The Little Rock Zoo Board of Governors approved a multi-phased, multi-million dollar master plan that will transform the Little Rock Zoo. This plan changes our zoo into a zoogeographic zoo where animals are represented in natural looking habitats characteristic of their surroundings in the wild. Zoogeographic zoos place animal habitats in the country they are from rather than with similar species. Visitors will feel as if they have entered another continent when they step into the different sections of this zoogeographic zoo. Funds raised by the Arkansas Zoological Foundation are used to develop the zoo according to this master plan. Donate today!

These are just a few of the numerous changes outlined in the zoo’s master plan:

• Arkansas Farmstead exhibit with native species and information on the importance of agriculture to our state
• The continent of Asia with a larger elephant exhibit, orangutans, blackbuck antelope, Sarus cranes, and other Asian species
• The continent of Africa with a new giraffe barn, the African Veldt mixed species exhibit, a new cheetah habitat, and the African Outpost
• New entry complex located north of Zoo Drive complete with a new restaurant, carnival style rides, and an ice cream parlor
• New Discovery Center education center with new rooms, exhibits, and education animals

Want to see the entire Zoo Master Plan? Click here!