Alaska Zoo — Attraction in Alaska

Please do not support this zoo. It is not licensed by the aza and is there for is not a real zoo. Unfortunately me and my family did not know this until after entering. The enclosures are small and feature depressed animals, most hidden in the unkept grounds between the walkway and gates of the exhibit making most animals impossible to see. The worst animal neglect we saw was the camel. The camels humps were sideways, completely sagging to the right. This is a sign of poor nutrition in camels. One bear was in a closed off area that was around the size of your average elementary school classroom. I think the worst habitats were the bird and seal habitats. The birds enclosure was the worst for the ravens, who I kid you not that they had over 50 in the bear enclosure, actively harassing the bears. There were two ravens in an enclosure the size of a pantry. Water animals like the seal, river otter, and polar bear had no more than 4 inches of green, algae filled water. As well as the poor treatment of animals, the zoo itself was a nightmare to navigate with terrible maps that are few and far between, we were lucky to see a couple directional signs. We had to walk around the entirety of the zoo at least 3 times just to find the brow bears. Staffing was also non existent in the parks and we had to leave the zoo just for directions. All in all please do not...

This place is very run down needing updates we did see some being made but not very far along and looks like they have been started a while, I'm not sure how much help they have to properly run the place, the staff we encountered some were friendly some not, the coffee shop/snack shop very outdated as well and very minimal hours they was closed when we was there, also some of the animals not very good health it seemed, Moose had what looked to be an infection in left rear hoof swelled up bad with duck tape wrapped around it, alot of the enclosed were over grown along with the landscaping around the property, I don't know if this is State funded or not but if it is, I feel the State should rethink who is in charge or Managing and also look into a different Vet. I am replying to your response, after I made my review I did go and read some of the reviews and from what I'm seeing it matches with what I said, I know you said animals are being well cared for and you have a gardening crew, if it was me then I would be considering a new gardening crew and definitely get another Vets opinion me and my wife have been to several Zoos and animal conservation places and this one is by far the worst we've seen, my only concern is the animals. If your the owner you should understand feedback that has multiple concerns on...

I wasn't sure how visiting would be in the winter, but I was pleasantly surprised. Don't expect the bears or big cats to be out and about (they were all hibernating or napping) but you can expect to see some of the following: lots of beautiful birds (owls, eagles, ravens, and more!), a playful sea lion / seal and otter, Caribou, mountain goats, musk ox, camels (yes, camels!), llamas, deer, and coyotes. I even got lucky enough to see some baby black bears playing in the snow!

Also, keep in mind that the vast majority of these animals are rehabilitated or unable to live in the wild as well. There are lots of signs around explaining the stories of the animals, why they're at the zoo, and facts about their species. If you stay for long enough you might also watch some of the animals get fed by staff, who appeared very friendly with the animals from my perspective.

It was a delightful day, and I left the zoo with a full heart, grateful to be graced with the presence of the animals I saw.

P.S. The raven was probably my favorite animal, as it was incredibly vocal and made some very adorable sounds. Some of them even sounded like electronics? They...