San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in San Diego that operates the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Founded in 1916 as the Zoological Society of San Diego under the leadership of Harry M. Wegeforth, the organization claims the largest zoological society membership in the world, with more than 250,000 member households and 130,000 child memberships, representing more than half a million people. The organization's mission is to save species worldwide by uniting their expertise in animal care and conservation science with their dedication to inspiring passion for nature.
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in San Diego that operates the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Founded in 1916 as the Zoological Society of San Diego under the leadership of Harry M. Wegeforth, the organization claims the largest zoological society membership in the world, with more than 250,000 member households and 130,000 child memberships, representing more than half a million people. The organization's mission is to save species worldwide by uniting their expertise in animal care and conservation science with their dedication to inspiring passion for nature.
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Allianc ...... wildlife conservation efforts.
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San Diego Zoo Global (2011–2021)
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Worldwide, primarily Southern California
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The new street entrance signs ...... parks' new branding and logos
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San Diego Zoo Global
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1916-12-11
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Frank Stephens
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Fred Baker
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Harry M. Wegeforth
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Joseph Cheesman Thompson
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Paul Wegeforth
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San Diego, California
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Zoo, wildlife conservation
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The organization's logo, adopted in 2021
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
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"There are tons of animals fro ...... a surplus of any one species."
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"We already have a good start" ...... ng these animals is not large.
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Drs. Harry M. and Paul Wegefor ...... hrough dues and subscriptions.
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I cannot remember a time in th ...... em we gave yearly memberships.
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Personally, I think the strugg ...... toward the support of the Zoo.
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There are a number of physicia ...... nto an efficient organization.
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–Harry Wegeforth
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–article in the San Diego Union, September 1916
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May form Society to Support Large Collection.
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SAN DIEGO ZOOPLAN OF ANIMAL LIFE STUDENTS
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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Allianc ...... inspiring passion for nature.
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