Zoo Labs Foundation · 501(c)(3)
Preserve Earth’s wildlife
Wildlife biodiversity, through open research, education and conservation work that anyone can read, check and build on.
- Research papers
- 130+Research papers
- Hectares protected
- 2.4M+Hectares protected
- Species programs
- 7Species programs
- Non-profit, EIN 88-3538992
- 501(c)(3)Non-profit, EIN 88-3538992
Featured species
Nubian giraffe
Why it matters
The scale of the problem
We work on it with field science, open grants and monitoring that anyone can audit.
100
African elephants are killed by poachers each day, by best estimate.
$23B
Illegal wildlife trade is worth $7–23 billion a year, one of the largest illicit markets in the world.
18.7M
Acres of forest lost annually, affecting the habitats of 80% of terrestrial species.
38,000+
Species threatened with extinction — 27% of every species assessed.
What we stand for
The principles that drive us
A research foundation of animal lovers, families, scientists and AI researchers — with everything it makes in public.
Conservation in the field
Protecting endangered fauna and the wilderness they need, through hands-on field work with local partners.
Teaching with the work
Models, expeditions and research published so students and teachers can use them without asking us.
Ecological AI and sensors
Bioacoustic monitoring, satellite tracking and edge computer vision, deployed where poaching happens.
Community-led stewardship
Working directly with indigenous populations and the sanctuaries already doing the work.
Coexistence, not exclusion
Wildlife corridors and regenerative ecosystems that people and animals share.
Critically endangered
The red wolf
Fewer than 25 red wolves remain in the wild. We deploy GPS collaring, bioacoustic sensors and genetic tracking to support their recovery.
Species
The animals we work on
Seven endangered species, each with its own programme, field partners and published population data.
Open science
Conservation research, published in full
Zoo Labs is our applied research lab. It builds open foundational models, real-time bioacoustic interpreters and marine intelligence — and publishes the weights, not just the results.
Marine bioacoustics
Decoding beluga vocalisations, dolphin clicks and cetacean communication with open acoustic models, published with their weights.
Anti-poaching vision
Edge computer vision that runs on a camera trap rather than a datacentre, so a ranger station with no uplink still gets an alert.
Open grants
Proof-of-conservation telemetry and transparent grant-making, so where a donation went is a matter of public record.
Field expeditions
See the work being done
Hands-on expeditions and sanctuary placements alongside the marine biologists and rangers we fund.
Farallon Islands, San Francisco
Great white shark expedition
Tagging and observation alongside marine biologists, with underwater telemetry.
$75,000 / 20 guests
Farallon Islands, San Francisco
Intimate shark encounter
Conservation training and cage observation for two.
$2,500 / 2 guests
Farallon Islands, San Francisco
Research vessel voyage
A full day aboard the research vessel, capturing drone and hydrophone data.
$3,500 / per expedition
Tax-deductible 501(c)(3)
Take part
Give, partner or build. Every donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and every grant we make is on the public record.
Give
Funds field collars, anti-poaching patrols, veterinary medicine and food for the sanctuaries we work with.
Partner
Work with us as a research institution, university department or conservation trust.
Build
Use the datasets, fine-tune the models, or contribute to the bioacoustic work at the lab.