BREVARD ZOO'S MISSION:
"Wildlife Conservation Through Education and Participation"
...it's more than a slogan at Brevard Zoo!
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Our keepers with puppets from environmental education suitcase they purchased for Congo Project.
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We actively support local and international wildlife conservation projects. Since 2001, we have awarded more than $300,000 in grants to conservation projects around the world. And, thanks to our new Quarters for Conservation program--which started in this year--twenty-five cents from every Zoo admission goes to support these vital programs. As visitors to the Zoo, we encourage you to vote on the projects that interest you most. To learn more about Quarters for Conservation, CLICK HERE
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2011 QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION PROJECTS FUNDED
Your votes helped raise $43,886 to support the following projects:
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Mangrove Restoration and Awareness - $4,238
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Oyster Restoration - $3,726
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Florida Butterfly Programs - $4,686
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Florida Scrub-Jay Research - $2,979
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Sea Turtle Research - $5,958
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Right Whale Montitoring/Monofilament Recycling - $4,015
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Great Ape Research and Veterinary Care - $3,033
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Cheetah Conservation Projects - $4,109
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Rhinoceros Conservation Projects - $2,642
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Hornbill Nest Adoption - $2,000
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Dolphin Research - $3,750
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Coral Reef Resotation - $2,750
RECOMMENDED CONSERVATION READING
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Gorilla in the Mist – Dian Fossey
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Shadows of Man – Jane Goodall
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Visions of Caliban – Jane Goodall
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Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds –Joy Adamson
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Cry of the Kalahari – Mark & Delia Owens
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Babylon’s Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo – Anthony Lawrence
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Gorilla in Our Midst: The Story of the Columbus Zoo Gorillas – Jeff Lyttle
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Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest– Mark Plotkin
CHILDREN'S BOOKS:
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The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest – Lynne Cherry
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Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship – Craig Hatkoff
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Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes (Scientists in the Field) – Pamela Turner
