Meet & Sponsor an Animal

Meet the New Canaan Nature Center Animal Ambassadors

Birds &
Mammals

Birds

Red-shouldered Hawk                 Tupelo
Red-tailed Hawk                           Phoenix
Saw Whet Owl                               Octavius (Gus Gus)
Turkey Vulture                              Ralph
Black Vulture                                Mort
Barred Owl                                    Seeking name suggestions

Parakeets                                      Boot

Mammals

Rabbits                                          Tofu & Henry
Chinchilla                                     Blossom
Guinea Pigs                                  Giuseppe & Quinn
Ferrets                                          Stella & Luna

Reptiles &
Amphibians

Reptiles

Leopard Gecko                         Flash & Dude
Blue-tongued Skink                 Lolli
Tegu                     Seeking name suggestions
Bearded Dragon                       Dorito
Brown Anole                             Guacanole
Russian Tortoise                      Cannonball
Eastern Box Turtles                 Willie & Nelson
Eastern Box Turtles                  Pierre & Coach
Red-eared Slider     Seeking name suggestions
Painted Turtle                           PJ & Tiny
Yellow Bellied Slider                Belle
African Sideneck Turtles        Pebbles & Freddie
Corn Snake                                Spot
Ball Pythons                             Chance & Nico
Nicaragua Boa                         Habanero

Amphibians

Cuban Tree Grog                    Ricky
African Clawed Frog              Francine
White’s Tree Frogs            Seeking name suggestions

Farm Animals &
Invertebrates

Farm Animals

Nigerian Dwarf Goats                          Pumpkin & Buttercup
Chickens

Invertebrates

Tarantula                                                 Rosie
Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

Sponsor An Animal

Sponsorships are for a period of one year. In addition to the satisfaction of enriching an animal’s life, you will receive the following:

FRIEND

4 x 6 color photograph
Certificate of Sponsorship
Biography of animal

DEFENDER

Sponsor Benefits +
Photo with an animal
1 visit at NCNC with your animal

PROTECTOR

Sponsor Benefits +
Photo with an animal
2 visits at NCNC with your animal

GUARDIAN

Protector Benefits +
Animal presentation with three
animals at NCNC (45 min)

AMBASSADOR

Protector Benefits +
Animal presentation with three
animals at your home (1 hour)

Mammals

Reptiles

Goats, Amphibians & Invertebrates

FRIEND

$50

DEFENDER

$100

PROTECTOR

$250

GUARDIAN

$500

AMBASSADOR

$1000

The New Canaan Nature Center currently houses and cares for more than 40 animals including domestic, exotic, and non-releasable wildlife.

Your sponsorship assists the Nature Center in providing food, housing, medical care, and enrichment for our animal care program.