FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 ANNUAL From the Director’s Desk 2018 Board of Directors 2018 Senior Management Tom Richards, Chair Scott Barton, CEO/Zoo Director he wonderful support we receive from our Contents Craig Saladino, Vice Chair Amos Morris, COO/Deputy Director community has allowed us to continue Kyle Kirkland, Treasurer Rick Treatch, Ed.D., CPA, CGMA, Chief Financial Officer improving your Zoo at a remarkable pace, Ken Price, Secretary Lyn Myers, General Curator and 2018 was no exception. We completed 4 Animal Collection Wilderness Falls, a children’s water play area themed after Chelsea Cates Dr. Shannon Nodolf, Chief Veterinary Officer Tthe country’s national parks. The area features a waterfall, 6 Education Programs Ed Gonzalez Alisha Anderson, Chief Marketing & Development Officer shallow stream bed, and geysers, as well as a fire look-out 8 Financial Report Babatunde Ilori Lisa Condoian, Zoo Operations Officer tower with slide. We also added plenty of benches under Emily Phillips Laura Martina, SPHR, Chief People Officer the shade for parents as well as a private area for nursing mothers. Next, we continued the design of Kingdoms of 9 Guest Breakdown Julie Vance Dean Watanabe, Chief Education & Conservation Officer Asia, our next major exhibit project, which will provide 10 Conservation Efforts beautiful habitats for tigers, sloth bears, hornbills, Komodo Scott Barton dragons and more. 12 Special Events CEO/Zoo Director After 27 years of educating us with the Ross Laird Winged 16 Veterinary Report Wonders Bird Show, Ross has retired and the Zoo has taken over the presentations. We wish Ross the best and 20 Donors appreciate his years of dedication to the Zoo. 21 Staff Stats Other highlights of 2018 included special events Roar 22 2018 Projects and Pour and Evenings on the Savannah. They proved to be very popular, and 2018’s Safari Night was not only a beautiful night at the Zoo but a successful night of fundraising. Over the summer, we hosted our Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) professional colleagues with the Felid Taxonomic Advisory Group meeting. Over 100 animal care professionals from across the country Published by Fresno Chaffee Zoo met in Fresno to discuss management and conservation 894 West Belmont Avenue of various cat species. We also hosted an AZA Regional Fresno, CA 93728 Education Workshop, exploring the newest ways to inspire Telephone: 559-498-5910 our guests. fresnochaffeezoo.org We provided 5,000 tickets to the Zoo for organizations Graphic Design: Heather Davis working with families who otherwise may not be able to attend, and hosted Dreamnight, a special night at the Zoo On the front cover: for children with disabilities or severe illness. Sumatran Orangutan, Siabu, and infant son, Hantu. Throughout these new projects and events, we continue Photo by Capture Life Events, Inc. to focus on providing excellent care of our animals and On the back cover: supporting wildlife conservation around the world. Caribbean flamingos. Photo by Heather Davis. None of this would be possible without the amazing support from our community, and we appreciate that support and trust very much. 2 | 2018 Annual Report Background image: Male giant anteater, “Pico”. 2018 Annual Report | 3 Animal Collection and grizzly bears. Many years ago, Sahassa and Rajani were transferred to opportunity to design and build state- the dividing walls of that exhibit were Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas and Caperon of-the-art exhibits for the animals and removed and the exhibit was then the Park Zoo in Massachusetts. We recently the community that call Fresno home. home to a pair of grizzly bears for many received news that Sahassa has already ith our exciting years. After our very old grizzlies passed, contributed to an increase in the sloth new exhibit, sloth bears made their arrival to our Zoo. bear population by producing a cub. Kingdoms This was a new species for us and proved of Asia, now in the planning stage, to become the favorite of many guests Our tiger exhibit is also in need of Wour animal care team begins their and animal care takers. The SSP (Species renovation. Tigers generally spend very preparations early. In 2018, we began Survival Program) was also pleased for little time together and in many cases do discussing and planning the future Fresno Chaffee Zoo to become involved not welcome the company of other adult of the animals that live in the area in the sloth bear program, as there are tigers. Our single tiger exhibit makes that will soon become a demolition only 34 individuals in North America and managing a tiger breeding program very and construction zone. Many of the the program was in need of more zoos to difficult. Our new Asia area will have two species that live in this area will be assist in building captive populations. much larger exhibits and extra behind Lyn Myers represented in the new Asia, but not the scenes areas that will allow us to have General Curator necessarily the same individuals. Kingdoms of Asia will include sloth a greater role in breeding these much bears in a beautiful new exhibit that will endangered felines. Our bear exhibit has a very long be built where the giraffes lived a few Sloth Bear, Sahassa. history at Fresno Chaffee Zoo. years ago. The existing 1955 exhibit will Although we will miss the individuals Originally built in 1955, it was be demolished. To prepare for this, we that have left Fresno Chaffee Zoo, we are Female sloth bear, Zaara, born January 9, Animal Collection designed as three small bear exhibits began the process of moving our sloth excited to begin this new chapter in our 2019 to mom, Khali and dad, Sahassa at Little Rock Zoo. © Little Rock Zoo 2018 Totals to house polar bears, black bears bears to new homes. Our two boys, Zoo’s future. It is very exciting to have this Invertebrates Species 5 Individuals 256 Births and Hatchings Animal Acquisitions Cartilaginous Fish (Chondricthyes) Species 4 Reptiles and Amphibians Reptiles and Amphibians Mammals Individuals 40 (“Herps”) (“Herps”) 0.2 African elephant 0.0.9 Blue spiny lizard 0.0.2 Black-breasted leaf turtle 0.1 Miniature horse Bony Fish (Osteicthyes) 0.0.13 Dyeing dart frog 0.0.4 Eye dabb lizard 1.0 Pygmy goat Species 21 0.0.7 Green and black dart frog 1.3 Haitian green anole Prehensile-tailed porcupine Komodo dragon Individuals 161 1.0 California sea lion 0.0.14 Yellow-headed dart frog 0.1 King cobra 0.1 Four-toed hedgehog 0.1 Komodo dragon Amphibians 0.1 Masai giraffe Birds 0.4 Malagasy leaf-tailed gecko Species 18 1.0 Reticulated giraffe Individuals 119 1.2 Laughing kookaburra 0.0.5 Sahara spiny-tailed lizard 0.1 Siamang 3.1 Laysan duck 0.0.3 Volcan Darwin giant tortoise (Galapagos) 1.0 Striped skunk Reptiles 3.1 Sun conure 0.2 Gaboon viper 3.0 Sudan barbary sheep Species 68 4.1 Troupial 5.4 Virginia opossum Individuals 192 1.4 Yellow-rumped cacique Birds 0.1 White park cow 2.0 Black-necked stilt Siamang Reticulated giraffe Birds Mammals 0.1 Common shama thrush Species 68 1.1 Addax 0.1 Eastern brown pelican Individuals 239 1.0 Greater kudu 1.0 Eurasian eagle owl 0.1 Prehensile-tailed porcupine 2.0 Inca tern Mammals 0.1 Sumatran orangutan 0.1 Lady Ross’s turaco Species 53 Individuals 169 1.0 Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo 1.1 Luzon bleeding-heart dove 0.1 Roseate spoonbill Totals Species 237 1.0 Male 0.1 Female 0.0.1 Unknown sex 4.2 Puna teal Individuals 1,176 Addax Black-breasted leaf turtle 4 | 2018 Annual Report 2018 Annual Report | 5 Education 2018 Totals ON-SITE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS School Field Trips 100,515 After Hours Ask Me Carts Chats Non-fee-based Alpaca Encounters Raptor Encounters 234,478 Story Tellers Teen LEADERS One of the most important roles of Fee-based Rainforest Tours school programs Education programs is to support Zoo Previews the mission of the Zoo: Fresno Zoo Tours 17,300 Chaffee Zoo inspires wonder of Teacher Workshops our natural world, provides an Lab Programs engaging learning environment, and Zoo Adventures creates a passion for conservation. Behind the Scenes Our behind-the-scenes programs Birthday Encounters 4,602 connect visitors to animals through Overnights incredible up-close experiences and facilitate personal connections to Tot Time Cubby Camp Zoo Camp individual animals. Through these Zoo Adventure Camp Adventures one-on-one experiences, guests can Shadow a Keeper 4,693 then understand how their actions Young Naturalist impact wildlife, both individually and Party Animal collectively. Private Event 6,247 In 2018, a record number of guests OFF-SITE PROGRAM participated in these Behind the PARTICIPANTS Scenes opportunities. Visitors Zoomobile Fee-based travelled from great distances Zoo Talks 12,408 (sometimes out of state!) just to participate in these unique and Beach Clean-up Non-fee-based powerful experiences. These Outreach Community Events 7,552 programs are also an example of the great collaboration that exists between staff at Fresno ZOO EXPERIENCES Chaffee Zoo. These programs could Stingray Bay 221,055 not happen without teamwork Giraffee Feeding between education and animal 184,090 care departments. We are looking ahead to 2019 with plans to add new experiences while deepening the Grand Total Participants interactions between guests, animals and Zoo staff. 7 9 2 , 9 4 0 6 | 2018 Annual Report 2018 Annual Report | 7 Sources of Funding Financial Report & Measure Z operating funds $4,405,689 Attendance Measure Z capital funds 5,069,236 964,091 Admissions income 4,229,523 Guest Breakdown 833,114 828,264 Membership income 1,418,912 808,914