San Diego Zoo - May 20, 2026

Here Comes the Sun 🌤️🐻

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Long, powerful claws help the world’s smallest bear climb high up into lush tree canopies to nest and rest. Unfortunately, this unique adaptation isn’t enough to protect sun bears from increasing threats, including habitat loss and fragmentation as well as the illegal wildlife trade.

The demand for sun bear liver bile has led to drastic population decline. To create sustainable conservation solutions, we first needed to understand what motivates people to use bear bile. Then, we worked with local partners to influence positive, alternative behaviors.

Read on to learn more about this groundbreaking campaign in Vietnam. With you by our side, we’re addressing illegal wildlife trafficking at the source and through our

Asia Conservation Hub

you’re creating a brighter future for sun bears and vulnerable wildlife across the globe.

REDUCING DEMAND

TEAM MONOTREME

Platypuses are notoriously mysterious. Being nocturnal, elusive, and semi-aquatic also makes it challenging for conservationists to know how best to save, protect, and care for them. That’s why we’ve teamed up with a longtime partner through our

Australian Forest Conservation Hub

to uncover new ways to safeguard their future.

PLATY PARTNERS

NATURE’S UMBRELLAS

The idea of gently swaying palm trees often bring the Hawaiian Islands to mind. Yet it may surprise you that there’s only one species of palm native to the islands: the loulu palm. Find out how the San Diego Zoo’s horticulture team is collaborating with Hawaiian partners to protect these critically endangered palms through our Pacific Islands Conservation Hub.

FROND-ING SOLUTIONS

RISING FROM THE ASHES

Over 100,000 acres burned across Los Angeles County during the devastating Bobcat Fire of 2020. With our partners, we jumped into action to rescue 11 western pond turtles and gave them a safe haven at the

Zoo while their native habitats recovered. Splash into their inspiring story of resilience and hope.

A FRESH START

Your monthly gift will make a world of difference for wildlife.

, your ongoing support makes a lifesaving difference for vulnerable sun bears, platypuses, and western pond turtles, in addition to critically endangered loulu palms. As a Wildlife Hero, your monthly gift will take us further as we shape conservation strategies for the extraordinary wildlife relying on us to thrive—and survive—each and every day. You make it all possible, and we’re forever grateful for you.

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With more than 100 years of wildlife care expertise and partnerships around the globe, we are saving, protecting, and caring for species worldwide.

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