How can you make a difference in the conservation of wildlife and natural resources? There are lots of possibilities.
Learn to live in more environmentally-friendly ways. Calculate and offset your carbon footprint. Make a donation to the Zoo's conservation efforts. Become a conservation volunteer, either here at the Zoo or at another organization. And become knowledgeable about conservation issues, so you can make more informed personal and political choices.
PECO Smart Ideas
The Philadelphia Zoo encourages our customers and clients to visit the PECO Smart Ideas Website to save energy and money, and help the environment.
EnergyWorks
The Philadelphia Zoo is partnering with EnergyWorks on a number of initiatives related to energy conservation. EnergyWorks empowers homeowners to save energy and money through home energy efficiency improvements.
EnergyWorks provides comprehensive energy solutions to home, commercial and industrial building owners. EnergyWorks experts help owners save energy and money by reducing their buildings' energy use and making energy efficiency simple, affordable and reliable.
Learn more about EnergyWorks.
As global warming increases, so does the urgency with which we must act to stop it; but how? A good place to start is at home. Simple actions like changing a light bulb, washing laundry in cold water or recycling may seem small but they add up to making a big difference in the fight against climate change.
It's easy to live "greener." Options range from the simple - changing your laundry detergent brand - to the more involved - integrating wind or solar power into your energy usage.
Due to their small size and rapid replacement cycle, cell phones are more likely to end up in the waste stream and contribute to a growing portion of toxic materials that end up in our landfills.
Walking into a pet store, you might be overwhelmed by the many choices available to you. That cute little doggie is now sharing the window with an increasing number of exotic animals. The popularity of less conventional companions such as chinchillas and ball pythons is on the rise but with so much to consider, how do you know what kind of pet is right for you?
The sustainable management of fisheries is critical to the long-term survival of our oceans. Over the past five decades, marine ecosystems around the world have been exploited at an alarming rate.
