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Wildlife Champions
The Phoenix Zoo offers a unique program designed to help offer the best support for the more than 3,000 animals that call the Zoo home, with nearly 400 species represented, including many threatened or endangered species. Becoming a Wildlife Champion gives you or your loved one the opportunity to sponsor a favorite Zoo animal!
Select an animal from the list below to become a Wildlife Champion today!
Due to shipping problems, not all plush animals may be available.
Big Cats of Arizona
The mountain lion and jaguar Wildlife Champion packages help in the Zoo’s initiative to build a new, $3.8 million Big Cats of Arizona habitat, featuring mountain lions and jaguars!
all available animals
Sponsor your favorite Zoo animal
and become a Wildlife Champion today!
Digital Sponsorship/$25
- PDF personalized certificate of sponsorship
- JPEG full-color photo of your animal
- PDF species fact sheet
Species Supporter/$35
- Personalized certificate of sponsorship
- Full-color photo of your animal
- Species fact sheet
Animal Ambassador/$75
- Personalized certificate of sponsorship
- Full-color photo of your species
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Species fact sheet
- An adorable animal plush
Friends of the Wild/$150
* Suggested level for group sponsorship
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your animal
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Name recognition on the Wildlife champion website for one year
- Species fact sheet
*One species fact sheet per group member. - An adorable animal plush
- Two Zoo admission passes
Defender of the Troop/$250
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your animal
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Name recognition on the Wildlife champion website for one year
- Species fact sheet
- An adorable animal plush
- Two Zoo admission passes
- Two Stingray Bay admission passes
Leader of the Pack/$500
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your animal
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Name recognition on the Wildlife Champion sponsor board at the Zoo for one year from date of purchase
- Species fact sheet
- An adorable animal plush
- Two Zoo admission passes
- Two Stingray Bay admission passes
Protector of the Herd/$1,000
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your species
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- An adorable animal plush
- Name recognition on the Wildlife Champion sponsor board at the Zoo for one year from date of purchase
- Species fact sheet
- Four Zoo admission passes
- Four Stingray Bay admission passes
- Listing in the Zoo’s Annual Report
thank you to our sponsors
Animal Ambassador/$75
| Deborah P. Blacklock |
| Aleena |
| Paul Barnes |
| Jaycob Barrocas |
| Betsy Basham |
| Aimee Yulissa Beltran |
| Sela Bertelsen |
| Michael and Dorothy Blaire |
| Billie Bogart |
| Austin Brant |
| Brenda |
| Twaunnie Busse |
| Creyshana Butterworth |
| Charlotte Carrick |
| Annie Carter |
| Jeydonn Ceja |
| Katie Cicenia |
| Ali Clark |
| Jared |
| Ethan |
| Sonrisa Cole |
| Lindsey Coon & Chris Whitten |
| Mason Cowsert |
| Miles Cowsert |
| Justin Dascola and George Gollery |
| Mary and Phil Dascola |
| Mary de Chesnay |
| Linda DePew |
| Mary Dickman |
| Dan Dolev |
| Cheyenne Dubiach |
| Jessica Dwork |
| EAGLE-South Mountain NJHS |
| EAGLE-South Mountain NEHS |
| Brenda Edge |
| Brandon Emerson |
| Tim Enos |
| Brock Fay |
| David Fiorillo |
| Taylor Fisher |
| John E. Foster |
| Lana Furze |
| Stephany Gallegos |
| George Family |
| Kenna Gillis |
| Sydney Gobster |
| Chris Gohn |
| Nikki Gra |
| Davis Haapala |
| Teddy Hall |
| Addie Hall |
| Miriam Hall |
| Lizzie Hall |
| Zoey Hanson |
| MacKenzie Hanson |
| Brooklyn Hanson |
| Leni Harden |
| Jagger Harden |
| Scott, Allison, Brent and Tyler Harding |
| Kim and Tom Hennessy |
| Jonathan Herbert |
| The Hill Family |
| Liz Hood |
| Susan E. Hulton |
| Linda Hurst |
| Patti J. Hussey |
| Holt Thomas Hutfless |
| J, J & J Jablonski |
| Obadiah Jackson |
| Kimberley Janosik |
| Patricia Jenkinson |
| Julie and James Jenkins |
| Ethan Jossund |
| Henry Jossund |
| Natalie Jossund |
| Troy Konieczka |
| JT LaFountain |
| Ashlyn LaFountain |
| Jesus and Anna Lagunas |
| Hailey Laufer |
| Jackson Laufer |
| Tucker Lautzenheiser |
| Elsie, Cora & Ethan |
| Claudine and Gavan |
| Dana Lemke |
| Laura Lenzer |
| Sandra Leo |
| Laura Lindberg |
| John Long |
| Lauren Lowe |
| Caitlin Lowe |
| Maxine June Lynch |
| Macklin |
| Gabby Magnan |
| Brady Magnan |
| Judy L. Maloney |
| Vanessa Malzahn |
| Maxim Mancuso |
| Sofia Marroni |
| Savannah |
| Samantha |
| Madeline O. Martin |
| Lazarus Martinez |
| Tina Mason |
| David Massanova |
| Alivia McGibbon |
| Rafe Eugene McReynolds |
| Levi Miller |
| Ellie & Roger Miller |
| Riley, Erin and Ryan Mogull |
| Natalie Morris |
| Amanda Neverov |
| Bryerlie-Noah |
| Stephanie Olson |
| Charlotte Oscarson |
| Darion Owens |
| Caden Owens |
| Frank and Cathy Paaske |
| Cathy Paaske |
| Daniel Parsons |
| Anne Paske |
| AJ Perez |
| Julie and Michael Petteys |
| Rod and Dolora Petteys |
| Lisa Piergallini |
| Tanya Pinkerton |
| Jacob |
| Michele J. Pitzer |
| Harper Post |
| Reagan Post |
| Susan and Fred Powell |
| Erin Elisa Powell |
| Amelia Price |
| Bennett Racich |
| Emerson Racich |
| Tess and Jack Redpath |
| Judy and Gerry Redpath |
| Lexi Rhubottom |
| Brooklyn Rhubottom |
| Karen Riedmann |
| Carrie Salevitz |
| Nancy and John O. Santrock |
| Sydney Saucedo |
| Jude Saverino-Young |
| Cameron Saxarra |
| Mike and Cora Saxarra |
| Hayden Schillinger |
| Alisa Schreibman |
| Eric A. Schwartz |
| Ashlyn Schweitzer |
| Kim Seger |
| Wes Sjoholm |
| Mary and Jim Slawski |
| Mary Belle Smith |
| Emma Snowden |
| Betty St. John |
| Logan Swick |
| Dillon Swick |
| Renee Tarp |
| William Taylor |
| Kylee Taylor |
| Robbie |
| Brandy Tequianez |
| Blake William Townsend |
| Makenna Tracy |
| Quinn Tracy |
| Damian A. Trigueros |
| Mia Valladares |
| Andy Van Duyne |
| Jose Villegas |
| Evelyn Vitch |
| Mia Walker |
| Rian Walker |
| Alea Walterson |
| Dawson Warcken |
| David Waxberg |
| Lisa Wheeler |
| Betsey Wheeler |
| Naomi Wheeler |
| Diane White |
| Emery Wiggs |
| Niki Wilson |
| Marcos Xochihua |
| Jim Zito |
| The Zoo Brothers |
Friends of the Wild/$150
| Joseph Felice Rocca |
| Caroline Abel |
| William Abel |
| Brian Anderson |
| Lillian Bassett |
| Nancy Bell |
| Lynn Brown |
| Travis Bryant |
| Wade Cherry |
| Ashley Conley |
| Scott Conley |
| Edyie Conrad |
| Leona Couch |
| Dawn Cratch |
| Kevin Lyles Cunningham |
| Bernabe De La Rosa-Saenz |
| Carrie and Ananda |
| Itchin’ for some Stitchin’ |
| Baoya Fan |
| Brock Fay |
| Patricia Fimbres |
| Malachi Gallagher |
| Jenivie Grier |
| Monique Groothuizen |
| Sophie Rose Hamm |
| Jacob Samuel Hamm |
| Alexa Hauser |
| Kya Hess |
| Sydney Hodson |
| Stayson Isobe |
| Marcy Kerlin |
| Avery Killmer |
| Bruce and Vicki King |
| Jaxson Peter Mills |
| Steve and Leslie Moss |
| John Norwood |
| David Nurczynski |
| Liam Orth |
| Joey Pietragallo |
| Leighton Schmoll |
| Stephanie Slaughter |
| Emma Van Liere |
| James Verness |
| Alec M. Weldon |
| Hailey Wesloski |
| Jean Wilbourn |
Defender of the Troop/$250
| Laura Lee Bena |
| Tom and Michelle Fulcher |
| Girl Scout Troop 4641 |
| Jennifer Hays |
| Madison |
| Ryen Lobas |
| Steve Moss |
| Addison O’Brien |
| Erica D. Simmons |
| Claire S. Steigerwald |
| Lee Ann Stember |
| Sydney Stremming |
| Ken and Mary Jean Swanson |
| Inge Terpening |
| Addy Van Duyne |
Leader of the Pack/$500
| Breanna Amado |
| Josaiah Amado |
| Joshua Amado |
| Adoni’Jah Amado |
| Lleneiah Amado |
| Mahjan’ elah Amado |
| Mahja-Lhani Amado |
| Lhani-Khizim Amado |
| Khi’Zi’zah Amado |
| Emma Balke |
| Noah Balke |
| Denise Brenneman |
| Girl Scout Troop 3628 |
| Brooklyn Lopez |
| Debi Maxwell |
| Ada Maeve Murray |
| Connie Pope |
| Scott Reagan |
| Robert and Susan Rehm |
| Susie Sherman |
| McKinley Vanasse |
Protector of the Herd/$1,000
| In Memory of Clive and Noel Burgbacher Jordan | ||||
| Michael Wallensack and Deborah Miller | ||||
that's zoo we are
The Phoenix Zoo is one of the largest non-profit zoos in the U.S., caring for over 3,000 animals, with nearly 400 species represented, including many threatened/endangered species.
