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RETICULATED
GIRAFFE
GLOBAL CONSERVATION HIGHLIGHTS

AZA SAFE Contributions

The Assocation of Zoos and There are 50 SAFE programs
Aquariums’ (AZA) SAFE: Saving for a variety of the world’s most
Animals From Extinction initiative vulnerable wildlife species.
brings together the collective Brookfield Zoo Chicago participates
expertise of AZA-accredited zoos in nine of those programs:
and aquariums and leverages
• African painted dog
their expansive audiences
• American turtle
to save species.
• Giraffe
SAFE programs protect threatened • Gorilla
animals by seeking to restore wild • North American bison
populations. In a global conservation • North American monarch
effort, collaborating institutions • North American songbird
identify survival threats, establish • Orangutan
recovery plans and invite the public • Red siskin
to take action alongside them.

In 2024, Brookfield Zoo Chicago
renewed our commitment to AZA
SAFE species. We joined new
programs, such as the red siskin.
We refreshed our interpretations
to teach the public more about
at-risk species and why they matter,
like our pollinators. And of course,
with Next Century Plan developments
like James & Elizabeth Bramsen
Tropical Forests, we’ll offer our
guests a deeper understanding
of SAFE species such as gorillas
and orangutans.

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