For the Animal Lover
If the love of your life is an animal lover, there are lots of great gift ideas that aren't “stuff,” courtesy of the many great zoos, aquariums, and rescues in our nation.
The Wolf Conservation Center in New York state has three wolf pairs that could potentially mate this season—one Red Wolf pair and two Mexican Grey Wolf pairs. And they are offering opportunities to give a sponsorship of a mating pair to your sweetie this year.
Most zoos also offer animal “adoptions,” the ability to sponsor a particular animal or species. These often come with a stuffed version of the animal and assorted certificates of “adoption,” but you are welcome to forego them. A particularly cute example of this comes out of the Maryland Zoo this year, where they are offering the chance to “Give a little Dik-Dik” (it's a miniature antelope, people).