Denver Zoo's Wish List

By donating an item on Denver Zoo’s “Wish List,” you can be recognized as a zoo donor, qualify for a charitable deduction, and provide needed supplies and materials that enrich the environment for our animals and support the Zoo’s many programs and activities – from education classes to grounds maintenance and everything in between!  Currently, we can use the following items:

• Children’s books about African animals and culture
• Children’s books grades 1-12 about Indonesian animals or conservation
• Children's books grade 1-12 about Southeast Asian animals, culture, or conservation (Vietnam, especially)
• Children’s movies about animals and conservation – DVD’s preferred
• School supplies - pencils, rulers, crayons, etc.
• Baby mobiles, rattles and plastic toys (no stuffed animals)
• Large wooden toys for parrots
• Essential oils -- unopened
• Kitchen spices and extracts (peppermint, vanilla, etc.) – unopened
• Canned tuna and salmon in water
• Stall© Snacks
• Nylabone© Healthy Edibles
• Kong© toys (large preferred)
• Powdered sugar free jello or kool aid
• Popcorn Kernels – plain
• CD’s with nature sounds
• Towels (large)
• Blankets
• Sheets
• Manila rope (1/2” or wider)
• Boomer© balls (brown)
• 3-wide double-tier locker
• Squat rack
• Dumb bell rack
• Satellite Phone
• Binoculars
• Spotting Scopes
• Palm pilots
• GPS units
• Compasses
• Digital cameras (point and shoot)
• Digital video camera
• Alarm clock radio
• CD player
• DVD player
• Digital video projector
• Cordless drills, drill bits and basic tools
• Bench drill – 3/4” or 3/8”
• Cordless Dremel and Dremel tips
• Leatherman-type pocket tools
• Ladders – any size
• Hardscape Materials-enough to build a 48’ long wall that is 18” high and 18” wide (concrete, sandstone, etc.)
• Plants-partial-sun perennials, grasses, shrubs, and a tree not to exceed 30’ in height and 20’ in canopy width
• Outside table set-table and four chairs
• Dust buster or upright vacuum
• Computer desk (no more than 55 in wide and 30 in deep)
• Coleman 150 quart cooler
• Microwave (less than 5 years old)
• Refrigerator (top-bottom only, no side by side)
• Slide scanner
• Wine cooler – small, electric with temperature and humidity control
• Perfume-free and dye-free or baby laundry detergent
• Portable Generator (Honda eu2000i or eu3000i)
• Camping equipment for keeper staff use in emergencies (back packing stove and cooking utensils, self-inflating air mattresses, head lamps, Swiss army knives or multiuse tools, and emergency wind up or shake-type flash lights) 
• Olympus bronchoscope
• Gift cards for pet supply, grocery and home building stores
• Check or credit card gifts can be designated for purchase of items on the “wish list”
  

For More Information

Email or call us at 303-376-4867 so we can assist you.

Denver Zoological Foundation
Development Department
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 376-4867
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