Animal Care Club

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens offers a unique program designed to help offer the best for its animal residents. When you become an Honorary Zookeeper in the Animal Care Club, you become part of the Zoo community! In return for your generous support, you'll receive a CarePak stuffed with a personalized Honorary Zookeeper certificate, a color photo, facts about your animal and more. While the animal you choose to sponsor will remain at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, you will take home the satisfaction of contributing to the Zoo community. 

Animal of the Quarter

Our feature creature this quarter is the Rainbow Lorikeet and can be sponsored by YOU for as little as $25.  By joining the Animal Care Club, members become Honorary Zookeepers and the fee is a donation that helps in the care and feeding of the sponsored animal.  This donation is tax-deductible and is valid for a period of one year. Traditional Animal Care Club sponsorships range from $25 to $1,000, but one of our newest sponsorship levels is a...

Special CarePak Gift Baskets with a bonus plush animal for just $79 (plus $4.50 shipping)  
All CarePaks include a personalized Honorary Zookeeper certificate, member ID, a color photo and Nature Notes fact sheet about the sponsored animal, two tickets to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens-- and your choice of a giraffe or lion plush animal.  As an added bonus, you'll receive a customized greeting card.

*Shipping is standard, USPS mail.  Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is not responsible for any delays in mail once shipped. 

Choose any animal at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens!
Here are a few to get you started:

(E) = Endangered Species (T) = Threatened Species

Click here for a complete list of animals.

Benefits

This donation is tax-deductible and is valid for a period of one year.