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John Ball Zoo inspires our community to be actively engaged in the conservation of wildlife and our natural environment. John Ball Zoo is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation committed to the advancement of public education on the need for wildlife conservation and preservation. We envision a future of being a world-class zoo, a premier education facility, a renowned conservation center, and a wildly successful national visitor attraction. John Ball Zoo is the 4th most attended cultural facility in Michigan, occupying approximately 31 acres, we welcome over 700,000 visitors annually and care for over 220 species and over 2,400 individual animals daily in addition to participating in 49 Species Survival Plans (SSPs) & 39 taxon advisory groups (TAG).
