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Annual Report on Conservation and Science INTRODUCTION 2 2017 Annual Report on Conservation and Science INTRODUCTION 2 2017 Annual Report on Conservation and Science The Association of Zoos and Aquariums and its member facilities envision a world where, as a result of their work, all people respect, value and conserve wildlife and wild places. The 2017 Annual Report on Conservation and Science (ARCS) celebrates the conservation efforts, education programs, green (sustainable) business practices, and research projects of AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and certified related facilities. Content in ARCS reflects submissions made to annual surveys conducted by AZA. Each survey topic has been carefully defined to maximize consistency of reporting throughout the AZA community. AZA’s Field Conservation Committee and Research and Technology Committee review all of the relevant submissions by members to promote even greater consistency. Field conservation focuses on efforts having a direct impact on animals and habitats in the wild. Education programming includes those with specific goals and delivery methods, defined content and a clear primary discipline and target audience. Mission-focused research projects involve application of the scientific method, are hypothesis (or question)-driven, involve systematic data collection and analysis of those data and draw conclusions from the research process. Green business practices focus on the annual documentation and usage of key resources: energy, fuel for transportation, waste and water – as well as identification of specific green practices being implemented. AZA is grateful to each member that responded to these surveys. The response rate for each 2017 survey was as follows: » Field Conservation – 90% » Education Programs – 61% » Green Business Practices – 57% » Mission-Focused Research – 71% While the 2017 ARCS focuses on individual activities undertaken that year, download the 2017 Highlights (available at aza.org/annual-report-on-conservation-and-science) to learn more about what the AZA community accomplished together. This report was compiled by Arslan Ahmad (Program Assistant, Conservation and Science), Haley Gordon (Program Assistant, Conservation and Science), Hana Johnstone (Intern, Conservation, Management and Welfare Sciences), Raven Spencer (Intern, Conservation, Management and Welfare Sciences) and Shelly Grow (Vice President, Conservation and Science). INTERNATIONAL 3 INTERNATIONAL Argentina Bahamas FUNDACIÓN TEMAIKÈN ATLANTIS, PARADISE ISLAND Green Practices Education Programs ENERGY Atlantis Stingray Experience Documented Amount Spent Caring for Atlantis’ Marine Life Documented Amount Used Discovery Tour Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space Dolphin Deep Water Swim Dolphin Shallow Water Swim FOOD Junior Ultimate Trainer for a Day Sourced Local Food or Grew It On-Site School Aquarium Outreach Program FUEL Sea Lion Interaction Documented Amount Spent Sea Squirts Documented Amount Used Snorkel the Ruins of Atlantis Ultimate Trainer for Day GREEN PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED Alternative Transportation Benefits for Staff Field Conservation Community-Based Sustainability Projects Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization (BMMRO) Composting On-Site or Off-Site – Stranding Response to Support Marine Mammals in the Bahamas and Marine Mammal Research Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Bahamian Coral Reefs: Taking Action to Protect Reefs Local Food Procurement for Animals and/or Guests Through Education and Action Manatee Health Assessment GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Providing the Scientific Basis for a Marine Protected Area Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Designation and Reef Rehabilitation in the Bahamas PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS Tour de Turtles Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating Green Practices Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent) Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy WASTE Documented Amount Recycled Documented Amount Sent to Landfill INTERNATIONAL 4 Bermuda Canada BERMUDA AQUARIUM, MUSEUM AND ZOO ASSINIBOINE PARK ZOO Education Programs Field Conservation Bermuda Natural History Course Bird Strike Mitigation Environmental Youth Conference Chimney Swift Chimney Installation Junior Volunteer Program Grassland Skipper Conservation and Headstarting Program Kids on the Reef International Polar Bear Day Nonsuch Natural History Camp Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program Schools Program MonarchHealth – Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) Testing Science Club Red Panda Network (RPN) Spring Camp Snow Leopard Trust (SLT) – Fundraising Summer Aqua Camps Green Practices Teacher Workshops ENERGY WILD Encounters Documented Amount Spent Field Conservation Documented Amount Used Bermuda Amphibian Project Generated Renewable Energy On-Site Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) – Internship Programme FOOD Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) / Bermuda Sourced Local Food or Grew It On-Site Zoological Society (BZS) – Research Grants and Support FUEL Bermuda Reef Ecology Assessment and Mapping (BREAM) Documented Amount Spent Bermuda Turtle Project ReefWatch GREEN PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED Sargassum Community Studies Building Energy Management Carbon Offset Purchase for On-Site Utility Use Mission-Focused Research Commingled Recycling Humpback Whale Project Community Solar Program Composting On-Site or Off-Site Construction Waste Diversion / Recycling Energy Submetering Green Building Policy / Commitment Green Purchasing Policy / Green Procurement Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Local Food Procurement for Animals and/or Guests Solar or Wind Energy Generation Water Submetering INTERNATIONAL 5 PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS Polar Bear Hormone Monitoring Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating Recording of Animal Vocalizations Green Practices Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) Trends in Abundance Inferred Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent) From Genetics Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy Testing Detectability Assumptions of Trail Cameras on Polar Bears WASTE The Prusten Project Documented Amount Recycled Water Usage of Polar Bears at Assiniboine Park Zoo (APZ) Documented Amount Sent to Landfill Whiskerprints WATER CALGARY ZOO Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated Education Programs Documented Amount Spent Adult Nights Documented Amount Used Birthday Parties Mission-Focused Research Conservation Action Programming Abundance Estimates, Haul Out Patterns and Natural History Corporate Teambuilders of Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Churchill River Distance Learning Estuary Family BBQ Shows and Christmas Shows Abundance Estimates, Haul Out Patterns and Natural History of Ringed Seals Near Churchill In the Heat of the Night – Valentine’s Day Program Assessing Bear Spray Performance Under Cold Temperatures Land of Lemurs Interpretive Programming Beluga Bits Penguin Plunge Interpretive Programming Exploring the Role of Nature-Based Tourism Experiences and Penguin Walk Learning at an In-Situ and Ex-Situ Destination School Programs Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Concentrations in Orphaned Self-Guided Backpack Tour Polar Bear “Cubs of the Year” Brought Into Captivity From Northern Manitoba to Assiniboine Park Zoo Through the Sleepovers Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre Summer Camps (LIPBCC) Teacher Workshops Implementation of an Environmental Enrichment Program to Reduce Over-Grooming and Pacing in Captive Red Pandas Year Round Value Added Interpretive Programming – Zoo- (Ailurus fulgens) Wide Inbreeding and Relatedness Analysis of Burrowing Owls Zoo School in Captive Rearing Programs in Canada Using PCR Multiplexing Field Conservation Learning and Hunting Success During Live Prey Training Black-Tailed Prairie Dog and Black-Footed Ferret in Wild Burrowing Owls in the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Conservation Research Recovery Program Burrowing Owl Headstarting Multiple Richardson’s Ground Squirrels Community-Based Conservation of Lemurs in Madagascar Novel Applications of Thermal Imaging Technology to Assess Community-Based Conservation of Mountain Bongo in Kenya Ursus maritimus (Polar Bear) Social Play Behaviour Community-Based Conservation of Western Sitatunga and Other Ground Squirrel Projects Hippos in Ghana Polar Bear Behaviour During Transition Greater Sage Grouse: Reintroduction Breeding and Research INTERNATIONAL 6 IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist – Group Training for Composting On-Site or Off-Site Effective Conservation Translocations Construction Waste Diversion / Recycling Northern Leopard Frog Reintroduction Breeding and Denitrification Systems Research in Western Canada Energy Submetering Swift Fox Recovery Graywater Reuse and/or Rainwater Harvesting Vancouver Island Marmot Reintroduction Breeding Green Purchasing Policy / Green Procurement Whooping Crane Reintroduction Breeding and Research Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Green Practices Local Food Procurement for Animals and/or Guests ENERGY Purchasing Green Power or Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) Documented Amount Spent Smart Buildings Systems Documented Amount Used Solar or Wind Energy Generation Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space Stormwater Management Program Generated Renewable Energy On-Site Wastewater Reduction EXTERNAL SUPPORT Water Submetering Received Support From External Sources for Green Projects Water-Wise Landscaping FOOD PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS Sourced Local Food or Grew It On-Site Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating FUEL Green Practices Documented Amount
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