The Navajo Nation Zoo & Botanical Park

The Navajo Nation Zoo & Botanical Park Review

Amid the sandstone monoliths on the border between Arizona and New Mexico, the Navajo Nation Botanical and Zoological Park displays about 30 species of domestic and wild animals, birds, and amphibians that figure in Navajo legends, as well as examples of plants used by traditional people. Most of the animals here were brought in as orphans or after sustaining injuries—they include black bears, mountain lions, Mexican gray wolves, bobcats, golden eagles, Gila monsters, and western rattlesnakes. It's the only Native American-owned-and-operated zoo in the United States.