Endangered Species at Woodland Park Zoo return to previous

Birds and Mammals Reptiles, Amphibians & Plants

Want to Learn More About Endangered Species?
Worldwide, nearly 1,600 plant and animal species are designated as endangered and face extinction.* A conservative estimate is that one in five species existing today will disappear in 30 years (World Wildlife Fund). However, all is not lost! The war on extinction can be won! Increased understanding of this problem has produced innovative conservation program that protect habitat and species.

Listed below are some of the fun and educational ways you can learn about endangered species at Woodland Park Zoo. This is your zoo, so take advantage of these great opportunities. Please contact us at webkeeper@zoo.org for more information.

  • Public Programs: Want to touch a snake, see a raptor fly or get close to an endangered elephant? With paid zoo membership or admission, these are just a few of the free program opportunities at the zoo.
  • Group Sales Programs: Reserve for your group an exclusive close up encounter with a raptor, arthropod, reptile or mammal. These fee programs are available for groups of all sizes, and can be tailored to your particular interest.
  • Education Classes: From elephants to wolves, discover the amazing world of endangered animals by enrolling in a zoo class, camp, or club.
  • Zoo Adventures: During your overnight or evening Zoo Adventure, you’ll see and learn about endangered species through guided night and morning prowls on zoo grounds, meeting a zookeeper and learning about the animals in their care, enjoying hands-on encounters with reptiles and/or arthropods, and much, much more!
  • Volunteers: Volunteers educate the public about the importance of protecting wildlife and habitat through a variety of activities, including hands-on learning opportunities, programs for school groups, and tours of the zoo's naturalistic exhibits.
  • Outreach: Award-winning zoo programs come to your school or community group with exciting, hands-on presentations on Washington state’s endangered species and much more.
  • Zoo Corps: A volunteer program especially for teens 14-18, Zoo Corps lets students explore nearly every aspect of what it’s like to work at the zoo as well as earn Service Learning Credits toward graduation requirements.
  • Zoo's Website: Surf the zoo's website. It's the place to find out what's happening at the zoo and learn more about endangered species through animal fact sheets, feature articles about endangered animals and habitats, and more!

Birds and Mammals

Birds:
Bald eagle†
Bali mynah†‡
Cabot’s tragopan†‡
Gyrfalcon†
Himalayan impeyan pheasant†
Humboldt penguin†
Palawan peacock pheasant†‡
Peregrine falcon†
Red-crowned crane†‡
White eared-pheasant†‡
White-naped crane†‡

 

 Mammals:
African elephant†
African wild dog‡
Asian elephant†‡
Chinese goral†‡
Clouded leopard‡
Cougar†‡
Fat-tailed dwarf lemur†‡
Goeldi’s monkey†‡
Golden lion tamarin†‡
Grizzly bear†
Jaguar†‡
Lion-tailed macaque†‡
Lowland anoa†‡
Malayan sun bear†
Malayan tapir†‡
Ocelot†‡
Orangutan†‡
Red panda†
Red ruffed lemur†‡
Rodrigues fruit bat†‡
Serow‡
Siamang†‡
Sloth bear†
Snow leopard†‡
Southern pudu†‡
Sumatran tiger†‡
Western lowland gorilla†‡

*Woodland Park Zoo identifies an animal or plant as endangered if it is listed as endangered (in any part of its range) on the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (†) or if it is listed on Appendix I to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)‡. This list is current as of January 1, 2004.

Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrates and Plants

Reptiles and Amphibians:
Dumeril’s boa†
Egyptian tortoise†
Indian python†‡
Komodo dragon†‡
Madagascar tree boa†
West African dwarf crocodile†‡
Yellow-spotted side-necked turtle‡
Rhinocerous iguana‡

Invertebrates
Partula snail

 

 Plants:
2 species of pitcher plants†
20+ species of orchids†

*Woodland Park Zoo identifies an animal or plant as endangered if it is listed as endangered (in any part of its range) on the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (†) or if it is listed on Appendix I to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)‡. This list is current as of January 1, 2004.
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