Zlín Zoo is not only an institution breeding animals and educating the public - among its main priorities is wildlife protection. Czech Republic, New Zealand, Southern Africa. It doesn’t matter. Wherever animals are in need, we try our best to help. And you, our visitors, can become the vital part of our efforts.
The wildlife lovers do not have to spend countless hours searching for a charity to donate – back in 2018, we have opened a fundraising project called 4NATURE. The project provides visitors an option of donating a small sum of money when paying admission to the zoo. After paying the 4NATURE admission fee, the visitors obtain a metal coin to be thrown into an interactive machine, deciding which wildlife rescue project they prefer to support.
However, during the first two years of running this successful fundraising project, we have realized the fundraising in this form has its shortcomings: the visitors lacked other ways to donate to the cause, just like the visitors themselves were pointing out.
In the end, we have decided to expand the means of donation. Among the former 4NATURE fundraising project, we have established another two.
Ways to donate to the wildlife rescue activities:
1. Paid 4NATURE admission
The easiest way to donate. At the entrance, the cashier will ask you whether you want to purchase 4NATURE or STANDARD admission. By purchasing the 4NATURE admission, you will donate 3 CZK to the rescue program of your liking. The cashier will hand you a coin, to be thrown into a mechanical machine behind the entrance tourniquets. At the moment, you can choose donating from 3 rescue programs:
1. Saving saolas, a critically endangered bovine species native to the Laotian forests
Discovery of Saola, also called an Asian unicorn, in 1992 was one of the greatest zoological discovery of the 20th century. Saola lives in mountain range along the border line of Vietnam and Laos, unfortunately i'ts threatened by poachers. Raised sum of money is donated to cover the costs conected to the maintenance and control of the camera traps in the Laotian forests.
2. Saving white-winged ducks, a critically endangered species inhabiting stagnant Sumatran wetlands
The raised sum of money is helping the Australian conservation organization SIES (Save Indonesian Endangered Species) to build the aviary for critically endangered white-winged ducks as well as to build ponds suitable for nesting of the species in the Way Kambas National Park. The center is going to serve also as an educational institute of the local tribes and adjacent villages.
3. El Pantanal Zoo’s Wildlife Rescue Center in Ecuador, rescuing local injured wildlife, releasing it back to the wild upon its recovery
2. One time donation to the 4NATURE fundraising bank account – LET THE NATURE WIN:
The number of the fundraising bank account is 123-1541640267/0100.
3. Purchasing selected merchandise
