Wildlife Champions
ADOPT AN ANIMAL
The Phoenix Zoo offers a unique program designed to help offer the best support for the more than 3,000 animals that call the Zoo home, with nearly 400 species represented, including many threatened or endangered species. Becoming a Wildlife Champion gives you or your loved one the opportunity to sponsor a favorite Zoo animal!
Select an animal from the list below to become a Wildlife Champion today!
FEATURED PACKAGE:
GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINO
Support the non-profit Phoenix Zoo by becoming a Wildlife Champion Today!
Packages Include:
Personalized certificate of sponsorship
Full-color photo of your species
Species fact sheet

all available animals
SPONSOR YOUR FAVORITE ZOO ANIMAL
AND BECOME A WILDLIFE CHAMPION TODAY!
- PDF personalized certificate of sponsorship
- JPEG full-color photo of your animal
- PDF species fact sheet
- Personalized certificate of sponsorship
- Full-color photo of your animal
- Species fact sheet
- Personalized certificate of sponsorship
- Full-color photo of your species
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Species fact sheet
- An adorable animal plush
* Suggested level for group sponsorship
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your animal
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Name recognition on the Wildlife champion website for one year
- Species fact sheet
*One species fact sheet per group member. - An adorable animal plush
- Two Zoo admission passes
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your animal
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Name recognition on the Wildlife champion website for one year
- Species fact sheet
- An adorable animal plush
- Two Zoo admission passes
- Two Stingray Bay admission passes
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your animal
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- Name recognition on the Wildlife Champion sponsor board at the Zoo for one year from date of purchase
- Species fact sheet
- An adorable animal plush
- Two Zoo admission passes
- Two Stingray Bay admission passes
- Frame displaying your personalized certificate of sponsorship and full-color photo of your species
- Annual subscription to Wild Times Digital
- An adorable animal plush
- Name recognition on the Wildlife Champion sponsor board at the Zoo for one year from date of purchase
- Species fact sheet
- Four Zoo admission passes
- Four Stingray Bay admission passes
- Listing in the Zoo’s Annual Report
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
Wildlife Champion | Animal |
Angel Morales | Squirrel monkey |
Barb DeLuca | Chilean flamingo |
Christine Diaz | Fennec fox |
Darcie Perry | Masai giraffe |
Emily Schanowski | Mountain lion |
Jennifer Olding | Fennec fox |
Jennifer Siegel | Spotted-necked otter |
Jennifer Siegel | White rhinoceros |
Luke Vogt | Mexican wolf |
Marguerite | Squirrel monkey |
Mark Childers | Chilean flamingo |
Michelle Lundgre | Bornean orangutan |
Michelle Lundgre | Cheetah |
Michelle Lundgre | Grevy’s zebra |
Mrs. McWilliams Class | Spotted-necked otter |
Nicole | American Alligator |
Nicole Meyer | Sumatran tiger |
Pat Galioto | Stingray |
Ryan Keating | Mountain lion |
Susan E. Hulton | Greater One-Horned Rhino |
Susan Hulton | Amur leopard |
Vicki Nicholson | Masai giraffe |
Wildlife Champion | Animal |
Alan Seidel | Komodo dragon |
Alex Oliver | Spotted-necked otter |
Asher Salsky | Cheetah |
Brianne Knorra | Masai giraffe |
Caitlin Hayden | Galapagos tortoise |
Carlie Mooney | Chilean flamingo |
Connie Houle | Spotted-necked otter |
David Miller | Masai giraffe |
Debbie Losole | Komodo dragon |
Doreen Morse | Giant anteater |
Gail Williams | Sumatran tiger |
Janice Rinaldo | Jaguar |
Jeanne Stasi | Meerkat |
Jemma Hoffman | Fennec fox |
Jordan Kathman | Bald eagle |
Joshua Baker | Hyena |
Laura Walker | Amur leopard |
Linda DePew | African painted dog |
Linda DePew | Amur leopard |
Linda DePew | Cheetah |
Linda DePew | Jaguar |
Linda Hecht | Komodo dragon |
Lynne Shaughnessy | Asian elephant |
Mae Rossi | Sumatran tiger |
Matty Lang | Cheetah |
Melissa Rodriguez | Asian elephant |
Rich Anderson | Spotted-necked otter |
Robert Austin | Desert tortoise |
Robert Hasty | White rhinoceros |
Rowan Hunt | Masai giraffe |
Savannah Boy | Chilean flamingo |
Wildlife Champion | Animal |
Abigail | Masai giraffe |
Alex Altamirano | Maned wolf |
Alisa Lindner | Spotted-necked otter |
Allison Laufer | Grevy’s zebra |
Allister James | Squirrel monkey |
Amy Wahl | Fennec fox |
Anastacia Burdette | Fennec fox |
Andrew Van Duyne | Fennec fox |
Andrew Webb | Sumatran tiger |
Angela Duncan | Fennec fox |
Angela Franklin | Spotted-necked otter |
Arizona Fine Art EXPO | Fennec fox |
Arizona Fine Art EXPO | Meerkat |
Ashlyn Schweitzer | Asian elephant |
Big Moose Studios Limited | Cheetah |
Big Moose Studios Limited | Fennec fox |
Bryant Butz | Meerkat |
Caren Tank | Bornean orangutan |
Caren Tank | Fennec fox |
Caren Tank | Spotted-necked otter |
Caroline | Fennec fox |
Chad Huguley | Fennec fox |
Charli Zerkle | African lion |
Chesney Harris | Linne’s Two-toed sloth |
Chloe Redpath | Stingray |
Chris Munhall | Fennec fox |
Chris Raga | Red ruffed lemur |
Christina Udel | Masai giraffe |
Collin McHugh | Fennec fox |
Cyle Laatsch | Fennec fox |
Dallas Rexstrew | Amur leopard |
Dana Lemke | Fennec fox |
Dave Ratynski | Meerkat |
David Abdo | Meerkat |
Debbie Paulsen | Meerkat |
Debi Maxwell | Ringtail |
Deborah Marquardt | Squirrel monkey |
Debra Hood | Squirrel monkey |
Donald Hein | Asian elephant |
Douglass Oscarson | Asian elephant |
Douglass Oscarson | Hyena |
Douglass Oscarson | Linne’s Two-toed sloth |
EAGLE-South Mountain NJHS | Chilean flamingo |
EAGLE-South Mountain NJHS | Prairie Dog |
Ellen Kennedy | African painted dog |
Ellen Kennedy | Fennec fox |
Elyse and Joanna Salsky | African lion |
Emilee Crandell | American Alligator |
Emma Olsen | Fennec fox |
Eris Davidson | Red River Hog |
Eydie Conrad | Tree Frog |
Faith, Blake and Sydni McKinley | Komodo dragon |
Faith, Blake and Sydni McKinley | Linne’s Two-toed sloth |
Felicity Burr | Meerkat |
Finn Butler | Hyena |
Frank and Catherine Paaske | African lion |
Frank Paaske | Cheetah |
Frankie Krupa | Fennec fox |
Fred Powell | Red ruffed lemur |
Gabrielle Hebert | Fennec fox |
Grace Klawitter | Hyena |
Gregg Family | Grevy’s zebra |
Henry Beaupre | African lion |
Isla | Tree Frog |
Jack Redpath | Black footed ferret |
Jacob Sahlin | Sumatran tiger |
James Kelley | Meerkat |
James Kohler | Fennec fox |
Janel Kumse | Linne’s Two-toed sloth |
Jennifer Bradford | Asian elephant |
Jennifer Bradford | Jaguar |
Jennifer Bradford | Meerkat |
Jennifer Bradford | Squirrel monkey |
Jennifer Schroeder | Fennec fox |
Jhett | Tree Frog |
Jim Slawski | Red ruffed lemur |
Joanne Battershall | Red River Hog |
Joey Cruz | Chilean flamingo |
Joey Cruz | Meerkat |
Joey Cruz | Mexican wolf |
Joey Cruz | Mountain lion |
Joey Cruz | Sumatran tiger |
John Foster | Arabian oryx |
John Santrock | Galapagos tortoise |
Joni Klink | Masai giraffe |
Joslyn Kern | Giraffe |
Judy & Jerry Redpath | Prairie Dog |
Julie Petteys | Maned wolf |
Julie Petteys | Red ruffed lemur |
Juliet Armstrong-Starkey | Amur leopard |
Justin Redpath-Dascola | Ringtail |
Katherin Thurber | Meerkat |
Kathie Osborne | Asian elephant |
Katie Kimborugh | African lion |
Kaylani Kumse | Amur leopard |
Keely Post | Asian elephant |
Keely Post | Ringtail |
Keely Post | Spotted-necked otter |
Kirriana Gelfand | Fennec fox |
Kristen Kabrin | Fennec fox |
Laura Graziano | African lion |
Lauren Bostick | Fennec fox |
Leslie Johns | Maned wolf |
Luca | Squirrel monkey |
Lucy Murdock | African lion |
Maddie | Tree Frog |
Margaret Nelson | Cheetah |
Margaret Nelson | Meerkat |
Mario Medrano | Mexican wolf |
Marivel Pantoja | African lion |
Mary Schaefer | Mexican wolf |
Maryssa Henson | Fennec fox |
Matthew Harper | Spotted-necked otter |
McKenna Kern | Fennec fox |
Merelyn Creech | Fennec fox |
Mia Bonfigt | Spotted-necked otter |
Michael | Grevy’s zebra |
Michael Reed | African lion |
Michael Schoon | American Alligator |
Michael Schoon | Masai giraffe |
Michele Pitzer | Amur leopard |
Michele Pitzer | Bornean orangutan |
Michele Pitzer | Coyote |
Michele Pitzer | Masai giraffe |
Michele Pitzer | Red River Hog |
Michele Pitzer | White rhinoceros |
Mike Abel | Cheetah |
Mike Abel | Giant anteater |
Mila Kovacich | Fennec fox |
Milo Fraser | Cheetah |
Milo Fraser | Chilean flamingo |
Molly Herbert | Bornean orangutan |
Nancy Mancuso | Red River Hog |
Natalie Bencomo | Squirrel monkey |
Patrick Williams | Masai giraffe |
Paul Bartnicki | Linne’s Two-toed sloth |
Phil Dascola | American Alligator |
Renee Tarp | Ringtail |
Renee Tarp | Ringtail |
River Rose Steinken-Kollath | Bornean orangutan |
Rodney Petteys | Red ruffed lemur |
Rory Fleck | Ringtail |
Russell Cannon | Sumatran tiger |
Sabrina Gibb | Fennec fox |
Samantha Reed | Jaguar |
Sarah Dela Cruz | Bornean orangutan |
Scarlett Bumgarner | Tree Frog |
Scott Brimer | Giant anteater |
Scott Brimer | Masai giraffe |
Selena Ramirez | Fennec fox |
Shawn Medlock | Red River Hog |
Stephany Gallegos | African lion |
Tara Hill | Giant anteater |
Tattiana Hawthorne | Fennec fox |
Tom Hennessy | Red ruffed lemur |
Tracy Garcia | Jaguar |
Wildlife Champion | Animal |
Ashley Silvernale | Masai giraffe |
Classroom | Jaguar |
David Lenzer | Red ruffed lemur |
Drizella Edmonds | Hyena |
Frank and Cathy Paaske | Greater One-Horned Rhino |
Gary Mink | Meerkat |
In Loving Memory of Carolyn Sykes | African lion |
In memory of James Jenkinson | Mexican wolf |
Jacob Rose | Jaguar |
Jeanne Wilcox | Masai giraffe |
Joseph David Coleman | Bornean orangutan |
Julia King | Ringtail |
Karen Orndorff | Spotted-necked otter |
Kevin Kelly | Cheetah |
Kristi and Chuck Corley | Mountain lion |
Laura Lee Bena | African lion |
Laura Lee Bena | Asian elephant |
Linda Lohrman | Masai giraffe |
Marcus Crisci | Andean bear |
Marcy Kerlin | Chilean flamingo |
Melissa Kelley | Mountain lion |
Mike and Hanna LoGrasso | African painted dog |
Nancy Bell | Mexican wolf |
Patricia Fimbres | Sumatran tiger |
Rahsaan & Adriana Lindsey | Linne’s Two-toed sloth |
Richard Gehrke | Conservation Collection |
Steve and Leslie Moss | Ringtail |
Thomas Fulcher | Ringtail |
Tyler Kavanagh | Greater One-Horned Rhino |
Mila and Matteo Fonseca | Cheetah |
Wildlife Champion | Animal |
Andrew Van Duyne | Galapagos tortoise |
Andrew Van Duyne | Stingray |
Cathy Nagelhout | Bornean orangutan |
Cathy Nagelhout | Cheetah |
Cathy Nagelhout | Linne’s Two-toed sloth |
Cathy Nagelhout | Meerkat |
Cathy Nagelhout | Red ruffed lemur |
Cathy Nagelhout | Spotted-necked otter |
Claire Steigerwald | Red ruffed lemur |
Elizabeth Pepping | Meerkat |
Jeff Christofferson | White rhinoceros |
Linda Katzenstein | African painted dog |
Lysbeth Lieber | Meerkat |
Robert and Susan Rehm | Spotted-necked otter |
Waverly Roelofs | Tree Frog |
Wildlife Champion | Animal |
Brian Begnel | Masai giraffe |
Mark and Denise Brenneman | Mountain lion |
Mark Brenneman | Asian elephant |
Michael and Jeni O’Callaghan | Bald eagle |
Rosie Kohne | Meerkat |
Wildlife Champion | Animal |
Daniel Luis | Masai giraffe |
Eagle Ridge Elementary | Bald eagle |
Michael Wallensack | Arabian oryx |
Paul Paparella | African lion |
Paul Paparella | Fennec fox |
The Playa Bar | African lion |
Plan your visit today!
The Phoenix Zoo is one of the largest non-profit zoos in the U.S., caring for over 3,000 animals, with nearly 400 species represented, including many threatened/endangered species.

Plan your visit today!
The Phoenix Zoo is one of the largest non-profit zoos in the U.S., caring for over 3,000 animals, with nearly 400 species represented, including many threatened/endangered species.
