Zoo

Sedgwick County Zoo

Q: Where is Sedgwick County Zoo?

United States. Sedgwick County Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 5555 West Zoo Boulevard, Wichita, KS. Its coordinates are 37.716° N, 97.410° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Rocky Mountain National Park, about 776 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Sedgwick County Zoo?

222 species. Citizen-science photos record 222 species at Sedgwick County Zoo, including Golden-breasted Starling, Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Humboldt Penguin, Golden-headed Quetzal and Slender-tailed Meerkat. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Sedgwick County Zoo in the wild?

Golden-breasted Starling: Tsavo East National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Sedgwick County Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Golden-breasted Starling (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tsavo East National Park), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Badlands National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

Q: When did Sedgwick County Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1971, 68 ha. Sedgwick County Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1971 and covers about 68 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 222 species are photographed there.

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🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 222 spp. present

The Sedgwick County Zoo is an AZA-accredited wildlife park and major attraction in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1971, with the help of the Sedgwick County Zoological Society, the zoo has quickly become recognized both nationally and internationally for its support of conservation programs and successful breeding of rare and endangered species. Housing over 3,000 animals of nearly 400 species, it is the 13th largest zoo in the United States in both number of species and total animals, and 7th largest in total area. The zoo has slowly increased its visitors and now ranks as the number one outdoor tourist attraction in the state. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

37.716° N 97.410° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

222

species

Opened

1971

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

Address: 5555 West Zoo Boulevard, Wichita, KS
Phone: +1 316-660-9453

scz.org ↗

What visitors say

We were able to see lowland and mountain gorillas at the zoo but only behind glass.

🦒 Animals in captivity

Lamprotornis regius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Tsavo East National Park+ 4 more parks

Cynomys ludovicianus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Badlands National Park

Spheniscus humboldti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Lima

Pharomachrus auriceps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park+ 2 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Otidiphaps nobilis

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

LC Endemic

Stictonetta naevosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Grampians National Park

Before you go

Where is Sedgwick County Zoo?

United States

Sedgwick County Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 5555 West Zoo Boulevard, Wichita, KS. Its coordinates are 37.716° N, 97.410° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Rocky Mountain National Park, about 776 km away.

What animals can you see at Sedgwick County Zoo?

222 species

Citizen-science photos record 222 species at Sedgwick County Zoo, including Golden-breasted Starling, Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Humboldt Penguin, Golden-headed Quetzal and Slender-tailed Meerkat. 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 Sedgwick County Zoo in the wild?

Golden-breasted Starling: Tsavo East National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Sedgwick County Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Golden-breasted Starling (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tsavo East National Park), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Badlands National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

When did Sedgwick County Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1971, 68 ha

Sedgwick County Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1971 and covers about 68 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 222 species are photographed there.