Perth Zoo has unveiled a precious new addition and an Australian first - a rare Sun Bear cub.

You can help save Sun Bears and other threatened species from extinction. Take action and donate to Perth Zoo's Wildlife Conservation Action (WCA) today.

At Perth Zoo, we believe we can and should play a major role in the battle to save threatened species. All money raised through Wildlife Conservation Action will support the conservation of threatened native and exotic species. Perth Zoo is supporting Sun Bear conservation in Cambodia through its ongoing partnership with Free the Bears Fund. You can help by donating at our Sun Bear exhibit donation box.

Your support is vital to ensure a future for wild Sun Bear populations which face numerous threats from habitat loss and illegal hunting for the restaurant trade, illegal pet trade and supply of their bear parts for use in traditional medicine.

How you can help

• Make a donation in person at Perth Zoo, by calling 9474 0350 or by downloading a donation form.
• Adopt Perth Zoo's Sun Bear cub - From as little as $50, you will receive a personalised, colour adoption certificate with a picture of the Sun Bear cub, Maly. Call 9474 0350.
• Purchase Wildlife Conservation Action merchandise, including adult t-shirts, funky bright kid's shirts, bucket hats and baseball caps.
• Organise a fundraising event in your workplace, school or community group or to just get your friends together in support of Wildlife Conservation Action.
• Become a Zoo Friend. Call 9474 0350.

Find out more about our new Sun Bear cub, Maly.

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What your donation can do...

$10 can provide one rescued orang-utan with nutritional food for one week

$30 can buy a pair of boots for a member of an anti-poaching unit in Sumatra or Africa

$50 can fund the wage of a Wildlife Monitoring Leader - local people trained to lead Tree Kangaroo surveys in the mountains for a week in Papua New Guinea

$70 can contribute to life saving veterinary supplies including anaesthetics, anti-biotics and vitamins/minerals for African Painted Dogs in Africa

$100 can help purchase vital wildlife monitoring equipment

$200 can help buy an anti-snare and radio collar for an African Painted Dog

$500 can build a research hut at a wildlife monitoring site in Papua New Guinea

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Wildlife Conservation Action (WCA), was launched in June 2007 with the objective of supporting the conservation of threatened species.

Around the world modern zoos, including Perth Zoo, are playing an increasing role in working beyond their borders and taking action to ensure that zoos won't be the final resting place for thousands of threatened species in the world today.

In line with this new direction, Perth Zoo's stated purpose is to use its resources to help secure long term populations of species in natural environments while engaging the community in global conservation action.

As a testament to this, Perth Zoo's successful Sumatran Orang-utan breeding program saw the first captive born Orang-utan released into the wild, into the protected area of Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Sumatra.

Wildlife Conservation Action provides the community with the opportunity to contribute to a fund that supports the conservation of priority species in the wild including Sumatran Orang-utans, Sumatran Tigers, Sumatran Elephants and Javan Gibbons.

Other species that have been identified within our region include the New Guinea Tree Kangaroo, Cambodian Sun Bear and further afield, the African Painted Dog.

On a local scale, research will be conducted into the devastating Chytrid fungus that is sweeping across our native amphibian populations, particularly frogs.  

Money raised through Wildlife Conservation Action will help us directly support these and other priority species in the wild and enable the community to become an important link in the conservation chain.

Did you know...

• More than 1,500 Australian animals and plants are threatened with extinction
• Two Australian frog species have been lost to the deadly and highly contagious Chytrid fungus in recent years, with over 50% of Australia's threatened frog species infected with the fungus
• It is estimated that as few as 7,300 Sumatran Orang-utans are left in the wild
• There are now fewer than 500 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild
• Found only in Papua New Guinea, as few as 200 Tenkile Tree Kangaroos remain in the wild
• The African Painted Dog, once widespread across Africa, is now reduced to small, scattered populations totalling no more than 2,500 individuals 

More ways you can help

A WCA gift card is the perfect gift idea for the person that has everything. They are available in several denominations from as little as $5 to $100 and are all tax deductible.  For further information call (08) 9474 0350.

Workplace giving is another easy and efficient way of supporting Wildlife Conservation Action and the threatened species it is trying to help. Click here to download a Workplace Giving form.

ZOOm! - Get revved up for conservation with Perth Zoo licence plates. For just $250 a set  you'll be making a statement for conservation.

With all administration costs for Wildlife Conservation Action covered by Perth Zoo, 100% of all donations received are directed to these important conservation projects. All receipted donations of $2 or more are fully tax deductible within Australia.

To get in on the action, download a fundraising pack for your school, workplace or community group by visiting the WCA Supporters' Page or alternatively contact Carol, Perth Zoo's Fundraising Officer on (08) 9474 0359.

Other ways you can support Wildlife Conservation Action

• Making a Bequest 
• Donating through a Workplace Giving scheme
• Displaying a donation tin and posters in your workplace or school. Call 9474 0350