adopt an animal
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!
Featued PAckage :
Asian Elephant
Celebrate Asian Elephant Awareness Month by adopting Indu
Not only does the Phoenix Zoo provide Indu with world class care here in Arizona, the Zoo also supports HUTAN and Seratu Aatai’s efforts in Malaysia’s Kinabatangan region to better understand elephant ecology in agricultural landscapes and to design resilient landscapes for people and elephants to co-exist peacefully.
predator passage
Celebrate the November opening of Predator Passage with a Wildlife Champion. The new trail features up close viewing of lions, hyenas, meerkats, warthogs, red river fennec foxes and an Amur leopard.
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
| Abigail Karen Sue Smith |
| Adarius Percy |
| Addi, Ellie & Dawson Ruth |
| Adiela |
| Alex Mota |
| Alice Williams-Gross |
| Amathis Smith |
| Amelia Jeffers |
| Andrea Rekasi |
| Andrew Whitbeck |
| Andy Van Duyne |
| Angie Holliday |
| Anne Paske |
| Annika Jeras |
| Ashlyn LaFountain |
| Austin Brant |
| Baby Moser |
| Baston |
| Betsy Basham |
| Bradley, Harper and Wally Chester |
| Bri Kindle |
| Bristol Sigler |
| Brooklyn Rhubottom |
| Bryn Stoffer |
| Caleb |
| Calie Burgess |
| Calista and Friends |
| Camden Jephson |
| Charlie Moen |
| Cherri Shaw |
| Christopher Robbins |
| Clara Ganter |
| Connie Kohn |
| Connor Fry |
| Dana Lemke |
| Danielle O’Callaghan |
| David Weise |
| Debbie Allman |
| EAGLE College Prep South Mountain NEHS |
| Eddie and Lilith |
| Edyie Conrad |
| Eleanor Marie Eyerman |
| Estelle |
| Evelyn Boye |
| Greenley Jephson |
| Harper Post |
| Harrison Smith |
| Holland and Jennings Fankhauser |
| Hunter Brant |
| Isabelle Marinelli |
| Isaiah Sanchez |
| Jacque Huffstster |
| Janeen Knochenhauer |
| Jayne Crosby Nichols |
| Jeanne Graydon |
| Jennifer Faber |
| Jessica Pena |
| Joahua Bradshaw |
| Joey Christen |
| John E. Foster |
| Jones 2.0 |
| Joseph Boyett |
| Joy A. Bell |
| JT LaFountain |
| Judith Haas |
| Judith Haas |
| Judy and Gerry Redpath |
| Judy L. Maloney |
| Julie and James Jenkins |
| Julie and Michael Petteys |
| Justin Dascola and George Gollery |
| Justin Scott |
| Justin Scott |
| Kate Starkey |
| Katherine Grillo |
| Kathleen Ferrell |
| Kathy Eldredge |
| Keely Post |
| Kensington Jephson |
| Kevin Wright |
| Kim and Tom Hennessy |
| Kristi Gifford |
| Lacianna Tallent |
| Laura Conner |
| Leila Burgess |
| Lesley Monfardini |
| Levi |
| Lexi Rhubottom |
| Linda Rider |
| Lisa Wheeler |
| Margaret Hunt |
| Mark Reinholz |
| Mary and Jim Slawski |
| Mary and Phil Dascola |
| Maureen Carr |
| Maxim Mancuso |
| Melody Forbes |
| Michael and Dorothy Blaire |
| Michele J. Pitzer |
| Mila Maher |
| Miranda McNally |
| Molly Herbert |
| Ms. Brovitz |
| Nancy and John O. Santrock |
| Olivia O’Callaghan |
| Owen Fry |
| Owen Root |
| Patricia Jenkinson |
| Piperand Remy Munson |
| Reagan Post |
| Remi Collins |
| Renee Tarp |
| Rod and Dolora Petteys |
| Rolf M. Von Furstenrecht |
| Rylie A. Ray |
| Sabine Edson |
| Samuel Graziano |
| Samuel Whitby |
| Scott Conley |
| Serenity |
| Shane, Carrie, Piper and Ryder Crea |
| Shannon Warner |
| Sheena Robbins |
| Sonrisa Cole |
| Stacey Covarrubias |
| Stella Gravesande |
| Stephany Gallegos |
| Susan and Fred Powell |
| Taylor Welson |
| Tess and Jack Redpath |
| Thanks Martin |
| The Bryant Girls |
| The Hill Family |
| The McKenny Girls |
| Theo Allen-Williams |
| Tiara Zsitvay |
| Tom and Michelle Fulcher |
| Venture Family |
| Wendy Weise |
| Will Reiss |
| William Corrigan |
| Wyatt Burgess |
| Zeke O’Callaghan |
Friends of the Wild/$150
| Addie Hall |
| Bailey Olson |
| Ben Wheeler |
| Betsey Wheeler |
| Billie Bogart |
| Bri Kindle |
| Bruce and Vicki King |
| Bryan Mahoney |
| C |
| Caryn Coleman Mota |
| Christina Gatewood-Reustle |
| Connie Furguson |
| Dawn Cratch |
| Hana Grace Callaghan |
| Hayley Brophy |
| In Memory of Joseph David Coleman |
| Janice McCann |
| Jaxson Peter Mills |
| Jen Shepherd |
| Jimmie Donnelly |
| John and Jill |
| Julie Smith |
| Kyle Hall |
| Lana Braunstein |
| Laura Lenzer |
| Lisa Wheeler |
| Lizzie Hall |
| Miriam Hall |
| Nancy Bell |
| Naomi Wheeler |
| Nicole Martin |
| Ollie Hall |
| Patricia Fimbres |
| Royce Barnes |
| Sandra Mast |
| Sara Anderson |
| Steel Honor Olson |
| Stephanie Olson |
| Steve and Leslie Moss |
| Teddy Hall |
Defender of the Troop/$250
| Claire S. Steigerwald |
| Inge Terpening |
| Ken and Mary Jean Swanson |
| Laura Lee Bena |
| Mary Lou St. Cyr |
| Philip De Amelia |
| Robert and Susan Rehm |
| Robert Roland |
Leader of the Pack/$500
| Claire S. Steigerwald |
| Inge Terpening |
| Ken and Mary Jean Swanson |
| Laura Lee Bena |
| Mary Lou St. Cyr |
| Philip De Amelia |
| Robert and Susan Rehm |
| Robert Roland |
Protector of the Herd/$1,000
| Connie Pope |
| Debby and Mike |
| In Memory of Clive and Noel Burgbacher Jordan |
| Michael Wallensack and Deborah Miller |
| Tobias Pasquale |
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.
