Mixed Species Exhibits THE SURVEY!
Brent Huffman, Toronto Zoo Andrew Alba, Disney's Animal Kingdom Images by Los Angeles Zoo, B. Huffman, L. Kirkman, J. Martin, & C. Seely Why mix species?
Sustainability is the name of the game!
Space is limited … so let’s maximize space use
Better bang for your exhibit buck
Fill under-used niches in exhibits
Improve guest experience, enhance educational messaging Where we've come from ...
2014 – Cervid mixed- species table in RCP 1997/1998 - Antelope 2005 – Pig + peccary mixed-species survey mixed-species survey
Available online at azaungulates.org The idea for an updated, expanded survey hatched at the 2014 Midyear Meeting ... well, on the bus back from the post-conference field trip ... and then in the hotel bar Goals for current survey
Gather up-to-date information across all six Ungulate TAGs
Collect more information:
Successful AND unsuccessful mixes
Details on animals, exhibits, and management
Retain as much historical knowledge as possible
Designed to facilitate ongoing upkeep Thanks to Gina Ferrie, Andrew Alba, and Chelsea Weibel at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for developing the survey and compiling all of the responses! The survey
www.surveymonkey.com/s/AZAUngulates
Distributed on the [AZAUngulates] listserv (Aug 17)
Reminders on the listserv (Sept 18, Oct 2, Oct 20)
Two follow-up emails with non-responsive institutions (Oct 28 + Nov 11) THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the survey! RESULTS
145 participating institutions
131 institutions submitted exhibits
14 additional institutions reported no mixed-species exhibits with ungulates
616 mixed-species exhibits
342 current exhibits
230 former exhibits
44 exhibits noted as "unsuccessful" Abilene Zoological Gardens BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo Adventure Aquarium Brevard Zoo Africam Safari Park Bronx Zoo Akron Zoological Park Brookfield Zoo (CZS) Albuquerque Biological Park Brookgreen Gardens Alexandria Zoological Park Buffalo Zoo
Amarillo Zoo T. Motoyama Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Aquarium & Rainforest at Moody Buttonwood Park Zoo Gardens, Inc. Caldwell Zoo Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden & Audubon Zoo Prehistoric Park B. Bryan Preserve Cameron Park Zoo
Bergen County Zoological Park B. Huffman Cape May County Park Zoo Binder Park Zoo Capron Park Zoo Birmingham Zoo Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden Blank Park Zoo Charles Paddock Zoo B. Huffman Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park Elmwood Park Zoo Chehaw Wild Animal Park Erie Zoo Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Fort Wayne Children's Zoo Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Fort Worth Zoo Cleveland Metroparks Zoo B. Huffman Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Freeport McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center Como Zoo and Conservatory Fresno Chaffee Zoo Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo S. Metzler Gladys Porter Zoo Cosley Zoo Great Plains Zoo Dallas Zoo Greenville Zoo Denver Zoological Gardens Happy Hollow Zoo Detroit Zoo Henry Vilas Zoo Dickerson Park Zoo Henson Robinson Zoo Disney's Animal Kingdom Honolulu Zoo Ellen Trout Zoo B. Huffman Houston Zoo, Inc. Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park Louisville Zoological Garden Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc. Memphis Zoo
Jackson Zoological Park B. Huffman Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Miller Park Zoo John Ball Zoological Garden Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens Kansas City Zoo Minnesota Zoological Garden Knoxville Zoological Gardens Nashville Zoo, Inc. Lake Superior Zoo North Carolina Zoological Park Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo and Wildlife Safari Northwest Trek Wildlife Park Lee Richardson Zoo Oakland Zoo Lehigh Valley Zoo Oglebay's Good Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo Oklahoma City Zoological Park Lion Country Safari B. Huffman Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo Living Desert Zoo & Gardens Oregon Zoo Los Angeles Zoo Palm Beach Zoo Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure Parc Safari Roosevelt Park Zoo Peoria Zoo Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park Philadelphia Zoo Sacramento Zoo B. Huffman Phoenix Zoo Safari West Wildlife Preserve S. Metzler Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Saint Louis Zoo Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Salisbury Zoological Park Potawatomi Zoo San Diego Zoo Potter Park Zoological Gardens San Diego Zoo Safari Park Prospect Park Zoo San Francisco Zoological Gardens Pueblo Zoo Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens Racine Zoological Gardens Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo Reid Park Zoo Sedgwick County Zoo Riverbanks Zoo & Garden Sequoia Park Zoo T. Motoyama Roger Williams Park Zoo Smithsonian National Zoological Park Staten Island Zoo Western North Carolina Nature Center Sunset Zoological Park White Oak Conservation Center Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Wildlife Safari LA Zoo The Living Desert Woodland Park Zoo The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Zoo Atlanta The Wilds Zoo Boise Toledo Zoological Gardens Zoo de Granby Topeka Zoo Zoo Miami Toronto Zoo B. Huffman Zoo New England Trevor Zoo ZOOAMERICA North American Wildlife Park Tulsa Zoo Turtle Back Zoo Utah's Hogle Zoo B. Huffman Virginia Living Museum Virginia Zoo B. Huffman 50
Robin Noll + Jeff Holland (Los Angeles Zoo)
Tim Their (Saint Louis Zoo) Accountability List NON-RESPONDERS
African Safari Wildlife Park Lincoln Children's Zoo Alameda Park Zoo Little Rock Zoo Assiniboine Park Zoo Mill Mountain Zoo Bramble Park Zoo Naples Zoo Brandywine Zoo Queens Zoo Central Park Zoo Red River Zoo Chahinkapa Zoo San Antonio Zoo Dakota Zoo Santa Ana Zoo El Paso Zoo Scovill Zoo Hutchinson Zoo The David Traylor Zoo of Emporia Survey is still open! www.surveymonkey.com/s/AZAUngulates
►Non-submitters can still participate ►Additional exhibits can still be added
►Commonly missed exhibit combinations: • Hippos mixed with other species (especially fish) • Free-flight birds in indoor exhibit halls • Ungulates housed in non-hoofstock areas of your zoo RESULTS - RECAP
145 participating institutions
131 institutions submitted exhibits
14 additional institutions reported no mixed-species exhibits with ungulates
616 mixed-species exhibits
342 current exhibits
230 former exhibits
44 exhibits noted as "unsuccessful" Submission Examples
Caldwell Zoo: Current Exhibit 3: Bongo, Yellow-backed Duiker, Waterfowl, Colobus Monkey Saint Louis Zoo Previous Exhibit 41: River Hippo, Tilapia San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Current Exhibit 5: Bat-eared Fox, Warthog Toronto Zoo: Current Exhibit 2: Przewalski’s Horse, European Mouflon, Domestic Yak Zoo de Granby: Previous Exhibit 1: Llama, Greater Rhea, Capybara Previous Exhibit 2: Red Panda, Reeves’ Muntjac A picture is worth 1000 words!
Please submit photos of your mixed species exhibits and animal interactions to [email protected]
Images by B. Huffman, C. Janney, L. Kirkman, S. Richardson & V.Shaw Next Steps
First “data packages” have been sent out 44 institutions Sent out before March 1 Thank you!! Bergen County Zoological Park Review and return by Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Fresno Chaffee Zoo • April 1 Lincoln Park Zoo Potter Park Zoological Gardens 11 institutions replied already! Pueblo Zoo Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens Virginia Zoo More to be sent this spring! Woodland Park Zoo Zoo Atlanta Zoo Boise What to expect in your Data Package Where do we go from here? Round-table discussion
Monday March 21 – 10:45-12:00
Novel ways to present data
How will the data be most useful?
How to keep the survey up-to-date and relevant – Interval between updates? – How can the survey be improved? Survey is still open! www.surveymonkey.com/s/AZAUngulates ►Non-submitters can still participate ►Additional exhibits can still be added
Send your photos, questions, and ideas to [email protected]