Conservation Partners are an integral part of your Zoo’s mission to “better the bond between people and our planet.” Each time you visit your Zoo, you aid in this mission. For every general admission ticket sold, $0.25 is contributed and for every membership $1 is contributed to conservation efforts. Listed below are your Zoo’s conservation partners. Click the name to learn more about their efforts!
Current Partners and Programs
- Black-footed Ferret Recovery Program
- CrocFest
- Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
- Grace Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center
- International Elephant Foundation
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
- Kentucky Natural Land Trust
- Komodo Dragon Species Survival Plan
- Monarch Watch
- Ocearch
- Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA)
- Polar Bears International
- Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
- Sezarc Southeast Zoo Alliance for Reproduction
- Snow Leopard Trust
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wildlife Conservation Network
- Zoo Conservation Outreach Group
At the Zoo
- Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center
- Monarchs and Milkweed Pollinator Habitat Project
- Certified Monarch Waystation
AZA SAFE Programs
- AZA SAFE Bison, North American
- AZA SAFE Black-Footed Ferret
- AZA SAFE Chinchilla
- AZA SAFE Colobus
- AZA SAFE Crocodile, Cuban
- AZA SAFE Flamingo, Andean Highland
- AZA SAFE Gorilla
- AZA SAFE Koala
- AZA SAFE Lion, African
- AZA SAFE Maned Wolf
- AZA SAFE Monarchs
- AZA SAFE Orangutan
- AZA SAFE Penguin, African
- AZA SAFE Jaguar
- AZA SAFE Red Panda
- AZA SAFE Snow Leopard
- AZA SAFE Songbird, North American
- AZA SAFE Vulture, African
Learn about SAFE