CALENDAR ADVISORY For immediate release | September 29, 2020 Media contact: Gigi Allianic, Meghan Sawyer woodlandparkzoopr@.org

Episode 1 of Zoo’s new “One Wild World” live virtual series premieres this week Tune in live October 1 at 12:00PM

WHAT: Mark your calendar! Episode 1: One Care: Animals in Human Care and the Role of streams live this week. This event is part of Zoo’s new series One Wild World: Examining the Intersection of Animals, Humans and Habitats in a Global Pandemic.

This live, virtual series is free to watch and features experts from around the globe offering perspective, education, and solutions to major challenges in wildlife conservation and global health.

Exciting new speakers have been added to the series! See below for the full list.

WHEN: Episode 1: One Care: Animals in Human Care and the Role of Zoos October 1, 2020 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

WATCH LIVE: www.zoo.org/onewildworldlive

EPISODE 1 SPEAKERS:

Panel: Bonnie Baird, PhD, Animal Welfare Scientist at Nancy Hawkes, PhD, Director of Animal Care at Woodland Park Zoo Tim Storms, DVM, Associate Veterinarian at Woodland Park Zoo

Special guests: Grant Abel, Director of Life Sciences at Aquarium Marc Ancrenaz, PhD, Scientific Director at Hutan – Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme Dan Ashe, President and CEO of Association of Zoos & Aquariums Bonnie Gunn, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health at State University Tara Harris, PhD, Director of Conservation and Science at Phoenix Zoo, Coordinator of Association of Zoos & Aquariums Tiger Species Survival Plan and Tiger Conservation Campaign Wai Yee Lam, Chief Operations Officer at Rimba Rachel Salant, Curator, Behavioral Husbandry & Ambassador Animals at Woodland Park Zoo Tara Stoinski, PhD, President and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer of Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

NEW! Exciting new speakers have been added to the lineup!

 The Honorable Sally Jewell, US Secretary of the Interior, 2013-17 (Episode 2)  Philippe Cousteau, Founder EarthEcho International (Episode 2)  Amy Dickman, PhD, Director of Ruaha Carnivore Project in Tanzania and Kaplan Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford  Lucas Joppa, PhD, Chief Environmental Officer at Microsoft (Episode 3)  Steven Kern, PhD, Deputy Director of Quantitative Sciences, Global Health – Integrated Development, at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Episode 3)

Episode 2: One Northwest: Species and Spaces in the Episode 3: One World: How a Human and an Animal Pacific Northwest Changed Global Health

When: October 8, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT When: October 15, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Panel: Panel: Jay Julius, Former Chairman and Darin Collins, DVM, Director of Animal Health Councilmember of Lummi Nation and Programs at Woodland Park Zoo President of the indigenous-led nonprofit Erin Meyer, PhD, Director of Conservation Se'Si'Le Programs & Partnerships at Robert Long, PhD, Senior Conservation Xiaoshun Zeng, PhD, candidate, China Studies Scientist and Director, Living Northwest Program, Henry M. Jackson School of Program at Woodland Park Zoo International Studies, Wendy Willette, Detective with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Law Special guests: Enforcement program Bob Ferguson, Washington Attorney General Amy Dickman, PhD, Director of Ruaha Special guests: Carnivore Project in Tanzania and Kaplan Senior The Honorable Sally Jewell, US Secretary of Research Fellow, University of Oxford the Interior, 2013-17 Lucas Joppa, PhD, Chief Environmental Officer Philippe Cousteau, Founder EarthEcho at Microsoft International Kae Kawanishi, PhD, General Manager/Head of Lisa Dabek, PhD, Senior Conservation Conservation, Malaysian Conservation Alliance Scientist and Director of the Papua New for Tigers Guinea Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Steven Kern, PhD, Deputy Director of at Woodland Park Zoo Quantitative Sciences, Global Health – Integrated Alejandro Grajal, PhD, President and CEO of Development, at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Woodland Park Zoo Levi Novey, Outreach and Education Specialist Lynda Mapes, Environment Reporter with The at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seattle Times Peter Rabinowitz MD MPH, Professor and Nora Nickum, Ocean Policy Manager at Director at University of Washington Center for Seattle Aquarium One Health Research Modi Pontio, Associate Director, Tree Kerston Swartz, Director of Government Affairs Kangaroo Conservation Program – Papua New at Woodland Park Zoo Guinea

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VISIT: Zoo.org/OneWildWorld for more information or to access an event calendar reminder

RESOURCES: Visit zoo.org/resources for free discussion prompts and learning resources related to each episode. The prompts will be available beginning Oct. 1 and are specifically designed for middle and high school students and teachers.

INFO: Can’t watch live? Visit Zoo.org/OneWildWorld for the full recorded series after the air dates.

Special thanks to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. One Wild World is broadcast live thanks to PNTA and #SeattleLives.

For more information about Woodland Park Zoo, visit www.zoo.org and follow the zoo on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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