WildCare Park
Saint Louis Zoo
PGAV Planners
St. Louis, MO
Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park is a world-class safari park and conservation center set to open in 2027 on 430 acres near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. A destination cultural & scientific institution, the Park will be a place where guests can connect to wildlife in new ways alongside a conservation center dedicated to supporting some of the most endangered species in the world.
WildCare Park will feature two 30-minute guided tours in safari vehicles bringing guests right into the habitats of white rhinos, giraffes, zebras, antelope and other species.
An interactive museum will be a mix of a zoo and a science center and will use technology like virtual reality to show how animals experience the world.The northern and central areas of WildCare Park are designated for education programs, including 1.5 miles of nature trails and playgrounds that will immerse children and adults into the surrounding landscape.
In the center of WildCare Park, a planned observation tower will lift guests 11 stories high to get a 360-degree view of WildCare Park, the cityscape and the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
Guests will be able to walk on a path right through habitats featuring species like the red kangaroo and wallaby with no barrier between them and the animals.This unique animal experience will have guests at head height to giraffes. Guests can purchase greens to offer to the giraffes, getting up close to their 18-inch tongues.
Finally, The Kent Family Conservation and Animal Science Center is where conservationists will work to sustain populations of endangered species, conduct research and engage in applied conservation programs. The Zoo has a long history of bringing species back from the brink of extinction, and having a facility dedicated to assuring their survival, both in human care and in the wild, is important now more than ever. This area will feature five barns and 61 acres dedicated to breeding endangered and critically endangered hoofed mammals like the Grevy's zebra, addax, Somali wild ass and mountain bongo.
WildCare Park
Saint Louis Zoo
Spanish Lake, MO
430 acres
Landscape Architecture
2027
PGAV Planners
St. Louis, MO
Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park is a world-class safari park and conservation center set to open in 2027 on 430 acres near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. A destination cultural & scientific institution, the Park will be a place where guests can connect to wildlife in new ways alongside a conservation center dedicated to supporting some of the most endangered species in the world.
WildCare Park will feature two 30-minute guided tours in safari vehicles bringing guests right into the habitats of white rhinos, giraffes, zebras, antelope and other species.
An interactive museum will be a mix of a zoo and a science center and will use technology like virtual reality to show how animals experience the world.The northern and central areas of WildCare Park are designated for education programs, including 1.5 miles of nature trails and playgrounds that will immerse children and adults into the surrounding landscape.
In the center of WildCare Park, a planned observation tower will lift guests 11 stories high to get a 360-degree view of WildCare Park, the cityscape and the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
Guests will be able to walk on a path right through habitats featuring species like the red kangaroo and wallaby with no barrier between them and the animals.This unique animal experience will have guests at head height to giraffes. Guests can purchase greens to offer to the giraffes, getting up close to their 18-inch tongues.
Finally, The Kent Family Conservation and Animal Science Center is where conservationists will work to sustain populations of endangered species, conduct research and engage in applied conservation programs. The Zoo has a long history of bringing species back from the brink of extinction, and having a facility dedicated to assuring their survival, both in human care and in the wild, is important now more than ever. This area will feature five barns and 61 acres dedicated to breeding endangered and critically endangered hoofed mammals like the Grevy's zebra, addax, Somali wild ass and mountain bongo.
