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2020 ANNUAL REPORT a Shared Commitment to Conservation TABLE of CONTENTS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT A Shared Commitment to Conservation TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFE Snapshot 1 A Shared Commitment to Conservation 2 Measures of Success 3 Species Programs 4 Global Reach 6 Engaging People 9 Raising Awareness 16 Financial Support 17 A Letter from Dan Ashe 20 “ AZA-accredited facilities have a long history of contributing to conservation and doing the hard work needed to help save species. There is no question a global pandemic is making every aspect of conservation—from habitat restoration to species reintroduction—more difficult. AZA and its members remain committed to advancing SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction and the nearly 30 programs through which we continue to focus resources and expertise on species conservation.” Bert Castro President and CEO Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo 1 SAFE SNAPSHOT 28 $231.5 MILLION SAFE SPECIES PROGRAMS SPENT ON FIELD published CONSERVATION 20 program plans 181 CONTINENTS AND COASTAL WATERS AZA Accredited and certified related members saving 54% animals from extinction in and near 14% 156 Partnering with Americas in Asia SAFE species programs (including Pacific and Atlantic oceans) 26 Supporting SAFE 32% financially and strategically in Africa AZA Conservation Partner 7 members engage in SAFE 72% of U.S. respondents are very or somewhat 2-FOLD INCREASE concerned about the increasing number of IN MEMBER ENGAGEMENT endangered species, a six point increase in the species’ conservation since 2018, according to AZA surveys after a program is initiated 2 A Shared Commitment to Conservation The emergence of COVID-19 in 2020 changed everything, including leading to the development of a research agenda that puts people at wildlife conservation. And yet, Association of Zoos and Aquariums the heart of conservation and an assessment for understanding the members advanced their conservation missions through AZA SAFE: conservation aspects of our organizational cultures. SAFE PACT: People Saving Animals From Extinction. Advancing Conservation Together, designed with, by, and for the AZA During a year of challenges, SAFE welcomed three new species community, will help solve problems impacting SAFE species while programs, bringing the total to 28. Three additional program plans were advancing social and environmental justice. published that describe what the teams aim to achieve over three years The growth of SAFE in 2020 exceeded targets because of committed and how they expect to do it. More than 70 percent of AZA’s accredited professionals throughout the AZA community, the support of AZA’s and certified related members are engaged. All of the programs invite Board of Directors, and the leadership of the Wildlife Conservation and you to join them. other Board-levels committees. Creating a future where people and wildlife thrive together was a Congratulations for all that you accomplished in 2020. priority. The Conservation Culture Task Force completed its work, “ The success of the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP) and Mondika Ape Project’s research and conservation activities depend in part on the long-term partnerships with organizations that share our vision in fostering a world in which apes and their ecosystems thrive in perpetuity. Since the inception of GTAP, the AZA and several member institutions have been vital supporters of our field projects. I’ve witnessed how important such support is first as a research assistant at GTAP. I immediately gained a great deal of appreciation for how quickly the forests are being altered by logging outside the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park and the associated threats that arise with exploitation. Now as project manager, I see how monitoring the apes and forests leads to successful conservation outcomes we all can appreciate and benefit from.” Crepin Eyana Ayina Goualougo and Mondika Project Manager 3 Measures of Success * based on previous year’s data OUTPUTS % AZA members participating in field % AZA members Conservation spending* # of SAFE species conservation* participating in SAFE 2027 Goal $2.5B 50 100% 100% (10 YEAR CUMULATIVE) 2020 Actual $231.5M 28 92% 71% TARGET: $200M TARGET: 22 TARGET: 95% TARGET: 65% 2017 Baseline $216M 14 89% 69% OUTCOMES SPOTLIGHT ON Favorability of AZA AWARENESS Conservation impact zoos and aquariums Forthcoming research Progress toward goals is monitored by each Favorability of zoos has increased from from the third wave of the SAFE species program. 68 percent in 2018 to 70 percent in 2020. Why Zoos & Aquariums One in five U.S. respondents strongly associate Favorability of aquariums has increased from Matter studies affirms their local aquarium or zoo with efforts to 72 percent in 2018 to 73 percent in 2020. protect endangered species in the wild. that visitors acknowledge and understand that zoos One in five respondents in Mexico strongly Awareness of zoos and associate their local aquarium or zoo with efforts aquariums in conservation and aquariums engage to protect endangered species in the wild. in conservation. Visitors 76 percent of U.S. respondents agree zoos One third of respondents in Canada strongly or demonstrate this by and aquariums help drive awareness for somewhat associate their local aquarium or zoo conservation efforts around the globe. sharing examples of a with efforts to protect endangered species in the wild. facility’s field conservation and sustainable practices Conservation culture they’ve learned about within AZA community Impact on public perception during their visit. Conservation is personally important to staff Since 2016, individuals concerned with the at AZA member organizations (ranks 8.8 on increasing number of endangered species has 10-point scale) and 80 percent agree they make increased from 64 percent to 72 percent in 2020. a difference for wildlife through their jobs. 4 SAFE SPECIES PROGRAMS AFRICAN LION ANDEAN BEAR CHEETAH Program Leader: Hollie Colahan, Birmingham Program Leader: Kym Gopp, Cleveland Program Leader: Cheryl Morris, Omaha’s Zoo Metroparks Zoo Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Vice Program Leaders: Lily Maynard, Vice Program Leaders: Adrienne Crosier, ANDEAN HIGHLAND FLAMINGO Disney’s Animals, Science, and Environment Smithsonian National Zoological Park Co-Program Leader: Sue Tygielski, Cheryl Morris, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo Michael Chedester, The Living Desert Zoo Reid Park Zoo and Aquarium and Gardens Co-Program Leader: Daniel Hilliard, Zoo Beth Schaefer, Los Angeles Zoo and Conservation Outreach Group CHIMPANZEE* Botanical Gardens Program Leader: Christina Cloutier Barbour, ASIAN ELEPHANT AFRICAN PENGUIN Lion Country Safari Program Leader: Adam Felts, Columbus Zoo Program Leader: Patricia McGill, Vice Program Leader: Stephen Ross, Lincoln and Aquarium National Aviary Park Zoo Vice Program Leader: Nick Newby, White Oak Vice Program Leader: Jess Phillips, Conservation Center EASTERN INDIGO SNAKE The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Program Leader: Michelle Hoffman, ASIAN HORNBILL AFRICAN VULTURE Central Florida Zoo & Botanic Gardens Program Leader: Roger Sweeney, North Program Leader: Corinne Kendall, Carolina Zoo GIRAFFE North Carolina Zoo Co-Program Leader: Liza Dadone, Cheyenne Vice Program Leader: Molly Maloy, Denver Zoo ATLANTIC ACROPORA CORAL Mountain Zoo Program Leader: Bart Shepherd, Steinhart AMERICAN RED WOLF Co-Program Leader: Andi Kornak, Cleveland Aquarium, California Academy of Science Program Leader: Chris Lasher, Metroparks Zoo North Carolina Zoo BLACK RHINOCEROS GORILLA Vice Program Leader: Regina Mossotti, Program Leader: Lisa Smith, Buffalo Zoo Program Leader: Kristen Lukas, Cleveland Endangered Wolf Center BLACK-FOOTED FERRET Metroparks Zoo AMERICAN TURTLE Program Leader: Guy Graves, Louisville Zoo Vice Program Leader: Colleen McCann, Program Leader: David Collins, Tennessee Vice Program Leader: Rachel Santymire, Bronx Zoo – Wildlife Conservation Society Aquarium Lincoln Park Zoo JAGUAR Program Leader: Baird Fleming, Unaffiliated 5 MONARCH* SHARK AND RAY Program Leader: Lily Maynard, Disney’s Program Leader: Michael Fatzinger, Animals, Science, and Environment North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Vice Program Leader: Paige Howorth, TREE KANGAROO OF PAPUA NEW San Diego Zoo Global GUINEA NORTH AMERICAN SONGBIRD* Program Leader: Lisa Dabek, Woodland Co-Program Leader: Sara Hallager, Park Zoo Smithsonian Zoological Park Vice Program Leader: Beth Carlyle-Askew, Co-Program Leader: Michael Kreger, Columbus Woodland Park Zoo Zoo and Aquarium VAQUITA MARINA ORANGUTAN Program Leader: James Danoff-Burg, Co-Program Leader: Ronda Schwetz, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Henry Vilas Zoo Vice Program Leader: David Bader, Aquarium Co-Program Leader: Stacia Pieroni, Kansas of the Pacific City Zoo WESTERN POND TURTLE Vice Program Leader: Louis DiVincenti, Jr., Program Leader: Jason Watters, San Francisco Seneca Park Zoo Zoological Society RADIATED TORTOISE Vice Program Leader: Jessie Bushell, Program Leader: Michael Ogle, Zoo Knoxville San Francisco Zoological Society Vice Program Leaders: Richard Hudson, WHOOPING CRANE Turtle Survival Center Program Leader: Michael Mace, San Diego Christina Castellano, Loveland Living Planet Zoo Global Aquarium Vice Program Leader: Renee Bumpus, SEA TURTLE Houston Zoo, Inc. Program Leader: Mark Swingle, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center * denotes SAFE species programs whose program plans Vice Program Leader: David Hudson, were published in 2020. Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk 6 SAFE’S GLOBAL REACH AFRICA: 9 ASIA: 4 NORTH AMERICA: 8 SOUTH AMERICA: 3 » African Lion » Asian Elephant » American Red
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