• Ape TAG Conservation Initiative brochure
• Application

2010-2012 Conservation Awardees

Awardees include:

Long-term Ecological Research and Conservation of Cao Vit Gibbon in China

The Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative: Preserving the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) in the Salonga National Park through Holistic Conservation

The Ape TAG Conservation Initiative represents a collective effort by zoos to help conserve wild populations of apes. Launched in early 2010, the primary aim of the Initiative is to increase the amount and duration of zoo support for ape conservation.
Specific goals include:

1. Provide multi-year support
   (minimum three years) for high priority ape populations and sites.
2. Increase the number of zoos contributing to the in situ conservation of apes.
3. Increase the presence of the zoo community in ape conservation.
4. Encourage law enforcement and in situ education through the support of sanctuaries.
5. Provide zoos with resources to convey ape conservation messages to the public and promote their support for in situ conservation.

Zoos supporting the Ape TAG Conservation Initiative include:

Platinum Supporter ($10,000 per year): Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden & Prehistoric Park, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Denver Zoological Gardens, Oklahoma City Zoological Park, and San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.

Gold Supporter ($5,000 per year): Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Dallas Zoo, Detroit Zoological Society, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Sedgwick County Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, and Zoo Atlanta.

Silver Supporter ($1,000 per year): Ape Conservation Effort, Audubon Institute, Bronx Zoo, Buffalo Zoological Gardens, Cameron Park Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo,
Como Zoo and Conservancy, Disney's Animal Kingdom, El Paso Zoo, Ellen Trout Zoo, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Gladys Porter Zoo, Gorilla SSP, Houston Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo, Knoxville Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Little Rock Zoo, Memphis Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens, Minnesota Zoo, New England Chapter of AAZK, North Carolina Zoo, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Sacramento Zoo, San Antonio Zoo, St. Louis Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Topeka Zoo, Toronto Zoo, Virginia Zoological Park, and Zoo Miami and the Zoological Society of Florida.

Additional support for the Initiative was received from: Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, Greater Kansas City AAZK Chapter, Lion Country Safari, Louisville Zoo, Zoo Boise, and a generous matching grant from the Arcus Foundation.