Donate to help save species from extinction
As a conservation charity, we rely heavily on our supporters to help us continue our valuable breeding and conservation programs.
When you donate to Zoos SA, you’re helping us care for the wonderful animals in our care and support our conservation projects in the wild.
Every dollar you contribute makes a big difference in helping to save species from extinction and connect people with nature.
If you have any questions, or would like to make a special donation, please contact our friendly team here.
How your donation can help
$50
Will help us with the care and welfare of our animals.
$100
Will help us connect people with nature and save species from extinction.
$250
Will help provide vital equipment for conservation projects both onsite and offsite.
$500
Will help fund essential equipment, resources, research and breeding programs.
Why your donation matters?
As a conservation charity, we work to save species from extinction, care for wildlife and connect people with nature. Your generosity helps our teams and conservation partners continue to make a meaningful difference.
Your donation can help:
- Protect threatened species from extinction
- Breed and release threatened species to the wild
- Advance wildlife care, conservation and research
- Educate and inspire future generations
- Connect people with nature
Wildlife faces growing challenges
Around the world, species and the habitats that they depend on face pressures including habitat loss, introduced species, disease and an ever-changing climate.
This challenge is reflected in the animals we care for every day, with more than 40% of species at Adelaide Zoo and more than 70% at Monarto Safari Park threatened with extinction in the wild.
But there is reason for hope. Through conservation, strong partnerships and sustained action, we can help protect all walks of wildlife and the places that they call home.
Your support puts conservation into action
Zoos SA works both within our sites and beyond our gates to help save species from extinction. From breeding and recovery programs to field conservation, research and habitat protection, our work is focused on achieving meaningful conservation outcomes.
Your generosity helps make this work possible, supporting our teams and partners as they work towards a future in which wildlife thrive.
Featured appeals
Choose your favourite Elephant
Build a special connection with the Asian Elephants at Monarto Safari Park. Your adoption supports world-class care & a future for Asian Elephants.
Caring for Cassie
Now is the time for Cassie to find her troop. We’ll be there for her every step of the way and we’d love you to be there with us.
Adopt an Animal
Choose an animal close to your heart and support Zoos SA’s work caring for wildlife and helping save species from extinction.
Exclusive animal adoptions
Adopt Burma
Burma is a gentle giant who has matured into a lovely, calm, and deeply affectionate individual.
Adopt Tang Mo
Tang Mo ('watermelon' in Thai) is highly intelligent, observant, and is eager to please her keepers.
Adopt Permai
Permai is an expressive elephant, who wears her ‘heart on her sleeve’ and will show her keepers how she is feeling.
Adopt Pak Boon
Pak Boon whose name translates to ‘morning glory flower’, distinguished by her round face and distinct pink ears.
Adopt Putra Mas
A remarkably intelligent and confident bull elephant, Putra Mas (meaning ‘golden prince’) has a proud, graceful demeanour.
Give your way
Make a donation
Your generous donation will support animal care and our wildlife research and conservation programs in our own backyard and across the globe. Donations of more than $2 are 100% tax deductible.
Adopt an Animal
Choose an animal close to your heart and help support their care, while contributing to vital conservation work for wildlife and wild places.
Make a donation in memory
We all know that saying goodbye is never easy. Leaving a gift in memory and celebration of a loved one is a meaningful way to pay tribute to and acknowledge the things that were important to them.
Become a member
Join the zoo family today and enjoy unlimited visits to both Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park 365 days a year plus lots more special offers on zoo events and products.
Become a Volunteer
Zoos SA’s 600+ strong volunteer group forms an indispensable part of the zoo family and supports a variety of activities. Become a volunteer and make a lasting contribution to the natural world!
Become a Corporate Partner
A partnership with Zoos SA is a great way to build your brand, reward your staff, engage with corporate clients whilst making a significant difference to conservation.
Gift in your Will
Since the 1880’s six generations of South Australians have passed through our gates, helping us protect endangered species from extinction and connecting people with nature. Leaving a gift in your will to Zoos SA will ensure that this journey can continue.
Entertainment Memberships
Help us continue connecting people with nature and saving species from extinction by buying an Entertainment Membership through Zoos SA. 20% of your purchase goes directly to our fundraising.
Why donate to Zoos SA?
Zoos SA is a conservation charity with a clear purpose: to connect people with nature and save species from extinction.
Your support helps us take meaningful conservation action at Adelaide Zoo, Monarto Safari Park and beyond. From breeding and recovery programs for threatened species to conservation research, wildlife care and partnerships, your donation helps provide the resources needed to make this work possible.
Together, we can protect wildlife, strengthen conservation efforts and help more people build a lasting connection with nature.
FAQs
Where does my donation go?
Your donation supports Zoos SA’s work to care for wildlife and save species from extinction. This includes expert animal care, conservation breeding programs, field conservation, research, education and partnerships that protect wildlife and habitats.
Is my donation tax deductible?
Donations of $2 or more to Zoos SA are tax deductible in Australia. You’ll receive a tax receipt by email after your donation.
Can I choose where my donation goes?
Our featured appeals allow you to support a particular conservation project or area of work. General donations give Zoos SA the flexibility to direct funds where they can support our work and purpose.
Can I make a regular donation?
Yes. Regular giving is a valuable way to provide ongoing support for wildlife care and conservation. Choose the regular giving option when making your donation and select the amount you’d like to contribute.
What’s the difference between donating and adopting?
A donation is a direct contribution to Zoos SA’s work, while a symbolic species adoption is another way to show your support and includes an adoption certificate. Both help Zoos SA continue its work to care for wildlife and save species from extinction.
How else can I support Zoos SA?
There are many ways to get involved with Zoos SA:
- Adopt an animal
- Become a member
- Support a conservation appeal
- Leave a gift in your Will
- Fundraise for wildlife
- Become a volunteer
- Become a corporate partner
- Visit Adelaide Zoo or Monarto Safari Park
- Connect with us on social media
Every connection with Zoos SA helps build support for wildlife and conservation.
Donate now to protect wildlife
Make a donation today and turn your love for wildlife into action.
