This list recognizes and gives a special thank you to the donors who honored the Zoo by adopting a Wild Child at the Ambassador or Rare Care level. These gifts provide significant funding to Zoo programs that enrich the lives of the Zoo’s animals.

We extend our gratitude to the following adoptive parents for making the animals’ lives more interesting and the exhibits more educational.


Burlington Woman's Club, inc.
Joseph and Joan Gulledge
Wills and Lucy Larkin Heard
Betty Lease
Ashley & Conrad Richards
Vance Charter School 4th Grade Class
The Family of John P. Yadusky