The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, a unique 10-acre zoo in Gainesville, Florida, is the only zoo on a college campus accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

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Directions The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is located on SF's Northwest Campus.

Animals marked with currently live behind the scenes of the zoo. You may meet some of these animals during an animal encounter or at special events. Asian small-clawed otter Aonyx cinereus Caracal Caracal caracal Key Deer Odocoileus virginianus clavium Matschie's tree kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei Nyala Tragelaphus angasii Perdido Key beach mouse

The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is located on Santa Fe College's Northwest Campus, and is the only zoo in the country on a college campus accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA).

Program Overview Are you passionate about animals? Do you want to save the world and make a difference for wild animals and wild places? The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is located on Santa Fe College's Northwest Campus, and accredited by …

Events Available Throughout the year, the SF Teaching Zoo hosts a variety of family friendly and community events. Check out our upcoming events below to learn more!

The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is home to over 70 different species of animals and is maintained by students enrolled in the college’s premier Zoo Animal Technology Program. The SF Teaching Zoo highlights a diverse collection that contains both native and exotic species for everyone to enjoy!

Zoo Experiences Our conservation education mission is to add value to the lives of our students and enrich our community by promoting environmental well-being and ecological values through conservation education. Through our educational programs, we aim to inspire individuals to feel, think, see and act in support of the natural world and …

There will be live entertainment from Danscompany of Gainesville performing their Thriller trilogy, animal encounters, games run by Santa Fe Saints Athletics teams, and food available for purchase at the event. Boo at the Zoo starts at 3 p.m. and runs until 7 p.m. We hope you'll join us for our 28th annual event! When October 31, 2024 3 - 7 p.m.