There are many ways individuals, families, organizations and businesses can support wildlife conservation programs at the El Paso Zoo. One of the easiest ways to get involved is to visit the zoo. Entrance fees support a wide variety of programs and when you arrive you can learn more about conservation efforts and how you and your family can get involved, how to become a volunteer and the many benefits of membership with the El Paso Zoological Society.
  Please let the Zoo know whenever you take an action in support of conservation by filling out our online [Take Action Registration form].
African Elephant Take Action Information - Help elephants and other African animals
  • In the last century, rampant ivory poaching and habitat loss caused African elephant numbers to drop from over ten million animals in 1900 to fewer than 500,000 by the late 1980’s. The Zoo encourages people to think and act both locally and globally in helping wildlife
Palm Oil Action Information - Help orangutans and other Asian animals
  • Help end the “Palm Oil Crisis” and save the last remaining habitats for orangutans, Asian elephants, tigers and other endangered species by contacting companies that use palm oil in their products.
Help make El Paso a safer place for Burrowing Owls
  • The Zoo is asking everyone who knows of Burrowing Owls that may need our help with safer nesting locations to contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Urban Biologist.
Help frogs and other amphibians
  • The Zoo is asking everyone to learn about frogs and the many ways we can share natural habitats in our city with them. Visit our Take Action page to learn more and tell others what you have learned.
Make a difference, Help save the Asian elephant
  • Show your support for Asian elephants.  Contact the Education Department and ask for a poster to hang up in your school or at a local business. Make a donation to the El Paso Zoo to help the Zoo with its overall conservation efforts or sign up for a Zoo Adventure program.
  • Learn more about the problems Asian elephants are facing in Sumatra.
Make a difference, support the Zoo's Conservation Fund
  • You and your family can join the Zoo in conservation and education efforts around the world by making a tax deductible contribution to the El Paso Zoological Society Conservation Fund.
Make a difference, help save spectacled bears
  • You and your family can help spectacled bears by first becoming informed and then getting involved in conservation and education efforts.
Volunteer training program offers new opportunities for youth
  • Volunteers needed for education programs taking live animals
    to schools and working in the zoo as Exhibit Hosts

The El Paso Zoological Society
  • The El Paso Zoological Society is a nonprofit organization with the purpose of supporting the El Paso Zoo and its programs in conservation, education and recreation. Right now there is so much going on at the El Paso Zoo and we wouldn't want you to miss any part of it. El Paso Zoo is a member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
Help save our oceans today
  • Learn more about marine conservation issues and tell others, including lawmakers, how you feel about them. Together, we can solve or prevent many of the problems our ocean friends face
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