Art is a powerful tool because it empowers the hearts of people!

Inspired by a large new wolf sculpture located at the entrance of the Zoo’s new $16-million Chihuahuan Desert Exhibit, the El Paso Zoo has launched a new Art as a Conservation Tool program inviting students in the El Paso, Texas – Juarez, Mexico region to participate in a project that will shine a light on the Mexican wolf and the actions underway to save the species from extinction with a focus on Texas.  Over the past few year overs 20,000 zoo visitors signed Sierra Club letters asking Texas Parks and Wildlife to support a wolf reintroduction effort.

Participants are invited to use creative resources to create art, sculpture, textiles, collages, write a poem or story or edit a video or audio presentation to create a piece of art that reflects the Mexican wolf.