{"id":250734,"date":"2024-12-30T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/?page_id=250734"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:23:58","slug":"celebrating-150-years-of-the-cincinnati-zoo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/celebrating-150-years-of-the-cincinnati-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 150 Years of the Cincinnati Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden celebrates the 150th anniversary of its opening in 2025. It has grown from humble beginnings into a world-renowned Zoo and Botanical Garden, earning the top spot in each category in multiple national polls. It has been my home for the past 50 years, so I\u2019ve witnessed and participated in its growth and evolution. We\u2019ve made incredible strides in wildlife conservation, deepening partnerships locally and globally to increase our impact and mobilize the Zoo community to support coexistence between humans and wildlife. We are nationally recognized as The Greenest Zoo in America, reducing our carbon footprint with major water, energy and waste savings. Our Lindner Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) is an industry leader in reproductive biology.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In our anniversary year, we will reflect on our rich history while running toward our bright future! There is much to be done as we continue the work of bringing people \u201cclose enough to care\u201d about animals and the planet. Cincinnati has always been a Zoo town and for that we thank you and hope to see you soon at the Zoo!<\/p>\n

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Thane Maynard
\nCincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Director[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]

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