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Rocky Mountain Wild

As America’s only mountain zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is uniquely suited to showcase Colorado wildlife in its natural setting. Voted #2 Best Zoo Exhibit in North America in USAToday’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards in 2022. Rocky Mountain Wild connects you with the wild heritage of the Rocky Mountain region by offering engaging encounters with mountain lions, Alaska moose, Canada lynx, Mexican wolves and bald eagles. Watch grizzly bears fishing for trout and river otters playing in a pond. Plus, our special learning experiences in The Loft, offers children of all ages unique ways to interact, assist with animal care, and experience cool keeper demos and talks.

Please note:

*Our grizzly bears won’t be visible to guests until early summer 2024. Read why at cmzoo.org/bears!

Endangered Species at the Zoo

Are They in Danger of Extinction? Animals listed here may have a threatened or endangered conservation status with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Adopt an Animal

Foster any animal and you’ll help Cheyenne Mountain Zoo continue to provide outstanding care. Whether given as a gift or used to celebrate a favorite species, symbolic adoptions come with a variety of benefits only adoptive parents can enjoy. Ways to adopt your favorites: Digital Adoption – ($35) choose any Zoo animal from the full . . .

Canada Lynx Kittens to Move into Main Exhibit
July 18, 2017

Our four female Canada lynx kittens have been named and will officially move into their Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit tomorrow, Wednesday, July 19