 | Species Survival Program “The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again.” - William Beebe San Francisco Zoo participation in Species Survival Programs and Taxon Advisory Groups What is an SSP? The San Francisco Zoo participates in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Species Survival Plan in two ways. Zoo staff members are represented in 31 Species Survival Program Committees where they participate in planning and management decisions. In addition 40 Zoo staff serves as Institutional Representatives to Taxon Advisory Groups
We care for 27 species of animals at the Zoo that are registered in Species Survival Programs. Click on the SSP below to learn more about those animals. The San Francisco Zoo cares for animals in the following SSPs. Click on the name to learn more about these animals. - Baboon
- Polar Bear
- Spectacled Bear
- Fishing Cat
- Chimpanzee
- Colobus Monkey
- Gibbon
- Guenon
- Western Lowland Gorilla
- Hornbill
- Koala
- Langur
- Lemur, Black
- Lemur, Ring-Tailed
- Lemur, Ruffed
- Leopard, Snow
- Lion
- Macaque
- Ocelot
- Oryx, Scimitar-Horned
- Rhinoceros, Black
- Rhinoceros, Indian
- Tapir, Baird’s
- Tiger, Siberian
- Tiger, Sumatran
- Tortoise, Radiated
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How You Can Help
Spend a Saturday helping beautify the Zoo by volunteering for Renew the Zoo. Visit our native gardens – at the east end of the Lion house and in the Fisher Family Children’s Zoo in front of the Meerkat and Prairie Dog exhibit – for ideas for your own garden. Then, ask an expert at your local garden center about the kinds of native plants you can grow. Remember, native plants mean less work for you. |
