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A.D.O.P.T. An Animal at the Lake Superior Zoo

Adopting an animal will give you the satisfaction of knowing you are helping care for animals at the Lake Superior Zoo. This is one of many privileges that only a proud Lake Superior Zoo parent can enjoy!

Adoption Categories Price You Receive
Explorer

$35
  • A.D.O.P.T. certificate
  • Photograph and fact sheet about your animal
  • Your name listed on A.D.O.P.T. recognition board & website
Adventurer

$75 All of the Explorer benefits, plus:
  • A.D.O.P.T. Window Decal
  • Framed 5"x7" picture of your animal
  • Subscription to the Wild Times Newsletter
Naturalist

$150   
All of the Adventurer benefits, plus:
  • Your name listed in the Zoological Society's Annual Report
  • Special encounter with your adopted animal
Protector

$350   
All of the Naturalist benefits, plus:
  • Name recognition on your adopted animal's habitat
  • Family Zoo Membership
Guardian

$750   
All of the Protector benefits, plus:
  • Medium size customized sign on your adopted animal's habitat
  • Behind-the-Scenes Tour for four people - in place of the special animal encounter
  • Ten zoo tickets
  • Four "Boo at the Zoo" tickets
Sustaining

$1500   
All of the Guardian benefits, plus:
  • Large size customized sign on your adopted animal's habitat
  • Behind-the-Scenes Tour for eight people - in place of the special animal encounter
  • Twenty zoo tickets
  • Eight "Boo at the Zoo" tickets
Champion


$3000  
All of the Sustaining benefits, plus:
  • A customized benefit package to recognize your significant support

A.D.O.P.T. Application
Please allow 1-2 weeks for processing

Who will be the lucky animal? Choose the animal you would like to adopt and fill out the application form to begin the process. Every animal that resides at the Lake Superior Zoo is available for adoption! All A.D.O.P.T. proceeds directly benefit the animals at the Lake Superior Zoo through habitat improvements and enrichments. This adoption will expire in one year.

Click here for a list of our animals

 


The Proud Parents of 2012

Name
Animal Level
Natalie Bachir
Polar Bear
Naturalist
Ryan Kelly
Lynx
Explorer
Kelly Oliver
Chilean Rosehair Taratula
Explorer
Char Tuomela
Python
Explorer
Gordy Price
Lion
Adventurer
Joel Bamford
Polar Bear
Naturalist
Deb Herstad
Tiger
Adventurer
Edie Broadmoore
Blue and Gold Macaw
Adventurer
Zach Kolar and Annie Yankovich
Lion
Explorer
Mike Lucas
Bald Eagle
Explorer
Billie Tracy
Polar Bear
Explorer
Jeffrey R. Weis, M.D.-Weis Eye Center
Bald Eagle
Protector
Merle and Lisa Morrison
Grey Wolf
Explorer
Julie Melville
Pallas Cats
Adventurer
Jesse White
Snowy Owl
Adventurer
Ashley Hendrickson
Harbor Seals
Explorer
Tatiana Czaplicki
Angolan Colobus
Adventurer
Katy Riley
Pallas Cats
Explorer
Lilah Johnson
Polar Bear
Explorer
Darlene Krawczak
Grizzly Bear
Explorer
Heidi LeWren
Polar bear
Explorer
Hannah Ivester
Snapping Turtle
Explorer
Barbara Ujka
River Otter
Naturalist
Pat and Jeanne Litersky
Grizzly Bear/Kodiak
Sustaining
Holland Venhuizen
Ring-tailed Lemur
Naturalist
Bridget McReady
Cougar
Protector
Mark and Cindy Cosgrove
Grizzly Bear
Adventurer
T.P. Vose
Porcupine/Tamarin
Explorer (x2)
Kori Anderson
Bat-eared Foxes
Adventurer
Mitchell Olson
Crow
Naturalist
Sheila Demers
Bat-eared Foxes
Adventurer
Sheila Demers
Fruit bats
Explorer
Paul Mrynowych
Snow Leopard
Explorer
Andrea Guy, Adam's Pest Control
Pygmy Goats
Protector
Sierra
Silver Foxes
Explorer
Baylen
Gila Monsters
Explorer
Brianna
Snow Leopard
Explorer
Irene Harris
Burrowng Owl
Explorer
Blair Luedke
Two-toed Sloth
Explorer
Jeff Stauffenaker
Grey Wolf
Explorer
Natalie Hanten
Large-spotted Genet
Explorer
Kenyon Gilbert
Monitor Lizard
Explorer
Anne Knight
Amur Tiger
Explorer
Kassie Gibbons
Ring-tailed Lemur
Naturalist
Melissa Johnson, Alex Thompson, Avery Bieri, Garrett Drechsler, Thomas Udenberg
Cotton-top Tamarin
Explorer
Rose Ann Johnson
Red Kangaroo
Explorer
Alena Harris
Owls
Explorer
Maritsa Harris
Ring-tailed Lemur
Explorer