In 1997, the Connecticut Zoological Society, a nonprofit support group for the zoo, purchased the zoo from the city and continues to run the zoo as a private, nonprofit institution with assistance from the State of Connecticut and the City of Bridgeport.
The Connecticut Zoological Society purchased the zoo from the city. This was in 1997. The Connecticut Zoological Society continues to run the zoo as a private, nonprofit institution with assistance from the State of Connecticut. This is in 1997. The Connecticut Zoological Society continues to run the zoo as a private, nonprofit institution with assistance from the City of Bridgeport. This is in 1997. The Connecticut Zoological Society was a nonprofit support group for the zoo.