The last few weeks have been rather unsettling for each of us individually as well as professionally as we attempt to adjust to the new realities that the COVID-19 virus has imposed on our lives.   It is no different for the San Antonio Zoo which is home to thousands of animals from fish to mammals to birds to reptiles and everything in between.  Due to COVID-19 the zoo is closed and with no guest income coming in, the zoo needs donations more than ever to continue to care for our animal collection.  Since our Zoo is only one of two zoo's in the country that are not supported by the city or any government entity, it is important that each of our Zoo Board members as well as family and friends try to help in this rather dire situation.   As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the zoo relies 100% on donations, ticket sales, guest visits and grants to operate the zoo and continue our mission of securing a future for wildlife.  This includes exceptional animal care as well as education programming and research and conservation locally and globally. 

Please join me and donate to San Antonio Zoo Emergency Fund to assist in the care of our animals and team members during this temporary closure. Your support, large or small, is more critical now than it has been in the zoo’s entire 106-year history.   

Together we can keep the animals and their care staff thriving.  They need us like never before!