Conservation – Rainforest Adventures Discovery Zoo

Conservation Projects We Support

Did you know? A portion of EVERY SINGLE admission and encounter ticket goes towards global conservation.

Rainforest Adventures Discovery Zoo is deepening its commitment to wildlife by partnering with three impactful conservation programs in 2026, connecting our guests directly to real-world efforts that protect animals and their habitats around the globe. Through these partnerships, every visit helps support field projects that safeguard real rainforests and endangered species, help advance scientific understanding, and inspire communities to care for the natural world we all share.

Saving Sloths & Safeguarding Their Wild Homes:

The Sloth Institute Costa Rica is a nonprofit organization based in Manuel Antonio dedicated to the conservation and welfare of wild sloths. Through specialized rescue, rehabilitation, and release programs, long-term field research, habitat connectivity projects, and community education, the Institute works to ensure that sloths can thrive in healthy, interconnected rainforest ecosystems.

Learn more about the Sloth Institute: www.theslothinstitute.org

Protecting the World’s Rainforests, One Acre At A Time:

The Rainforest Trust is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects tropical and subtropical forests around the world by creating legally protected reserves in partnership with local communities and organizations. Since 1988, it has helped safeguard tens of millions of acres of critical habitat for thousands of threatened species, while also supporting Indigenous land rights, community-led stewardship, and climate mitigation through forest protection.

Learn more about the Rainforest Trust: https://www.rainforesttrust.org/

Healthy Waters, Healthy Otters:

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Nepal Freshwater Program focuses on protecting and restoring rivers, wetlands, and other key water habitats so that gharial, river dolphin, otters and many other species of wildlife can thrive. WWF Nepal’s freshwater work directly supports otter conservation as otters are used as a key indicator of healthy river systems. The program tackles major threats to otters—illegal and intensive fishing, sand and gravel extraction, pollution, and flow alteration from dams—by promoting community-based river stretch management, regulating destructive practices, and safeguarding the fish for the otters food source.

Learn more about World Wide Fund For Nature, Nepal Freshwater Project: www.wwfnepal.org/our_work_/freshwater/

Lemur Conservation Network:

The Lemur Conservation Network (LCN) unites over 60 conservation organizations and connects them with people around the world. We support this network through communications, education, fundraising, and small grants. Members of our network all work closely with local communities in Madagascar.

Learn more about the Lemur Conservation Network: About the Lemur Conservation Network