The Minnesota Zoo at a Glance
2011 At a Glance*
Individual animals: over 4,100**
60 Species Survival Plan (SSP) species
Approximately 185,000 individual Zoo Members
Annual attendance over 1.1 million
Over 350,000 participants in Zoo education programs
Zoomobile traveled to 43 counties, presenting programs to 43,500 people
Over 1,100 volunteers contribute more than 107,000 hours
Total operating expense: $20.5 million
*July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011
**Does not include insect colonies
Mission: To connect people, animals and the natural world.