Zoo
Welcome to the ABQ BioPark Zoo
See hours, ticket info. and directions
Located next to the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the 64-acre Zoo has been offering guests close encounters with exotic and native animals since 1927. Download a zoo map (updated June 2026).
Our Animals
Check out a yearbook of some of our most popular animals at the ABQ BioPark Zoo!
Today at the Zoo
Special Experiences
Upcoming Events
Visit the ABQ BioPark Calendar.
Amazon Wish Lists
The NM BioPark Society has set up several Amazon wish lists for the ABQ BioPark Zoo's residents. The lists feature everything from pig-shaped piñatas for large carnivores to rip into to heavy duty trash containers that can be used to create ice treats for big cats and other carnivores. Browse the lists and make a purchase for the animals.
Latest BioPark News
In Boost to Conservation of Endangered Species, ABQ BioPark's Wolf Pack to Be Released Into the Wild
Kawi, Ryder & 7 pups temporarily in a facility in Mexico, will be introduced to the wild after learning to hunt, survive on their own.
Water Filtration Systems to Get an Upgrade Thanks to Parks and Recreation Department
The ABQ BioPark received about $300,000 worth of pumps, sand filters and related equipment.
Reptile Team Wins City Award for Safety
Award is given quarterly to to individuals or work sections.
Stephanie Stowell Named as New ABQ BioPark Director
Stowell brings years of experience to the ABQ BioPark, where she's served as associate director since July 2019.
Baby Macaroni Penguins on the Way!
ABQ BioPark expecting two chicks this December from mother Minnow and father Jamison. The couple previously had a chick together at Sea World.
ABQ BioPark Celebrates 20 Years of Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Conservation
Staff from the BioPark’s Aquatic Conservation Facility released 34,000 minnows into the Rio Grande in Albuquerque on November 16, another release planned later this month
Baby Klipspringer Born at the ABQ BioPark Zoo
Zeelie is Raisin and Pogo's third calf, weighs in at just under two pounds.
New Texas Horned Lizards
The lizards are part of a captive breeding and wild release program at the ABQ BioPark.
What's Animal Enrichment?
Learn more about the ways animal caretakers keep the ABQ BioPark's animals happy and healthy.
