A registered 501(c)(3) organization
Welcome to Otters and others Zoo and Conservation
A registered 501(c)(3) organization
Welcome to Otters and others Zoo and Conservation
Otters and Others Zoo and Conservation is a registered non-profit interactive zoo and conservation located just west of Salt Lake City, Utah. We focus on keeping our animals in a natural habitat while educating how our daily living effects wildlife, their habitat and our planet. Schedule your next visit or birthday party!
We offer private encounters at our hands on, interactive zoo so you and your group can get up close and personal with each animal. Wildlife education and Q & A with an experienced team member. Open year round indoor/outdoor.
How can you make people care when they don't feel connected?
Our mission at Otters and Others Zoo and Conservation is to share our passions and educate the world. We strive to preserve and conserve the animals on this planet. Without them and our continued education, our ecosystems would cease to exist.
WHY ARE WE WORKING TOWARDS AZA?
AZA is the independent accrediting organization for the best zoos and the best aquariums in America and the world, assuring the public that when they visit an AZA-accredited facility, it meets the highest standards for animal care and welfare. Less than 10 percent of the 2,800 wildlife exhibitors licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act meet the more comprehensive standards of AZA accreditation. The highly trained professionals at AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums provide excellent care for more than 800,000 animals, making them the leading experts in animal care and welfare.
Conservation is a priority for AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and a key part of their mission to save species from extinction. Every year, AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums spend $230 million on field conservation alone, supporting projects benefiting more than 800 species in 130 countries. To date, the AZA Conservation Grants Fund has provided $7.7 million in support for 400+ projects worldwide.
AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are leaders in the protection of threatened and endangered species. Through AZA SAFE: Saving Animals from Extinction, the entire AZA-accredited zoo and aquarium community is focusing our conservation science, wildlife expertise, and outreach to millions of annual visitors on saving species in the wild. The AZA Species Survival Plan® (SSP) program is a cooperative animal management, breeding, and conservation effort that works to ensure genetically diverse, self-sustaining populations of more than 500 species of animals.
As centers for conservation, AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums provide the public with essential connections to the natural world. More than 50 million visitors to AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are children, making accredited zoos and aquariums essential to science and environmental education. AZA-accredited facilities train 40,000 teachers every year, supporting state science curricula with teaching materials and hands-on opportunities for students who might otherwise have no first-hand experience with wildlife. In fact, there is growing evidence that aquariums and zoos are highly effective at teaching people about science and connecting them to the natural world.
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