$75 gift certificate good for weekend admission for five (5) people at the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita.

The Gibbon Conservation Center

• Was established in 1976 by Alan Richard Mootnick.


• Houses the rarest group of apes in the Western Hemisphere.


• Is the only institution in the world to house and breed all four genera of gibbon.


• Has successfully reproduced 7 gibbon species.


• Provides observation and non-invasive research opportunities for students and scientists.


• Participates in all relevant Species Survival Plans (SSPs).


• Provides consulting services to zoos, museums, government agencies such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and individual scientists on species identification and gibbon care.


• Assists with gibbon rescue programs in Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia.


• Offers educational opportunites for students of all ages.

Our Mission

• To promote the conservation, study and care of gibbons through public education and habitat preservation.

Thank you to Kathy Vigil and Nina Bush!