Brevard Zoo's Mission:
"Wildlife Conservation Through Education and Participation"
...it's more than a slogan at Brevard Zoo!
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Our keepers with puppets from environmental education suitcase they purchased for Congo Project.
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We actively support in Brevard County the following programs: sea turtle research, manatee rescues, the Monofilament Recycling Program, the Right Whale volunteer network, and education programs. Around the world, the Zoo supports chimpanzee research in Congo, an education center in Kenya, and the development of education materials for projects in Dominica, Peru, Zimbabwe, Namibia, the Republic of Congo, and MORE. |
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Tropical Smoothie of Suntree has partnered with the Zoo to help us raise money for the Zoo’s Education and Conservation Programs. Once a month, Tropical Smoothie will choose a day and time frame in which 15% of sales during that time will go back to Brevard Zoo. The first promotion is in conjunction with our Education Dept.'s new Safari Adventure Night Hikes. Download the flier and take it with you to Tropical Smoothie Café of Suntree, purchase a delicious smoothie or sandwich, and the Zoo will receive 15% of sales. CLICK HERE to learn more.
Grants and Fundraisers received:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services--$21,000 to purchase soccer uniforms for PASA sanctuaries
Suntree Rotary Club and Stuart Interact Club--$2000 grant to create mini-suitcases and purchase soccer uniforms
Earth Friendly Transportation Expo--Raised $5,800 to support local projects
Conservation Dinner--Raised money to give a $3,100 grant to guest speaker Anne Savage, who runs Proteyto Titi (Cottontop Tamarin) in Colombia
Recommended Conservation Reading
Gorilla in the Mist – Dian Fossey
Shadows of Man – Jane Goodall
Visions of Caliban – Jane Goodall
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds –Joy Adamson
Cry of the Kalahari – Mark & Delia Owens
Babylon’s Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo – Anthony Lawrence
Gorilla in Our Midst: The Story of the Columbus Zoo Gorillas – Jeff Lyttle
Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain Forest– Mark Plotkin
Children's Books:
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest – Lynne Cherry
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship – Craig Hatkoff
Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes (Scientists in the Field) – Pamela Turner
