Bowmanville Zoo

Bowmanville Zoo
Entrance to the Bowmanville Zoo
Interactive map of Bowmanville Zoo
43°54′46″N 78°40′06″W / 43.912811°N 78.668456°W / 43.912811; -78.668456
Date opened1919
Date closed10 October 2016
Location340 King Street East, Clarington, Ontario, Canada
Land area42 acres (17 ha)
No. of animals300
MembershipsCAZA

Bowmanville Zoo was a zoo in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1919, at the time of its closure, in 2016, it was the oldest private zoo in North America. It was a large supplier of animals to the U.S. film industry.

About 100,000 people visited the zoo each year, a figure which dropped by more than two thirds in its final year. The Bowmanville Zoo officially closed on 10 October 2016.