San Diego Zoo

Operated by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, the 100-acre San Diego Zoo is located in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It hosts over 3.2 million annual visitors, with iconic exhibits including Panda Canyon, African Rocks, and the Konrad Lorenz Rainforest of the World, home to 12,000+ animals representing 650+ species, including vulnerable koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), critically endangered California condors (Gymnogyps californianus), and western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Its giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) conservation program, run in partnership with the China Wildlife Conservation Association and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, produced 6 surviving cubs between 1996 and 2019, including Hua Mei, the first giant panda cub born in the United States to survive to adulthood. The zoo