Edinburgh Zoo and the are owned by The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh Zoo is owned by The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Our extensive education programme aims to raise awareness and understanding of the fragility of life on this planet, and our responsibility to help care for it Open every day of the year including Christmas Day, we have four stars from the VisitScotland quality assurance scheme, and we work hard to offer our visitors a truly great day out Please consider making a donation to support our conservation, education and research work, both within our parks and across the world