These programs focus the collective expertise within AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and leverages their massive audiences to save species. SAFE sets out to protect threatened animals, build on established recovery plans and history of commitment, prioritizes collaboration among AZA member institutions, implements strategic conservation and stakeholder engagement activities, and measure and report conservation progress. Currently there are 30 SAFE program species and BPZOO has helped support Asian Elephant, Monarch Butterfly, Sea Turtle and Vaquita.

This five acre facility located in Barnstable, MA serves as the Cape Cod branch of the New England Wildlife Center which works to provide free wildlife veterinary care and care-based education to the local community. On average, Cape Wildlife Center treats roughly 2,500 animals each year. 

Highlighted in BPZOO’s 2022 Wildlife Education Series, their mission is to provide excellent care for rescued Grauer’s gorillas (eastern lowland gorilla) and work alongside Congolese communities to promote the conservation of wild gorillas and their habitat. Located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Tayna Nature Reserve, GRACE is the world’s only sanctuary for rescued Grauer’s gorillas. GRACE nurses orphans back to health then gives them the chance to be with other gorillas again. The 14 gorillas at GRACE – all orphans – form a tight-knit surrogate family. The ultimate goal is to reintroduce them back into the wild. More than just a sanctuary, GRACE also works with local communities on conservation education, forest protection, & sustainable livelihoods to help secure a future for orphan gorillas and their wild counterparts and to foster a peaceful coexistence between humans & gorillas.

Manomet uses science and collaboration to strengthen bird migration routes, coastal ecosystems, and working lands and seas across the Western Hemisphere. For over 50 years, they have formed vital partnerships with businesses, producers, and educators, to help nature and local communities thrive.

This organization is focused on the conservation of two endangered marmosets found in the mountainous regions of the South-eastern Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil. Their vision is to restore the biodiversity of the Atlantic Rainforest
by conserving endemic primate species.
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Located in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, this organization focuses on enhancing the welfare and conservation of sloths through the rescue, rehabilitation and release of hand-raised and injured sloths. While also conducting vital research, conservation and education programs to ensure their survival. To date, TSI has rescued and studied over 400 sloths, installed over 1,000 meters of sloth speedways to divert sloths from dangerous roads, and educated over 8,000 tourists. 

The Vietnam Elephant Initiative is committed to supporting the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre to protect a sustainable wild population of elephants in Vietnam, provide high standards of care for captive elephants, and end the use of elephants for riding, circuses and shows. The Zoo has purchased a portable scale to help manage and care for orphaned elephants. The Zoo continues to support the Vietnam Elephant Initiative by providing funding for Vietnamese wildlife veterinarian training and medical supplies.