{"id":343,"date":"2023-10-03T10:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingdesert23.wpengine.com\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2025-11-21T03:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T11:45:34","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"343\" class=\"elementor elementor-343\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb13303 hero-nav support-nav e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb13303\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd43ac elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center nav-list elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6cd43ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/support\/give\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ways to Give<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/support\/capital-campaign\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Capital Campaign<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pride\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Donor Initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/support\/planned-giving\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Planned Giving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#adopts\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Adopts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#membership\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Membership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#plan\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Volunteer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41ec86 nav-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b41ec86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visitor Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aab2daa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aab2daa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe9a5cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fe9a5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support Our Mission<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c17483e elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c17483e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;re building a better tomorrow, today. Will you join us?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35ee3e support-through colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e35ee3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"ways\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#F7F2E7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb817f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feb817f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">There are Many Ways to Support The Living Desert<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fc687 elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22fc687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Living Desert is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which receives no ongoing municipal tax support. We are supported solely by the generosity of individuals like you.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba23d8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba23d8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b4e0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8b4e0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd38e5 e-con-full pride-slide e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bd38e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eb132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00eb132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/african-safari.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1216\" alt=\"african safari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/african-safari.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/african-safari-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c093c slide-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89c093c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89c0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a89c0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to Give<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f47d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6f47d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From one-time donations to legacy gifts, explore how you can\u00a0 make a lasting impact on our mission of desert conservation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc94978 sonoran-rust-button elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc94978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/support\/give\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06617cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06617cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824e6a9 e-con-full pride-slide e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"824e6a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a2015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28a2015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pride-of-the-desert-lion.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2176\" alt=\"Pride of the desert lion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pride-of-the-desert-lion.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pride-of-the-desert-lion-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a645221 slide-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a645221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a12cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a12cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capital Campaign<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaf729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acaf729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join our Capital Campaign, a transformative initiative to expand habitats, enhance guest experiences, further our impact on global wildlife initiatives, and make a difference for the desert wildlife we all love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec582c sonoran-rust-button elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dec582c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/support\/capital-campaign\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e66f4 our-mission colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2e66f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"pride\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f19be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23f19be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069ce3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"069ce3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pride for the Pride<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26b670 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a26b670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pride for the Pride unites the LGBTQ+ community and friends of The Living Desert to help bring Lion Ridge to life. This initiative celebrates community impact while raising awareness for the world\u2019s remaining 20,000 wild lions\u2014down from over 1,000,000 a century ago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784d93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"784d93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/support\/pride-for-the-pride\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5300f49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5300f49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7861987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7861987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TheLivingDesert_Foxpaws_Fall2025-Spotlight-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13257\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TheLivingDesert_Foxpaws_Fall2025-Spotlight-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TheLivingDesert_Foxpaws_Fall2025-Spotlight-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TheLivingDesert_Foxpaws_Fall2025-Spotlight-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TheLivingDesert_Foxpaws_Fall2025-Spotlight-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TheLivingDesert_Foxpaws_Fall2025-Spotlight-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d8cb9 our-mission colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0d8cb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"membership\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2ba31 e-con-full mission-img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a2ba31\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be6030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6be6030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheLivingDesert_Lifestyle_April2024-39-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2674\" alt=\"Life style\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheLivingDesert_Lifestyle_April2024-39-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheLivingDesert_Lifestyle_April2024-39-1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcb9d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdcb9d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dafb17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dafb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa74865 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa74865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a member, you&#8217;ll enjoy unlimited visits to the Zoo and exclusive benefits, all while supporting the efforts The Living Desert spearheads locally and globally to protect endangered desert species, preserve desert biodiversity, and inspire the next generation of conservationists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3dd67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb3dd67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/support\/membership\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90d9c9 colored-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a90d9c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"adopts\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-color=\"#F7F2E7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc26cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc26cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zoo Adoptions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0093528 elementor-widget__width-initial lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0093528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embrace a closer connection with The Living Desert by adopting an animal or a train. Each adoption offers a unique way to show your support, bringing you into our family and making a tangible difference in our educational and conservation endeavors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9037e13 support-through e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9037e13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a15878 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a15878\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43624b e-con-full pride-slide e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e43624b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec5490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ec5490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saving-Wildlife-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2419\" alt=\"Saving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saving-Wildlife-2.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Saving-Wildlife-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda53c8 slide-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bda53c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd498ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd498ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adopt an Animal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d32f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d32f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith each animal adoption, you forge a unique connection to the wild, directly contributing to conservation and habitat preservation efforts. It&#8217;s a meaningful way to engage with and support the animal kingdom, bringing a touch of the wild into your life.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575ad56 sonoran-rust-button elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"575ad56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/support\/adoption-programs#adopt-an-animal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Animal Adoption<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc2f57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdc2f57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae7c90 e-con-full pride-slide e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eae7c90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047c8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"047c8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trains-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2312\" alt=\"The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trains-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trains-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trains-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trains-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Trains-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807a2ad slide-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"807a2ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a2b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3a2b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adopt a Train<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7deec03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7deec03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour adoption of a train steams ahead into the heart of conservation, keeping the tracks laid for future generations to explore and learn from our detailed G-scale exhibit.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c648aeb sonoran-rust-button elementor-align-left 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data-widget_type=\"tld-category-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desert-articles\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/desert-day-to-go-nation-wide\/\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Coyote-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens_-Photo-by-Less-Acosta-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Coyote-The-Living-Desert-Zoo-and-Gardens_-Photo-by-Less-Acosta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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that bear no life and have no benefits. Those who live and have&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/desert-day-to-go-nation-wide\/\" class=\"link\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/sip-to-save-how-were-saving-species-one-pint-at-a-time\/\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6089_MG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6089_MG.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6089_MG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6089_MG-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/sip-to-save-how-were-saving-species-one-pint-at-a-time\/\">Sip to Save: How We&#8217;re Saving Species One...<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/\" class=\"category\">Conservation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">Sipping a cold craft beer can be a great way to spend a hot summer afternoon \u2014 but did you know it can also help save species?&hellip;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/sip-to-save-how-were-saving-species-one-pint-at-a-time\/\" class=\"link\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/zoo-news\/conservation-news\/celebrating-world-african-painted-dog-day\/\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/African-wild-dog_2019_PC-Andrew-Cord-1-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/African-wild-dog_2019_PC-Andrew-Cord-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/African-wild-dog_2019_PC-Andrew-Cord-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/African-wild-dog_2019_PC-Andrew-Cord-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/African-wild-dog_2019_PC-Andrew-Cord-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, 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