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The
Toledo Zoo is proud to participate in over 30 Species
Survival Plans (SSPs). Click
here for more information.
 Seafood
Watch Program - You Have the Power
With demand for seafood growing, the ocean's supply of fish is shrinking.
Fortunately, there's something you can do to help stop this disappearing
act.
Your
consumer choices make a difference. Click
here to learn more about the Seafood Watch Program, including
which seafood choices support efforts for healthier ocean wildlife
and the environment. Look for the Seafood
Watch Guides to help you select seafood that's plentiful and
comes from environmentally responsible sources. (Stop by the Aquarium
building to pick up your copy of the 2006 Central US Seafood Guide.)
Your wise choices will help protect the oceans - and keep fish in
the picture.
 Sustainable
Palm Oil
Many candies,
cookies, crackers and even shampoos and beauty products contain
palm oil harvested from rainforests in Borneo and Sumatra, home
to the world's only wild orangutan populations.
In recent years the increased demand for palm oil has led to an
increase in palm tree plantations. These plantations are created
by clear cutting rainforests and burning the remains, sending large
amounts of the greenhouse gas CO2 into the
atmosphere. As the rainforest is cleared, the orangutans' habitat
is being rapidly destroyed - orangutans could be extinct in the
wild within 10 years. You can help by making sure you buy products
that are made either without palm oil or with palm oil from places
besides rainforests. Click
here to learn which of your favorites are both sweet and sustainable.
Coins
for Conservation
With just the toss of a coin, you can make a difference!
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Kihansi
spray toad |
The
Toledo Zoo and Westfield Franklin Park are working together to help
save the hundreds if amphibian species that could potentially become
extinct within the next few decades. More than 168 species have
already been lost and the number continues to climb. The Toledo
Zoo is working to preserve and breed such endangered species as
the Wyoming toad, Puerto Rican crested toad, Panama golden frog,
and the Kihansi spray toad. 100% of the proceeds from coins collected
at the Westfield Franklin Park fountains will go to help fund the
Zoo's amphibian conservation program. The fountain is located in
front of Dillards.
Click
here to learn more about the amphibian crisis.
For
more information on Westfield Franklin Park, click
here.
 The
Toledo Zoo's Green Team
The
mission of the Green Team is to pursue the efficient and sustainable
use of resources utilized in the operation of the Zoo while educating
the staff and public on the importance of conservation.
Click
here
to learn more about our "green"
initiatives, including recycling efforts at The Toledo Zoo and how
to reduce your junk mail!
Zoo Heeds Call for Cell Phone Recycling
The Zoo has started a cell phone recycling program and is accepting
all cell phones in working or non-working condition. Those that
are working will be refurbished, and those that are not will be
recycled according to FDA regulations.
Cell phone recycling helps decrease the amount of toxic substances
that end up in our landfills. Cell phones contain toxic elements
that can leach into the air and the water supply, and it is estimated
that up to 500 million cell phones will have been discarded by the
end of 2005.
Each person who donates a phone will receive a coupon for a free
child's admission with a paid adult admission. Cell phones can be
turned in at the Visitors Services lobby (no accessories please).
American
Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK)- Toledo Zoo Chapter
"AAZK's
purpose is to foster a professional attitude in animal keepers by
encouraging them to become active members of the professional teams
at today's zoos and aquariums. AAZK supports the promotion and implementation
of zoo keeper education and strives to make the general public aware
of our concern for all valid and deserving conservation projects
and the need for the preservation of our natural resources and animal
life." Click here to learn
more about the AAZK.
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