Taking Action for Wildlife

Oakland Zoo is committed to providing stable environments for western pond turtles before releasing them back into the wild; stronger, healthier, and ready to thrive.

Oakland Zoo tracks and monitors wildlife across the city of Oakland to help understand how urbanization affects species biodiversity. Sharing animal presence and movement data with local managers and conservation organizations provides valuable information for maintaining biodiversity.

Oakland Zoo is committed to playing a critical role in a multi-agency effort to prevent the possible extinction of the Riparian Brush rabbit.

Oakland Zoo is committed to the conservation of mountain lions and to a future in which the people and pumas of the Bay Area coexist and thrive.

Oakland Zoo is committed to mitigating the disastrous effects of the chytridiomycosis pandemic affecting amphibians all over the world, and educating the public about this crisis.

Oakland Zoo is committed to ensuring our official city birds get the help they need to thrive in their urban living environments.

Oakland Zoo supports lion conservation by empowering local communities to coexist and thrive with these predators.

Oakland Zoo is committed to ensuring condors never come close to extinction again.

Oakland Zoo is committed to humans living in harmony with black bears in California, particularly in the Tahoe Basin region.