Zoo Reviews and discussion - and growing with the help of Internet Zoo Critics from all around the world

  • And while you're here - check out our world famous 'Zoo Noticeboard' Can you help zoos and animal lovers from around the world with their zoo enquiries?

• International Species Information System (ISIS) "I.S.I.S. (International Species Information System) is a computer-based information system for wild animal species held in captivity. The ISIS central database hold information on 1.44 million zoological animals of nearly 8,000 species held in 576 institutions in 54 countries. ISIS’ Animal Records Keeping System (ARKS) in used for institutional animal records by 573 of ISIS’ 576 members. ISIS offers services of immediate use to zoological institutions, and is building an accessible archive of the data needed for the longer term."

• World Zoo Organisation: the 'umbrella' organisation for the world zoo and aquarium community — its' members include leading zoos and aquariums, and regional and national Associations of Zoos and Aquariums, from around the world — WZO was formally founded as the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (IUDZG) in Rotterdam in 1946, based on earlier beginnings
  

• Zoo Check New Zealand: a Project of the Born Free Foundation: "ZooCheck New Zealand works to prevent the suffering, both physical and psychological, of wildlife in captivity. We also seek to promote the conservation of animals in their natural habitat and protection of the natural environment"

This page was last completely edited
September 05, 2003
If you have a site you would like to see added to this or any other of Man and Mollusc Link pages; PLEASE notify me

Broken or Lost links to be researched after the September, 2001 edit

• Banham Zoo: Take the "Animal Quiz" in the Kids Zone
  http://www.banhamzoo.co.uk/pages/home.html

• Consortium of Aquariums, Universities and Zoos (CAUZ) for Worldwide Conservation: "The Consortium of Aquariums, Universities and Zoos (C.A.U.Z.) is an international network of scientists and educators in universities, zoos, aquariums, conservation organizations, and governmental agencies who are dedicated to worldwide conservation. " http://www.selu.com/bio/cauz/index.html