Adopt!
Adopt your very own whale shark or dolphin plush, and help care for Georgia Aquarium’s animals and those around the globe!
Georgia Aquarium’s 4R Adopt Program is a great way to make a difference. Each adoption directly supports our research and conservation efforts around the world, and makes a great gift for you or your loved ones! Whether you choose to adopt your own whale shark or bottlenose dolphin, you are making a direct impact toward the future of our blue planet.
The 4R Program encompasses rescue, research, rehabilitation and responsibility, and with your adoption you will help maintain this instrumental program.
Your plush adoption supports Georgia Aquarium's research and conservation efforts and includes a full adoption package:
- A limited edition and numbered custom plush animal
- Personalized Adoption Certificate
- Animal fact sheet
- Recognition on Georgia Aquarium's 4R Donor Wall
- A Georgia Aquarium ticket
- Subscription to Georgia Aquarium's eco-friendly e-newsletter
$75 Adopt an Animal Program ($55 tax-deductible)
- A limited edition and numbered custom whale shark plush
- Personalized Adoption Certificate
- Whale shark fact sheet
- Recognition on Georgia Aquarium’s 4R Donor Wall
- A Georgia Aquarium ticket
- Subscription to Georgia Aquarium’s eco-friendly e-newsletter
Whale Shark Plush Adoption
Dolphin Plush Adoption
$25 Eco-Friendly, Virtual Adoption
- Emailed personalized Adoption Certificate
- Subscription to Georgia Aquarium’s eco-friendly e-newsletter
About Georgia Aquarium's research and conservation programs:
Whale Sharks
Georgia Aquarium is a proud partner for whale shark research around the globe – including at Georgia Aquarium and in Quintana Roo, Mexico. While they are the largest fish in the sea, little is known about whale sharks. With your support and adoption, we are able to learn about these amazing animals through our 4R Program.
With your adoption, Georgia Aquarium is able to pioneer critical whale shark programs, including: population surveys, visual and satellite tag programs, dietary evaluations, environmental impacts and field research. Your adoption aids our efforts to better understand the whale sharks in our care and to share critical information on caring for the species at large.
Dolphins
Georgia Aquarium is at the helm of dolphin conservation! Through our Conservation Field Station in Marineland, Florida, we are participating in population studies, marine mammal stranding response and educational outreach programs with local schools. At Marineland and Georgia Aquarium’s AT&T Dolphin Tales, we invite the public into the magical world of dolphins, allowing for a personal connection to these majestic species.
Through our 4R Program, Senior Vice President Dr. Greg Bossart conducts annual health assessments for dolphins living in the Indian River Lagoon. These animals are excellent sentinels of environmental health because they are permanent residents of the lagoon and are at the top of the food chain, so they can indicate problems below them in the ecosystem. They face a number of threats from pollution and emerging infectious diseases. Through your adoption you are helping support this work.
With your plush adoption, you are helping Georgia Aquarium remain a pioneer in aquatic research. As animals are living creatures, our living collection will remain at Georgia Aquarium under the expert care of our biologists, and no ownership rights are conferred through your adoption of a whale shark or dolphin plush.
For questions please contact Stephanie Brown at 404.581.4136 or sbrown@georgiaaquarium.org.
To purchase your adoption by mail, please fill out this form and mail with a check to:
(payable to Georgia Aquarium)
Georgia Aquarium, Whale Shark Adoptions
225 Baker Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
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