NORTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Connecting conservation science and people in our Pacific Northwest
PROTECTING WILDLIFE
Woodland Park Zoo is located in the Pacific Northwest, a region renowned for its beauty and wildness. Surrounded by vast coastal waterways, temperate rainforests, snow-capped mountains, and arid shrub-steppe, residents and global visitors alike enjoy an unparalleled wealth of ecological diversity and outdoor recreation.
As wild species and habitats across the globe disappear at an alarming rate, we must work harder than ever to protect the ecological integrity of the Pacific Northwest. We have a unique opportunity—and an ethical obligation—to provide native wildlife with the space and security they need to thrive, while also enhancing our own well-being. In the Living Northwest our vibrant communities coexist with a rich diversity of native wildlife.
Woodland Park Zoo helps to recover native wildlife populations, establish long-term ecological resilience in our Northwest landscapes, and empower all people to be wildlife conservationists. We achieve conservation success by investing our efforts in two broad areas:
Species Recovery
Reducing threats to native wildlife and helping to re-establish healthy populations of threatened Pacific Northwest species.
Human-Wildlife Coexistence
Promoting science-informed choices, actions, and policies that cultivate coexistence between people and wildlife.
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We Are Living Northwest
Together we discover, we recover and we coexist
A healthy, thriving Northwest that sustains people and wildlife together. This simple vision unites us—it powers our movement.
