The Conservation Fund supports wildlife and habitat conservation projects beyond the zoo – whether on the North Coast, or across the globe. One dollar of each membership goes into this fund, as well as donations from our free days. Generous folks buying day tickets also donate their quarters to the cause – thank you! Besides our small grants program, funds also supported the Red Panda Network’s Forest Guardian program in Nepal.
Total Amount Awarded
Zoo-funded Conservation Projects
2019 Zoo-funded Conservation Projects
African Savanna Elephant
Population Estimate & Habitat Use of African Savanna Elephant in Chebera Churchura National Park, Ethiopia (2019 – $1,440)
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Employing Citizen Science to Monitor & Conserve Tigers in the Buffer Zones of Chitwan National Park, Nepal (2019 – $1,500)
Monarch butterfly
Bayside Monarch Project (2019 – $1,450)
Humboldt Flying Squirrel
Monitoring Humboldt’s Flying Squirrel with Novel Techniques (2019 – $1,032)