SDZWA Earth Day
April 22, 2022

Earth Day

From bees pollinating plants in your own backyard across the American Southwest, to elephants and giraffes traversing the sprawling savannas of Africa, we’re all connected. This Earth Day, we celebrate the home we all share, and the many ways we can come together to invest in our planet for our children and their children—ensuring a future where all life thrives.

As a global alliance dedicated to the world’s wildlife, we’re committed to the future of our planet. And as an ally, you’re caring for species big and small—little and large!—helping to restore nature and protect the ecosystems we all rely on in eight key conservation regions worldwide.

Join us at the San Diego Zoo this Earth Day, Friday, April 22, to celebrate all you make possible for wildlife, create lifelong conservation connections, and experience larger-than-life moments filled with wonder. Meet our unforgettable puppet, Percy the Porcupine, as she makes her San Diego Zoo debut! Then feel what it’s like to be wild at Wildlife Explorers Basecamp by getting face-to-face with some of the most incredible and unique species on Earth while experiencing our world from wildlife’s perspective.

SEE YOU AT THE ZOO

Discover more about what you make possible this Earth Day by reading, watching, learning, and playing, through the links below!

SDZWA Earth Day Basecamp

Feel What It's Like to Be Wild!

Experience the world from wildlife’s perspective as you immerse yourself in four unique ecosystems at Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp. Climb through the rainforest, dive underwater with crocodiles,witness an awe-inspiring flyover migration of monarch butterflies, and so much more. You may even meet Icana, the prehensile-tailed porcupine who’s the real-life inspiration behind Percy!

SDZWA Earth Day Conservation Hubs

A Global Team

Our conservation work starts in San Diego and spans the globe. From the forests of Asia and Australia to the African savannas, high Arctic, and oceans everywhere, we’re working with local communities and partners to create sustainable conservation solutions and secure the future of our planet. Discover the work you make possible through our conservation hubs.

SDZWA Earth Day Take Action

Take Action

Small actions make a big impact. You make a difference when you sign a pledge, become a San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance member, visit us at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park, or participate in a neighborhood cleanup. Your choices today help ensure our planet is healthy and beautiful for future generations

SDZWA Earth Day Fun Facts

Fun Facts

Discover fun facts and old favorites when you read up on wildlife, habitats, and ecoregions around the globe.

SDZWA Earth Day Live Cams

Coming to You Live

Splash with hippos, swing with orangutans, dive with platypuses, roar with tigersand more by tuning in to our 13 different livestream wildlife cams from the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

SDZWA Earth Day Kids

Kids of All Ages

Get wild with activities, stories, and games at our San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers website!

SDZWA Earth Day Wildlife Ally

Be an Ally for Wildlife

As an ally, you’re investing in the future of the planet we all share. Your support helps create a world where all life thrives.