STATEN ISLAND ZOO

Developed in 1936, the Staten Island Zoological Society’s core  mission of education is important to current and future human societies.  More than just a destination where adults and children can view,  appreciate and understand wildlife, the Staten Island Zoo is dedicated  to creating an environment for the study or management, protection and  restoration of threatened species, ecological communities, habitats, and  ecosystems, whether they are local or on the other side of the globe.

Funded  in part by the City of New York through its Department of Cultural  Affairs with support from the Staten Island delegation to the City  Council and the Office of the Staten Island Borough President, the  Staten Island Zoo also receives support from the New York State Office  of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

However, more than  65 percent of its operating budget is generated by the initiatives of  the Zoo – including admissions, active educational programs, special  events … and donations large and small.

With more than 1,500  animals in our care, the costs of feeding, maintaining enrichment and  health, and funding interpretation of their species – the core of our  mission – increases yearly.

Perhaps unlike many cultural and  educational organizations, a donation of any size to the zoo is  immediately visible in the care provided to each of our animals.