Conservation projects
Conservation project types, the weekly and career projects with their cash, staff and release group requirements and rewards, and how Conservation Credits are earned.
6 project types
10 weekly projects
How conservation projects work
Conservation projects take cash, staff time, animals and release groups from your zoo. Staff sent to a project leave the zoo and work in the field for a while. Projects mostly reward Conservation Credits; some institutions also give animals or release groups, which are claimed under Gifts in Animal Trading.
Project types
| Type | Projects | Staff sent |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Reintroduction | Send Animal Release Group | |
| Research | External Research, Set Up Community Studies, Camera Trap Research, Acoustic Monitoring Research, Direct Observation Research | Educators, Keepers, Vets |
| Habitat Restoration | Reforestation, Deconstructing Man-made Structures, Improve Sea Water Quality, Clear Pollution | Keepers, Mechanics |
| Habitat Connectivity | Wildlife Corridors, Habitat Fragmentation, Acquire Land Space | Mechanics |
| Outreach | Educating the Community, Educating Wildlife Professionals, Outreach Talks and Seminars, Community Competitions, Raising Conservation Awareness, Train Locals | Educators, Vets |
| Wildlife Care | Animal Translocation, Setting up Artificial Nesting Sites, Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries, Predator Exclusion Fences, Animal Rehabilitation | Keepers, Vets |
Projects by type
Projects that can be offered, by type, with the regions they appear in. Their cash, staff numbers and credit rewards are set when the project is offered.
| Project | Regions | Release group asked for (one of) |
|---|---|---|
| Send Animal Release Group | Europe | Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Beaver, European Bison, Wild Boar, Red Deer, Mountain Hare, Eurasian Lynx, Grey Wolf |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa | Aardvark, Nyala, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Wild Boar, Cape Buffalo, Western Chimpanzee, Red Deer, African Wild Dog, African Savannah Elephant, Thomson's Gazelle, Masai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe, Western Lowland Gorilla, Common Hippopotamus, Spotted Hyena, Ring-Tailed Lemur, African Leopard, Lion, Nile Monitor, Meerkat, Gemsbok, Common Ostrich, African Penguin, Black Rhinoceros, Common Warthog, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Plains Zebra |
| Send Animal Release Group | Asia | North Sulawesi Babirusa, Eurasian Brown Bear, Sun Bear, Eurasian Beaver, Binturong, Wild Boar, Bactrian Camel, Saltwater Crocodile, Red Deer, Asian Elephant, Gharial, Siamang, Mountain Hare, Przewalski's Horse, Snow Leopard, Komodo Dragon, Eurasian Lynx, Sumatran Orangutan, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Giant Panda, Red Panda, Sunda Pangolin, Malayan Tapir, Sumatran Tiger, Grey Wolf |
| Send Animal Release Group | South America | Golden Lion Tamarin, Galápagos Giant Tortoise |
| Send Animal Release Group | North America | Grizzly Bear, Grey Wolf |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | Eurasian Brown Bear, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Eurasian Lynx, Grey Wolf |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | African Wild Dog, Golden Eagle, African Leopard, Lion, Nile Monitor, Secretarybird, Shoebill |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | Eurasian Brown Bear, Saltwater Crocodile, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Gharial, Snow Leopard, Komodo Dragon, Eurasian Lynx, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Sumatran Tiger, Grey Wolf |
| Send Animal Release Group | North America | Grizzly Bear, Golden Eagle, Grey Wolf |
| Send Animal Release Group | Indian Ocean | Clown Anemonefish, Schooling Bannerfish, Longfin Batfish, Threespot Damselfish, Dolphinfish, Blue and Gold Fusilier, Giant Grouper, Red Lionfish, Blackspotted Puffer, Pacific Sardine, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Ocean Sunfish, Palette Surgeonfish, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Clown Triggerfish, Bluespine Unicornfish, Humphead Wrasse |
| Send Animal Release Group | North Pacific Ocean | Clown Anemonefish, Schooling Bannerfish, Longfin Batfish, Threespot Damselfish, Dolphinfish, Blue and Gold Fusilier, Giant Grouper, Red Lionfish, Blackspotted Puffer, Pacific Sardine, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Ocean Sunfish, Palette Surgeonfish, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Yellow Tang, Clown Triggerfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Bluespine Unicornfish, Humphead Wrasse |
| Send Animal Release Group | North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean | Dolphinfish, Great Hammerhead, Sand Tiger Shark, Hawksbill Turtle |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Long-Eared Owl |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Eared Owl, Long-Tailed Parakeet |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Long-Eared Owl, Secretarybird, Shoebill, White-Backed Vulture |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | Toco Toucan |
| Send Animal Release Group | Africa, North America, South America | Golden Eagle, Long-Eared Owl |
| Project | Regions | Staff sent |
|---|---|---|
| External Research | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | Vets |
| External Research | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | Keepers |
| Set Up Community Studies | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | Educators |
| Camera Trap Research | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | Vets |
| Acoustic Monitoring Research | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | Vets |
| Acoustic Monitoring Research | Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean | Vets |
| Direct Observation Research | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | Vets |
| Project | Regions | Staff sent |
|---|---|---|
| Reforestation | North America | |
| Reforestation | South America | |
| Reforestation | Asia | |
| Deconstructing Man-made Structures | Asia, Europe, North America, South America | |
| Deconstructing Man-made Structures | Asia, Europe, North America | |
| Deconstructing Man-made Structures | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | |
| Deconstructing Man-made Structures | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | |
| Deconstructing Man-made Structures | Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America | |
| Deconstructing Man-made Structures | Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean | |
| Improve Sea Water Quality | Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean | Keepers |
| Improve Sea Water Quality | Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean | |
| Clear Pollution | Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean | Mechanics |
| Clear Pollution | Asia, Europe, North America, South America | Mechanics |
| Clear Pollution | Asia, Europe, North America | Mechanics |
| Clear Pollution | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | Mechanics |
| Clear Pollution | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | Mechanics |
| Clear Pollution | Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America | Mechanics |
| Project | Regions | Staff sent |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Corridors | Asia, Europe, North America | Mechanics |
| Wildlife Corridors | Europe, North America | Mechanics |
| Wildlife Corridors | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America | Mechanics |
| Wildlife Corridors | Africa, North America, Oceania | Mechanics |
| Wildlife Corridors | Asia, South America | Mechanics |
| Habitat Fragmentation | Africa | |
| Habitat Fragmentation | Asia, South America | |
| Habitat Fragmentation | Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America | |
| Acquire Land Space | Europe | |
| Acquire Land Space | North America |
| Project | Regions | Staff sent |
|---|---|---|
| Educating the Community | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | Educators |
| Educating Wildlife Professionals | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | Vets |
| Outreach Talks and Seminars | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | Educators |
| Community Competitions | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | Educators |
| Raising Conservation Awareness | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | |
| Train Locals | Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania | Vets |
| Project | Regions | Staff sent | Animal reward (one of) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Translocation | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America | Keepers | |
| Animal Translocation | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America | ||
| Setting up Artificial Nesting Sites | Asia | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Eared Owl, Long-Tailed Parakeet | |
| Setting up Artificial Nesting Sites | Europe | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Long-Eared Owl | |
| Setting up Artificial Nesting Sites | Africa | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Long-Eared Owl, Secretarybird, Shoebill, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Setting up Artificial Nesting Sites | South America | Toco Toucan | |
| Setting up Artificial Nesting Sites | North America | Golden Eagle, Long-Eared Owl | |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | Europe | Keepers | Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Beaver, European Bison, Wild Boar, Red Deer, Mountain Hare, Eurasian Lynx, Grey Wolf |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | Asia | Keepers | North Sulawesi Babirusa, Eurasian Brown Bear, Sun Bear, Eurasian Beaver, Binturong, Wild Boar, Bactrian Camel, Saltwater Crocodile, Red Deer, Asian Elephant, Gharial, Siamang, Mountain Hare, Przewalski's Horse, Snow Leopard, Komodo Dragon, Eurasian Lynx, Sumatran Orangutan, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Giant Panda, Red Panda, Sunda Pangolin, Malayan Tapir, Sumatran Tiger, Grey Wolf |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | Africa | Keepers | Aardvark, Nyala, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Wild Boar, Cape Buffalo, Western Chimpanzee, Red Deer, African Wild Dog, African Savannah Elephant, Thomson's Gazelle, Masai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe, Western Lowland Gorilla, Common Hippopotamus, Spotted Hyena, Ring-Tailed Lemur, African Leopard, Lion, Nile Monitor, Meerkat, Gemsbok, Common Ostrich, African Penguin, Black Rhinoceros, Common Warthog, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Plains Zebra |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | South America | Keepers | Golden Lion Tamarin, Galápagos Giant Tortoise |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | North America | Keepers | Grizzly Bear, Grey Wolf |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | Indian Ocean | Keepers | Clown Anemonefish, Schooling Bannerfish, Longfin Batfish, Threespot Damselfish, Dolphinfish, Blue and Gold Fusilier, Giant Grouper, Red Lionfish, Blackspotted Puffer, Pacific Sardine, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Ocean Sunfish, Palette Surgeonfish, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Clown Triggerfish, Bluespine Unicornfish, Humphead Wrasse |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean | Keepers | Dolphinfish, Great Hammerhead, Sand Tiger Shark, Hawksbill Turtle |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | North Pacific Ocean | Keepers | Clown Anemonefish, Schooling Bannerfish, Longfin Batfish, Threespot Damselfish, Dolphinfish, Blue and Gold Fusilier, Giant Grouper, Red Lionfish, Blackspotted Puffer, Pacific Sardine, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Ocean Sunfish, Palette Surgeonfish, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Yellow Tang, Clown Triggerfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Bluespine Unicornfish, Humphead Wrasse |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | Africa | Keepers | Aardvark, Nyala, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Wild Boar, Cape Buffalo, Red Deer, African Wild Dog, African Savannah Elephant, Thomson's Gazelle, Masai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe, Common Hippopotamus, Spotted Hyena, African Leopard, Lion, Nile Monitor, Meerkat, Gemsbok, Common Ostrich, Black Rhinoceros, Common Warthog, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Plains Zebra |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | Africa | Keepers | North Sulawesi Babirusa, Eurasian Brown Bear, Sun Bear, Eurasian Beaver, Binturong, Wild Boar, Saltwater Crocodile, Red Deer, Asian Elephant, Siamang, Mountain Hare, Eurasian Lynx, Sumatran Orangutan, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Sunda Pangolin, Malayan Tapir, Sumatran Tiger, Grey Wolf |
| Animal Rescues and Sanctuaries | North America | Keepers | Grey Wolf |
| Predator Exclusion Fences | Europe, North America | ||
| Animal Rehabilitation | Europe | Vets | Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Beaver, European Bison, Wild Boar, Red Deer, Mountain Hare, Eurasian Lynx, Grey Wolf |
| Animal Rehabilitation | Asia | Vets | North Sulawesi Babirusa, Eurasian Brown Bear, Sun Bear, Eurasian Beaver, Binturong, Wild Boar, Bactrian Camel, Saltwater Crocodile, Red Deer, Asian Elephant, Gharial, Siamang, Mountain Hare, Przewalski's Horse, Snow Leopard, Komodo Dragon, Eurasian Lynx, Sumatran Orangutan, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Giant Panda, Red Panda, Sunda Pangolin, Malayan Tapir, Sumatran Tiger, Grey Wolf |
| Animal Rehabilitation | Africa | Vets | Aardvark, Nyala, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Wild Boar, Cape Buffalo, Western Chimpanzee, Red Deer, African Wild Dog, African Savannah Elephant, Thomson's Gazelle, Masai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe, Western Lowland Gorilla, Common Hippopotamus, Spotted Hyena, Ring-Tailed Lemur, African Leopard, Lion, Nile Monitor, Meerkat, Gemsbok, Common Ostrich, African Penguin, Black Rhinoceros, Common Warthog, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Plains Zebra |
| Animal Rehabilitation | South America | Vets | Golden Lion Tamarin, Galápagos Giant Tortoise |
| Animal Rehabilitation | North America | Vets | Grizzly Bear, Grey Wolf |
| Animal Rehabilitation | Europe | Vets | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Long-Eared Owl |
| Animal Rehabilitation | Africa | Vets | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Long-Eared Owl, Secretarybird, Shoebill, White-Backed Vulture |
| Animal Rehabilitation | Asia | Vets | Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Eared Owl, Long-Tailed Parakeet |
| Animal Rehabilitation | South America | Vets | Toco Toucan |
| Animal Rehabilitation | North America | Vets | Golden Eagle, Long-Eared Owl |
Weekly projects
Each weekly project runs in the weeks listed.
| Project | Type | Location | Requires | Reward | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relocation, Relocation, Relocation | Wildlife Care | Caribbean Sea | $25,000 | 150 CC | 28 Sep to 4 Oct 2026; 12 Oct to 18 Oct 2026 |
| Reef Relief | Habitat Restoration | New Jersey | $22,500, 3 Mechanics | 200 CC | 5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026; 19 Oct to 25 Oct 2026 |
| A Better Life | Wildlife Care | Thailand | $7,000, 2 Vets | Asian Elephant | 26 Oct to 1 Nov 2026 |
| Dive Safely | Outreach | Philippines | $15,000, 2 Educators | 125 CC, Schooling Bannerfish | 2 Nov to 8 Nov 2026 |
| Arti-fish-al | Habitat Restoration | Philippines | $15,000, 3 Keepers, Clown Anemonefish release group (mixed group) | 300 CC, Giant Grouper | 9 Nov to 15 Nov 2026 |
| A Grey Area | Animal Reintroduction | Wyoming | $10,000, 3 Vets, Grey Wolf release group (mixed group) | 500 CC | 16 Nov to 22 Nov 2026 |
| Man, oh, Mangrove | Habitat Restoration | Nigeria | $20,000, 3 Mechanics | 200 CC | 23 Nov to 29 Nov 2026 |
| Scute Along Now | Animal Reintroduction | El Salvador | $12,000, 3 Vets, Hawksbill Turtle release group (breeding partners) | 500 CC | 30 Nov to 6 Dec 2026 |
| Within a Whisker | Animal Reintroduction | Guadeloupe | $12,000, 3 Vets, West Indian Manatee release group (breeding partners) | 500 CC | 7 Dec to 13 Dec 2026 |
| Black-Eyed Plea | Animal Reintroduction | China | $15,000, 3 Keepers, Giant Panda release group (solitary male) | 500 CC | 14 Dec to 15 Dec 2026 |
Career projects
| Project | Type | Career level | Requires | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aardvark Reintroduction | Animal Reintroduction | Spreading Your Wings | Aardvark release group (solitary male) | 200 CC |
| Binturong Behaviour | Research | Trot To Go | $10,000 | 250 CC |
Conservation Credits
Conservation Credits (CC) are spent on adopting higher tier animals and on conservation project requirements. They are earned by releasing release groups into Wildlife Reserves or quick releasing animals (animals with a higher interest rating, in their prime and with better genes earn more) and from conservation project rewards. In Franchise mode, animal trading and community challenges also earn CC. Credits are not shared between Franchise and offline modes.
| Mode | Starting credits |
|---|---|
| Franchise | 300 CC |
| Sandbox (Default and Creative presets) | Unlimited |