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The San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

The San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park is a conservation organization that devotes its efforts to preserving animal and plant species in zoological settings, learning about and managing wild populations of these species and educating people about the importance of conservation.

For more information on the San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park, please visit www.sandiegozoo.org!

As part of our ongoing efforts to educate,
the San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park
has taken a leadership role in maintaining an
environmentally friendly business

Some of the eco-friendly steps we have taken include:

Offering corn based eating ware and dishes for guest use (these items can be composted and replace plastic and Styrofoam items which were previously used).
Using online (paperless) communications and reference file methods whenever possible and using recycled paper for those communications that require hard copies.
Converting to waterless urinals and low flow toilets at our parks.

Participating in state and city programs to encourage reduced use of electricity and water built the first straw bale building to be permitted in the City of San Diego (the straw bale building houses the San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park's seed bank).
Employing a number of alternative construction methods and materials when building the new Beckman Center for Conservation Research, including a solar panel array for powering the building, low-level lighting, and the use of recycled materials in construction and interior decoration (this project recently was awarded the Silver-level Leadership award in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). We built the first straw bale building to be permitted in the City of San Diego (The straw- bale building houses the San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park's seed bank).
Maintaining an employee vanpooling program to encourage car-pooling.
Supporting on grounds recycling of materials and resource

Committed to environmentally sound business practices

The San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

We are committed to environmental leadership in order to make a positive difference in conserving nature, both locally and globally.

To insure the future of wildlife for our children, the San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park is committed to environmentally sound business practices.

In all aspects of our operations, we strive to actively support and promote organizational adherence to environmentally sustainable ethics, principles, and practices and to encourage our staff, visitors, partners, and community to do the same.

San Diego Zoo

With more than 4,000 animals representing 800 species, the San Diego is home to a diverse collection of animals, many of which are rarely seen at other zoos. No wonder it's world famous.

San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

Set foot inside the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park and be transported to one of the most exotic places on Earth. The park is a wildlife preserve that mimics the natural habitats of African and Asian animals. Are you game?