ZOO ATLANTA 2011 ANNUAL REPORT DEAR FRIENDS, 2011 was extraordinary in so many ways that we decided the year warranted an extraordinary approach to our Annual Report. We have no doubt that these pages will catch your eye. But we also hope they’ll catch your curiosity and catch your imagination. Here in these pages, you’ll find our greatest successes and our most notable events, but you’ll also find our untold stories – facts we bet you didn’t know about your Zoo. These are facts worth sharing, and they’re facts we encourage you to share. Join me on a virtual walk as engaging and dynamic as Zoo Atlanta itself, as we show you an infographic story of the amazing year made possible by your support. infographic Raymond B. King in·fo·graph·ic [in-foh graf-ik] noun A visual representation of data or information. Short President & CEO for 'information graphic.' START DATE June 1, 2010 FORMER POSITION Senior Vice President for Community Affairs at SunTrust FAVORITE ANIMAL Red panda Most mentioned animals:imamals:ls: “Conservation”“Conservation” is mentioned 235235 total hours Gorilla and giant pandapAanda 17 timestimes K spent DEon designing,designingE , writing and researchingsearching by our ou talented team. MORE THAN AN ATTRACTION Zoo Atlanta is more than just a fun family destination. Our mission crosses international boundaries, benefit- ing animals we may never see in wild places we may never visit. Zoos are more relevant than ever, and your Zoo bears a greater responsibility than ever before. Bog Restoration Diamond-backed Terrapin Health Assessment of Green Gorilla Field Conservation Conservation Education GEORGIA Head-Start Project Sea Turtles in Central Africa CENTRAL CHINA GEORGIA PUERTO RICO CENTRAL AFRICA AND ZOO ATLANTA Eastern Indigo Snake Head-start Project ALABAMA Giant Panda Conservation CENTRAL CHINA Protecting Alligator Lizards GUATEMALA Guatemalan Beaded Lizard Conservation Tiger Conservation: Sumatra GUATEMALA ACEH AND ACROSS SUMATRA Amphibian Conservation LATIN AMERICA Ecological Restoration Sun Bear Conservation GALAPAGOS SUMATRA Chilean Flamingo Banding Project BOLIVIA Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation LOCATIO ROJECTS BRAZIL N OF P e strength SERVATIO 70 PROJECT s th of o CON N P 1,9 S dd ne D RO a L GR or IE A ta g F M n a a n A S l i Z t z A A a t $130 i o o o n Z MILLION TO . NY THE A IN ES POWER OF M 100 COUNTRI TO DATE, ZOO ATLANTA HAS ZOO ATLANTA STAFF HAVE NAMED SCIENTISTS ESTIMATE WE LOSE ZOO ATLANTA PARTICIPATES IN CONTRIBUTED OVER MORE THAN $10 MILLION 40 100 69 for giant panda new amphibian species. species to extinction Species Survival Plans conservation in China. every day. (SSPS). 1914 1918 19361939366 19521952 119501950s950s 19891989 1980s1980s 19901990 2000 Passenger Carolinaa TasmanianTasmanian CaribbeanCCaribbaribbean CCaspianaspian CostaCosta Rican JavanJavan tiger Dusky seasides Pyrenean pigeon parakeetGOt wolfwoolflf NEmonkmonk sealseal FOtitigtigerger Rgoldengolden toadtoad VERsparrowsparrow ibex ANIMAL BIRTHS 2011 was a banner year for babies at Zoo Atlanta, with 256 births and hatchings representing more than 20 species. Furry to featherless, scaled to shelled, new arrivals ranged from a 6-foot-tall calf to a tiny chinchilla no larger than a chicken egg. BIRDS REPTILES Chilean flamingos, milky 81 121 Amazon tree boas, Arakan eagle owls, parakeets, forest turtles, Burmese spotted dikkops, superb black tortoises, cotton- starlings, Taveta golden mouth, Mexican cantils, weavers, violaceous turacos, Pan’s box turtles, red-tailed white-faced whistling ducks, boas, tentacled snakes, wreathed hornbill ANGERED ANIM Woma python ND AL E Y ENDANG S 3 LL ERE ICA D IT A R N C I M 0 A 1 L 256 S BIRTHS MAMMALS AMPHIBIANS Common waterbuck, eastern Panamanian golden frog bongo, giraffe, red kangaroo, Sumatran tigers, warthogs, 56 1 western lowland gorilla BOUNDLESS BUDGIES! BIRTHS OF LUCHADORA GAVE BIRTH TO HOLY TURTLE! 60 TWO 20 62 parakeets hatched. critically endangered red-tailed boa babies. Burmese black Sumatran tigers tortoises hatched. 6’ That’s a tall baby! No dad? Is that a jellybean in the pouch? Giraffes stand 6 feet tall at birth. The cottonmouth born in 2011 was a Kangaroo joeys stay in the pouch for GRG WINGconfirmed “virgin birth,”G a phenomenon about 190ZOOZO days. not documented before in her species. FAMILY ALBUM a} c a d f bc} g a} Sohni and Sanjiv the Sumatran tiger cubs d} Lily the giraffe Born: July 5, 2011; male and female Born: July 22, 2011; female b} Merry Leigh the western lowland gorilla e} Beauregard the eastern bongo Born: May 9, 2011; female Born: December 2, 2011; male c} Korowai the wreathed hornbill g} Red-tailed boa neonate Hatched: May 4, 2011; male Hatched: December 2011 Mystery mammals MuddyMuddy matesmates I can’tcan’t spyspy Eastern bongos weren’t knownoownwn to Western WreathedWreathed hornbill males feed their mates Sumatranumatran tigertiger cubsc are born blind. science until the 20th century.ryry.. aandnd new chicksY throuthroughgh a tintinyy hole in a K mudud nest.nes GORILLA PROGRAM 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the gorilla program at Zoo Atlanta – a tradition begun with the arrival of Willie B. in 1961. Aptly honored in an anniversary year, Zoo Atlanta received the distinguished Edward H. Bean Award for Significant Achievement from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in recognition of its long-term commitment to gorillas. THE LEGACY OF WILLIE B. 50 YEARS OF GORILLAS 1961 MATES Willie B. arrives in Atlanta from Cameroon FEMALE MALE 1988 Macy Fourteen new gorillas arrive 1989 B. M Kekla, first gorilla born er on loan from the Yerkes Le ry at Zoo Atlanta, is born ig National Primate Research h to Paki and Ozzie Ku Center; The Ford African Rain dzo r. o Forest opens that same year. J . G 1994 B Ch u 1995 e o S n Ivan, the famous “Shopping li i o Zoo Atlanta begins housing l h m u t Mall Gorilla” from Tacoma, i c k h b a a e the international head- W a Wash., moves to Zoo Atlanta M r r i quarters of The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International 2000 Willie B. passes away on 2005 February 2. K a u j Kuchi becomes the first gorilla c o h M in captivity to rear twins i a ia L i p independently with the births u M 2009 m of Kali and Kazi lu ly Zoo Atlanta leads a O collaborative IMLS grant 2011 proposal for the new Zoo Atlanta wins the Edward Great Ape Heart Project. H. Bean Award for long-term commitment to gorillas BIRTHS OF AWAKE ULTRASOUNDS ZOO ATLANTA HOUSES ZOO ATLANTA STAFF HAS PERFORMED ON AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED 20 FOUR 22 124 gorillas at Zoo Atlanta gorillas gorillas, the nation’s published research since 1989. largest collection. papers on gorillas. THE AT AP EAR ROJECTOJ Cardiovascularardiovasculardi l disease di is i a TheTThhe GreatG reat ApeAp Ae Heart H ProjectPro Pj ect It’sIt’s based here at Zoo Atlanta.Atlanta. Four of our greatgreat apesapes are over leading cause of mortality has 50 collaborators from 30 45; Ozzie is the oldest male among great apes in zoos. institutions. gorilla in captivity. GIANT PANDA PROGRAM Zoo Atlanta is one of only four zoos in the U.S. housing giant pandas, and continues to commit its largest conservation investment to the preservation of these charismatic bears. Our partnership with China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding has a direct impact on giant panda conservation, while here at home, the giant pandas entrusted to us enjoy celebrity status among fans from around the world. ATLANTA TO CHINA Atlanta Chengdu Giant panda reserves IN THE WILD Funds from Zoo Atlanta support in situ conservation programs benefiting wild giant pandas in eight a c different nature reserves in China. Genetic diversity research Equipment purchases Reserve management Building protection stations b d Reforestation projects a} Po c} Xi Lan b} Yang Yang d} Lun Lun ZOO ATLANTA HAS WELCOMED ZOO ATLANTA CONTRIBUTED COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF THE FUNDS FROM ZOO ATLANTA THE BIRTHS OF FOUR U.S. ZOOS HOUSING SUPPORT GIANT PANDAS: THREE $570,000 $60 MILLION EIGHT giant panda cubs. for giant panda for giant panda nature reserves in conservation in 2011. conservation to date. China. SeptemberSeptember 2006: Mei Lan is the DecemberDecember 2006:20006:6: Mei Lan’sLan’s 2010:2010: Mei Lan leavesleaves Zoo 2011: Mei Lan is discovered to firstfirst giant pandapanda cubcub bornborn at name,name, whichMME means “Atlanta“Atlanta AtlantaAtlantataLA for the ChengduChengdu be male. ZooZ Atlanta. Atl t Beauty,”B t ”i is announced dd during i ResearchRhBfGitPhB Base of f Giant Gi tP Panda the 100 Day Naming Ceremony. Breeding. ATTENDANCE! 2011 attendance reached numbers not seen since the arrival of giant pandas Lun Lun and Yang Yang in 1999, including a 10-year record for Spring Break week. The months of April, October and December also broke 10-year records, with double-digit growth in Membership and Group Sales revenue. 2011 ATTENDANCE 2010 TOTAL: 673,037 2011 TOTAL: 805,989 NUMBER OF ZOO GUESTS SPRING BREAK FIESTA DE LA FAMILIA 150,000 BOO AT THE ZOO 120,000 FAMILY DAYS WALMART SUNDAY FUNDAY 90,000 60,000 30,000 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 16,680 45,813 65,233 149,391 91,806 75,694 84,928 63,335 56,255 83,358 43,386 30,110 SPRING BREAK 2011 DREW PEAK DAY OF SPRING BREAK: PEAK NUMBER OF MEMBER BOO AT THE ZOO BROUGHT HOUSEHOLDS: 58,974 11,600 39,300 26,087 guests. guests on April 7 in 2011.