Sponsor Now

All you have to do is:
1. Select an animal you would like to sponsor. List of all available animals.
2. Fill out a sponsorship form online, mail in a sponsorship form, or phone in your order to 952.431.9447 or 1.800.366.7811 extension 447.

For more information or to sponsor an animal, please contact Shannon Rhatigan: phone: 952.431.9447
E-mail: Shannon.Rhatigan@mnzoo.org

Promotional Animals
Amur Leopard
Amur Tiger
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Bottlenose Dolphin
Brown Bear
Moose
Red Panda
Sea Otter
Whitetip Reef Shark

The Minnesota Zoo is home to three orphaned brown bears, Sadie, Haines, and Kenai, who came to the Zoo from Alaska in April 2008.

Brown bears are awesome animals, capable of weighing up to 1,500 pounds, standing ten feet tall, and running more than 30 miles an hour. Long guard hairs on their backs and shoulders often have white tips, giving them a grizzled appearance and the nickname grizzly bear.

The sheer size of the grizzly and its low reproductive rate create more conservation challenges than are faced by smaller and faster-reproducing species such as the bald eagle or peregrine falcon. Once common throughout the mountains and the Great Plains, brown bears have been reduced to 2% of their historic range in the lower 48 states. The Yellowstone population of grizzly bears was declared recovered and removed from the threatened species list in April of 2007, although many conservationists are concerned that the delisting was premature.

Your gift will help us provide the best possible care for our bears and for all of the animals at the Minnesota Zoo, while also continuing our conservation efforts both here at home and around the world.

Your $50 sponsorship includes:

• An adorable plush brown bear OR Honey Paw and Lightfoot by Jonathan London and illustrated by Jon Van Zyle. Readers will be entranced by the simple, poetic text and spectacular illustrations. Written for ages 4-8 but appreciated by all! (You will be sent the plush unless you indicate otherwise).
• An animal sponsorship certificate.
• A brown bear trading card with a photo and fun facts.
• The satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference at the Minnesota Zoo!

• Homes That They Share by Dawn Tanner, Nancy Leasman, and Jim Perry.

• A personalized plaque with a bear photo.

Make your sponsorship donation online, or for more information call 952.431.9216 or 1.800.366.7811 ext.216 or email Shannon at Shannon.Rhatigan@mnzoo.org