Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
| The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | |
|---|---|
The gardens | |
Interactive map of The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | |
| 33°41′45″N 116°22′13″W / 33.69583°N 116.37028°W | |
| Date opened | March 9, 1970 |
| Location | Palm Desert, California, United States and Indian Wells, California, United States |
| Land area | 1,800 acres (730 ha) (1,720 acres (700 ha) left in natural state) |
| No. of animals | 500 |
| No. of species | 150 |
| Annual visitors | 500,000 |
| Memberships | AZA, WAZA |
| Major exhibits | Wilds of North America, African Safari, Australian Adventures |
| Website | livingdesert |
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, formerly the Living Desert Museum, is a non-profit zoo and desert botanical garden in Palm Desert, in the Colorado Desert, in California in the United States. It is set on 1,200 acres of land, with 80 developed as zoo and gardens, and is home to over 500 animals representing over 150 species and receives over 500,000 visitors annually.
The zoo has been a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 1983, and is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). It has participated in species reintroduction programs including the peninsular bighorn sheep to the local mountains and returning Arabian oryx to Oman.