Zoo rides are open Fridays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Santa Ana Zoo will be closed on 12/11/24 and 12/25/24.

Make a wishlist donation

By donating towards the purchase of one or more of these items, you can:

  • help enrich the lives of the animals
  • help with education
  • help with conservation

The cost of everyday upkeep of zoo habitats is budgeted, but these extra items go a long way to help out.

Each item has a listed price and description. If the item is no longer available or is available at a discounted price at the time of purchase, your extra donation dollars will be used towards Zoo improvements.

Items

Curiosity cart: $250

These carts feature unique artifacts for guests to explore as they learn about the animals and their habitats. New carts and artifacts will give guests more opportunities to really get to know our animals.

Quantity needed: 4

Donate a Curiosity cart

Vari-Kennels: $100

Sometimes our animals need to be transported around. These animal-friendly kennels allow them to travel in style.

Quantity needed: 2

Donate a Vari-Kennel

Scales: $300

These are not reptile scales. We need to be able to weigh our animals for their health and wellbeing, and need a variety of scales to handle the job.

Quantity needed: 2

Donate a scale

Balls for dung-beetle roll: $500

These heavy-duty animal enrichment balls stand up to being rolled like dung-beetle balls through the dung beetle play area.

Quantity needed: 2

Donate a dung ball

Education scholarships: $250

With school budgets shrinking and the price of transportation growing, many schools cannot afford to bring their classes to the Zoo. Help bring children to the Zoo for an education program so they can meet the animals face to face.

Quantity needed: 2

Donate a scholarship

Animal enrichment: $100

Professional enrichments items improve animal wellbeing by stimulating their natural behaviors.

Quantity needed: 2

Donate a habitat enhancement

Training panel: $350

These wonderful training panels assist with animal training activities.

Quantity needed: 3

Donate a training panel

Infrared heaters: $300

It is hard to imagine in the heat of summer, but it gets cold in the winter. Many of our animals need heaters to keep them warm.

Quantity needed: 3

Donate an infrared heater

Reptile shelving: $200

Help maintain the reptile room where our animals acting as ambassadors live.

Quantity needed: 5

Donate reptile shelving

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