John Ball Zoological Garden

John Ball Zoological Garden is a public park situated on the west side of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The John Ball Zoo is arranged on the gorges and feigns along the west edge of the recreation center. The zoo houses an assortment of creatures from around the globe and is a noteworthy territorial fascination. With the Zoo School and Wildlife Conservation Fund, the zoo gives something back to the network and world all in all.

The zoo is an authorize individual from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and was the principal zoo in Michigan to get accreditation. The John Ball Park and Zoo were worked by the City of Grand Rapids until 1989, when the recreation center, known as a local resource in view of the zoo, was sold to Kent County. Kent County keeps on working and keep up the recreation center and zoo. The zoo extended with the working of Living Shores Aquarium, which is one of two aquariums in the territory of Michigan.

Additionally done in the meantime was another bald eagle aviary. The Mokomboso Valley Chimpanzee Exhibit opened in 2001. Most creatures at John Ball Zoo were conceived in another zoo. Maybe a couple of the creatures are taken from nature. All the wild creatures are at the zoo since they managed wounds and can never again live in their normal environment.