3 CZK for Wildlife

From 1st January 2016, you support the conservation projects in which the Ostrava Zoo is involved just by visiting our garden. From November 2021, not one but three Czech crowns will go to save endangered species of animals and plants directly in the wild!

As the name of this support system implies, 3 CZK from each visitor's entry ticket to the Ostrava Zoo goes to a special account, which is used exclusively to support projects devoted to the conservation of endangered species of animals and plants in the wild. Considering the average annual attendance of the zoo, the amount of this financial support is around 1.5 million CZK per year. Thanks to this, we can help conservation projects implemented directly in the natural place of occurrence of endangered species of animals and plants (so-called in situ), both in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in the world. Projects for the rescue or repatriation of animals that the Ostrava Zoo keeps itself are primarily supported, as well as projects in places and countries with which the Ostrava Zoo has long-term cooperation. However, we do not close ourselves to other conservation projects either. In the future, the system of support will develop according to other international conservation priorities and according to the current situation in individual areas.

Currently supported projects:

The Kukang Rescue Program – Protection of slow lorises and the fight against illegal wildlife trade (Indonesia - Sumatra).

TSNM Conservation Programme – Conservation and research of the critically endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Vietnam).

Coffee and Primate Conservation Project – Conservation of the endangered silvery gibbon and other primates (Indonesia - Java).

Antelope Conservation (formerly Derbianus Conservation) – Conservation of threatened antelopes in the Sub-Saharan region (Africa).

Saola Working Group – The most experienced conservationists and biologists in Southeast Asia cooperating to save the saola from extinction (Laos, Vietnam).

Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) – Rescue and rehabilitation of orangutans and protection of their natural environment (Indonesia - Sumatra).

Vulture Conservation Foundation – Conservation of European vulture populations and their habitat (Europe).

Programme Sahamalaza – Conservation of the critically endangered blue-eyed black lemur and other animals (Madagascar).

Green-Books.org – Increasing children's environmental literacy and promoting a sustainable way of life (Indonesia).

Goodeid Working Group – Research and reintroduction of the critically endangered tequila splitfin fish and protection of its habitat (Mexico).

Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC) – Rescue, rehabilitation, breeding, research, and protection of endangered primates (Vietnam).

Turtle Foundation - Conservation of leatherback sea turtles on the island of Sipora (Indonesia).

Kozmice Bird Meadows – Management of valuable natural sites and protection of biodiversity (Czech Republic).

KASI Foundation – Breeding of endangered songbirds and rehabilitation of individuals seized from the black market (Indonesia - Java).

Proyecto Cardenal Amarillo – Saving endangered yellow cardinals (Argentina).

Trenggiling Conservation Program – Protection of pangolins and reduction of illegal trade in them (Sumatra).

Crane Life – Monitoring and conservation of cranes (Czech Republic).

Lestari – Research and protection of the Nias hill myna and other critically endangered species and ecosystems (Indonesia).

Vesna Panglao Conservation – Conservation of the underwater ecosystem of coral reefs off Panglao Island (Philippines).

Delacour’s Langur Project – Conservation of critically endangered Delacour's langurs (Vietnam).

Formerly supported projects:

Project Poksai – Research on the Sumatran laughingthrush, an endemic songbird of the island of Sumatra (Indonesia). The project was supported in 2016

We protect sea turtles – Conservation of sea turtles in the Berau area (Indonesia - Kalimantan). The project was supported in 2016 and 2017.

Waste sorting in Kuta Male – Waste reduction and sorting in the village of Kuta Male (Indonesia - Sumatra). The project was supported in 2017.

In conclusion, everyone can help the survival not only of animals categorized under the framework of international conservation breeding programs in human care (i.e. zoos) but also of animals (and plants) in the wild simply by visiting the Ostrava Zoo!

Thank you for each and every visit!