At first, it was Oklahoma City Zoological Park. It was called the Oklahoma City Zoo. We put the word, “Park,” on it to give it a little more formality. Then in the mid 90’s, we went for botanical garden accreditation through AAM, the American Association of Museums. That process took a couple years but we then were accredited as botanical garden. Then it became the Oklahoma City Zoological Park and Botanical Garden. And the mission was we’ll be one of the world’s premier zoological institutions providing visitors in the community with exemplary recreational and educational opportunities.
