Living Desert Botanical Garden and Zoo

 

Living Desert Botanical Garden and Zoo

In English, the "Living Desert" Zoological and Botanical Garden is known as: The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, located near the Palm Springs Desert Museum, is a 360-acre (1.46 km2) botanical garden and zoo with a nature preserve. Since 1983, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens has been a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). 1 and the International Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The zoo has participated in species reintroduction programs, including the Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) reintroduction to the area's mountains and the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) reintroduction programme in Oman. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens' identification code, despite the fact that it is not yet a member of the "Botanic Gardens Conservation International" (BGCI).LDCA is also the initials of its herbarium.


History
In 1970, the botanical and zoological gardens were established.


The wildlife park
"Brew at the Zoo" day.
Kit foxes, tortoises, lizards, and two bighorn sheep were housed as early as 1974, and between 1974 and 1975, the Mojave Desert Gardens, a replica of the Alta California deserts, were built. Additional facilities were gradually added, including greenhouses and a series of new habitat gardens, as well as a number of new animals such as Rhim gazelles (1981); Cougars, Bobcats, and Badgers (1993); cheetahs and warthogs (1995); model trains (1998); giraffes and ostriches (1998). The gardens currently claim to be the only American zoological and botanical garden dedicated solely to the world's deserts, and they offer environmental education, native fauna recovery, and propagation., the propagation of endangered plants, and the breeding of native and African wildlife, including the area's iconic bighorn sheep. His unusual meerkat display inspired Walt Disney Studios cartoonists to create the character "Timon," who appears in the film The Lion King. A train bridge model. The holiday season brings the zoo's "WildLights" celebration, in which over 275,000 candles illuminate lively scenes throughout the season. It also hosts one of the largest model railway exhibitions in the LGB world, which includes the world's longest model bridge span.


TicKetsTICKETS
GA Adult (13+) Reservations
$29.95
GA Child Reservation (3 to 12 years)
$19.95 GA Child Reserve (under 3)
FREE Reserve GA Senior (Age 62 and Up)
$27.95

Hour
Sunday hours are 8AM-5PM.
Monday 8AM–5PM
Tuesday 8AM–5PM
Wednesday 8AM–5PM
Thursday 8AM–5PM
Friday 8AM–5PM
Saturday 8AM–5PM


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