Do At The Zoo Celebrates 20 Years of Animal Conservation

Do At The Zoo, Denver’s favorite summer party and Denver Zoo’s largest fundraiser, turns 20 this year. As we prepare to walk on the wild side one more time, we take note of the
tremendous positive impact two decades of Do has provided for our animal conservation efforts.

• Predator Ridge is Denver Zoo’s award-winning habitat for 14 different African species, including lions, spotted hyenas and African wild dogs.  With its spacious, more naturalistic and educational exhibits, Predator Ridge was recognized by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in 2006 as Exhibit of the Year. The $27 million exhibit was designed to re-create a portion of Samburu National Reserve in Kenya while still offering up-close views of animals and providing educational information and interaction.
• Primate Panorama is another exhibit made possible in part from the support of Do At The Zoo. This spectacular seven-acre facility very closely replicates the natural habitats of many of its inhabitants, including gorillas that roam freely in their own one-acre exhibit.
• Do At The Zoo funds paid for a portion of the construction of Denver Zoo’s Endangered Species Conservation Carousel in 2001. It is the largest carousel of its kind in the country and features nearly 50 wooden, hand-carved animals. Over $250,000 has been generated for our field conservation programs through carousel ridership.
• In 1991, Do At The Zoo helped support Tropical Discovery, Denver Zoo’s tropical rainforest featuring a wide variety of marine life from fish to turtles and is also home to the largest indoor Komodo dragon exhibit in the world.

In its 19-year history, 32,000 Do At The Zoo guests have raised more than $7.2 million to improve Denver Zoo and its programs.  Please join us for our Do At The Zoo 20th Anniversary to support Asian Tropics, the largest conservation project in our history.