Help Save Wild Humboldt Penguins in Peru!

The Oregon Zoo Foundation is raising money to rebuild a wall that protects the largest breeding colony of Humboldt penguins in
the world. The wall keeps predators off the headland where thousands of these birds lay their eggs. The mile-long wall also protects
other threatened species including the South American sea lion.

Fifty years ago, the Peruvian government built a concrete wall to protect the Punta San Juan headland from predators. Soon, 80% of Peru's Humboldt penguins lived in this colony. Now the wall is crumbling and in urgent need of more than $20,000 in repairs.

A single Peruvian fox recently entered the reserve and killed 50 penguins in one night. Threatened by predators and already decimated by the effects of El Nino, the penguins at Punta San Juan need our help.

Now your contribution to this conservation effort will go even farther. Thanks to a generous $10,000 grant from the IFC Foundation, your gifts toward this project will be matched, dollar for dollar. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent provided by law.

Donations and checks made payable to "The Oregon Zoo Foundation can be mailed to: "Penguin Wall," The Oregon Zoo Foundation, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221. Please note "penguin wall" on your donation.
For further information, contact Rick Horton, OZF Grants Manager at hortonr@metro.dst.or.us

"It is clear to me from what I saw that the Zoo could make a significant difference to the future of Humboldt penguins in Peru, and given our past success at breeding this species here, this project seems like a natural one for us to be involved with."

... Dr. David Shepherdson,
       Oregon Zoo Program Scientist

For information on other conservation efforts worldwide, contact Wildlife Conservation Society.

WE DID IT! Thanks to many generous gifts from Zoo supporters, and grants from the Woodland Park Zoo and the Foley/Frischkorn Wildlife Conservation Fund, over $25,000 has been raised for the penguin wall project in Peru. Thank You!