Endangered Species Days
May
21-22Audubon Zoo
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be at the Zoo with fun activities to teach visitors about endangered animals.
Make an endangered species bookmark or go on a scavenger hunt in the Zoo!
USFWS will also be distributing nature book reading lists, sponsoring a mix-and-match endangered species game and distributing ESA Teacher Packets for school groups. Kids should also watch for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker mascot who will be making appearances!
Learn more about endangered species by visiting some of the rarest animals on earth! Below are just a few of the endangered species you can find at Audubon Zoo:
Amur Leopard
Asian Domain
Amur leopards (right) are a critically endangered subspecies with less than 50 animals remaining in the wild. Read more.
- Sumatran Orangutan
World of Primates
Sumatran orangutans are among the world’s most endangered apes. To help this species, Audubon participates in the American Species Survival Plan (SSP), a national initiative that identifies animals in danger of extinction in the wild and offers hope for their survival. Audubon cares for 45 species on the SSP list, including Menari and her orangutan family at the Zoo. Menari was the first Sumatran orangutan born at the Zoo in 13 years and one of only two orangutans born in the U.S. in 2009.
- Whooping Crane
Zoo Front Entrance
Once thriving, whooping cranes are now the rarest species of crane and North America's most endangered native bird. Read more.
BabirusaAsian Domain
Audubon Zoo welcomed two baby Babirusas, Myrtle and Olive, in 2009. Their births are very important because fewer than 10,000 babirusa remain in the wild. Only 13 zoos across the country have babirusa pigs. Read more.
