6421 East 36th Street North Tulsa, Oklahoma 74115 A Point of pride

This report is printed on FSC Certified recycled paper and uses soy ink. Annual Report 2012-13 A Note From Our President

“A well managed zoo is one of the most wonderful gifts that society can make to itself.”

– Walter Robert Corti, Swiss writer table of What a difference 36 months can make. I think all of you can remember the plea for help several years ago as your Tulsa Zoo faced contents unprecedented challenges, the likes of which had not been encountered in its 85-year history. As we celebrate our 85th year, the mounting A Note From challenges we encountered three years ago have strengthened the Our President...... 2 resolve of our zoo staff, our board members and our community Animal Conservation partners to ensure that the largest daily attraction in our region has a and Science...... 3 long-lasting and positive future.

Education...... 8 The turnaround of the Tulsa Zoo is something I am immensely proud of as President and CEO. The work that was done by our dedicated board Guest Experience...... 11 members, staff, volunteers and city leaders has allowed us to once again be on track to become a world-class zoo and source of pride for our Community Relations...... 13 entire community. Right now, the Tulsa Zoo is undergoing a rebirth and Docents and Volunteers...... 16 we are more committed than ever to our mission of inspiring passion for wildlife in every guest, every day. Facilities and Grounds...... 17 I hope you enjoy reading through our first ever annual report and share Building Beyond...... 20 our pride in the progress we have made as Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc.

Donors...... 23

Board and Staff Members...... 26 Terrie Correll Financial Summary...... 30 President and CEO Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. Mission, Vision and Values...... 31

2 Meet our New Girls

Our African painted dogs arrived in November from the Sedgwick As an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. The three sisters, born in 2011, (AZA), the Tulsa Zoo is among only 222 facilities to meet its rigorous were brought here as part of the standards in animal care and management. We participate in numerous SSP for this endangered species.

Species Survival Plan® (SSP) Programs, AZA’s flagship conservation Shiyane and Nyika are very close, playing together and often sleeping program. This past year saw changes and additions to our animal near one another. Kasama is more collection, the continuation and expansion of our conservation and research independent and curious when it comes to her keepers. All three are initiatives, and major renovations and upgrades of animal facilities. vocal when it’s time to eat and they will yip, chirp and bark at anything new until it has been figured out.

Shiyane, Nyika and Kasama are a welcome addition to the expanding African Plains area of the zoo, and all three appear to be warming up Animal Conservation And Science nicely to their new home.

Significant births New Residents renamed Life in the Cold, Desert, Forest and Water. Malayan Tiger, Berani African Painted Dogs The zoo’s first Malayan tiger cub was born in August 2012 to Our former cheetah exhibit was Many departments spent several first-time mother, Jin. Because of Jin’s inexperience in maternal renovated to house African painted months designing, renovating and care, the cub was removed for hand-rearing by staff. At 8 weeks dogs, a new species for our zoo. building exhibits for the new and of age Berani was sent to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Extensive upgrades to the viewing unique animals that now call WildLIFE Tacoma, Washington, where a Sumatran tiger cub also was being areas and exhibit were completed Trek home. The opening of this exhibit hand-reared. Berani and the other cub, Dumai, can now grow up in-house by our Horticulture and in March 2013 signified the first time in together as foster brothers learning what it means to be tigers. Operations departments. five years that all four buildings were open to the public. The new exhibits Malayan tigers are endangered, with fewer than 500 remaining in Three female African painted dogs have been a huge hit with guests. the wild, making Berani’s birth significant to not only the Tulsa were acquired for this exhibit as part Standouts include a new aquatic Zoo, but to the entire Tiger SSP breeding program. of the SSP program. In the future we tank showcasing our seahorses, and hope to have a breeding group of this our renovated grizzly bear exhibit, Snow Leopard, Niko highly endangered species. featuring Rainey and Akoiah. The Tulsa Zoo welcomed the birth of an endangered snow leopard cub, Niko, in May 2013. Niko’s birth was a result of the Snow Leopard SSP recommendation to breed our female Sherab Robert J. LaFortune Sea Lions Top: Berani rests under the close watch of our A 360 degree seahorse tank was added in our WildLIFE Trek veterinary staff. and male Rajan. renovated Life in the Water building. We welcomed two juvenile male Bottom: One-month old Niko stalks fallen leaves. Ranging in mountainous areas of Central Asia from Afghanistan to The Robert J. LaFortune North sea lions from a marine mammal Kazakhstan and Russia to northern India and China, there are only American Living Museum complex rehabilitation facility in California. 4,000-6,500 snow leopards left in the wild as a result of poaching was renamed the Robert J. LaFortune They were deemed non-releasable and habitat loss. Niko will remain at the Tulsa Zoo until his own WildLIFE Trek. The updated theme back into the wild – one because of SSP recommendation is received. of this complex now highlights an eye injury that led to the eventual adaptations of animals from all areas loss of the eye, and the other because of the globe in four unique buildings, of a shark bite near a rear flipper.

3 4 Animal Conservation and Science

Cisco and Reyes are being acclimated to their new home at the Helmerich Sea Life in the Cold Lion Cove, spending time in the holding areas before public viewing. Mrs. Peggy One of our female grizzly bears, Akoiah, ventures out Helmerich selected the name for Cisco, in the snow. Her exhibit was renovated and she is now while staff picked the name for Reyes. one of the most popular animals in the complex. Both boys have been acclimating well to the keepers and their new home.

Animal Health

The Animal Health department was equally busy with the renovation and opening of WildLIFE Trek. Several hundred animals – from invertebrates to mammals – were acquired and processed through quarantine to ensure their overall good health prior to moving into the new exhibits. This was exams. Morris, our adult male, had in addition to relocating the two female an experimental first of its kind, a grizzly bears from the bear grottos to a unilateral vasectomy reversal attempt. newly renovated exhibit. He was vasectomized in 2005 per SSP recommendations that he not breed The department hosted the second at that time. Morris is healing well and annual elephant tuberculosis there are hopes that he will be able stakeholders’ workshop in early July. to sire offspring in the near future, as Approximately 30 veterinarians, he is currently our only male chimp of researchers, U.S. Department of breeding age. Agriculture officials, and elephant professionals from zoos and major private elephant herd owners from Commissary around the United States attended this two-day workshop. Nutrition plays a big role in keeping our 3,500 plus animals physically and A new veterinary technician internship mentally healthy. Our Commissary training program began in July. The team works with several departments internship is supported by a donation to plan animal diets and unique from Fred and Randi Wightman, both enrichment items. Enrichment significant supporters of the veterinary highlights this year include frozen department and educational programs. treats in the hot summer, a special Jayne Hutcheson was selected for this Enrichment Day event, three internship and went on to take a job as weekends of Holiday enrichment in a veterinary technician at the Knoxville the winter, and birthday “cakes” for Zoo soon after. several animals. For regular diets, the Top: Reyes was unreleasable because of a lost eye. Commissary orders and distributes Bottom: The Tulsa Zoo became one of only four Three of our six chimpanzees received over 1,640 pounds of produce and zoos in the United States to house Siberian cranes. routine health exams, which included 1,825 pounds of grains each week,

Top right: Veterinary technician intern Jayne blood work, x-rays, vaccinations, along with several other foods like Hutcheson examines a bird in quarantine. dental cleaning, and cardiac ultrasound meat, insects, and hay.

5 6 Animal Conservation and Science

• West African Primate Conservation Action supporting park rangers and community outreach programs with the aim of developing sustainable livelihoods and raising awareness about the issues affecting wildlife with local peoples in both Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The focus is Each year our Education staff brings animals and people primates threatened by extinction closer together through educational experiences, ranging from in the rainforest. formal and informal programs to interpretive chats. • Support of Tiger SSP for monitoring wild Malayan tiger populations and their prey to determine the population densities.

• Staff worked with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Education Conservation and Missouri State Conservation University in habitat assessment and reintroduction of nearly 280 A new position, Conservation and alligator snapping turtles to river Research Manager, was created systems of the Verdigris and Caney to oversee and develop the zoo’s rivers in northeastern Oklahoma. Formal Programs conservation, research and green practices programs. This position • Staff also provided assistance to the Zoo2U, U2Zoo and Teacher Workshops was filled by long-term employee Ric U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and This year our Education department introduced our new school- Kotarsky. Ric is excited to step into Missouri State University in radio based programming titled Zoo2U and U2Zoo. These offsite and his new role to further our efforts in tracking of several turtle species onsite programs are designed to meet various Oklahoma Core conservation at the zoo and in the field. at the Sequoyah Wildlife Refuge Curriculum Testing standards such as PASS and Common CORE. in eastern Oklahoma. A recent CSI Zoo, Find Your Niche, If I Ran the Zoo and Animal Tales are Our conservation efforts this past decline in turtle populations during some of the programs we’ve designed to prove learning science year include direct support to wildlife the past few years could be the can be both fun and exciting. conservation and research based in result of the ranavirus. By tracking Africa, Asia and North America. and locating sick animals, biologists We offered 325 programs to more than 16,000 students in 30 These initiatives aim to protect wildlife can better evaluate the cause. different schools and facilities. Grade levels ranged from pre- and their habitats, positively impact local kindergarten through college and included special programs for people and create opportunities for groups like the Oklahoma School for the Blind, TRAICE Academy, capacity building. In Memory and the Juvenile Detention Center.

Highlights from our conservation Our 21-year old giraffe bull Sam was One exciting addition to our school programming was the integration of iPads as a tool for teaching. Teachers and students projects include: humanely euthanized in June 2013 Above: Samburu, or Sam, was a beautiful and Keeper Erik Storjohann assists guests during a as a result of chronic arthritis and a gentle giraffe. We were heartbroken to lose him. Giraffe Encounter, one of our interpretive programs. can now use Skype to meet keepers, curators and animals without • Health initiatives for elephants in fracture to his foot. Because of the size leaving the classroom. We also use the iPads for our CSI Zoo Top left: Guests left notes remembering Sam. human care. and weight of adult male giraffes, such program to teach conservation using science, math and social injuries cannot be treated effectively. studies skills. • Support of the Snow Leopard Trust for its ongoing studies of wild He lived longer than average for a male populations of snow leopards in giraffe in human care and will be deeply range countries. missed by our staff and our guests.

7 8 Education California dreaming

Our summer camps take students interpretive all over the zoo to learn about animals firsthand and even meet programs with some of the keepers. Guest Programs This class watches a California This past year the popular Cox sea lion in the Hille Foundation Communications Nature Exchange underwater viewing area at completed nearly 800 natural history Helmerich Sea Lion Cove. artifact trades with hundreds of new traders joining the program.

More than 120 participants learned about giraffes through our educational interactive encounters during the fall season of Giraffe Encounters. Many of the participants were repeat attendees and/or came from surrounding communities and states. These up-close understanding of animals and their encounters allow guests to feed our various adaptations. giraffes while learning about the animals from keepers and docents. This past year we shared our education message with more than The Education department introduced 2,000 guests through Animal Chats two new tools for interpretive during birthday parties, corporate For the sixth year, the Education overnight adventure. Snooz-a-pa-Zoo- education in the newly renovated parties and even weddings. department was one of the main za is designed specifically for family WildLIFE Trek buildings – WildLIFE organizers and partners of a multi- groups and is offered on specific dates Trek collector cards and iPads. Zoo Teens city, multi-facility, award-winning with themes that include My Slimy The collector cards are given to all More than 63 teens (ages 13-17) professional development program for Valentine and Zoovivor. children as they enter the zoo. applied to take part in our Zoo teachers called SENSEsational Science. These cards are used as an interactive Teen program this past year. The other core partners are University This year we hosted 125 participants educational tool during the visit and as After completing the interview, of Tulsa, Tulsa Public Schools, Jenks in overnight programs alone. A new an educational information card after selection and training process, Public Schools, and Tulsa Community Saturday class, Happy (Feet) Holidays, the visit. The iPads are used by staff 23 teens participated. Our Zoo College. More than 100 teachers and a new holiday winter break camp, and docents to enhance the visitors’ Teens represented nine different applied for the 65 program openings. Squirrel It Away for the Holidays, were cities and volunteered a total of added. These programs, along with 3,500 hours as camp counselors, We also created a library outreach our Zoo Explorers spring break camp, zookeeper or horticulture aides, program to complement community had 188 participants, ranging in age 325 formal programs reached Cox Communications Nature summer reading programs. from 5 to 12. Exchange aides, and interpretive 16,000 students across 30 schools educators for our guests. Summer camp attendance increased Informal Programs by 58 percent with 401 attendees enjoying topics like Junior Vet Camp, Barry Downer, Curator of Herpetology and Aquatics, helps a student during one of our Overnights, Classes and Camps ZOOmbie Hunters, Call of Dooty summer camp sessions. The Education department created and Zoo Tweets. We also offered two new overnight programs. L.U.N.A. popular specialized camps such as (Learning from Ultimate Nocturnal Sibling Camp, Grandparent Camp, Adventures) is designed for organized and Critter Tales for Toddlers/ Right: Campers made new friends groups that pick their dates and Parents. The Osage Nation Foundation during our summer camp sessions.

theme – nocturnal animals, endangered participated by funding summer camp Top right: The Cox Communications species or zoo mysteries – for their for 16 tribal students. Nature Exchange.

9 10 Guest experience

Attractions

Our Attractions department met its per capita sales goal for the year, and fared even better on its net per capita goal. Attractions added many safety The Tulsa Zoo has several departments dedicated to improving the guest features, such as additional crossing arms for the train and a rear conductor experience. From cleaning restrooms to maintaining the ONEOK Safari to narrate the ride during peak seasons. Train, these departments work tirelessly to ensure guests have a positive This lets the driver concentrate on experience, whether they are here for a regular visit or a private party. driving and provides a set of eyes on the passengers, ensuring a safer ride.

The department kept costs down by repurposing old electronics, golf cart parts and building materials, allowing them to improve workspaces and build guest experience props for events without spending Environmental additional money. Services

Attractions also incorporated Our Environmental Services crew is green practices into their department responsible for keeping our buildings by replacing wooden railroad ties in clean for guests and staff, and for This past year, 576,458 guests came our through our gates. our train track with reusable composite trash removal on grounds. They also That’s nearly 15,000 more visitors than we projected in attendance. plastic ties made from recycled milk log many hours providing support for cartons, and installed solar panels to events to ensure proper set up and power the railroad crossing arms. tear down. Membership This year, the department received Membership held steady with 15,400 member households providing the Governor’s Disability Award of $1.1 million in earned revenue for zoo operations. Our highest Private Events had 92 events and parties, Excellence for our partnership with onsite sales day ever for memberships was during spring break, Bios, a company dedicated to ensuring averaging one sale per minute that day. We ultimately sold $30,500 exceeding the sales goal by 38 percent and that people living with developmental onsite and an additional $8,000 online in one very busy day. disabilities are treated with respect earning in excess of $500,000 and dignity. Private Events

When a guest comes to the zoo to celebrate a birthday, plan a wedding or even host a corporate meeting, the Private Events team can make it happen. Our Private Events department had a very successful year with 92 private events and birthday parties, Zoo guest Josh Kampf and his daughter, Eleanor Ruby, enjoy seeing giraffes up close thanks to the exceeding our sales goal by 38 percent and earning in excess of Mary K. Chapman Giraffe Experience. $500,000. A new general manager for concessions and retail helped improve both operations and revenue, ending the year 15 percent above projected food sales revenue and 6 percent above the Right: The Mary K. Chapman Giraffe Experience is one of several unique photo projected gift sales budget. and wedding spots at the Tulsa Zoo.

Top Right: Solar panels were added to power railroad crossing arms.

11 12 Tricks, treats and teamwork

HallowZOOeen is organized by Development and requires work from several departments. To the right, guests enjoy the Haunted Train ride, which requires months of preparation by the Being an active partner in our community serves to better Attractions team. Other event our zoo as well as our region. highlights include corporate- sponsored candy goblin stops and educational presentations.

Community Relations

Public Relations and Marketing Development Brown Real Estate, R.E. Patterson and American Services, Inc. Public Relations and Marketing is responsible for supporting all St. John ZooRun Presented departments at the zoo. This team makes sure word gets out about by New Balance Tulsa HallowZOOeen our animals, events, camps and more. They also organize smaller The St. John ZooRun presented by In its 23rd year HallowZOOeen was events and promotions to benefit the community and our members. New Balance Tulsa was once again as popular as ever with nearly 16,000 a success. We hosted more than guests coming out to trick or treat The zoo retained high visibility in the community through recurring 2,900 runners – the most ever in the over five spooktacular nights. This special events, promotions and feature stories. We received event’s 43-year history. We had great event raised more than $62,000 for approximately $845,000 in publicity value from coverage of our major participation from Tulsa Public Schools, the Tulsa Zoo and would not have events and more than $2.4 million in total publicity value. including Superintendant Keith Ballard been possible without our sponsors: serving as our celebrity runner. Best of Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Our top stories included Niko the endangered snow leopard cub, all, the run earned more than $56,000 Company, American Airlines, Burger Berani the endangered Malayan tiger cub, and Rocket the 600-pound for the Lost Kingdom exhibit complex. King, CommunityCare, Subway, Our annual Aldabra tortoise race, promoting Aldabra tortoise, who transferred to the Bronx Zoo. We also added Spirit AeroSystems, BP America, Inc., the St. John ZooRun presented by New Balance Tulsa, drew roughly $26,000 in publicity value. several new promotions, like Dog Days of Summer, to raise attendance A big thank you to all of our sponsors: Helmerich & Payne, Inc., QuikTrip, despite the heat, and a partnership with Tulsa Reads. St. John Health System, New Balance Tulsa County Sherriff’s Office, and Tulsa, Brookside Cleaners, Linda Whirlpool. We appreciate our promotional sponsors, including the BOK Center, The St. John ZooRun presented by New Balance Celebrity Attractions and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center for the Tulsa requires placement of more than 220 signs, Lion King scavenger hunt, Oklahoma Blood Institute’s summer blood plus the creation of nearly 40 marketing and other drives, and Wendy’s summer enrichment and Free Frosty Fridays. collateral pieces. HallowZOOeen brings its nearly 16,000 guests three tons of candy.

13 14 Volunteers and Docents provide invaluable assistance to visitors, zoo staff, zoo events and the animals in our care.

Docents and volunteers

Each year the zoo receives thousands of hours of support from our dedicated docents and volunteers. This past year our nearly 300 volunteers worked more than 23,000 hours helping us with events such as WALTZ on the Wild Side and HallowZOOeen; serving as Rainforest guides; working as zookeeper aides; teaching educational outreach programs; and providing on-grounds programs with animals and bio-facts.

Our restructured docent program includes new training opportunities for our experienced docents as well as extensive training for new docents. The new docent class was the first in several years and included 46 hours of classroom training and a minimum of 20 hours of hands-on practical training.

With the help of more than 100 docents, the Education department was able to teach a much larger, more diverse audience about the wildlife and the wild places they live. Docents are a hoot Top: Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and his wife, Docent Earlena Ward presents the spectacled owl, Peepers, at our Victoria, greet a volunteer at WALTZ on the annual WALTZ on the Wild Side fundraiser. Docents are highly Wild Side. trained, and help keep zoo events focused on animals and education. Bottom: Left to right, volunteers Sharon Cairns, Kim Tatro-Smith, and Hailee Serafin staff interactive stations at the WALTZ Patron Party.

15 16 Flora and fauna

In 1978, the North American Living Museum opened, blending a zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden together in one complex. Since then, horticulture has been an integral component as we strive to achieve our mission: Inspiring passion for wildlife in every guest, every day.

Our Operations, Horticulture, Safety, Security and Exhibit teams form the backbone of our zoo, ensuring things run smoothly and look great for guests.

Facilities And Grounds

Operations Other highlights from the Operations cheetah exhibit into the new African department included: replacement painted dog exhibit. Our Horticulture Our Operations department performed or oversaw numerous of interior chimpanzee doors in department also focused this year on projects throughout the year ranging from general maintenance to their night quarters, replacement of improving the overall appearance of infrastructure improvements. These often go unnoticed by guests, an electrical main service panel to zoo grounds with numerous colorful but are critical in our day to day operation – from fixing a broken Conservation Center, renovation of landscaped areas added for guest light to making a repair in an animal exhibit to electrical upgrades. the employee lounge and multiple enjoyment as well as “food” for native This past year our operations department undertook the replacements of HVAC units in various butterflies. impressive task of re-building the Robert J. LaFortune WildLIFE locations in the zoo. Trek complex. The WildLIFE Trek buildings received numerous updates to existing HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems to Security accommodate the new exhibits. The redesign ended with new Horticulture paint throughout and a focus on guest safety and traffic flow. Our Security department operates One of the biggest projects 24/7 providing security for our entire The Operations staff also took on the conversion of the existing Horticulture staff worked on this year campus. They provide assistance cheetah exhibit to African painted dogs and the demolition of the was WildLIFE Trek. Not only did they to guests throughout the day giving Cape buffalo and Africa mixed species yards to make way for the work to identify plants that could be directions, providing first aid and Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve exhibit. used indoors, they also developed finding lost children. This past year, an exhibit in the Desert building that our Security department oversaw L.J. Wethey installs drywall in the Life in the Horticulture Supervisor Jim Misel tends to one of features plants adaptated to arid Cold building. Our Operations crew took care of several gardens on zoo grounds. the implementation of our new radio many major projects in the renovation of this environments. Additionally, they system as well as trained staff in its use four-building complex, from building walls to assisted with the renovation of our for our on-grounds communication. updating the plumbing.

17 18 Facilities and grounds

the Aldabra tortoise outdoor exhibit was redesigned for both guests and tortoises, and the North American Living Museum building complex was transformed into the WildLIFE Trek.

We worked closely with a specialized construction firm to create naturalistic Our Development department lays the foundation rock work in the former polar bear for building the zoo our community deserves. exhibit to create a brand new grizzly bear habitat complete with two new pools for the bears.

Hundreds of animal signs were replaced to accompany new and exciting species in WildLIFE Trek, and signage and exhibits in the Tropical safety American Rainforest were repaired and Building Beyond standardized. Our safety manager delivered safety training classes for staff, ensuring we All told, Exhibits and Design crafted are in compliance with local, state and in excess of 50,000 pounds of concrete, federal regulations. Classes included 1,200 square feet of signage. Years fire safety, blood borne pathogens and worth of defunct materials, exhibits, The Tulsa Zoo has embarked on an ambitious 20-year master plan hazardous materials. He also initiated and props were replaced with fresh, to transform our zoo. A modern zoo is more than a collection of training and certification for staff that relevant information and displays. animals and exhibits, it is a place where families can connect with operate heavy equipment on grounds Cutting-edge techniques such as each other, with animals and the wild places animals live, to learn and assisted with developing a Quick life-molds and walk-on floor graphics about the world we share. Reference Emergency Guide for staff. were added to our repertoire, as were talented new staff members. Launched in 2012, the Building Beyond Your Wildest Dreams $20 million campaign is the Tulsa Zoo’s largest capital campaign to date. Exhibits And Design Currently in its silent phase, this campaign will create immersive and dynamic exhibits, modernize facilities and enhance the guest Our Exhibits and Design department experience. Our plan is to begin with some of our most outdated saw a year of renovation, rebuilding facilities, including the rhino, tiger and snow leopard exhibits. and new additions. Outdated exhibits and buildings underwent massive Exhibits and Design crafted in excess facelifts as the Conservation Center 23rd Annual WALTZ on the Wild Side Reptile Nursery was renovated and of 50,000 pounds of concrete. WALTZ on the Wild Side was a huge success, raising more than $200,000 for the new Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve and Building Beyond campaign. More than 1,100 people enjoyed great Decorating the H.A. Chapman Event Lodge for WALTZ on the Wild Side takes days to set up weather, dined on offerings from 43 of Tulsa’s finest restaurants, and months to plan. and danced the night away to the music of the ever popular Professor D. Most importantly, the zoo sold out this event for the second consecutive year. Thank you to our sponsors and guests Left: Outdated techniques and designs were for building a better zoo through your support of WALTZ 2013. replaced with modern solutions. Also, thank you to honorary chair Donne Pitman, from the Mary

Top left: A full suite of signage directed K. Chapman Foundation and John and Sandy Stava, WALTZ Patron guests to Niko’s temporary exhibit. chairs, for all their help making this year’s event a success.

19 20 Building beyond Lost kingdom: tigers The new Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve will be located across from the The Helmerich Tiger Exhibit Mary K. Chapman Giraffe Experience, design is inspired by ancient Asian further transforming the African Plains cultures in honor of the animals. section of the zoo. This new habitat is designed for additional rhinos so the Naturalistic habitats and up-close zoo can participate in SSP breeding viewing opportunities will make programs. There are currently only 190 this an exhibit like no other. white rhinoceroses in AZA institutions, while only 20,000 remain in the wild.

The Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve is funded through a public-private partnership between the City of Tulsa and Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc., and with the support of generous private donors. Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. wishes to thank the donors who made this In March of 2013, we broke ground important project possible: Mary K. on the first new exhibit of the master Chapman Foundation, Grace and plan. Now in the construction phase, Franklin Bernsen Foundation, City of the Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve is Tulsa, Founders of Doctors’ Hospital, Lost Kingdom for the first major multi-species scheduled for completion in 2014. Cuesta Foundation, Great Plains Coca Exhibit Complex exhibit complex, the Lost Kingdom, Cola Bottling Company, and Mr. and featuring tigers, snow leopards, This $3.1 million three-acre habitat will Mrs. Bob and Kathy West. Almost 50 years ago, the Tulsa Komodo dragons, siamangs, red replace the existing outdated 38-year- Zoological Park opened our existing pandas, binturongs and more. When old exhibit with a naturalistic home for tiger exhibit. Since that time, children completed, the new complex will the zoo’s resident white rhinos, Jeannie of every age have had the chance to provide state-of-the-art animal care and Buzbie. Top left: Rendering of the rhino barn. view one of the world’s most beautiful facilities as well as give our guests Below: Rendering of the up-close viewing area in the and exotic creatures right here in the the opportunity to experience Some of the highlights of this new upcoming Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve. heart of Green Country. these magnificent cats up-close in exhibit include: an immersive, naturalistic setting by Constructed in 1964, the big cat transporting both cats and guests to • Year-round up-close viewing into grottos are now outdated in design the jungles of Malaysia and beyond. their indoor environment through a and have succumbed to age, both 20-foot-wide glass viewing window. structurally and aesthetically. As the A special thank you to the Helmerich Tulsa Zoo stands on the cusp of Foundation, Hardesty Family • An 8,925 square-foot modern barn becoming the world class zoo that Foundation, Lobeck Taylor Family designed for flexibility and advanced Tulsa deserves, these outdated Foundation, and Bank of Oklahoma animal care, including multiple stalls, exhibits are hindering the guest for their dedicated support of the Lost a medical stall, portable scale, and Top: Rendering of the future siamang exhibit, experience as well as staff and animal Kingdom exhibit complex. soft flooring. part of the Lost Kingdom Complex. welfare. The tiger and snow leopard • Additionally, sustainable elements Bottom: Rendering of the Hardesty Snow areas are minimally functional, and do Leopard Habitat, another feature of the have been incorporated into the upcoming complex. not meet the expectations or needs design of the barn such as a green of a modern zoo. roof, the capacity to harvest rainwater, and energy-efficient straw The zoo is currently in the silent bale walls. portion of a fundraising campaign

21 22 Donors

The first exhibit of the Tulsa Zoo’s Master Plan was made possible in part Mr. Randall Lorett and Ms. Gidget White Ms. Vicki Baker Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kalvaitis Ms. Scott Malone and Ms. Tuesday Guthery Ms. Cassie Barkett Mr. and Mrs. John Kapura by the support of the people of Tulsa who voted to allocate funding through Mr. and Mrs. Rick McSwain Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelley the Third Penny Sales Tax Initiative in 2006, as well as through private Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore Mr. and Mrs. Russ Becker Mr. and Mrs. Casey King Mr. and Mrs. John Mowry Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Birch Ms. Hayden Kiser contributions. In addition, the zoo relies on donor support to build a better Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Munson Ms. Karen Brewer and Ms. Sharon Brewer Ms. Nancy Koch and Ms. Lara Koch Tulsa Zoo for our citizens. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rathburn Mr. and Mrs. John Brown Mr. and Mrs. John LaFortune Mr. and Mrs. Kent Ruppert Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Burk Mr. and Mrs. Stevan Lahr Ms. Patricia Savage Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Busby Mr. Tracey Lakin and Mrs. Lynne Peterson To everyone who donated, the staff and TZMI Board of Directors extends Mr. and Mrs. Chad Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ian Bushyhead Mr. and Mrs. Tim Landes a hearty thanks. You helped bring new exhibits to life for the animals and Dr. Kendall Southern and Mrs. Sharon Cairns and Mr. Tom Cairns Mr. and Mrs. Ted Larkin Dr. Kayla Lakin-Southern Mr. and Mrs. Mike Callery Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lawrence the 550,000-plus zoo visitors who connect to wildlife each year. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Stinson Ms. Karla Chambers and Ms. Kara Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Ron Leifheit Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stump Ms. Toni Coats and Mr. Nick McLarty Ms. Heidi Leinbach Mr. Abraham Tiger Ms. Terrie Correll and Mr. Dennis Hebert Mr. Brad Lenhart and Mrs. Catherine Lenhart Mr. and Mrs. Dane Tucker Mrs. Erin Dailey and Ms. Anne Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lloyd Ms. Shalan Velez and Joy Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dautenhahn Ms. Janice Loveless and Ms. DeEdra Baugnon Mrs. Maaike Visser Mr. and Mrs. Chris Davis Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lytle Mr. and Mrs. F.N. Wightman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Deatherage Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Magoon Ms. Salena Wright-Brown Mrs. Leigh DeVore and Mr. Paul DeVore Mr. and Mrs. Travis Mathews Mr. and Mrs. David Wulf Ms. Kim DeWeese and Ms. Carla McMillen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mathy, Jr. Donors Ms. Jacquelyn Vinson Mr. and Mrs. Jose Diaz Mr. Joseph Mathy, III Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dixon Ms. Kathleen McDonald Order of the Snow Leopard, $350 Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Dudley Mr. and Mrs. John Meinders Mr. Scott Abbott and Ms. Ricki Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Wes Dunbar Ms. Sue Morgan and Ms. Dawn Adams Mrs. Melissa Dungan and Ms. Amanda Burke Ms. Melisa Morgan Chuckluck Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Allen Ms. Shelia Edens and Ms. Terri Green Ms. Mary Miller Tulsa Zoo Friends Mr. Joseph Schulte and Ms. Brenda Baird Dr. and Mrs. Salim Akrabawi Mrs. Jamie Evans and Mr. John Evans Mr. and Mrs. Philip Moldenhauer Member Donors Mr. and Mrs. Tray Siegfried Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ames Mr. and Mrs. Larry Faulkner Mr. James B. Monroe and Ms. Linda Qualls Dr. and Mrs. William G. Watson Mr. David Askins and Ms. Judy Baker Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Robin Newcomer Ms. Robyn Wilkerson and Ms. Annette Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Blake Atkins Mr. Cheyenne Fletcher and Ms. Amanda Ruyle Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nichols Order of the Lion, $5,000 Mr. John S. Windler and Ms. Cherrie Dean Mr. and Mrs. Robert Archuleta Ms. Lara Foley and Mr. Andrew Wakeman Mr. and Mrs. John Nickel Mr. and Mrs. Steven Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Bachmann Ms. Maggie Fox Ms. Linda Oliver and Ms. Kristin Oliver Order of the Chimpanzee, $500 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Goddard Ms. Patricia Orr-Herron and Ms. Kimberly Orr Order of the Grizzly Bear, $2,500 and up Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gold Mr. and Mrs. William Owens Mr. and Mrs. Jim Adelson Mr. and Mrs. Jason Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gordon Phoenix Residental Services Mr. and Mrs. Lex Anderson Ms. Kathi Baab and Ms. Emilee Irby Mr. and Mrs. James Geurin Ms. Mindi Plumlee Mrs. Leigh Cone Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bagby Mr. and Mrs. Michael Greenhaw Mr. and Mrs. Robert Posten Mr. and Mrs. John Eaton Mr. Steven Berlin and Mr. Thomas Griffin and Ms. Chassi Hollis Ms. Joanna Potts Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hughes Mrs. Debbie Smith-Berlin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gruntkowski Mr. Tony Powles and Mrs. Celia Stuart-Powles Mr. and Mrs. James Kincaid Mr. Bradley Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. George Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Rick Raglin Ms. Amanda Stewart Ms. Thelma Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Reed Order of the Tiger, $1,000 and up Ms. Jennifer Collins Mr. Jonathan Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Ray Replogle Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Dawson One of our many free-roaming peacocks shows off Ms. Diane M. Allen and Ms. Jennifer McMahon Ms. Arlene Hansen Mrs. Cathi Mark and Ms. Rhea Reynolds his beautiful plumage. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Coretz Mr. Wedell Drake and Ms. Joyce Flowers Ms. LaChelle Harris and Ms. Brittaney Silas Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rhoton Mr. Paul Cornell Mr. and Mrs. James Ewers Ms. Robyn Havener and Mr. Andi Stoops Ms. Dawn Rice and Ms. Michelle Bowling Mr. and Mrs. John Dale Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gehres Ms. Bonita Haywood and Mrs. Heather Engle Mr. and Mrs. John Roberds Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ellison Mr. Greg Gray Mr. and Mrs. David Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. John A. Roberds Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Fischer Dr. And Mrs. Kim Hauger Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hendrix Ms. Anita Ross and Ms. Tarrah Ross Mr. Chris Howe Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Holmes, PA Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hill Ms. Lean Sanders and Ms. Pat Anspach Mr. David Kidd Ms. Heidi Hunt Ms. Donna Hoagland and Ms. Cassandra Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Schrieber Mr. Gary Kuck and Ms. Elise Kirkpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hunt Mr. David Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Jon Seay Mr. Robert J. LaFortune Mr. and Mrs. Win Ingersoll Mr. and Mrs. Jason Horath Ms. Tracy Shoemaker and Ms. Janet Henson Dr. Lora Larson and Mr. Brad Pickle Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson Mr. Jeffery Horton Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Smith Ms. Judy Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jarvis Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Howard Mrs. Sarah Smith and Mr. Aaron Smith Dr. and Mrs. John T. Lockard Dr. Ronald A. Javitch and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hutchison Mr. and Mrs. Marc Speer Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Middleton Professor Victor Hutchison Ms. Stacy Isbell and Mr. William Isbell Ms. Rachel Spencer and Ms. Carol Moss Ms. Carolyn Morris Mr. and Mrs. Jenk Jones Josie the bobcat can be seen exploring and climbing in Mr. Douglas Jones Ms. Donna Swank and Ms. Temberly Swank Mr. and Mrs. Brian Roberds Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kahan her new exhibit in the Life in the Forest building, part Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jordan Mr. and Mrs. David Tilley Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ross Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kliewer of the Robert J. LaFortune WildLIFE Trek complex. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kachigian Mr. Bob Stewart

23 24 donors

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Stewart Non-Member Donors Waters Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Strong Ms. Kelsie Wells Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sullivan Whirlpool Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Ross Taylor Tulsa Zoo Donors $1,000 - $4,999 Wiemann Metalcraft Mr. and Mrs. Viren Tennekoon American Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Will Mr. Richard Teubner Anchor Paint Mfg. Co. Williams Ms. Donna Theriac and Ms Sara Theriac Anchor Stone Company Wiszneauckas Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Lex Anderson World Travel Service, LLC Mr. Zachary Tucker BancFirst Mr. and Mrs. John Turner Barrow & Grimm, P.C. Tulsa Zoo Donors $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Len Turner Mr. and Mrs. John Bell Burger King locally owned by Rick Verity Ms. Kimberly Usher and Ms. Amanda Faris Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bendana Cancer Treatment Centers of America Ms. Stephanie Vanderslice and Ms. Megan Vogel Kim Berghall Capital Advisors, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vining Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boedeker CommunityCare Ms. Cindy Wade and Mr. Joe Wade BP Pipeline, Inc. Cuesta Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Waldman Mr. and Mrs. Monty L. Butts Dr. and Mrs. Scott S. Cyrus, D.O. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ward Cherokee Builders, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Dorwart, Jr. Ms. Jennifer Watkins and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rice Commerce Bank Fry & Elder Family Attorneys Mr. and Mrs. Paul Welch Conner & Winters Helmerich & Payne Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Wells Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Kymes Ms. Amy Wills and Mrs. Mindy Williams F&M Bank & Trust Company Nichols Brothers, Inc. Mr. Mike Wilson The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation Radiology Consultants of Tulsa Board and staff members Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Winter Frontier International Trucks Mr. and Mrs. John Smaligo Mr. Kevin Witchey and GableGotwals Stinnett and Associates Mrs. Marti Ann Bohl-Witchey Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Greer Mr. and Mrs. William F. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wood Hartog, Kallenberger, Swarthout, CPA Unit Corp. Ms. Sandra Wood Kim & Nancy Hauger Mrs. Patricia Woodard and Mr. Clyde Woodard Jackie Cooper Imports Tulsa Zoo Donors $10,000 - $19,999 Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kajeer Yar K & K Insurance Group Harold and Edna White Foundation Board of Directors Staff member s Mr. and Mrs. Dave Yonce Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kaiser John Steele Zink Foundation Mr. Dave Kollmann Mr. and Mrs. Sanjay D. Meshri Monty Butts Elisha Adams Mr. and Mrs. Sean Kouplen New Balance Tulsa Chairman Horticulturist Mr. and Mrs. Todd Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Hank Pellegrini Mr. and Mrs. Joe McGraw Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Company Mark Aldred Stacy Kymes Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore Mr. and Mrs. John Stava Attractions Operator Ms. Carolyn Morris St. John Health System Vice Chairman Newfield Exploration Gisell Alverson Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Thomas Registrar Osage Elm Casino Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Kathy West David Kollmann Nabholz Construction Treasurer Amy Arehart Mr. Robert E. Patterson Tulsa Zoo Donors $20,000 and up Group Sales Manager PGAV Destinations Bank of Oklahoma N.A. John Dale Jennifer Arledge Phillips Petroleum Foundation Grace and Franklin Bernsen Foundation Secretary Curator of Education Phillips+Bacon The Commonwealth Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Steve Pirnat (Fred and Randi Wightman) Frank Eby Chris Ashley QuikTrip Corporation Cuesta Foundation Inc. Zookeeper Regent Bank Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eby Sean Kouplen Rich & Cartmill, Inc. Founders of Doctors’ Hospital, Inc. Kay Backues Director of Animal Health Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rogers Hardesty Family Foundation, Inc. Mike Miers The Richard Schafer Family H.A. & Mary K. Chapman Charitable Trust Joe Barkowski Mr. and Mrs. Chris Siemens The Helmerich Foundation Chairman Monty Butts and his wife Jane attend Molly Pellegrini VP of Animal Conservation & Science Mr. and Mrs. William E. Smith Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation WALTZ on the Wild Side. Spirit AeroSystems Mathis Brothers Furniture Hannah Robson Debra Bastin Mr. and Mrs. Joey Stauffer C.W. Titus Foundation Zookeeper Subway Restaurants Tulsa World - World Publishing Lesa Smaligo Holly Becker Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tedford Chief Operating Officer Ms. Amanda Thrash and Mr. Ken Short Chad Smith Mrs. Fran Treacy-Tandy Left: A green crested basilisk is one of many gems Russ Becker Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office in the Tropical American Rainforest. Even among John Stava Zookeeper Tulsa World of Gymnastics the lush foliage, their bright colors and piercing eyes Mr. and Mrs. Russ Vanderslice stand out, giving visitors reason to pause. William Beller Mike Tedford Attractions Operator

25 26 board and staff members board and staff members

Brook Chang-Morain Kilangi Forringer Sam Hopkins Ric Kotarsky Cameron Miller Zookeeper Education Instructor Environmental Services Technician Zookeeper Environmental Services Technician

Tiffany Chernoff Sarah Freudenthal Lori Hotfelt Jenna Landes Jim Misel Zookeeper Veterinary Technician Education Instructor Development Coordinator Lead Horticulturist

Kevin Chrislip Chris Gabbard Heidi Hunt Kalle Larson Andrew Morgan Exhibits Technician Zoological Supervisor Assistant Admissions Manager Education Specialist Layout Technician

Indy Cole Jennifer Gabbard Jayne Hutcheson Lisa Laughrey Janice Morrow Attractions Operator Zookeeper Veterinary Technician Intern Volunteer Manager Zoological Supervisor

Michael Connolly Jared Gilbert Lindsay Hutchison Ethan Lee Tom Mortimer Zoological Manager Exhibits Technician VP of Development Education Instructor Zoological Supervisor

James Corenlison Darrell Gilliam Kaleigh Jablonski Josef Lindholm Emily Mortimer Environmental Services Technician Security Officer Zookeeper Zoological Curator Education Supervisor

Terrie Correll Angela Gomez Polly Jelley Jessie Little Travis Munger President and CEO Assistant Membership Manager Education Resource Specialist Zookeeper Security Officer

Andria Benedetti Sherry Crow Aaron Goodwin Todd Johnson Melissa Looney Pat Murphy Zookeeper Attractions Operator Zookeeper Security Officer Zookeeper Zoological Manager

Roger Bentley Sarah Crow Cody Goodwin Mary Johnston Paul Louderback Gary Nail Attractions Operator Guest Services Ambassador Environmental Services Technician Guest Services Ambassador Zoological Supervisor Maintenance Technician

Emily Blanchard-Hallford Karen Cypert Joy Griffiths Hans Jorgensen C.J. Maico Lizbeth Nash Zookeeper Executive Assistant Horticulturist Zookeeper Zookeeper Guest Services Ambassador

Sarah Blum Keith Cypert Nicole Griner Ben Kabel Lisa Maracic Evan Newpher Special Events Coordinator Maintenance Technician Environmental Services Technician Zookeeper Zookeeper Zookeeper

Elizabeth Botello Celeste Czarniak Anne Grinnan Jon Kendall Cathi Mark Caitlin Nielson Attractions Operator Zoological Supervisor Education Supervisor Safety Manager Assistant Vault Manager Zookeeper

Linda Bougher Christina Damm Victor Guess Dennis Keuche Jorel Martin Maureen O’Leary Zookeeper Zookeeper Attractions Manager Horticulturist Keeper Assistant Zookeeper

Rob Bowe Rachel Dearman Jude Hager Brandon Keys Tina Mata Dallas Oliver Staff Naturalist Attractions Operator Zookeeper Attractions Operator Security Officer Environmental Services Technician

Lena Brook Barry Downer Mary Harmon Jen Kilburn Jenneca McCarter Jennifer O’Neal Guest Services Ambassador Zoological Curator Zookeeper Associate Veterinarian Zookeeper Curator of Exhibits & Design

Megan Bueno Melissa Easterling Emily Hartman Matt King Donald McClure Heather Ostenberg Horticulturist Director of Finance Zookeeper Keeper Assistant Maintenance Technician Receptionist

Nat Burgess Randy Eller Cheyenna Harvey Lynne Kline Chuck Merchant Brittney Pacheco Zookeeper Attractions Operator Attractions Operator Guest Services Ambassador Maintenance Technician Guest Services Ambassador

Cynthia Campbell Joshua Engelbert Cody Hickman Andrew Kluesner Lisa Miller Chris Pearce Environmental Services Technician Zookeeper Zookeeper Zookeeper Zookeeper Zookeeper

Dennis Campbell Angela Evans Kristy Hicks Security Officer Director of Marketing and Public Relations Zookeeper

Abby Carroll Beth Ferguson Karen Higgins Opposite page: A plush-capped jay Zookeeper Environmental Services Manager Zookeeper admires zoo guests in our Tropical American Rainforest building. Cameran Case Seana Flossic Aaron Higgs Keeper Assistant Zookeeper Security Supervisor Far left: Zookeeper Jessica Scallan works with white rhinos Jeannie and Cindy Cauthron Eric Flossic Taylor Hogue Buzbie during a media event promoting Environmental Services Technician Zookeeper Guest Services Ambassador Rhino Awareness Day.

Jason Chamberlain Sarah Floyd Erica Holeman Left: Zookeeper Nat Burgess tends to Operations Mechanical Supervisor Community Relations Coordinator Marketing Design Manager one of our Aldabra tortoises.

27 28 board and staff members

Kim Sevier Matt Walsh Zookeeper Attractions Operator

David Sexton Murphy Walsh Zookeeper Attractions Operator

Eldon Shinpoch Nick Walters Operations Field Supervisor Guest Services Ambassador

Scott Shope Patrick Weisz Director of Facilities and Grounds Admissions and Membership Manager

John Shuman Shannon Westman Security Officer Zookeeper

Wes Sims L.J. Wethey Zoological Curator Maintenance Technician

Jacqueline Smith Brandon Wheeldon Horticulturist Security Officer

Rayl Snyder Ronnie White Environmental Services Technician Maintenance Mechanic Peggy Pianalto Shawna Starkey Karen Williamson Financial summary Current as of June 30, 2013. Unaudited. Guest Services Ambassador Attractions Operator Group Sales Coordinator

Betty Pirnat Whitney Stauffer Amy Wills Director of Human Resources Special Events Manager Director of Guest Services 2012-13 Revenue Brenda Pixley Nicolas Stolusky Jarrod Wyatt Vault Manager Catering Sales Coordinator Assistant Environmental Services Manager Management Fee $4,527,025 48.5% Earned Revenue* 3,190,178 34.2% Kristin Powers Erik Storjohann Margarett Zambrano Zookeeper Zookeeper Keeper Assistant Memberships 1,110,334 11.9%

Shari Putman Jeremy Stutler Donations, Education and Special Events 468,761 5.0% Guest Services Ambassador Zookeeper Miscellaneous 41,761 0.4% Willie Ransom Michael Sullivan TOTAL REVENUE 9,338,059 100.0% Environmental Services Technician Guest Services Ambassador

Kathryn Rasbold Craig Swenty Keeper Assistant Attractions Operator 2012-13 Expenditures Aaron Reeves Marcie Tarvid Attractions Operator Curator of Behavioral Husbandry Earned Revenue** 6,414,326 75.2% Administration 1,621,009 19.0% Bobbie Rolig Peggy Thompson Guest Services Ambassador Environmental Services Technician Education and Special Events 370,503 4.3%

Jay Ross Trevan Torbett Memberships 126,872 1.5% Horticulture Curator Assistant Attractions Manager TOTAL EXPENSES 8,532,710 100.0% Louise Sanders Don Vance Receptionist Attractions Operator Chad Sandridge Emily Varner TOTAL REVENUE OVER Attractions Operator Guest Services Ambassador (UNDER) EXPENDITURES $805,349 Nikolaus Sauer Trent Veppert Attractions Operator Zookeeper Above: Education Curator Jennifer Arledge Jessica Scallan Johnna Walker (right) and Education Supervisor Anne Grinnan * Zoo Operations Revenue includes Admissions, Concessions, Gift Shop, Attractions Zookeeper IT and Special Projects Coordinator assist guests at Zoobilee. and Private Events revenue Jane Serwanga David Walker Top left: Curator of Behavioral Husbandry Environmental Services Technician Education Supervisor Marcie Tarvid works with sea lion Briney. ** Zoo Operations Expenditures include the same categories as Zoo Operations Revenue along with Marketing, Development, Facilities and Grounds and Animal Care expenditures

29 30 Tulsa’s Zoo

The Tulsa Zoo opened to the public in 1928 with just 35 animals. Founded as a municipal facility Tulsa Zoo Mission: Inspiring passion for wildlife in every guest, every day. within one of the country’s largest municipal parks, the zoo has grown exponentially and transitioned to a Tulsa Zoo Vision: To be the premier family recreation destination and the public-private partnership in 2011. Now with more than 3,500 animals, leading wildlife education and conservation resource in Oklahoma. we are well on our way to becoming a world-class zoo.

Mission, Vision and Values

Tulsa Zoo VALUES Teamwork We are an organization that expects collaboration from and Excellence within the team in order to achieve the zoo mission and the We have a passion for excellence and continuous improvement. growth and development of staff and facilities. We approach We are encouraged to take initiative to improve the guest situations, challenges and new ideas with an open mind. We go experience. We reject the status quo because we value creativity above and beyond, together, for every guest every time. and diversity. We constantly challenge and stretch ourselves to learn new things and to grow both personally and professionally. Stewardship We will ensure responsible stewardship of the human and Integrity financial resources entrusted to us. We recognize our We act with integrity in everything we do. Honesty, ethics, responsibility to be active participants in our local communities accountability and social responsibility are fundamental to as well as the important part our communities play in supporting success. Our behavior must consistently reflect the zoo’s core our efforts in education, conservation and outreach. values during both good and bad times. Fun Conservation We look for humor, fun and fulfillment in our daily work. We We believe in a proactive approach to the preservation of the want our organization to have a positive, unique and memorable natural world. Animal care and conservation are the heart of our impact for our guests and employees. We celebrate and embrace organization. our diversity and each person’s individuality. Top: A juvenile flamingo at the David G. Zucconi As part of a promotional event for the Fourth Conservation Center. of July, animals were given red, white and blue enrichment. Our youngest female chimpanzee, Bottom: Albino alligators were among several Vindi, inspects her fruity frozen treat. additions to our animal collection this past year.

31 32 Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Printing

This annual report is printed using soy-based ink. The paper is Neenah ENVIRONMENT® PC 100 paper, which is manufactured using 100 percent post consumer fiber, is process chlorine free and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Photo Credit

Jenna Landes, Tulsa Zoo Cover photo

Dr. Jen Kilburn, Tulsa Zoo Berani & Niko photos, page 3 Reyes photo, page 6

Aaron Goodwin, Tulsa Zoo African painted dog photo, page 4 Niko signage photo, page 19

Kalle Larson, Tulsa Zoo camp photos pages 9 and 10

Talita Conrad Photography Wedding photos, page 12

Artworks Photography HallowZOOeen photo, page 14

OneArchitecture building rendering, page 21

PGAV Destinations exhibit renderings, pages 21 & 22

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Berani photo, page 33

Left: Berani is now grown and loves spending time with his adopted brother, Dumai.

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