New York Movers and the Bronx Zoo

The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo located in Bronx Park which you can visit with your New York Movers. It is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States at 265 acres of parkland and naturalistic habitats.

A vision and a dream

When you visit the Bronx Zoo with your New York Movers it is hard to imagine that before the 1880s, this area was privately owned estates. In the 1880s, the State of New York set aside land for future development of the park and soon after developed the New York Zoological Society to found the zoo. The zoo first opened its doors to the public on November 8, 1899 with 843 animals in 22 exhibits. Today that has grown to more than 4000 animals housed in a series of Beaux-Arts pavilions. Many of the animals that are housed here are endangered or threatened species.

Look toward the future

When you visit the Bronx Zoo with your New York Movers you may learn that they are moving towards more eco-friendly exhibits. They have installed eco-friendly washrooms outside the Bronx River Gate. They have also recently agreed to allow a rare snow leopard cub found in northern Pakistan into its breeding program. The cub was found in northern Pakistan after a mudslide killed its mother. Since there are no captive breeding programs in Pakistan, it was decided that it would be brought to the Bronx Zoo and will later be returned to Pakistan.

Take a trip outside of New York

Some of the exhibits in the Bronx Zoo that you can visit with your New York Movers include seeing Western lowland gorillas in the Congo Gorilla Forest, visiting the Himalayan Highlands, or sweating it out in the Asian rain forest. The Himalayan Highlands exhibit is open all year and will take you to the mountaintops of Nepal without a sherpa. It is a one-acre winding path that will take you to see some of Asia's most endangered species such as the snow leopard, red pandas, Temminck's tragopan, and white-naped cranes. The area was decorated by a Tibetan monk and has an authentic feel to it.

Welcome to the jungle

You can also transport yourself to the Asian rainforest without even leaving New York. This is a 37,000 square-foot Asian rainforest that is a permanent 75 degrees inside. There are four types of rainforest habitats marked by signs inside. From floor to ceiling you will find a wealth of animals in here. The stag beetles, walkingsticks, and fired-bellied toads creep along the forest floor. At the top of the trees the Bali mynah and Indian roller fly around, while the white-cheeked gibbons swing from tree-to-tree.

Plan your visit

The Bronx Zoo is open 365 days a year to visit with your New York Movers from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.