Monterey Zoo earns its first ZAA Accreditation

Home to over 100 animals, the Monterey Zoo collection ranges from African elephants to spiders, with almost everything in-between. This zoological property is unique in that the “entire zoo” is literally brand new, not only offering the many who visit Monterey yet another reason to do so, but also offering the many under-privileged children who live in Monterey’s smaller surrounding agricultural communities an educational opportunity they might otherwise never have for lack of funding to travel hours to a neighboring zoo. Per Charlie, “achieving accreditation from ZAA was always a final goal and very much appreciated achievement that now enables Monterey Zoological to look, feel and move forward as a “real zoo.”