Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens in United States


Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens
Typezoo
Owner
Size39 acres (16 ha)
Founded1908
Opened for public1929
Number of species190
Address 894 W Belmont Ave.
Zip-code 93728-2891
Place Fresno
Region California
Country United States
Website Website
Directors
Key People
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Elephant managementProtected Contact, since
Head keepers
of elephants		 2015-2017: Rob Conachie
(elephant head-keeper)
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17:
Latest document update2025-03-17 19:09:16
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Description

Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens, located at 894 W Belmont Ave., in Fresno, United States , was founded in 1908, opened for public in 1929

Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens elephants are managed in Protected Contact, since

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Living elephants

At the Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens lives 5 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♀ Amahle born 2010?
  2. ♂ Davu born 2024-08-26
  3. ♂ Mabu born 1990
  4. ♀ Nolwazi born 1995?
  5. ♂ Thando born 2024-08-16

Comments / picturesThe Fresno Chaffee Zoo, previously Roeding Park Zoo, is a zoo in Roeding Park in Fresno, California covering 39 acres and housing over 190 Species. Its attractions include Stingray Bay, Dino Dig, Valley Farm, Sea Lion Cove, African Adventure, and Ross Laird\'s Winged Wonders Bird Show.

1908: The zoo was formed some time around 1908. The earliest zoo record describes a collection consisting of two bears and around fifty birds of various Species.

1929: According to the zoo\'s website, "bears, local cats, hoof stock, and birds were added to the Zoo and housed in log cabin type exhibits." The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) officially recognized the park opening in 1929 as the Roeding Park Zoo.

1949: In 1949, the zoo\'s Asian elephant Nosey (a name determined by a citywide "Name-the-Elephant" Contest) was acquired, with help from the Fresno Rotary Club. Her arrival coincided with Fresno\'s "49ers Days Rodeo Parade", and Nosey\'s presence in that parade was popular enough to spawn the creation of the Fresno Zoological Society, which would create interest in the zoo and provide a fundraising mechanism.

2014: In January 2014, ground was broken for the approximately 18-acre "African Adventure" expansion doubling the size of the zoo and including large animal exhibits such as lions, breeding elephants, cheetahs, rhinos, meerkats, hippos, gorillas, and penguins.

2020: Planning and design was completed in mid-2020 for the Kingdoms of Asia exhibit, and the zoo officially broke ground on the new exhibit on September 24th of that year. This new themed area, which will repurpose and renovate existing exhibits, has been billed as an "immersive southeast Asian forest," including a large area "themed after aspects of Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia." The new exhibit will include habitats for "Malayan Tigers, Indian Rhinos, Orangutans, otters, and Sloth Bears, song birds, bats, and more.

2023-08-14: Zoo officials say their female African Elephants are pregnant. They are expected to give birth between September and October 2024.

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=490. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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