Botanic Garden
Welcome to the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
Explore more than 1.5 miles of paths through formal and whimsical gardens designed to delight your senses.
The Travel Channel cites ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden as one of the top 12 in the country!
Upcoming Events
Visit the ABQ BioPark Calendar
Latest BioPark News
New Weedy Sea Dragons at the Aquarium
Come visit the ABQ BioPark's newest resident.
Animal Love at ABQ BioPark
Visitors to Zoo's sex tour will learn about the birds and the bees (and lions and frogs).
ABQ BioPark Elephant Has a New Home at the Oregon Zoo
Samson the Asian elephant has joined the Oregon Zoo herd.
ABQ BioPark Offers Free Passes
Library card holders can "check out" tickets to the Zoo, Aquarium and Botanic Garden
ABQ BioPark Spring Features
Special spring-themed tours and blooms are featured this April at the Botanic Garden.
Fast Facts About Apes
It's the Great Ape-ril at the ABQ BioPark - join us for activities throughout the month. Here are some things you may not know about apes!
Penguins Feel the Heat
Penguin species exist in delicate balance within their ecosystems and climate change can disrupt their lives in complicated ways.
April 2018 Newsletter
News, features, events and birthdays at the ABQ BioPark.
Wildlife Rescues in Costa Rica
The Jaguar Rescue Center Foundation and The Ara Project are gems along Costa Rica's Caribbean coast.
Green Initiatives at the ABQ BioPark
Elimination of plastic bags, eco-friendly straws among several ways the BioPark is greening up.
Special Hanami Tours Begin Next Week
Learn more about this traditional festival, view the spring's new blooms in the Botanic Garden's Japanese Garden.
Zoo Partners With TriCore Reference Laboratories for Elephant Prenatal Care
Regular blood draws help ensure calf and mom are healthy.
Camp BioPark Registration Now Open
More than a dozen summer classes available for children in pre-school through ninth grade.
March 2018 Newsletter
News, features, events and birthdays at the ABQ BioPark.
"Hey, Why's the Water Green?"
Tingley Beach's ponds are carefully managed using biological processes.
Partnership to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums partners with U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance.
New Vulture Chick at the Zoo
Baby is part of a Species Survival Plan.
Run for the Zoo Registration Open
Runners have five race options this year including half marathon, 10K, 5K, 5K Fitness and 1 Mile fun/walk.
February 2018 eNewsletter
News, features, events and birthdays at the ABQ BioPark.
A Lotta Otter Fun
Chaos and Mayhem are getting ready for their new home.
Choo choo!
Meet the Zoo's lead train driver, Greg Gensen.
Re-purposed Poaching Snare Program
The ABQ BioPark is partnering with Catching Hope to conserve the endangered saola.
Native Plants for Pollinators
The ABQ BioPark is establishing a native plants for pollinators program starting this spring.
ABQ BioPark Welcomes New Snow Leopard
Zoo hopes to breed female Sarani with male Azeo as part of the Species Survival Plan.
Aquarium Overnights Are Back
Come "Snooze with the Sea Turtles" at the ABQ BioPark.
Update on New Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Ambassador turtle "Shelldon" is growing.
January 2018 eNewsletter
News, features, events and birthdays at the ABQ BioPark.
2018 Excitement: Events, Exhibits at ABQ BioPark
Penguins, otters, and new education events top the list.
BioPark Volunteers and Staff Give Back to the Community During the Holidays
Led by star volunteer Lula Triandafilidis, education staff and volunteers donate items to local school children.
Cheetah Conservation at the BioPark
ABQ BioPark a leader in innovative breeding procedure, home to a number of cheetahs over the years.