San Francisco Zoo

Type: Location

As of November 2026, San Francisco Zoo has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Last Podcast On The Left (Dec 2025). In the episode "Relaxed Fit: Christmas Roundup - My Favorite Things" on Last Podcast On The Left, the San Francisco Zoo is used as a case study location for the Tatiana incidents. The discussion highlights the zoo's outdated facilities and management choices, which are central to the narrative involving Tatiana the tiger, who escaped from the zoo. The episode features insights from Ed Larson and mentions Lorie Kajan, a trainer who was injured there.

The San Francisco Zoo and Gardens is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo located on the West Side of San Francisco, in the southwestern corner of the city between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway. The zoo's main entrance is to the west, on the ocean side. The SF Zoo is owned by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, and managed by the San Francisco Zoological Society, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. under a public-private partnership since 1993, receives $4.2 million a