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SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Adventure
Parks are partnering with National Wildlife Federation's
Keep The Wild Alive™ conservation
campaign to educate our guests about endangered species.
During the month of April, the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database gave users a chance to interact with wildlife experts, celebrate species survival stories, and discover ways to protect the planet. If you have questions about the Keep the Wild Alive campaign or endangered species, please contact shamu@seaworld.org or call the SeaWorld Education Department at 1-800-23SHAMU(74268). The SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Adventure Parks participate in the Species Survival Plans for the following species: |
| thick-billed parrot | crane (four species) | Asian small-clawed otter |
| giant panda | ring-tailed lemur | white winged wood duck |
| ruffed lemur (two species) | Asian elephant | lowland gorilla |
| black rhinoceros | scimitar-horned oryx | Grevy's zebra |
| Humboldt penguin | addax | Bornean orangutan |
| black and white colobus | chimpanzee | palm cockatoo |
In addition to the animals mentioned above, the parks care for the following endangered and threatened species:
Endangered
| Florida manatee | California brown pelican | Attwater's greater prairie chicken | green sea turtle |
| hawksbill sea turtle | Kemp's ridley sea turtle | Nene goose | American crocodile |
| false gavial | gharial | Komodo dragon | Bengal tiger |
| Mhorr gazelle | Palawan peacock pheasant | golden conure | Lear's macaw |
Threatened
| bald eagle | southern sea otter | loggerhead sea turtle | gopher tortoise | Nile crocodile | Eastern indigo snake | Cuban iguana |
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
www.seaworld.org / www.buschgardens.org
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