Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

Here's what people are saying about the
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo

"One of the nation's Ten Best Zoos for Kids"
Parents, 2009

“No zoo does it better than the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo"
Jack Hanna, host of Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, 2007

“Best Australian Animal Exhibit”
Allen W. Nyhuis and Jon Wassner, America's Best Zoos, 2008

“One of the nation's ten best zoos for kids”
Child, 2004

“One of the country's best zoos for families”
Family Fun, 2000

“…the well-respected, 40-acre Fort Wayne Children's Zoo”
Business Week magazine, citing one reason that Fort Wayne is the best city for raising kids in Indiana, November 2008

“Fort Wayne's Best Children's Entertainment Venue”
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette Readers' Picks, 2008

“Fort Wayne's best attribute”
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette Reader Survey, 2005
 

Press Releases

Please direct Media Inquiries to Cheryl Piropato, Education & Communications Director at 260-427-6800.
Jan. 27, 2012 Volunteer at the Zoo!
Nov. 15, 2011 Zoo Society Offers $2,000 Scholarship
Sept. 26, 2011 Wild Zoo Halloween Offers Family Fun with at Twist
Sept. 22, 2011 Zoo Baby Boom
August 12, 2011 Ft. Wayne Children's Zoo and Children's Museum of Indianapolis Team Up
July 28, 2011 Ride the Zoo Train for One Token in August
May 23, 2011 Zoo Awards Scholarships
May 10, 2011 Rare Gibbon Born at Zoo
May 4, 2011 Zoo to Unveil Graphics Created by Students
April 18, 2011 Zoo Opens Saturday April 23
March 23, 2011 Rare Vulture Chick Hatches at the Zoo
March 11, 2011 Zoo Summer Job Fair March 12
March 7, 2011 Zoo Invites Citizens to Gather Data on Frogs
Sept. 23, 2010 All-new Wild Zoo Halloween Offers Fall Family Fun with a Zoo Twist
Sept. 1, 2010 $1 Rides at the Zoo in September
August 27, 2010 Fort Wayne Zookeepers Care for Wildlife Affected by Michigan Oil Spill
August 10, 2010 Fort Wayne Only U.S. Zoo to Display Rare Gibbons
July 1, 2010 Two New Sea Lions Make a Splash at the Zoo
June 16, 2010 Baby Giraffe Born at Zoo
June 9, 2010 Zoo Vet to Congress: Zoos Ready to Help with Oil Spill
Feb. 17, 2010 Zoo celebrates life, mourns death of sea lion
Feb. 12, 2010 Tasmanian devil contributes to scientific breakthrough
Nov. 6, 2009 Zoo Ends Season with New Attendance Record
Oct. 27, 2009 Baby Giraffe Born at the Zoo
April 2, 2009 Zoo Named One of “Ten Best Zoos for Kids” by Parents Magazine