Tulsa Zoo
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| Date opened | 1927 |
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| Location | Mohawk Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°12′31″N 95°55′47″W / 36.20868°N 95.92978°WCoordinates: 36°12′31″N 95°55′47″W / 36.20868°N 95.92978°W |
| Land area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| No. of animals | 1,500 |
| No. of species | 436 |
| Annual visitors | 600,000 |
| Memberships | AZA,AAM |
| Website | www |
The Tulsa Zoo is a 85-acre (34 ha) non-profit zoo located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The Tulsa Zoo is owned by the City of Tulsa, but since 2010 has been privately managed by Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. The zoo is located in Mohawk Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States.
The zoo is involved in many conservation efforts, such as a push to reduce the use of palm oil, FrogWatch USA, and efforts to encourage ocean conservation.
The Tulsa Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
In 2005, the Tulsa Zoo was named as "America's Favorite Zoo" by Microsoft Game Studios and was granted $25,000 in a contest designed to promote the Zoo Tycoon 2 computer game. The contest counted votes from zoo visitors across the country for many of America's top zoos, including the San Diego Zoo and the Bronx Zoo.
The Robert J. LaFortune WildLIFE Trek is a four-building complex, formerly the North American Living Museum, and is the recipient of many awards, including best new exhibit when it was constructed in 1978. As of spring 2013 each building focuses on animals from around the world and their adaptations to life in the water, desert, forest, and cold. Animals in this complex include Siberian cranes, bush baby, albino alligator, chinchilla, peccary, seahorses and grizzly bears.
Encompasses a 2.5-acre (1 ha) area for the zoo's three elephants and includes an Elephant Interpretive Center which highlights of the life of the Asian elephant species. And includes a life size climbable elephant sculpture. Visitors can view the elephants from both indoor and outdoor viewing areas and the exhibit includes an elephant demonstration yard.
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