The male African Lion's thick mane makes it look bigger to rivals and protects its throat during a fight.
Making a Major Gift to the Taronga Foundation
A major gift to the Taronga Foundation helps us achieve our goals of
conservation, education and breeding of native and exotic wildlife.
Gifts are fully tax deductible and may be pledged over several years.
The Taronga Foundation's major gifts program provides our donors with a
personalised opportunity to support our work.
Donor Recognition
The generosity of our major donors is recognised in a variety of ways and can be tailored to suit the particular interests of the donor. Recognition may include in-ground donor acknowledgement at our Partners in Conservation Gallery, in our Annual Report and on this website. Naturally the Taronga Foundation respects the privacy of donors who wish to remain anonymous.
Naming rights to an exhibit and/or individual donor plaques relating to a specific animal are also offered. Naming rights are currently available for the iconic heritage-listed Elephant Temple and the Moore Park Aviary at Taronga Zoo.
Taronga Conservation Society Australia is currently raising $1.5 million to support a Tasmanian Devil Insurance Breeding Program at Taronga and Taronga Western Plains Zoos. The target for our Devil breeding program is part of the Taronga Foundation's efforts to raise $10 million over the next two years. As well as helping to save the Devils, these funds will support a conservation breeding program for Asian Elephants at Taronga Zoo, and White Rhinoceros at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
The NSW State Government provides $3 for every $1 we raise, making your gift even more valuable. To find out more about making a major gift to the Taronga Foundation please call Linda Newton on (02) 9978 4689 or email lnewton@zoo.nsw.gov.au
