The National Zoo's ZooFari Auction is Open!

The Smithsonian National Zoo's ZooFari 2014 Online Auction is now open for bidding and will run through Sunday, May 18! 

This is an opportunity to bid on hundreds of fantastic items to raise money for the Smithsonian National Zoo's animal care, science, education, and sustainability programs, one of which is conservation of golden lion tamarins in Brazil.   

Items benefitting GLT Conservation are listed below, and include animal-made art, art, books, a delicious restaurant experience, field conservation, memorabilia, a vacation getaway, exclusive zoo tours, and much more. 

Click here to view the auction and place your bids.

Thanks to our donors and thanks to all for your bids!

ITEMS BENEFITTING GLT CONSERVATION IN BRAZIL:

Items	Donors
ANIMAL-MADE ART
ANIMAL ARTWORK BY A LARGE MADAGASCAR TENREC	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
ANIMAL ARTWORK BY A NAKED MOLE RAT	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
ANIMAL ARTWORK BY A THREE BANDED ARMADILLO	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
ANIMAL ARTWORK BY KOJO THE GORILLA	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
ANIMAL ARTWORK BY MANDARA THE GORILLA	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
ANIMAL ART
BEAUTIFUL ORANG PORTRAIT!	Mehgan Murphy
CANDID SHOT OF KABIBI	Mehgan Murphy
FRAMED AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPH OF LION IN  SNOW	Mehgan Murphy
SPECTACULAR PANDA PHOTOGRAPH	Mehgan Murphy
BOOKS
AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF THIRTEEN GOLD MONKEYS AND APPEARANCE BY AUTHOR DR. BEN BECK	Dr. Ben Beck
A CLIMATE FOR LIFE: MEETING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE	Conservation International
BIRDS OF PARADISE	Conservation International
BRAZILIAN BIOMES	Conservation International
FRESHWATER - THE ESSENCE OF LIFE	Conservation International
HOTSPOTS REVISITED	Conservation International
OCEANS: HEART OF OUR BLUE PLANET	Conservation International
PANTANAL: SOUTH AMERICA'S WETLAND JEWEL	Conservation International
WEALTH OF NATURE	Conservation International
WILDERNESS: EARTH'S LAST WILD PLACES	Conservation International
WILDLIFE SPECTACLES	Conservation International
·SIGNED COPY OF JANE GOODALL'S  BOOK - HOPE FOR ANIMALS AND THEIR WORLD	Dr. Jane Goodall
CLOTHING
HAND-KNIT WRAP	Elise Bernardoni
COLLECTIBLES
EXCLUSIVE GOLDEN LION TAMARIN ASSOCIATION SOCCER BALL	Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado
DINING
DINE AT THE QUEEN VIC PUB WITH DR. BENJAMIN BECK, AUTHOR OF THIRTEEN GOLD MONKEYS	Dr. Ben Beck
FIELD CONSERVATION
ADOPT A GOLDEN LION TAMARIN IN BRAZIL	Save the Golden Lion Tamarin
RESTORE 1 ACRE OF FOREST FOR GOLDEN LION TAMARINS IN BRAZIL	Save the Golden Lion Tamarin
FOR YOUR PET
CUSTOM CHARCOAL PORTRAIT OF YOUR PET	Gibbons Rock Studio, Suzanne Boom
TOURS
ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AT AUDUBON ZOO	Audubon Zoo, Debbie Forde
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF THE NATIONAL ZOO'S COMMISSARY	NZP Commissary
BEHIND-THE-SCENE RAINFOREST ADVENTURE AT MONKEY JUNGLE IN MIAMI	DuMond Conservancy, Dr. Sian Evans
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR OF THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S MAMMAL COLLECTION	Esther Langan
·       BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR OF THE WORLD RENOWNED NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE	National Aquarium in Baltimore, Brent  Whitaker & Ken Howell
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR OF ZOO MIAMI	Zoo Miami, Steve Conners
BLACK BEAR EXPERIENCE AT THE PALM BEACH ZOO AND CONSERVATION SOCIETY	Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society,Nancy Nill
CURATOR-LED TOUR OF THE BRONX ZOO'S CONGO EXHIBIT	Dr. David Powell
PRIMATE POWER - TOUR OF PHILADELPHIA ZOO'S RARE ANIMAL CONSERVATION CENTER AND PECO PRIMATE RESERVE	Philadelphia Zoo, Dr. Andrew Baker
TOUR OF SANT OCEAN HALL AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Nancy Knowlton
ZOO ATLANTA PRIMATE TOUR	Zoo Atlanta, Jennifer Mickelberg
TOUR COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS  WITH AN EXPERT BIOLOGIST	Dr. David W. Inouye
TRAVEL
FOUR NIGHT STAY AT SEA COLONY, BETHANY BEACH, DELAWARE	Lynn Parsons
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
ANIMAL PAINTING EXPERIENCE WITH A NAKED MOLE RAT!	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
ANIMAL PAINTING EXPERIENCE WITH AN ARMADILLO!	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
BREAKFAST FOR 6 WITH THE GOLDEN LION TAMARINS AT THE NZP SMALL MAMMAL HOUSE!	NZP Small Mammal House, Kenton Kerns
HIDDEN HARPERS FERRY GUIDED WALK	Larry Broadwell
INCREDIBLY RARE TREAT - PAINT WITH THE GREAT APES AT THE NATIONAL ZOO!	NZP Great Apes
LEARN HOW TO TAKE AMAZING SHOTS WITH THIS PHOTO SAFARI AT THE NATIONAL ZOO!	Don C. Johnson Clyde Nishimura
LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH THE GLT CONSERVATION TEAM IN BRAZIL	Associação Mico-Leão Dourado
TWO HOURS WITH A NASA AEROSPACE ENGINEER	Adam Matuszeski