We Generate Community Support & Fundraising For Animal Care, Education, & Conservation At
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

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$100 covers annual vaccines for penguin chicks

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$250 feeds all our sharks for a day

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$500 Purchases a heavy duty enrichment toy for our goats

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$100 covers annual vaccines for penguin chicks

$250 feeds all our sharks for a day

$500 purchases a heavy duty enrichment toy for our polar bear

$1,000 feeds our elephant for one week

All donations help. Will you consider giving today?

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Give the Gift of the Wild!

Shop Our Holiday Adopt Special
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Includes:
A Full Size Plush
Photo
Species Fact Sheet
Adoption Certificate
2 Society Face Masks
A Surprise Mini Plush!

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Two facemasks, gift package decorative image, and a picture of the plush adoption set

What We Support

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An elephant

Animal Care

We Support the Needs of All of Our Animal Ambassadors at the Zoo & Aquarium

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Conservation

We Support Species Survival Plans, Environmental, and Conservation Initiatives

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Education

We Support Programs That Connect the Community with Nature and Animals

Ways To Give

Your contributions, whether they be financial, your time, or your influence, all directly impact the animals and their keepers at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. You are part of a movement that keeps the Zoo alive.

Connect With Us

Follow us for the cute animals and impact, but stay for the journey.

Hangin’ out with the lar gibbons (also known as white-handed gibbons) @ptdefiancezoo

#cutemonkeys #largibbon #gibbons #hanginout #pointdefiancezoo #animalconservation #zoolife

Hangin’ out with the lar gibbons (also known as white-handed gibbons) @ptdefiancezoo

#cutemonkeys #largibbon #gibbons #hanginout #pointdefiancezoo #animalconservation #zoolife
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VOLUME UP! 🔊 ASMR with muskox Hudson @ptdefiancezoo 

#asmr #animalenrichment #muskox #animalsounds #pointdefiancezoo #pointdefiancezooandaquarium

VOLUME UP! 🔊 ASMR with muskox Hudson @ptdefiancezoo

#asmr #animalenrichment #muskox #animalsounds #pointdefiancezoo #pointdefiancezooandaquarium
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Glamping at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium? Lucky winners from our Long Table Dinner & Auction had an overnight experience at the Zoo they’ll never forget! 

Thanks to @ptdefiancezoo @cascadiaglamping @ricardos.kitchen and @pomumcellars for helping to make this possible.

#pointdefiancezoo #pointdefiance #tacomaevents #animalconservation #animalenrichment #luxurycamping #glampingpnw

Glamping at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium? Lucky winners from our Long Table Dinner & Auction had an overnight experience at the Zoo they’ll never forget!

Thanks to @ptdefiancezoo @cascadiaglamping @ricardos.kitchen and @pomumcellars for helping to make this possible.

#pointdefiancezoo #pointdefiance #tacomaevents #animalconservation #animalenrichment #luxurycamping #glampingpnw
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Jao Ying, one of five clouded leopards at @ptdefiancezoo, making sure she found all of her enrichment treats!

#cloudedleopard #cutecat #pointdefiancezoo #pointdefiancezooandaquarium #pointdefiance #animalenrichment #animalconservation

Jao Ying, one of five clouded leopards at @ptdefiancezoo, making sure she found all of her enrichment treats!

#cloudedleopard #cutecat #pointdefiancezoo #pointdefiancezooandaquarium #pointdefiance #animalenrichment #animalconservation
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This year’s Long Table Dinner and Auction: Glamp & Gather is officially SOLD OUT! We look forward to seeing all of you who have registered. If you were unable to attend this year, we hope to see you at the 2025 Long Table.

#pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo

This year’s Long Table Dinner and Auction: Glamp & Gather is officially SOLD OUT! We look forward to seeing all of you who have registered. If you were unable to attend this year, we hope to see you at the 2025 Long Table.

#pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo
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On this #worldelephantday, we mourn the loss of Suki. One of the oldest and most beloved residents @ptdefiancezoo, Suki stood as an ambassador for elephants around the world. She offered a connection to her species, and that connection plays a vital role in the success of elephant conservation.

Last Saturday, the zoo veterinarian and animal care teams made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize Suki after a steady decline in health over the past few weeks. At nearly 60, Suki lived far beyond the median life expectancy of 48 for female Asian elephants in human care. 

Suki will be sorely missed by so many.

#pointdefiancezoo #worldelephantday #asianelephant #pointdefiance #elephantconservation

On this #worldelephantday, we mourn the loss of Suki. One of the oldest and most beloved residents @ptdefiancezoo, Suki stood as an ambassador for elephants around the world. She offered a connection to her species, and that connection plays a vital role in the success of elephant conservation.

Last Saturday, the zoo veterinarian and animal care teams made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize Suki after a steady decline in health over the past few weeks. At nearly 60, Suki lived far beyond the median life expectancy of 48 for female Asian elephants in human care.

Suki will be sorely missed by so many.

#pointdefiancezoo #worldelephantday #asianelephant #pointdefiance #elephantconservation
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TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE! Don’t miss your opportunity to join us at Glamp & Gather on Friday, August 23! This year’s long table dinner and auction combines luxury and adventure. Enjoy a glamping themed cocktail hour with live music, gourmet three-course dinner, live auction, and an invitation to support expanding scholarship field trips to the Zoo you love, @ptdefiancezoo. We can’t wait to Glamp & Gather with you. Follow the link in our bio to register.

#tacomawa #tacomaevents #philanthropy #pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo

TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE! Don’t miss your opportunity to join us at Glamp & Gather on Friday, August 23! This year’s long table dinner and auction combines luxury and adventure. Enjoy a glamping themed cocktail hour with live music, gourmet three-course dinner, live auction, and an invitation to support expanding scholarship field trips to the Zoo you love, @ptdefiancezoo. We can’t wait to Glamp & Gather with you. Follow the link in our bio to register.

#tacomawa #tacomaevents #philanthropy #pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo
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Enrichment time! We love funding enrichment, and with the support of our donors we were able to have a custom puzzle feeder created for Balzak and Lakina, our two walruses @ptdefiancezoo. Enrichment is an integral part of animal welfare. Click the link in our bio and Adopt-A-Species to support animal enrichment.

#animalenrichment #walrus #cuteanimals #puzzlefeeder #zoolife #pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo

Enrichment time! We love funding enrichment, and with the support of our donors we were able to have a custom puzzle feeder created for Balzak and Lakina, our two walruses @ptdefiancezoo. Enrichment is an integral part of animal welfare. Click the link in our bio and Adopt-A-Species to support animal enrichment.

#animalenrichment #walrus #cuteanimals #puzzlefeeder #zoolife #pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo
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Join us in celebrating International Tiger Day. Today is dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of tigers and the urgent need for their conservation. Please spread the word!

#internationaltigerday #sumatrantiger #tigerconservation #pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo

Join us in celebrating International Tiger Day. Today is dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of tigers and the urgent need for their conservation. Please spread the word!

#internationaltigerday #sumatrantiger #tigerconservation #pointdefiance #pointdefiancezoo
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