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2016 Annual Report | 3 Inspiring Others to Join Us in Caring for Animals and Conserving the Natural World 2016 ANNUAL & REPORT AQUARIUM TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 BOARD MEMBERS: At a Glance ................................................. 4 Susan Allan Block Peter Boyer Toledo Zoo by the Numbers ......................... 5 Angelita Cruz Bridges New in 2016 ............................................... 6 Elaine Canning Carol Contrada (non-voting/ex-officio member) Births & Hatchings ...................................... 10 Dr. Shanda Gore James Haudan Deaths ....................................................... 11 Pamela Hershberger Animal Care ............................................... 12 James Hoffman Sandra Hylant John Jones Efforts ....................................................... 14 Dr. Marcia Sloan Latta Wild Toledo Projects ................................... 16 William McDonnell Education ................................................... 20 Bonnie Rankin Harlan Reichle Clarence Smith Support ..................................................... 21 The Toledo Zoo’s Mission: Marc Stockwell Inspiring others to join us 2016 Revenue ............................................. 22 Olivia Summons Lamont Thurston in caring for animals and 2016 Expenditures ...................................... 23 conserving the natural world. TOLEDO ZOO & AQUARIUM | 2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 3 AT A GLANCE TOLEDO ZOO BY THE NUMBERS CHECK OUT THESE 2016 FROM THE DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS! 2016 was another momentous year for your Toledo Zoo and, of course, we couldn’t have done it without 2016 ATTENDANCE you. From the births of endangered species and Total Visitor Attendance #: the new heights reached on the Aerial Adventure Course to the debut of rescued bears and the dizzying fun of new Bumper Cars on Ice, we made 1,018,377 lots of memories together! We appreciate everyone including both daytime and coming out to see our new animals, experiences after hours events and exhibits, celebrating a successful levy passage and spending quality family time with us during our holiday events. The Zoo has been educating, inspiring VISITOR BREAKDOWN and engaging visitors for well over 100 years and we look forward to doing it for many, many more. Read Lights Before Christmas Live Nation Concert Series Music under the Stars on for the full 2016 year in review of your Toledo Zoo as told through our mission of inspiring others 167,354 21,481 visitors to join us in caring for animals and conserving visitors 7,332 the natural world! Steve Miller Band- 3,370 visitors (Nov. 18 - Dec. 31) Bob Dylan- 2,630 Weird Al- 2,732 Busiest Day: 12,269 visitors Adult Events Dec. 3, 2016 Sincerely, Avett Brothers- 4,124 1,150 Jim Gaffigan- 4,356 Busiest Week: 45,660 visitors visitors Dec. 26 – 31, 2016 Alan Jackson- 4,269 Wine Tasting- 650 (Note, we were closed on Sunday, Jan 1) Zoo Brew- 500 Busiest Month: 135,881 visitors June 2016 Jeff Sailer MEMBERSHIPS WEDDINGS IN CARING FOR ANIMALS AND CONSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD. NATURAL THE CONSERVING AND ANIMALS FOR CARING IN Membership #: 56,101 50 Weddings 8 rehearsal dinners 56 annual pass holders 5,664 guests 347 guests ANIMALS / SPECIES 10,228 Individual Animals 732 Species Represented INSPIRING OTHERS TO JOIN US US JOIN TO OTHERS INSPIRING 4 TOLEDO ZOO & AQUARIUM | 2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 NEW IN 2016 BUMPER CARS: Winter got even wilder at the 2016 edition of Lights Before MURAL UPDATES: Christmas presented by KeyBank! In addition to the return of the ever popular Ice Slide, Newton’s third law of motion, the The Zoo has hired local artist, Nick Hartzell, of Temperance, law of interaction, came into play! For every action there is an Michigan to restore the artistic renderings of natural habitats equal and opposite reaction. Thanks to Kroger’s sponsorship the BEST ZOO LIGHTS DISPLAY: inside the exhibits within the historic Works Progress Winter Village was home to Bumper Cars on Ice! Guests got to Administration (WPA) -era building. Hartzell worked in the Reptile be the driving force last winter and enjoyed the dizzying thrill The Toledo Zoo’s Lights Before Christmas presented by House for over a month, completing five total refurbishments and of 16 zero-turn electric bumper cars on a 2,000 square foot ice KeyBank was voted Best Zoo Lights by USA Today’s 10 lots of touch ups. This restoration is not only preserving history, it rink located at the base of the Zoo’s historic Amphitheatre! The Best Readers’ Choice online public voting contest! Toledo is also saving the Zoo valuable time, assets and money. approximately three minute on-ice adventure was available Zoo competed against 20 other zoos, including regional weather-permitting each night of Lights. Throughout the 6 weeks competition from Detroit Zoo who placed second and of LBC, more than 14,000 guests took part in this new experience. Indianapolis Zoo that placed fourth. WATCH THE VIDEO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FOR ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION: DOCUMENTARY: Toledo Zoo is proud to introduce Young Professionals for Animals and On Monday, October 17 Toledo Zoo and WGTE Public Media premiered a co-produced Conservation or YPAC. This is a group designed for motivated, connected documentary, “Toledo Stories: The Zoo Life” highlighting the Zoo’s conservation efforts, and adventurous young professionals ages 21-mid 40s with a passion to locally and across the globe, while also giving sneak peeks of behind-the-scenes access think globally and act locally on behalf of animals and the natural world. to favorite zoo exhibits and animals. Doors opened at 5 p.m. for guests to walk the YPAC not only provides social and business networking opportunities, but conservation green carpet and pose for pictures with our Ambassador Animals. Hors also incorporates volunteer opportunities to give back to both the Zoo d’oeuvres, including gourmet popcorn, were served in the Great Hall of the Museum of and our community. Science. At 6:30 p.m. guests took their seats in the Indoor Theatre and enjoyed the show! WATCH THE VIDEO WATCH THE VIDEO IN CARING FOR ANIMALS AND CONSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD. NATURAL THE CONSERVING AND ANIMALS FOR CARING IN EXPEDITION AFRICA! AERIAL TOWER RIDGE ADVENTURE COURSE PRESENTED GIRAFFE EXPERIENCE: BY MERCY HEALTH: There were countless memories made The summer of 2016 turned into an all-out choose your as guests enjoyed hand–feeding and own adventure with the opening of Expedition Africa! interacting with our Masai giraffe herd. GREENLIGHT A VET: Aerial Adventure Course presented by Mercy Health! The Believe us when we say, you will never forget On December 7, the Toledo Zoo proudly hosted local military members Zoo’s new Aerial Adventure Course is a unique challenge the look and feel of their 18-inch, rough black and their families for a green tree lighting ceremony, as a way of saying for the mind and body, allowing guests to customize tongues as they devour your tempting treat- thank you for their service to our nation. We are proud to be a part of the their experience by combining a sky bridge walkway, and we have more than 30,000 feed veterans to Greenlight A Vet campaign to show our appreciation of and support for our quick drop and high ropes challenge elements set more back up our tall claim! armed services and all veterans. Throughout our holiday Lights display, we than 30 feet in the air with an exhilarating 700+ foot shined green in their honor! long zip line to create a one-of-a-kind aerial adventure. To top it off, guests get to do it all while also enjoying WATCH THE VIDEO incomparable views of the giraffes, zebras, wildebeests and other animals that call the Africa! exhibit home! INSPIRING OTHERS TO JOIN US US JOIN TO OTHERS INSPIRING WATCH THE VIDEO 6 TOLEDO ZOO & AQUARIUM | 2016 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 BIRDS EDUCATION 2016 NEW SPECIES (May have existed in other departments, prior to this year.) Syrmaticus ellioti Elliot’s pheasant Entacmaea quadricolor Bladdertipped anemone FISH Syrmaticus mikato Mikado pheasant Amphiprion percula Orange clownfish Argusianus a. argus Malayan great argus WATCH THE AQUARIUM VIDEO Anaxyrus americanus American toad Dendrocygna guttata Spotted whistling duck Pogona vitticeps Inland bearded dragon Echinaster spinulosus Brown spiny sea star Anser canagicus Emperor goose Ciriama cristata Red-legged seriema Pisaster giganteus Giant-spined sea star Anser erythropus Lesser white-fronted goose Dolichotis patagonium Patagonian mara (cavy) Pisaster ochraceus Ochre sea star Oxyura leucocephala White-headed duck Cuniculus paca Lowland paca Strongylocentrotus franciscanus Giant Red Sea urchin Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian pelican Scyliorhinus rotifer Chain cat shark Fulica Americana American coot (mudhen) Dasyatis Sabina Atlantic stingray Larus marinus Great black-backed gull Campostoma anomalum Central stoneroller Gallicolumba crinigera Mindanao bleeding-heart dove 5 ft Carassius a. auratus Domestic goldfish Otidiphaps nobilis Pheasant pigeon Clinostomus elongates Redside dace Ptilinopus perousii Many-coloured fruit dove PELICANS: Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin shiner Trichoglossus johnstoniae Mindanao lorikeet Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped shiner Lophorina superba Superb bird-or-paradise Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) are the largest species of Pelicans in Monocentris japonica Japanese pinecone fish Lamprotornis superbus Superb starling the world, standing approximately five feet tall, weighing up to 30 pounds Cargocentron rubrum Redcoat squirrelfish and having a wingspan of over 11 feet. These birds are also recorded as one Corythiochthys flavofasciatus Network pipefish of the heaviest flying birds in the world and are listed as vulnerable
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