Adopt an Animal at Wye Marsh

Animal Adoptions

Each of our animal ambassadors helps us tell the story of environmental stewardship and the importance of habitat conservation. When you adopt a Wye Marsh Animal Ambassador, your donation supoports the hands-on work that we do to care for these animals and help prevent the need for such creatures to live in captivity in the future.

How Your Animal Adoption Works

Choose an animal below to make a donation, and you will be directed to our adoption page. Your adoption is symbolic, meaning each animal may have more than one 'adoptive family', which simply means that there is a whole community of people out there supporting these conservation efforts. You can choose how much, and how often you would like to give, and depending on the nature of your gift, your adoption will be recognized on a plaque outside of your chosen animal ambassador's enclosure.

What You'll Receive

Your charitable gift is eligible for a donation receipt. For those donors who contribute a monthly gift of $25 per month, or a one-time/annual gift of $500 per year, your donation will also be recognized on a plaque outside of your animal's enclosure. Once your plaque is installed, we'll also invite your for a visit of our animal care facilities so that you can meet the team who provides daily care and enrichment to each bird or reptile.

Birds of Prey

To adopt a Bird of Prey, please click on the photo of the bird you would like to adopt and you will be taken to our payment processing page.

 

Reptiles

To adopt a reptile, please click on the photo of the reptile you would like to adopt and you will be taken to our payment processing page.

 

Wildlife Adoption

Wye Marsh is home to countless species of wildlife. It is a year-round home for some, while serving as a temporary residence or brief migration stop for others. Your symbolic adoption of many of these incredible species helps us to support and maintain the important area they call home.

Adopt with a Monthly Donation

To learn more about the Trumpeter Swan Re-Introduction and Trumpeter Swan Monitoring Programs, please click here.

 

Are you looking to Adopt a Bench at Wye Marsh instead?
Please click here for our Bench Adoption page.

All adoptions are symbolic.  Captive animals stay at the Wye Marsh and wild birds are representative of the Wye Marsh resident population.