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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.
Featured Package:
African Painted Dog
Package includes:
-African painted dog plush
-Fact Sheet
-Photo
-Certificate
Dinosaurs in the Desert Packages (Only a few still left!)
Give your loved one a gift from the past!
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
Species Supporter/$35
Animal Ambassador/$75
Friends of the Wild/$150
Defender of the Troop/$250
Leader of the Pack/$500
Protector of the Herd/$1,000
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
Friends of the Wild/$150
Defender of the Troop/$250
Leader of the Pack/$500
Protector of the Herd/$1,000
Animal Ambassador/$75
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| Bristol Sigler |
| Ms. Brovitz |
| Theo Allen-Williams |
| Debbie Allman |
| Betsy Basham |
| Mchael and Dorothy Blaire |
| Michael and Dorothy Blaire |
| Joseph Boyett |
| Hunter Brant |
| Austin Brant |
| The Bryant Girl’s |
| The Bryant Girls |
| Wyatt Burgess |
| Leila Burgess |
| Calie Burgess |
| Charlotte Carrick |
| Bradley, Harper and Wally Chester |
| Joey Christen |
| Sonrisa Cole |
| Laura Conner |
| William Corrigan |
| Stacey Covarrubias |
| Justin Dascola and George Gollery |
| Mary and Phil Dascola |
| Linda DePew |
| Linda DePew |
| EAGLE-South Mountain NJHS |
| EAGLE-South Mountain NEHS |
| Sabine Edson |
| Estelle |
| Jennifer Faber |
| Kathleen Ferrell |
| Melody Forbes |
| John E. Foster |
| Owen Fry |
| Connor Fry |
| Tom and Michelle Fulcher |
| Stephany Gallegos |
| Clara Ganter |
| Stella Gravesande |
| Jeanne Graydon |
| Samuel Graziano |
| Molly Herbert |
| Kim and Tom Hennessy |
| Jacque Huffstster |
| Amelia Jeffers |
| Patricia Jenkinson |
| Julie and James Jenkins |
| Kensington Jephson |
| Greenley Jephson |
| Camden Jephson |
| Annika Jeras |
| Jones 2.0 |
| Addison Kelly |
| Janeen Knochenhauer |
| Ashlyn LaFountain |
| Ashlyn LaFountain |
| Dana Lemke |
| Judy L. Maloney |
| Maxim Mancuso |
| Thanks Martin |
| Sandra Mast |
| The McKenny Girls |
| Charlie Moen |
| Lesley Monfardini |
| Piperand Remy Munson |
| Patricia Newman |
| Danielle O’Callaghan |
| Anne Paske |
| Adarius Percy |
| Julie and Michael Petteys |
| Julie and Michael Petteys |
| Rod and Dolora Petteys |
| Michele J. Pitzer |
| Michele J. Pitzer |
| Michele J. Pitzer |
| Reagan Post |
| Harper Post |
| Keely Post |
| Susan and Fred Powell |
| Sawyer Pratt |
| Dylann Pratt |
| Benjamin Ramsey |
| Judy and Gerry Redpath |
| Tess and Jack Redpath |
| Will Reiss |
| Andrea Rekasi |
| Linda Rider |
| Karen Riedmann |
| Christopher Robbins |
| Sheena Robbins |
| Owen Root |
| Isaiah Sanchez |
| Nancy and John O. Santrock |
| Serenity |
| Cherri Shaw |
| Grace Shelly |
| Mary and Jim Slawski |
| Kate Starkey |
| Bryn Stoffer |
| Quinn Stump |
| Renee Tarp |
| The Hill Family |
| Andy Van Duyne |
| Rolf M. Von Furstenrecht |
| Samuel Whitby |
| Kevin Wright |
| Tiara Zsitvay |
Friends of the Wild/$150
| Jen Cavalcant and John Mills |
| Sara Anderson |
| Royce Barnes |
| Nancy Bell |
| Billie Bogart |
| Hayley Brophy |
| Hana Grace Callaghan |
| In Memory of Joseph David Coleman |
| Edyie Conrad |
| Dawn Cratch |
| Jimmie Donnelly |
| Connie Furguson |
| Patricia Fimbres |
| Christina Gatewood-Reustle |
| Lizzie Hall |
| Addie Hall |
| Miriam Hall |
| Teddy Hall |
| Scott Harczynski |
| Bri Kindle |
| Bruce and Vicki King |
| Laura Lenzer |
| Bryan Mahoney |
| Nicole Martin |
| Jaxson Peter Mills |
| Steve and Leslie Moss |
| Stephanie Olson |
| Bailey Olson |
| Steel Honor Olson |
| Moriah Pulver |
| Jen Shepherd |
| Jasmeen Sidhu |
| Julie Smith |
| Blaine Twibell |
| Jennifer Waffle |
| Lisa Wheeler |
| Naomi Wheeler |
Defender of the Troop/$250
| Laura Lee Bena |
| Philip De Amelia |
| Robert and Susan Rehm |
| Claire S. Steigerwald |
| Ken and Mary Jean Swanson |
| Inge Terpening |
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 |
| Tom and Michelle Fulcher |
| Ada Maeve Murray |
| W Scottsdale |
| Susie Sherman |
| Debra Strada |
| Addy Van Duyne |
Protector of the Herd/$1,000
| In Memory of Clive and Noel Burgbacher Jordan |
| Debby and Mike |
| 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.
