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More About the Houston Zoo Conservation Department:

OUR MISSION:
Our mission is to make the Houston Zoo a leader in conservation as it relates to the survival of threatened wildlife, wise use of natural resources, and the appreciation of our natural world by zoo visitors.

 

Wildlife Speaker Series 

This year we welcome, Carter Smith, Executive Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and world famous nature photographer, Frans Lanting.

 

                                                                                                                                              
 
You are invited to the Galapagos Islands with the Houston zoo!  April 24th to May 4th 2011 travel with a zoo professional to this mysterious and beautiful part of the world.

Cell Phone Recycling

One of the ways you can help wildlife is by dropping your old cell phones into the cell phone recycling box at the entrance to the zoo.  Read more about the importance of cell phone recyling here.

 

 

Keep up with our current conservation news and activities.
 
 
 

2009 Conservation Annual Report

We are proud to present this report on our fiscal year 2009 conservation activities of the Houston Zoo. Conservation is a critical part of our mission and one we have grown our investment in since our privatization. our track record of successful programs, along with other notable conservation organizations has become a role model for other zoo-based conservation programs. View below or download it here.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Learn more about the Houston Zoo Wild Conservation Program as you
navigate through our website. You will also learn how you, too,
can help make a difference.