Did You Know? Since 1995 SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Adventure CampsSM have played host to nearly 300,000 campers, hailing from all 50 U.S. states and 22 countries. View More » The Limbe Wildlife Centre, Limbe, Cameroon... » Entering the Emperor’s Realm in Antarctica » Vanuatu » Tesso Nilo National Forest » The SeaWorld/Busch Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence Awards: A Local Approach to Conservation » Tracking Lions in Kenya with Dr. Lawrence Frank » SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund » The Galapagos » An African Adventure to Remember Less dramatic, but equally significant is BEC's support for species research, both in its five zoological facilities and in the field. The company's 50,000 mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and invertebrates are regularly used by scientists working to gain insights on topics as diverse as how marine mammals interact with commercial fishing nets in the open ocean or the growth rate of critically endangered fish. In the field, BEC has helped monitor and protect both black and white rhino populations in Africa, aided the rescue and release of endangered birds in Brazil, and helped document the migratory routes of Northern right whales to save them from harmful interactions with ships. Closer to home, the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards have contributed more than $1 million to K-12 school groups across the country who are working in their own backyards to protect and preserve the environment. Conservation of wildlife at home and abroad has always been paramount in the history of the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks. BEC contributes to environmental groups that share the company's mission to conserve wildlife and habitats. More than $3 million has been donated to groups like The Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation, and World Wildlife Fund. The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund will continue to support such organizations at an even higher level.

SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund

From the islands off the California coast and the inlets of Florida to a Kenyan preserve and a Brazilian rainforest, the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks' global efforts have contributed to wildlife conservation, education and research for more than three decades. This spring, the parks' conservation efforts will begin a new chapter with the creation of the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund. The fund - a registered 501(c)(3) private foundation - will allow Busch Entertainment Corporation to substantially increase its financial support for environmental, research, education and animal rescue programs. Currently, BEC spends more than $2.5 million annually in support of such programs. For the first time in the parks' history, this new fund will enable park guests and other third-party entities to directly contribute to the parks' wildlife conservation efforts. Contributions to the fund will supplement BEC's existing funding for conservation partner organizations, environmental education, research, and animal rescue operations. BEC parks rescue, rehabilitate and return to the wild more animals than any organization in the world today. Over the last decade, more than 5,000 stranded, ill, orphaned or injured animals have been assisted by BEC parks. The goal of the program is the full rehabilitation and release of every animal.