Nashville Zoo is committed to supporting a wide variety of conservation projects both locally and internationally. Our efforts range from participating in a hellbender captive breeding project which supports field research; to breeding giant anteaters and providing valuable husbandry and medical data to zoos nationwide; to working with noted field researchers in South America who track and collect specimens and data on tapirs; to initiating a captive breeding program in Thailand for clouded leopards. Nashville Zoo's mission to inspire a culture of understanding and discovery of our natural world through conservation