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NOVEMBER 2015 A publication of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums For the Good of Us All Conservation Partnerships With the Military BUSINESS OPERATIONS RENOVATINGRENOVATING HISTHISTORYORY BY THE NUMBERS SUPPORTING CONSERVATION ToledoToledo Zoo’s ReimaginedReimagined AquariumAquarium AZA and Rhinoceros Conservation November 2015 Features 18 26 32 For the Good of Us All Business Operations Renovating History Conservationists at Supporting Conservation Famed author Kahlil Gibran Association of Zoos and Zoo Boise considers wrote, “In one drop of water Aquariums-accredited all of its visitors to be are found all the secrets of facilities count military conservationists. Just all the oceans.” This quote personnel as committed by buying an admission comes to life in the Toledo partners. One major reason ticket, a visitor contributes Zoo’s new Aquarium. After for this is that the United 50 cents to the Zoo Boise being closed for two and States Department of Defense Conservation Fund. Purchase a half years, the renovated owns lands that encompass of an annual pass raises $5 Aquarium reopened to rave multiple ecosystems and for the fund. reviews in March 2015. are home to threatened or BY TOM PRICE BY KIM HADDIX, JAY HEMDAL endangered species. AND RICK PAYEFF BY MARY ELLEN COLLINS November 2015 | www.aza.org 1 7 17 68 Member View Departments 7 Relocation 11 Amphibian Health 14 Fund Raising 42 Faces & Places Last Sumatran rhino in Lincoln Park Zoo develops AEP Foundation presents 45 Western hemisphere innovative methods to save major gift to Fort Wayne Calendar leaving the Cincinnati Zoo & amphibians Children’s Zoo 46 Announcements Botanical Garden 12 15 47 8 Award New Construction Advertiser Index Species Discovery San Diego Zoo Global Oregon Zoo breaks ground 49 Biodiversity expedition awards Conservation Medals on new education center Exhibits in Madidi National Park to two scientists working to 17 68 Births & Hatchings discovers new frog species save elephants Surrogacy Aviculturists act as surrogates About the cover 9 By the Numbers 13 Reintroduction for abandoned puffi n AZA and rhinoceros Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo fi nds 50 Black Rhinoceros conservation success in breeding program Annual for rare amphibian species Conference Review 10 Animal Welfare Using the science of animal personality as a tool for optimizing animal welfare in zoos © Thinkstock VISIT US ONLINE Editorial policy: Connect is published by the aza.org Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a nonprofi t, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the LIKE US ON FACEBOOK advancement of zoological parks and aquariums for facebook.com/Association conservation, education, scientifi c studies and recreation. 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Deadline for artwork is the 10th of the month preceding publication. Rates and mechanical requirements are available upon request. November 2015 | www.aza.org 3 EDITOR Tim Lewthwaite ASSISTANT EDITOR Jennifer Fields REDESIGN AND ART DIRECTION A Crossroads LTD Creative GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lisa Cadigan, Cadigan Creative Many of you know I work at a small zoo, Zoo Boise, in Boise, Idaho. In the summer of ADVERTISING 2000, when still an un-accredited facility, the Zoo experienced an unfortunate event at a Gina Velosky fundraiser that shook the public’s faith in us and left the Zoo with an uncertain future. (301) 562-0777, ext. 254, [email protected] We had a diffi cult decision to make – continue with the status quo or lead and turn EDITORIAL BOARD Thom Benson | Tennessee Aquarium things around. My staff and I chose the latter, and we embarked on the path that led to Julie Larsen-Maher | Wildlife Conservation Society accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Tim Lewthwaite | Editor Kristin L. Vehrs | Executive Director Now, for all of us, we cannot aff ord to accept the status quo. Events are happening that pose serious threats to aquariums and zoos. Th e animals that we care so much about are in serious trouble in the wild. Our critics are increasingly vocal and are questioning the reason for aquariums and zoos to exist. President and CEO Fortunately, there is an answer. But the answer requires change. Jim Maddy Th e good news is that we don’t need to change what we do. We can still be Executive Director Kristin L. Vehrs aquariums. We can still be zoos. We Chief Operating Offi cer just need to change the reason why. Jill Nicoll Every year, AZA-accredited aquariums Senior Vice President of Conservation R & D and Policy and zoos spend $160 million on the Paul Boyle, PhD Senior Vice President of Conservation and Science conservation of animals in the wild, Debborah Luke, PhD but what if we could move that to $500 Senior Vice President of External Affairs million per year? Rob Vernon Senior Vice President of Finance Imagine being able to say every 2 Phil Wagner years that AZA-accredited aquariums Vice President, Principal Gifts and Campaign Director for SAFE and zoos generate $1 billion for the Alison Davitt Vice President of Animal Programs conservation of animals in the wild and Candice Dorsey, PhD represent one of the biggest sources of Vice President, Conferences and Membership conservation funding in the world. Melissa Howerton Vice President of Congressional Affairs Th at, my friends, is a game changer Jennifer Keaton for our community. Vice President of Accreditation Programs First, though, we will need to stop thinking like 230 individual organizations and Denny Lewis start acting more like one. Not only do we have the obligation to be one of the world’s Vice President of Federal Relations Steve Olson greatest forces for wildlife conservation, but we have the opportunity. For a full listing of AZA’s staff, visit www.aza.org/about-aza I understand this won’t happen overnight. We are going to have to work harder and AZA BOARD OF DIRECTORS smarter than we have ever done before—and we need to do this together. I am excited Chair by the fact that AZA SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction provides us with a road Steve Burns | Director, Zoo Boise map for how to do just that. Chair Elect Like the crossroads my colleagues and I were faced with in 2000, there is a path Dennis W. Kelly | Director, Smithsonian National Zoological Park forward. And that path is for us to exist for a higher purpose—to save animals in the wild. Vice Chair Jim Breheny | Executive Vice President and General Director, Zoos Just like it was 15 years ago, as I think about you reading this, I can think of no and Aquarium, Jonathan Little Cohen Director of the Bronx Zoo group of people with whom I would rather take that path. Wildlife Conservation Society Past Chair Let’s get to work. Dennis E. Pate | Executive Director and CEO, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Directors Bob Chastain | President & CEO, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Lynn B. Clements | Director, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Steve Burns Suzanne M. Gendron | Executive Director Zoological Operations and Education Ocean Park Corporation Director Gregg Hudson | Executive Director and Chief Executive Offi cer, Zoo Boise Dallas Zoo Management, Inc. Christopher Kuhar, PhD | Executive Director, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo John Lewis | Zoo Director, Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens Steve Marshall | Zoo Director, El Paso Zoo Amos Morris | Zoo Director, Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Peggy Sloan | Director, North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher 4 www.aza.org | November 2015 6 www.aza.org | November 2015 Relocation Last Sumatran Rhino in Western Hemisphere Leaving the Cincinnati Zoo © Cincinnati Zoo © Cincinnati Th e Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in we have accomplished, for there is much Sumatran rhinos are scattered throughout Cincinnati, Ohio, announced that 8-year- to celebrate. Th e Cincinnati Zoo has had a fragmented rainforests in Southeast Asia, old male Sumatran rhino, Harapan, will be profound, historic impact on the eff ort to making it diffi cult for the animals to fi nd moved to Indonesia. His departure marks save this species.” each other and reproduce. In August 2015, the end of an era for the Cincinnati Zoo’s Harapan, the third of three calves born scientists declared the species extinct in Sumatran rhino breeding program, the only at the Cincinnati Zoo, is the only Sumatran the wild in Malaysia, dealing another blow captive breeding program in the United rhino living outside of Southeast Asia. He to a species already considered the most States to produce calves for this critically- is sexually mature and his opportunity to endangered rhino. endangered species. breed and contribute to his species’ survival “Th ough the numbers are frighteningly During a press conference held to exists only at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary low, Sumatran rhinos still exist in the forests announce Harapan’s departure, Dr. Terri (SRS), a breeding facility in the Way Kambas of Sumatra; we believe there is still time to Roth, director of the Zoo’s Center for National Park of Indonesia.