Meet & Sponsor an Animal

Meet the New Canaan Nature Center Animal Ambassadors

Mammals & Birds

Birds

Bald Eagle                                      Glory
Red-shouldered Hawk                 Tupelo
Red-tailed Hawk                           Phoenix
Saw Whet Owl                               Octavius (Gus Gus)
Turkey Vulture                              Ralph
Barn Owl                                        Jasper

3 Parakeets                                   Boot, Scoot, & Boogie

Mammals

Rabbits                                          Tofu & Henry
Chinchilla                                      Blossom
Ferret                                            Buddy
Guinea Pigs                                  Carmella, Giuseppe, & Quinn
Hedgehog                                     Rio
Degus                                            Rascal & Coco

Reptiles & Amphibians

Reptiles

Leopard Gecko                         Flash
Day Gecko                                 Mango
Blue-tongued Skink                 Lolli
Tegu                                           Seeking name suggestions
Bearded Dragon                       Dorito
Brown Anole                             Guacanole
Russian Tortoise                      Cannonball
Eastern Box Turtles                 Willie, Nelson, Pierre, & Coach
Painted Turtle                           PJ
Yellow Bellied Slider                Belle
African Sideneck Turtles         Pebbles & Freddie
Corn Snake                               Spot
Ball Pythons                             Chance & Nico
King Snake                               Pippin
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.