# Colchester Zoo

- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Coordinates:** 51.862500, 0.832778
- **Area:** 60 acre
- **Logo:** Colchester Zoo logo.png
- **Members:** BIAZA, EAZA, WAZA IZEA
- **Director:** Dominique Tropeano
- **Exhibits:** Edge of Africa, Wilds of Asia, Dragons of Komodo, Lost Madagascar, Orangutan Forest and Playa Patagonia.
- **Location:** Heckfordbridge, Essex, England
- **Zoo Name:** Colchester Zoological Society
- **Logo Width:** 250
- **Num Species:** 155
- **Accreditation:** BIAZA, EAZA, WAZA
- **Annual Visitors:** 1000000

Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species.

![Photo of Colchester Zoo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Colchester_Zoo_-_geograph.org.uk_-_112624.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchester_Zoo (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)