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Gerald Dick Contents Editorial African Lion Genetics...... 2 Dear WAZA Members! Northern Rockhopper Penguins...... 5 WAZA has embarked on a major mem- Sharks at Risk!...... 7 bership acquisition initiative with the French Association of Zoos...... 8 support of Houston Zoo and Minnesota Romanian Zoos...... 9 Zoological Garden, my sincere thanks © WAZA WAZA Interview: go to Rick Barongi and Lee Ehmke for Gerald Dick mimicking the condor’s flight. Shane Good...... 10 their support in realising the first image My Career: brochure for potential new members I also hope that you like the new Jeffrey McNeely...... 12 and people interested more generally feature stories in this edition, being the Book Reviews...... 15 in WAZA. The editorial burden was “WAZA interview” and “My Career” – Announcements...... 17 taken over by Carole Lecointre, our new which we hope to continue in future. WAZA Marketing Survey...... 20 marketing staff member. Having this Another major marketing related activ- Marketing publication at hand (also available as ity took place in June, Granby, Canada. in Action: Granby...... 21 download from waza.org/get involved) The 7th Zoo and Aquarium Marketing Update it should be easier to answer questions Conference was a big success and International Studbooks...... 22 like “What is the benefit of becoming marks a milestone for future intensi- 200th WAZA-branded Project.....23 a member?” Please find a copy of this fied joint activities and cooperation. WAZA Projects brochure with this issue of WAZA News A more detailed report is included in Kinabatangan Orang-utan...... 24 and assist to acquire new members. this edition of the WAZA News. At the Elephants for Africa...... 25 In order to be able to accomplish Prague 66th WAZA Annual Conference Chaparri Conservation...... 26 what is defined in the WAZA strategy we will have the opportunity to discuss Black Rhino Conservation towards 2020, we need more funds the involvement of our international and Tourism...... 27 and support of the zoo and aquarium community in the UN led “Decade on Houston Toad Recovery...... 28 community. I wish to thank all of you Biodiversity”, a 10 years’ programme Recent Updates...... 29 for your ongoing support! to support biodiversity conserva- New Member Applications...... 30 Also with this issue you will find the tion and related public awareness, latest edition of the WAZA Magazine, this bearing a big potential for joint focusing on the results of zoo-based activities, increased visibility and population sustainability assessments conservation impact. This overarching globally and in three major regions. long-term theme embraces all WAZA This is also meant to be a preparatory members and can help magnifying the publication for the Prague Annual different and wonderful work which all Conference, themed “Partnering for members are doing and contributing. Sustainable Zoos and Aquariums”. Looking forward to meeting you Markus Gusset of the WAZA Executive in Prague! Office has collected numerous contributions and edited this Gerald Dick important publication. WAZA Executive Director

Imprint Edition: 550 copies © WAZA 2011 Editor: Gerald Dick, WAZA Executive Office IUCN Conservation Centre This edition of WAZA News Rue Mauverney 28 is also available on CH-1196 Gland www.waza.org (members’ area). Switzerland phone: +41 22 999 07 90 Founding Member fax: +41 22 999 07 91 WAZA is a registered interest representative with Layout and typesetting: the European Commission, [email protected] ID number 30556573017-18. Print: Agentura NP, Staré Město, Printed on FSC paper. Czech Republic ISSN: 1662-7733 WAZA news 3/11 1

Mark Penning The President’s Page © PAAZAB Mark Penning receiving the PAAZAB Award for outstanding service to the zoo and aquarium committee, from left to right: Andrew Eriksen (previous Chairman of PAAZAB), Mark Penning and Dave Morgan.

Our sincere thanks go to colleagues that WAZA would be better served if At the time of writing, the Zoo Mar- and friends around the world who the WAZA Code of Ethics was more keting conference is taking place in generously contributed to the relief explicit, and it currently provides no Granby, Canada, and a Symposium fund following the earthquake and guidance on best practice in animal on the History of Zoos was held tsunami in Japan. We are confident welfare, nor on what is actually con- last month in Chester in the United that our JAZA colleagues have utilized sidered ‘ethical’ or ‘unethical’ in our Kingdom. Many thanks to all of the the funds effectively to support the af- field of expertise. Whilst this is very participants as well as the organizers fected institutions, evacuate animals likely to open the proverbial can of of those events – we look forward to where necessary and ensure a steady worms, the Council feels strongly that seeing the proceedings. Finally, I can supply of feeds and other essential WAZA has always endeavoured to feel my term as President of WAZA items. The rate of repair or re-instate- represent the very best of the global coming to an end, and will be hand- ment of critical infrastructure is quite zoo and aquarium community, and ing over the reins to my colleague extraordinary, and it is clear that the a sound ethical framework is a critical and friend, Dr. Jörg Junhold, immedi- Japanese government is intent on ingredient for success. ately after the conference in Prague. restoring a sense of normality. Even It has been a pleasure and privilege Mr. Abe’s Aquarium Fukushima, which The Council also seeks to further to serve WAZA in this capacity, and is just 55km south of the atomic develop the role of the Regional Asso- I thank all those with whom I have power plant, is planning to open to ciation representatives on the WAZA been in regular contact over the last the general public in the near future! Council, in order to better represent two years, particularly Dr. Gerald Once again, our thanks go to all who the interests of the regions and to Dick and the very effective team at contributed towards the relief fund – build on the relationships between the WAZA office. It has been a tre- JAZA has also expressed its collec- them. Several of our respected mendous experience, and I thank the tive gratitude to the global zoo and Regional Associations have placed members for your support. I wish Jörg aquarium community on numerous emphasis of late on the sustainability and the new WAZA Council all the occasions, and will deliver a presenta- of their managed populations – main- very best for the future. tion on the relief effort at the WAZA taining both demographic stability Conference in Prague later this year. and gene diversity have long been considered a critical part of coopera- The activities pursued by the WAZA tively managed programmes in zoos Committees and Executive Office and aquariums, and we need some are in line with the WAZA Corporate creative solutions to some complex Strategy, and a full day strategic issues we face. In Prague, we will hold workshop was held in Switzerland im- a workshop on Sustainable Collec- mediately after the mid-year meeting tions, in which we will discuss the of Council to review the strategy. One issues affecting the viability of these of the key conclusions reached was populations. It promises to generate that WAZA’s existing ethical frame- some lively discussion. work needs a critical review. It is felt 2 WAZA news 3/11

Laura Bertola, Klaas Vrieling and Hans de Iongh – CML1 & IBL2, Leiden University Conservation Genetics of the African Lion

Recently a consortium of research- shaped the current genetic make up. Our data show that, from a genetics ers has published their findings on Thereby it provides a rational basis for point of view, there is a remarkable genetic research on lions, which prioritising populations for conserva- difference between lions from West revealed a remarkable difference tion effort, given the fact that it is and Central Africa and lions from East between lions in West and Central aimed to minimize the loss of genetic and southern Africa. These data also Africa and lions in East and southern diversity and preserve genetically show an unexpected close relation- Africa in the Journal of Biogeopgra- distinct lineages. ship between lions from West and phy (Bertola et al, 2011). A pattern is Central Africa and lions from the described that deviates from current In the history of lion conservation, Asiatic subspecies. Morphological taxonomy, which illustrates the value there was not much concern for and ecological data also suggest that of genetic data when working in the the status of the African lion until lions from West and Central Africa are field of species conservation. recently. This is also reflected by the different from the other African lions: lack of an international studbook individuals tend to be smaller, live in A basic principle in conservation for the African lion. For the Asiatic smaller prides and prefer smaller prey biology is that we should aim to subspecies, an international studbook than lions in East and southern Africa. conserve species as dynamic entities was set up in 1971, in combination The bellyfold, which is very charac- that are able to cope with environ- with regional conservation breed- teristic for Asiatic lions is also present mental change. This implies that it is ing programs operated by AZA and in an exceptionally high frequency in essential that the maximum of the EAZA. The subspecies of the Afri- lions in West and Central Africa. genetic diversity within a species is can lion, was long considered to be conserved, thereby preserving the abundant and wide-ranging with no In addition to the described relation- evolutionary potential of the species. direct threats that would ask for radi- ship between the lion metapopula- In the case of the lion, it has become cal conservation measures. However, tions, West and Central African lions more and more clear that present day now it has been recognized that both also show a lower genetic diversity taxonomy, only distinguishing the lion numbers and lion range are at within the region, compared to the African lion Panthera leo leo and the an alarming decline. Most research- other African lions. Because the Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica, does ers agree on an estimate of less than analyzed differences in the DNA are not sufficiently reflect the different 40,000 free ranging African lions, shared by more populations in West genetic lineages within the species. representing a decline of almost and Central Africa, it is not likely that Following taxonomy and considering 50% (three lion generations) when the loss of genetic diversity was a re- the African lion as one homogenous comparing this figure to a modelled sult of local inbreeding. More likely is group will lead to inadequate man- 75,800 lions in 1980. The situation in the scenario in which this clade of li- agement of the species as a whole. West and Central Africa looks even ons represents an evolutionary young Genetically distinct populations may more gloomy, where the lion popula- group, arisen from relatively recent be mixed and important genetic tions have shown the steepest de- (re-) colonization of the area. This information will be lost. Phylogenetic cline. In this region the lion is already and biogeographic data are of utmost qualified as regionally endangered, importance to define management according to IUCN criteria. It was strategies for species conservation. concluded that only 10% of the con- These data do not only give informa- tinental population is located in West …present day tion on the present day situation and Central Africa, but even this may and possible (genetic) threats these be a positive estimate. According to taxonomy does populations may be facing, but also a recent survey in 15 of the 20 defined on the evolutionary history that has Lion Conservation Units in West and not sufficiently Central Africa, things look even worse, as researchers were only able to reflect the different reconfirm the presence of lions in two of the studied areas. On top of that, genetic lineages 1 Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), lion populations in West and Central Leiden University Africa are generally small and isolated within the species… 2 Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), and lions almost completely disap- Leiden University peared from non-protected areas. WAZA news 3/11 3

Map with present day lion distribution and the colours indicating the identified clades: West and Central Africa (yellow), East and southern Africa (pink), India (green). Triangles, dots and squares indicate the location of the samples and what genetic markers were used for phylogenetic analysis.

which individuals have been assigned to a certain subspecies, but details on the breeding history revealed that it was not possible to be sure of the pure line within these individuals because of past hybridization events. Maybe a new inventory of lions in all zoos associated with WAZA could part of Africa had a different climato- The described pattern of distinct help clarifying the picture on the logical history compared to the rest genetic lineages within the subspe- (genetic) diversity of lions currently of the continent and was character- cies of the African lion should not held in captivity. Breeding animals in ized by hyper arid condition in the only have implications for man- combination with (in most cases very Late Pleistocene (40-18 thousand agement of wild populations, but probable) hybridization of several years ago). It is hypothesized that also for breeding of captive stocks. genetic lineages, is likely to distort lions went locally extinct, possibly Despite the lack of a studbook for the picture somewhat. Analysis of following the extinction of prey spe- the African lion, within this group at a large enough number of genetic cies, and that this region was recolo- least seven “subspecies” are being markers should still make it possible nized when conditions changed to distinguished on ISIS (P. l. azandica, to get better insight into genetic a more favourable climate again 15-11 P. l. bleyenberghi, P. l. krugeri, P. l. leo, diversity and heritage of captive thousand years ago. In this scenario P. l. massaica, P. l. senegalensis, P. l. lions. This comes more and more into recolonization took place from areas somaliensis), accounting for less then reach with upcoming next genera- in close geographic proximity to India, 20% of the almost 2000 registered tion sequencing techniques, by which hereby explaining the close genetic lions (15% of registered lions belongs a new magnitude of datapoints (tens relationship to the Asiatic subspecies. to the Asiatic subspecies, the origin of thousands variable positions in the Data from other mammal species of the majority of registered individu- DNA) can be analyzed cost-effective- show similar patterns in which popu- als remains unknown, according to ly. This type of analysis will also give lations in West and Central Africa ISIS). However, how should we deal insight in possible genetic risks, like are distinct from populations in East with so called subspecies, especially inbreeding, which are especially well and southern Africa. It is likely that when numbers within subspecies are known from captive-bred animals. the climatological history has also already that low? In several zoos lions Application of these data will make it influenced other species leading to from different African “subspecies” possible to construct a management the observed dichotomy. In addition are held together. Information on the plan with a balance of genetic diver- to the influence of climatological origin of these lions, or their free- sity on two levels: a greater genetic changes, also current natural struc- ranging ancestors, is often question- diversity is maintained when distinct tures that form barriers for further able or incomplete and it would not genetic lineages are managed as such, dispersal of the species (e.g. the be sensible to interpret the proposed but these units should still be large African rain forest or the Rift valley in subspecies name as a reflection of ge- enough to avoid inbreeding. East Africa) may have influenced the netic heritage without doing further genetic pattern we observe. research. Several cases are known in 4 WAZA news 3/11

Zoos have made a considerable found in Central Africa. Even though shift from simple display of exotic these particular animals may not be Full reference: animals to major players in the field completely “pure”, they may still of species conservation. A common be able to fulfil the role in maintain- Bertola, L. D., Van Hooft, W. F., effort should be made to reflect the ing this genetic line within the zoo Vrieling, K., Uit de Weerd, D. R., diversity of the free ranging popula- population. York, D. S., Bauer, H., Prins, H. H. T., tions also in captive stocks, although Funston, P. J., Udo de Haes, H. A., limitations like the number of partici- When working on species conserva- Leirs, H., Van Haeringen, W. A., pating institutions should be taken tion choices on what to preserve Sogbohossou, E., Tumenta, P. N., into account. Remarkable is that only are inevitable. The field of conser- De Iongh, H. H. (2011) Genetic 4% of all lions registered in CITES are vation genetics can contribute to diversity, evolutionary history supposed to be from a “subspecies” this by highlighting populations or and implications for conservation that contains West or Central African meta-populations based on a unique of the lion (Panthera leo) in West haplotypes (P. l. senegalensis and evolutionary history, which has led to and Central Africa. Journal P. l. leo). In the light of the recently a unique genetic make up. The use of of Biogeography. DOI: described phylogeographic pattern, new cost-effective high throughput 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02500.x there would be strong arguments to genotyping technique that enable to treat this group with extra care. Be- analyze thousands of markers at once Contact: cause of the alarming situation of the will be the main leading tools to pre- [email protected] lion in Africa, and especially the West serve and recognize genetic entities. and Central African region, it would Zoos can add to this by documenting be irresponsible to suggest that the the genetic lineages and and assesing zoo population should get an influx the genetic variation in their stocks from free-ranging lions from this and starting up a studbook for African region. However, a previous genetic lions. In the case of the lion we see study by Barnett et al. has illustrated a pattern deviating from current tax- that lions that were assumed to be onomy, but exactly this pattern may from the Barbary subspecies P. leo be essential to preserve. leo contained a haplotype that was WAZA news 3/11 5

Harald and Gaby Schwammer – Zoo Vienna – Tiergarten Schönbrunn Northern Rockhopper Penguins »

Penguins have always been among In subsequent years, 6 to 10 chicks unexpected eyewitnesses to a major zoo visitor favorites. At the same were successfully raised in Vienna oil spill. On 16 March the freighter MS time, wild populations are currently each year. Typically, the parents Oliva – a transport ship with a length threatened by climate change, over- themselves raised the chicks: in rare of 225 m and a width of 32 m, loaded fishing, toxic substances and other cases when the chicks were not suffi- with soya beans – ran aground on the forms of marine pollution. In Schön- ciently fed by their parents, they were northern tip of Nightingale Island. brunn Zoo, penguins therefore serve removed and hand fed. The MS Oliva was on route from as important ambassadors for active Santos in Brazil to Singapore. The environmental protection efforts. The The keepers also helped when the expedition cruise ship MS Prinz Albert Vienna Zoo keeps Emperor penguins, young shifted to a fish diet. According II arrived at the accident site a few Humboldt- and Northern rockhopper to ISIS, the global captive population hours later. Three Zodiac inflatable penguins. of the species Eudyptes moseleyi is boat teams, under the supervision of 133 individuals: 55 of these individu- Captain Alexander Golubev and the In 2004 a specific breeding program als live in Vienna. Worldwide there expedition leader Robin West, im- was initiated for the Rockhoppers. is no comparable captive breeding mediately started rescue operations Eighteen animals were transferred program. This Vienna success story to save the sailors. from the Shark Aquarium in South has gained considerable importance Africa. Today, the colony has grown due to a recent oil spill in the South High waves made this a very risky to an astounding 55 birds. Their be- Atlantic. mission: the sea around the accident havior – mate selection, brooding site site was also covered with heavy oil selection and social interactions – has In March of this year, several “Friends and fuel, which continued to leak been the focus of detailed long-term of the Vienna Zoo” experienced from the stricken vessel. Nonetheless, studies. This has also involved sea- raw adventure during a three-week the 12 crew members were success- sonal climate simulations with varia- expedition cruise organized by “Gul- fully picked up in just in the nick of tions in day length, light intensity, as liver’s Travels” onboard the MS Prinz time: 10 hours later the freighter well as water and air temperature. In Albert II. The ship sailed from Cape broke in two. More than 70,000 tons the first year, 4 chicks were already to Cape and was accompanied by of heavy oil and fuel polluted the born; up until that time no other zoo Harald and Gaby Schwammer, who sea. Only hours later the first oiled in the world had been able to raise were also lecturers on board. After Rockhopper penguins and albatross- more than 1–2 chicks per year, and an unforgettable visit to the Falkland es were discovered. After the rescue those endeavors relied on hand- Islands and South Georgia, followed operation, the Zodiacs were so oil rearing. We experimented further in by Tristan da Cunha, they were also coated that their marking were illeg- Vienna, for example keeping the penguins away from their breeding sites in January by piling up fresh snow; we also separated the young, subadult animals at the onset of the breeding season: they severely disturbed courtship, partner selection and the first egg-laying. The penguins started courtship activity synchronously and then bred. The breeding process was monitored continuously with video cameras.

ible. Oil had also entered the cooling systems of the outboard motors, and the entire clothing worn by the rescue team had to be discarded. The unin- habited Nightingale Island belongs to the Tristan da Cunha island group and measures about 4 km². Nightin- gale is a breeding site for more than one million sea birds, amongst them Great shearwaters, Yellow-nosed albatrosses and the above-mentioned Northern rockhopper penguins (Eu- dyptes moseleyi); the latter population consists of two colonies with an estimated 10,000 breeding pairs. All these animals were severely impacted by the oil catastrophy!

A ship from SANCCOB (The Southern African Foundation for the Conserva- tion of Coastal Birds) immediately set sail from Cape Town in order to provide assistance. Ten years ago, this organization successfully treated and saved hundreds of thousands of oiled birds after a major oil spill in South Africa. A few years ago, Harald Schwammer, along with Christian Windisch, our penguin keeper, visited the station at Cape Town. The Friends of Schönbrunn Zoo have repeatedly © Daniel Zupanc financially supported SANCCOB. Successfully breeding Northern rockhopper penguin Saving such severely oiled penguins at Zoo Vienna. and seabirds is no easy task: despite best efforts, many animals die even if they are rapidly located. The sea birds have many symptoms beyond oiled feathers, including eye damage and © Archive Tristan da Cunha injured lungs; because they attempt Oiled Northern to clean their feathers, oil quickly rockhopper penguins, enters their stomachs, leading to Tristan da Cunha. acute poisoning. In the initial rescue mission in the first few days, about 6000 oiled Rockhopper penguins were collected. All the inhabitants of Nonetheless, the future of the North- England has also provided critically Tristan da Cunha pitched in to help – ern rockhopper penguins hangs in the needed help. Nonetheless, this ac- swimming pools, warehouses, fish as balance. Schönbrunn Zoo is proud cident is expected to have repercus- food – all were supplied as needed. To of its captive breeding program sions for many long years. date more than 2000 penguins have for Northern rockhopper penguins. already died of their symptoms, and Once again, the animals are serving all the other bird species also expe- as ambassadors for their kin in the rienced mass mortalities. The rescue wild. The Society of the Friends has teams continue to work feverishly, donated 5000 Euros to support the and hundreds of penguins have been rescue teams. released weekly on Tristan da Cunha. WAZA news 3/11 7

Matt Rand – The Pew Environment Group Sharks at Risk! »

Powerful and perfectly adapted, Many sharks are apex predators and Sharks are also an increasingly impor- sharks have roamed the world’s play a key role in maintaining balance tant tourism draw for countries that oceans for more than 400 million in healthy marine ecosystems includ- still have healthy shark populations years. They predate dinosaurs and ing healthy habitats and fisheries. of these iconic fish. Much as the big have survived multiple mass ex- They regulate the variety and abun- cats draw flocks of visitors to what tinctions, but today they are not dance of the species below them in is left of the African savanna, more equipped to withstand the threats the food web, including commercially and more tourists are spending their now posed by humans. Up to 73 mil- important fish species. In addition, travel budgets diving where sharks lion sharks are killed each year to sharks help to maintain the health still thrive. Tourism involving live support the global shark fin trade, to of their marine habitats, including sharks, such as recreational diving meet the demand for shark fins, meat, seagrass beds and coral reefs. and shark watching from boats, is liver oil and other products. Too often, typically more sustainable and often fishermen cut off the fins of a shark The effects of losing sharks are com- more lucrative than shark fishing and and discard the body at sea to sink to plex and often hard to quantify but, trade. its death on the sea floor. This waste- similar to land species such as lions ful practice known as finning is a lead- and tigers, the loss or severe deple- Many countries now protect their ing global threat to shark populations. tion of a top predator could cause sharks from commercial fishing. The International Union for Conser- irreversible damage to the ocean Palau in the Pacific Ocean, Maldives vation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of including far-reaching ecological and in the Indian Ocean, and Honduras Threatened Species has assessed that economic consequences across the with coasts in the Pacific and Carib- 30 percent of shark and ray species ecosystem. In addition, due to their bean Oceans, have declared their around the world are threatened or life history characteristics, such as waters as shark sanctuaries where near threatened with extinction. slow growth, late maturation and commercial shark fishing is pro- production of few offspring, sharks hibited throughout the entirety of are vulnerable to overfishing and slow a country’s exclusive economic zone. to recover from decline. As a result, The Marshall Islands have instituted shark populations are in trouble glob- shark fishing moratoriums and Ha- ally, and many species have plum- waii, Guam and the Commonwealth The oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus meted to dangerously low levels. of the Northern Mariana Islands have longimanus) is one of the most widespread shark species and is found in all of the world’s oceans. © Jim Abernethy 8 WAZA news 3/11

Cécile Erny – AFdPZ » French

all instituted retention bans aimed Association at prohibiting the possession of shark fins in their state or territorial waters. These recent developments of Zoos in shark conservation have served as a wake-up call spurring other governments to take action as well.

The Pew Environment Group’s glob- Created in 1969, today AFdPZ gath- • take part in professional meet- al shark conservation campaign has ers 65 of the most important French ings such as revision of the French been working with these nations zoos which represent over 15 mil- National Strategy for Biodiversity and others whose waters still have lion visitors and more than 46,000 2011–2020 diverse populations of sharks to animals (among them 26.6% are • collaborate for editing of the advocate for international shark mammals, 40.5% are birds and 10.6% collective agreement and sign for conservation. This summer the cam- are reptiles). In 2010, 16 EEPs out of the employers’ organization paign will be releasing a film about 180, and 15 ESBs out of 179 were run the threats sharks face and the im- by AFdPZ members. The AFdPZ is a member of WAZA and portant role sharks play in maintain- EAZA, and since 2009, AFdPZ is now ing healthy marine ecosystems. The After thirteen years of Presidency of a member of the IUCN. film highlights the Bahamas, one of the AFdPZ, Françoise Delord decided the few places that still have a high to quit. She has been appointed Hon- Lately, we decided to modernize our diversity and abundance of healthy orary Chairman. Her son Rodolphe logo which was unchanged since the shark populations. Delord has been elected President by set up of the AFdPZ. The logo was the General Assembly in May 2011! very strict and did not reflect the The Bahamas is one of the top He is also managing director of the dynamism of the AFdPZ. Futhermore, destinations to snorkel and/or dive ZooParc de Beauval. the meaning of the initials AFdPZ with sharks, claiming the name was not specified. In addition, with “Shark Diving Capital of the World.” The main goals of the association are: its round shape the new logo is more Sharks rank high on the majority • link the institutions in order to in line with the international context of scuba divers’ must-see lists, and improve communication between (see the WAZA and EAZA logos!). many divers would be willing to pay them, and with the legal authorities, more to see a shark in the wild. With and promote zoos with the public Plans for the future: We have several 92 percent of The Bahamas Dive in general through media (website ideas for development, particularly Association members offering some www.afdpz.org, newsletter “La Li- to reinforce our involvement form of shark dive activity, sharks corne”, new page Facebook AFdPZ) in conservation. have become the main attraction in • be the official contact of the Minis- the Bahamas. try of Ecology and of the Ministry If you have questions, please feel free of Agriculture for all the issues to contact us! The film is scheduled to premiere concerning zoos, represent them, in the Bahamas in August and can and discuss new French legislation, subsequently be made available to implementation of European direc- any zoo or aquarium that would like tives, placement of animals coming AFdPZ to show the film as part of a multi- from seizures media display or screening event. To • help them to respect the AFdPZ Rodolphe Delord – President request a copy of the film, contact Code of Ethics Cécile Erny – Executive secretary Liz Karan, Pew Environment Group, • organize specific training at [email protected]. (e.g. elephant training, ISIS) Executive office: • compile all the data for the French AFdPZ – C/O ZooParc de Beauval available and wanted list of animals 41110 Saint Aignan • support conservation: currently France AFdPZ supports financially the To find out more: Vulture Conservation Foundation E-mail: [email protected] www.pewenvironment.org/sharks which protects 4 vultures species www.afdpz.org in Europe WAZA news 3/11 9

Malcolm T. Hyett – Terranostra Romanian Zoos! Are They Working? »

When asked about the conditions The current situation within the The Romanian people in general see presently regarding the zoologi- zoo world here is that there are 40 the captive animals as purely for cal institutions in Romania, I very zoological establishments of which something different to look at and frequently tell people to ‘Google Zoos 20 are members of the federation and it has been noted that the visitors in Romania’. This is in reality probably those are fully licensed under the EU do complain if animals are moved to very wrong as the comments are all Zoo Directive (Zoo Law 191/2002 and a larger enclosure not being able to in the negative with bad news about Ministerial Order 1798/2007). see the inhabitants as clear as they cramped small cages, stereotypi- could in their old cage, so there is lit- cal behaviours and cruelty by staff In 2008 the Government pledged tle motivation to change the cramped members with nothing or very little money to 14 zoos which came up animal display conditions and to in the way of good news or proactive with suitable plans for improving the train the keepers to understand the comments about what is happening welfare conditions of their collections, natural behaviour of their charges or behind the scenes. with more to be allocated at a later to provide enrichment. date to other zoos. However it came One reason for this is that it is still under the financial cutbacks due to Animals are seen just to be an enter- very difficult to obtain information the recession and in most cases this tainment object for the public e.g. re- regarding the current situation from has not as yet come to fruition. This cently I visited a zoo in the east of the either the zoos themselves or the financial aid, whilst it would help in country where a keeper on a number authorities involved. the regeneration of the establish- of occasions, noisily chased the Ben- ments, does not support the general gal tigers from their night quarters for The full picture however is not all day to day running costs of the zoos. the viewing by the very small number bad, as the Romanian Federation of of visitors. She also offered to make Zoos and Aquariums is making good The establishments are not savvy the lion roar for a young visitor, say- efforts to learn what is involved in with the art of fundraising and the ing that ‘the lion is a bad animal and Modern Zoo Practices. They are now entrance fees in the great majority I am the only one who can stand up to Associate Members of EAZA (Europe- of cases are as little as 25pence/cents him’ and then promptly went behind an Association of Zoos and Aquaria) per adult and less for children, which to the night quarters and hit the cage and are being mentored by BIAZA cover very little indeed. bars with a stick provoking the lion to (British and Irish Association of Zoos a series of roars! and Aquaria). Many of the enclosures have little or no educational information and Brown bear at Zoo Galati. where there is it can sometimes © Malcolm Hyett misleading due to the inhabitant not being the one that is being described.

…entrance fees in the great majority of cases are as little as 25 pence/cents…

To find out more: www.zoolinx-romania.ro 10 WAZA news 3/11 Shane Good WAZA Interview » Animal Keeper at Cleveland Metroparks

There are a small number of NGO’s Shane Good is a passionate animal keeper for 19 years. He works at Cleve- who have tried to ease the over- land Metroparks Zoo, USA in what is called Australian Adventure. He was crowding in some zoos by taking president of the International Congress of Zookeepers (ICZ) from 2005 till animals (especially Lions) out of 2011 and is president of the American Association of Zoo Keepers from 2007 the country and relocating them in to present. South African sanctuaries and quite Shane kindly accepted to answer questions about the life as a keeper, the recently 13 lions were moved from challenges and risks involved in caring for wild animals and how regional one zoo here to the Yorkshire Wildlife and global associations can help him in his mission. Park (UK). WAZA: What is your exact role at your WAZA: Can you take us through The closure of Buhusi Zoo (45 ani- Zoo? Shane: I am an Animal Keeper a typical day of your working life? mals) showed just how difficult and in Australian Adventure at Cleveland Shane: Mornings are always the most expensive the relocation of a collec- Metroparks Zoo, USA. hectic part of the day as I try to get as tion is in that it took 5 years to find much accomplished as possible be- new homes with the animals being WAZA: Why did you become a zoo- fore the zoo opens to the public. The moved to collections as far away keeper? Shane: I’m actually the son day begins with checking on my ani- as Australia and South Africa by an of a zoo keeper, so zoos have always mals and exhibits, giving out morn- American/UK based NGO (The Lions been a part of my life. I would help ing feedings, and preparing exhibits Roar). The relocation of animals is my father feed the ducks and geese for the day ahead. Any medications hampered by records in the past not on our zoo’s Waterfowl Lake and need to be given, sometimes multiple being kept or updated. have pictures of me as a small child times per day. If an animal needs vet- handing out treats to various animals erinary care, I may need to take it to The other option to closing down throughout the zoo. I began working the vet hospital or assist the vet if he zoos is to train the staff in all as- as a seasonal keeper at our Children’s comes to my area. Training, enrich- pects of Modern Zoo Practices and Farm while I was in college and have ment, and exhibit maintenance are this has in the past few years been been a full-time keeper for almost priorities. My area includes numerous approached by a number of work- twenty years. reptiles and amphibians, so maintain- shops and visits to the country’s ing life-support systems for those zoos by well respected personnel – WAZA: According to you, what are species is a priority. Once the animal Dr Dominique Tropeano OBE, Harry the personal characteristics required care priorities are accomplished, the Shwammer, Andreas Kaufmann, for someone to be successful as day may include department meet- Danny de Man (EAZA) Miranda a zookeeper? Shane: A success- ings, educational presentations to Stevenson (BIAZA) and John Wright ful keeper in a modern zoo needs the public, data collection for the to name but a few. a multitude of characteristics and Conservation & Science Department, skills. First, they need a good work pest control, and a multitude of other Recently a group was formed as ethic, observational skills, the ability tasks. I have numerous interns that part of ‘The Shape of Enrichment’ to multi-task, and work with limited pass through my area so providing organisation’s regional programmes supervision. They need to be willing them instruction and supervision is an ‘Shape South and East Europe’ in to work in changing environments important part of the job. One thing an effort to increase the knowledge that can be hot or cold, wet, dusty, that always seems to surprise people and importance of enrichment. even dangerous. They must possess is how much paperwork and data This is looking very promising with a scientific background with the abil- a zoo keeper maintains. This may a workshop being proposed for ity to perform research, conservation include daily keeper reports, training later this year which is creating very and other complex tasks, yet have logs, enrichment charts, temperature proactive responses within Romania the desire to embrace the traditional data, animal data transfer forms, and Hungary. duties of a keeper’s job such as clean- medication logs, and animal behav- ing stalls, feeding, and maintaining iour information, just to name a few. So in answer to the heading (Are Ro- exhibits. A common misconcep- manian Zoos Working?) The answer tion about zookeeping is that it is is yes…. albeit slowly…. However, a profession for animal –oriented ‘Rome was not built in a day’, and people, those who don’t get along there is still much work to be done, with people. However, a keeper deals but, given the right advice and train- with many people on a daily basis ing from the world’s zoo profession- including co-workers, managers, zoo als they will get there. visitors, zoo society members, etc, and therefore inter-personal skills are a very important characteristic. WAZA news 3/11 11

Shane Good and Shadow, a miniature horse, have known each other twenty-one years, Shadow now resides in Kookaburra Station of Australian Adventure where Shane is an Animal Keeper. © Jeanne DeBonis

worked extensively with Polar Bears International and often educate visitors about polar bears, the Arctic, and climate change.

WAZA: Do you think zookeepers are well recognised? What is, according to you, the biggest misconception people have about zoo keeping? Shane: I think that within the zoo industry, zoo keepers are not recognized as well as they should be. The greatest misconception is that they do not have something to offer to the decision makers of the industry. To WAZA: What are the best and worst WAZA: Would you say that your job give an example, much has been dis- aspects of your job? Shane: I think is a risky one? Shane: Yes, the zoo cussed within WAZA and the regional most keepers would agree that keeping profession certainly is a risky zoo associations about the sustain- the best part about their job is the one. One might immediately think of ability of our animal populations. daily interaction they have with their the things that grab media head- However, despite the fact that zoo animals. There aren’t many profes- lines like animal escapes, venomous keepers are the ones who spend more sions in the world that allow you daily animals, zoonotic diseases, diving time with these animals than any interaction with some of the world’s with dangerous animals, and animal other classification of zoo employee, most unique and endangered wildlife. bites. However, risky also includes none of the professional zoo keeper To get to know these animals on an the things the media may not find associations have been recruited to individual, even personal basis, and as sensational. Hearing loss from assist. In many parts of the world, zoo make a positive difference in their screaming cockatoos, lung damage keepers are highly educated, skilled, lives is an extraordinary thing. On from 30 years of barn dust and bleach and eager to assist. In short, in many the flip side, most of these animals fumes, ladder falls, knife cuts, and of your zoos, keepers are your great- have much shorter life spans than we the arthritis that is the toll paid for est untapped resource. do, so we end up losing most of the a long career in zoo keeping. Not that animals with which we have devel- I personally have suffered all of the WAZA: Would you say that you get oped a bond. above, but I know keepers who have. enough information/support from Zoo keeping is a profession that puts your regional association and from WAZA: What is the biggest challenge a lot of wear and tear on the body. WAZA? If not, what would you you had to face as a zookeeper? recommend to improve this sup- Shane: The biggest challenge in my WAZA: In your daily work do you feel port? Shane: I mentioned the ICZ career was serving as the President you have enough interaction with earlier, and one of the single, greatest of the International Congress of Zoo visitors? And do you manage to con- reasons for our success has been the Keepers (ICZ). The ICZ is a collabora- vey conservation messages? Shane: incredible support that we receive tion of the world’s nine professional I consider myself a frontline educator. from WAZA. Without the recognition zoo keeper associations. We started Research has shown that many zoo and support the ICZ receives from the ICZ in 2000 and today it repre- visitors prefer hearing their conserva- WAZA, we would not be where we sents over 6000 zoo keepers from tion messages from zoo keepers and are today. In general, I think there is over 30 countries. However, that suc- find those messages most credible. always room for improvement for all cess did not come without challenges, They recognize a keeper’s personal of the regional zoo and zoo keeper which included many financial, cultur- connection to the animals under associations to work more closely al, and language barriers that we were their care and that connection carries together. We all share the same com- able to work through. It is still a work credibility. I take that responsibility mon missions, so it only makes sense in progress, but we are very proud of seriously and try to find time every for us to collaborate and partner the success we have had so far. day to meet with zoo visitors. I have toward our common goals. 12 WAZA news 3/11

Jeffrey A. McNeely, Senior Science Advisor – IUCN My Career From Zoo To Jungle: A Personal Odyssey

This is a brief reflection on how normal life. A call went out for animal a zookeeper became an international keepers, a civil service position in conservationist. I offer this in hopes Los Angeles and therefore open to of inspiring others to take advantage competition. Then a senior at UCLA, of the many available opportunities I applied and was lucky enough to to conserve the species and ecosys- be appointed one of the new crew. tems that have enriched our lives. Even more lucky, I had formed a good relationship with the Chief Animal I spent the first five years of my life Keeper, Fred Rose, and many of the in San Diego, beginning in the clos- other keepers, perhaps from the free ing months of World War II. I don’t food I would slip to them from time remember much from those days, to time when, in desperation, they Dr. Charles Sedgwick, for emergen- but my many trips to the San Diego would turn to the city-run refresh- cies. He came in from time to time, Zoo etched the sights, sounds, and ment stand. And Fred was kind and I was able to assist him in quite smells of huge animals somewhere enough to schedule my time so that a few of his veterinary procedures, in my deep consciousness (though I could continue my studies while including a few caesarian sections. some of the smells may have been working full time at the zoo. And I got to see our first Arabian oryx self-inflicted). born, on a closed circuit television Meanwhile, I had applied to graduate system we had set up. No problems, Fast forward to my senior year in school at UCLA, and was accepted, thank goodness, and we later were secondary school in Los Angeles, and which posed a new challenge. Of able to send some of the offspring like all California teenagers, I needed course I still needed the money back to their natural habitat. The Ara- money to keep my car running so from working at the zoo, but I also bian oryx has just been upgraded by girls would go out with me. I was able needed to put a little more time into IUCN from Endangered to Vulnerable, to get a weekend job at the LA Zoo my studies. So Fred gave me the the first species ever to return from selling hot dogs, sugary soft drinks, plum job of being the night keeper, Extinct in the Wild to this somewhat and peanuts for visitors to eat or feed working from 5.00 pm to 5.00 am on less fraught status. to the monkeys. Back in those days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and it was a small zoo, with even most of from midnight to 5.00 am on Thurs- Lots of other wild animals also visited the large carnivores imprisoned in day night (technically, Friday morn- the zoo at night, to take advantage 1930-style cages, with little indica- ing). Killed my social life, but gave of its nocturnal opportunities: skunks, tion of how they might look or act in me the run of the zoo when many raccoons, opossums, and of course the wild. of the nocturnal animals were more rats (who provided good target active and nobody else was around practice with a pellet gun). Spring After a few years, I started another to distract them. I also had time evenings were ideal for capturing weekend job, driving “the Elephant to start a journal called “American baby skunks, and the zoo’s elephant Train”, “a complete 25-minute guided Zookeeper”, designed to help make keeper, Scott Riddle, came to visit me lecture tour of the entire zoo” and tell- our profession more professional; one night for a skunk hunt. We caught ing visitors about the animals. Warren I understand that it has gone through a mother skunk and put her in a trash Beatty and Natalie Wood took one of some evolutionary changes, but still barrel which we put in Fred Rose’s my trains, and so did Charles Bronson; exists, as does the American Associa- office for a morning greeting (re- and Mae West visited often, riding tion of Zoo Keepers (AAZK), of which member, I was just a college student regally into the zoo in her black limou- I was President at LA in 1967, when at the time, hence subject to pulling sine and sending her studly chauffeur the organization was just sprouting. such pranks). We also caught five to give special treats to the woolly baby skunks, and convinced, with lit- monkeys she had donated to the zoo The zoo at night gave me a chance to tle difficulty, Dr. Sedgwick to remove when they become too troublesome learn about animal behavior, espe- the scent glands, with me and Scott to keep at home. cially with the five baby gorillas, six assisting. Sedg only popped two or baby orangutans, and four baby three of the glands, as Scott and I had Then came the big announcement chimpanzees that needed to be fed our heads close to the action where that a new zoo was to be built every four hours or so. And of course we could inhale the result (in retro- elsewhere in Griffith Park, providing I needed to keep an eye on animals spect, I suspect our respected vet of substantially more space and giving that were ill, or about to give birth, having his own fun with us, as he was the inmates a chance to lead a more ready to call in the zoo veterinarian, well insulated from the bouquet). The © McNeely archive bunch of orangutans 13 Jeff McNeely in Borneo with a in the background, taken in 1978. »

museum. next night I took my girlfriend out Naturally, I got in touch with Thai- to a drive-in movie, a favored form land’s leading naturalist, Dr. Boon- Boonsong’s museum remained of fun back in those days, and kind song Lekagul, and he asked me to a magnet, or perhaps a pheromone, of the point of having a car. As soon come to work with him to write for visiting conservationists. When as the feature started, so did I, but a book on The Mammals of Thailand John Blower flew in from Nepal, my sweetheart swore: “Your breath after I finished my assignment in where he was running a major inter- smells like you swallowed a skunk!” Phangnga. I ended up spending five national program to support govern- So we just watched the movie, sitting years working with him, absorbing ment efforts to establish protected as far apart as she could get from me. as much of his wisdom as I could. areas, he mentioned that his next Lesson: never inhale the vapors of His small natural history museum in program would be in Indonesia, but a mustelid scent gland. Bangkok was the first stop for visiting he knew that the task was too big conservationists, so I was able to for his organization (the Food and Sounds like an idyllic life, and in many meet officials from IUCN, WWF, vari- Agriculture Organization of the ways, it was. But the 1960s was not ous governments, and many others. United Nations) and he wanted IUCN all fun and games, especially for and WWF to join in the effort to help draft-age males. The Vietnam war I took two years off to go to the most Indonesia establish a national system was heating up, and the demand for remote part of Nepal, as co-leader of of protected areas that would protect cannon fodder it was so great that the Arun Valley Wildlife Expedition. the country’s vast wildlife wealth. they even called on UCLA graduate Living among people who had no He asked if I would be interested in students. When I passed my physical cash income, no schools, no health- running this for him, and of course in 1968 and was told that my time care, and incredible knowledge about I agreed. Thus was born the first would be coming in the next few how to survive was a tremendous ex- country program for IUCN and WWF, months, I quickly joined the Peace perience. Seeing local women walk- in 1977, with projects from Siberut in Corps, in hopes of being sent to ing up the mountain carrying loads the west (with four species of endem- Uganda, Venezuela, or any other that weighed as much as they did was ic primates) to West Papua in the east place with lots of wildlife and no Viet humbling, especially when carrying (where Jared Diamond surveyed birds Cong. But instead I got sent to Thai- a camera, binoculars, notebook, and to help identify the most important land, an active player in the war to a canteen was all I could handle once sites to save). its east. I worked for the Thai Health we started getting into the spec- Department building water systems tacular high-altitude approaches to And of course my first stop was the for schools, and was fortunate again. Mt. Makalu. Jakarta Zoo, to experience anew I worked in Phangnga province in the some of Indonesia’s spectacular wild- southern part of the country, with I returned to Dr. Boonsong’s museum life that I was able to see in the wild in high rainfall and still lots of forest to polish off the mammal book and the subsequent years. intersected with trails made by wild ended up working in Laos, Cambodia elephants, gibbons calling from the and Vietnam in the closing days of I could go on and on (see my book, tops of tall trees, tiger tracks along the war, trying to promote conser- “Soul of the Tiger”, written with Paul the streams, hundreds of species of vation and protected areas as part Wachtel/Sochaczewski), but one birds that I knew previously from the of the development plans for the thing led to another, and in 1980 I was zoo, and so forth. Lower Mekong Basin. I also prepared asked by IUCN to come to Switzer- a Master Plan for the Chiengmai Zoo, land to be the Executive Officer of its a modest effort that has now been Parks Commission. I of course accept- far exceeded as Thailand has become ed, and stayed at IUCN until I retired more prosperous. in 2009 as Chief Scientist. I continued 14

to work with zoos (many of IUCN’s helping to convert these members are zoos), including serving into productive ways to » on an advisory committee for the US stay involved with conserva- National Zoo when they were having tion of the wild animals that some management issues; one of appealed to me before I was my friends from Nepal, John Seiden- even old enough to realize sticker, was then Curator of Mammals how precarious their existence at the National Zoo. And now, in my was. Working in the places dotage, I am Chair of IUCN’s Red List where my favorite animals Committee, among other challenges lived made it clear that habitats hoping to encourage the world’s zoos needed to be conserved, and to include Red List status on all of working with the people who their information about the species lived in those habitats helped they are conserving. We hope to use me to appreciate how they can the Red List to generate support from be involved in conservation as zoos and aquariums for conserving well. Looking back, I cannot species in the wild, and continue imagine having actually planned reintroduction success stories like the any of this. I have been incredibly Arabian Oryx, California Condor, and fortunate, but luck is more likely Black-footed Ferret. to strike if one is ready to recognize opportunity when it knocks, © McNeely archive And so it goes. Lives seem full of ac- and take a few risks in opening the Jeff McNeely and Jim Thorsell holding a stuffed giant panda in Wolong Nature cidents and opportunities, and I have doors. My thanks to the zoo commu- Reserve in Sichuan, China in 1985. been blessed by having many people nity for starting it all.

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Gerald Dick – WAZA Executive Office Markus Gusset – WAZA Executive Office Book Reviews » Saving The World’s established in order to set up what initiative “Save the world’s wildlife”, Wildlife, WWF – was called the “World Wildlife Fund” more recently the Coral Triangle Initia- The First 50 Years and backed by the “World Wildlife tive, Congo Basin Initiative or climate by Alexis Schwarzenbach Charter”. The biggest concern at change activities such as the deal

Profile Books, London, 2011. that early time was the conserva- with Lafarge to reduce CO2 emissions 350 pp. ISBN 978-1-84668-530-9 tion of wildlife and protected areas by 20%. While organisational and in the post-colonial time in Africa. management developments as well The Zürich born author Schwarzen- Officially launched in London in 1961, as challenges are widely discussed, bach is a historian who has previously the organisation was legally founded a list of conservation achievements, of written a book about Albert Einstein in Zürich, Switzerland in the same which there are many, is missing. This and funny enough is not at all a WWF year. The secretariat was established would have nicely complemented this confidant. He took on the challenge at IUCN headquarters in Morges and lavishly illustrated history book. to not only write a book about the the Swiss base should guarantee The book is available in English, genesis of WWF, but also to design international acceptance due to the German and French languages. the exhibition “WWF – A Biography” absence of colonial history. The mix at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of people involved was meant to of the first global conservation or- make sure a growing and influential ganization, shown in the Zürich at the organisation came into being: politi- Go Green! A Young Person’s National Museum, Switzerland. cally influential aristocrats, market- Guide to the Blue Planet This book provides not only histori- ing specialists, conservationists by Claudia Myatt cal insight in the WWF organization, and bankers. Difficult times for the Royal Yachting Association, but also makes one understand the organisation are not kept in the dark, Southampton, 2010. factors of success. For this publica- but openly addressed and include the 104 pp. ISBN 978-1906435011 tion not only the private archives of early involvement of prominent hunt- the Duke of Edinburgh were made ers (Prince Philip shot a tiger in India Go Green! A Young Person’s Guide to accessible, but also other not yet pub- during a state visit in 1961), the po- the Blue Planet is a well illustrated, lished sources were used. The author tentially competing relationship with easy to read book aimed at promot- relentlessly analyses the evolution Bernhard Grzimek, the difficulties to ing environmental awareness to of the organization, years of success set up country branches in the USA youngsters while taking them on and growth as well as critical and and in South Africa, the involvement a thoroughly enjoyable adventure difficult times. Originally meant to be of WWF president Prince Bernhard in on waterways and shorelines. This solely a fund-raising organisation for the Lockheed scandal, the coopera- book also highlights the problems IUCN, soon WWF became an inde- tive approach especially with the oil some of our wildlife experiences due pendent conservation organisation, industry and the controversy about to polluted waterways and beaches. but always tied to the expertise and nuclear energy as well as the involve- Written and illustrated by celebrated guidance of IUCN. Although these ment in undercover activities on artist Claudia Myatt, Go Green! is two organisations had always ups illegal trade of rhino horn and ivory. ideal for 7–12 year olds. and downs in their relationship, it is Under the biggest conservation wins The book is currently available in funny that Gerald Watterson, IUCN in the course of the history are the English only. director general in 1962, made the establishment of the Coto Doñana first sketches of the panda logo, later National Park in Spain, many species refined by the first WWF Vice-pres- projects which started ident Sir Peter Scott. The decision with the for taking the panda as the logo of the organisation was based on quite simple criteria: attractive and cuddly, black and white for reproduction and endangered. The book shows the different stages of the logo development as well as many publications as facsimile covers. Emerging from a group of British conservationists, soon an international group was

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Markus Gusset – WAZA Executive Office » Book Reviews What Zoos Can Do: An Introduction to Zoo The Leading Zoological Biology and Management Gardens of Europe 2010–2020 by Paul A. Rees by Anthony Sheridan Wiley-Blackwell, Schüling Verlag, Chichester, 2011 | 432 pp Münster, 2011 | 388 pp ISBN 978-1-4051-9350-4 (paperback) ISBN 978-3-86523-183-3 (paperback) This book is intended as an introduc- keeping and the educational role of This book contains unique informa- tory text for students studying a wide zoos, including a consideration of tion and analyses 80 leading zoologi- range of courses concerned with ani- visitor behaviour. It concludes with cal gardens in 21 European countries. mal management, zoo biology and a discussion of the role of zoos in the This is a must-have book for all those wildlife conservation, and should also conservation of species in the wild interested in zoos – enthusiasts, scep- be useful to animal keepers and other and in species reintroductions. This tics, visitors, sponsors, zoo owners, zoo professionals. It is divided into book takes an international perspec- politicians, wildlife conservationists three parts. Part 1 considers the func- tive and includes a wide range of ex- and all those working in and for zoos. tion of zoos, their history, how zoos amples of the operation of zoos and The book deals with a wide variety of are managed, ethics, zoo legislation breeding programmes particularly in zoo-related aspects, some of which and wildlife conservation law. Part 2 the UK, continental Europe, North rarely dealt with in other publications, discusses the design of zoos and zoo America and Australasia. such as the role of the zoo director, exhibits, animal nutrition, reproduc- The book comes with a companion landscape design, education, ex situ tion, animal behaviour (including website with additional resources. and in situ conservation, marketing enrichment and training), animal wel- It contains more than 400 pages with strategies, future plans and zoo asso- fare, veterinary care, animal handling numerous black-and-white photo- ciations. Each of the 80 zoos covered and transportation. Finally, Part 3 dis- graphs, line drawings and tables. The is portrayed in detail on three pages cusses captive breeding programmes, book costs 55 Swiss Francs and is cur- each. The book includes tables con- genetics, population biology, record rently available in English only. taining the evaluation of the presentation of a number of iconic species in each of the zoos as well as ranking lists concerning visitor factors, education and conservation, and commer- WZACS Published in French cial and organisation. All profits from the sale of this book Thanks to SNDPZ (Société Na- are being donated to Stiftung Arten- tionale des Parcs Zoologiques) schutz, a German in situ conservation the WAZA Conservation Strategy charity supported by more than 20 is now also available in French. of the German and Austrian zoos WAZA acknowledges the hard covered in this book. This donation work done by Nathalie Bertin in Construire un avenir will support a specific conservation the secretariat, Franck Haelewyn, pour la faune et la flore project for gibbons in Vietnam. who coordinated the project and La Stratégie Mondiale It contains almost 400 pages with did the translation and Emmanuel de Conservation des Zoos et Aquariums numerous full-colour photographs, Mouton and Damien Montay, maps and tables. The book costs who did the proof reading. To- 30 Swiss Francs. It is currently availa- gether with the other 10 language ble in English and German (Das A und versions the French version is O im Zoo: Europas führende Zoolo- available on the WAZA website gische Gärten (easy access via the blue button 2010–2020 / on the homepage: “Voice of the ISBN 978- Global Zoo and Aquarium Com- 3-86523- munity”). 184-0). WAZA news 3/11 Announcements 17

WAZA Executive Office Announcements WAZA Council Elections 2011: At the COP 10 of the Convention the extinction of threatened species on Biological Diversity last year and the status improvement of those Results in Nagoya, the Strategic Plan for species most in decline. The 7th Zoo 2011–2020 was adopted. Under and Aquarium Marketing Confer- the vision: “By 2050, biodiversity ence held in Granby, Canada, 13– In May ballots were sent to is valued, conserved, restored and 16 June 2011 endorsed the participa- all 277 voting members wisely used, maintaining ecosystem tion in the decade, specifically as far requesting sending them back services, sustaining a healthy planet as the awareness target is concerned. by 30 June 2011. 173 valid and delivering benefits essential for A recommendation is passed on to ballots were received back all people” five strategic goals and the Prague WAZA Annual Conference in the WAZA Executive Office 20 targets were formulated in order for further consideration. and in presence of Carla Duarte, to save the world’s biodiversity. This legal department of IUCN, document, which is also available in the ballots were counted a brochure format (www.cbd.int), is on 7 July with the following not only a plan for this convention, result: but marks a significant milestone for all conservation conventions (such as CITES, Ramsar, CMS) as well as Ratification of officers NGOs (like WWF, IUCN). For the zoo and aquarium community the most 1. President: Jörg Junhold relevant targets are target 1 about 2. President-elect: Lee Ehmke awareness of the values of biodiversity and the contribution people can make to conserve biodiversity Elected Council Members and sustainably using it as well as target 12 which is about preventing Region I: 1. Rick Barongi 2. Kevin Bell 3. Joanne Lalumière

Brochure for Acquisition Region II: 1. Olivier Pagan of New Members Published! 2. Lena Lindén 3. David Field With the support of Houston Zoo and Minnesota Zoological Garden, WAZA Region III: has published a colourful guide for 1. Chris West new members and those interested in WAZA. All existing members are encouraged to order as many copies as you wish from the WAZA Execu- tive Office and help to generate new members. A big thank you in advance to all of you! 18 Announcements WAZA news 3/11

Hannah Sneyd – CICADA Bellwether Announcements Animal Ingenuity on Air David Jones The planned TV programme with the support of many WAZA members Receives PAAZAB slightly changed the focus onto animal ingenuity rather than just animal Chairman’s Award 2011 behaviour. We want to show examples of animals managing to ‘outwit’ their In January, 2001, David Jones began using his North American and Euro- owners and keepers and also case pean Zoo, and international animal welfare contacts to coordinate efforts to where humans learn from animals and send worldwide aid to the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan. Also in 2003, a similar learn to stay one step ahead. The tone relief effort for Baghdad was launched, and proved equally successful. is still very light, playful and positive. During 2007, David suggested that excess funds be moved to assist the Giza We have done a small amount of film- Zoo in Cairo, Egypt. It is here that the partnership with PAAZAB started. ing so far but will be moving into full With this funding channeled through North Carolina Zoo, veterinary, educa- production in summer. The show will tion and executive assistance have since been provided to the Giza Zoo air worldwide towards the end of the by personnel from PAAZAB Institutional members a series of missions to year on Animal Planet of Discovery. Egypt over the past two years. These missions have significantly contrib- Exact dates/air times are yet un- uted to the promulgation of higher standards of day-to-day animal welfare known but most likely around 7pm. practice at this zoo. We have been very successful with David Jones’ foresight and a number of zoos and are moving ongoing efforts to assist towards the production phase of the zoos in crisis is well docu- project. Some of the zoos we’re in dis- mented and it is with sincere cussion with/have sent us footage are: gratitude that that PAAZAB • Tropiquaria, Somerset, UK acknowledges his guidance, • Maholoholo Animal Rehab Centre, his insight and his efforts on Pretoria, SA behalf of the Association. • Rondevlei Nature Reserve, CT, SA David is the co-chair of the • Buin Zoo, Chile WAZA ethics and animal • Temaiken Zoo, Argentina welfare committee, since • Busch Gardens/Seaworld, USA 1994 David is Director of the • National Zoo, Washington USA North Carolina Zoological • Houston Zoo, Texas USA Park, in Asheboro, North • Adelaide Zoo, Australia Carolina, USA. David is • Knuthenbourg Zoo, Denmark a veterinarian and zoolo- • Sao Paulo Zoo, Brazil gist by training, and worked • Nordens Ark, Sweden with the Zoological Soci- • Ran Gamut Safari Park, ety of London for 25 years Tel Aviv, Israel in a number of different …and there are many more. So you capacities before eventually © WAZA can see that your contacting the zoos becoming its Chief Executive David Jones at WAZA Annual Conference, has been extremely helpful, many Officer. St Louis 2009. thanks!

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Carole Lecointre – WAZA Executive Office

The Conservation and WAZA opens the Research Department “MarCom Platform”! of Johannesburg Zoo

Received the City Following the WAZA Marketing Please send us your case studies, Conference in Canada in June, WAZA marketing and communication cam- of Johannesburg’s, has decided to implement a new tool paigns and press clippings so that we for our members: the WAZA MarCom can put them online and update this ‘We Make Joburg Platform. This platform is available tool on a regular basis! only on the member’s area of the Great’ – Excellence WAZA website and is dedicated to the Also don’t forget to send us your marketing teams of all our members. news, press releases and job opportu- Award nities so that we can put them online The objective of this platform is to on the WAZA public site. The presentation was made at provide you with a sharing point for a function at Montecasino, Johan- all marketing and communication For those who don’t have access to nesburg, on 22 June 2011. Team matters by giving you access to other the member’s area of our website yet Members received a trophy, gift members’ experiences and best prac- it is time to register now! hampers and banners. tices with two different sections: Go to www.waza.org and click on The Zoo’s Member of the Mayoral “MarCom case studies”: any interest- “register” on the top right corner Council, Councillor Greeff and ing marketing and communication of the page. You will have to fill in Dr van der Spuy, the Zoo’s CEO case studies from around the world. a short form and your password will also made special mention of the be sent to you within 24 hours. Awards to the Mayor, City Man- “Press Clippings” members’ press clip- ager and Councillors at a Mayoral pings illustrating outreach and impact. See you online! Committee Meeting.

© Joburg Zoo City of Joburg – Excellence Winners, Award Ceremony, front row (L to R): Jeanne Marie Pittman, Thoko Masina, Dr Stephen van der Spuy, Dominic Moss, Matshidiso Mlaba (Joburg City), Katja Koeppel, back row (L to R): Lara Jordan, Timothy Netsianda, Ian Visser, Divy Mavasa. 20 Recent Updates WAZA news 3/11

Carole Lecointre – WAZA Executive Office WAZA Marketing Survey Results: How to Better Understand Marketing

The WAZA marketing survey has rd been conducted online from May 23 Graph 1: What are the main benefits of being a WAZA member? to June 6th and was sent out to all our institutional members. Thanks to the 84 people who took the time to answer it, we can provide a first analysis of the major findings. These few minutes of your time helped us a lot in understanding better your expectations and needs in terms of marketing and communication tools. This survey will serve as a basis for the improvement of our existing marketing tools (WAZA News, WAZA website etc.) as well as for the development of new tools. We strongly believe that the sharing of marketing activities is a resource we can all profit from.

Here are some main outcomes of the survey. The full survey report will be presented at our next Annual Confer- ence in Prague. • 90% of the interviewees feel well informed by WAZA! • As illustrated in the pie chart, the Graph 2: Are the WAZA services useful to you? main benefit of being a WAZA member is being part of a global community. Getting information and taking part in the strategic development of this community is also seen as very important. • (see graph 1)

• 78% use the WAZA website. We will continue updating and improving our website to reach the 100% soon! • 88% read the WAZA NEWS. We hope that the new sections, such as the interview, will bring even more readers. • When it comes to WAZA services, WAZA News, WAZA Magazine and WAZA website seem to be the favourite tools. They are regarded as the most useful ones. • (see graph 2)

The WAZA team is always there to answer your questions about marketing and communication matters and we will be very happy to receive your feedback/advices/best practices etc. Contact us at [email protected]. WAZA news 3/11 Recent Updates 21

Carole Lecointre – WAZA Executive Office Marketing in Action in Granby! »

From June 13th to 16th the Granby Zoo The last day of the conference was The last afternoon was dedicated to in southern Quebec kindly hosted divided into 2 sessions, starting with “Turning bad news into good news”. the 7th International Zoo & Aquarium the “Marketing Education” session. Talks covered topics from a new way Marketing Conference. The event to approach conservation issues in welcomed more than 70 participants Its objective was to highlight the a positive and efficient manner using from 22 different countries. They conflicts between two tribes in the the example of campaigning for the were able to attend a variety of zoo world: the marketers and the survival of the St Lucia Perrot. The presentations, panel discussions and educators. Rich Storton, Marketing case of Heidi – the cross-eyed Pos- a workshop under the theme of “Stra- and Communications Director of sum, or Boomer – the Renegade Lion tegic Marketing in Action”. Zoological Society of London gave his showed examples for unexpected view on modern zoo marketing and marketing opportunities. And the The first morning of the conference its significance for the Zoo business; participants were also given some was dedicated to Strategic Market- while Patrick Paré and Julie Hébert, useful examples from turning a disas- ing; various examples of effective both from the Granby Zoo’s education ter into an opportunity, with the case marketing strategies were presented, team, demonstrated how education study of the 2002 flood from Prague from the rebranding of San Diego should be a priority in the market- Zoo, to interpreting Climate Change Zoo to the more specific example of ing strategy of a zoo in a very lively at San Diego Zoo. Leipzig Zoo’s docu soap “Elephant, presentation. Anja Antas, Commercial Tiger & Co”. Director of Antwerp Zoo and Planck- endael tried to pull everyone together Session 2 provided useful informa- with her presentation on how Market- tion on Marketing Conservation with ing and Education dance together us- David Ainsworth from CBD (Conven- ing the example of an elephant’s birth. tion on Biological Diversity) who took us through the success of the Interna- These presentations were followed tional Year of Biodiversity campaign by a workshop organized by Eo- 2010 and the next steps to be taken ghan O’Sullivan, Communications within the Decade on Biodiversity. and Membership Manager of EAZA. This session was also the occasion for During this practical and interactive all attendees to discover the market- workshop, participants worked hard ing strategy for the IUCN Red List of to highlight the differences of the Threatened Species™. The working two tribes and finally to make both day ended with an open discussion tribes work successfully together to with WAZA, IUCN and CBD represent- accomplish common goals. atives on how to develop a concept for joint marketing at the occasion of © WAZA the Decade on Biodiversity. Joanne Lalumière welcoming the guests at the icebreaker. The 3rd and 4th sessions were held during the second day of the Market- ing Conference with a focus on Social Media Marketing. The audience could learn on social media, being Facebook, Smartphone applications or interactive media software, and how those tools can be useful to our community for a more effective marketing strategy. Then an open discussion was held with international and regional organizations: WAZA, CAZA, EAZA and CBD to understand better how those associations’ memberships can benefit from joint marketing. © WAZA Joanne Lalumière, David Ainsworth, Dena Cator and Gerald Dick. 22 Recent Updates WAZA news 3/11

Markus Gusset – WAZA Executive Office » Update on International To end this session, Gerald Dick presented the summarising Studbooks recommendation of the marketing conference on the decade on biodiversity, to be considered at There are currently 121 active • On 8 June 2011, CPM approved the 66th WAZA Annual Conference international studbooks (ISBs), the transfer of the Oriental white in Prague. including 159 species or sub-species stork (Ciconia boyciana) ISB to (some ISBs cover more than one Naoya Ohashi (Tama Zoological Then, Joanne Lalumière, Executive taxon). The following events regard- Park, Japan). Director of Granby Zoo, closed the ing ISBs occurred since 1 April 2011: • On 14 June 2011, CPM approved ceremony with a brief summary of the transfer of the Chilean pudu all sessions and Gerald Dick joined ISBs archived (Pudu puda) ISB to André Stadler her with closing statements. • None. (Wuppertal Zoo, Germany).

We would like to thank the Granby ISBs established Transfer of ISBs to new team who worked hard to organ- • None. institutions ise this successful international • None. conference and all the social even- Transfer of ISBs to new ing events with a great icebreaker keepers Further decisions evening at the Granby Zoo, a jour- • On 2 April 2011, CPM approved the • On 2 April 2011, CPM decided ney back in time with the visit of transfer of the fishing cat (Proinai- not to archive the muskox (Ovibos the “Village Quebecois d’Antan” lurus viverrinus) ISB to Milada Petrů moschatus) ISB. followed by a sugar treat dinner, (Děčín Zoo, Czech Republic). the visit of the Granby zoo and its • On 2 May 2011, CPM approved Pending issues brand new “South Pacific Odyssey the transfer of the black-footed cat • None as of 30 June 2011. Pavillion” and a typical Quebecois (Felis nigripes) ISB to André Stadler dinner at the Granby Zoo. Finally (Wuppertal Zoo, Germany). the farewell dinner was the perfect occasion for all participants to show their best on the dance floor!

Thanks again to the Granby team, to all speakers and to the participants who made this 7th Marketing Conference a successful, productive and joyful gathering.

To find out more: www.waza.org/en/cug/ documents/7th-marketing- conference-granby © Järvzoo Muskox (Ovibos moschatus).

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Markus Gusset – WAZA Executive Office 200th WAZA-branded Conservation Project

In the years 2000/2001, WAZA organ- impact, we embarked on a fundrais- ised three in situ conservation working initiative. The aim was to support shops searching for a strategy on how those branded projects in urgent need WAZA should become more involved of support where small amounts of in in situ conservation. One recom- money can make a big difference to mendation was that WAZA (with the the projects’ contribution to biodiver- goal of becoming an internationally sity conservation. In 2010, we raised recognised conservation organisa- US$ 25,000 from the Mohamed bin tion) should brand suitable conserva- Zayed Species Conservation Fund for tion projects. The idea behind the five species categorised as Critically WAZA branding is to create a win-win Endangered on the IUCN Red List. situation: the brand promotes the project, and the brand allows WAZA Given the reassuring results of our to use the project to convey what evaluation and success in fundraising, zoos and aquariums do for conserva- we encourage projects to be branded Getting the WAZA brand implies: tion globally. by WAZA. Projects (or programmes) are branded on application, with • Branded projects remain fully in- During the United Nations “2010 three sets of endorsement criteria, dependent and WAZA in no way International Year of Biodiversity”, focusing on biological, operational, interferes with the implementa- WAZA was an official partner of the and institutional and partnership tion of the project. Convention on Biological Diversity. issues. Applications have to meet the • Branded projects may use the On that occasion, we compiled and criteria set forth by the WAZA Execu- “Partner of WAZA” label in their assessed conservation projects sup- tive Office. Applications may be sub- publications, on their website, etc. ported by the world zoo and aquari- mitted by either the project receiving • A short article about the branded um community, focusing on WAZA- support from member (s) of WAZA or project is published in the WAZA branded projects. The results of this a WAZA member providing support News, with the possibility for survey, published in the 2010 issue to the project. Since inception of a longer article in the WAZA of the International Zoo Yearbook, the scheme in 2003, the number of Magazine. show that the evaluated projects are WAZA-branded projects has steadily • Branded projects receive the helping to improve the conservation increased to currently 208. Further in- WAZA News and the WAZA status of high-profile threatened formation can be found on the WAZA Magazine. species and habitats in biodiversity- website (www.waza.org) under “Con- • Branded projects may give rich regions of the world. Further- servation”, which since recently also a presentation at the WAZA more, the results show that thanks features a Project of the Month and annual conferences. to the investment made by zoos testimonials about the value of the • A project description is and aquariums, particularly financial, branding for various projects. published on the WAZA website. these projects reached overall impact WAZA provides a link to the scores of a magnitude suggestive of We are very pleased to announce that branded project’s website and an appreciable contribution to global in March 2011, the WAZA brand was expects the project to do the biodiversity conservation. awarded to the 200th project – the same reciprocally. Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conser- • WAZA looks into the possibility With this evidence available that the vation Programme. This project is of financially supporting branded WAZA-branded conservation projects implemented by the French grass- projects through online dona- indeed contribute to global biodiver- roots non-profit organisation HUTAN, tions and fundraising initiatives. sity conservation, with increasing fi- with support provided by numerous • Branded projects are expected to nancial support demonstrably leading zoos from around the world, and is annually submit a short progress to a significantly higher conservation portrayed on the following pages. report (incl. evaluation) to WAZA.

<– Graph: Development of WAZA-branded projects between 2003 and June 2011 (cumulative number of projects/year). 24 Recent Updates | New WAZA Projects WAZA news 3/11

Marc Ancrenaz – HUTAN, Sandakan, Malaysia

Kinabatangan Orang-utan WAZA Project 11005 Conservation Programme

We have been actively working within them the authority under the Sabah We believe that building local capaci- the Kinabatangan Floodplain located Wildlife Department to act to protect ties and working closely with local on the east coast of the northern part wildlife anywhere in Sabah from communities and the local govern- of Borneo in the Malaysian State of poachers as well as to act on any ment are the best ways to affect Sabah since 1998. The Kinabatangan illegal activity that is found to be car- changes at the grassroots level, and Floodplain is an amazing place for ried out within the Sanctuary. We also achieve long-lasting conservation wildlife with orang-utans, endemic have staff members who carry out results. Borneo pygmy elephants, big nose this type of work on a full-time basis. Proboscis monkeys (found only on Borneo), sun bears (the world’s small- HUTAN also carries out community est bear species), Sunda clouded projects based on the needs to ad- leopards and so many more fascinat- dress specific issues such as those ing species of wildlife. faced by local fishermen and the need to reforest empty patches of land left Our work began strictly as a scien- over from the logging days. The Fish- tific study of wild orang-utans living ermen for Conservation Project was within forest that had been logged established by the Honorary Wildlife previously. However, our programme Wardens with HUTAN’s Environmen- has evolved holistically to meet the tal Awareness Project (HEAP) to ad- challenges faced by local communi- dress the issue of fishermen using the ties and wildlife. Today, HUTAN has bark of trees to make their traditional units that manage human–elephant fish traps. After working with senior conflicts as well as environmental fishermen over a year and trying out education and awareness that was various methods, a plastic wire mesh established at the request of HU- alternative was designed and is now TAN staff themselves to address the being actively used within the region. importance of nature within rural This plastic alternative takes a few communities such as their own. hours to produce and the fishermen do not have to illegally venture into The Elephant Conservation Unit was the Sanctuary and damage protected established formally in 2002 and has trees to make their fish trap. been actively working on minimising conflicts between local communities The Reforestation Project meanwhile that own crop and elephants that involves local community women who destroy and damage this economic carry out the backbreaking work of re- resource. We have found that over planting and maintaining forest patch- the years the Elephant Conservation es that are devoid of trees due to pre- Unit has reduced the amount of crop vious logging. Reforestation activities damaged by addressing issues as such are expensive in Kinabatangan due to “bottlenecks” for elephant pathways the intensive labour that is required to and providing loans and assistance to ensure seedling survival against creep- build electric fencing that does not in- ers (need for regular weeding and jure elephants but rather shocks them. site maintenance) and wildlife (need for electric fencing for the first three In 2005, parts of the lower Kina- years). Last but not least, HUTAN is batangan, including where we have supporting the development of “Red been actively studying wild orang- Ape Encounters”, a community-based utans, was gazetted as Sabah’s first ecotourism company that belongs to Wildlife Sanctuary under the preview the people of Sukau. of the Sabah Wildlife Department. The majority of HUTAN staff, which Orang-utan mother numbers at 50, are also Honor- and daughter on Borneo. ary Wildlife Wardens, which gives © Jorilwan bin Takasi WAZA news 3/11 Recent Updates | New WAZA Projects 25

Kate Evans – Elephants for Africa, Maun, Botswana

Elephants for Africa WAZA Project 11006

The project was founded in 2002, with of protected areas and wildlife cor- a long-term vision that the research ridors, through the development of could be expanded to address the a bio-acoustic fence. In addition, our wider conservation and management studies on male elephant behaviour issues facing elephants, both nation- will contribute to solving human–el- ally and internationally. Since 2002, ephant conflict, as males are the continuous data on over 800 known main crop raiders. The employment individuals have facilitated informed of identification techniques has the decision-making in elephant manage- potential to highlight the hotspots of ment, both in situ and ex situ. human–elephant conflict, with the potential to identify repeat offenders Based in the Okavango Delta, Bot- through individual foot recognition. swana, we contribute to an interna- The collaring of repeat offenders will tionally recognised Ramsar site, an then enable us to evaluate the effec- © Kate Evans important area of biodiversity and tiveness of elephant deterrents. Young male elephants. a globally important carbon sink. Our work focuses on male elephants, Collaring elephants on the periphery a little understood aspect of elephant of Wildlife Management Areas and ecology. The Okavango Delta is situ- the Okavango Delta habitat, in the ated in northern Botswana, home to Makgadikgadi, the panhandle and the largest remaining population of western areas of Botswana, will show elephants and part of the Kavango- us how elephants utilise periphery Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation zones and will educate us on the Area, which has been highlighted conservation of elephant landscapes a priority area for the conservation in order to increase range and con- of the African elephant by WWF. Bot- nectivity between populations, which swana has set aside 37% of the coun- is a conservation priority of WWF. It try for the protection and sustainable will also add to our knowledge of how use of natural resources. they utilise the landscapes through movement and distribution, and link © Ian McCulloch The study population has little into our future study on the energet- Researching male elephants in the anthropogenic affect and so our ics of habitat use. Okavango Delta. research gives us an insight into the “natural” requirements of the African The Okavango Delta is extremely Our findings since 2002 have high- elephant, both socially and ecologi- dynamic, relying on a flood pulsing lighted interesting aspects of elephant cally. We also have access to a herd of system, which shifts the wet and dry ecology and sociology, given us a base captive elephants that utilise the area, seasons, and changing floods, periodi- from which to address the conserva- allowing us to collect important data cally forcing the elephants into new tion and management issues that the unattainable from wild individuals. and old ranges. Our monthly road African elephant faces throughout The current issues facing the African surveys and habitat utilisation study their range states, and provided sig- elephant include fragmentation and provide an insight into how elephants nificant and innovative contributions loss of habitat, human–elephant con- may cope with climate change and to tackle these issues. flict, poaching, climate change and give us clues as to how best to con- the conservation of viable popula- serve elephant habitat for the future tions. Elephants For Africa’s current throughout their remaining range. …Based in the and future research addresses all of these issues and therefore contrib- We contribute to the issues facing Okavango delta, utes to the long-term conservation fragmented elephant populations by of the African elephant. monitoring released young captive Botswana, we con- males into bull society and see how Our studies on vocalisation and they integrate. Our research into el- tribute to an inter- chemical communication will add ephant parasites gives baseline data to the mitigation toolbox to deter on the naturally occurring levels of nationally recog- elephants from croplands as well as pathogens that may threaten vulner- entertain the possibility of influenc- able isolated populations. nised Ramsar site… ing elephant movement into and out 26 Recent Updates | New WAZA Projects WAZA news 3/11

Pierre Gay – Bioparc de Doué la Fontaine, France

Chaparri Conservation WAZA Project 11007

Chaparri is the name of a sacred and education of local people to an alternative to subsistence and mountain in the province of Lam- reduce hunting. The reserve is also small-scale agricultural production bayeque in north-western Peru. At its home of the only Andean Bear Res- and working as itinerant labourers in bottom, the Muchik community cue and Rehabilitation Centre in Peru, the large plantations. Fulltime jobs of Santa Catalina de Chongoyape designed with facilities for seven created include park guards, ecotour- decided to protect its forest by creat- bears and their cubs. Reintroduction ism guides, lodge staff and working ing the first private nature reserve in processes are in progress and bears with species recovery programmes; Peru. Named Chaparri Ecological Re- who cannot be released are main- temporary jobs are created by provid- serve (Reserva Ecologica de Chaparri), tained in enclosures where public can ing various services. it extends on exactly 34,412 ha of visit and learn about the species. equatorial dry forest and has become The reserve entrance fee paid by each a model community-led conservation Biodiversity conservation also con- visitor is distributed through the com- and ecotourism project, where local cerns the monitoring of the white- munity to support local schools and people benefit from protecting their winged guan, which the Chaparri medical stations within the communi- natural resources. team successfully reintroduced from ty, provide community security, cover 2002 to 2005. Today, Chaparri is home community administration costs, pay The reserve lies within the dry for- to around 65 individuals, the largest park guards and maintain the reserve. est ecoregion of north-western Peru. single population remaining. The Additional projects are being imple- This is part of the Tumbesian region, presence of these species has a high mented to provide other sustainable known as Equatorial Pacific Dry Forest, potential for attracting tourist activi- alternatives (e.g. sales of organic classified as a biodiversity hotspot by ties and improve awareness. Some honey and native cotton production, Conservation International and home community members were trained to souvenirs and food). to a range of important wildlife. In- become specialised guides and edu- cluding many endemic and threatened cators to welcome and inform visitors. The reserve received more than 6,000 species, the reserve hosts emblem- visitors in 2010, including members of atic animals such as the Andean bear, Community progresses are directly others communities interested in the Andean condor, white-winged guan, linked to biodiversity conserva- project. Today, Chaparri’s main suc- Sechuran fox and Tumbes tyrant. tion activities and ecotourism. The cess is that many other communities community of Santa Catalina de would like to reproduce the experi- The project was initiated by Heinz Chongoyape owns and benefits from ence. From 2011, one person from Plenge, naturalistic photographer the reserve. The reserve generates the Chaparri staff will be dedicated to and general coordinator, and Bernard employment for people, providing train these community leaders. Peyton, bear-specialised biologist. They persuaded the community to dedicate 85% of their land to conservation. Since then, the project is co-managed by ACOTURCH, the representative association of the community and Heinz Plenge, conservation leader through the Peruvian NGO he presides, “Tu Tierra”. All together, they manage Chaparri in order to preserve their natural resources but also their community culture, and develop it to benefit from conservation activities and improve their social and economic wellbeing.

The reserve and its surrounding areas are the last refuge of the dry forest population of Andean bears, a globally endangered species threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting. As a flagship species, Chaparri is working to protect the wild bear population Chaparri Mountain. | Andean bear from rescue centre. through direct protection, outreach © Heinz Plenge WAZA news 3/11 Recent Updates | New WAZA Projects 27

Jeff Muntifering – Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, USA

Black Rhino Conservation WAZA Project 11008 and Tourism

Beginning in 1990 the Minnesota Zoo designed a programme that would allow us to reach beyond our “own fences” to protect wild animals where they live naturally, an in situ conservation initiative termed the Adopt-A- Park Programme. We launched the programme by “adopting” Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia, home to the critically endangered Javan rhino. Over the next 16 years, in partnership with the American Associ- ation of Zookeepers and their Bowling for Rhinos Programme, over one-half million dollars was raised to provide assistance directly to park guards to enable them to be more effective in © Minnesota Zoo their primary role as conservation Black rhino in Namibia’s Kunene region. stewards. This commitment to saving wild places was expanded in 1995 to The overarching goal is to continue agreements with the government. lowland rainforests of Sumatra and expanding the Kunene rhinos’ range, Over 50 communal rhino custodians their wildlife – Sumatran tigers and while ensuring that key wilderness ar- have also received training in rhino Sumatran rhinos. This 12-year long eas are given priority conservation sta- monitoring. These efforts have so multi-disciplinary programme eventu- tus and sustained through responsible far increased the range (ca. 2006) by ally became responsible for protecting tourism that benefit local communi- roughly 20%, making significant con- 716,000 acres in two national parks ties. This is accomplished by providing tributions to Namibia’s National Black and a nature reserve. an economical “trade-off” (tourism) Rhino Conservation Strategy. They to the local communities that choose also validate Save the Rhino Trust’s Continuing this tradition the Minneso- to sacrifice potential livestock pas- mission of re-establishing a con- ta Zoo, in partnership with The Nature tures for rhino grounds. Focusing on nected network of black rhino refugia Conservancy’s Africa Programme, the “wilderness” approach around the in the Kunene that supports local, re- joined forces with the Namibian NGO black rhino is also strategic. As one of gional and national-level economies Save the Rhino Trust in 2009 to help Africa’s iconic, critically endangered as an alternative, lucrative land use support the Namibian government, species, it is a flagship for conserva- strategy under community-owned or rural communities and other NGOs’ tion; the black rhino can generate the joint-venture ecotourism. efforts to protect and restore the hefty amounts of funding required to critically endangered desert-adapted do large-scale, long-term conserva- Three joint venture tourism opera- black rhino living in the Kunene region tion as well as motivate governments tions have subsequently established of Namibia by supporting the salary to act directly upon its behalf. It also commercial rhino tracking tourism of a full-time conservation biolo- serves as a classic umbrella species for activities that have successfully gist who serves as Save the Rhino vast wild places: protecting the rhinos integrated rhino monitoring with Trust’s field-based science advisor. also safeguards numerous other spe- ecotourism, effectively protecting The programme uses science-based cies that live there. This cutting-edge nearly half of Kunene’s free-ranging methods to identify the most promis- initiative links community develop- rhinos across one-third of their range ing wilderness sites for restoring black ment, tourism and field research (roughly two million acres). Another rhinos. Once optimal sites are pri- to save the rhino and all the other three million acres of unprotected oritised and selected for black rhino animals that share its range. communal land has been designated re-establishment, customised training for rhino and wildlife core areas, programmes for local personnel re- Since 2006 a total of 38 black rhinos illustrating the land use trade-offs sponsible for conducting monitoring have been translocated or reintro- pastoral communities in north-west- and responsible rhino-based tourism duced into 13 communal conservan- ern Namibia are willing to concede for activities are conducted. cies in the north-west Kunene region, rhino and wilderness conservation. each entering into custodianship 28 Recent Updates | New WAZA Projects WAZA news 3/11

Paul Crump – Houston Zoo, USA WAZA Executive Office

Houston Toad WAZA Project 11009

Recovery WAZA Executive Office Programme Contacts • Executive Director: [email protected] It has been over 60 years since John • PA/Office Wottring, an amateur herpetologist, management/accountant: first suspected the lengthy trill of the [email protected] or toad in south Houston belonged to an [email protected] undescribed toad species. Over the • Marketing/Communication: next several years Wottring worked [email protected] with Ottys Sanders and in 1953 the • Conservation/International species was described in the journal Studbooks: Herpetologica as Bufo houstonen- [email protected] sis, the Wottring toad, the scientific name referring to the location of its discovery and the common name New WAZA Members in honour of the discoverer. After © Houston Zoo discussions with an enthusiastic Uni- Calling male Houston toad. • Vogelpark Marlow | Germany versity of Texas professor Clark Hubbs, as institutional member the keeper of the “redbook”, James happen, even the toads in the last • Istanbul Akvaryum | Turkey Peters from the National Museum of stronghold within the Lost Pines as institutional member Natural History, added Bufo houston- region of Bastrop County were declin- • Aquarium of the Bay | ensis to the list of “Rare and Endan- ing, and it was going to get worse, San Francisco, USA gered Fish and Wildlife of the United based on previous multi-year drought as institutional member States” in 1968. experience. It is under these dire cir- • Finetra | UK cumstances that, in the spring of 2007, as corporate member And so it was, with little fanfare the parts of the only known egg strands toad was subsequently included in laid by Houston toads that year were the passing of the Endangered Spe- collected for ex situ conservation by WAZA Membership cies Act in 1973. It should be noted biologists at Texas State University as of 1st August 2011 that this species was likely one of the and delivered to Houston Zoo. first amphibian species in the United Associations 24 States, maybe even the world, to be Since 2007, around 20,000 Houston Institutions 255 recognised as declining. It should also toads have been head-started back to Affiliates 16 be noted that at some point between their natal ponds at sites in two coun- Corporates 13 then and now, the common name ties. The results of the head starting Life and Honorary members 99 changed to Houston toad, likely are not yet completely clear, but with a consequence of the regional uproar the use of genetic markers to deter- that took place in the namesake city, mine recapture rates of head-started despite the fact the toad would not toads, useful information regarding Future WAZA be seen again in the city after 1976, the most successful life stage to be re- Conference Venues only three short years after the pass- leased should help determine the best ing of the Endangered Species Act. course of action. Texas was gripped • 2011 Prague, Czech Republic by a severe drought in 2009, followed (2–6 Oct 2011) Fast forward 30 years to 2006, to by a wet 2010. 2011 appears so far to • 2012 Melbourne, Australia a time where the toad may only be worse than 2009 and the effects on (7–11 Oct 2012) persist in four habitat patches within the fragmented toad populations will • 2013 Disney’s Animal its central-eastern Texas counties, be only be determined over the course Kingdom, USA the remaining severely fragmented of the coming years. (13–17 Oct 2013) habitat is reduced both in quantity • 2014 New Delhi, India and quality, and the region is enter- (9–13 Nov 2014) ing what would become a drought of • 2015 Al Ain, United record. No one was sure what would Arab Emirates (11–15 Oct 2015) WAZA news 3/11 Recent Updates 29

Recent Updates 66th Annual Conference and Congress 2011

The Conference will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, 2–6 October 2011. The venue is the Hotel Intercontinental Prague | www.icprague.com.

The link for registering is provided on the WAZA website (www.waza.org, homepage, Prague conference button) and the programme for accompany- © Orsolya Ganzler Prague. ing persons is posted at www. zoopraha.cz/waza/programme- for-accompanying-persons.php. It includes the Prague old town sightseeing tour, a steam boat trip along the river Vltava, a visit to Prague Zoo and a trip to Advertisement Karlštejn castle.

The overall theme is Partnering for sustainable zoos and aquariums.

Keynote speakers include Bert de Boer and Russell Mittermeier, this year three workshops are or- ganised on the following topics:

• Secure long-term animal collections (sustainable collections)

• Animal welfare, legislation and public opinion

• Business prerogatives – making money and saving wildlife

There will be plenty of time for workshops and committee meetings. 30 Membership WAZA news 3/11

Recent Updates New Directors Membership • Frank Werner replaced Klaus- Application Michael Machens at Zoo Hanno- Nominated ver | Germany | as of March 2011 as institutional member • Rodolphe Delord replaced Fran- çoise Delord as President of the Foz Tropicana Parque AfdPZ (Association Française des das Aves, Brazil Parcs Zoologiques, France) as of 10 May 2011 • Sponsors: Mauricio Fabry (National We are a zoo specialized in birds. The • Michael Boos replaced Zoo, Santiago de Chile) and João Bird Park is a small zoo, with around Mr. Glenn Young and is the Babtista da Cruz (Zoological Park 800 animals, and was built within new Vice-President of Busch of São Paulo, Brazil) the forest, harmonically integrated Gardens | USA | as of May 2011 • Founded: 1994 with the environment. We have • F. William Zeigler replaced • Area: 16 ha walk through aviaries that allow Dan Wharton at Chicago • Collection close contact for the public with the Zoological Society | USA | Mammals: 1 species and 3 specimens animals. We carry out an intensive en- as of May 2011 Birds: 127 species and 797 specimens vironmental education program that • Mr. Kazutoshi Arai of Reptiles: 12 species and 75 specimens reaches around 25’000 children per Kamogawa Sea World replaced • Staff: 101 permanent, 8 temporary year. We cooperate on conservation Kenichi Kitamura as JAZA • Visitors: 290,000 paying projects of threatened species devel- (Japanese Association of Zoos and 20,000 free entrance oped by the Brazilian Government, and Aquariums) representative • Owned by: private company. and we are successful in breeding as of 1 June 2011 • Director: Yara de Melo Barros many threatened species. One of our • Carolina Falla replaced Adriana • Member: Brazilian Society of Zoos main goals is to change the relation- Giron as Director of ACOPAZOA (SZB) and Latin American Associa- ship of our visitors with the environ- (Colombian Association of Zoos tion of Zoos and Aquaria (ALPZA) ment, promoting conservation. and Aquariums) as of 1 June 2011 • Address: Rod. Da Cataratas KM 17, 1, • Anja Dube replaced C. P. 988, 85.857-970 Foz do Iguaçu, Hermann Will at Tierpark Paraná, Brazil Chemnitz | Germany | as new Tucan. director as of 1 June 2011 © Foz Tropicana Parque das Aves • Alexis Lecu replaced Christine Morrier at Paris zoo | France | during the phase of renovation and rebuilding • Craig Thorburn replaced Mark Craig as Director of Sydney Aquarium and Sydney Wildlife World | Australia • Milan Šovčík replaced Vladimír Šrank at Zoologická záhrada Bojnice | Slovakia • Mats Höggren replaced Magnus Nilsson at Kolmardens Djurpark | Sweden • Isabella Loh replaced Fanny Lai at Wildlife Reserves Singapore as interim CEO | Singapore | as of July 2011 • Véronique Halloui Thomas replaced Alain Le Heritte at Pont-Scorff Zoo | France To find out more: www.parquedasaves.com.br WAZA news 3/11 Membership 31

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Membership Application Nominated as institutional member

Zoological Garden Ohrada Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic

• Sponsors: Martin Hovorka (Zoological Garden Brno) and David Nejedlo (Zoological Garden Liberec) • Founded: 1939 • Area: 6 ha • Collection Mammals: 42 species and 171 specimens Birds: 154 species and 879 specimens Reptiles: 36 species and 382 specimens Amphibians: 11 species and 76 specimens Fishes: 33 species and 386 specimens Invertebrates: 23 species and 1070 specimens • Staff: 34 permanent, • Visitors: 167,623 paying © Zoo Ohrada and 31,274 free entrance Eurasian river otters (Lutra lutra). • Owned by: Municipality – the Region of South Bohemia Its main purpose at this time was Palaearctic zoogeographic region. • Director: Ing. Vladimir Pokorný to be a supplement to the museum Breeding of endangered species of • Member: UCSZ (The Union of the based in the adjoining hunting castle. the Czech fauna is the main breeding Czech and Slovak Zoological But a development of the zoo was activity. The zoo actively participates Gardens), EAZA (European Associa- frozen at the start of World War II and in reintroduction programmes of the tion of Zoos and Aquaria), EARAZA of postwar changes in the state. native fauna (these days the zoo is (Euro-Asian Regional Association coordinating a breeding programm of Zoos and Aquaria), IZE (Interna- The zoo has been evolving as an inde- for the ural owl – Strix uralensis tional Association of Zoo Educators), pendent institution since 1972, when macroura – and involved in a reintro- ISIS (International Species Informa- a threat of disestablishment was duction project of the species in the tion System) warded off. A great expansion started Šumava mountains). • Address: early in the nineties. Zoo Ohrada, Hluboká nad Vltavou Although the zoo is situated on č.p. 417, Czech Republic It is specialized in European animals 6 hectares, exhibitions cover only breeding especially in the Czech half of this area. The visitor record Ohrada Zoo is one of the oldest Republic territory. Nowadays, it number reached almost 273 000 in zoos in Czech Republic. The zoo was consists of almost 300 species and the year 2007. opened to the public on 1. May 1939 almost 3000 specimens of animals. by Dr Adolf Schwarzenberg. It is situ- Half of them are native in the Czech ated in neighbourhood of Hluboká Republic. Approximately 70% are nad Vltavou town not so far from breeding species originating from the České Budějovice – a regional capital of South Bohemia Region.

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Recent Updates

Membership Application Nominated as institutional member

Texas State Aquarium, USA

• Sponsors: Kevin Bell (Lincoln Park Zoo) and Dennis Pate (Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo) • Founded: 1978 • Area: 15 acres (5 ha) • Collection Mammals: 7 species and 16 specimens Birds: 19 species and 28 specimens © TSA Texas State Aquarium night time shot. Reptiles: 19 species and 36 specimens Amphibians: 5 species and 18 specimens Fishes: 175 species and The Texas State Aquarium (TSA) is Each year the aquarium entertains 1052 specimens a 501 (c) (3) organization. Our mission and educates 500,000 guests. The Invertebrates: 61 species is to connect people with nature and aquarium also reaches more than and 344 specimens inspire conservation of the Gulf of 65,000 students and teachers annu- • Staff: 111 permanent, 13 temporary Mexico. To accomplish this goal, the ally, with environmentally-focused • Visitors: 427,215 paying and Aquarium has developed more than education programs. More than 38,915 free entrance 25 permanent and special exhibits 1,800,000 children have benefited • Owned by: TSAA Non for profit to interpret the animals and eco- from these educational programs, corporation systems of the Gulf, engaging more and the aquarium has received more • Director: Thomas Schmid than 9,000,000 guests in the wonders than 15 awards for educational and • Member: AZA (Association of Zoos of the marine world since opening exhibit excellence. and Aquariums), AMMPA (Alli- in 1990. Beyond telling the story of ance of Marine Mammal Parks and wild animals and wild places, the An accredited member of AZA, and Aquariums) Aquarium engages in conservation the AMMPA, TSA contributes signifi- • Address: 2710 N. Shoreline Blvd., and environmental education. The cantly to the quality of life in South Corpus Christi, TX, USA Aquarium annually ministers to the Texas. In addition to providing a high- needs of hundreds of sick and injured quality, family oriented, entertaining, shorebirds, raptors, sea turtles, and educational venue, the aquarium marine mammals through its wildlife has a $42,000,000 annual economic rehabilitation program. impact on the region. To find out more: www.texasstateaquarium.org WAZA news 3/11 Membership

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Membership Application Nominated as corporate member

International Animal Exchange, Inc., USA

• Sponsors: Greg Geise (Binder Park Zoo) and Eric Stephens (Zoo Miami) • Founded: 1963 • Membership: AZA, EWA, ZAA, ZRA, CBSG, IATA, IZN, SEAZA, EAZA, AAZK, IRF, IEF, WWF, GLAZA • Director: Holly Hunt • Address: 25600 Woodward Ave street 110, Royal Oak, MI 48067 phone: +1-248-398-6533 x. 9, fax: +1-248-545-4125, mail: [email protected]

International Animal Exchange, Inc. (IAE) was founded in 1960 to serve the zoological community. Today, with more than 50 years of animal transport experience, and many in © IAE exhibit design and management, IAE Animal Exchange in action. is respected for its expertise in animal acquisition and relocation. IAE con- Relocating animals is complicated relocating all kinds of animals, from tinues to safely transport animals to and requires a detailed process. The antelope to whales, from alligators and from all parts of the world. logistical challenge requires each step to yaks. IAE has worked with over to be aligned with all the other steps. 1,400 Approved and/or Accredited If your zoo or government agency Zoos around the world. needs to move an animal, or you IAE makes the facilitation between are looking to acquire an animal for qualified institutions seamless. IAE Aquarium and Safari Park Develop- has over 50 years of experience ment and management, IAE can help. IAE provides streamlined services, safely relocating animals to and To find out more: from your qualified facilities www.internationalanimalexchange.com around the globe. WAZA news 3/11

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