The animals at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum are special and unique. Each one has different care requirements that need to be met on a daily basis. You can help! By adopting an animal at the Nature Museum, your contribution helps provide for the critters you enjoy most. Your contribution goes toward food and general care of the Nature Museum’s very special residents. Adopt-an-Animal Today!
What do you get?
- An adoption certificate
- A photo of your animal
- A fact sheet with the name of your animal and all its important and interesting details
Animal adoption is $35.00. Unless specified otherwise, all materials will be sent via email in keeping with the Nature Museum’s dedication to being green.
What can you adopt?
Adopt a Turtle Choose from:
The turtles at the Nature Museum live in the Istock Family Look in Lab. With the help of our biologists and volunteers, they offer hands on experiences to Museum visitors of all ages through critter connections. Click here to read about the Eastern Box Turtle, or here to read about the Spiny Soft-shelled Turtle. Adopt a turtle today!
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Adopt a Snake Choose from:
The snakes at the Nature Museum may be slithery and scary to some but at the Museum we think they’re very special. The snakes need lots of care in order to stay happy and healthy. Click here to read about the Corn Snake or here to read about the Fox Snake. Adopt a snake today!
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Adopt a Button Quail What’s that rustling in the bushes? If you’re in the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven, it’s probably a member of our button quail family. These little birds may look like babies but don’t let that fool you - they’re full grown! Button quail help keep the Haven free of pests and are quite entertaining to watch. Click here to read about the Button Quail. Adopt a button quail today!
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Become a Blanding’s Turtle Tracker
Biologists at the Nature Museum are dedicated to the conservation of the newly endangered Blanding’s turtles, a yellow-throated turtle species native to the Great Lakes Region. For the last two years, Nature Museum biologists have provided Blanding's turtles with a home and special care during their first few years to increase the growth rate and strength of the turtle, giving it a higher chance of survival when it is released into the wild. As part of the Blanding’s Turtle Restoration Project, prior to being released into the wild, the Blanding’s turtles are outfitted with radio transmitters that allow Museum biologists to monitor their progress. Click here to read about a recent Blanding’s Turtle release.
You can become a Blanding’s Turtle Tracker today by purchasing a special radio transmitter that allows the team to track turtle activity and determine restoration priorities for the Blanding’s turtle. Click here to see a Blanding's turtle feeding.
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What Do You Get?
- Personalized certificate with a smiling Blanding’s photo
- Exclusive quarterly e-newsletter with Team Tracker updates
- Information packet about the species
Cost: $75/Blanding’s for one year or $130/Blanding’s for two years. Click here to become a Blanding’s Turtle Tracker today!
Tell me more
All materials will be sent via e-mail in keeping with the Nature Museum’s dedication to being green. To receive an Adopt-an-Animal packet via standard mail, contact animaladoptions(at)naturemuseum.org
The Nature Museum would like to thank the Walls family for their generous support of this project.
