The Rapid Response Fund (RRF) was established as part of the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund to provide emergency donations for environmental or conservation crises including oil spills, hurricanes, and wildlife disease outbreaks. Each year, a team of Disney professionals and animal care experts evaluate requests and determine the distribution of funds, up to $5,000 per emergency, to support relief efforts. This year, donations were directed toward the following: habitat recoveries following the Asian tsunamis, food and medical treatment for orphaned chimpanzees confiscated from wildlife traffickers, and coral reef protection through replacement of hurricane-damaged mooring buoys for dive boats. The International Fund for Animal Welfare also received funding to help care for more than 6,000 pets that were lost or abandoned during Hurricane Katrina. Over the years, the RRF has contributed funds to support organizations such as the American Bird Conservancy, African Wildlife Foundation, and Conservation International. In many of these cases, Disney’s Animal Programs provided animal care and veterinary staff to lend expertise on location.