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Top 25 Wildlife education centers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 490 wildlife education centers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 14,594 professional contacts across them, including 3,808 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers wildlife education centers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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490Companies
14,594Contacts tracked
3,808Verified emails
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The 25 largest wildlife education centers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 490 wildlife education centers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to wildlife education centers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500635 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Adventure.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2Partial evidenceReston, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500585 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As America's largest non-profit conservation organization, the National Wildlife Federation works closely with those who span the social and political spectrum, but who are…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLincoln, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500554 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mass Audubon is the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500500 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Vision We envision a world where wildlife and humans flourish together.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5Indirect evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500470 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For more than 110 years, Woodland Park Zoo has been a cherished community resource and a unique urban oasis.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6Partial evidenceBrookfield, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026501-1,000441 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The mission of Brookfield Zoo Chicago is to inspire conservation leadership by connecting people to wildlife and nature.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500436 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our Mission The Houston Zoo connects communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8Indirect evidenceRoyal Oak, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500371 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is a nonprofit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Mich.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9Partial evidenceSan Antonio, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026501-1,000356 contacts →

Partial evidence

“San Antonio Zoo® is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to securing a future for wildlife.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10Indirect evidenceDallas, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500285 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Dallas Zoo, established in is the largest zoological experience in Texas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11Partial evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500255 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Oregon Zoo connects communities to the wonder of wildlife to create a better future for all.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12Indirect evidenceJacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500237 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Escape to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens for the only walking safari in Northeast Florida.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13Partial evidenceMelbourne, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200215 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Brevard Zoo's mission is “we share our joy of nature to help people and wildlife thrive.” To support that mission, we focus on providing world-class care to our animals, offering…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200180 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The mission of the San Francisco Zoo is to connect all people with wildlife, inspire caring for nature, and advance conservation action.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15Strong evidenceMemphis, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500173 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Our vision is to be one of the world's best Zoos by preserving wildlife through education, conservation, and research.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16Strong evidenceGrand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200158 contacts →

Strong evidence

“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.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17Partial evidenceApple Valley, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500154 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Created by the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Zoo opened in 1978 with a mission to connect people, animals, and the natural world to save wildlife.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18Indirect evidenceAsheboro, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500151 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At the North Carolina Zoo, we celebrate nature.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Indirect evidenceVirginia Beach, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200144 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our mission is to connect people to the marine environment, inspiring a more sustainable future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Partial evidenceSalt Lake City, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200142 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Utah's Hogle Zoo creates champions for wildlife.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21Partial evidenceOklahoma City, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-500128 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since its start in 1902, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden has informed and inspired guests to conserve and protect the world's vanishing wildlife and wild places.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22Strong evidenceNewport News, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Virginia Living Museum connects people to the natural world through immersive exhibits, native wildlife, and hands-on conservation education.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23Indirect evidenceEl Paso, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-50107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24Partial evidenceSpringfield, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Wonders of Wildlife in Springfield, Mo, is one of the largest, most immersive, fish and wildlife attraction in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25Indirect evidenceNorristown, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Elmwood Park Zoo was founded in 1924 when a private landowner donated a small piece of property and a handful of white-tailed deer to the Borough of Norristown.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

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Wildlife education centers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
26.1%Verified-email coverage
29.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
1.2%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
246
11-50
178
51-200
42
201-500
18
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 490 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among wildlife education centers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “wildlife education centers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names wildlife education centers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among wildlife education centers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,808 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names wildlife education centers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many wildlife education centers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 490 wildlife education centers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Cincinnati ZOO & Botanical Garden, headquartered in Cincinnati, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most wildlife education centers?

New York leads with 6 headquartered companies, followed by Houston (5) and Austin (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,808 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 490 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.