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Eesti Loomaaiasõprade Selts

Eesti Loomaaiasõprade Selts MTÜ

Tallinn, Estonia

Nature & Wildlife conservationAnimal welfareEducation
AssociationLocal reach
Profile last updated: July 13, 2026

About

Eesti Loomaaiasõprade Selts is a non-profit association based in Tallinn, Estonia working on nature & wildlife conservation, animal welfare, education.

Eesti Loomaaiasõprade Selts (ELSS), also known as the Tallinn Zoo Friends Society, is an Estonian non-profit association that supports the development of Tallinn Zoo. It raises funds through membership fees, donations, the animal sponsorship scheme (vaderlus) and product sales, and funds larger projects such as the polar bear exhibit and the planned tiger enclosure. The society also organises volunteer work, workshops, events and winter activities for children and families, and promotes wildlife conservation and environmental education.

Location

Tallinn, Estonia

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

MTÜ

Legal name

Eesti Loomaaiasõprade Selts MTÜ

Registration

80088767

VAT number

EE372200221

Focus areas

zoowildlife conservationvolunteeringmembershipTallinn Zooanimal welfare

Languages

ET

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationAnimal welfareEducation

Works for

AnimalsFamiliesChildren

How they work

Volunteer programmesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Tiigriorg (Tiger enclosure)

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Estonia

Campaign with Tallinn Zoo to build a modern, spacious tiger enclosure for Amur tigers, completed in 2024 and opened to visitors on 18 June of that year.

Jääkaru uus kodu (New home for polar bears)

Animal welfare · Estonia

Fundraising and advocacy project that funded a new polar bear exhibit at Tallinn Zoo's Polaarium, which opened in October 2017.

Countries of operation

Estonia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesCorporate partnershipsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteerSponsorshipShop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Innopolis Insenerid, MediaMarketing, Telia, Elisa Eesti, Tele2, Tallinna Teletorn, Solaris Keskus, Tallinna Kaubamaja, Stockmann, Coca-Cola HBC, Tallinna Lennujaam, Ülemiste Keskus, Jääaja Keskus, Haus Galerii, Talot, IMG Numeri, Antalis, Kala Ruudus

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