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Conservation on Tap New Brews (Like Penguin Hops) Raise Awareness and Funds for Conservation FEBRUARY 2016 A publication of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Conservation on Tap New Brews (like Penguin Hops) Raise Awareness and Funds for Conservation BREACH AFTER THE FLOOD BY THE NUMBERS Credit Card Compliance Field Notes from the Green Practices Tbilisi Zoo in Georgia February 2016 | www.aza.org 1 February 2016 Features 20 26 32 Conservation on Tap Breach: Credit After the Flood: Field Hellbender Hefeweizen, Card Compliance Notes from the Tbilisi Zoo Penguin Hops, Silverspot A data breach of your In mid-June 2015, intense India Pale Ale and Archie concession operations can rainfall over two weeks Rhino Rye Pale Ale are just affect your facility’s bottom resulted in a flash flood in a few of the beers that line and reputation. When the Vake-Saburtalo district breweries have created visitors’ and members’ credit in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nineteen to raise both money and card information gets stolen, people were killed, three community awareness you might find your facility people were missing, 108 about their local accredited making unwanted headlines families were displaced and zoo and aquarium’s in the local news media. 700 individuals were directly conservation efforts. BY TOM PRICE affected. The floods were BY ALINA TUGEND also responsible for the destruction of much of the Tiblisi Zoo. BY FARSHID MEHRDADFAR February 2016 | www.aza.org 1 6_Aquarium & Zoos 8.5 x 11 Ad_FINAL.pdf 1 1/8/16 2:38 PM 2:38 1/8/16 1 Ad_FINAL.pdf 11 x 8.5 Zoos & 6_Aquarium 6_Aquarium & Zoos 8.5 x 11 Ad_FINAL.pdf 1 1/8/16 2:38 PM C C M M Y Y CM CM MY MY CY CY CMY CMY K K February 2016 | www.aza.org 3 6_Aquarium & Zoos 8.5 x 11 Ad_FINAL.pdf 1 1/8/16 2:38 PM 8 10 56 Member View Departments 7 New Species 10 Reintroduction 13 Grants 42 Faces & Places Scientists at Omaha’s Henry Queens Zoo is part of a Oregon Zoo awards $10K C Doorly Zoo and Aquarium federal, six-state partnership in grants for Asian elephant 44 Exhibits M discover new lemur species to save New England conservation 44 Advertiser Index in Madagascar cottontail rabbits Y 14 Research 45 Calendar This month’s selection of CM 8 Reintroduction 11 Award Woodland Park Zoo The Tennessee Aquarium what has been published 47 Announcements MY releases endangered was recently presented with 15 By the Numbers CY Oregon spotted frogs into a safety award from the 56 Births & Hatchings Going Green the wild Accident Fund Insurance CMY About the cover Company of America 17 Green Tales K 9 Award Macaroni Penguin AZA continues to adopt Governor’s Sustainability 12 Green Energy FEBRUARY 2016 standards to reduce the Awards name Shedd a Los Angeles Zoo provides environmental impacts of A publication of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums leader in environmental seven free public electric business practices stewardship vehicle charging stations in Zoo’s parking lot Conservation on Tap New Brews Raise Awareness and Funds for Conservation BREACH AFTER THE FLOOD BY THE NUMBERS Thinkstock Credit card compliance Field Notes from the Green Practices Tbilisi Zoo in Georgia © VISIT US ONLINE Editorial policy: Connect is published by the aza.org Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the LIKE US ON FACEBOOK advancement of zoological parks and aquariums for facebook.com/Association conservation, education, scientific studies and recreation. Issued to members OfZoosAndAquariums as a free service; not available as a subscription. Mailed during the first week of the month. Articles submitted for Connect do not necessarily reflect the FOLLOW US ON TWITTER opinions and policies of AZA. twitter.com/zoos_aquariums Mission: Connect is a forum for promoting AZA’s mission by highlighting zoo E-MAIL THE EDITOR and aquarium trends, industry initiatives, conservation efforts and member [email protected] achievements. Copyright policy: All items appearing in Connect are copyright of AZA. Permission to reprint items must be obtained by contacting AZA’s Publications Department at [email protected]. Advertising policy: Advertising is available. AZA reserves the right to refuse advertising not consistent with its mission. Ad contracts are issued on an annual basis, and ads are accepted on a one, three, six, nine or 12-time basis. Deadline for insertion orders is the first of the month preceding publication. Deadline for artwork is the 10th of the month preceding publication. Rates and mechanical requirements are available upon request. February 2016 | www.aza.org 3 Take a Walk on the Wild Side with Digital Signage EDITOR Tim Lewthwaite ASSISTANT EDITOR Jennifer Fields ART DIRECTION LTD Creative GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lisa Cadigan, Cadigan Creative Time to Engage ADVERTISING Gina Velosky (301) 562-0777, ext. 254, [email protected] I recently had the chance to attend a two-day workshop organized by Association of EDITORIAL BOARD Thom Benson | Tennessee Aquarium Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Board Member Peggy Sloan, A Z A’s Senior Vice President Julie Larsen-Maher | Wildlife Conservation Society of External Aff irs Rob Vernon and Past AZA Chair Jackie Ogden. Th purpose of the Tim Lewthwaite | Editor | workshop was to learn how, through AZA SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction, Kristin L. Vehrs Executive Director the AZA and its members can do even more to engage the public to find value in, and protect the future of, wildlife. Experts on social movements and public engagement were invited to present their President and CEO thoughts and fi dings. Several AZA Committee Chairs took time out of their busy pre- Jim Maddy holiday schedules to attend and then brainstorm on the second day about how the AZA Executive Director and its members can further strengthen Kristin L. Vehrs Chief Operating Officer their role in encouraging, motivating and Jill Nicoll inspiring the public to help save species Senior Vice President of Conservation and Science from extinction. Debborah Luke, PhD Determining how to engage the public Senior Vice President of External Affairs Rob Vernon in species conservation is not simple. It’s Senior Vice President of Finance Make a statement & replace dull poster board signs hard. It’s complicated. There is no quick Phil Wagner fix It will require us to think differently. Vice President, Principal Gifts and Campaign Director for SAFE with Peerless-AV’s outdoor digital signage solutions. Alison Davitt Act differently. Step into new arenas. But Vice President of Animal Programs these are important arenas—the ones Candice Dorsey, PhD where we need to be in order to reach Vice President, Conferences and Membership Melissa Howerton our full potential of being one of the most Vice President of Congressional Affairs important forces for wildlife conservation Jennifer Keaton Collect donations & contact in the world. Vice President of Accreditation Programs Denny Lewis info for awareness emails All Weather NEMA 6X Wildlife needs AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums to commit to conservation at a Vice President of Federal Relations greater scale than we ever have before. Our guests need us to be the place where they can Steve Olson easily participate in wildlife conservation. Th general public needs our help and direction For a full listing of AZA’s staff, visit www.aza.org/about-aza Help guests navigate so they can become more involved in saving the animals they care so much about. It’s time AZA BOARD OF DIRECTORS the zoo with wayfinding for us to engage. Chair Thank you very much to Peggy, Rob and Jackie for organizing this very important Steve Burns | Director, Zoo Boise Promote events, shows, meeting, and thank you to the AZA Committee Chairs and staff for participating. Be sure Chair Elect and talks in an exciting way rain snow ice heat to check AZA.org/SAFE for updates, and I look forward to working with everyone in the Dennis W. Kelly | Director, Smithsonian National Zoological Park Vice Chair AZA community on an increased public engagement effort. Jim Breheny | Executive Vice President and General Director, Zoos and Aquarium, Jonathan Little Cohen Director of the Bronx Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society Past Chair We have the top-of-the-line solutions your park needs to create a digital experience Dennis E. Pate | Executive Director and CEO, Omaha’s Henry for guests that allows information to be displayed quickly, easily, and in an eye-catching Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Directors manner. And, you never have to worry about the weather damaging our products. Steve Burns Bob Chastain | President & CEO, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo The Xtreme™ Outdoor Display is the industry’s only fully-sealed, sunlight readable Director Lynn B. Clements | Director, Virginia Aquarium and Marine and completely weatherproof display. We also oer Fully-Weatherproof Kiosks Science Center Zoo Boise Suzanne M. 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