The Animals
of Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary

Animal residents at Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary do not tell the typical zoo story. All animals at this sanctuary have been rescued from other locations and have a lesson to teach. They include a tiger who was kept as a pet in Texas; a melanistic (black) jaguar who came from the Wildlife World Zoo in Phoenix after his mother rejected him; a black bear who came to the sanctuary as a cub when his mother was mistakenly shot by a hunter; an orphaned mountain lion who was found as a kitten in a burn pile in Montana; and a gray fox who was rescued from the Aspen Fire in Tucson where she stayed to protect her newborn kits, but irreparably damaged her feet.

Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary also has a prestigious role as participant in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Species Survival Plan for the critically endangered Mexican Gray Wolf. After a 20-year absence in the wild, this animal is being reintroduced to its former range following a successful captive breeding program. The sanctuary is a housing facility for wolves not yet ready for release.


Use the flyout menu above to learn more about each of our animals.