Twenty-four North American Zoos and Aquariums Earn AZA Accreditation

Silver Spring, Maryland (September 26, 2008) - The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today announced the results of its September accreditation hearings. Twenty-four zoos and aquariums across North America were granted AZA accreditation by its independent Accreditation Commission.

• Blank Park Zoo - Des Moines, IA
• Bronx Zoo - The Bronx, NY
• Brookgreen Gardens - Pawleys Island, SC
• The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House - St.Louis, MO
• Buttonwood Park Zoo - New Bedord, MA
• Calgary Zoo - Calgary, Canada
• Chattanooga Zoo - Chattanooga, TN
• Chehaw Wild Animal Park - Albany, GA
• Clyde Peeling's Reptiland - Allenwood, PA
• Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo - Bridgeport, CT
• Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - Fort Wayne, IN
• Henry Vilas Zoo - Madison, WI
• International Crane Foundation - Barraboo, WI
• Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - Baltimore, MD
• Milwaukee County Zoo - Milwaukee, WI
• Oglebay's Good Zoo - Wheeling, WV
• Oklahoma City Zoo - Oklahoma City, OK
• Peoria Zoo - Peoria, IL
• Queens Zoo - Flushing, NY
• Riverside Zoo - Scottsbluff, NE
• Rosamond Gifford Zoo - Syracuse, NY
• Seneca Park Zoo - Rochester, NY
• Smithsonian National Zoo - Washington, DC
• Virginia Zoo - Norfolk, VA

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