Zoo Partners: Natural Partnerships Program
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Zoo Partners: Natural Partnerships Program
What is the Natural Partnerships Program?
Many zoos are active supporters of wildlife conservation, committed to preserving wild places and wild species. The Natural Partnerships Program (NPP) is the Snow Leopard Trust's way of partnering with zoos around the world to save the endangered snow leopard. NPP offers the unique opportunity for zoos to get directly involved with the highest priority in-situ conservation and research programs in snow leopard range countries. It is an exciting and economical way for zoos to make powerful contributions to the field.
Download the NPP Information Packet
To participate in the Natural Partnerships Program, please download the NPP Information and Partnership Packet (1.7 Mb PDF file) which includes a sign-up form for your zoo or AAZK chapter.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions about the program or ways that you can participate.
Thank You to the 2009-2010 NPP Supporters
Every zoo's participation directly impacts snow leopard conservation in the field. Find out the many ways to get your zoo involved in NPP and see examples of how individual zoos are partnering with the Trust by reading the In the Zoos profiles.
In the Spotlight:
Cape May County Zoo
An adorable baby snow leopard cub was born May 12, 2011 at the Cape May Zoo. To celebrate, the zoo hosted a special Snow Day on August 13, 2011. The Cape May Zoo joined the Snow Leopard Trust and the Woodland Park Zoo for a one day 'Coast to Coast Snow Leopard Conservation Day'. Fun activities took place all day, including games, crafts, face painting, keeper talks and selling of products from Mongolia. Visitors got to vote for a name for the little cub too!
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has partnered in a variety of ways toward snow leopard conservation. They installed a traditional Yurt as part of their snow leopard exhibit, displaying Snow Leopard Enterprise products. They raised more than $14,000 in 2008 and over $17,000 in 2010 and they did it one quarter at a time through their Quarters for Conservation (Q4C) program. Read more about Q4C and how Megan Sanders, Animal Behavior Programs Manager for CMZ, traveled to Mongolia to see their chosen conservation project come to fruition. Megan shared, "It will sound cliche, but that trip was a dream come true from me!"
Zoo de Granby
