Zoo Wish List

Help make our wishes come true this holiday season!

While shopping for your family, shop for your favorite zoo animal as well.

Select an item from the list below, purchase the item and drop it off at the zoo and the zoo staff will make sure your favorite animal has a great holiday this year. Need more help on what to purchase? Check out our Zoo Wish Tree located in the Zoo Store and choose an ornament with more specific items.

You may even have an item in our house that our animals would love. The following items are used by zoo keepers all the time for environmental enrichment for the animals.

• Toilet Paper Tubes or Paper Towel Tubes
• Christmas wrapping paper tubes
• Old Phone Books
• Perfume and Cologne
• Non-shiny cardboard boxes - all sizes (without tape)
• Ice Cube Trays
• Paper Bags – all sizes
• Peanut Butter*
• Animal Crackers* 
• Non-iced or non-frosted only
• Herbs or Spices*
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Ginger
• Oregano
• Basil
• Catnip
• Chili powder
• Non-salt herbs

*Please remember: Food items need to be in their original, unopened package and within their expiration date.

Call the Zoo at 989-759-1408 for more information or to schedule a time to drop off items.