[6] Guests have access to guided and self-guided tours across the center's 1800 acres of Texas Hill Country, as well as lodging, dining and educational facilities.

[7][8] Fossil Rim's property covers 1800 acres of hill-country topography including rolling hills, limestone deposits, and wooded and open land.

[9] The areas include: Other land owned by Fossil Rim is used for hay production, educational facilities, conservation and administrative buildings.

The center brings the expertise of many large-scale zoological and environmental institutions to address issues related to the conservation of endangered species through study, management and recovery plans.

[12] Fossil Rim Wildlife Center participates in the reproduction and rehabilitation program of the scimitar-horned Oryx in Chad and the rest of sub-saharan Africa.

Fossil Rim helped in the evaluation of the collar by testing it on their own herd inside the park to make sure the animals would not be incapacitated by them.

[13][14] The center participates in a program to rehabilitate the Attwater's prairie chicken, a small grouse native of the coastal plains of Louisiana and Texas, now one of the most endangered bird species in America.

The cheetah breeding program emphasizes genetic diversity and multiple mate choices so that the healthiest cubs possible can be born with minimal stress on the parents.