SYDNEY ZOO (SSD 7228) Response to the Planning Assessment Commission’s request for further information April 2017 STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE This submission contains confidential information with regards to commercial strategies and the implementation of the Sydney Zoo business plan. It is requested that this report be redacted from public disclosure to the extent that it discloses the strategies, partnerships and proposed technology developments of Sydney Zoo. Sydney Zoo requests that the Department consult with us on the redactions prior to any public disclosure. Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Submission ........................................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 Guide To This Submission ................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 5 2 Sydney Zoo Governance and Oversight ............................................................................................ 8 2.1 Sydney Zoo Team .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.1.1 Board of Directors of Directors ................................................................................................. 9 2.1.2 Sydney Zoo Animal Collection and Curatorial Staff .................................................................. 9 2.2 External Advisory Panels ................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.1 Advisory Council ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Animal Welfare Committee..................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Future Recruitment Plan ................................................................................................................. 12 2.4 Sydney Zoo Internal Governance Regime ....................................................................................... 12 2.5 External Agencies ............................................................................................................................ 13 2.6 Statutory Regulation: Exhibited Animals Protection Act ................................................................ 15 2.6.1 The DPI Assessment Process ................................................................................................... 16 2.6.2 Non-Indigenous Animals Act ................................................................................................... 18 2.6.3 Sydney Zoo DPI Process........................................................................................................... 19 3 Animal Welfare.................................................................................................................................. 21 3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Industry Regulation: ZAA ................................................................................................................ 23 3.2.1 ZAA Membership and Accreditation ....................................................................................... 23 3.2.2 ZAA ASMP Policy ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.3 ZAA Member Policy Regarding Animal Transactions .............................................................. 24 3.3 Self-Regulation ................................................................................................................................ 25 3.3.1 Animal Welfare Policies........................................................................................................... 25 3.3.2 Animal Welfare Committee..................................................................................................... 25 3.4 Behavioural Enrichment .................................................................................................................. 28 3.4.1 Sydney Zoo’s Foundations for Behavioural Enrichment ......................................................... 28 3.4.2 Sydney Zoo’s Intensive Behavioural Enrichment Strategies ................................................... 29 3.4.3 Novel Welfare Monitoring Strategies ..................................................................................... 33 3.5 Infrastructure and Support ............................................................................................................. 34 3.5.1 Food Storage and Preparation, Service and Operational Areas ............................................. 34 3.6 Sydney Zoo Exhibit Spaces Assessment .......................................................................................... 36 3.6.1 Compliance with DPI Standards .............................................................................................. 36 3.6.2 Total Area Vs Number of Species Held .................................................................................... 40 STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & COMMERCIALLY Page 2 SENSITIVE 3.6.3 Comparison with other major metropolitan facilities ............................................................ 41 4 How design supports our community programs............................................................................... 42 4.1 Animal Collection Philosophy .......................................................................................................... 43 4.2 Conservation Messaging ................................................................................................................. 44 4.3 Social Programs ............................................................................................................................... 50 4.4 Sydney Zoo’s Institutional Objectives ............................................................................................. 50 4.4.1 Our mission ............................................................................................................................. 50 4.4.2 Our Goals ................................................................................................................................. 51 4.5 Contribution of Exhibited Species and Facility Design to Social Programs ..................................... 52 4.5.1 Conservation ........................................................................................................................... 52 4.5.2 Education ................................................................................................................................. 55 4.5.3 Vocational Training and Work Placement ............................................................................... 56 4.5.4 Social and community programs ............................................................................................. 58 5 Industry Collaboration....................................................................................................................... 59 5.1.1 2016 ZAA Conference .............................................................................................................. 60 5.1.2 ZAA strategic priorities ............................................................................................................ 60 5.1.3 Facilities we have met with ..................................................................................................... 62 5.2 Collection strategy and tactics ........................................................................................................ 66 5.2.1 Sourcing Bachelor Groups or Non-Breeding Females ............................................................. 66 5.2.2 Species importation and exchange ......................................................................................... 67 5.2.3 Species 360 Membership ........................................................................................................ 68 5.3 Animal Collection Status ................................................................................................................. 70 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Sydney Zoo team experience summary ........................................................................................... 11 Figure 2: Sydney Zoo internal governance and controls ................................................................................. 12 Figure 3: Sydney Zoo external agency oversight ............................................................................................. 13 Figure 4: Sydney Zoo DPI approvals process .................................................................................................. 19 Figure 5: First tranche of DPI Form A, Form D and Form G applications ........................................................ 19 Figure 6: Copy of DPI approval to construct an Animal Display Establishment .............................................. 20 Figure 7: Animal Welfare hierarchy of needs.................................................................................................