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
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Latest BioPark News
New Certification Program at the ABQ BioPark Will Offer Career Advancement, Ensure Continued Excellence in Animal Care
Zookeepers and aquarists can now opt into taking a curriculum of professional development courses.
ABQ BioPark's Obon Festival to feature traditional Japanese drummers and dancers, tea ceremony demo, floating lanterns and more
Tickets available online for the August 13 event.
ABQ BioPark’s Most Vulnerable Animals Now Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Great apes and big cats were the first priorities to receive the vaccine
ABQ BioPark to Celebrate Animal Care Staff for National Zookeeper Appreciation Week
The week-long event from July 17-23 will include public education and staff appreciation events.
Llamas and Alpaca Move to Heritage Farm
The move will offer more opportunities for the group to graze and take part in other natural behaviors.
ABQ BioPark Excited to Welcome New Siamang Family
Eve, Wayan and Rahsia come from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Lola the Grand Cayman blue iguana is carrying eggs!
This is exciting news for this endangered species.
ABQ BioPark Zookeeper Visits Grand Cayman Island to Help With Iguana Conservation
Reptile keeper Phil Mayhew says his experience will help inform the Zoo’s Grand Cayman blue iguana care program.
New Teen Volunteer Opportunities This Summer
Nature guides and camp counselors can now learn more about career paths and participate in on-grounds projects.
GRT Funds Transforming ABQ BioPark through New Exhibit Construction and Renovations
Capital improvements guided by the BioPark’s Master Plan.
ABQ BioPark Temporarily Shifting Many of the Zoo’s Birds Indoors In Response to Avian Flu
The move is being made out of an abundance of caution to protect the park’s birds.
ABQ BioPark Thanks Longtime Volunteers
Several women have served at the BioPark for more than 25 years!
ABQ BioPark Announces Pregnancies of Orangutan Sarah and Gorilla Samantha
Sarah is an experienced mother while this will be Samantha's first baby.
ABQ BioPark Veterinary Staff Help Famous Injured Wolf
Mexican gray wolf that gained fame after being shot was recently re-released thanks to critical treatment received at the ABQ BioPark.
ABQ BioPark Associate Director Chosen By AZA for Leadership Program
Individuals chosen based on demonstrated interest and ability to advance to a director role in an AZA-accredited facility in the next five years.
Asante the Meerkat Passes Away Due to Old Age
Staff and visitors will miss this familiar face on the Catwalk.
Celebrate Sea Turtle Awareness Day with Mimi the rescued sea turtle
Celebrate Sea Turtle Awareness Day with Mimi the rescued sea turtle
ABQ BioPark and Thornburg Investment Management partner to bring virtual field trips to students
ABQ BioPark and Thornburg Investment Management partner to bring virtual field trips to students
Second Asian elephant calf tests positive for virus
Second Asian elephant calf tests positive for virus
Asian elephant calf dies of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus
ABQ BioPark heartbroken at the loss of Thorn: “Everybody loved him.”
ABQ BioPark Aquarium and Botanic Garden celebrate 25 years of exploring nature together
The two facilities joined the Zoo in 1996, creating one of the most comprehensive biological institutions in the world.
ABQ BioPark Releases Silvery Minnows into Rio Grande
ABQ BioPark Releases Silvery Minnows into Rio Grande