Roaring Forward How the San Diego Zoo Got from There to Here

JULY 2016

A publication of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums

Roaring Forward How the San Diego Zoo Got From There to Here

CONSERVATION REASON FOR HOPE BY THE NUMBERS In SeaWorld’s DNA Conservation at California “Fun”-shine San Diego Zoo Global Conservation Facts

July 2016

Features 20 26 34 ROARING FORWARD CONSERVATION REASONS FOR HOPE How the San Diego Zoo In Seaworld’s DNA Conservation at San Got from There to Here SeaWorld’s commitment to Diego Zoo Global 100 years of trials and conservation was a guiding As a conservation triumphs, innovation and principle of its founders organization, San Diego Zoo vision, extraordinary people more than 50 years ago. This Global is committed to saving and amazing animals, came commitment is stronger today species worldwide by uniting together to build San Diego than ever before. Through its expertise in animal care Zoo Global. The roar has its conservation efforts and and conservation science with been an important part of important research conducted its dedication to inspiring a the Zoo’s history ever since with the animals in its care, passion for nature. Each of those early days, a symbol of and by inspiring millions of its conservation projects is a “roaring forward” to conserve guests every year, SeaWorld collaborative effort, and the endangered species in will continue to deliver on its strength and effectiveness of habitats worldwide. promise to help conserve the conservation programs comes world we all share. BY KAREN WORLEY from these partnerships and BY DAVID KOONTZ their supporters. BY KARYL CARMIGNANI

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7 Green Tales Orchestra collaborate on Gardens’ Elephant 42 Faces & Places SeaWorld San Diego education program Wellness Workshop 43 Calendar 8 Conservation Award 12 By The Numbers 16 Award Brazilian Conservationists California “Fun”-shine Virginia Aquarium 46 Exhibits Conservation Facts employee receives 2015 are Recipients of Cincinnati 47 Advertiser Index Zoo’s 2016 Conservation City of Virginia Beach Hall 12 Statue Award of Fame Award Coca-Cola Canada and 47 Announcements 9 Conservation Assiniboine Park Zoo 16 Gift 68 Births & Hatchings Grants Fund Unveil One-of-a-Kind Polar The Central Florida Zoo Determining the role of Bear Statue receives GoodWorks Gift from the Edyth Bush environmental conditions 13 Conservation Spotlight Charitable Foundation About the cover on the fecundity of The Detroit Zoological Society White rhinoceros the endangered black- 17 Fund Raising footed ferret 14 Training Program The Louisville Zoo National Zoo and 10 Marketing Award announced a major gift to Conservation Biology Leadership Campaign and San Diego Zoo wins tourism Institute and Central Zoo marketing award from named the Harry Frazier Authority of India launch Family Elephant Encounter Visit California advanced training program 11 Education 19 Research 15 Workshop This month’s selection of Buttonwood Park Zoo and Jacksonville Zoo and New Bedford Symphony what has been published. Global © San Diego Zoo

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July 2016 | www.aza.org 3 EDITOR Tim Lewthwaite ASSISTANT EDITOR Jennifer Fields ART DIRECTION LTD Creative GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lisa Cadigan, Cadigan Creative Educating an Important Constituency ADVERTISING Gina Velosky One of the things I hope to accomplish this year as the Chair of the Association of Zoos (301) 562-0777, ext. 254, [email protected] and Aquariums (AZA) Board of Directors is to encourage facilities to implement a regular EDITORIAL BOARD and ongoing education program for their governing authorities. As a membership service, Thom Benson | Tennessee Aquarium Julie Larsen-Maher | Wildlife Conservation Society AZA would then provide a variety of tools that members could incorporate into their Tim Lewthwaite | Editor training program. Kristin L. Vehrs | Executive Director Educating your governing authority is critical. Most of the people who are part of our governing authorities don’t work at a zoo or aquarium. They are members of the community or elected officials. It is up to us to make sure they are aware of all the critical issues that our facilities face, Interim President and CEO including collection sustainability, Kristin L. Vehrs Chief Operating Officer changing perceptions of society and our Jill Nicoll visitors and the need to make a greater Senior Vice President of Conservation and Science commitment to wildlife conservation. In Debborah Luke, PhD Senior Vice President of External Affairs order to change to meet the expectations Rob Vernon of a changing world, our governing Senior Vice President of Finance authorities need to be well informed and Phil Wagner SAFE Project Manager continually educated. Jackie Ogden, PhD That is why I was thrilled to have the Vice President of Animal Programs chance to speak recently to the Board Candice Dorsey, PhD Vice President, Conferences and Membership of Directors of Utah’s Hogle Zoo in Salt Melissa Howerton Lake City. Craig Dinsmore, the director Vice President of Congressional Affairs of the Hogle Zoo, invited me to their Jennifer Keaton board meeting to give a presentation about some of the trends facing zoos and aquariums Vice President of Accreditation Programs Denny Lewis on a global scale and then to explain a few of the things that we’ve done at Zoo Boise to Vice President of Federal Relations create our conservation program. Craig wants to dramatically increase the Hogle Zoo’s Steve Olson conservation program, and he very wisely started by educating his board. Craig realizes For a full listing of AZA’s staff, visit www.aza.org/about-aza that in order for a group of very dedicated and well-intentioned board members to change AZA BOARD OF DIRECTORS direction, it takes time. It takes education. It takes an open and honest dialogue to make Chair the kinds of very serious decisions that we all need to be making. He also realizes it doesn’t Steve Burns | Director, Zoo Boise happen by accident. My talk was not the first time his board had heard about conservation Chair Elect Dennis W. Kelly | Director, Smithsonian National Zoological Park and other big issues. Every month, part of their board meeting is dedicated to talking Vice Chair about these kinds of topics. Jim Breheny | Executive Vice President and General Director, Zoos I was so impressed by the members of Craig’s board. They are so thoughtful and clearly and Aquarium, Jonathan Little Cohen Director of the Bronx Zoo want to do the right thing. Making sure they have all the information and background Wildlife Conservation Society Past Chair necessary to do so is Craig’s, and ultimately, all of our responsibility. Thanks for your Dennis E. Pate | Executive Director and CEO, Omaha’s Henry leadership, Craig. If you want more information about the Hogle Zoo’s board education Doorly Zoo and Aquarium program, I am sure Craig is happy to share. Directors Bob Chastain | President & CEO, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Lynn B. Clements | Director, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Suzanne M. Gendron | Executive Director Zoological Operations and Education Ocean Park Corporation Gregg Hudson | Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Burns Dallas Zoo Management, Inc. Director, Zoo Boise Christopher Kuhar, PhD | Executive Director, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo John Lewis | Zoo Director, Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens Steve Marshall | Zoo Director, El Paso Zoo Amos Morris | Zoo Director, Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Peggy Sloan | Director, North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

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Houston Zoo – Gorillas of the African Forest Houston Zoo – Gorillas of the Architects | Landscape Architects | Exhibit Designers | Interpretive Planners | Exhibit Designers | Interpretive | Landscape Architects Architects 206.621.2196 | porticogroup.com Photo credit: Houston Zoo Designing memorable for encounters Green Tales SeaWorld® San Diego Leads the Way in Sustainability and Environmental

Photo credit: Houston Zoo Stewardship Water conservation, composting and elimination of plastic bags are just a few examples of environmental stewardship

SeaWorld® San Diego in San Diego, Calif., SeaWorld eliminated the use of plastic bags paper or about 50,000 pounds. Lastly, the Designing for memorable has been a global leader in marine animal in the park’s gift shops. Guests can now buy use of “right sized” trash can liners resulted care and welfare, education, conservation, a paper bag or reusable bag when purchasing in reducing plastic used by about 20,000 research and rescue for more than five items from gift shops. A portion of these pounds since 2013. decades. While guests enjoy all of the world- proceeds are donated to conservation efforts Since 2008, SeaWorld has engaged in a encounters class animal shows, exhibits and education by Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute variety of water savings approaches in the programs at SeaWorld, behind the scenes (HSWRI) and the SeaWorld & Busch park to meet state and local water reduction there is a mission—one that has continued Gardens Conservation Fund. SeaWorld targets. In 2015, SeaWorld implemented since the park’s inception—to care for the also eliminated all polystyrene tableware a saltwater flushing system in its newest environment and the animals beyond the and flatware in its restaurants in 2013. In restroom replacement located near Shamu park’s borders. SeaWorld continues to all, more than 8 million individual pieces Stadium. The conversion has resulted in embrace initiatives that address today’s most of tableware and cutlery were shifted to over 1.5 million gallons of water saved pressing environmental challenges in the more ecofriendly and sustainable materials. annually. In addition, the park purchased areas of waste, water and food. The installation of hand dryers has reduced pathway concrete deep cleaning devices Waste reduction strategies are constantly paper towel waste by almost 65 percent which reuse water, saving more than reevaluated looking for opportunities since 2013. This represents a reduction of one million gallons of water annually. to reduce or eliminate waste. In 2011, approximately 8.8 million square feet of Other water saving strategies include 206.621.2196 | porticogroup.com Houston Zoo – Gorillas of the African Forest July 2016 | www.aza.org 7 Architects | Landscape Architects | Exhibit Designers | Interpretive Planners installation of more drought-tolerant plants, computerized irrigation controllers, low-flow nozzles and mulching landscaped areas to conserve soil moisture. As for energy conservation, SeaWorld installed four electric vehicle charging stations for guests to use for free, encouraging the use of energy efficient vehicles. SeaWorld has undergone major retrofits over the last few years to replace most lighting fixtures within the park, back offices and parking lot with LED or other energy saving bulbs. Pre-consumer food scrap recycling continues to be one of the greatest success stories of SeaWorld’s conservation efforts. Collecting an average of one ton of food waste a day and sending that to the local greenery for composting keeps that material out of the landfill and is redistributed as nutrient rich soil for San Diego residents. Conservation Award Since 1996, the park has received San Diego’s Recycler of the Year or Director’s award 19 times and is a nine-time recipient of the prestigious State of California Waste Brazilian Conservationists Reduction Awards program. Receive Cincinnati Zoo’s 2016 Conservation Award

Each year, the Cincinnati Zoo & raise local peoples’ awareness to the Botanical Garden in Cincinnati, Ohio, importance of conservation and offer invites several of the world’s leading viable alternatives that integrate social and conservationists to participate in its environmental needs. Barrows Conservation Lecture Series and “It is an honor to host Suzana and presents one of the speakers with the Zoo’s Claudio Padua and to present them with Wildlife Conservation Award. Legendary the Cincinnati Zoo’s Wildlife Conservation conservationists Dr. Suzana Padua and Dr. Award. The most significant thing about Claudio Padua are this year’s recipients and their work is that, from the start, the were recognized in April when they were in Paduas understood that effective species Cincinnati to speak to a standing-room-only conservation requires the support of audience at the Zoo. communities. They helped residents in the The Paduas’ 30 years of conservation areas surrounding the tamarins’ forest home work in Brazil started with an effort to understand that tamarin conservation not save black lion tamarins from extinction only preserved the Atlantic Forest, already and includes co-founding IPÊ Instituto very much threatened, but also improved de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ), a their own lives,” said Cincinnati Zoo nonprofit organization that works for Director Thane Maynard. the conservation of biodiversity and The list of conservationists who have sustainable development in the Atlantic been honored with the Zoo’s conservation Coastal Forest region of Brazil. IPÊ award annually since 1993 includes Jane projects benefit endangered species and Goodall, the first to receive the award, Ted the people who live around the protected Turner, John Ruthven and many other areas where IPÊ works. The aim is to internationally-known figures.

8 www.aza.org | July 2016 Conservation Grants Fund than captive males and suggests that lighting in the captive facilities may not adequately mimic the natural photoperiod. Dr. Determining the Role of Santymire shared her findings with the SSP last fall and has developed new management recommendations aimed at improving Environmental Conditions on reproductive success based on this work.

the Fecundity of the Endangered Rachel Santymire is the director of the Davee Center for Epidemiology and Black-Footed Ferret Endocrinology at Lincoln Park Zoo. Travis Livieri is the executive director at By Rachel Santymire, Travis Livieri, Paul Marinari, Robyn Bortner and Mary Wright Prairie Wildlife Research. Paul Marinari is the senior curator For more than 20 years, the critically eustress. Dr. Santymire also found that semen at the Smithsonian Conservation endangered black-footed ferret (BFF) quality was similar among the wild and Biology Institute. has relied on human management for captive populations, but that the wild black- Robyn Bortner is a wildlife biologist with survival. Thanks to a successful breeding footed ferrets had larger testes. This could the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. and reintroduction program, there are mean that wild males produce more sperm Dr. Mary Wright is a veterinarian with approximately 600 BFFs in the world (beginning earlier in the breeding season) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. today: 300 living in captivity and 300 in the wild. Recently, however, scientists have observed declining fertility in the captive population. They suspect that environmental factors, such as nutrition or stress, might be disrupting reproduction. With support from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Conservation Grants Fund, a team led by Dr. Rachel Santymire, director of the Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Ill., spent the past year investigating this question. To determine if the captive population’s declining fecundity is related to its environment, the team compared the health, stress and reproductive traits of wild and captive black-footed ferrets. They analyzed physical characteristics along with blood, hair and semen samples from black-footed ferrets at the National BFF Conservation Center (FCC) in Carr, Colo., the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Washington, DC, and reintroduction sites in South Dakota and Arizona. Interestingly, these data showed that SCBI’s black-footed ferrets have slightly higher stress levels than black-footed ferrets at FCC or in the wild. Compared to the rest of the Species Survival Plan® (SSP), SCBI had excellent breeding success this year. Thus, the results likely indicate eustress (positive stress) vs. distress (negative stress). Facility differences, including SCBI’s larger, more naturalistic enclosures, may explain higher

8 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 9 executive officer of Visit California. “The tourism industry stimulates over $121 billion in visitor spending in California every year and generates more than 1 million jobs in the state. The Poppy Awards celebrate California’s innovative, creative spirit and raise the bar for travel marketing statewide and beyond.” The Koalafornia campaign was also used to promote the Conrad Prebys Australian Outback exhibit in 2014 and 2015. The 3-acre exhibit contains habitats for Queensland koalas, parma wallabies, two wombat species and 23 species of Australian birds. The San Diego Zoo has the largest breeding colony of Queensland koalas outside of Australia. Researchers at the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research are studying koala populations both at the Zoo and in the wild to better understand the species’ complex ecology and mating behaviors. Bringing species back from the brink of extinction is the goal of San Diego Zoo Global. As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes on-site wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park and San Diego Zoo Institute Marketing Award for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on six continents. The work of these entities is made accessible to children through the San Diego Zoo Wins San Diego Zoo Kids network, reaching out through the Internet and in children’s Tourism Marketing Award hospitals nationwide. The work of San Diego Zoo Global is made possible in part from Visit California by the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy and the Foundation of San The San Diego Zoo in San Diego, Calif., was best year of attendance in the Zoo’s history. Diego Zoo Global. honored with the top prize for Best Overall The campaign also generated more than 6 Visit California, the marketing Marketing Program in the $2 million and up million media impressions with prominent organization for travel to the state, presents category at Visit California’s Poppy Awards national media outlets, including “Live with the Poppy Awards every other year in a and Industry Recognition Gala on 23 Kelly and Michael.” Digital aspects of the contest that honors the best and brightest of February 2016. The award was presented to campaign resulted in 10,414 transactions California tourism. This year, the ceremony the San Diego Zoo for increasing attendance to buy tickets or memberships. Koalafornia was held at Jack London Square in Oakland, and revenue through the “Koalafornia” merchandise sales netted an incredible Calif., and was attended by nearly 400 top campaign, highlighting its new koala exhibit $542,700 from May through October 2013. tourism professionals. Winners were selected at Conrad Prebys Australian Outback “The outstanding marketing programs by a panel of industry marketing experts and the Zoo’s conservation work with that were celebrated at the gala are a big in 10 categories, ranging from Best Social Queensland koalas. part of the reason that California is the Media Campaign to Best Digital Campaign. The Koalafornia campaign, which premier tourism destination in the U.S.,” The San Diego Zoo was also a finalist in launched in 2013, resulted in the second- said Caroline Beteta, president and chief the category of Best Content Marketing.

10 www.aza.org | July 2016 Education Buttonwood Park Zoo and New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Collaborate on Education Program By Terry Wolkowicz and Carrie Hawthorne

What if a zoo and a symphony orchestra took a scientific concept like adaptation in motion and collaborated in a year-long program of connected learning for children? In fact, the concept of adaptation in motion is as integral to classical music as it is to evolutionary biology. By exploring a fundamental concept that authentically exists both in science and music, such a collaboration yields learning outcomes that far exceed what would have been possible in each organization alone. The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (NBSO) and Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, Mass., presented “Adaptations in Motion: Animal and Musical,” a cross- discipline exploration of motion and adaptations to 40 elementary schools and more than 10,000 children in Massachusetts and Rhode Island during the fall and winter of 2015-16. The program explored © Buttonwood Park Zoo Park © Buttonwood and communicated these shared concepts through sight and sound, direct animal anagram was used to guide the children’s onto land, including crawling, climbing, observations, locomotion graphs, scientific analysis of motion in music and in animals. jumping, running or flying. We collected illustrations and classical music that moves Inside the Zoo, children were able to explore these animal motion melodies and scored and evolves identically to various forms of designated TRAMstops, where they could them for a new piece for orchestra, which animal locomotion. observe animal locomotion and hear music was premiered for our students at the New The curriculum followed the timeline that moved just like the animal in that exhibit. Bedford Symphony Orchestra’s Young of animal evolution, beginning with the A QR code placed on each TRAMstop sign People’s Concerts. In this amazing musical swimming motion of Devonian fish, launched a video of NBSO musicians playing piece, composed by children from the 40 continuing through the amazing discovery classical music that demonstrated the same elementary schools, we heard the evolution of tiktaalik, marking one of the first species tempo, range and motion of each animal of tetrapod locomotion demonstrated to adapt to move from life in water to moving in front of them. and communicated through beautiful crawling with its hind fins onto land, and We used a magnetic graphing board and inspiring music. This culminating culminating with modern day tetrapod called a TRAMboard to allow children to event also featured videos of students locomotion of tree climbing, jumping, graph animal locomotion and then hear analyzing animal and musical motion at the running and flight. The program also their graphs performed by the orchestra’s TRAMboard, original scientific illustrations connected children to scientific illustration musicians. In classroom visits, children and amazing videos of the Buttonwood through a partnership and visit from Kaliopi were presented with three musical ideas on Park Zoo animals. Monoyios, scientific illustrator of tiktaalik the TRAMboard that moved in a swimming for Neil Shubin’s book, Your Inner Fish. and gliding motion. Each classroom then Terry Wolkowicz is the education director Throughout the program, the children changed and adapted these ideas so that at New Bedford Symphony Orchestra. used an analytical device that we called they moved like other forms of tetrapod Carrie Hawthorne is the curator of T.R.A.M (Tempo, Range and Motion). This locomotion that evolved as animals moved education at Buttonwood Park Zoo.

10 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 11 By the Numbers California “Fun”-shine Conservation Facts Californian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) member facilities reported spending over $85 million on projects directly Photo left to right: Dr. Stephen Petersen, head, conservation & research impacting the conservation at Assiniboine Park Zoo; Bill Schultz, president, Coca-Cola Refreshments of animals in the wild from Canada; Marty Morantz, City of Winnipeg councillor; and Margaret Redmond, 2010 to 2014 Assiniboine Park Conservancy president and chief executive officer.

Statue Coca-Cola Canada and Assiniboine Park Zoo Californian16 facilities reported spending nearly $2 million on research from 2013 to 2014 Unveil One-of-a-Kind Polar Members reported 300 Bear Statue conservation collaborators and nearly 100 research partners Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, support the cause.” Manitoba, and Coca-Cola Canada unveiled Visitors coming to the Assiniboine a one-of-a-kind polar bear sculpture of a Park Zoo can see the statue inside the Mammals were the most mother bear and her cub that will now make main entrance and can participate in the frequently targeted taxon for its permanent home in the main entrance of interactive ‘Race to Save the Species’ coin conservation, but the Zoo. collection box that will raise funds for the the largest Designed by Inuit artist Idris Moss Zoo’s Polar Bear Rescue Team and the proportion of Davies, the glass-encased statue was donated ongoing care of the rescued polar bears that funding went by Coca-Cola in recognition of the Zoo’s now call the Zoo home. to birds. commitment to Canada’s iconic polar bear The critically and its conservation efforts. About the Polar Bear Rescue Team endangered “We’re very pleased to accept this statue Assiniboine Park Zoo’s Polar Bear California condor and have it as a permanent fixture here at Rescue Team is a group of animal care benefitted the Assiniboine Park Zoo,” said Margaret professionals consisting of veterinary from the most Redmond, president and chief executive staff, animal husbandry experts and conservation officer of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy. conservation scientists that are called to projects and “Not only is it a beautiful work of art, but action by Manitoba Conservation and Water funding. it will help us raise awareness about polar Stewardship when there are polar bear cubs bear conservation and engage our visitors to in need of rescue.

12 www.aza.org | July 2016 Conservation Spotlight Conservation Success Story At one point in the 1980s, all the Partula nodosa snails in the world lived at the Detroit Zoological Society Detroit Zoo. For nearly three decades, the Detroit Detroit Zoological Society’s Mission human takes has an impact, and everyone Zoological Society has been breeding this • Demonstrate leadership in wildlife can do their part by living in the most once-extirpated species of Tahitian land conservation and animal welfare sustainable way possible.” snail as part of a collaborative effort with • Provide a broad audience with other AZA institutions. In 2015, nearly outstanding and unique educational Detroit Zoological Society 100 P. nodosa snails bred at the Detroit opportunities that lead to the appreciation Conservation Facts Zoo were returned to Tahiti as part of a and stewardship of nature • Nearly two decades of breeding efforts for collaborative restoration project to re- • Inspire our community with engaging, the critically endangered Puerto Rican establish a wild population. meaningful and memorable experiences crested toad yielded the best results in The work began in 1989 as a project with • Provide innovative zoological facilities that the Detroit Zoological Society’s history 115 snails of five species, with the Detroit contribute to the region’s economic vitality in 2015 with a record 22,571 tadpoles. Zoological Society concentrating its efforts • Demonstrate organizational excellence Twenty tadpoles were retained for future on this one species and engaging other consistent with a commitment to breeding at the Zoo’s National Amphibian institutions to focus on the remaining four. outstanding service, progressive resource Conservation Center while the rest were There are now 4,000 individual P. nodosa management and environmental leadership sent to Puerto Rico for release. Detroit snails living in North American zoos, all Zoological Society works with more than descendants from the Detroit Zoo’s original Conservation Efforts 100 amphibian species. small group. The Detroit Zoological Society in Royal • The Detroit Zoological Society’s breeding For more information on Detroit Oak, Mich., helps save wildlife locally, program for the endangered Wyoming Zoological Society conservation efforts, nationally and internationally through a toad produced a record 3,945 tadpoles visit: www.detroitzoo.org/animals/wildlife- comprehensive program that includes: for release in 2014. In 2007, this program conservation. To follow the Detroit Zoo Blog, • The care and rescue of animals that was No. 1 on the Association of Zoos & visit www.detroitzooblog.org. ultimately live at the Detroit Zoo. Their Aquarium’s (AZA) list stories help to enhance conservation of the Top 10 wildlife knowledge and action by the more than conservation success 1.4 million people who visit the Zoo each stories. The breeding year. Many animals at the Zoo are also partnership has released part of critical assurance populations to more than 6,000 guard against extinction. tadpoles, toadlets and • Numerous field research and toads in Wyoming since conservation projects with amphibians, its inception in 1995. reptiles, birds, mammals and butterflies to • Since 2010, the Detroit Partula snail study and conserve wild populations. Zoological Society • Support of other conservation organizations has been involved

in the field as well as related education in an assessment of © Janine Miller initiatives at and outside the Zoo. amphibian populations • Response to environmental emergencies in the Peruvian Wyoming toad where the Zoo’s specially trained staff Amazon. Field surveys rescue and rehabilitate wildlife affected by are conducted to disasters such as oil spills document species “Our core purpose is Celebrating and living in several sites Saving Wildlife,” said Ron Kagan, Detroit along the Amazon and Zoological Society executive director and Napo rivers and test chief executive officer. “In addition to our for chytridiomycosis many direct field conservation initiatives, we (chytrid Bd), a disease also work to educate the community about that is wiping out the importance of being engaged themselves amphibian populations in conservation by being mindful in their throughout South daily lives. We aim to help people respect America and other

wildlife and wild places. Every step every parts of the world. Zoo © Detroit

12 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 13 Training Program National Zoo, Conservation Biology Institute and Central Zoo Authority of India Launch Advanced Training Program © Smithsonian National Zoo © Smithsonian National

Dennis Kelly, director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo (left), and Dr. D.N. Singh, member secretary of the Central Zoo Authority of India (right), shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding launching an advanced training program focusing on animal husbandry and zoological medicine.

Officials from the Smithsonian’s National in India for decades, and now with this integrate sustainable development practices Zoo in Washington, D.C., the Conservation program we’ll be collaborating even for all highly endangered species on the Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, more closely to understand and protect International Union for Conservation of Va., and the Central Zoo Authority from endangered animals.” Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species™ the Ministry of Environment, Forest and As part of the advanced training native to India. All of the research and Climate Change of the Republic of India program, scientists, veterinarians and other training courses will be conducted in India. signed a memorandum of understanding animal care professionals from the National National Zoo and SCBI veterinarians (MOU) on 17 March to launch an advanced Zoo and SCBI will host training courses and pathologists are board certified in professional training program focusing on for animal care professionals working zoological medicine by the American College zoo animal husbandry and medicine. The in Indian zoos. Topics will range from of Zoological Medicine and the American MOU, for one year, was signed by Dennis preventive medicine to comprehensive College of Veterinary Pathologists. In the Kelly, director of the Smithsonian’s National animal nutrition. Scientists will also United States, they participate in many of Zoo, and Dr. D.N. Singh, member secretary collaborate on wildlife health and disease the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ of Central Zoo Authority of India, at the surveillance, which will range from Species Survival Plans® (SSP) for endangered National Zoo. administering anesthesia to animals in species. Several scientists at SCBI serve as “I was lucky enough to travel to India zoos and in the field, to containing and SSP coordinators, managing populations last year and see critically endangered preventing the spread of contagious diseases of endangered animals living in human rhinos, and that experience was inspiring,” in wild animals. The MOU will enable both care to create the most genetically diverse said Kelly. “We have worked with colleagues parties to create conservation strategies that populations possible.

14 www.aza.org | July 2016 Workshop Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ Elephant Wellness Workshop By Lucas Meers

More than 100 zoo professionals attended On the second day, Dr. Maple collaborated the Elephant Wellness Workshop with architects from Association of Zoos at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in and Aquariums (AZA) commercial member Jacksonville, Fla., 10-13 March 2016. This CLR Design to offer a vision of African was the first national gathering of zoo elephants living in a future multi-species designers and professionals committed to exhibit at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens wellness-inspired design and management. with discussion on including a perimeter The program was put together by Dr. Terry trek around the entire Zoo and access to Maple, professor in residence at Jacksonville a virtual trout river water feature, which Zoo and Gardens, who has written extensively would encourage the elephants to swim. on zoo animal wellness and welfare. Dr. Kate The proceedings of this workshop will Evans, a field biologist working in Botswana, be published in a forthcoming book entitled enlightened the audience with new information Wellness for Elephants. A second wellness about the complex social behavior of African workshop is in the planning stages, and as bull elephants. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens develops an A major topic of the conference was agenda and a timeline, we welcome ideas management through applied behavior and suggested themes from AZA zoo and analysis, and speakers on this topic included aquarium professionals. Please send your animal trainer, Steve Martin, and behavior ideas to Dr. Maple at [email protected]. analyst, Dr. Susan Friedman. Jacksonville’s special interest in this approach was Lucas Meers is the events/public highlighted in a talk delivered by Applied relations coordinator at Jacksonville Zoo Animal Behavior Analyst, Valerie Segura. and Gardens.

14 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 15 Gift The Central Florida Zoo Receives GoodWorks Gift from the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation

From Left to Right: Lisa Boivin, Phillip Flynn III, Jamie Dixon, Mary Ellen Hutcheson, and Silvia Landivar

The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical © Virginia Aquarium © Virginia Gardens in Sanford, Fla., is the recipient Award of an Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation GoodWorks gift. The Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation received the 2015 Award for Outstanding Virginia Aquarium Foundation by the Association of Fundraising Professionals International. To celebrate the award, the Foundation Employee Receives 2015 launched its GoodWorks initiative, which highlights the good works of City of Virginia Beach Hall the Central Florida nonprofit sector, including its leaders and volunteers. For the 12 months following the award, the of Fame Award Foundation will provide grants to further Sean Bourgeois, director of facilities, line installation, the National Geographic 3D the efforts of nonprofit organizations, technology and life support at the Virginia Theater renovation and an energy efficiency feature these GoodWorks on social media Aquarium & Marine Science Center in review and adaptation. and the Foundation website and sponsor Virginia Beach, Va., was named one of “I have worked with Sean for four short educational programming for the business two recipients of the 2015 City of Virginia years, but in that time, he has become and nonprofit communities. Beach Hall of Fame Award on 8 March in a my go-to guy,” said Cynthia Whitebread- “We are very honored to have been ceremony at the City Council chambers. Spanoulis, deputy director of the Virginia selected to receive a $5,000 GoodWorks Bourgeois joined the Aquarium Aquarium. “He goes above and beyond in contribution from the Edyth Bush team in 1991 as a part-time employee, his duties daily and is highly respected by Charitable Foundation,” said Philip Flynn eventually rising through the ranks to everyone from Aquarium board members to III, EdD, Zoo president and chief executive his current position in 2014. His efforts guests at the Aquarium.” officer. “This gift will allow us to continue include maintaining the systems, pumps The City of Virginia Beach Hall of Fame to create lifelong memories, inspire future and technology of the Aquarium on a daily Award is an annual tribute to outstanding scientists or teachers and help connect basis, as well as serving as a project manager City employees. Nominations are made by children of all ages with conservation for several key additions. Bourgeois was in fellow City employees, and a committee of initiatives around the world.” charge of overseeing the ropes course zip City employees select the recipient.

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Elephant Encounter Zoo © Louisville

Mayor Greg Fischer and the Louisville happy to make available the opportunity unique interactive experiences with our Zoo in Louisville, Ky., announced a major for enhanced guest experiences with Mikki, elephants, Mikki and Punch.” gift from the Harry Frazier family and Punch and the keeper crew at the elephant With the completion of Harry Frazier the naming of the Harry Frazier Family exhibit.” Family Elephant Encounter and the Elephant Encounter. The $2 million gift from “The Harry Frazier Family Elephant opening of the new African area, the Zoo the Frazier family is the largest gift to the Encounter is a wonderful gift to the city and has completed phase one of the Leadership Zoo’s current Leadership Capital Campaign. reminder to all of us to do what we can to Campaign projects. Phase two was The generous support allowed the Zoo to make our community a better place,” added completed when the Zoo opened its new complete its $3 million expansion of the Mayor Fischer. Penguin Cove in May. Guests can also elephant exhibit, which formally opened to “The significant Frazier family gift gave expect to see some more construction later the public on 19 March. us the major push we needed to move our this fall when the Zoo breaks ground for “My family and I are thrilled to offer current Leadership Campaign forward,” the primate exhibit scheduled to open in support to the Zoo to create the expanded said Zoo Director John Walczak. “We are 2017. Rounding out the campaign projects elephant yard and the Harry Frazier Family currently at $8.9 million toward our $10.4 will be an early childhood learning play Elephant Encounter. The Zoo does amazing million goal, and we couldn’t have done it space, The Cub House presented by PNC, work in conservation and education and is without the support and generosity of the due to open in 2018 and Snow Leopard truly an asset for our entire region,” family Frazier family. The Harry Frazier Family Leap due to open in 2019, pending member Sandra Frazier said. “We’re also Elephant Encounter will allow guests to get completion of the fundraising campaign.

16 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 17 AQUATIC LIFE SUPPORT FOR AQUARIUMS AND ZOOS

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20 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 21 San Diego Zoo Global in San Diego, Calif., is celebrating a tremendous milestone this year: our centennial—100 years of dedication to protecting wildlife and wild places.

It was in 1916 when a San Diego physician by the name of Dr. Harry Wegeforth was driving down Sixth Avenue with his brother, Paul, after the close of the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition, and they heard a lion roaring in Balboa Park. It was a moment of inspiration—Dr. Wegeforth turned to his brother and said, “Wouldn’t it be splendid if San Diego had a zoo? You know, I think I’ll start one.” In 1932, the Zoo hired a veterinarian who was equally enthusiastic about research: Dr. Charles Schroeder. Dr. The rest is history—100 years of trials Schroeder modeled himself after Dr. and triumphs, innovation and vision, Harry, and his work at the Zoo included extraordinary people and amazing influencing the emerging veterinary animals, coming together to build discipline for exotic animals. He San Diego Zoo Global. The roar has focused on treatment and care that used been an important part of our history preventative procedures and learned ever since those early days, a symbol from illness and disease. He conducted of “roaring forward” to conserve studies of animal physiology and endangered species in habitats behavior and published papers about his worldwide. What began with one man findings. Along with Dr. Harry and Zoo and one lion has become the combined director Belle Benchley, he saw declines voices and dedication of millions on taking place in populations of animals in behalf of species everywhere. the wild and became concerned with the need for conservation measures. A Tradition of Saving Species Dr. Schroeder left the Zoo but Dr. Wegeforth was a firm believer in returned as director in 1954, with big science, and from the start he had plans. It was becoming clear to him that plans for a research and veterinary the old zoo model of displaying animals hospital. The Zoo established a research was no longer enough. Zoos needed to committee in 1925, and the Ellen develop self-sustaining breeding groups Browning Scripps Zoological Hospital for their own collections and to breed and Biological Research Institute endangered species to help increase opened in 1927. Dr. Harry even populations, as well as provide a safe brought his own medical knowledge haven for species declining in the wild. into play, serving as a consultant to the In 1966, Dr. Schroeder hosted the first Zoo veterinarians and studying animal international conference on the role of tuberculosis, cancer and hoof and zoos in conservation, as part of the San mouth disease at the Zoo laboratories. Diego Zoo’s 50th anniversary.

22 www.aza.org | July 2016 Developing the San Diego Wild Animal Park Dr. Schroeder’s vision for the future of zoos included a “backcountry breeding facility” with room to breed and house large groups of animals. He began planning and settled on a location in San Pasqual Valley, 30 miles north of the San Diego Zoo. He took groups out to a ridge overlooking the land and animatedly described his vision, pointing out where he would put each

feature. Some were enthralled by the © San Diego Zoo Global idea; others thought he was crazy. But Dr. Schroeder, often described as stubbornly optimistic and irrepressible, Page 22: As a physician and surgeon, San would not take no for an answer. It took Diego Zoo founder Dr. Harry Wegeforth nine years, many obstacles and passing helped out with veterinary care and started a bond proposition on the San Diego the Zoo’s early research efforts. 1970 ballot before he knew that his San Diego Wild Animal Park was really Above: In 1932, the San Diego Zoo hired going to happen. its first full-time veterinarian: Dr. Charles Schroeder, who soon applied his skills to veterinary and conservation research. Dedicated Center for Conservation Research For many years, board member and Left: It was a proud day for Director Dr. research committee chair Dr. Kurt Charles Schroeder (right) and Board Benirschke had discussed with Dr. President Anderson Borthwick when the Schroeder and others the idea of Wild Animal Park opened on 10 May 1972. creating a more formal arm of the organization dedicated to research. Dr. Benirschke worked with then Zoo director Charles Bieler and the research committee to propose a full-fledged department: the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species (CRES). Upon accepting the proposal, the board of trustees told Dr. Benirschke, “It’s a good idea—you do it.” In 1975, he stepped down from the board, and starting with two technicians and a secretary in the Zoo veterinary hospital, he got to work. Global © San Diego Zoo

22 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 23 be memorable, and there was nothing that tied the name to the Zoo. It was time for a change. Work began internally to redefine the purpose and goals of the organization’s research arm and to determine a name that would reflect them. The new name chosen in 2011 was the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. Dr. Allison Alberts, current chief conservation and research officer, and her team felt the new identity gave their research more recognition; it also connected them more clearly to the well-known San Diego Zoo.

Embracing a Global Identity © San Diego Zoo Global © San Diego Zoo Changing the identity of CRES was one result of a larger discussion about the In 1975, Dr. Kurt Benirschke, a member of the future of the Zoological Society of San board of trustees and the board’s Science and Diego. Chief Executive Officer Douglas Research Committee, launched a new arm of r. Benirschke recruited Myers had initiated the idea that the the organization dedicated to conservation scientists to join CRES organization was now much more than research: the Center for Reproduction of and establish seven its parks and that its mission should Endangered Species (CRES). It included a divisions. The initial emphasize its international reach. The cutting-edge cryogenic system to bank tissue goal was to study what species needed executive team felt this would also help and cell samples from endangered species: to reproduce successfully in zoos. He with fundraising, letting people know the Frozen Zoo®. also established the Frozen Zoo®, a the impact of their donations would be bank of cryogenically preserved cells felt far afield. But terms like worldwide, and tissue samples as a genetic archive international and global felt audacious. for thousands of rare and endangered Was the Zoological Society of San species. By the 1980s, the Zoological Diego ready for this step? Society of San Diego became involved Ultimately, Myers made the in conservation efforts through strategic decision to transform the breeding and propagation at the Zoo Zoological Society into a conservation and the Park, and staff was involved organization, emphasizing in field research. During Dr. Werner conservation efforts first and Heuschle’s tenure as CRES director, foremost. He and staff members starting in 1986, funding gained worked with consultants to conduct momentum through a conservation extensive research about rebranding endowment, and international the organization and creating a new projects became a focus, working with guiding vision. They investigated and conservation partners. deliberated about how to rename and unify a collection of entities that had A Time for Change developed over the course of nearly Most people assumed that the a century. The result was that the Zoological Society simply ran the Zoological Society of San Diego became San Diego Zoo; they weren’t aware it San Diego Zoo Global, with the new also had conservation efforts in many vision of fighting against extinction. A countries. CRES was known within strategic plan was developed to move the scientific community, but not by the organization ahead in that direction, the public. The name was too long to one species at a time.

24 www.aza.org | July 2016 Solving the Wild Animal Park Dilemma While the Safari Park had excelled at caring for critically endangered animals, it hadn’t always excelled at communicating what it could offer potential visitors—or how it differed

from its more famous sibling, the San Global © San Diego Zoo Diego Zoo. Within the organization, there were discussions about whether to close the Park to visitors or reduce its days of operation, and it regularly operated at a loss. Myers was convinced that a new tack was necessary. However, while the Wild Animal Park may not have been profitable, it had its die-hard supporters, and many Zoological Society members, donors and staff members didn’t like the idea of change. As part of the organizational rebranding deliberation, the new name San Diego Zoo Safari Park emerged. The name distinguished the Park from the Zoo, and captured the spirit of its safari experiences. It also resonated with people who did not know the Park. But rolling out the new identity resulted in considerable pushback from inside and

outside the organization. Global © San Diego Zoo In 2011, the new name launched. Park Director Robert McClure said When the Zoological Society of San Diego rebranded the organization in 2011, the Wild he expected “at least a year or two Animal Park was renamed the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and both facilities received new for things to turn around. But by the logos. The rebranding more clearly communicates the safari park experience as a place for time we hit summer that first year, it adventure, including options like the Caravan Safari. was clear that it was turning.” Within a year, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park was earning more revenue than ever. Despite the controversy, the Safari helped demonstrate not just that change sanctuary and refuge for animals and Park had found its unique identity and was possible, but that fresh ideas were for people. The challenges facing wildlife footing, and it now continues to operate crucial to propel the organization into today are unprecedented. But through at a profit. the future. collaboration with communities and Not everyone inside or outside colleagues, San Diego Zoo Global stands the organization agreed that the Roaring Forward to Save ready to “roar forward” and help create a organizational rebranding initiative Species from Extinction future where people and wildlife can live was the right solution. But once it was As San Diego Zoo Global now celebrates and thrive together. deployed, frugally and in stages, people our centennial, we are also setting the started to see that each new brand stage for the next 100 years. San Diego Karen Worley is the creative helped its part of the organization and Zoo Global is dedicated to saving content manager for the strengthened the whole. Though it species from extinction, igniting a Marketing Department at was painful at points, the rebranding passion for wildlife and providing a San Diego Zoo Global.

24 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 25 Iris, a rescued Pacific harbor seal, is returned to the ocean after being successfully rehabilitated at SeaWorld San Diego’s Animal Rescue Center. Iris was fitted with a satellite transmitter that allowed researchers at the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute to track her movement and forging habits once back in the ocean.

Photo Credit: Dr. Brent Stewart/Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute

26 www.aza.org | July 2016 CONSERVATION

In SeaWorld’s DNA

BY DAVID KOONTZ

Our purpose at SeaWorld is simple. We want to inspire people to protect animals and the environment. By creating experiences that matter at our parks, we not only want our guests to gain a deeper understanding of the plight of animals and the increasing threats they face, but also motivate them to take action to make a better world for animals.

26 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 27 Jody Westberg, SeaWorld San Diego’s stranded animal coordinator and Keith Yip, SeaWorld San Diego’s curator of mammals, return a juvenile northern elephant seal to the ocean following its rescue and several weeks of rehabilitation at SeaWorld Animal Rescue Center.

Photo credit: Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego

28 www.aza.org | July 2016 SeaWorld’s commitment to conservation was a guiding principle of our founders more than 50 years ago.

This commitment is stronger today than ever The animals SeaWorld rescue often serve as before, and we couldn’t be more excited about sentinels for ocean health. the future. Through our own conservation “The California Marine Mammal Stranding efforts and important research conducted Network and its members not only provide with the animals in our care, and by inspiring a second chance in the wild to a number of millions of guests every year, we will continue California’s marine mammals, but also serve to deliver on our promise to help conserve the as data collection centers to help the National world we all share. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration With one of the most extensive animal (NOAA) keep a pulse on what is happening rescue, rehabilitation and return programs in in our coastal ecosystems,” said Justin the world, SeaWorld has come to the aid of Viezbicke, NOAA’s California Stranding more than 27,000 marine animals, with more Network coordinator. “Every animal who than 16,000 animals rescued at SeaWorld San goes through the rescue and rehabilitation Diego in San Diego, Calif., alone. Whether program provides us with important it’s a malnourished 20-pound sea lion pup or information on the individual animal’s health, a 20,000-pound humpback whale entangled the overall population health, any upcoming in fishing gear, the parks’ rescue teams are or concerning disease or toxin outbreaks on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It’s and oceanic conditions in the ever-changing more than just a job for this dedicated group environment, which all help resource managers of animal care specialists and veterinarians; to make more informed decisions.” it’s their passion, and they take great pride in This collaborative effort was never more giving these animals a second chance at life. evident than during the Unusual Mortality “If an animal needs help, we’ll be there,” Event (UME) declared in 2013 after a spike said Jody Westberg, the stranded animal in the number of California sea lion pup coordinator for SeaWorld San Diego. “I work strandings along the coast of Southern with an incredible group of people who provide California. At its peak in 2015, more than 4,000 the best care for the animals that live in the sea lions stranded on beaches from San Diego park and those we rescue. I also love being able to San Francisco. SeaWorld’s rescue team came to talk to park guests, especially the kids, about to the aid of nearly 1,000 sea lions that year— the choices they make every day and what they five times more than experienced in an average can do to have a positive impact on animals.” rescue season.

28 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 29 the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund (SWBGCF). Launched in 2003, the SWBGCF has granted more than $11 million to more than 800 projects in 60 countries. SeaWorld scientists and researchers have contributed to more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and books. Because other researchers have had access to our unique and healthy animals, the global academic and scientific communities have gained vast amounts of knowledge. This extremely valuable information is also being used to help species “As a member of the NOAA in the wild. “It’s a great opportunity for us to task force, we’re studying this collaborate with researchers who are focused mass stranding event that has on animals in wild,” said Dr. Todd Schmitt, SeaWorld San Diego’s senior veterinarian. “It continued now for more than gives us a sense of great pride to help with three years,” said SeaWorld’s these studies because we know that humans are having a significant impact on our oceans. Vice President of Animal By providing researchers access to our animals Health, Dr. Hendrik Nollens, who in safe and controlled environments that are often impossible to duplicate in the wild, we is helping NOAA determine are greatly contributing to the effort to help the cause of the UME. wild populations.” There are currently several research studies being conducted at SeaWorld San Diego that involve killer whales that will have direct “The initial foundation of our ongoing application to their counterparts in the wild, investigation was to gather information from specifically to an endangered killer whale the sea lions we save as well as those that died. group that inhabits the coastal waters off the We have since compared this information to northwest United States and western Canada. fish productivity surveys and collaborative “The endangered southern resident killer research with field biologists. It now appears whales of the Pacific Northwest are a highly that El Niño and other factors brought warmer contaminated group of whales, and this ocean water to the West Coast, which has contamination is a huge risk factor,” said Dr. affected the production of fish species that both Dawn Noren, a research fishery biologist with lactating females and weanling pups rely on.” NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Research is also a key component to our “We are looking at the transfer of contaminants commitment to conservation and animal during the lactation process from the female welfare. This commitment includes publishing to her calf. One of the key factors that we’re our own research, sharing our parks and missing is what the offload from the mom to animals with other scientists and funding and the calf is. We can’t get that through the [study supporting projects around the world through of] wild whales.”

30 www.aza.org | July 2016 Keleigh Owens, an animal care specialist at SeaWorld San Diego, updates a medical tracking board for rescued California sea lions. In 2015, the park rescued nearly 1,000 sea lions under the Unusual Morality Event (UME) declaration by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Photo credit: Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego

30 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 31 they sustain. Started in 2009, Rising Tide Conservation is a forward-thinking, innovative program that promotes efforts to breed and raise these fishes in aquaculture facilities as an alternative to collecting from the wild. “Coral reefs are the productive centers of the ocean,” said Dr. Judy St. Leger, the director of Rising Tide Conservation and vice For this important research president of research and science for SeaWorld. project, Noren is studying “Most people thought it couldn’t be done, and while we realize it’s not a problem that milk and blood samples can be solved easily, we’re prepared to work from Kalia, a killer whale at on reef conservation for as long as it takes. Over the past six years, we’ve made advances SeaWorld San Diego who in aquaculture techniques for more than 20 gave birth to a calf nearly species of marine ornamental fishes.” SeaWorld’s most enduring and prolific two years ago. Research is collaborative relationship that advances also a key component to our conservation is with the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI). The Institute HSWRI continues to address myriad issues commitment to conservation began in 1963 when one of the visionary aimed at allowing animals and humans to and animal welfare. founders of SeaWorld recognized the mutually coexist in the ocean environment. importance of developing an independent non- Hearing data collected since the 1970s by profit research foundation with a mission ‘to HSWRI scientists on a variety of marine return to the sea some measure of the benefits mammals at SeaWorld were used to help set “We’re looking at this at SeaWorld so that we derived from it.’ the first science-based guidelines for protecting can actually quantify the percent offload,” said “While we’re an independent research marine mammals from noise. Satellite Noren. “Having access to animals where the organization, we’ve partnered with SeaWorld transmitters attached by HSWRI researchers to reproductive history is known, we know what for more than 50 years, sharing a fundamental sea lions and fur seals rescued by SeaWorld just kind of food they receive, and we can test the appreciation and respect for animals, as well as before being returned to the wild are revealing food they are actually eating is important. You a commitment to ocean health,” said Dr. Pam important data on the animals’ movements really can’t get that in the wild.” Yochem, a research scientist and the Institute’s and habitat use—information that is needed SeaWorld’s commitment to conservation executive vice president. “Enlightened by resource managers as they develop also includes a focus on some of the ocean’s zoological parks like SeaWorld provide the management and conservation plans. smallest creatures and their habitats. It is well opportunity for scientific studies that cannot SeaWorld also recently announced a documented that the collection of marine tropical be conducted in the wild.” commitment of $1.5 million over three years fish is damaging coral reefs and the ecosystems Through its partnership with SeaWorld, to its partnership with the National Fish and

32 www.aza.org | July 2016 Kristi Burtis, supervisor of animal training at SeaWorld San Diego, collects a milk sample from Kalia the killer whale. Kalia’s milk is being studied as part of research project by NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center to gain a better understanding of the transfer of compounds from a female killer whale to her calf through lactation. It is hoped that this research will benefit the endangered Southern Resident killer whales of the Pacific Northwest.

Photo credit: Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego

Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through the Killer Whale Research and Conservation Program (KWRCP). Support of the KWRCP is part of SeaWorld’s $10 million pledge to fund research and conservation for killer whales in the wild— the largest private commitment of its kind. SeaWorld’s contributions to conservation, research and education have led to advances in animal care in both zoological facilities as well as wild populations, and we remain as passionately committed to continuing these efforts over the next 50 years as we have during the past five decades. Connecting people with wildlife and making a difference for animals is the very essence of SeaWorld.

David Koontz is the communication director at SeaWorld San Diego.

32 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 33 34 www.aza.org | July 2016 Reasons for

HOPEConservation at San Diego Zoo Global

BY KARYL CARMIGNANI

34 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 35 San Diego Zoo Global partners with the LEWA Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya to help protect African species. © San Diego Zoo Global © San Diego Zoo

s a conservation organization, San Diego Zoo Global in San Diego, Calif., is committed to saving species worldwide by uniting our expertise in animal care and conservation science with our dedication to inspiring a passion for nature. Each of our conservation projects is a collaborative effort, and the strength and effectiveness of the conservation programs comes from these partnerships and their supporters. Working together, we are able to initiate change and rally people to help wildlife. Due to the unprecedented pressures wildlife and habitats are facing, largely due to the actions (or inaction) of humans, there are few areas left in the world that can truly be defined as “wild.” Most habitats and wildlife are affected, impacted and restricted by humans and human activities. But no matter how much we all want to save every species, no one institution has that capacity. To prioritize and focus conservation work on the species that are the best fit for San Diego Zoo Global, we have implemented a Priority Species Projects process within the organization to ensure we pick our battles wisely. A multidisciplinary group reviews each submitted project to ensure it is in alignment with our mission. Staying focused—and optimistic—has brought many species back from the brink of extinction.

36 www.aza.org | July 2016 Conservation in Action The recovery of the California condor is an example of collaborative work at its finest. Early on, the major players were U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, The Peregrine Fund, San Diego Zoo and Safari Park (formerly called Wild Animal Park) near Escondido, Calif., and the Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles, Calif. The total population dwindled to 22 birds, and the last three condors in the wild were collected The first California condor chick to hatch in a zoo was Sisquoc, hatched at the in 1987 to join the breeding program at San San Diego Zoo and raised at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 1983.

Diego Zoo and Los Angeles. It was a hotly Global © San Diego Zoo contested strategy, as some people insisted that we should just let the species go extinct. But through careful breeding and husbandry, the species slowly made a comeback. Bird release protocols were mastered, and the mighty “thunderbird” once again rides the thermals in California, Arizona, Utah and Baja San Diego Zoo Global partners with the LEWA Wildlife California, Mexico. Today, there are more than Conservancy in Kenya to help protect African species. 410 California condors, with over half of them flying once again in the species’ native habitat. San Diego Zoo Global works on conservation projects for a variety of species, Since the 1980s, San including the Pacific pocket mouse; Caribbean Diego Zoo Global has iguana; a variety of Hawaiian birds; greater worked on the breeding one-horned, black, and white rhinos; and the and reintroduction of the iconic giant panda, to name a few. Twenty California condor. Currently, years ago, the panda’s survival seemed our researchers are bleak—their breeding behavior was not continuing to work with our understood and their numbers were falling partners to release birds in fast. Partnerships, collaborations, habitat Baja California, Mexico and preservation and patience all came together to monitor the birds’ progress. help giant pandas rebound. After many years © San Diego Zoo Global © San Diego Zoo of research in China and at the San Diego Zoo, Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga., and Memphis For tiny hatchlings, introduced predators like defend themselves, at about five years of age. Zoo in Memphis, Tenn., the physiology and feral cats, dogs, pigs and mongooses pose a big Many Association of Zoos and Aquariums behavior of the giant panda is now more problem. For instance, the Jamaican iguana, one (AZA)-accredited facilities, including San Diego clearly understood. This black and white bear of the most endangered reptiles in the world, Zoo Global, contributed to the success of this is nearing sustainable population numbers, had dwindled to a small population in the project. After 20 years of intensive predator and with an increase in protected habitat, remote Hellshire Hills of southern Jamaica. Due control and release of head-started iguanas, discussions are under way about the possibility to the pressing threats of nonnative animals, there is an eight-fold increase in the number of reintroduction. in-country scientists had to catch and remove of nesting females and hatchlings in the wild. When island species are threatened, the the predators. They also collected the iguana There is also a small assurance colony living and situation is magnified by limited habitat. This hatchlings and head-started them, raising them breeding at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park under is the case with reptiles on Caribbean islands. in a local zoo until they were large enough to the care of our Behavioral Ecology team.

36 www.aza.org | July 2016 July 2016 | www.aza.org 37 n an effort to raise awareness about rhino poaching, San Diego Zoo Global conducted a #Rally4Rhinos campaign in 2015. A social media component of the campaign asked participants to write “Stop killing rhinos” on their hand and post their picture on Twitter and Instagram—more than 2,000 people joined in. © San Diego Zoo Global © San Diego Zoo

Rallying for Rhinos Currently, rhinos are key species in San Diego Zoo Global conservation efforts. With all the species combined, these stocky herbivores once numbered over 500,000. But they have been reduced to about 29,000 in recent years, largely due to humans’ irrational appetite for rhino horn. In an effort to raise awareness about rhino poaching, San Diego Zoo Global conducted a #Rally4Rhinos campaign in 2015. The public relations staff worked with the media for several months on stories about rhino poaching, trafficking and conservation to build momentum and raise the profile of the issues, resulting in millions of media impressions worldwide. A social media aspect to the campaign then asked people to write “Stop Killing Rhinos” on their hand and post their photo, using the hashtag #rally4rhinos. Over 2,000 people in more than 12 countries participated, garnering more than 47 million impressions on Twitter and Instagram, and the hashtag trended in the top three nationally on Twitter. The movement was augmented by a public relations event and a symposium on grounds at the Safari Park, featuring key conservationists speaking about the plight of rhinos and other species that face poaching in Africa, like giraffes. In addition, California Assembly Bill No. 96, which makes it illegal to import, possess with intent to sell or sell any elephant part (and named AB-96 because 96 elephants are killed every day in Africa) was endorsed by San Diego Zoo Global. We also worked with California legislators to include a ban on rhino horn, tiger parts

Rhino Research and Rescue Recently, San Diego Zoo Global researchers assessed current and past diets for white rhinos in zoos after noting a decrease in reproduction. These wide-lipped grazers seem to be sensitive to compounds called phytoestrogens found in soy and alfalfa, which make up the majority of the animals’ diet in zoos. Our Nutritional Services Department is currently formulating improved diets for white rhinos in zoos, in order to reduce “imposter” estrogens and increase reproductive success.

38 www.aza.org | July 2016 Our in situ efforts include a partnership with the International Rhino Foundation. We help support efforts to combat poaching of vulnerable white rhino populations in South Africa, as well as support anti-poaching patrols that protect greater one-horned rhinos in India’s Kaziranga National Park. As a result of the efforts in India, the population of greater one-horned rhinos has already exceeded the 3,000 animals that IRF’s Rhino Vision 2020 project hoped to achieve by the year 2020.

Last Hopes for the Northern White Rhino For nearly 30 years, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park cared for a pair of northern white rhinos with the hopes of breeding them. But Nola and Nola, one of the last remaining her would-be mate, Angalifu, never seemed northern white rhinos, lived at to hit it off. Both enjoyed years of pampered the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for retirement until the elderly animals passed more than 30 years. When she away. Nola, in particular, touched the lives of passed away in 2015, people many as a noble ambassador for her species from around the world sent with her unique personality, her affinity condolences and notes about for apples and her penchant for pedicures. their support for saving rhinos. © San Diego Zoo Global © San Diego Zoo When she died in November 2015, there was an outpouring of condolences from around the world, as well as increased awareness of will be used to develop stem cells that become use their parks to raise awareness, educate the rhino poaching crisis. It was a poignant northern white rhino sperm and oocytes, in the public, safeguard endangered species reminder that on the day we said goodbye to the hope of producing viable embryos. One and raise funds for conservation action in Nola, at least three rhinos were slaughtered in day, we hope to see the northern white rhino the field,” said Dr. Allison Alberts, chief the wild. brought back, with successful births of calves conservation officer at the San Diego Zoo With only three animals remaining, at our new Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center, Institute for Conservation Research. saving this subspecies will require cutting- located at the Safari Park. It is a lofty goal, but That is San Diego Zoo Global’s direction edge science and the resources of our Frozen we are resolute in our commitment to try. as we head into our next 100 years. In joining Zoo®, which holds 12 northern white rhino forces to fight wildlife extinction through cell lines. Our Genetics Division is analyzing Working Toward a Better Future conservation research, breeding programs, genome sequences for northern and southern As human populations continue to increase habitat protection and reintroducing species, white rhinos. Researchers in our Reproductive to the detriment of wild spaces and San Diego Zoo Global and zoological facilities Physiology Division are developing assisted biodiversity, the role of zoos and aquariums worldwide can unite to create a sustainable reproduction technologies—including artificial in conservation is becoming more and more future for people and wildlife. insemination, in vitro fertilization and embryo vital. “San Diego Zoo Global and other AZA- transfer—using female southern white rhinos accredited facilities understand that to combat Karyl Carmignani is the staff science writer as a model species. These rhinos may, at some the current extinction crisis, we must first and in the Marketing Department point, serve a surrogate mother role. Cell lines foremost be conservation organizations that at San Diego Zoo Global.

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In Memoriam Member News country. Beyond that, Alejandro is a wonderful man with natural Else Poulsen Woodland Park Zoo leadership skills, who has Picks Alejandro Grajal dedicated his life to connecting Else Poulsen passed away recently. Else as New Chief people to nature and the world began her career in animal behavior in the Executive Officer around them. He’s going to fit early 1980s working as a field biologist Woodland Park Zoo right in here in Seattle.” in Alberta’s oil patch. When the bottom in Seattle, Wash., has Grajal has published more dropped out of the energy industry, she tapped Alejandro than 40 peer-reviewed articles became an entry level zookeeper at the Calgary Zoo in Grajal, formerly a and books. Much of his writings Calgary, Alberta, working with a wide variety of animal top executive at the Chicago have focused on conserving species, from toads to tigers. Over time, Else developed a area’s Brookfield Zoo, to be its wildlife and how climate change keen interest in large carnivore behavior and specialized in new president and chief executive will affect animals throughout captive bear behavior, husbandry and management. She officer. He started in May. the world. In 2013, he was was led to research aberrant behaviors in captive bears, Grajal joined the leadership co-author of Climate Change publish her findings and advocate for change. After 18 team at the Chicago Zoological Education: A Primer for Zoos years at the Calgary Zoo, Else left to work at the Detroit Society in Brookfield, Ill., and Aquariums. Zoo in Royal Oak, Mich., and then at several bear specialist which manages the Brookfield “Zoos have a duty to educate facilities in Canada. Zoo, 10 years ago. He served and inform their communities As the founding consultant for Behavioral & as senior vice president for about the impact of climate Environmental Solutions, she provided expertise on conservation, education and change by connecting them with modernizing bear husbandry methods, environmental training. Before Chicago, animal species from around enrichment programming and enclosure design and Grajal was a top executive at the world,” Grajal said. “Zoos redesign to zoos, sanctuaries, rehabilitation facilities and the National Audubon Society, must be an active part of their animal welfare groups around the world. Else had more where he founded and ran its communities and show people than forty publications to her name, including peer- Latin America and Caribbean what’s at stake. But we must reviewed journals, technical journals, media articles, and programs. After earning a go further than that. We must a bit part in the textbook, Stereotypic Animal Behavior doctorate in zoology from the motivate them to act on behalf – Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare, 2nd Edition. University of Florida, Grajal of our planet.” Her first bear behavior book titled Smiling Bears: A started his career at the Wildlife At the Brookfield Zoo, Zookeeper Explores the Behavior and Emotional Life of Conservation Society in New Grajal oversaw 15 field programs Bears, was published in May 2009. Her second bear book, York as executive director for in North America, Latin Bärle’s Story: One Polar Bear’s Amazing Recovery from Latin America programs. America and Africa. He directed Life as a Circus Act, was released in spring 2014. Else was “Alejandro Grajal brings an audience research program the founding president of the Board of Directors for the an unequaled set of skills and that explored the attitudes and Bear Care Group. She held the past president and director values to Woodland Park Zoo,” understanding of zoo visitors positions and acted as the advisor to the board executive. said Laurie Stewart, chair of toward animal welfare and Else is remembered with fondness and admiration by the Woodland Park Zoological conservation. In that role, he many in the Calgary Zoo and Canada’s Accredited Zoos Society Board of Directors. “An oversaw how the Zoo presented and Aquariums (CAZA) communities for her vision and exciting new era for the Zoo itself to the public on key issues. passion for the animals in her care, for promoting sound begins. First and foremost, he is Grajal developed and behavioral management and for increasing enrichment a well-regarded animal welfare managed complex partnerships and naturalistic environments for carnivores, especially her advocate whose work is known for the Brookfield Zoo. He well-loved bears. and respected throughout the led the Climate Literacy Zoo Have your Zoo & Aquarium sales figures left you out in the cold? Did you forget to For rate sheet and contract information, visit www.aza.org/Advertising or call (301) 562-0777, ext. 254.

42 www.aza.org | July 2016 Education Network, a coalition of Zoos and Aquariums behind-the-scenes aspects of of 12 zoological institutions, (AZA) Managing for Success: operating an AZA-accredited AUGUST 2016 universities and NGOs. He also Career Development and Zoo that requires great care,” 16: Orangutan SSP Husbandry Course directed numerous partnerships Organizational Development said Dr. Jennifer D’Agostino, Henry Vilas Zoo with schools and universities. courses, creating and teaching Zoo director of veterinary Madison, Wisc. On a global scale, he has Florida Endangered Species services. “Don has an www.orangutanssp.org/ been part of conservation classes and participating in impeccable work ethic and has 2016-workshop.html programs with the United research efforts regarding brought untold value to the Zoo 17-19: Orangutan SSP States Agency for International African elephant calf and the broader zoo community Husbandry Workshop Development, the Global development, just to name a few. through the years. We applaud Henry Vilas Zoo Madison, Wisc. Environmental Fund, the World “Elena Lamar is a great his tenacity and length of tenure www.orangutanssp.org/ Bank and the European Union. addition to our team here at at the Zoo.” 2016-workshop.html the Zoo,” said Philip Flynn Born in Ardmore, Whitton SEPTEMBER 2016 Elena Lamar Joins the III, EdD “With her wealth moved with his family to of unique insights and Oklahoma City in 1958 and 7-11: AZA Annual Conference Central Florida Zoo San Diego Zoo Global and & Botanical Gardens experience, we are looking graduated from Northeast SeaWorld San Diego as Deputy Director of forward to her leadership as we High School in 1970. After San Diego, Calif. Animal Operations commit to offering experiences one semester at Oklahoma www.aza.org/annualconference/ The Central Florida that excite and inspire children University and working for 25-30: Animal Training Applications Zoo & Botanical and adults to learn and act on Pizza Hut, Whitton began in Zoo & Aquarium Settings Gardens in Sanford, behalf of wildlife.” working for the Zoo part time Denver Zoo Fla., announced in 1974, answering phones and Denver, Colo. that Elena Lamar has joined the Oklahoma City Zoo maintaining animal records. www.aza.org/ATA.aspx Zoo as deputy director of He joined the staff full time in Employee Celebrates 25-30: Managing Animal Enrichment animal operations. 40 Years of Service September 1975. In 1976, he & Training Programs The deputy director of The Oklahoma City began working as a supervisor in Denver Zoo animal operations oversees Zoo and Botanical the Children’s Zoo and a swing Denver, Colo. the care of the 500 animals Garden in zoo keeper in the carnivore, www.aza.org/MAETP.aspx representing 200 species as Oklahoma City, giraffe, ape and pachyderm OCTOBER 2016 well as the living collections Okla., announced an exceptional habitats. In 1986, Whitton 1-5: Otter Keeper Workshop personnel at the Zoo. milestone for one of its returned to animal record- Buffalo Zoo Lamar has many years of employees. Oklahoma City keeping, where he continues to Buffalo, N.Y. experience with animals and resident Don Whitton has serve 30 years later. www.otterkeeperworkshop.org zoological institutions. After completed 40 years of full-time “I have enjoyed the type of 6-9: CBSG Annual Meeting receiving a Bachelor of Fine service, most currently serving work I do at the Zoo, as well Africam Safari Arts and Education from the as Zoo registrar, a position as the great relationships,” Puebla, Mexico www.cbsg.org State University of New York responsible for efficiently and Whitton said. “During the late at Potsdam, she went on to accurately collecting, storing, 70s and early 80s, I particularly 5-9: From Good Care to Great work at the Honolulu Zoo in tracking and sharing all of the liked working with elephants Welfare Workshop Honolulu, Hawaii, the Miami Zoo’s animal data and records to Judy, Timbo, Tanzy and Mary; Detroit Zoo Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, ensure the appropriate black rhinos Clyde, Rosie and Royal Oak, Mich. E-mail: [email protected] Fla., Zoo Miami in Miami, Fla., population sizes, demography, Lottie; white rhinos Gordon Disney’s Animal Kingdom in genetic diversity and and Faith; Indian rhinos Heiner 6-9: Advancing Bear Care 2016 Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Lake Buena Vista, Fla., The sustainability of all species and Terai; and hippos Norman Aquarium Florida Aquarium in Tampa, within the Zoo and between and Mathilda. By the time I Omaha, Neb. Fla., and others. Her career other AZA-accredited facilities. retire, I will have experienced www.bearcaregroup.org accomplishments include “Effective animal record- more than 45 years of history at 17-23: Zoological Registrars completing the Association keeping is one of those vital this great Zoo.” Association Annual Conference Africam Safari Puebla, Mexico For member news, visit http://zooregistrars.org/conference.php. www.aza.org/pressroom 18-22: International Zoo Educators Send calendar listings to Association Biennial Conference Fundación Temaikèn Buenos Aires, Argentina [email protected] www.temaiken.org.AR/IZE2016

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Member Updates New Professional AWARE Institute The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is pleased Fellow Members 3212 NW Wilson St to warmly welcome new professional affiliate, professional Sarah Bokina, Human Resources Portland, OR 97210-1249 fellow, conservation partners, accredited institutions, Manager, John Ball Zoo Email: information@aware. certified related facilities and commercial members. Mike Brittsan, Director of institute Aquatic Sciences, Columbus Phone: (971) 285-3410 New Professional Supervisor, San Diego Zoo Zoo and Aquarium Primary Contact: Affiliate Members Karen Elizabeth Love, Katherine Claytor, Public Cheryl Meehan Elise Amacker, Director of Education Programs Relations Manager, The www.aware.institute Development Communications, Coordinator, Greenville Zoo Florida Aquarium AWARE Institute’s mission Audubon Zoo Matt Martino, Nashville Zoo, Inc. Stefanie Tamer Coleman, is to address animal care Jennifer Barker, External Samantha J Milne, Assistant Director of challenges by integrating Relations Coordinator, Zookeeper, Woodland Marketing, Santa Barbara welfare science with daily Indianapolis Zoological Park Zoo Zoological Gardens animal management. Our Society, Inc. Amanda Myatt, Manager of Jody Goodenow, Director of approach is to provide Dorothy Belanger, Senior Member Services, Houston Human Resources, Nashville zoos and aquariums with Animal Keeper, Los Angeles Zoo, Inc. Zoo, Inc. research, technology and Zoo and Botanical Gardens Jeremy Phan, Primate Camille Hannans, VP, Human consulting services to support Sara Cooper Bradford, Keeper, Cincinnati Zoo & Resources, Georgia Aquarium enhancements in practice Director of Donor Relations, Botanical Garden Joanna Hobday, General and progress toward animal Audubon Zoo Jason Photiades, Animal Manager, SEA LIFE Arizona welfare goals. Jerry Bridges, Capital Keeper, Chicago Zoological Aquarium Projects Manager, Society - Brookfield Zoo Alicia Wettenstein, Director Eco Finish, LLC Woodland Park Zoo Whitney Price, Senior of Development, Maritime 415 Constance Dr Noel Buurman, Minnesota Accountant, Brevard Zoo Aquarium at Norwalk Warminster, PA 18974-2817 Zoological Garden Erin Puglisi, Membership Larry Lamor Williams, Little Email: Doug Collier, Guest Coordinator, Connecticut’s Rock Zoo [email protected] Services Manager, South Beardsley Zoo Charles Wright, CFO, Phone: (800) 333-1443 Carolina Aquarium Stephanie Wynne Denver Zoo Primary Contact: Sarah Dun, Supervisor of Rodgerson, Education Michael Monti California Sea Lions, Manager, Houston New/Reinstated www.ecopoolfinish.com/ Mystic Aquarium Aquarium, Inc. Commercial Members aquaticLIFE™ Coatings Elizabeth Fleming, Director Jacob Schlueter, Marketing & Able Card LLC virtually eliminate all of the of Learning Environments, Events Director, Wildlife Safari 1300 West Optical Drive problems of traditional Museum of Life and Science Kathryn Sperry, Director of Suite 600 cementitious, fiberglass, Ashley Franklin, Volunteer Development, Dallas Zoo Azusa, CA 91702 and painted surfaces. They Coordinator, BREC’s Baton Elaine Tobosa, Institutional Email: maricela.perez@ can be applied to new or Rouge Zoo Giving Officer, Monterey Bay ablecard.com remodel aquatic surfaces Grant Furniss, Animal Aquarium Phone: (626) 969-1888 to provide a beautiful, Care Operations Manager, Jill Marie Van Kempen, Primary Contact: long-lasting finish that will Calgary Zoo Mammal Zookeeper, San Maricela Perez not mottle, chalk, peel, or Jenessa Gjeltema, Diego Zoo Safari Park www.ablecard.com blister. They are available in Veterinarian, Sacramento Zoo Stephanie Vega, Director We are a plastic card a variety of different colors, Betsy Hall, Retail Operations of Development Events, manufacturer specializing in all for the same price, and Manager, Museum of Life Audubon Zoo producing membership and all are chemical, stain, and and Science Michael Warburton, Associate gift cards. fade resistant. Your facilities Pam Hansman, Director of Director, Communications, will love the look and feel, Human Resources, Monterey San Diego Zoo Aquatic Equipment and the easy care, and the lower Bay Aquarium Jessica Marie Whiton, Design, Inc. chemical usage. Janet Rose Hinostroza, Manager, Marine Mammals, 19891 Hwy 441 #329 Animal Training Supervisor, John G. Shedd Aquarium Mount Dora, FL 32757 For member news, visit San Diego Zoo Safari Park Staci Wiech, Manager of Email: [email protected] Maria Kilgore, Phoenix Zoo Volunteer Programs, Zoo Atlanta Phone: (407) 995-6490 www.aza.org/ Annie Kinler, Audubon Zoo Jaime Wilson, Digital Media Primary Contact: Amy Stone pressroom Kim Livingstone, Animal Care Manager, Sacramento Zoo www.aquaticed.com/

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Did You See? Little Rock Zoo Announces Grand Opening Rhinos on the move! of New Arkansas Heritage Farm

In late April, we transferred Johari a six- year-old female Eastern Black Rhinoceros to the Lee Richardson Zoo in The Little Rock Zoo in Little miniature donkeys and dwarf materials that can be used in Garden City, Kansas. Rock, Ark., announced the miniature horses. classrooms and as part of Zoo Juba, a four-year-old grand opening of the Arkansas In addition to the animals, education outreach efforts. male, made the long Heritage Farm. The Zoo Heifer International provided This ongoing partnership will trip to Africam Safari in has partnered with Heifer support for the exhibit by provide resources for the Zoo Puebla, Mexico. Transfers International on this interactive donating a chicken tractor, to assist with its conservation such as these are crucial and educational exhibit, where educational graphics and other education mission. to the continued success the public can pet, groom and educational materials for the The new exhibit overhauls of AZA Species Survival feed animals in the farm with Farm. The chicken tractor the old Children’s Farm area of Plan® programs. assistance of Zoo staff. displays a sustainable method the Zoo and includes a big red The opening featured a of farming where a moveable barn, smaller barn and chicken -Cleveland MetroParks Zoo Heifer International “Passing chicken coop with no hard coop. Also included is a new Facebook Page on the Gift®” ceremony, surface flooring is moved playground with equipment an event integral to the around to provide aeration and suitable for persons with organization’s field work, manure in specific farm areas. disabilities. A fun feature of the during which Heifer officially Chicken tractors are now found playground is a slide built into handed off the livestock it on large farms, as well as in the side of a two-story silo. donated to the exhibit, which residential backyards. The new Farm is funded focuses on sustainable farming Heifer International has also from the 3/8-Cent LRCENT and how farm animals can donated graphics to the Zoo that tax for capital projects passed provide life-changing benefits will educate the public about in 2011, along with private to farming families. Heifer’s mission and the “Seven donations and a grant from the The Arkansas Heritage Ms.” The “Seven Ms” explain State of Arkansas Department With partners USFWS_ Farm features fun, interactive how an animal can be a catalyst of Parks and Tourism Outdoor Pacific Region, SeaWorld play graphics that educate for change: milk, manure, meat, Recreation Grants Program. and United States Coast the public about Arkansas muscle, money, materials and Sponsors of the exhibit include Guard, we’re proud to agriculture. The exhibit motivation. The “Seven Ms” Hiland Dairy, the Arkansas be part of the rescue includes common farm are used frequently by Heifer to Department of Agriculture, and rehabilitation of animals, as well as interesting illustrate its core mission and Arkansas Milk Stabilization endangered sea turtles. heritage breed species such use of animals in international Board, the Central Arkansas #WorldSeaTurtleDay as Katahdin sheep, blackbelly philanthropic endeavors to end Planning and Development sheep and various breeds of hunger and poverty. District and several individual - Oregon Coast Aquarium heritage chickens and turkeys. Heifer International and donations from the public Facebook Page The exhibit will also feature the Zoo will also develop gifted through the Arkansas geese, African pygmy goats, educational programs and Zoological Foundation.

46 www.aza.org | July 2016 Announcements

2016 AZA Photo Contest

Photos must be taken in 2016 License: By entering the or the last three months of contest, you grant to AZA, and 2015 by staff or volunteers at its successors and assigns, the an Association of Zoos and non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual Aquariums (AZA)-accredited right and license to use, display, institution. Connect staff will judge reproduce, publish, transmit, and the photos, and the winner will distribute your photograph on appear on the December 2016 AZA’s website, in our magazine, cover. Other exceptional photos and/or in any other promotional will be highlighted inside the materials. Your grant and license magazine. The photos may also shall also apply to any reprints, appear on AZA’s website and/or revised editions, or derivative works other promotional materials. in any media or format, whether now or hereafter known, including Format for Submission: without limitation other kinds of Submissions should include the print media and electronic media. name of the photographer, the By entering the contest you AZA institution, the species, also represent, acknowledge and the date of the picture, and warrant that (i) the submitted the equipment used. Only one photograph is an original work photo entry will be accepted per created solely by you, and you are Advertiser Index photographer, so send in your the sole owner of all right, title, and A Thru Z Consulting and Distributing, Inc...... 62 best image. Pictures can include interest in and to your photograph, Aqua Logic, Inc...... 2 animals, people, and zoo or including the copyright; (ii) AZA’s Beanstalk Builders...... 55 aquarium scenes—if you think it publication of your photograph as Carnivore Essentials...... 40 will make a good cover, send it in. authorized herein will not violate or Cemrock Landscapes, Inc. Naturalistic Environments...... 64 Central Nebraska Packing, Inc...... Back Cover infringe any right, title, or interest CLR Design...... 65 Deadline: The deadline for of any person or entity; (iii) AZA’s Corners Limited...... 59 entries is 15 September 2016. publication of your photograph COST of Wisconsin, Inc...... 67 will not violate any right of privacy Dan Inject Dart Guns...... 56 Global Innovation LLC...... 48 Format: JPG, TIFF or EPS; or publicity nor create any other Hayward Flow Control...... 61 300+ dpi and 9”x12” in size liability in tort and that you have iZone Imaging...... 61 (jpgs preferred). obtained a valid model release K&K Insurance Group, Inc...... 65 from any identifiable, individual LGL Animal Care Products, Inc...... 52 Send to: Both electronic and person who is the subject of the M.E. Gifts...... 49 hard copy images will be accepted, photograph; (iv) you are not a Main Street Design, Inc...... 49 McRoberts Sales Co., Inc...... 63 though electronic images are party to and your photograph MIG, Inc...... 55 preferred. All submissions become is not subject to any contract or Midwest Tongs, Inc...... 50 the property of AZA and will not arrangement that would conflict Milliken Meats...... 51 be acknowledged or returned. with your permission herein; Nets Unlimited, Inc...... 53 Send electronic images to Tim and (v) you agree to indemnify Peerless AV...... 59 Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems...... 18 Lewthwaite at TLewthwaite@aza. and hold harmless AZA against PGAV Destinations...... 60 org with “Photo Contest” in the any damages, losses, or expenses The Portico Group...... 6 subject line. Hard copies may be occurring as a result of any claimed Richards-Wilcox, Inc...... 63 mailed to: breach of warranty. RodentPro.com, LLC...... Inside Back Cover Skulls Unlimited International, Inc...... Inside Front Cover Tenji, Inc...... 58 2016 Photo Contest, Release Form: To be Timberline Live Foods...... 57 Tim Lewthwaite considered for publication in Tom Tischler Bronze...... 64 AZA Publications Manager Connect, all contest photos Torre Design Consortium, Ltd...... 41 8403 Colesville Road that include people must be Triple A Brand Meat Company...... 45 Suite 710 accompanied by AZA’s Model WDM Architects...... 5 Zoo Horticulture Consulting & Design...... 67 Silver Spring, MD Release Form signed by each Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc...... 66 20910-3314 person depicted.

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