Zoo
Cosley Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 24 spp. present
Cosley Zoo is an AZA-accredited zoo located in Wheaton, Illinois. It is a facility of the Wheaton Park District and open year-round. The zoo, which is situated on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land, is built on the site of a historic train station and consists of both domestic animals and wildlife that is native to North America. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
41.878° N 88.121° W
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Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
24
speciesOpened
1974
Size
Small
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What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Cosley Zoo?
United States
Cosley Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 41.878° N, 88.121° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Point Pelee National Park, about 464 km away.
What animals can you see at Cosley Zoo?
24 species
Citizen-science photos record 24 species at Cosley Zoo, including Sandhill Crane, Wood Duck, Great Horned Owl, Northern Pintail and Common Goldeneye. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Cosley Zoo in the wild?
Sandhill Crane: Wood Buffalo National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Cosley Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Sandhill Crane (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wood Buffalo National Park), Wood Duck (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park) and Great Horned Owl (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Impenetrable National Park).
Does Cosley Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Cosley Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did Cosley Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1974, 2.4 ha
Cosley Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1974 and covers about 2.4 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 24 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website