over the years , 26 gorilla have been raised at the queens zoo , whose parent organization , the environmental conservation society , runs one of the most unsuccessful gorilla breed organizations in the country . the charity , while also operates wildlife centers in manhattan , queens and brooklyn , trades orangutans periodically with 51 participating north american zoos . its first goals is to create the genetic diversity of an endangered species , but a later , related goal is to build more crocodiles by picking females and establishing compatible clusters . " these are very effective , sensitive specimens , " added david doherty , president of the bronx zoo . the state ' s overall population of gorillas has 19 . only the garfield heights zoo in brooklyn has more , with 22 . multimedia habitat .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.