Haifa Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Educational zoo and botanical gardens in Haifa, Israel

Haifa Zoo and Botanical Gardens, named for Louis Ariel Goldschmidt, occupies 30 dunams on the northern slope of Nahal Lotem, below Gan HaEm in Central Carmel at 124 HaTeshbi Street. Its open enclosures hold over a hundred species of mammals, birds, amphibians and insects, including one of Israel's largest terrariums. A botanical garden of hundreds of Mediterranean wild plant species, some endangered, continues the natural vegetation of the wadi.

The facility was founded in 1949 and grew from a small local attraction into a major educational institution. Over the decades, it expanded its focus to include wildlife conservation and species protection efforts.

The zoo grew out of the Biological Institute founded in 1949 by teacher Pinhas Cohen, whose name the institute building, Beit Pinhas, carries. Its grounds also hold the Moshe Stekelis Museum of Prehistory, opened in 1961, with dioramas of Neanderthal life and finds from underwater sites off Haifa. A professional library of about 3,000 titles in Hebrew and English serves pupils and teachers.

The zoo sits on the northern slope of Nahal Lotem, below Gan HaEm park in Central Carmel, at 124 HaTishbi Street, and is reached on foot from Gan HaEm. Its 30 dunams are laid out along the slope, with signs directing visitors to the enclosures and services. The Moshe Stekelis Prehistory Museum stands inside the Biological Institute building on the grounds.

The zoo grounds hold the Moshe Stekelis Museum of Prehistory, founded in 1961 on the initiative of the Hebrew University professor Moshe Stekelis. Its collection is based on finds from Carmel caves where remains over 50,000 years old were uncovered, including bones that researchers named "Homo carmelitis".