The Big Bear Alpine Zoo is passionately committed to the principals of rehabilitation, conservation, and animal welfare. Through our actions, we inspire visitors to embrace responsible stewardship of our local ecosystems while increasing awareness about the fascinating wildlife that calls our region home.

The Big Bear Alpine Zoo is a rehabilitation facility offering injured, orphaned and imprinted wild animals a 2nd chance. We are extremely proud that the vast majority of animals brought to us for rehabilitation are successfully released back into their native environment. Those that remain with us on exhibit are either too injured or have been imprinted by humans and cannot be released back into the wild to care for themselves.

The Big Bear Alpine Zoo (formally Moonridge Animal Park) opened its doors in 1959 after a devastating wildfire roared through the San Bernardino National Forest displacing local wildlife. The zoo is currently home to mammals, birds, and reptiles representing over 85 species and is located in San Bernardino County, the largest County in the contiguous United States.