Making a Donation
- Can I donate a pet to the Zoo?
- The National Zoo does not, as a matter of policy, accept donations of pet animals or rescued wild animals. Animals are added to our collections according to a careful plan that meets our education, research, and conservation objectives. For help finding a new home for your pet, please see this
Humane Society web page. - Can I give the Zoo my bamboo?
- Thank you for offering but we have regular sources of bamboo.
- How do I make a donation to support a special program?
- Thanks for wanting to support the Zoo! You can make a secure online donation here or join Friends of the National Zoo and let us decide where it is most needed, or you can contribute directly to one of the following: Giant Panda Conservation Fund, Elephant Trails: A Campaign to Save Asian Elephants, Cheetah Conservation Program, Clouded Leopard Campaign, Enrichment Fund, Tiger Conservation Fund, or Neighborhood Nestwatch. Find out about other ways to contribute.
- Can I adopt an animal?
- Friends of the National Zoo offers the Adopt a Species program. When you adopt a giant panda, meerkat, cheetah, or another species. you help support the care of 2,000 animals at the Zoo and its Conservation and Research Center. Adopt a Species packages make a great gift for a great cause. Find out more.
- I have already donated and have a question.
- Thank you! You can
send us your question
and someone will get back to you.
