Animal Enrichment Wish List
By donating to our Enrichment Wish List, you’re providing essential mental and physical stimulation for our furry, feathered, and scaled friends.
Our animal care staff has handpicked items that directly benefit the zoo’s animals. Enrichment is just as critical to our animal’s welfare as veterinary medicine, so please consider making a donation today! See the full list of items below.
THANK YOU from the animals and keepers at your Roger Williams Park Zoo!
Make a donation to our Animal Enrichment Fund
Browse items on each habitat's Wish List to find out what our animal care staff needs the most. Select an area to see how you can give!
Lower Savanna
Zebra, Watusi, Wildebeest, Cheetah, Aviary birds, Bat-eared fox, Serval and African crowned crane
World of Adaptations
Babirusa, Gibbons, King vulture, Kookaburra, Matschie’s tree kangaroo and Pouched rats
Faces of the Rainforest
Giant otter, Golden Lion tamarin, Chilean flamingo, Hyacinth macaw, Tropical birds, and Monkeys
Otto Environmental Wish List
Check out our Otto Environmental Wish List. Otto Environmental specializes in a diverse inventory of specialized toys, supplies, and equipment.
Enrichment & Husbandry
What is animal enrichment? Enrichment allows animals to engage in natural behaviors and provides physical and mental stimulation. These elements work to stimulate the senses and allow animals to demonstrate species-typical behavior (ie. foraging) as well as challenge them to think and problem-solve, which helps keep the animals’ minds active, stimulated and healthy. The animal care staff constantly devises new enrichment techniques to engage animals and promote species-appropriate behaviors, focusing on meeting the unique needs of each individual.
(photo: Enrichment can take many forms. Items like this one promote foraging, and encourage our tamarin’s to exhibit natural behaviors.)