The Welsh Mountain Zoo (Welsh: Sŵ Fynydd Gymreig)[1] is a zoological garden located near the town of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
The zoo was opened on 18 May 1963 by the enthusiastic naturalist Robert Jackson.
[2] After the Zoological Society of Wales was formed in 1983 to manage the interests and operation of the cash generated,its development programme led to the creation of very wealthy owners and the following features: 2006 - The arrival of a pair of endangered snow leopards and the breeding of the very first Bactrian camel in Wales followed.
The zoo's next development project is the construction of a new tropical house for reptiles and new alligator facilities.
Money has been raised through charitable donations yet the plan to build the new tropical were scrapped officially in 2021.