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According to The Walt Disney Company's Environmentality Web site...

  • Disney business units donated and recycled more than 63,000 tons of materials in 2005, resulting in an estimated 40 percent waste diversion from landfills and nearly $1.7 million in avoided disposal costs.

  • Disneyland Resort Paris increased cardboard recycling totals by 32 percent last year as a result of efforts to enhance communications and to add collection points throughout the Resort.

  • An adult bull elephant produces approximately 350 pounds of "poop" during each 24-hour period. In 2005, Disney's Animal Kingdom composted more than 2,600 tons of animal waste.

  • The Walt Disney Company as a whole has recycled more than 850,000 tons of materials since 1991.

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The Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund is now the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., April 22, 2008 -  This morning, during Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s 10-year anniversary celebration, a new name and a new logo was introduced for Disney's conservation outreach efforts, changing the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.   The new name helps build on Disney's commitment to conservation, and communicates the broader vision for the future of the DWCF which is not only wildlife focused but also supports ecosystems and community conservation.    With the opening of the Animal Kingdom in 1998, a one-of a-kind opportunity presented itself not only to showcase animals and their environment,... [more]
It's a Girl! and a Boy!
LAKE BUENA VISTA , Fla. , March 13, 2008 -- Disney's animal care team has been busy over the past two weeks with the births of two new bundles of joy -- a female baby giraffe named Makena and a male baby zebra named Kidani. Born on March 8, Kidani is the first Hartmann's Mountain Zebra born at... [more]
Zoos and Aquariums Kick Off Year of the Frog on Leap Day
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 29, 2008 – Today, Leap Day, more than 100 accredited zoos and aquariums in North America, joined by their counterparts around the globe, kicked off the Year of the Frog to educate people about the amphibian conservation crisis.   “The Association of Zoos and... [more]
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Donates Dollars to Nine Conservation Heroes
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Nov. 8, 2007 – The Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund (DWCF) – which has awarded more than $11 million to conservation projects around the world – honored nine individuals from diverse regions of the world as “Conservation Heroes,” based on their unique and significant... [more]
Walt Disney World Leader Named to New Post
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., October 8, 2007 – Care for the environment is more important than ever. At The Walt Disney Company the passion Walt Disney himself had for the environment and nature continues to this day. As part of that commitment, Disney's Animal Kingdom Vice President Dr. Beth Stevens... [more]
The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve Reintroduces Endangered Bird
Restoration success creates high probability for restoring red-cockaded woodpecker population.     Poinciana, Fla., October 12, 2007  — Nature Conservancy scientists released five pairs of federally endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers at The Disney Wilderness Preserve at dawn... [more]
Disney's Animal Kingdom Celebrates 10 years!
2007 DWCF Awards
Adopt-A-Nest

 

 

 

Guests at Disney's Vero Beach Resort have the opportunity to adopt a sea turtle nest.  If you adopted a nest you can follow up on it's progress here.

If you adopted a nest and do not remember the nest number or if you are having a problem accessing the information, please contact us.

Watch a video of these small sea turtles making their way from the beach to the ocean.

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