Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers

Here are up-to-date numbers for some of the most widely used AZA statistics.

Visitation

In 2005, the total annual attendance for all AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums was 143 million.

AZA Membership

AZA has four types of organizational membership:

Institutional
(zoos and aquariums accredited by AZA);
Related Facilities
(research facilities, rehabilitation centers, and educational organizations certified by AZA);
Conservation Partners
(organizations supporting support the mission of zoos and aquariums);
Commercial
(products and services for zoos and aquariums).

Type of Member	Total Number
Accredited zoos and aquariums [here's a list]	218
Commercial Members [here's a list]	263
Certified Related Facilities [here's a list]	19
Conservation Partners	49
Individual Members	5,200

Conservation Programs

AZA members participate in over 700 cooperative conservation and management programs. Through these programs, AZA assists its members in managing their captive populations and conducting and overseeing zoo and aquarium-based and field-based conservation, research and education projects.

Name of Program	Current Total
Taxonomic Advisory Groups (TAGs) [fact sheet]	46
Species Survival Plan® Programs (SSPs) [fact sheet]	111
Population Management Plans (PMPs) [fact sheet]	312
Studbooks [fact sheet]	468
Scientific Advisory Groups (SAGs) [fact sheet]	13
Conservation Action Partnerships (CAPs) [fact sheet]	4
Total number of managed species or sub-species	520

Number of Species

Type of Animal	Total Number of Individual Animals
Amphibians	14,916
Birds	57,115
Fish	339,195
Invertebrates	239,925
Mammals	53,189
Marine Mammals	1,260
Reptiles	29,573

Annual Report on Conservation and Science

Effective wildlife conservation is rooted in science. Almost 14,000 employees are engaged in conservation and science research in zoos and aquariums, supported by 3,400 volunteers.

Zoos and aquariums take conservation action all over the world. In 2005, 166 AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums reported participating in 1,719 conservation, research, and education projects in 97 countries or regions. Collectively, zoos and aquariums spent more than $70 million on conservation and research.