Support the Zoo

The Nashville Zoo Wish List

Another great way to help Nashville Zoo is by donating items to the different departments. Below is a wish list of needed items, and any items can be dropped off at the Croft Center. The staff and the animals would greatly appreciate any donation.

Administration

  • 10 plastic bins (any size)
  • lightweight, collapsible, portable projection screen
  • Working: computers (except Macs), networking accesories (switches, routers, wireless equipment), computer accesories (keyboard, mouse, network cards, video cards), fax machine

Avian Department

  • commercial greenhouse (min. 400 sq ft)

Commissary

  • RodentPro gift card
  • 60 watt and 100 watt eco-friendly bulbs for freezer and cooler
  • clean five-gallon buckets
  • commercial blender
  • food processor
  • gift cards for grocery stores, restaurant supply companies and PetSmart or Nashville Pet Products
  • new microwave (any size)
  • new Ziploc/slide-lock bags (quart or snack size)
  • plastic shoe boxes with lids
  • professional chef's knives (non-wood handles)
  • Scales (www.oldwillknotscales.com)

Education Department

  • dog, cat or bird toys
  • dry erase markers (any color)
  • gift cards for Wal-Mart, Target, Sam's Club, Michael's or Hobby Lobby
  • Towels
  • VHS copies of "Baby Einstein"

Mammal Department

  • browse
  • 3 Bingo feeders (www.ottoenvironmental.com)
  • 3 mini high-back feeder (Nasco, item #C28307N)
  • 3 Red Apple birdhouses (Lowe's)
  • 4 12,000 BTU window room air conditioners
  • aluminum shovel
  • art canvases - larger than 8x11
  • binoculars
  • Black & Decker Firestorm 18v battery
  • Black & Decker pole saw
  • bottle brush
  • Dremmel to trim hooves
  • dry wall stilts
  • flashlights
  • jolly apples/boomer balls - horse toys (www.amazon.com)
  • non-toxic paint in various colors - not red
  • pen lights
  • scales (food and mail type scales OR larger, commercial-type scales for weighing animals)

Aquatics Department

  • gift cards for hardware stores
  • wire scrub brushes

All and any items are greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the Croft Center. If you would like to know more about our Wish List and ways you can help, please contact us at pr@nashvillezoo.org.