SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Grant $700,000 to Help Protect At-Risk Animals

The continued success of the Save the Elephants' projects has made them a Fund grantee for years. The Fund's grant selection process is highly competitive and involves months of scrutiny, research and review by both internal and external animal experts.

"We zero in on the projects with the greatest potential for conservation impact," said Virginia Busch, president and chairman of the board of the Fund. "The challenges and pressures facing wildlife and entire ecosystems are greater than ever. We receive significantly more grant requests than we can support, so we make every dollar we grant work as hard as possible to protect animals and habitats in need."