Santa Claus is coming to the Zoo, bringing special treats for our El Paso zoo animals and a special gift of snow for the kids to play in. But when you come to the Zoo, you give a special gift to wildlife around the globe.
When you visit the Zoo, round up at a cash register, or support the Zoological Society, you help the El Paso Zoo give to worldwide conservation efforts! In partnership with the El Paso Zoological Society, the El Paso Zoo has given more than $73,000 over the past seven years to projects saving wildlife locally and around the globe. Zoo staff participates in several projects as well!
Because you came to the Zoo, together we were able to help orangutan conservation in Indonesia, supporting the Orangutan Foundation International and the Orangutan Conservancy. Orangutans are critically endangered in the wild. Many conservationists predict that if any of the five species of great apes become extinct in the wild during this century, it will be the Sumatran orangutan. The wild population has declined dramatically by more than 50 percent during the past few decades.
The El Paso Zoo has focused on Sumatran orangutan conservation efforts as one of its top priorities over the past 10 years. The birth of baby Khaleesi was one of the Zoo’s greatest conservation achievements! Have you seen her on exhibit with mommy Ibu?
Did you know the Zoo has helped orangutan in Indonesia and at the Zoo? In recent years, the Zoo has expanded its conservation efforts to include more targeted education programs and a partnership with UTEP that sent Zoo staff to Indonesia to assist with “hands on” orangutan conservation. Two Zoo staff members have visited Indonesia to help with orangutan conservation efforts. Additionally, the full-time animal care staff at the El Paso Zoo is currently contributing to orangutan heart research and orangutan dental research to help save this endangered species in the wild.
Together, we were able to help these conservation efforts in Indonesia and continue our commit to saving orangutans!
Orangutan Foundation International - Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation or orangutans and their rainforest habitat. OFI also supports research on orangutans and forests, education initiatives, both local and international, and brings awareness concerning orangutans. Additionally, OFI runs a research center and rehabilitation center.
Orangutan Conservancy - The Orangutan Conservancy (OC) supports rehabilitation centers in Borneo and Sumatra; funds conservation science; supports Indonesian students through our scholarship program; stages the annual Orangutan Conservancy Veterinary Workshop (OC/OVAG); and promotes orangutans and their conservation plight.
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