Utah Zoological Society

UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO CREATES CHAMPIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND IS OUR COMMUNITY'S GATEWAY TO ANIMALS, CONNECTING OUR VISITORS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND ENGAGING THEM IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACTION LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE.

SINCE 1931, UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO, RESIDING ON 42-ACRES AT THE MOUTH OF EMIGRATION CANYON HAS BEEN HOME TO MORE THAN 650 ANIMALS ON EARTH, INCLUDING ELEPHANTS, RHINOS, GORILLAS, POLAR BEARS, TIGERS, GIRAFFES, AND LIONS. IN 2021, MORE THAN 882,000 PEOPLE CAME TO UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO ENJOY AND LEARN ABOUT THESE MAGNIFICENT CREATURES. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN CREATING MEMORIES FOR GENERATIONS AT THE ZOO. THEY CAN HAVE LETTUCE TAKEN OUT OF THEIR HANDS BY AN 18-INCH GIRAFFE TONGUE OR FEED A RHINO AN APPLE. THEY CAN WATCH POLAR BEARS SWIM UNDERWATER AND EVEN TAKE A SELFIE WITH A SEAL BOBBING IN THE WATER BEHIND THE GLASS. IT IS OUR MISSION TO USE THESE MAGICAL CONNECTIONS AND CREATE THE GREATEST GOOD POSSIBLE. THE ANIMALS ARE THE AMBASSADORS, AND THE ZOO IS THE VEHICLE FOR DOING THIS WORK. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD. WE TEACH 21, 000 CHILDREN EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND PROGRAMS. WE HOST FIELD TRIPS TO 53,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR FREE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 13,000 THROUGH OUR INFORMATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT (ISEE) PROGRAM. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION TO HELP HEAL PEOPLE. WE PROVIDE DREAM NIGHT FOR 1,500 PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN. THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE, VIDEOS ARE PROVIDED TO PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE RONALD MACDONALD HOUSE. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SEASON, WE PROVIDE 300 DIRECT JOBS, AND NUMEROUS INDIRECT JOBS, WHICH ADDS 20-25 MILLION TO UTAH'S ECONOMY EACH YEAR. WE ENGAGED MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS IN A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS AND ROLES. OUR ZOO TEEN PROGRAM GIVES CHILDREN SCIENCE AND JOB SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE. WE LEVERAGE THAT MAGICAL CONNECTION TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COLLECTIVE BACKYARDS. WE WORK WITH THE JORDAN RIVER COMMISSION TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY TAKE CARE OF AND RESTORE THE RIVER. WE WORK WITH THE UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES TO REPATRIATE BOREAL TOAD POPULATIONS. WE HELP PROVIDE JOBS AND EDUCATION TO THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY CARING FOR ELEPHANTS AND LIONS IN AFRICA. FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE ARCTIC, WE GIVE A GREATER SENSE OF SECURITY BY DETECTING POLAR BEARS AND ALERTING THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THEY ARRIVE IN TOWN.