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Join us in creating a bright future for wildlife.

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON OUR CONSERVATION WORK.

As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Buffalo Zoo is dedicated to securing a future where wildlife thrives. Make a donation today and you’ll support our efforts to save vulnerable species through special breeding programs and conservation initiatives.

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Adopt An Animal

BECOME A ZOO PARENT

The Buffalo Zoo invites you to become part of our family through the Adopt an Animal program. Your donation will support the exceptional care and individualized nutrition that every animal receives. Our keepers dedicate their lives to the health and well-being of every resident animal.

Select your favorite animal from our adoption list, or gift an adoption to a family member or friend. While your animal will stay at the Zoo under the expert care of our keepers, we’ll send out a package with interesting information about your special animal.

ADOPTION LEVELS

Cost What You Recieve Select Animal Type
$25
  • Certificate of Adoption
  • Adoption Decal
  • Animal Fact Sheet
  • Listing on Parents Board
$50
  • Certificate of Adoption
  • Adoption Decal
  • Animal Fact Sheet
  • Listing on Parents Board
  • 5”x7” color photo
$100
  • Certificate of Adoption
  • Adoption Decal
  • Animal Fact Sheet
  • Listing on Parents Board
  • 8”x10” color photo
  • Tote Bag
$250
  • Certificate of Adoption
  • Adoption Decal
  • Animal Fact Sheet
  • Listing on Parents Board
  • 8”x10” color photo
  • Annual Report Recognition
  • Invitation to Donor Appreciation Night
$250 - Black Rhino
  • Limited to 50
  • Plush Black Rhino “Lulu”
  • Special Commemorative Adoption Certificate
  • Adoption Decal
  • Animal Fact Sheet
  • 8″x10″ Color Photo of Lulu
  • Buffalo Zoo Jute Bag
  • Annual Report Recognition
  • Invitation to Donor Appreciation Night
$500
  • Certificate of Adoption
  • Adoption Decal
  • Animal Fact Sheet
  • Listing on Parents Board
  • 8”x10” color photo
  • Annual Report Recognition
  • Invitation to Donor Appreciation Night
  • Tour for six


Questions? Please call (716)995-6131. No ownership rights are conferred by this adoption. Your animal will stay at the zoo under the expert care of our keepers.

Annual Fund

SECURING A FUTURE FOR WILDLIFE

The community’s support is essential to ensuring that the Buffalo Zoo continues to thrive and to be a tremendous resource for conservation, education, and social interaction. Your gift enables the Zoo to
– provide special nutrition for our 1,000 animal residents

– maintain naturalistic exhibits for a diverse array of species
– participate in conservation research and breeding programs
– implement extensive sustainability measures
– provide comprehensive educational programming
– and more!Become a monthly donor! Your steady support will result in exceptional care for our animals and further our conservation initiatives. Click Here to become a Zoo Guardian.

Wish List Donations

IN ADDITION TO MONETARY GIFTS, THE ZOO IS ALWAYS IN NEED OF THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW. PLEASE CONTACT US AT (716) 837-3900 TO LET US KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A THOUGHTFUL DONATION FROM OUR WISH LIST!

Baby Food (fruits & vegetables)

Black-Eyed Peas (should be dry not canned)

Bleach

Boomer Balls

Cat Food (canned only)

Catnip

Cereal (whole grain, low sugar)

Chews/Bones (non-rawhide)

Coconuts (split)

Cranberry Sauce (any variety)

Crepe Paper Party Streamers

Dawn Dish Soap

Dog Food (canned only)

Dried Fruit

Duct Tape

Edible Flowers

Extracts & Spices

Fruit Juice (any flavor)

Gatorade (any flavor)

Honey

Hydrogen Peroxide

Jams & Jellies

Kong Toys

Magic Eraser Pads

Maple Syrup

Mineral Oil

Natural Applesauce

Oats (steel cut)

Paper Bags (large & small)

Paper Face Masks

Paper Leaf Bags (non-waxed)

Pasta (whole wheat)

Peanut Butter

Pedialyte (plain or grape)

Perfume

Plastic Storage Containers (any size)

Popcorn – (plain not microwave)

Pumpkin (canned)

Pumpkin Seeds (unsalted)

PVC Piping

Raisins

Simple Green Products

Sisal Rope

Soft Kitchen Sponges

Sugar-free Jell-O (boxed packets)

Trail Mix (no chocolate)

Unsalted Nuts (in the shell)

Unsalted Seeds

Vinegar

Wrapping paper

Ziploc Bags (any size)

Ziploc Containers (any size)

Amphibian & Reptile Center Capital Campaign Donors

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our campaign to renovate the historic Reptile House! We would like to acknowledge our campaign donors who gave $1,000 or more.

$500,000 or more

Melissa Garman Baumgart & Allan Baumgart
State of New York

$200,000 - $499,000

City of Buffalo
The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
In Memory of Patricia A. Russell

$75,000 - $199,999

Robert & Lisa Fox
Mary Louise Olmsted Fund
Montgomery Family Foundation
David & Joan Rogers


$25,000 - $74,999

Anonymous
Vera B. Arrison
Marco & Kirsten Bryce – In memory of Eileen M. Bryce
Elizabeth Conant & Camille Cox
East Hill Foundation
Edward H. Butler Foundation
The Kenneth L. & Katherine G. Koessler Family Foundation

Lawley Services, Inc.
The Lenna Foundation
The Little-Kittinger Foundation, Inc.
National Fuel Gas Company Foundation
Sanford & Margery Nobel
John R. & Karen L. Sanderson Family
Willard & Karen Saperston – In memory of Joe & Mary-Ann Leber


$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous
Todd & Kim Brason
Women’s Board of the Buffalo Zoo
Mark Chason & Mariana Botero-Chason
Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation
Geico Associates
Kathleen Gleason & Wayne Wight
Gene & Kathy Gramza
Grigg Lewis Foundation, Inc.
Paul & Barbara Harder
Hyde Foundation
Carol Johnston
Nancy Johnston

Jon Kucera & Susan P. Graham
James & Doris Lally
Richard & Kristen Lenz
M&T Charitable Foundation
Marks Family Foundation
The Mentholatum Company
William & Lee Pearce
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
James & Patricia Smyton
Penny Starke
Mark & Suzanne Sullivan
Joe & Michele Trolli
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County & the Buffalo Bills


$1,000 - $9,999

5th Annual Zumbathon For The Zoo
Aurubis Buffalo, Inc.
Dennis & Alouise Bauer
Misha Brahmabhatt
David & Jessica Brason
Buffalo Zoo Docent Organization
Mark & Patty Bundy
Robert & Sherry Carey
Concordia Lutheran Church
Annette Cravens
Ms. Kassia Delgado
Peter & Mimi Dow
Evans Bank Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Penny Felski
Dr. Donna M. Fernandes & Mr. Robert Savage
Thomas & Mary Ann Galluccio
GEICO Associates
Todd Geise & Mark DeJac
The Estate of Dorothy N. Gluszek
Eric Hahn – In memory of Charles J. & Anne D. Hahn
Charles & Sandra Hahn – In memory of Charles J. & Anne D. Hahn
Holly & David Hahn-Baker – In memory of Charles J. & Anne D. Hahn
Dr. Ralph W. Hinds III

Meg & Jed Hunter
Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation
Kenmore Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Nancy Krol
James & Denise Lanz
Urmas & Kimberly Lupkin
Mr. James Magavern
James A. Maguire, Jr.
Patrick Mann & Gwen Howard Mann
Ms. Ruth Mathews
Dennis & Sandra McCarthy
Carl & Jean Miller
Anne Moot
Richard & Sally Munschauer
David & Linda Odden
John & Virginia Oehler
Daniel & Judith Oliverio
Todd Joseph & Barbara Ostfeld
Paul & Annette Palumbo
In memory of Stefan Frederick Pannella from his parents
Praxair
William A. Reukauf
Rotary Club of Kenmore
Alfred & Mary Jane Runkel
Kenneth & Mary Schoetz
Edward & Elizabeth Snell
Stephen & Nicole Swift
William & Patricia Townsend
Mark & Maansi Travers
Mrs. B. Vaz
Karen E. Vogt
Wayne & Janet Wisbaum
John & Carolyn Yurtchuk

Leadership Giving

Join our Conservation Circle

The Buffalo Zoo’s Conservation Circle is a giving society for an exceptional group of friends who donate $1,000 or more in a year. Members are integral to the Zoo’s ability to promote wildlife conservation through programs for endangered species, up-close encounters, and educational opportunities. Through their generosity, they can experience the Buffalo Zoo in unique and memorable ways.

Conservation Circle benefits:

  • A supporting membership
  • The opportunity to take a private tour to see what happens behind-the-scenes
  • An invitation to our annual donor recognition event
  • Invitations to new exhibit openings
  • Recognition in the Zoo’s annual report
  • Discounts to Zoo events

Become a member of the Buffalo Zoo’s Conservation Circle and be an active partner in protecting wildlife!

To set up a pledge payment schedule, please contact the Development Department at smorgan@buffalozoo.org or at (716) 837-3900.

If you would prefer to make your $1,000+ gift outright, feel free to use our online donation form.