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2INTRODUCTION

2015 Annual Report on Conservation and Science

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) 2015 Annual Report on Conservation and Science (ARCS) cele-

brates the conservation and science-related activities of AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and certified

related facilities.

Each topic included in this report has been carefully defined to maximize consistency of reporting

throughout the AZA community. AZA’s Field Conservation and Research and Technology Committees

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-related research projects involve application of the scientific method and is

therefore hypothesis (or question)-driven, involves systematic data collection and analysis of those data, and

draws conclusions from the research process. Green (sustainable) business practices focus on the annual

documentation and usage of energy, fuel for transportation, waste and water, as well as identification of

specific green practices being implemented.

Content in ARCS reflects the submissions made through annual surveys available through AZA’s website.

The response rate for each 2015 survey was as follows:

» field conservation – 92%

» education programming – 62%

» green business practices – 50%

» mission-focused research – 64%

AZA is grateful to each member that responded to these surveys.

While 2015 ARCS focuses on individual activities undertaken in 2015, download Highlights (available at:

https://www.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 (AZA Program Assistant for Conservation and Science) and

Shelly Grow (AZA Director of Conservation Programs).

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Argentina

FUNDACIÓN TEMAIKÈN

Research

Study and Conservation of Bat Diversity in Área Importante

para la Conservación (AICOM) Osununú – Teyú Cuaré

Bahamas

ATLANTIS, PARADISE ISLAND

Education Programs

Atlantis Stingray Experience

Caring for Atlantis’ Marine Life

Discovery Tour

Dolphin Deep Water Swim

Dolphin Shallow Water Swim

Junior Ultimate Trainer for a Day

Sea Lion Interaction

Sea Squirts

Snorkel the Ruins of Atlantis

Ultimate Trainer for a Day

Field Conservation

Atlantis Blue Project

Bahamian Coral Reefs and Climate Change: Coral Reef

Conservation Through Climate Change Education in

Schools and in the Wider Community

Coral Reef Monitoring and Restoration in the Bahamas

Field Research and Outreach to Support Conservation of

Marine Mammals in the Bahamas

Promoting the Expansion of Andros West Side National Park

on Andros Island, the Bahamas

Stranding Response to Support Marine Mammals in the

Bahamas and Marine Mammal Research, Bahamas Marine

Mammal Research Organisation (BMMRO)

Tour de Turtles

Bermuda

BERMUDA AQUARIUM, MUSEUM AND ZOO

Field Conservation

Bermuda Amphibian Project

Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) / Bermuda

Zoological Society (BZS) Research Grants and Support

Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) Internship

Programme

Bermuda Reef Ecology Assessment and Mapping (BREAM)

Marine Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation

Canada

ASSINIBOINE PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Adult Workshops

Assiniboine Park Zoo Camp

Education Outreach

Foodology – Culinary Arts Camp

Girl Guide Badge Programs

Guided Zoo Tours

Nature Tots

Partners for Polar Bears

Partners in Education

School Programs

Teacher Training Workshops

Field Conservation

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Bird Strike Mitigation

Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program

Monarch Watch Butterfly Tagging

MonarchHealth – Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) Testing

Red Panda Network

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

INTERNATIONAL

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

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 Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Abundance Estimates, Haul-Out Patterns and Natural History

of Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Churchill River

Estuary

Genetic Variation in Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida): Population

Structure and Geographical Isolation in the Canadian

Arctic

Polar Bear Denning in Canada

Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) Trends in Abundance Inferred

From Genetics

Use of Baited Hair Traps and Genetic Analysis to Investigate

Source Populations of Cougars (Puma concolor) in

Manitoba

Using Infrared to Assess Thermoregulation Behaviours in

Polar Bears – Implications for an Arctic with Less Snow and

More Open Water

BIODÔME DE MONTREAL

Field Conservation

Conservation of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in

Québec

Bat Conservation Program: Neighbourhood Bat Watch

Breeding Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) in

Captivity

Conservation and Restoration of American Ginseng

Conservation and Restoration of Wild Leek in Québec

Conservation of the Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica) in

Québec

Wild Leek Conservation Program – La Forêt M’Invite

Research

Antarctic Notothenioid Fishes – Sentinel Taxa for Southern

Ocean Warming

Characterization of a Captive Population of the Blackfin

Icefish (Chaenocephalus aceratus) and the Bullhead

Notothen (Notothenia coriiceps)

Environmental and Social Viability of a Project to Promote

Sustainable Farming Practices in Rural Communities in the

Tapajós Region of Brazilian Amazonia

Evaluation of Salinity Reduction and Sulfur-Based

Denitrification at the Biodôme de Montréal – Sustainable

Practices

Evaluation of the Efficiency of Nitrate and Phosphates

Removal by Macroalgal Biofilters: Comparison of Two

Native Species (Palmaria palmata and Ulva lactuca)

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Family Identification in a Captive Uria aalge Populations:

Development and Validation of Microsatellite Markers

Restricted Feeding and Compensatory Growth in Charr

Species Under Cultivation: A Sustainable Practice

Sexual Size Dimorphism in Wolffishes: Spotted (Anarhichas

minor) and Atlantic (Anarhichas lupus)

CALGARY ZOO

Field Conservation

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Ecosystem Research Project

Community-Based Conservation in Ghana and Kenya

Greater Sage – Grouse Reintroduction Breeding Program

Population Dynamics of At-Risk Northern Leopard Frogs in

Western Canada

Swift Fox Recovery

Vancouver Island Marmot Reintroduction Breeding and

Research Program

Whooping Crane Reintroduction Breeding and Research

Program

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Research

Conservation Translocations

RIPLEY’S AQUARIUM OF CANADA

Education Programs

School Program – Amazing Algae and Other Aquatic Plants

(Grade 3)

School Program – Aquarium Careers (Grade 11/12)

School Program – Climate in Crisis (Grade 10)

School Program – Creatures Undercover (Grade 2)

School Program – Deep Sea Diver (Grade 5)

School Program – Lake Invaders (Grade 6)

School Program – My Own Aquarium (Grade 1)

School Program – Pollution Solution (Grade 7)

School Program – Sensational Sharks (Kindergarten)

School Program – Stream Science (Grade 9)

School Program – Watery Web (Grade 4)

School Program – What’s in the Water (Grade 8)

Sea Squirts

Sleepover – Sleep With the Sharks

Stingray Experience

Summer and March Break Camps

Tank Talk

Field Conservation

Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up

Research

Invasive Lionfish Eradication Research

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM MARINE SCIENCE

CENTRE

Education Programs

AquaCamps/AquaClubs

AquaNews and Windows on Research

Birthday Parties

Curriculum Programs

Interpretive Delivery Programs

Online Public Programs

Outreach Education – AquaVan and AquaZone

Public Programs

Sleepovers

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Field Conservation

Acoustic Beluga Research Project

Agarum Monitoring

Assessing Growth Trends and Body Condition of Killer

Whales to Infer Nutritional Status

Biodiversity Monitoring

British Columbia (BC) Cetacean Sightings Network

British Columbia Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Project

Cetacean Population Genetics – Killer Whale

Cryptococcosis in Marine Mammals

Evaluation of Four Species of Perch for Potential Use as Sea

Lice Biological Controls in Atlantic Salmon Fish Farms

Field Study of Demography, Population Status and Natural

History of British Columbian and Alaskan Killer Whales

Frog Conservation and Disease

Fur Seal and Sea Lion Projects

Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

Monitor Glass Sponge Reefs

Monitor Lingcod Spawn Demography

North Coast Cetacean Research Project

Oregon Spotted Frog Recovery Project

Panamanian Golden Frogs

Recovery of Rockfish in Rockfish Conservation Areas

Rockfish Winter Hiding

Sea Star Monitoring

Sitka Biodiversity Monitoring

Spot Prawn Surveys

Validating a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Tag to

Detect Salmon Consumption Using Wild Harbour Seals at

Marine Mammal Rescue Centre (MMR)

Research

Cetacean Novel Clinical Techniques

Clostridium difficile in Harbour Seals Undergoing

Rehabilitation

Contaminant Related Health Risks in Southern Resident Killer

Whales

Development of Larval Rearing Methods for the Captive

Culture of Juvenile Rockfish

Development of Methods for Sustainable Wolf Eel

Aquaculture

Development of Sustainable Live Feed Production Systems

Diseases of Stranded Killer Whales

Echinococcosis in a Goeldi’s Monkey

Engagement, Education and Action: The Role of a Public

Display Aquarium in Wildlife Health

Evaluation of Beluga Hormone Levels in Breath Samples

Evaluation of Cetacean Hearing Thresholds

Fish Disease Case Reports

Harbour Porpoise Post-Release Monitoring

Hydrocarbon Dispersal After the Spill of the MV Marathassa

in Vancouver

Microplastics in the Ocean

PollutionTracker – Contaminant Monitoring the British

Columbia Coastal Environment

Protozoal Parasites in Marine Mammals

Respirometry in Cetaceans

Safe Traditional Seafoods for Aboriginal Communities – Risks

Related to CS-134 After the Fukushima Accident

Sea Lion Anesthesia

Sea Lion Darting and Disentanglement Project

Sea Star Wasting Syndrome

The Acoustic Behaviour and Hearing of a False Killer Whale

Calf

The Potential Use of Kelp Perch to Control Sea Lice

Infestations in Farmed Atlantic Salmon

ZOO DE GRANBY

Education Programs

Drifting Nature

ZOOming Back at the Zoo!

Field Conservation

African Elephant Conservation

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA) – Amur Leopard

Conservation in Russia

Assessing the Occurrence of Northern and Southern Flying

Squirrels in the Montérégie and Estrie Regions of Canada

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Bats Recovery Plan in Quebec

Conservation of Chorus Frog in Quebec

Conservation of Habitats and Endangered Species in the

Boise Miner, Granby, Quebec, Canada

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Conservation of Red Pandas

Fauna and Flora Characterisation and Enhancement at Saint-

Quentin Island, Trois-Rivières

Protection of Biodiversity, Anti-Poaching and Conservation

of Gorillas and Elephants in Campo-Ma’an National Park in

Cameroon

Snow Leopard Trust – Snow Leopard Conservation in Asia

Spiny Softshelled Turtle Recovery in Québec

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Purchased Renewable Energy

FUEL

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Effect of Zoo Visitors on Captive Wallabies and Kangaroos

Lead Level in Tissues of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus

leucocephalus) and Royal Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in the

Province of Quebec

The Behavior of Macaques in Relation to Visitor Effect and

Enclosure Design

The Importance of Social Structure and Environment on

Breeding Success in Captive Flamingos (Phoenicopterus

ruber)

Hong Kong

OCEAN PARK CORPORATION

Education Programs

Animal Encounter Programme

Animal Exhibition Panels Lending Service

Animal Feeding Demonstrations

Animal Feeding Programme

Animal Fun Talk

Animal Keeper Programmes

Animal Tell-Me-More

Bamboo Jam

Blue Hero Mission

Business Environment Council (BEC) Biodiversity

Ambassador Training Programme

Chinese White Dolphin Boat Trip

Corporate Training Programme

Crab Education Programme

Educational Talks at the Leisure and Cultural Services

Department (LCSD)

Emperors of the Sky

Exhibit Walk – Kindergarten

Grand Aquarium Scuba Diving / Exploration

Habitat Walk and Talk

Hong Kong Flower Show

Hong Kong Institute of Education Volunteer Scheme

Hospital Visit

International Coastal Cleanup

Jockey Club Ocean Park Education Programme

Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme

Meeting Horseshoe Crab in Tin Shui Wai

Nighttime in the Ocean’s Depths

Ocean Heroes

Ocean Park Academy Preview Visit

Ocean Park Academy, Hong Kong (OPAHK) – Educational

Posters

Ocean Park Academy, Hong Kong (OPAHK) – Online

Activities

Ocean Park Project-Based Learning (Primary 4-6)

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Ocean Park Website – Conservation Section

Ocean Wonders

Octopus Education Programmes (Junior Secondary)

Online Conservation Competition – Collaboration With Hong

Kong Education City

Plankton Education Programmes – Kindergarten

Plastic Waste Recycling Education Programme –

Collaboration With Yan Oi Tong EcoPark Plastic Resources

Recycling Centre

Recycle Brigade

Save the Vaquita Day

School Outreach Seminars

Sea Lion Fun Time Show

Seasonal Camps

Shell Education Programmes (Primary 1-3)

Sichuan Day

SmartFun Education Tours

Spin for Survival

Story Book Publication – Collaboration With McDonald’s

Teacher Day Camp

The Ocean Park Conservation Day

University Student Sponsorship Programme

Whale Education Programme – Senior Secondary

World Environment Day

World Oceans Day – Ocean Park Fun Day

Youth Ambassador Scheme

Field Conservation

A Pilot Management Standardization Project at Niuweihe

Provincial Nature Reserve, Shaanxi

Advanced Training on Geographic Information System (GIS)

Techniques for Key Technical Staff in Giant Panda Nature

Reserves in Qinling, Shaanxi

Advancing Conservation for an Endangered Asian Fish, the

Sakhalin Taimen (Parahucho perryi)

Assessment of the Status of the Critically Endangered

Delacour’s Langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) and

Recommendation for Its Conservation

Blue Coral Breeding and Conservation in Xisha, Hainan

Combating Trade in Nature Reserve Products to Protect

Giant Pandas and Red Pandas

Community Conservation Education on Horseshoe Crabs and

Their Habitats in Beibu Bay, Guangxi

Conservation Ecology of Chinese White Dolphins (Sousa

chinensis) in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary

Conservation of Endangered Freshwater Turtles in Hong

Kong

Conservation of the Indus River Dolphin and its Habitat in

Pakistan Through Communities’ Participation

Conservation of the Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon

(Nomascus leucogenys) in the Core Zone of the Nam

Et-Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area

(NBCA), Houaphanh, Lao PDR

Conservation of the Yellow-Crested Cockatoo

Conserving Critical Orangutan Habitat in Indonesian Borneo

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) – Saving Thailand’s

Threatened Seahorses

Determining the Status and Distribution of the Critically

Endangered Chinese Giant Salamander

Displacement of Kernel Habitat of Coastal Delphinids Upon

Substantial Anthropogenic Coast Alternations

Distribution, Abundance, Fishery and Trade of a Giant,

Threatened Reef Fish, the Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus

undulatus) in the Paracel Islands

Ecology of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) and Impact

of Climate Change in the Corridor Between Annapurna

Conservation Area and Shey Phoksundo National Park,

Nepal

Establishing Conservation Management Plan for Giant Panda

Habitats and Corridors in Taibai County

Establishment of Standards on Nature Reserve Master Plan

and Patrol Techniques in Sichuan, China

Feasibility Study on Ex-Situ Conservation and Habitat

Enhancement for Yangtze Finless Porpoise in Tian-e-Zhou

Oxbow Lake

Field Identification Handbook of Large and Medium-Sized

Wild Mammals and Pheasants in Southwestern China

Follow-Up Study of the Translocated Giant Panda “Luxin”

Genetic Barcoding of Jellyfish

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Establishment in Tian-

e-Zhou Baiji Dolphin National Nature Reserve, Hubei, China

Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Conservation in the National

Chambal Sanctuary, India

Giant Panda Disease Surveillance Through Laboratory

Biological Sample Analysis: Capacity Building for

Veterinarians

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Hot Interpretation at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant

Panda Breeding: Developing China’s First Docent Program

Impacts of Environmental Changes on the Chinese White

Dolphins in Pearl River Estuary

Mariculture of Hong Kong’s Corals for Research and Public

Outreach

Microplastics and Megafauna: Implications of Microplastic

Ingestion on Threatened Manta Ray Populations

Phylogeography of the Dugong (Dugong dugon) Based on

Historical Samples

Population Status and Conservation Strategies of the

Yangtze Finless Porpoise in the Low Flow Season of

Poyang Lake

Promotional Video Production for Giant Panda Nature

Reserves in Sichuan

Quantifying and Reducing Bycatch and Consumption of

South Asian River Dolphins in Bangladesh

Recovering Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga)

on the Chambal River, Northern India

Saving the Last Northern River Terrapins (Batagur baska) in

the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh

Saving the Smile: Community Education on Yangtze Finless

Porpoise Conservation

Scaling up the Chinese Pangolin Conservation Through

Education and Community-Based Monitoring Programs to

Combat Pangolin Trade in Sindhupalchowk District, Nepal

Securing the Future of Gangetic Dolphin in Brahmaputra

River System (India) Through Local Community

Engagement and Empowerment

Sidelined Arks in Deep Waters: Conserving Freshwater Taxa

in the Southern Western Ghats of India

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Yangtze Finless Porpoise

in River Convergent Area in Anqing, China

Standardization of Patrol and Monitoring in Nature Reserves

in Gansu, China

Study and Conservation of Migratory Chinese Crested Terns

(Thalasseus bernsteini) in China and Indonesia

Study of Habitat Selection and Activity Pattern of Chinese

White Dolphin in Pearl River Estuary and Population

Survey of the Western Boundary of the Distribution

Study of Wintering Ground and Breeding Behavior of Blue-

Crowned Laughingthrush in Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province

Study on Population Ecology of Indo-Pacific Humpback

Dolphin in Sanya and Connectivity With Populations in

Surrounding Waters

Study on the Relationship Between Climate Change,

Functional Micro-Habitat Usage and Breeding Success of

Wild Alpine Musk Deer

Study on Wildlife Corridor for Giant Panda in Wolong

National Nature Reserve, Sichuan

Study on Yangtze Finless Porpoise Conservation

Management and Community Development in

Hewangmiao, Hubei

Tagging and Releasing Sea Turtles to Raise Conservation

Awareness in China

Training Course for New Management Techniques and

Standards for Nature Reserves in Sichuan

Training on Exhibition Panel Narration and Writing Skills for

Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Sichuan

Training on Infrared Camera Monitoring and Data Application

for Conservation Authorities in Shaanxi

Training on Standardized Establishment and Management at

Field Stations in Giant Panda Nature Reserves in Shaanxi

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

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

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

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WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

2015-2016 Western Okhotsk Beluga Population Assessment

Biosonar Research – Understanding Dolphin Echo-Imaging

Capability

Effects of Dietary Level on the Growth and Development of

Chinese Sturgeon Broodstock

Genetic Barcoding of Jellyfish

Mariculture of Hong Kong’s Corals for Research and Public

Outreach

Paternity Test on Captive Spotted Seals by Microsatellite

Genotyping

Yellow Bibbed Lory Research Project

Mexico

ACUARIO DE VERACRUZ A.C.

Research

Marea Roja

AFRICAM SAFARI PARK

Education Programs

Educational Shows

Educational Workshops

Intellectual Disability Inclusion Program

Interpretative Guide Program

Premium Animal Services

Professional Development Program

Visually Impaired Program

Working With Rural Communities

Field Conservation

Alchichica Lake, Microendemic Salamanders Conservation

Project – Ambystoma taylori

Artificial Nesting Sites for the Endangered Socorro Parakeet

(Psittacara brevipes)

Crested Toad Recovery Plan

Socorro Dove Reintroduction Program

Tuxtla Ground Dove Habitat and Population Assessment

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

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Singapore

DOLPHIN ISLAND

Field Conservation

Irawaddy Dolphin Project

S.E.A. AQUARIUM

Field Conservation

Coral Research in Partnership With the Horniman Museum

and Gardens, London

IDTheManta Software and Web Platform Development

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Alabama

BIRMINGHAM ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Ed-Venture Classes

Auditorium Education Program

Biofact Stations

College Specialty Program

Creature Carts

Education Special Events

Field Experiences

Junior Vet Lab

Keeper Chats

Kiwanis ZooSchool

Night Life Programs

Patch Programs

Predator Zone – Lion Training Demonstration

School Break Camps

Sea Lion Splash Show

Teen Career Day

Wildlife Show

Zoofari Summer Camps

Zookeeper for a Day

ZooTEACH Professional Development

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Marine

Mammal Center

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Trees for

You and Me

Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy

Chipangali Large Carnivore Project – Zimbabwe

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Gharial Ecology Project

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort

Jaguar Corridor Project – Southern Belize

Operation Migration

Passion Into Conservation Action (PiCA) Grant – Blue Iguana

Recovery Program

Passion Into Conservation Action (PiCA) Grant – Conserving

Namibia’s Desert Dwelling Giraffe

Passion Into Conservation Action (PiCA) Grant – Elephants

for Africa

Passion into Conservation Action (PiCA) Grant – Rebuilding

the New Zealand Falcon Population

Passion Into Conservation Action (PiCA) Grant – Research on

Small African Felids

Passion Into Conservation Action (PiCA) Grant – Survey of

Wintering Piping Plovers at Dauphin Island, Alabama

Philippine Forest Turtle Crisis

Tarangire Elephant Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

UNITED STATES

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WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Male African Dominance and Reproduction Study and

Hormone Monitoring of Southern White Rhinos and Other

African Species

Alaska

ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER

Field Conservation

Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)

Alaska: People in a Changing Climate

Changing Tides – Bivalve Bioassay and Analysis Component

(R0107)

Eider Research and Conservation Program

Monitoring Steller Sea Lion Numbers, Survival and

Reproduction in Russian Waters

North Atlantic Right Whale Satellite Tagging in the Southeast

United States

Pacific Walrus Haulout Attendance and Disturbance

Reduction of Sperm Whale – Longline Fisheries Interactions

in Chatham Strait, Alaska

Walrus Diets in Bristol Bay – Conservation Concerns and

Environmental Monitoring

Research

A Captive Breeding Study of Steller Sea Lions to Enhance

the Survival and Recovery of the Western Stock Under the

Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection

Act

Beluga Whale Health and Stranding Project (B9022)

Chiswell Island Remote Video Monitoring (R2542, R2552,

R2562)

Eider Flock Maintenance 2012-2017 (R5800)

Improving Attachments of Remotely-Deployed Dorsal Fin-

Mounted Tags: Tissue Structure, Hydrodynamics, In-Situ

Performance and Tagged-Animal Follow-Up

Life History and Physiology of Polar Pinnipeds

Long-Term Monitoring in Prince William Sound (R0091)

Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center (OASLC) – Kenai

Fjords Harbor Seal Research

Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center (OASLC) – Prey

Availability and Trophic Linkages: Using Predatory Fish as

Samplers of Forage Base (R0640)

Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center (OASLC) –

Seabird Trends Habitat Use and Productivity of Seabirds in

the Resurrection Bay/Kenai Fjords Area (R0610)

Pacific Walrus Terrestrial Haulout Use and Disturbance

Sensitivity to Hydrocarbons and Baselines of Exposure in

Marine Birds on the Chukchi and Beafort Seas

Arizona

ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM

Education Programs

Amigos del Desierto

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) Press

Art Institute

Buffelgrass Busters

Coati Club

Coati Pups

Community Events

Cool Summer Nights

Desert Ark Programs

Desert Discovery Programs (On-Site)

Docent Interpretive Program

Docent Tours

Docent Training and Continuing Education

Fur, Feathers and Fangs

Junior Docent Program

Laurel Clark Earth Ambassadors

Library Outreach Programs

Live and (Sort of) on the Loose

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Museum Explorers Camp

Pollination Hotspots

Public Programs

Raptor Free Flight

Senior Programs

Sonorensis Magazine

Special Events

Field Conservation

Arizona Monarch Partnership

Assurance Population – Gila Topminnow

Assurance Population – Quitobaquito Mud Turtles

Assurance Population – Quitobaquito Pupfish

Assurance Population – Sonora Chub

Buffelgrass Busters

Propagation – Mexican Gartersnake

Propagation – Tarahumara Frog

Propagation – Yaqui Catfish

Salvage: Tortoise Adoption Program

Research

Argentine Cactus Moth Monitoring

Phenology Research

Plant Biotic Interactions in the Sonoran Desert

Pollinator Hotspots

Schoolyard BioBlitz

Sky Island Arthropod Diversity

PHOENIX ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Discoveries

Animal Show

Breakfast With the Animals

Camp Zoo

Certified Interpretive Guide Training

Conservation Science Night

Creature Features

Critter Keeper

Educator Professional Development

Farm Tots

Gifts for the Animals

Girl Scout Fall Fest

Growing Up WILD

Guided Tours

Littlest Critters

Lunch With a Keeper

Nature Explorer

Night Camp

Outreach Distance Learning

Project Dragonfly – Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP)

Special Needs Camps

Special Needs Program

Trail Host Program

Wild Science Academy

Wild Workshops

ZOOMobile

Zoo-to-You – Outreach

Field Conservation

Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI) Kids – Tanjung Puting National

Park and Orangutan Center Field Trip

Arizona Game and Fish Black-Tailed Prairie Dog

Reintroduction

Assessing the Taxonomic Status of Otter Species in Nakai-

Nam Theun National Protected Area, Central Eastern Laos

Behavior and Social Dynamics of Crop-Raiding in Asian

Elephants: Can Beehive Fences Be Used to Deter Crop-

Raiding Elephants?

Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) Propagation and

Release Program

Chiricahua Leopard Frog (CLF) (Lithobates chiricahuensis)

Headstarting and Release Program

Chiricahua Mountain Assessment of Large Mammal Corridor

Use and Drought Impact

Community-Based Conservation of Chinese Pangolin in

Nepal

Condor Nest Guarding Program

Conservation Education and Empowerment of Biodiverse

Communities of the Bamenda Highlands via Local

Community Conservation Teams (LCCTs), Conservation

Clubs (CCs) and Conservation Radio (CR)

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Conservation of the Newly Discovered Northern Luzon Fruit-

Eating Monitor Lizard (Varanus bitatawa)

Costa Rican Corridors Assessment and Evaluation for

Jaguars and Other Species

Elephants, Bees, and Chilis – Seeking Alternative

Management Approaches for African Elephants

(Loxodonta africana)

Empowering Communities to Protect a Declining Ecosystem:

Shielding From Extinction the Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth

(Bradypus pygmaeus)

Establish Community Group to Protect and Preserve the

Habitat of Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis) in Aceh

Tamiang

Geospatial Analyses and Ecological Assessment of the

Reintroduction of a Large Mammal Species (Peccaries,

Pecari tajacu) Into a Nature Reserve in Argentina

Habitat Suitability Modeling to Conserve Bornean

Orangutans in and Around Gunung Palung National Park

Habitat Use and Poaching Risk for Black Rhinoceros (Diceros

bicornis) and White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

in Balule Nature Reserve, South Africa: Insight Through

Spatially Explicit Models

Habitat Use of Endangered Migratory Nectarivorous Long-

Nosed Bats, New Mexico

HUTAN-Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project –

Assessing the Use of Mature Oil Palm by Wild Orang-Utans

in Kinabatangan

Integrating Alternate Livelihoods Into a Conservation

Strategy for Freshwater Turtles in the Terai Arc Landscape

Masked Bobwhite Quail Species Recovery Plan

Mount Graham Red Squirrel Propagation and Release

Program

Narrow-Headed Gartersnake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus)

Propagation for Release

Native Fish Species Reintroduction – Desert Pupfish

Native Fish Species Reintroduction – Gila Topminnow

Native Invertebrates Species Husbandry and Release

Program

Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project

Population Assessment for the McGregor’s Pit Viper (Parias

mcgregori)

Prairie Dog Plague Vaccine Project

Restoring the Burmese Roofed Turtle, Batagur trivittata, on

the Upper Chindwin River, Myanmar

Running Out of Mountain – Lizards in the Chilean Andes

Move Up With Warming Temperatures Due to Climate

Change

Scientific Survey for Otters on the Upper Indus River in

Ladakh, India

Securing Habitat for Cheetah, Leopard and Other Predators

of Farmland in South Africa by Mitigating Human-Predator

Conflict With the Placement of Livestock Guarding Dogs

Serra do Urubu Important Bird and Biodiversity Area in

Brazil – Promoting Conservation Through Education and

Ecotourism

Sonoran Pronghorn Recovery Team

Springsnail Field Surveys

Strengthening Community-Based Conservation in Laisamis,

Kenya

The Lives of Orangutans: Mapping the Daily Lives and

Ranging Patterns of Wild Male Orangutans Through

Extended Overnight Follows

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Using Feeding Ecology of the Javan Slow Loris (Nycticebus

javanicus) in West Java, Indonesia, to Plan and Implement

Local Conservation, Rescue and Reintroduction

Woolly Monkey Release Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

WATER

Documented Amount Used

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Research

Are Captive and Reintroduced Populations Sustainable?

Finding the Balance Between Gene Flow and Genetic Drift

in the Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx)

Assessing the Genetic Connectivity of Northern Mexican

and Narrow-Headed Gartersnakes Within and Among

Watersheds in the United States Using Genome-Wide

Independent Nuclear Markers (SNPs) Data

Chiricahua Leopard Frog Effect of Population Density on

Development Rate

Curassow Genetic Study

Developing a Pilot Breeding Program for the Endangered

Mt. Graham Red Squirrel Using Fecal Steroid Analysis and

Behavior Monitoring

Developing an Ex-Situ Propagation Strategy for the Narrow-

Headed Gartersnake

Effect of High Temperature Treatment on Chytrid (Bd)

Positive Chiricahua Leopard Frogs

Evaluating Wildlife Corridors in the Chiricahua Mountain

Ranges and Neighboring “Sky Islands”

Ibis Specimen Request

Seed Bank Analysis and Drought Response of Lilaeopsis

schaffneriana var. recurvata

Squamate Sex Determination, Genomics and Phylogenetics

The Optimal Timing of Reintroduction: The Case of the

Endangered Black-Footed Ferret

REID PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounter

Behind the Scenes Tour

Bio Bags

Camps – Non-Summer, Private or Rode

Education Program Animal Presentation

Evening Safari

Flashlight Safari – Overnight

Holiday Education Events

Interpretive Station Cart

Little Critters

Nature Play Days at the Zoo

Photo Safari

Teacher Workshop

Young Explorers Program / Zoo Keeper in Training

Zoo Adventure Program – On-Site School Programs

Zoo to You – Outreach

Field Conservation

AZA Tamandua SSP – In-Situ Education

Denver Zoo Drones

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

Hyderabad Tiger Conservation

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Polar Bears International

Reticulated Giraffe Project

Tanzania Conservation Resource Centre

Tarangire Elephant Project

Tucson Wildlife Center

University of Arizona – Jackrabbit Conservation

Wildlife SOS

Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Awareness Day

Animal Exploration

Birds of Prey Reach

Birthday Party Package – Wild and Wild Jr.

Boo at the Zoo

Breakfast With the Animals

Career Day

Creature Feature

Guided Tours

Library Reach

Meet and Greet

Wild Wines of the World

Wild Wonders Animal Presentation

Zoo Snooze

Zoofari

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Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

Appalachian Bear Center

Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission

Arkansas Wildlife Federation

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative – Sumatran Orangutan

Conservation Programme (SOCP)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Bat Conservation International

Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC)

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Construction of Forest Enclosures at the Lemur Rescue

Center

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

International Bear Association

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

New Nature Foundation – Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Partners in Conservation

Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center

Rainforest Alliance

Raptor Rehab of Central Arkansas

Save the Lemurs

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

The Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge

The Clouded Leopard Project

The Orianne Society

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wildlife SOS

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Collection of Samples and Records for Species Survival Plan

(SSP) Endorsed Studies in 2015

California

AQUARIUM OF THE BAY

Education Programs

Bay Lab Animal Ambassador Programs

Bay Lab Public Programs

BayMobile Outreach Programs

Behind the Scenes Tours

Classroom Programs

Exhibit Trainings

Exploration Tours

Film and Lecture Series Events

General Outreach Programs

Hybrid Ferry Programs

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Public Programs – Feedings

Public Programs – Non-Feedings

San Francisco Bay Area Sustainable Seafood Alliance

Trainings and Events

Sea Lion Center Programs

Self-Guided Tours

Shoreline Clean-Up Events

Sleepovers

Special Public Program Events

Teacher Workshops

Trout in the Classroom Collaboration

Field Conservation

Bay Restoration

Coast and Ocean Protection

Rivers and Deltas

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Purchased Renewable Energy

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Research

Testing Olfactory Cues Underlying Foraging and Plastic

Ingestion in a Marine Forage Fish, the Northern Anchovy

(Engraulis mordax)

AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC

Education Programs

Public Shows

Field Conservation

AZA Micronesian Kingfisher SSP

Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) Deployment and

Recovery – Huntington Beach

Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort

HABWatch

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

Marine Protected Area (MPA) Fish and Invertebrate Surveys

Monitoring Sea Turtle Presence and Activity Within Alamitos

Bay Channel and the San Gabriel River

Southern California Thermograph Array Project

Tracking of Released Sea Turtles

Urban Forest Project

Vaquita Conservation Through Education and Market

Incentives

Whale Identification Survey

White Abalone Captive Breeding Project

Research

Artificial Insemination in Blacktip Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus

melanopterus)

Artificial Insemination Techniques in Bamboo Sharks

(Chiloscyllium plagiosum and Chiloscyllium punctatum)

Population Genetics of Green Turtles

BIRCH AQUARIUM AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION

OF OCEANOGRAPHY

Education Programs

Tidepooling Adventures

Field Conservation

Leopard Shark Ecology and Conservation Initiative With

Andy Nosal, PhD

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CABRILLO MARINE AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Aquatic Nursery School Tours

Cabrillo Whalewatch Program

Citizen Science Monitoring

Discovery Lecture Series

Exploration Center Tours

Festivals / Community Outreach Events

Grunion

Key to the Sea

Ocean Outreach

Science at the Seashore – Fee-Based

Sea Search

Susanne Lawrence-Miller (SLM) Exhibit Hall School Tours

Teacher Workshops

Young Scientist Program

Field Conservation

Biannual Survey of Intertidal Marine Life at Point Fermin

Marine Life Refuge, Los Angeles County, CA

Cabrillo Salt Marsh Survey

Garibaldi Aquaculture, Territorial Behavior and Conservation

Grunion Greeters

Inner Cabrillo Beach Survey

Peninsula Shorewatch

Red Abalone Larval Settlement

Tidewater Goby Recovery

Weekly Bird Survey at Manmade Salt Marsh at Cabrillo

Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

White Abalone Husbandry and Conservation

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Research

Copepod Aquaculture

Garibaldi Aquaculture, Territorial Behavior and Conservation

Red Abalone Larval Settlement

Rotifer Aquaculture

CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER

Education Programs

Big Lab Program

Community Youth Teen Programs

Hands-On Science Camp

Professional Development

Science Center Charter Neighborhood Elementary School

Science on Tour

Verbum Dei High School Workstudy Program

Field Conservation

Kelp Forest Restoration

Survey of Southern Steelhead

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

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WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

CURIODYSSEY

Field Conservation

Bay Area Bobcat Study

Coyote Point Beach Clean Up

FrogWatch USA

Home Ranges, Den Sites and Food Habits of Ringtails in the

Sutter Buttes, California

Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla) Garden Habitat Project

River Otter Ecology Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

Research

Comparative Behavior and Sound Communication of

the Western Pond Turtle (Emys pallida, Formerly Emys

marmorata pallida) in Central California

From Hummingbirds to Hippos: Scaling of Immune Functions

in Vertebrates

Urban Wildlife Project: Bay Lands Gray Fox Project

FRESNO CHAFFEE ZOO

Education Programs

Adventure Camp

After-Hours Presentations

Ask Me Cart

Beach Cleanup

Behind the Scenes – Breakfast With the Elephants

Behind the Scenes – Hand to Trunk

Behind the Scenes – Hoofstock

Behind the Scenes – Reptile

Behind the Scenes – Sea Lion Snack

Behind the Scenes – Sea Lion Splash

Behind the Scenes – Trainer Full

Bird Show

Birthday Presentations

Chats

Conservation Grant Awareness Workshop

Cubby Camp

Group Behind the Scenes

Keeper Talks

Lab – Ecosystems

Lab – Habitats

Lab – Life Cycles

Lab – Structure and Function

Party for the Planet

Rainforest Tour

Raptors

Shadow-a-Keeper

Stingray Bay

Teacher Workshops

Teen LEADERS (Lead by Educating With Activities and

Demonstrations on the Environment, Resources and

Sciences)

Tot Time

Tropical Treasures

Twilight Talks

Valley Farm

Valley Farm Outreach

Young Naturalist

Zoo Academy

Zoo Preview

Zoo Talks

Zoo Tour

ZOOMobile

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Field Conservation

African Wild Dog Grant – A Conservation Management

Toolkit: Developing Sperm Cryopreservation, Artificial

Insemination and Behavioral Management Strategies for

the African Wild Dog

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Sloth Bear SSP

AZA Tiger SSP – Malayan Tiger Project

California Condor Nest Guarding Program

Cheetah Adaptations in Varied Land-Use Regions of Kenya

Community Based In-Situ Conservation of the Loggerhead

Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), and Other Important Turtle

Species Occuring Within Uta Ewa Coastal Area, Southern

Nigeria

Community-Based Grevy’s Zebra Conservation in Northern

Kenya

Conservation and Awareness Education in Local

Communities, to Include Both Student and Adult

Populations, for the Protection of the Critically Endangered

Bali Starling at Sibang, Bali, Indonesia

Conservation Centers for Species Survival (C2S2)

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Alligator Lizard

(Abronia campbelli) in Eastern Guatemala Through Habitat

Restoration and Community Forest Management

Determining Ecology, Conservation and Distribution of

the Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) in Mwingi

National Game Reserve, Kenya

Friends of the Island Fox Support for Channel Islands

National Parks

Health Evaluation and Pathogen Screening in Free Ranging

Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) as Part of a

Translocation Program

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Nest Adoptions in

Thailand

Improving Efficiency of Ranger Patrols in Detecting and

Preventing Poaching in Serengeti, Tanzania

International Rhino Foundation

Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative – Pantanal Tapir

Program

Mabula Ground Hornbill Chick Transportation Equipment

Nightly Encounters: Understanding the Social, Spatial and

Vocal Ecology of the Critically Endangered Sahamalaza

Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur sahamalazensis) in Northwest

Madagascar to Aid Conservation

Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project

Reticulated Giraffe Project

Ridge to Reef – Vaquita Project

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Sahara Conservation Fund

Sea Turtle Conservation Education and Outreach Activities in

Lamu District, Kenya

Tarangire Elephant Project

The Effects of Captive Rearing Technique on the Ability of

Whooping Cranes to Succeed After Reintroduction Into

the Wild

The Recovery of Bird Communities After Logging in Bornean

Rainforest

Thick-Billed Parrot

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Understand the Behavioural Adaptability of the San Martin

Titi Monkey (Callicebus oenanthe) to the Habitat’s

Fragmentation Through an Ethological Study With the Aim

of Protecting the Species

Western Pond Turtle Genetic Testing for Species

Identification of SSP Program

HAPPY HOLLOW ZOO

Field Conservation

Buy a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine

Research

Tapir Vet Support

LOS ANGELES ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS

Field Conservation

American Flamingo Conservation

Asian Vulture Conservation

Assessment of Heptner’s Markhor and Bukhara Urial

Populations

Bat Survey in Los Angeles Zoo/Griffith Park

Black-Winged Starling Conservation in Indonesia

Bushmaster Survey and Preliminary Needs Assessment

Bushmeat Education at Limbe Wildlife Center

California Condor Recovery Project – Rear and Prepare for

Release to the Wild

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Comparing Monitoring Methods to Infer the Conservation

Status of the Komodo Dragon Population

Conserving the World’s Largest Amphibian

Drill Conservation on the Island of Bioko

Drill Rehabilitation and Breeding Center (DRBC)

Exploration of Chemical Signaling Among Orangutans

Fauna Monitoring Program on Polillo Island

Fiji Crested Iguana Conservation

Finding and Providing Appropriate Conditions Under Which

to Hold the Endangered Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged

Frog

Genetic Diversity Among Tadjik Markhor in North America

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Coexistence With People

in the Peruvian Amazon

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Harpy Eagle Conservation and Research

Health in the Red Uakari (Cacajao calvus)

Human-Elephant Conflict in Cambodia

Indian Gharial Behavioral Ecology and Conservation

Javan Warty Pig Recovery Project

Minimizing the Conflict Between Asian Elephants and Local

Villagers

Okapi Conservation Project

Palawan Turtle Confiscation Crisis

Paso Pacifico – Paso del Istmo Jaguar Conservation Project

Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Program

Philippine Eagle Foundation

Philippine Wildlife Conservation

Proyecto Taguá – Chacoan Peccary Conservation Project

Red Uakari Conservation on the Rio Yavari, Peru

Saiga Conservation Alliance

Saola Working Group – Saola Conservation Project

Sonoran Pronghorn Recovery Project

Steller’s Sea Eagle Population Research

The Effects of Logging in Yavari River Concessions and

Indigenous Territories of the Red Uakari Monkey

Vicuña Abundance and Management in Bolivia

Year of the Gibbon

Research

Breeding Potential of Sarus Cranes Housed at Los Angeles

Zoo

Changes in Conservation Caring With Different Experiences

Changes in Jaguar Activity With Changes in Exhibits

Do Chimpanzees Spontaneously Engage in Empathetic

Yawning?

Effects of Providing Zoo-Housed Orangutans With Arboreal

Furnishings

Effects of Zoo and Nature Experiences on Stress Reduction

Evaluation of Animals and Their Exhibits

Gorilla Activity and Social Interactions

Harpy Eagle Introduction and Breeding

Relationship Between Available Space and Elephant Activity

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Discovery Labs School Program

Education Conferences

Homeschool Days School Program

Ocean Explorers School Program

Self-Guided School Programs

Splash Zone Discovery School Program

Student Oceanography Club

Teacher Institutes

Teacher Workshops

Teen Conservation Leaders (TCL)

Volunteer Guide (Docent) Program

Watsonville Area Teens Conserving Habitats (WATCH)

Young Women in Science

Field Conservation

Aquarium Conservation Partnership

Migratory Movements, Depth and Temperature Preferences

of Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) Along the Western

Baja California Coast of Mexico

Natural History of Mobulid Rays in the Gulf of California

Ocean Conservation Policy

Ocean Sunfish Research

Pacific Bluefin Tuna

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Sea Otter Research and Conservation

Seafood Watch

Sevengill Shark Research

Shorebird and Seabird Rehabilitation

White Shark Research

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Purchased Renewable Energy

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Deep Sea Cephalopods

Visitor Research

Whole Genome Sequencing of the Sea Otter

OAKLAND ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Conservation Assembly / ZooMobile

Creek and Garden Programs

Docent-Led Tours

Education Birthday Parties

Family Sundown Safari

Feeding Talks

Field Biology Classes and Workshops

Habitat Restoration Programs

Out of School, Full or Half-Day Programs – Afterschool,

Intersession, Special Focus Weeks

Parent’s Night / Day Off

Presentation / Conservation Speaker Series

Scout Programs – Workshops and Overnights

Tabling/Presentation Events – Fairs, Neighborhood/

Community Events and Festivals, Career Days, Back to

School Nights/Days, Science Fairs and Festivals

Teddy Bear Tea With Friends!

Teen Wild Guides (TWiGs) and Teen Programs

Youth and Student Conservation/Research Trips

Zoo Camps – Summer and School Breaks

ZooKids Programs

ZOOMobile

ZooSchool

Zoo-to-Community Initiative

Zoovie Nights

Field Conservation

Africa Matters

Amboseli Trust for Elephants

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK)

Animals Asia

Arroyo Viejo Creek On-Site Restoration Project

Asociación de Rescate y Conservación de la Vida Silvestre

(ARCAS)

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP

Bay Area Puma Project – Felidae Conservation Fund

Big Life Foundation

Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC)

Budongo Snare Removal Project

Butterfly Conservation Initiative (BFCI)

California Condor Recovery Program

California Wolf Center

Centre ValBio

Ewaso Lions

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Giraffe Conservation Foundation and Rothschild’s Giraffe

Project

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Nest Adoptions in

Thailand

Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Lola ya Bonobo

Lubee Bat Conservancy

Marine Mammal Center

Mountain Lion Foundation

Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Project

Oakland Zoo Mountain Lion Initiative

People and Carnivores

Project Golden Frog

Project Tamarin

Reticulated Giraffe Project

Save the Elephants

Save the Frogs

SaveNature.Org – Rainforest Conservation Parking Meter

Snow Leopard Conservancy

Uganda Carnivore Program

Ventana Wildlife Society

Western Pond Turtle Headstart Program (On-Site)

Wildlife Conservation Society – Tiger Project

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants: Teen

Wild Guides

Green (Sustainable) Practices

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

A Comparative Genomics Screen to Identify Genes

Contributing to the Longevity of Loxodonta africana

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Food Preference Hierarchy

and Its Influence on Enrichment Devise Usage

Determining Qualitative Behavioral Assessment (QBA) as a

New Method of Evaluating Animal Welfare

Identification of Four Nearctic River Otter (Lontra

canadensis) Populations in Marin County, California, Using

Noninvasive Genetic Methods

Mother-Pup Interactions Within the First Two Months of Life

in North American River Otters at Oakland Zoo

Social Behavior of Captive Flamingos

Social Interactions Between Captive Giraffes: Minimizing

Agonistic Behaviors

Space Use and Social Interactions in Lesser Flamingos at

Oakland Zoo

Structure and Social Relationships Between Intact and

Castrated Male Reticulated Giraffe at Oakland Zoo

The Effects of Smart Feeder Environmental Enrichment and

Predictability of Reward on the Activity of Captive Lemurs

and the Interest of Zoo Visitors

SACRAMENTO ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Behind the Scenes Tours

Brownbag Talks

Career Talks

Discovery Room

Docent Led Tours

Docent Presentation Stations

Docent Training

Family and Group Overnights

Keeper Chats

Little Peeps Preschool Classes

Nature Explorers

Resource Library and Zoo Animal Fact Sheets

Roots and Shoots Teen Program

School and Group Field Trips

Starlight Safaris

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Summer Camp

Survive and Thrive Animal Adaptation Show

Tea and Tours

Teacher Resources

Teen Public Education Tables

Zoo Mobile

Field Conservation

Advancing the Conservation of the Critically Endangered

Blue-Eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) Through

Education and Outreach Programmes

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

Amphibian Ark

Artificial Nest Creation in Galápagos

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Thick-Billed Parrot SSP – Conservation and

Reintroduction

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign: Sumatran

Tiger

Building National Capacity to Conserve the Otters of Africa

Communication for Conservation: Effects of Message

Framing on Tourist Adherence to Rules During Ape

Ecotourism

Community Based In-Situ Conservation of the Loggerhead

Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), and Other Important Turtle

Species Occuring Within Uta Ewa Coastal Area, Southern

Nigeria

Empowering Educators and Building a National Task Force to

Protect Primates in Uganda

Equine Herpesvirus (EHV) in Polar Bears

Food Procurement for Rehabilitation Centers

Garter Snake Ecology Studies

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Nest Adoptions in

Thailand

International Bird Rescue

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Last of the Longnecks

Lights for Life: Protecting the Endangered Snow Leopard

From Retributive Killing

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Masai Giraffe Conservation Demography

Nido Adoptivo

Orangutan Outreach

Pacific Fisher Health Assessment

Palawan Turtle Crisis

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) – Conservation

Educators Workshop

Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project

Population Size and Behavioral Ecology and Human-Wildlife

Conflict of the Southern Gelada (Theropithecus gelada

obscurus) in and Around Borena Sayint National Park

(BSNP), South Wollo, Ethiopia

Pumas at the Edge: Mitigating Conflicts With Livestock to

Prevent Local Extinction

Red Panda Network

Sahara Conservation Fund

Saiga Crisis Fund

San Joaquin Kit Fox Mange Treatment

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network Refugio Oil Spill

Response

Saving the Tricolored Blackbird: California’s Passenger

Pigeon

Seafood Watch

Shared Conservation Biologist

Snow Leopard Trust

Spectacled Bear Research and Conservation Field Assistant

Status and Conservation of Bengal Tiger in Bara, Nepal

The Vulture Conservation Project

To Increase Human-Lion Coexistence Through a Community-

Based Lion Monitoring Awareness and Education Program,

Samburu National Reserve in Laikipia County, Kenya

Volta Water Project Impact Study

Wildlife Care Association

Wildlife Conservation Expo

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Zoos and Aquariums Committing to Conservation

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Amdovirus and Aleutian Mink Disease in Skunks

Amdovirus Investigation in Red Pandas

Characterizing Aging in Great Apes

Equine Herpesvirus in Zebra and Polar Bears

Evaluation of Captive Gibbons for Gibbon Ape Leukemia

Virus

Great Ape B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Studies

Great Ape Heart Markers

Great Hornbill Hormone Profiles

Great Hornbill Reproductive Endocrinology Project

Lion and Tiger Vaccination Serology

Optimizing Fluids for Rehydrating Tiger Salamanders

Pacific Fisher Health Project

Percutaneous Ureteral Stent Placement for the Treatment of

a Benign Ureteral Obstruction in a Sumatran Tiger

Pilot Study for Training Scent Detection Dogs to Recognize

Giant Garter Snakes

SAFARI WEST WILDLIFE PRESERVE

Education Programs

Husbandry Internship

Research Internship

Field Conservation

Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

Center for Biological Diversity

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Fishing Cat Conservancy

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

International Crane Foundation

Lemur Conservation Foundation

Marine Mammal Center

Mountain Lion Foundation

National Wildlife Federation

Northern California Bats

Okapi Conservation Project

Painted Dog Conservation

Painted Dog Research Trust USA

Paula Lane Action Network

Proyecto Tití

Reticulated Giraffe Project

River Otter Ecology Project

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Saiga Conservation Alliance

Save the Elephants

Save the Frogs

Save Vietnam Wildlife

SaveNature.Org

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Snow Leopard Conservancy

The Silent Heroes Foundation

Urban Wildlife Research Project

Vulture Conservation Foundation

Wild Aid

Wild Chimpanzee Foundation

Wildcare Bay Area

Wildlife Rescue Sonoma County

Worth a Dam – Martinez Beavers

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

Social Network Analysis and Pathogen Dispersal

SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL

Education Programs

Institute – Outdoor Learning Lab

Institute – Summer Teacher Workshops in Conservation

Science

Institute Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP)

Safari Park – Behind-the-Scenes Safari

Safari Park – Caravan Safari

Safari Park – Cart Safari

Safari Park – Cheetah Safari

Safari Park – Conservation in Action

Safari Park – Fur, Feathers and Scales

Safari Park – Roar and Snore Safari

Safari Park – Safari Express

Safari Park – Save Our Aquatic Resources

Safari Park – Self-Guided Field Trips

Safari Park – Summer Camp

Safari Park – Ultimate Safari

Zoo – Aussie Outback Birthday Bash

Zoo – Be a Bug’s Buddy

Zoo – Classic Summer Camp

Zoo – Cub Camp

Zoo – Early Morning With Pandas

Zoo – Enviro School

Zoo – Epic Teen Camp

Zoo – Exclusive VIP Experience

Zoo – Fall Educator Preview

Zoo – Girls in Science

Zoo – Healing Animal Arts

Zoo – Inside Look Tours

Zoo – Inside Story Tour

Zoo – Internquest

Zoo – KinderTots and Kindernights

Zoo – Little Artists

Zoo – Outreach Assembly and Classroom Programs

Zoo – School in the Park

Zoo – Second Grade Adaptations Connections

Zoo – Summer Art Camp

Zoo – Sunrise Surprise Strolls

Zoo – Watershed Heroes

Zoo – Wildlife Conservancy Tour

Zoo – Wildlife Overnights

Zoo – Zoo Corps

Zoo – Zoo Photography

Zoo – ZooTV: Video-Conference Connection in Your

Classroom

Field Conservation

Amphibian Veterinary Outreach Program

An Adaptive Management Approach to Recovering

Burrowing Owl Populations and Restoring a Grassland

Ecosystem

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Andean Bear Conservation Research – Building Capacity in

Peru

Andean Condor Recovery in Colombia, South America

Anegada Iguana Project

Aye-Aye Dispersal Patterns

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Crocodilian Advisory Group (CAG)

AZA Okapi SSP Consortium

Barcoding for Species Conservation

Behavior, Ecology and Conservation of Asian Leaf-Eating

Monkeys

Behavior, Ecology and Conservation of Gelada Baboons

Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI)

Bulgaria/US Red-Breasted Goose Conservation Project

Cactus Scrub Habitat Enhancement and Cactus Wren

Monitoring

California Least Tern and Western Snowy Plover

Conservation Program

Captive Breeding and Reintroduction of the San Clemente

Loggerhead Shrike

Cassowary Recovery Efforts

Central Africa Program

Chacoan Peccary Project – Paraguay

Cheetah Conservation

Chinese Dhole Recovery

Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration and Biodiversity Monitoring

at the Safari Park

Conservation and Captive Rearing of the Critically

Endangered Mangrove Finch

Conservation and Ecology of Wild Giant Panda Populations

Conservation Breeding and Reintroduction of the Critically

Endangered Pacific Pocket Mouse

Conservation Breeding of the Giant Panda

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Endangered Primate Rescue Center – Cúc Phuong National

Park, Vietnam

Enhancing California Condor Genetic Management

Feeding Ecology of Douc Langurs at Son Tra Nature Reserve,

Vietnam

Fiji Iguana Conservation and Comparative Genetics

Gelada Ecology and Conservation

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Investigating the Role of Disease in Declining Thick-Billed

Parrot Populations in Northern Mexico

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group

Jaguar Costa Rica Corridor Research

Koala Management, Education and Conservation Program

Light-Footed Clapper Rail Reintroduction Program

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Management of the Cocha Cashu Biological Station in Manu,

Peru

Molecular Conservation Genetics: Development and

Application to Management of Captive and Wild

Populations

Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Recovery Program

Northern Rangelands Trust – Black Rhino Translocation to

Sera Community Conservancy

Northern Rangelands Trust – Ishaqbini Hirola Community

Conservancy Project

Northern Rangelands Trust – West Gate Community

Conservation

Okapi Conservation Project

Palm Conservation Initiative

Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Program

Philippine Eagle Conservation Program

Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) Project Jaguar and

Other Predators of the Talamanca

Polar Bear Conservation Research and Educational Outreach

Population Health and Genetics of Black-Footed Cats and

Infectious Disease Prevalence in Sympatric Carnivores

Recovery of the California Condor

Red Panda Network

Red-Necked Ostrich Recovery

Rock Iguana Breeding Program

Sahara Conservation Fund

Saiga Conservation Alliance

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

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Wildlands Network

Wildlife Conservation Society – Sumatran Tiger Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

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 Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Analysis of Chromosomal Variation and Reproductive Fitness

as Conservation Management Tools in Boreal Forest Birds

Analyzing the Intestinal Microbiome of Folivorous Primates

Ancient and Modern DNA Studies Supporting Conservation

and Reintroduction of the Przewalski’s Horse Gene Pool

Assisted Reproduction in Reptiles and Amphibians

Barcoding for Species Conservation

Conservation Bioacoustics in African Cheetahs

Contraception Techniques in Naked Mole Rats

(Heterocephalus glaber)

Noninvasive Reproductive Technology

Nutritional Assessment of Naked Mole Rats (Heterocephalus

glaber)

Optimizing Sensory Ecology: The Influence of Acoustic

Signals on Welfare and Reproduction of High Priority

Species

Pre-Marking Exhibits to Reduce Translocational Stress in

Ursids

Regional Dynamics of Insect-Transmitted Disease

Reproductive Evaluation and Assisted Reproduction in

Carnivores

Testing of a Promising Ultraviolet (UV) Window Film to Avoid

Bird-Window Collisions

Transmission of Avian Mycobacteriosis Among Zoo Birds: A

Social Network Analysis

Validation of Biosampling for Carnivore Conservation

Varying Gorilla Management Styles and Their Effect on

Behavior and Physiology

SAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Field Conservation

Andean Cat

Ape Action Africa

AZA Chacoan Peccary SSP

AZA Komodo Dragon SSP

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Conservation Genetics and Evolution of the Snow Leopard

Conservation Strategy Fund

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Fauna and Flora International – François’ Langur

FrogWatch USA

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Jane Goodall Institute

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

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Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT)

Red Panda Network

River Otter Ecology Project

Sahara Conservation Fund

Sierra Nevada Yellow Legged Frog Conservation Program

Snow Leopard Conservancy

Western Pond Turtle Sex Determination and Headstarting

Studies

Wildlife Health Network – Makira Bushmeat Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Research

Animal Enrichment Initiative – Polar Bear and Lowland

Gorilla Projects

Assessing Self-Actuated Foraging Enrichment in Giraffe

Pilot Study – Building Capacity for Rearing and Breeding

Damselflies

Sequoia Kings Canyon Yellow-Legged Frog Head-Start

Project

ZooMonitor

SANTA ANA ZOO

Field Conservation

Arroyo Toad Project

Bobcat Research in Orange County and Surrounding Areas

Golden Eagle Project

Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa)

Western Pond Turtle Genetic Structure and Diversity in

Southern California

Green (Sustainable) Practices

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Research

Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog Recovery Program

SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Education Programs

Adult Volunteer Options

Animal Encounters

Barnyard Feeding

Behind the Scenes

Camp

Community Service Programs

Condor Kids

Explorer Trips

Giraffe Feeding

Homeschool Science

Keeper Talks

Kids Play

Mommy and Me

Safaris

School Groups

School Science Night Outreach

Workshops

Zoo Teens

Field Conservation

Amazon Conservation Team

Amphibians of the Los Padres National Forest

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

Bird Monitoring at Tejon Ranch Conservancy

California Condor Conservation Program

California Red-Legged Frog Translocation in Santa Monica

Mountains

Care for Karamoja, Jeans for Giraffes and Giraffe

Conservation Alliance

Center for Snake Conservation – Snake Count

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Channel Island Fox Conservation Program

East Anacapa Island Restoration Project

ECO-CELL

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF)

International Elephant Foundation

Local Watershed Cleanups

MARINe Sampling

Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN)

Santa Cruz Island Restoration

Snow Leopard Trust

Southern Sea Otters in the Santa Barbara Channel

The Xerces Society – Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Schoolyard

Habitat Program

Western Snowy Plover Rearing Project

Wetland Margin Enhancement Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by a Local or State Agency

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

General Research

SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO

Field Conservation

Acoustic Study of Rehabilitated Dolphins Surviving Stranding

from Blast Fishing

Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation of Native Wildlife

Assessing Growth Trends and Body Condition of Killer

Whales to Infer Nutritional Status

Bay Area Mystery Substance Contaminating Hundreds of

Seabirds

Belugas in a Changing World: Impacts of Climate Change

and Eco-Tourism in Cunningham Inlet

Confiscation of Over 3,800 Critically Endangered Philippine

Forest Turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis)

From the Ridge to the Reef

Mexican Wolf Fund

Ocean Connectors

Pacific Walrus Haulout Disturbance and Recovery

San Diego Bay Marine Debris and Habitat Restoration

The Effects of Declining Sea Ice on Polar Bear Behaviors and

Energy Demands

SEQUOIA PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Zoofari Adventures Cub Club

Zoofari Adventures Junior Zookeepers

Field Conservation

AZA Chacoan Peccary SSP

Barn Owl Nest-Boxes in Vineyards: An Ecological Trap?

Community-Based Conservation of Loggerhead Sea Turtles

in Southern Nigeria

Environmental and Anthropogenic Variables Influencing

Fisher Den Attendance Patterns

Improving Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Humboldt

State University Using Genetic Analysis

Invasive Species Removal in Critical Butterfly Breeding

Habitat

Lake Earl River Otter Project

Red Panda Network

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

STEINHART AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Careers in Science Interns

Citizen Science

Docent Engagements

Docent Trainings

Early Explorers Cove

Family Programs

Hohfeld Hall

Lectures

Morrison Planetarium

NightLife Programs

Online Education Resources

Portable Planetarium Dome

Public Floor Presentations

Self-Guided Student Fieldtrips

Student Labs and Homeschool Days

Teacher Professional Development

The Naturalist Center

The Rock Program Student Fieldtrips

Tidepool

Youth Programs

Field Conservation

Amboseli Trust for Elephants

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA SAFE – Vaquita Conservation Action Plan

Center for Research and Outreach on Amphibian

Conservation (CROAC)

Coral Conservation, Florida

Fish Decompression Chamber

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

SExual COral REproduction (SECORE)

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Training Scientists on Amphibian Husbandry and Captive

Breeding

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Twilight Zone Exploration Dive Program

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Behavioral Ecology and Captive Husbandry of Hyperolius

riggenbachi Frogs

Decompression of Mesophotic Coral Reef Fishes

Husbandry and Captive Breeding of Pygmy Seahorses

Oversight of Outside Research Requests by Aquarium

Research Committee

Sustainable Aquatic Collections for the 21st Century –

Closing the Loop on Exhibit Species

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THE LIVING DESERT

Education Programs

Gecko Explorer

Living Desert University

Me and You at the Zoo

Park After Dark

Starry Safari

Teacher/Volunteer and Community Workshops

Zoo Camp

Field Conservation

Conserve Namibia’s Desert-Dwelling Giraffes

Desert Pupfish Ex-Situ Refugia Management

Desert Tortoise Conservation Education Program

Give Cheetahs a Chance

Keep the Bighorn in the Santa Rosa Mountains

Mecca Aster Propagation and Habitat Restoration Project

Mexican Wolf Recovery Planning

Panama Jaguar Project

Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Program

Sahara Conservation Fund

Urban Bee Survey

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Chlamydia in Wild Raptors

Jaguar Trap Camera Photo Bank and Individual Recognition

Project

Panama Jaguar Project

Quail Hybrid Zone in the Santa Rosa Mountains

TURTLE CONSERVANCY

Field Conservation

Bolson Tortoise

Burmese Star Tortoise

Geometric Tortoise Critical Habitat Preservation

Philippine Forest Turtle

Ploughshare Tortoise

Southern Pacific Pond Turtle

Colorado

BUTTERFLY PAVILION

Field Conservation

Big Dry Creek Habitat Restoration

Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network

Effects of Bison on Invertebrate Communities in the

Southern Great Plains

Senior Habitat Gardening

Urban Prairies Project

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Research

Tarantula Growth Study

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Care 101

Early Childhood Classes

School Break Zoo Camps

Summer Zoo Camp

Teen Programs – Zoo Crew and Junior Zoo Keeper

The Loft

WildNights

Zoo Explorations Tours

ZOOMobile

Field Conservation

African Vulture Conservation

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA) – Field Support

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative – Goualougo Triangle

Ape Project

Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program

Developing Assisted Reproduction in Mountain Tapirs

Endangered Colorado Butterflies

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Mexican Wolf Fund – Mexican Wolf Conflict Mitigation

Palm Oil Crisis and Orangutan Conservation

Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation (PARC)

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB) – African Penguin Conservation

The Epulu Okapi Project

Wyoming Toad Recovery

Research

Giraffe Lameness Diagnosis and Management

Giraffe Thermography-Assisted Lameness Management

Hematocrit and Hemoglobin in Mammals at High Altitude

DENVER ZOO

Education Programs

Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP)

Ambassador Volunteer Training

Animal Adventures

ASK Me’s

Assemblies

Be a Zookeeper Zone

Birthday Party Program

Booths

Bunks

Camps and Mini-Camps

Career Discovery Day

Career Panel

Community Leadership Programs and Service-Learning

Programs

Early Explorer Expedition Classes

Explore the Shore

General Meetings

Giraffe Encounter

Guest Assistance Ambassadors

Guide Stations – Adult and Teen Led

Guide Volunteer Training

High School Internship-Training

Lego Workshops

Loan Boxes

Lorikeet Adventure

Meet the Animal Stars

Middle and High School Programs

Mini-Classes

Multi-Contact Outreach Programs

Nature Connects: Art With LEGO Bricks

Nurturing Scientists Through Nature Play

Outreach Afterschool and Enrichment

Party for the Planet

Scout Night

Senior Safaris

Shows and Demos (Tier 1 and 2)

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Skill-Based / Continuing-Ed Trainings

Speakers Bureau

Tours

Urban Advantage Family Science Events

Urban Advantage Field Trips

Urban Advantage Teacher Professional Development

Volunteer Scoop Newsletter

Volunteer Voice

Young Scientists

Zoo Crew Newsletter

Zoo Crew-Volunteer Training

Zoo Ed-Venture Treks

Zoo Ed-Ventures

Field Conservation

American Icons in a Metropolitan Grassland – Exploring the

Connection Between People, Place and Bison Conservation

in Denver, Colorado

Amphibian Conservation Education in Peru

Amphibians of the Altiplano

Boteti Lion Conservation Project

Botswana Prey Survey

Botswana Raptor Project

Botswana Vet Assistance

Breeding Success of Cinereous Vultures in Ikh Nart, Mongolia

Central Kalahari Lion Conservation Project in Botswana

Citizen Science Pika Monitoring Program in Colorado’s Front

Range

Comparative Ecology of African Wild Dogs in the Okavango

Delta and the Central Kalahari

Conservation Education and Outreach in Botswana

Conservation of the Greater-One Horned Rhino in Nepal

Denver Zoo Conservation Biology Department

Denver Zoological Foundation Conservation Award

Determining Urban Bird Numbers Through the Audubon

Society’s Annual Christmas Bird Count

Developing a Model for Local Management of Protected

Areas in Mongolia

Ecological Restoration of Arroyos and Head Cuts

Ecology and Conservation of Argali Sheep

Ecology and Social Behavior of White-Tailed and Gunnison’s

Prairie Dogs

Ecology of Snow Leopards in Mongolia

Effects of Bison on Plant and Animal Communities in the

Southern Great Plains

Elephant Surveys and Training in Taman Negara National

Park, Malaysia

Evaluation of Human Conservation Behavior and Tonkin

Snub-Nosed Monkey Population Status in Northern

Vietnam

General Botswana Program Support

General Conservation Program Support for the Rio Mora

National Wildlife Refuge

General Mongolia Program Support

General Program Support for the Rocky Mountain/Great

Plains Region

Graduate Student Fellowships

Grassland Conservation – Piñon-Juniper Control

Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort – Northern

Michigan

Hedgehog Resource Partitioning in Mongolia

Ibex Ecology and Conservation

IdeaWild

Ikh Nart Education and Outreach Program

Ikh Nart Nature Reserve Vegetation Map

Kenya Conservation Education and Outreach

Lesser Kestrel Breeding Ecology in Mongolia

Malagasy Fish Conservation

Mongolian Nomadic Conservation Trunk Program

New Nature Foundation – Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Pallas’s Coluber Snake Ecology in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve,

Mongolia

Resource Partitioning by Mongolian Hedgehogs

Restoring the Mora River

Rio Mora Conservation Outreach

The Ecology and Conservation of Small Carnivores in the

Semi-Desert Steppes of Mongolia

Tonkin Snub-Nosed Conservation Education

Veterinary Support for Field Conservation Projects in

Mongolia

Vultures in Korea

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Wildebeest Conservation in Botswana

Witness for Wildlife Program in Colorado – Wildlife Corridors

Programs

Wolf Conservation in the Southern Rockies

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as ISO 14001

Certified as OHSAS 18001 by the British Standards Institution

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Specified a Portion of the Amount Saved for Next Year’s

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) as an Indicator of Ovarian

Reserve in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in Captivity

AZA Polar Bear SSP – Necropsy Protocol

AZA Western Lowland Gorilla SSP – Risk Factors Associated

With Perinatal Infant Mortality in the Western Lowland

Gorilla SSP Population

Behavioral Flexibility and Innovation in Carnivore Species

House in Captivity

Circulating Vitamin E and Mineral Levels in Captive Okapi

(Okapi johnstoni)

Equine Sarcoid Survey

Influence of Male Physiology and Environmental Factors on

Breeding Success and Population Sustainability for Zoo

Managed Snow Leopards (Uncia uncia)

Pharmacokinetics of Frequently Used Pharmacological

Agents Such as Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Non-

Domesticated Captive Felids

Research Survey – Ape Blood Transfusions

Serum Nutrient Comparisons Between Free-Ranging and

Zoo Painted Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Survey of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Vaccination of

Panthera Species (Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Jaguars, and

Snow Leopards) From 2000-2015

Tracking Weight Profiles of Female Lions Who Have Bred

LANDRY’S DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM – DENVER

Education Programs

Animal Ambassador Programs

Behind the Scenes Public Tours

Classroom Programs

College Internship Program

Distance Learning Teleconference Classes

Homeschool Day

Outreach Classroom Programs

Public Animal Feedings

Public Interpretation and Carts

River Clean-Ups

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Scout Badge Workshops

Sea Safari Summer Camp

Self-Guided Tours

Special Public Program Events

Teacher Loaner Boxes

Teacher Workshops

Volunteer/Intern Training and Continuing Education

Wild Dreams Overnights

Youth Career Workshops

Field Conservation

Birds of Prey Foundation

Rocky Mountain Raptor Center

Wildlife Alliance

PUEBLO ZOO

Education Programs

African Food Chains

Amazing Arthropods

Animal Encounters

Animal Growth and Development

Coats and Colors

Conservation Concepts

Literacy to Life – Pre-Kindergarten 3 Year Olds

Literacy to Life – Pre-Kindergarten 4 Year Olds

Summer Camp

Vertebrate Adaptations

Zoo ALIVE (Active Leaders in Volunteer Education)

Field Conservation

Painted Dog Conservation

Red Panda Network

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Connecticut

CONNECTICUT’S BEARDSLEY ZOO

Education Programs

4-H

Animal Encounters

Birthday Party Animal Encounter

Conservation Discovery Corps

Explorers

Fairs and Festivals

Family Resource Center (FRC) Tots Program

FrogWatch USA

Hay Ride Zoo Tours

Media Special

Skype-a-Docent

Trout in the Classroom

Wild Adventure Show

Wild Assembly

Zoo Kids

Zoo Patrol

Zoo Tots

Field Conservation

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign: Anti-

Poaching Support

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign: Tiger Health

Support Program

Chaco of Paraguay

Conservation Discovery Corps – Invasive Plant Removal

Karner Blue Butterfly Restoration

Pequonnock River Fish Counts

Trout in the Classroom

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Vicuña Abundance and Management in Bolivia: Testing

Occupancy Methods in a Human Landscape

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MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK

Field Conservation

Long Island Sound Biodiversity Project

Project Limulus

MYSTIC AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Autism Night

Birthday Parties

Career Days

Citizen Science

Classroom Programs

Coastal Field Studies

Conservation Club

Conservation Events

Distance Learning

Internships and Seminars

Outreach Programs

Overnights

School / Youth Group Exhibit Talks and Animal Interactions

Sea School Preschool

Summer Camps

Teacher E-Newsletter

Teacher Workshops / Events

Youth Organization Events

Field Conservation

Amphibian Monitoring

Assisting With the African Penguin Chick Bolstering Project

in South Africa

Behavioral Ecology of Piscivores at Gray’s Reef National

Marine Sanctuary

Coastal Marine Debris Removal Events

Detection of Influenza A Viruses From Seals Stranded in the

Northeastern United States

Ecology of Piscivores at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa

Rica

Ecology of Submarine Canyons and Seamounts off the

Northeast US

Habitat Restoration of Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve

Health and Environmental Risk Assessments (HERA) –

Bottlenose Dolphins

Health Assessment of Belugas in the Chukchi Sea and Bristol

Bay

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring

Long Island Sound Coastal Field Studies

Pathogenesis of an Emerging Snake Fungal Disease in

Connecticut

Rescue and Rehabilitation of Stranded Marine Mammals

and Sea Turtles Along the Connecticut and Rhode Island

Shorelines

Seafloor Habitat Recovery Monitoring Project

Snapping Turtle Health Assessment and Freshwater

Educational Study Using Animal-Borne Imagery

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Purchased Renewable Energy

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Etiological Study of Molt Abnormalities in the African

Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Evaluating the Use of Blow for Reproductive Hormone and

Genetic Analysis in Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas)

Evaluation of Non-Lethal Effects of Nitrogen Gas (N2)

Bubbles on Marine Mammal Immune Function and

Complement Activation

Impacts of Diving on the Immune System of Marine Mammals

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Investigation of the Marine Mammal Immune System and

Impacts of Stress on Health

Investigation of the Molecular Response of Belugas

to “Stressors” to Aid in Assessing the Impact of

Environmental and Anthropogenic Challenges on Health

Investigation of the Physiological, Behavioral and Vocal

Responses of Beluga Whales

Measurement of Cortisol in the Blood, Blow, Saliva and Feces

of Beluga Whales

Research and Development of Aquaculture Techniques for

Marine Ornamental Fishes

Delaware

BRANDYWINE ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Shows and Informal Interpretation

Family Programs

Scout Programs

Special Events

Traveling Zoo

Volunteer Program

Zoo Camp

Zoo School

Field Conservation

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Delaware Kestrel Project

Delaware Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC)

Paso Pacifico

Pollinator Partnership

The Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund

Tri-State Bird Rescue

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG) – Andean Condor

Conservation Program

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Research

Leading the Way in Sustainability

Tastimals

District of Columbia

SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Education Programs

Adult Classes

Career Days

Children’s Classes

Day Camps

Homeschool Classes

Overnights at the Zoo

Residential Camp

School Outreach

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) Facility

Tour

Video Podcasts – The Secret World of Zoo Jobs

Field Conservation

Asian Black Bear Conservation

Assessing and Restoring Giant Panda Habitat in the Qinling

Mountains

Assessing Wood Turtle Distribution in Northern Virginia

Baselining Human-Elephant Conflict to Better Understand

Causes, Patterns and Management Options

BiodiversiTREE

Conservation of Dholes in Thailand

Conservation of Przewalski’s Horses

Detecting Unknown Hellbender Populations Using

Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys

Developing Regional Deforestation Mapping in Myanmar

Ecology and Conservation of Asiatic Wild Dog in Thailand

Eld’s Deer Conservation

Elephant Collaring and Satellite Tracking in Myanmar

eMammal

Emerging Infectious Disease Investigation in Black Rhinos

(Diceros bicornis)

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Endocrinology of Reproduction and Stress in the Giant

Panda

Gabon Biodiversity Program

Global Tiger Initiative – Phase II

Impact of Anthropogenic Pressure on Wild Canids Living in

the Brazilian Cerrado

Investigating the Effects of Climate Change on Salamander

Health

Large Mammal Use of Forest Corridors Between Giant Panda

Reserves in Chingling Mountains

Mammal Distributions Across Protected Areas in the Region

Managing Human-Elephant Conflict in Myanmar (Burma)

Modeling Nomadic and Migratory Movements of Endangered

Mongolian Gazelles Using Satellite Tracking and Satellite

Estimates of Grassland Biomass

Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation (PARC)

Partners in the Sky: An Initiative to Advance Animal Tracking

for Conservation

Recovery of the Endangered Black-Footed Ferret

Reef Recovery Initiative

Reintroduction of Przewalski’s Horse in Xinjiang, China

Reintroduction of the Scimitar-Horned Oryx

Relationship Between Genetics, Stress and Amyloid A (AA)

Amyloidosis Prevalence in Cheetahs

Satellite-Tracking Asian Elephant Movements Inside and

Outside a Fenced Protected Area

Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatory (SI-GEO)

Large Forest Plot

Smithsonian Myanmar Initiative

Supporting Integrated Protected Area Land and Seascape

Management in Tanintharyi, Myanmar

The Ostrich Recovery Program in Niger

The Role of Fire in Maintaining Critical Elephant Habitat in Sri

Lanka

Understanding Anthropogenic Effects on Jaguar Movement

and Conservation Across Brazil

Understanding the Biology and Ecology of Dholes in

Thailand

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote

Sensing for Training Wildlife

Virginia Working Landscapes

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

A Behavioral Study of Kori Bustards at the Smithsonian

National Zoological Park

A Behavioral Study of the Greater Rhea at the Smithsonian

National Zoological Park

Amphibian Component of the Loubomo-Mougagara

Biodiversity Assessment

Amphibian Nutrition

Ant Component of the Loubomo-Mougagara Biodiversity

Assessment

Assessing the Relative Impacts of Anthropogenic Causes of

Direct Bird Mortality

Assessing Thyroid Endocrine Status in Mammals – A New

Approach to Diagnosing Thyroid Disease

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Assessment and Monitoring of Marine Benthic Macrofauna

in the Area of Influence of the Peru Liquefied Natural Gas

(LNG) Marine Terminal

Assessment and Monitoring of Marine Fish Communities and

Plankton in the Area of Influence of the Peru Liquefied

Natural Gas (LNG) Marine Terminal

Assessment and Monitoring of Seabirds in the Area of

Influence of the Peru Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Marine

Terminal

Assisted Reproduction and Genome Resource Banking of

Panamanian Golden Frogs

Breeding Ecology and Population Status of the Island Scrub-

Jay

Building Foundations for Long-Term Biomedical Genetic

Monitoring of Mara Lion and Cheetah Populations

Carbon Content in Agroforestry Soils

Carbon Dynamics of Forest Recovery Under a Changing

Climate – Forcings, Feedbacks and Implications for Earth

System Modeling

Characterizing the Microbial Content of Gorilla Milk

CO2 Sensitivity and Metabolism in Naked Mole Rats

Cognitive Bias in Non-Human Primates: Comparisons on

Species, Individual and Sensory Modality Levels

Crocodile Monitoring Program in the Wider Gamba Area,

Gabon

Density Dependence During the Non-Breeding Season and

the Regulation of Migratory Bird Populations

Development of Freeze-Dried Platelet Derived Hemostatic

Agents as a Novel Treatment for Elephant Endotheliotropic

Herpes Virus (EEHV) Hemorrhagic Disease

Dispersal and Recruitment of Island Scrub Jays

Diversity of the Terrestrial Small Mammal Community in the

Amarakaeri Communal Reserve

Documentation of Aotus nigriceps Behavior in a Tropical

Rainforest

Dominance Rank, Nutrition and Sociality in Wild Female

Eastern Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

Ecosystem Service Assessment and Scenario Planning in

Madre de Dios

Effects of Climate and Biotic Factors on Abundance,

Demography and Behavior of Forest Birds

Elucidating Spermatozoal Energy Metabolism and Metabolic

Dysfunction in Felids and Teratospermic Species

Emerging Diseases of Salamanders

Emerging Infectious Disease Investigation in Giraffe (Giraffa

camelopardalis)

Establishing Assisted Reproductive Techniques for Genetic

Management in the Maned Wolf

Extending the Fertility of Aging Female Cheetahs to Improve

Population Genetic Health

Foraging Ecology of Masked Boobies Breeding at Isla

Muertos, Mexico

Forest Elephant Monitoring in Gamba, Gabon

Full Life Cycle Vulnerability Assessments for the Birds of the

Upper Midwest Great Lakes Region

Genomic Responses to Disease

Genomic Tools for Understanding and Improved Genetic

Management of Ungulate Species

Gonadal Tissue Cryopreservation

Heating With Shade

Identifying Genetic Predisposing Factor to Inflammatory

Bowel Syndrome in the Maned Wolves

Identifying Migratory Connectivity of a Neotropical Migratory

Bird Using New Technologies – Archival GPS Tags

Identifying Migratory Connectivity of Brown Pelicans Along

the United States Atlantic Coast Using Satellite Tags

Identifying Semiochemicals in the Urine of Maned Wolves

Immunoglobulins in Primate Milks

Impact of a Natural Gas Exploratory Well on Scarab Beetles

and Ichneumonid Wasps of the Amarakaeri Communal

Reserve

Impact of a Natural Gas Exploratory Well on the Amphibian

Community of Amarakaeri Communal Reserve

Impact of a Natural Gas Exploratory Well on the Avian

Community of Amarakaeri Communal Reserve

Impact of a Natural Gas Exploratory Well on the Large

Mammal Community of the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve

Impacts of Dam Removal on Dippers and River Otters

Investigating Memory Processes in Great Apes: A Cross-

Species Comparison

Investigation of Wild Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) Health and

Physiology in Kenya

Large Mammals Component of the Loubomo-Mougagara

Biodiversity Assessment

Life-Cycle Population Modeling for Select Species

Linking Forest Community Dynamics to Ecosystem-Climate

Interactions

Local Adaptation in Channel Island Song Sparrows

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Longitudinal Evaluation of Milk Composition in Lowland

Gorilla

Longitudinal Evaluation of Milk Composition in Rhinoceros

Mad Island Migration

Male Giant Panda Reproduction: Helping to Breed Through

Artificial Insemination With Frozen Sperm

Mammals in Shade Coffee Systems

Mantella Tadpole Nutrition – Nutrient Effects on

Development

Measuring the Seasonal Rhythms of Leafing, Flowering and

Fruiting in Tropical Landscapes Using Unmanned Aerial

Vehicles and Computer Vision

Migration in Green Darner Dragonflies

Migratory Connectivity and At-Sea Distribution of Bahamian

Seabirds

Migratory Connectivity of the Birds of North America

Molecular Ecology of Captive Naked Mole Rats

Molt Patterns in Captive Kori Bustards

Multitrophic Consequences of Novel Plant Assemblages in

Urban Ecosystem

National and International Jurisdiction Over the Management

of Wide-Ranging Marine Species

Neighborhood Nestwatch

New Approaches to Large-Scale Butterfly Monitoring: Age

Structure Data, Growing Degree Days and Generalized

Population Models

Oocyte Cryopreservation in Rare Biomedical Models

Orangutan Nesting Behavior in Captive and Wild Orangutans

Rabi Forest Monitoring Plot

Ranking Trees as Insect Producers for Wood Warblers

Regime Change in Shade Coffee

Regurgitation and Reingestion Behavior in Captive Great

Apes

Relationship Between Skin Microbiomes and Disease

Outcomes

Reproductive Biology of Grevy’s Zebra

Reproductive Biology of Mountain Tapirs

Reproductive Biology of North African Antelopes

Reproductive Biology of the Persian Onager

Sauria Monitoring Program in the Area of Influence of the

Peru Liquid Natural Gas (PERU LNG) Gas Pipeline

Source-Sink Dynamics and Population Ecology of the Wood

Thrush

Stacking Species Distribution Models

Terrestrial Connectivity of the Gamba Landscape

The Influence of Policy, Socioeconomics and Ecology for

Landscape Level Conservation: A Case Study on Asian

Elephants

The Migratory Connectivity Project

Tracking the Migrations of the Endangered Kirtland’s Warbler

Understanding Basic Reproductive Biology and Welfare of

Captive Asian Elephants in Burma for Management and

Conservation

Understanding Basic Reproductive Biology and Welfare of

Captive Asian Elephants in Thailand for Management and

Conservation

Understanding How Hormones Modulate Behavioral

Phenotype and Social Network Structure

Understanding Interactions Between Ixodid Ticks and Their

Mammalian Hosts

Understanding the Basic Reproductive Biology of Asian and

African Elephants for Management and Conservation

Understanding the Basic Reproductive Biology of Lions for

Management and Conservation

Understanding the Causes Underlying Poor Reproductive

Success in the Whooping Cranes

Understanding the Hormonal Onset of Puberty in Male and

Female Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Understanding the Potential for a Climate Change-Driven

Critical Transition From Forest to Chaparral

Understanding Underlying Causes of Inflammatory Bowel

Syndrome in Maned Wolves and Red Wolves

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

PREDICT-2

Using Soundscapes and Acoustic Monitoring to Evaluate the

Impact of a Natural Gas Exploratory Well on the Vocalizing

Animal Community of Amarakaeri Communal Reserve

What Makes Ross’s Gulls Pink?

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Florida

BREVARD ZOO

Field Conservation

Asociación de Rescate y Conservación de la Vida Silvestre

(ARCAS) Guatemala: Wildlife Rescue and Conservation

Association

Avian Research and Conservation Institute

Bolivian Amphibian Initiative

Bowling for Rhinos

Dolphin Biology Research Institute

Florida Scrub-Jay Translocations Within Brevard County,

Florida

Giant Armadillo Project

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

International Iguana Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Oyster Gardening

Oyster Reef Restoration Project: Oyster Mats

Plant. Grow. Fly. – Blank Park Zoo

Right Whale Monitoring Program

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife: Pangolin Conservation Program

Snow Leopard Trust

Sri Lanka Turtle Conservation Project

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY

Education Programs

Behind the Scenes Tours

Busch Gardens Group Camp

Busch Gardens Resident Camps

Busch Gardens Sleepovers

Day Camps

Outreach Program

Physics Day

Serengeti Safari

Zoo School

Field Conservation

AZA SAFE – African Penguins

CARTITILLA: Effective Methods to Engage Youth in Cotton-

top Tamarin Conservation Efforts in Colombia

Cheetah Outreach Education Programme

Connecting Isolated Forests to Secure Orang-Utan Survival

in Kinabatangan

Conservation of Endangered African Penguins

Conservation of the Rothschild’s Giraffe in Murchison Falls

Conservation Area, Uganda

Conserving Vital Bornean Orangutan Populations and

Habitat Through Forest Protection, Community-Based

Initiatives and Human-Orangutan Conflict Mitigation

Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders

Enhancing Local Livelihoods for Lion Conservation in Kenya

Feeding and Transportation of Rehabilitated Chimps Under

Threat

Forever Wild Conservation Programme

Iganyana Children’s Bush Camp Programme

Karisoke Research Center – Gorilla Research, Protection and

Monitoring

Kouprey Express Environmental Education and Outreach

Lions in Kidepo National Park

Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project

Partnering With Communities to Safeguard Wildlife Habitat

in Kibale National Park

Protecting and Conserving Sumatran Tiger in Kerinci Seblat

National Park, Sumatra

Reducing Human-Predator Conflict Through Livestock

Guarding Dogs

Rehabilitation of Elephant, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Poachers

Into Alternative Professions

Ruaha Carnivore Project: Building Capacity to Monitor

Carnivores and Reduce Conflict in the Ruaha Landscape of

Tanzania

Tampa Bay Watch Monofilament Recycling and Education

Project

The Maasai Steppe Environmental Education Initiative

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CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDENS

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Central Florida Zoo After Dark – Nighttime Safaris

Community Outreaches

Cub Scout and Boy Scout Programs

Curriculum Programs

Family Nature Club

Florida Black Bear Awareness Program

Girl Scout Programs

Guided Tours

Homeschool Family Workshops

Homeschool ZOOventure Classes

Keeper for a Day and Family Zoo Keeper Experience

Night Hike

Preschool Programs

Speaker Series

Storytime

Summer Camps

Wild Art and Wine

Wild Florida Adventure

Zoo to You Programs

Field Conservation

Center for Ecosystem Survival (SaveNature.org)

Central Florida Bear Stakeholder Group

Chacoan Peccary Conservation

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Claxton Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Deer Taxon Advisory Group (TAG)

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Gopher Tortoise Council

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF)

Indian Gharial

International Rhino Foundation

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Repatriation of the Eastern Indigo Snake

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Cardiac Parameters of the Blacktail Cribo (Drymarchon

melanurus)

Comparison of the Effects of Anti-Coagulants on

the Hematological Values in Eastern Indigo Snakes

(Drymarchon couperi)

Eastern Indigo Snakes Discriminate Among Prey Odors and

Prefer Copperheads

Effect of Diet on Reproductive Output, Nutritional and

Health Status in the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon

couperi)

Evaluating the Validity of Portable Biochemical Analyzers in

Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi)

Measured Behaviors in Captive Eastern Indigo Snakes

(Drymachon couperi) as a Result of Direct Human

Interactions

Seasonal Effects on Blood Parameters in Eastern Indigo

Snakes (Drymarchon couperi)

The Collection, Characterization and Development of Cold

Storage and Cryopreservation of Snake Sperm Using

Pituophis cantenifer as a Model Species

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DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM

Education Programs

Backstage Safari

Backstage Tales

Behind the Seeds Tour

Community Hospital Program

Conservation Day Camp – Summer

Disney’s Animal Kingdom (DAK) Youth Education Series

(YES) Programs

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (DAKL) Onstage Guest

Activities

Earth Day

Elephants and Bees: Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict in

Kenya

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Holiday Bird Count

International Migratory Bird Day

Night Vision Safari

Pollinator Day

Proyecto Tití: Conservation of the Cotton-Top Tamarin in

Colomibia

Purple Martin Palooza

Sea Turtle Night Walks

Spring Forward Event

Tour de Turtles

Vero Beach Turtle Troop

Wanyama Safari

Weekly Sea Turtle Guest Presentation – Vero Beach

Wild Africa Trek

Wilderness Explorers

World Turtle Day

Field Conservation

Anti-Poaching Strategies to Conserve Tigers

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge – Education Program

Asháninka Community Conservation of the Spectacled Bear

Assessing Piping Plover Migratory Stopovers

Association of Zoological Horticulture (AZH) – Plant

Conservation Fund

Audubon of Florida – General Support

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Guam Rail SSP – Pre-Release Quarantine Program

Bay Area Puma Project

Black Rhino Conservation – Zimbabwe

Bring Back the Pollinators Campaign

Building Communities That Conserve Wetlands

California Condor Nest Guarding Program

China Snow Leopard Conservation Program

Citizen Science EagleWatch Web-Based Database System

Community Carnivore Conservation in Uganda

Community Education for Carnivore Conservation

Community-Based Conservation of Fishing Cats

Connecting Songbird Conservation Across Hemispheres

Conservation Hero – Andrea Caselli

Conservation Hero – Dr. Kusworo Ahmad

Conservation Hero – Godfrey Merlen

Conservation Hero – Greenhouse Alumni Team

Conservation Hero – Gregory Gibbard

Conservation Hero – Ignatius Davids

Conservation Hero – Irma HermawatIrma

Conservation Hero – Jeneria Lekilelei

Conservation Hero – John Shabani

Conservation Hero – Jonah Ratsimbazafy

Conservation Hero – Musir Riswan

Conservation Hero – Nurzhafarina Othman

Conservation Hero – Revocatus Magayane

Conservation Hero – Rosabel Miro

Conservation Hero – Sean Lee and Tahambay Smith

Conservation Hero – Sonam Lama

Conservation Hero – Theoluc Stanislas and the Prolemur

Simus Team

Conservation Hero – Thokozani Mlambo

Conservation Hero – Thomas Schrei

Conservation Hero – Tinka John

Conservation Hero – Tungalagtuya Khuukhenduu

Conservation Hero – Valerie Akuredusenge

Conservation of Fijian Iguanas

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Conservation of Sumatran Elephants

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Saiga Antelope

Conserving Gunung Palung National Park

Conserving India’s Lion-Tailed Macaques

Conserving Papua New Guinea’s Grasslands

Conserving Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas

Conserving the Pygmy Sloth

Conserving Vultures Through Community Action

Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International – Support and Board

Member

Disney Conservation Focused Labor

Disney’s Wildlife Monitoring Program

DisneyNature Monkey Kingdom Impact Grants

Eastern Caribbean Offshore Islands Network

Elephants and Bees

Emergency Fire-Fighting to Save Orangutans in Sabangau

National Park, Borneo

Emergency Support for Saiga Die-Off

Ensuring the Future of Critically Endangered Siamese

Crocodiles

Fijian Bat: Brink of Collapse

Filipinos for Flying Foxes

Gadaisu Community Biodiversity Safeguarding

Gopher Tortoise Conservation Program

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP)

Grassroots Conservation of Blanding’s Turtles

Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort

Great Seeds Restoration Program

Guatemalan Endangered Reptile Awareness Program

Increasing Lolesha Luangwa Impact

Indian Turtle Conservation Program

International Elephant Foundation

International Iguana Foundation – Support and Board

Member

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) –

Support

Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots Global

Javan Loris Community Conservation Project

Jay Watch: Audubon Citizen Science

Jersey Shore Terrapin Conservation Project

Kibale Forest Schools Conservation Project

Least Tern and Shorebird Conservation

Long-Term Monitoring Program and Experimental Training

for Students (LiMPETS) Program

Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative – Pantanal Tapir

Program

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Madagascar – Lemurs and Communities “Growing Green”

Maine Seabird Conservation and Community Volunteers

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Program

Mbula Conservation Area Elephant Fence

Nature Fest – Friends of Lake Louisa State Park, Inc.

Nature Works Everywhere

Nicaragua Baird’s Tapir Conservation Initiative

Northern Jaguar – Viviendo con Felinos

Northern Tanzania Big Cats Conservation Initiative

Okapi Conservation Project

Orangutan Research, Education and Conservation

Pacific Island Avifauna Health Assessment

Painted Dog Transboundary Initiative

Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project

Philippine Forest Turtle Confiscation Response

Pickersgill’s Reed Frog Recovery Project

Piping Plover Conservation – Abaco, Bahamas

Promoting Rhinoceros Conservation in Assam

Protect Penguin Populations of New Zealand

Protecting a Key Mexican Pollinator

Protecting Liberia’s Chimpanzees Through Aquaculture

Protecting Mongolia’s Endangered Snow Leopard

Proyecto Tití – Conserving the Critically Endangered Cotton-

Top Tamarin in Colombia

Puerto Rican Crested Toad

Purple Martin Migration and Nesting Research

Red Panda Stewardship and Conservation

Reducing Demand for Rhino Horn

Rehabilitating Confiscated Turtles in India

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Reintroducing Pygmy Hogs into Assam

Reintroduction Program for the Ploughshare Tortoise

Release of Wild Born Mandrills

Restoring Grevy’s Zebra Habitat in Kenya

Reverse the Decline – African Apes

Reverse the Decline – Conservation and Recovery of At-Risk

Butterflies

Reverse the Decline – Developing a Strategy to Reverse the

Decline of the Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros

Reverse the Decline – Monkeys: Expanding Education and

Outreach for Proyecto Tití

Reverse the Decline – Monkeys: Golden Lion Tamarin

Integrated Conservation

Reverse the Decline – Recovery Program for Siberian Cranes

Reverse the Decline – Reversing the Decline of the Critically

Endangered Sumatran Tiger

Reverse the Decline – Saving Africa’s Elephants

Ridgway’s Hawk Conservation Project

Safeguarding Zambian Cranes and Livelihoods

Sahara Conservation Fund

Save the Elephants – Elephants and Bees

Saving Nicaragua’s Endangered Spider Monkeys

Saving the Elephants of Amboseli

St. Louis Box Turtle Project

Support During Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone

Sustainable Florida

The Conservation Fund

Towards Black-Capped Petrel Conservation

Transforming Indonesia’s Forest Management Paradigm

Tsavo Cheetah Project

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Turtles of Florida’s Freshwater Springs

Umbrellabird Conservation in the Chocó, Colombia

Urban Oases for Migrating Songbirds

Volcano Threatens Rural Farming Communities

Western Gorilla Health Emergency

Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center Support

Whooping Crane Conservation Program

Whooping Crane Reintroduction Team Support

Wildlife Alert Reward Association – Florida Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Commission (FWC) Support

Wildlife Protection Through Community Engagement

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Central Florida Support

Zoological Society of London (ZSL) – Nepal Appeal

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by a Local or State Agency

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Specified a Portion of the Amount Saved for Next Year’s

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

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WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Advanced Health Screening on Captive Partula nodosa at

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Agonistic Behavior in an All-Male Group of Nile Crocodiles

(Crocodylus niloticus)

Alternative Methods for Control of Nematodes in Ungulates

An Investigation of Communication in the Hippopotamus

(Hippopotamus amphibius)

Artificial Insemination of Lowland Nyalas (Tragelaphus

angasii) in the United States

Assessing Animal Visibility as a Tool for Enhancing Guest

Satisfaction at the Pangani, Tree of Life, Maharajah Trek,

Safari Attractions

Assessing Baseline Reproductive Hormone Profiles and the

Effect of Pheromones on Mating Success in Non-Breeding

Pairs of Red River Hogs

Assessing Thermoregulation and Agonistic Behaviors in an

All-Male Colony of Malayan Flying Foxes and Rodrigues

Fruit Bats

Assessing Welfare of Northern Carmine Bee-Eaters (Merops

nubicus) During the Transition From Disney’s Animal

Kingdom’s Avian Research Center to Africa Aviary

Assessment of Dietary Vitamin E Supplementation in

Elephants

AZA Cheetah SSP – Determining Genetic Variability, Kinship

and Uniqueness in AZA’s Cheetah SSP Population

Browse Chemical Composition and Bioactivity Intended for

Feeding Iron-Sensitive Browsing Herbivores

Captive Management, Stress and Reproduction in the Guam

Micronesian Kingfisher

Comparative Digestibility of Dry Matter, Protein and Fiber

Between the Horse and Black Rhinoceros

Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Mauritius Pink

Pigeon (Columba mayeri) – A Global Metapopulation

Approach for Long-Term Genetic Management

Conservation Genomics for Examining Ungulate “Big Herd”

Management

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Expansion and Animal Monitoring

Initiative

Effect of Dietary Vitamin E and Prey Supplementation on

Semen Quality in Male Black-Footed Ferrets (Mustela

nigripes)

Elephants and Bees – Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict in

Kenya

Evaluation of a Single Intratesticular Injection of Zinc

Gluconate Neutralized by Arginine (Zeuterin™) as a

Chemical Sterilant in Male Impala

Evaluation of Hematologic Oxidative Stress in Black and

White Rhinoceroses With Correlation to Serum Markers of

Iron Overload Status

Giraffe Grazing Behavior and Fecal Parasite Loads After

Supplementary Plantings

Gopher Tortoise Conservation Program

Historical and Contemporary Genetic Diversity in a Captive

Population Prior to Reintroduction

Hybridization Within the North American Population of

Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

Impact of Visual Context on Public Perceptions of Non-

Human Primate Performers

Intergroup Behavioral Influences in Captive Gorillas

Investigating Decision-Making and Perception in Box Turtles

Investigation of Parental Investment and Genetic Relatedness

of Carmine Bee-Eaters

Management of Iron Overload in the Black Rhinoceros

(Diceros bicornis) Using an Oral Iron Chelator

Measuring Genetic Diversity Within Captive Breeding

Populations of Turaco spp. (Musophagidae) as a Tool for

Informing Their Future Conservation Management

Pilot Study – A Test of GonaCon™ Gonadotropin-Releasing

Hormone (GnRH) Vaccine as an Effective Contraception

Method in Zoo-Managed Hippopotamus

Plumage Variation and Mate Choice in the Greater Flamingo

(Phoenicopterus ruber roseus)

Proyecto Tití – Conservation of the Cotton-Top Tamarin in

Colombia

Purple Martin Migration Tracking Study Using Geolocators

Reintroduction of the Mandrill – Stress Hormone Study

Serum Nutritional Profiles in Great Apes

Understanding Basic Reproductive Behavior of Taveta

Golden Weavers (Ploceus castaneiceps)

Use of Deslorelin Acetate Implants to Mitigate Aggression in

Two Adult Male Domestic Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

and Correlating Plasma Testosterone Concentrations

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Use of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology to

Study the Reproductive Biology of an Ex-Situ Colony of

Northern Carmine Bee-Eaters (Merops nubicus)

Using Science to Understand the Welfare of Zoo Elephants

Wildlife Monitoring Program: Monitoring the Status of

Butterflies and Birds Found in the Wildlife Management

and Conservation Area

JACKSONVILLE ZOO AND GARDENS

Education Programs

AfterDark Adventures – Education

Behind the Scenes Programs

Conservation Lecture Series

Day Camps – Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer

Garden Workshop Saturday Tour

Homeschool Zoocademy

Membership Event – After Dark Program

Outreach Conservation Events

School Program – Special Needs

School Program – Title 1 DCPS

School Programs – Public Programming

Special Event – Conservation Events

Field Conservation

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI)

Chapman’s Fringed Orchid

Cheetah Conservation Botswana

Cheetah Sustainability Display Program

Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition

Giant Armadillo Project

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Gulf Coast Waterdog Breeding Program

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Jane Goodall Institute – Mandrill Reintroduction

Komodo Survival Program

Land Snakes Alive

Longleaf Pine Alliance

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Okapi Conservation Project

Pantanal Tapir Program

Pollinator Partnership

Puerto Rican Crested Toad Field Conservation Project

Rupununi Region Jaguar Project

Sahara Conservation Fund

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB) – African Penguin Rescue Campaign

Striped Newt (Western Clade) Breeding and Reintroduction

Program

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Turtle Survival Center

Wood Stork Conservation Project and Partnership

Research

Assessing Space-Utilization in an Innovative Exhibit for

Paired and Individually-Housed Tigers

Characterization and Manipulation of Reproductive Cycles in

the Jaguar

Characterization of the Behavior and Reproductive

Endocrinology of Captive Giant River Otters

Developing Protocols to Ensure Reliable, Artificial

Insemination Quality African Elephant Semen

Primate Reproductive Endocrinology Database

LION COUNTRY SAFARI

Education Programs

An Animal Tale

Animal Adaptations I

Animal Adaptations II

Animal Senses

Animal Theater Shows

Backyard Florida General Scout Program

Backyard Habitat

Bat House

Bear Scouts – Sharing Your World With Wildlife

Bear Scouts – Water and Soil Conservation

Bear: Critter Care

Bear: Fur, Feathers, and Ferns

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Biofact Display

Boy Scout Bird Study

Boy Scout Mammal Study

Brownie – Bugs

Brownie – Pets

Brownie – Senses

Cadet – Animal Helpers

Careers in Zoos

Classification I

Classification II

Conservation – School Program

Cub Scout Wildlife Conservation

Daisy – Three Cheers for Animals

Education Station

Enrichment

Exhibit Talks

Food Chain

Fur, Feathers and Scales

General Scout Program

Girl Scout Day

Habitats I

Habitats II

Habitats III

Junior – Animal Habitats

Junior – Detectives

Lion Country Safari Investigators (LCSI) – Animal Mystery

Palm Oil

Party for the Planet

Premium Guest Experiences

Preserve Tour Materials

Rock On! Geology

Safari Day Camp

Safari Queen Boat Tour

Seafood Watch

Senior – Voice for Animals

Tigers: Tigers in the Wild

Toddler Tuesdays

Virtual Field Trips

Webelos – Earth Rocks

Webelos – Forester

Webelos – Into the Wild

Webelos – Into the Woods

Webelos Naturalist

Wolf – Birds

Wolf – Your Living World

Wolf: Digging in the Past

World Oceans Day

Field Conservation

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) With the American

Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK)

Chicago Zoo Society

Chimpanzoo

Florida Audubon Society

Florida Avian Group

Florida Coontie and Black Atala Butterfly Introduction

Florida Wildlife Commission

Friends of Jupiter Beach

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Jane Goodall Institute

Pelican Rehabilitation and Release

Purple Martin Habitat

Rehabilitation of Indigenous Wildlife

Removal of Invasive Plants on Lion Country Safari Property

Shorebird Alliance

Source Population Alliance (SPA)

Wetlands Preservation

Research

Canine Distemper Virus Vaccine Titers

Conservation Genomics for Examining Ungulate “Big Herd”

Management

Effects of Urbanization on the Spread of Salmonella in White

Ibis

Hormonal Changes With Age in Female Chimpanzees

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Kulan Anesthesia Study Comparing Etorphine and

Carfentanil

Olfactory Signals of Ovulation in Female Chimpanzees

Pharmacokinetics of Meloxicam in Captive Non-Domestic

Felids

Preserving Genetic Diversity and Assessing Potential Genetic

Differences or Similarity in Subspecies of Asiatic Wild Ass

(Equus hemionus)

White Rhino Reproduction – Progesterone Levels During

Pregnancy, Lara Metrione, South-East Zoo Alliance for

Reproduction and Conservation (SEZARC)

LUBEE BAT CONSERVANCY

Education Programs

11th Annual Florida Bat Festival

General Lubee Bat Conservancy Educational Programming

Field Conservation

Conservation of the New Georgia Monkey-Faced Bat and

Its Occurrence in Proposed Community Protected Areas,

Following Large Scale Deforestation in the Solomon

Islands

Diet Analysis of Indian Flying Foxes (Pteropus giganteus) in

the Temperate Mid-Hill Region of Nepal

Eidolon Monitoring Network

Mauritius Fruit Bat Cull

Rodrigues Environmental Education Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Birthday Parties

Community Outreach

Field Trips

Florida Aquatic Collecting

Gills Club

Girls, Inc.

High School Intern Program

Homeschool Programs

Kayaking

Mommy and Me at Mote

Morning Rounds

Mote Summer Camps

Night of Fish, Fun and Fright

Sci Cafe

Scout Days

SeaSnooze Overnights

SeaTrek Digital Learning

Special Lecture Series

Teen Sci Café

Youth Ocean Conservation Summit (YOCS)

Field Conservation

Coral Reef Restoration, Monitoring and Assessment

Programs

Fisheries Habitat Ecology Program

Manatee Research Program

Mote Animal Hospitals

Mote Community Partnership – Scallop Restoration Initiative

Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program and Sea

Turtle Patrol

Shark Biology and Conservation Program

Spotted Eagle Ray Conservation Research

Stranding Investigations Program

Research

Behavioral Ecology and Physiology Program

Chemical and Physical Ecology Program

Ecotoxicology Program

Environmental Laboratory for Forensics

Fisheries Ecology and Enhancement Program

Marine and Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program

Marine Immunology Program

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Ocean Acidification Program

Sensory Research With Two Resident Manatees

MYAKKA CITY LEMUR RESERVE

Education Programs

Ako Conservation Education Program

Field Conservation

Field Training Programs for Malagasy Conservationists

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Park Protection and Basic Infrastructure for Anjanaharibe-

Sud Special Reserve, Madagascar

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

Research

Activity, Home Range and Diet of Semi-Free Ranging Lemurs

Biomaterial for Canopy Dwelling Primates – A Pilot Study

With Red Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia rubra)

Eastern Kentucky University Field School

Lemur Abilities to Recognize Individual Humans

Spaced Versus Massed Training Effectiveness in Lemurs

NAPLES ZOO

Education Programs

Distance Learning

Toddler Programs

ZooMobile Outreach Programs

Field Conservation

African People and Wildlife Fund

Amphibian Ark

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative – Gibbons

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Burmese Python Monitoring and Eradication Testing

Butterfly Conservation Initiative (BFCI)

Florida Panther Habitat Recovery Monitoring

Florida Panther Species Recovery – Outcome-Oriented

Education

Florida Panther Species Recovery – Rehabilitation Facility

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program

Panthera – Leopards

Ruaha Carnivore Project – Support Through African Wildlife

Foundation

Shallow Swamp Outcome-Based Education in Southwest

Florida

Tree Planting

World Parrot Trust – Blue-Throated Macaws

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Research

Florida Bonneted Bat Research

Habitat Utilization of Fossa in the Eastern Rainforests

of Kianjavato: Implications for Their Subsistence in

Madagascar’s Degraded Landscape

PALM BEACH ZOO

Education Programs

“Wild Things” and “Wings Over Water” Shows

Afterschool Series

Conservation Leadership Lectures

Guided Tours

Keeper Talks

Night Owls Overnight Adventure

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Teacher Open House

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics

(STEAM) – Distance Learning Programs

Very Special Science Fair

Water Conservation Series

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Zoo Camp

Zoo Classes

Zoo School

Field Conservation

Florida Wildlife Corridor Project

Hawksbill Sea Turtle Research

Perdido Key Captive Breeding and Reintroduction

Wildlife Conservation Society – Greater Madidi Tambopata

Landscape Project

Wildlife Conservation Society – Malaysia Field Project

Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Evolutionarily Distinct

and Globally Endangered (EDGE) Fellowship

Green (Sustainable) Practices

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Research

Determination of Pseudopregancies in Malayan Tigers

SANTA FE COLLEGE TEACHING ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Birthday Party

Boo at the Zoo

Career Shadow

Community Outreach Program

Education Carts

FrogWatch USA

Keeper Talks

Party for the Planet

Rotary Reading Safari

World Oceans Day

Zoo Guided Tours

Field Conservation

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

SEAWORLD ORLANDO

Field Conservation

Aquatic Debris Removal of America’s Rivers

Bald Eagle Rescue and Rehabilitation

Definition of Culture Methods for Blue Chromis

Developing Innovative Techniques for Marine Ornamental

Aquaculture

Development of Culture Techniques for Marine Ornamental

Species

Development of Larval Techniques for the Yasha Goby

(Stonogobiops yasha) and the Common Cleaner Wrasse

(Labroides dimidiatus)

Enhancing the Breeding Success of Maine Coast Alcids

Evaluating Anthropogenic Impacts, Distribution and Health

of Dolphin Communities Along the East Coast of Central

Florida

Habitat Use and Niche Variation in Norwegian Killer Whales

(Orcinus orca)

Lost Magellanic Penguins at Noath Coast Brazil

Marine Debris Surveys at a Sea Turtle Nesting Beach

Oyster All Star Program

Protecting the Recovery of Elephants in Southern Murchison

Falls National Park

Recovery of Skeleton and Other Tissues of Stranded Killer

Whale

Rising Tide Support for Culture of Hawaiian Reef Species

Saving the Malagasy Forest Through Sustainable Fish

Farming

Total Budget Freeze Hinders Manatee Rehabilitation Facility

Operation

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ST. AUGUSTINE ALLIGATOR FARM

Field Conservation

AZA Crocodilian Advisory Group (CAG)

AZA Komodo Dragon SSP – Population Monitoring of Wild

Komodo Dragons

Black Caiman Project, Guyana

Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme (CCCP)

Evaluation of the Orinoco Crocodile in Venezuela

Fauna and Flora International – Cambodian Crocodile

Conservation Program (CCCP)

Galápagos Conservancy – Giant Tortoise Restoration

Initiative

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF)

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Hornbill Study

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group – Betampona Natural

Reserve

Turtle Conservancy

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

STEVE MARTIN’S NATURAL ENCOUNTERS, INC.

Education Programs

Contemporary Animal Training and Management Workshop

Field Conservation

Donated Bird Training Workshop Position to the International

Association of Avian Trainers and Educators Conservation

Ground Hornbill Project

Memphis Zoo

The Peregrine Fund

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Vulture Conservation Programme (VulPro)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

TAMPA’S LOWRY PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Interactive Experiences – Aldabara Encounter

Birthday Parties

Camps

Early Childhood Education – Childcare

Off-Site Animal Presentations (All Ages)

On-Site Encounters

Parents Night Out

Scavenger Hunts

Scout Workshops

Self-Guided Field Trip

Teen Workshops

Teens for Tampa Bay

VIP Tours – Adults

VIP Tours – Family

Wetland Connections

World Strides Travel Program

Field Conservation

Cheetah Sustainability, Accessibility Program and Cheetah

Conservation Fund (CCF) Support

CrocFest

Ecology and Conservation of the Shoebill and Cranes in the

Malagarasi-Moyowosi Flood Plain Ecosystem, Tanzania

Florida Panther Recovery Plan

Gyps Vulture Restoration Program

Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) – Congo Mandrill Release Project

Manatee Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release

Marine Mammal Research Patrol

Okapi Conservation Project

Orangutan Outreach

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

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EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Research

Factors Affecting the Growth of Individuals, Populations

and Communities – The Effect of Herbivory by Gopher

Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) on Plant Community

Composition

THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Adopt-a-School Partnerships

AMIKids Tampa Partnership

Aqua Tots

Behind the Scenes Tour

BOAT Stations

Camps – School-Year

Camps – Summer

Climate Change Community Outreach Initiative (CCCOI)

DeSoto Elementary School Ocean Project Initiative

Dive With the Sharks

Evening Tide Talks

Fish School – Safety in Numbers

Homeschool Classes

Junior Educators

Live Animal Presentation

Party With the Fishes – Birthday Parties

Regional Oceans Conference for Students (ROCS)

School Group Classroom Programs

Science Education At Sea (SEAS) Summer Institute

Scout Badge Workshops – Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts

Sleep With the Fishes – Sleepover Program

Tanks to the Ocean

Teacher Planning Visits

Teacher Workshops

Touch Tank Experiences

Water Wheels (Outreach)

Watershed Investigations

What’s In Your Watershed?

Wild Dolphin Adventure Cruise

THE SEAS

Education Programs

Abaco Reef Restoration and Environmental Education

Aqua Tours

Aulani Rainbow Reef

Castaways Rays

DiveQuest

Dolphins in Depth

Seas Onstage Guest Programs

Supplied Air Snorkeling

The Seas Youth Education Series (YES) Programs

World Oceans Day

Field Conservation

Angel Shark Conservation Programme

Building Bridges: Punta San Juan

Central American River Turtle Conservation

Coastal Conservation of Tropical Reptiles

Cold Stunned Sea Turtle Rescue

Community-Driven Scallop Restoration Program

Conservation of Pacific Leatherback Turtles

Coral Reef Youth Education Program

Coral Restoration Following Anchor Drag

Developing Elkhorn Coral Restoration Techniques

Endangered Sea Turtle Rehabilitation

Expanding Regeneration of Threatened Corals

Fishing for the Future

Food For Pinniped Pups

Grouper Moon – Conserving Nassau the Grouper

Hawaiian Coastal Habitat Conservation and Education

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Hawaiian Monk Seal Healthcare Project

Initiating Seahorse Conservation in China

Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP)

Mangrove Curriculum Transfer to Suriname

Manta Conservation in Peru

Producer to Plate: Sustainable Seafood and Aquaculture

Protecting Ecuador’s Waved Albatross

Reverse the Decline – Coral Reefs

Reverse the Decline – Reversing the Decline of Sharks and

Rays

Reverse the Decline – Sea Turtles

Rising Tide

Saving the Ganges River Dolphin

Sea Turtle Cold Stunning Event

Sea Turtle Cold-Stunned Season

Sea Turtle Conservation Education and Ecotourism

Sea Turtle Conservation in Congo

Seagrass Surveys for Education and Conservation

Shorebird Conservation in the Bahamas

Shrimp Aquaculture, Contaminants and Shorebirds

Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Network (SERSTM)

Stranded Seabird Event in Northern California

Support for African Penguin Chicks

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Tour de Turtles – Sea Turtle Conservancy

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by a Local or State Agency

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Specified a Portion of the Amount Saved for Next Year’s

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Abaco Reef Restoration and Environmental Education

Communication in Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia

pfefferi): Investigating Body Patterning

Contraceptive Drug Trials at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and

The Seas

Development of a DNA Marker for Alligator Feces for Use in

Water Quality Assessment

Developmental Life Cycle of Marine Trematodes (Decacotyle

spp.) on Captive White-Spotted Eagle Rays and Possible

Treatments

Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics of a Nonsteroidal Anti-

Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) After Intravenous and

Intramuscular Administration in Tilapia (Oreochromis

niloticus) With Attention to the Effects of Capture and

Handling

Evaluation of Stress in Elasmobranchs

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Examining Factors that May Influence Accurate Measurement

of Testosterone in Sea Turtles

Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP) Research

Preventing Boat Collisions With Manatees (Trichechus

manatus): A Possible Boater-Alert System Based on

Acoustic Detection of Manatees

Sex Determination of French Grunts (Haemulon

flavolineatum) in The Seas’ Recirculating Research System

Statewide Sea Turtle Nesting Surveys

Studies of the Dolphin Mind: Echolocation, Communication

and Social Life

Studies on the Endocrinology and Physiology of Stress and

Hydromineral Balance in the Elasmobranch Fishes

The Impact of Beach Renourishment on Loggerhead Sea

Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nest Temperatures

The Seas Research Focused Labor

Understanding Causal Agents of Southern Stingray

Reproductive Disease for Treatment Development

Vaccination of French Grunts

WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER

Education Programs

Adult Education Workshop – Florida Master Naturalist

Program

Conservation Summer Camp

K-12 Field Experiences (Off-Site)

K-12 Field Experiences (On-Site)

Monthly Public Special Event

Off-Site Lectures and Presentations

Staff Guided Public and Private Wildlife Tours

Topics in Conservation

Undergraduate/Graduate Level Field Experience

Field Conservation

Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Propagation and Recovery

Program

Florida Panther Rehabilitation and Reintroduction

IUCN/SSC Antelope Specialist Group

Mission Chad Program

Mississippi Sandhill Crane Propagation and Recovery

Program

Okapi Conservation Project

Research

Assessment of the Reactivity of Captive Okapi (Okapia

johnstoni) to Infrasonic Sound Using Student Collected

Data

Curassow Genetic Testing

Determination of Serum Amyloid A Ranges in a Clinically

Healthy Anesthetized Grevy’s Zebra and Somali Wild Ass,

and Correlation With Total White Blood Cell Count

Development of a Rhino Ferritin Specific Assay for

Monitoring the Progression of Iron Overload Disorder in

Browsing Rhinos

Fecal Glucocorticoid Monitoring of Cheetahs During

Transport and Quarantine

Indian Rhino Neck Anatomy

Investigating the Genetic Basis for Inflammatory Bowel

Disease in the Maned Wolf

Monitoring of Florida Panther Genetic Introgression Through

Reproductive Assessment and Banking of Genetic Material

Non-Invasive Detection of Protein Biomarkers of Early

Pregnancy in the Feces of Captive Cheetahs

Pharmacokinetics of Flunixin Meglumine in White

Rhinoceroses

Pharmacokinetics of Meloxicam in Non-Domestic Felid

Species

Role of Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease Sensitivity of

the Black Rhinoceros

Seasonal Changes in Reproductive Hormones,

Glucocorticoids, and Aggressive Behavior in Captive Blue-

Billed Curassows

ZOO MIAMI

Education Programs

Animal Encounters – Close-Ups

Big Cat-Nap Campout

BioTECH

Broadening Horizons

Carnival Kids

Children Learning About Wildlife (CLAW)

Conservation Teen Scientist

Field Trips

Fishing Derby

Mini-Zoo Camp

Slumber Safari

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Volunteer Program

Zoo Magnet – 6-8 Grades

Zoo to You – Outreach

ZooNature Family Adventures

Field Conservation

Atala Butterfly Colony Rescues

Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Biological and Conservation Studies of the Miami Tiger

Beetle (Cicindela floridana)

Conservation and Research Manager Expenses

Conservation and Research Specialist

CrocFest

El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC)

Florida Bonneted Bat Rehabilitation

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida

Panther Capture Team

Herpetofaunal Survey of the Pine Rocklands of Zoo Miami

International Elephant Foundation

International Iguana Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Invasive Species and Fire Management of the Zoo Miami Pine

Rocklands

Investigating the Habitat Usage and Impacts of Non-Native

Boa Constrictors

National Park Service Florida Panther Capture Team

Native Bat Roosting Mitigation and Enhancement

Okapi Conservation Project

Pine Rockland Public Restoration

Reversing Tropical Amphibian Declines

Sahara Conservation Fund – Adopt-an-Ostrich Program

Thailand Hornbill Project

The African Crane Conservation Program

The Ecology of Gopher Tortoises in the Pine Rocklands

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Zoo Miami Butterfly Conservation Area

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Herpetofaunal Survey of the Pine Rocklands of Zoo Miami

Investigating the Habitat Usage and Impacts of Non-Native

Boa Constrictors

Reversing Tropical Amphibian Declines

The Ecology of Gopher Tortoises in the Pine Rocklands

The Natural History, Habitat Usage and Origins of Florida

Flamingos

Georgia

GEORGIA AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Animal Encounter Program

Behind the Seas Tours

Camp H2O

Dive Immersion Program

Professional Development

School Programs

Sleepover Program

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Special Events/Days

Special Needs Programming

Field Conservation

African Penguin Conservation

Bottlenose Dolphin Health Assessment in Sarasota Bay,

Florida

Coral Restoration in the Florida Keys

Flukebook

Georgia Dolphin Ecology Project

Georgia Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center

Health and Environmental Risk Assessments (HERA) – Indian

River Lagoon Dolphin Health Assessment

Health and Environmental Risk Assessments (HERA) –

Manatees

Manta Ray Natural History

Sand Tiger Shark Research

Whale Shark Genome Project

Whale Shark Population Study, Cancún, Mexico

Research

Health and Environmental Risk Assessments (HERA) –

Dolphins

Health and Environmental Risk Assessments (HERA) –

Manatees

Marineland Mantas

Whale Sharks – Mexico

Whale Sharks St. Helena

THE ZOO AT CHEHAW

Field Conservation

Bat Habitat Restoration and Research

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Gopher Tortoise Management in Pine Forest

International Rhino Foundation

Invasive Plant and Animal Removal

Longleaf and Wiregrass Restoration Ecology

Ornithological Habitat Restoration

Project Heloderma

ZOO ATLANTA

Education Programs

Adventure Cubs

Camp – School’s Out

Camp – Spring

Camp – Summer

Camp – Winter

Career Exploration Series

Educator Day

Family Volunteer Program

Field Trip Programs

Guided Tours

Homeschool Academy

Intern Program

Interpretive Program – Animal Tales

Interpretive Program – Exploration Stations

Interpretive Program – Giraffe Feeding

Interpretive Program – Kori Bustard Program

Interpretive Program – Scaly Slimy Backpacks

Interpretive Program – Scaly Slimy Survivor

Interpretive Program – Tiger Training Demo

Interpretive Program – Zoo’s Clues

Nightcrawler – Groups

NightCrawler Overnights – Deluxe

NightCrawler Overnights – Family

Scout Day

Scout Workshop

Self-Guided Field Trips

Stroller Cubs

Teacher Workshops

Volunteen Program

Volunteer Program

ZOOMobile – Outreach

Field Conservation

Amphibian Ark

Ape Conservation Effort

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

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Chytridiomycosis and Amphibian Conservation

Community-Based Red Panda Conservation and Monitoring

in Eastern Nepal

Conservation Psychology: Motivating People Across Cultures

to Protect Great Apes

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Giant Panda Conservation

Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program

Headstart/Relocation Program for Gopher Frogs in Georgia

Headstarting Diamondback Terrapins

Hellbender Salamander Population and Disease Status in

Georgia

Indigo Snake Restoration Project

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) –

Population Management

Panthera

Project Abronia

Project Heloderma

Protecting Black and White Ruffed Lemurs in Their Natural

Habitat

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Sahara Conservation Trust

Strengthening Local Capacity for Flamingo Nest Site

Monitoring in Argentina

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Vulture Conservation Programme (VulPro)

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

Research

Blood Collection for Paternity Analysis of Captive

Guatemalan Beaded Lizards to Guide Captive Management

Comparative Muscle Fiber Architecture Adaptation

Comparison Between Fluorescent and Novel LED Broad

Spectrum Light for Maintaining 25 Hydroxyvitamin D3 and

Ionized Calcium Levels in Bearded Dragons

Development of a Database of Fetal Ultrasound

Measurements for the Creation of Orangutan-Specific

Growth Curves and Determination of Parturition Dates

Ecology and Evolution of the Vertebrate Microbiome

Elephant Welfare Initiative

Evaluate the Appropriateness of a Modified Culture and a

Modified Baermann Procedure to Identify Third Stage

Larvae of the Intestinal Parasites of Gorillas

Evaluating the Subclinical Prevalence of Ophidiomyces

ophiodiicola at Zoo Atlanta

Evaluation of ZooMonitor App for Animal Monitoring and

Research

Giant Otter Ethogram

Great Ape Heart Project

Hydrodynamics of Micturition

Molecular Ecology of the Naked Mole Rat

Pharmacokinetics of Frequently Used Pharmacological

Agents Such as Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories in Non-

Domesticated Captive Felids

Problem Solving and Tool Use in Otters

Tongue Flicking Frequency Observation in Snakes

Hawaii

HONOLULU ZOO

Field Conservation

Asa Zoo/Hiroshima City Flora and Fauna Survey

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Hawaii Wildlife Center

IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group

Japanese Giant Salamander Project

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

Monoa Cliff Trail Restoration Project

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

The Orangutan Foundation

Turtle Conservancy: Madagascar Ploughshare Tortoise

Project

Wildlife SOS

Zoological Society of London – Chinese Giant Salamanders

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Research

A Sustainable Future for Chinese Giant Salamanders

Development of a Digital Database for Japanese Giant

Salamanders (Andrias japonicus) Surveyed Over the Past

38 Years at the Hanzaki Institute, Hyogo Prefecture

Hormonal Profiles and Reproductive Behavior of Captive

Galápagos Tortoises (Geochelone elephantopus)

Turtle Conservancy, Madagascar Ploughshare Tortoise

Project

Idaho

IDAHO FALLS ZOO AT TAUTPHAUS PARK

Field Conservation

Gorongosa National Park

Snow Leopard Trust

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FUEL

Documented Amount Used

WATER

Documented Amount Used

ZOO BOISE

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

Anti-Poaching Unit in Gorongosa National Park

AZA SAFE – Cheetah Conservation Action Plan

Children’s Conservation Education in Gorongosa National

Park

EcoHealth Program in Gorongosa National Park

Monitoring the Elephant Population in Gorongosa National

Park

Ranger Training in Gorongosa National Park

Reintroduction of Southern Idaho Ground Squirrels

Saola Working Group

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Illinois

CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY –

BROOKFIELD ZOO

Education Programs

Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP)

Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) – Master’s Degree

American College of Zoological Medicine and Aquatic

Animal Residency

Asociación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y

Acuarios (ALPZA)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Backstage Adventures

Bridgestone

Caccomo Family Foundation

Certified Interpretive Guide Training

Cesar Chavez Celebration

Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) Sarasota Dolphin Research

Program Undergraduate Internship Program

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Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo History Lectures

Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo Narrated History

Tram Tour

College Experiential Learning Opportunities

Communities and Nature

Connections Classes

Crowdsharing Environmental Action

Dolphin Conservation Course (K-5)

Dolphins in Action Presentations

Dolphins of Pine Island

EleFun

Factors Influencing Wild Bottlenose Dolphin Health and

Survival

Field Trips

Good Works

Graduate Teacher Classes

Guthman Foundation

Hamill Family Play Zoo

Hamill Family Play Zoo – Keeper Chats and Ambassador

Animal Program

Institute of Museum Services

Institute of Science Teaching Excellence

Internships – Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP)

Interpretive Training

King Conservation Science Scholars

King Family

Lecture Series

Marie Marotta

Mark Me Match Me: How Scientists Use Identifiable Markings

on Animals to Estimate Population Sizes

Meet the Dolphins Next Door: Lessons From Long-Term

Research in Sarasota Bay

National Inclusion Project

National Network for Ocean and Climate Change

Interpretation (NNOCCI) Study Circle Facilitation

National Science Foundation

Nature Brain

NatureStart AZA Course

NatureStart for Camp, Seasonal at Chicago Zoological

Society

NatureStart International

NatureStart Networks

Please Don’t Feed the Dolphins! Lessons From Long-Term

Dolphin Research and Efforts to Reduce Harmful Human

Interactions With Wild Dolphins

Polk Foundation

Roving Naturalists – A Mile in My Paws

Roving Naturalists – Chats

Roving Naturalists – Critter Cart

Royal Bank of Canada

Sarasota Bay’s Resident Dolphins

School Field Trips

Seabury Foundation

State Farm

Steve Bartram

Supporting a Community’s Informal Education Needs

(SCIENCES) Project

Teacher Curriculum Development

Teacher Graduate Classes

The Bottlenose Dolphins of Sarasota Bay: Lessons From Four

Decades of Research and Five Generations of Dolphins

The SCIENCES Project – Supporting a Community’s Informal

Education Needs: Confidence and Empowerment in

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

The World’s Longest-Running Study of a Wild Dolphin

Population: Lessons From Four Decades and Five

Generations

Underwriters Laboratory

Verizon

Vet Internship Program

Wells Fargo

Wild Encounters, Keeper Chats and Ambassador Animals

Program

Writing Workshop

Zoo Adventure Passport

Zoo Camp

Zoo Chats

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Field Conservation

A Bioenergetic Model to Estimate the Population

Consequences of Disturbance

A National Service Center for Post-Release Monitoring of

Small Cetaceans

Amphibian Conservation Program for Three Colombian

Pristimantis Species, Including Ex-Situ and In-Situ

Strategies With Education Community

Angell Foundation – Punta San Juan Marine Wildlife

Conservation Project

Biopsy Sampling of Bottlenose Dolphin Populations in the

South and Western Regions of Puerto Rico

Bottlenose Dolphin Biopsy Darting Training for Harbor

Branch Staff

Bottlenose Dolphin Tagging in Bermuda

Bridging the Dolphin Conservation Gulf

Building Bridges: Punta San Juan

Camera Trap Assessment of Painted Dog Behavior at Dens

Visited by Humans and Those Undisturbed

Condition of Atelopus spp. (Order: Anura) in Parque Serranía

de las Quinchas Natural Regional in Boyacá, Colombia, and

the Possible Risks for the Population

Continued Development of Punta San Juan as Model to

Assess Peru’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network

Crocodilian and Freshwater Turtle Research and

Conservation Project

Detection and Response to Cetacean Mortalities and Post-

Release Tracking – Mote Marine Lab

Development of the PCAD Model to Assess Biological

Significance of Acoustic Disturbance

Dolphin Interventions in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Ecological Study of the Wattled Crane (Bugeranus

carunculatus) in Boyo Wetland and Afroalpine Habitat of

Ethiopia

Ecology, Population and Conservation Status of the

Endangered Freshwater Snail (Eussoia inopina) – Kenya

Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Identification System

Habitat Assessment of Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex) in

Akagera National Park, Rwanda

Health Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphins in Sarasota Bay,

Florida

Indicators of Welfare for Bottlenose Dolphins

Industrial Economics (IEc)

Punta San Juan Field Research – Saint Louis Zoo

Punta San Juan Field Research – Supported by Individual

Funding

Reconnecting Forest Habitat for a Critically Endangered

Primate (Rungwecebus kipunji): Comparing Farmers’ Tree

Planting With Natural Forest Regeneration

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program – Bachelor Foundation

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program – Supported by

Corporate Funding

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program – Supported by

Individual Funding

Survey of Fishing Cats

Top Predator Marine Resource Use at Punta San Juan:

Expansion of Marine Biologging Programs

Understanding Community Use of Riverine Resources to

Guide Conservation of the Southern River Terrapin –

Cambodia

University of Southern Mississippi

Research

Adrenal and Reproductive Hormone Monitoring in Three

Endangered Species: The Black Rhino, Western Lowland

Gorilla and Okapi

Animal Enrichment, Center for Medical Imaging,

Anesthesiology – Fellowship, Residency and Animal

Welfare Research

Atoxoplasma-Associated Myocarditis and Myositis in

Passerine Birds – Development of Improved Molecular

Diagnostic Testing

Holistic Approach to Assessing Welfare of Giraffe Exhibited

in a Northern Climate: Seasonal Variations in Animal

Welfare, United States

Managing Genetic Isolation Due to Habitat Fragmentation as

an Aide to Recovery of Allegheny Woodrats

Monitoring Adrenal Activity and Reproductive Physiology in

Pangolin Using Fecal Hormone Analyses

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Using Metamodels

to Enable Transdisciplinary Research for the Study of

Dynamic Biological Systems Under Global Change

Provide Biopsy Training at the University of Houston

Species Conservation Toolkit Initiative – Auckland Zoo

Species Conservation Toolkit Initiative – International Species

Information System (ISIS)

Species Conservation Toolkit Initiative – Living Desert

Species Conservation Toolkit Initiative – London Zoo

Species Conservation Toolkit Initiative – San Francisco Zoo

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Towards a Sampled Red List Index for Arachnids at a Global

Level

Validating WelfareTrak as a Tool to Improve the Welfare of

Individual Chimpanzees

Various Individual Funding

Welfare Track

COSLEY ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounter

Bobcat’s Backstage

Camps

Critter Cart

Eco Exploration Backpack tours

FrogWatch USA – Cosley Zoo Chapter

Junior Zookeeper Program

Park District Programs

Party for the Planet

School and Group Programs

Scout Programs

Teacher Workshop

Training Demonstrations

Turtle Day

Zoo to You

Field Conservation

Blanding’s Turtle Headstart Project

FrogWatch USA

The Great Backyard Bird Count

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

An Assessment of a Blanding’s Turtle Translocation Project:

Population Structure and Physiological Health

Bobcat Population Study

Wild Cat Conservation Needs: An Examination of Public

Perception

HENSON ROBINSON ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Ambassadors

Close Encounters

Discovery After Dark Tours

Docent Training

FrogWatch USA

Grab and Go Biofact Stations

Jari the Lar Gibbon’s Birthday Party

Junior Zookeepers

Nature Buddies

Party for the Planet

Phil Robinson Amphitheater Programs

Plug Into Nature Stations

Project HOWL (Helping Out Wild Life)

Wild About Reading

World Oceans Day

Zoo to You

ZooCamp

Zooper Edventures

ZooTots

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Field Conservation

FrogWatch USA

Monarch Way Station

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Assistantships

Club Shedd

Early Science Learning Digital Badging

Exploring Anatomy – Squid Dissection

Exploring Pathology – Fish Dissection

Fish Tales Educator Enews

Great Lakes – Testing the Waters

Great Lakes Action Days

Great Lakes Digital Badging

Group Overnights

High School Lake Ecology

High School Marine Biology

Interpretive Volunteers

Lakeshore Ecology

Live From Behind the Scenes

Marine and Island Ecology of The Bahamas

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) –

How We Explore Workshop

Park Voyagers

Professional Training Seminar

Science Tech Treks

Shedd Science Educator Conference

Shedd Stewards

Spring Break Camp

Summer Road Trip

Summer Worlds Tour

Sustainable Seafood Culinary School Partner Training

Sustainable Seafood Event Outreach

Sustainable Seafood Restaurant Partner Training

Teen Learning Lab

Teen Work-Study

Underwater Robotics – Club and Competition

Underwater Robotics – Teacher Professional Development

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Western Illinois University Graduate Course

Wreath-Cycled

Field Conservation

Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring and Research Program

Bahamian Iguana Research and Conservation

Biodiversity of the Rupununi Wetland, Guyana

Bristol Bay Beluga Whale Health Assessment Research

Project

Conch Population Assessment and Management in the

Bahamas

Conservation and Management of Native and Invasive

Crayfish in the Great Lakes Basin

Coral Reef Conservation in Partnership With SExual COral

REproduction (SECORE)

Dam Removal and Migratory Fish Recruitment in Great Lakes

Tributaries

Ecology and Conservation of Seahorses in Southeast Asia

Field Surveys of Threatened and Endangered Aquatic

Species in Illinois

General Operating Expenses

Migration Patterns of Arapaima in the Rewa River, Guyana

Movement and Habitat Use of Lake Sturgeon

Reemergence of Lake Whitefish Migrations in the Great

Lakes Region

Rescue and Release of African Penguins

Rescue and Release of Stranded Pinnipeds

Rescue, Rehab and Release of Pinnipeds in Alaska

Spatial Dynamics of Nassau Grouper Spawning in the

Bahamas

Urban Ecology of Mudpuppies in the Chicago Area

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Aquarium Microbiome Project

Cownose Ray Microflora and Health Assessments

LINCOLN PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Chicago Environmental Stewards

Conservation Ambassador Board

Conservation Camp – School Holidays

Conservation Camp – Summer

Cow Milking

DreamNight

Educator Open House

Free-Flight Feeding

Gorilla Cognition

Gorilla Operant Conditioning

Guest Engagement Chats

Guest Engagement Mobile Learning Stations

Learn, Explore and Play (LEAP)

Member Safari Tours

Morning Safari/Twilight Safari

Partners in Fieldwork

Party for the Planet – Earth Day 2015

Pre-Service Teacher Education Partnership

Research Apprenticeship Program

Science for All Students

Seal Training and Feeding

Second Saturday Garden Tours

Sleepover With the Animals

Teacher Workshops

Wine and Wildlife

Yoga at the Zoo

Young Researchers Collaborative

Zoo Crew

Zoo Explorers

Zoo Intern Program

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Field Conservation

Bali Mynah Reintroduction Project

Conservation Assessment and Recovery of Smooth Green

Snake Populations in Northern Illinois

Demographic Modeling of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

Population Dynamics to Assess Conservation Status

Developing Noninvasive Methods to Assess Health in Bats

Threatened by White-Nose Syndrome

Developing Non-Invasive Methods to Monitor the Health of

Urban Bats

Effects of Urbanization on Long-Term Stress in Mammalian

Communities in the Chicagoland Area

Exploring the Biodiversity of Arthropods Across Chicago, Ill.

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP)

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP) – IMPACT Ape

Health Database

Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort

Headstarting and Reintroduction of Ornate Box Turtles in

Illinois

Long-Term Monitoring of an Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

(EMR) Population in Southwest Michigan

Monitoring Bat Diversity in the Chicago Area and the

Influence of Prey Availability

Monitoring Infertility in Black-Footed Ferrets

Monitoring the Health and Stress of Urban Wildlife and

Implications on Human Health

Movements, Habitat Use and Survival of Translocated

Woodchucks

Painted Turtle Relocation and Monitoring at Nature

Boardwalk

Population Management Advising for Species Recovery and

Conservation Assurance Populations

Population Viability Analysis (PVA) of Zoo and Wild

Populations of Endangered Red Wolves (Canis rufus)

Population Viability of the Micronesian Kingfisher

Post-Reintroduction Monitoring of Flatwoods Amphibians

Puerto Rican Parrot Population Management

Red Wolf Recovery Team

Regional Survey of Amphibian Chytrid (Batrachochytrium

dendrobatidis) and Amphibian Stress

Reintroduction of Guam Rail

Serengeti Health Initiative – Distemper and Rabies

Vaccination Project

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOBB) Penguin Rehabilitation

Survey and Monitoring of Graham’s Crayfish Snake in Lake

County, Ill.

The Recovery of Meadow Jumping Mice and Assessment of

the Conservation Status of Least Weasels

Tracking Fecal Metabolites to Determine Estrous Cycle and

Cortisol Levels of Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis in

an Ex-Situ Setting

Trends in Long-Term Urban Bird Research

Understanding Stress Physiology of the Mountain Gorilla

Using Artificial Cavities to Assess the Nesting Success of

Native Cavity-Nesting Birds

Using Camera Traps to Assess Mammalian Community

Composition, Abundance and Diversity

Validating the Use of Reproductive Endocrinology as a

Management Tool for Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Research

An Assessment of a Novel Enrichment Device as a Test for

Food Sharing in Apes

Animal Welfare Assessment Through Foraging –

Understanding the Patagonian Cavy’s and the Parma

Wallaby’s Points of View

Ape Cognition Using Touchscreen Testing

Ape Energetics

Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Captive Eastern

Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)

as Compared to Wild Counterparts

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Association of Intestinal Microbial Communities With

Health and Stress in Free-Ranging and Zoo-Housed Black

Rhinoceros

Baseline Serosurvey of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1/9) in Polar

Bears and Exotic Equids Housed in United States AZA

Institutions

Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Construction Activity

and Noise on the Baringo Giraffe Housed at Lincoln Park

Zoo

Behavioral Monitoring of Chimpanzees and Gorillas

Bonobo Population Dynamics: Past Patterns and Future

Predictions for the Lola Ya Bonobo Population Using

Demographic Modeling

Cardiac Disease in François’ Langurs

Chicago Environmental Stewards (ChES)

Chicago Wildlife Watch User Survey

Chimp Haven

Chimpanzee Tool Use

ChimpCARE

Classification and Management Assessment of Canine

Fractures in Captive Managed Populations of Great Apes

Cognitive Bias in Japanese Macaques

Comparing the Stress of Urban and Rural Red-Winged

Blackbirds

Conservation Ambassador Board

Determination of the Life Cycle of Cyclocoelidae Air Sac

Trematodes of Birds

Determining the Disease and Predation Risk of Free-

Roaming Dogs on Vulnerable Reintroduced Wildlife

Determining the Predominant Glucocorticoid in Sea Otters

Using an Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Challenge

Determining the Relationship Among Baculum Size and

Shape, Genetic Relatedness and Breeding Success in the

Endangered Black-Footed Ferret

Developing a Dynamic Interaction Based Occupancy Model

Effects of Contraceptive Implants on Macaque Cycling/

Fertility

Electrocardiogram (EKG) Monitoring of Chimpanzees With

Behavioral Overlay

Epidemiology and Familial Tracking of Naso-Oral Squamous

Cell Carcinoma in François’ Langurs Housed in AZA

Institutions

Evolutionary Origins and Proximate Mechanisms of Parenting

in Complex Social Systems

Exploring the Biodiversity of Snakes Surrounding the Lincoln

Park Zoo’s Nature Boardwalk

Free-Roaming Domestic Dog Ecology in Villages West of

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Gathering Hormonal Measures of a Gorilla Bachelor Group

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP) – Video Analysis Lab

Impact of a Zoo-Based Teen Enrichment Program

Impact of Wildlife Conservation Public Participation in

Science Research Program on High School Students

Incidence of Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Role of

Carotenoids in Three Species of Captive Bee-Eaters

Institutional Support (Direct and In Kind) for Hosting

of Scientific Conferences Focused on Presentation of

Research Results

Intraocular Pressure in Exotic Carnivores and Non-Human

Primates

Investigating Ovulation Failure in the Endangered Black-

Footed Ferret

Investigating the Influence of an Ape’s Social Group on Their

Individual Decision-Making

Japanese Macaque Behavioral Monitoring

Japanese Macaque Personality Assessment: Development of

a Novel Scale for Use in Zoo Setting

Japanese Macaque Social Spacing

Lincoln Park Zoo Learn, Explore and Play (LEAP) Program

Evaluation

Lincoln Park Zoo Sleep Under the Skyscrapers – Outdoor

Campout Program Evaluation

Lincoln Park Zoo Summer Camp Program Evaluation

Measuring Global Relevancy and Impact of a Technology-

Based Ethology Audience Engagement Program

Measuring Impact of a Multi-Institutional Innovation

Symposium

Modeling the Behavioural Response of an Urban Adapted

Species to Varying Degrees of Urbanization

Modeling the Impact of Elephant Endotheliotropic

Herpesviruses (EEHV) on Asian Elephant Population

Dynamics and Growth

Ontogeny of Mutual Gaze Interactions in Captive Western

Lowland Gorilla Mother-Infant Dyads

Pharmacokinetics of Analgesics in Black and White

Rhinoceros Species: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories

and Gabapentin

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Plasma Concentration of Fentanyl Achieved by Transdermal

Administration in Chickens

PMCTrack – Analyses of Historic Breeding and Transfer

Recommendations in AZA’s SSPs

Population Viability Analyses (PVAs) of Species Survival

Plans (SSPs)

Preference for Conspecific and Heterospecific Faces in an

Infant Western Lowland Gorilla: An Opportunistic Case Study

Rabbit Management on Zoo Grounds

Review of Primary Cause of Death in Captive Red Pandas

Housed in North America and Europe

Serologic Assessment of SSP Population of Common

Chimpanzees for Hepatitis B Virus – Current Health Status

for Prospective Management and Retrospective Pathologic

Assessment for Overall Incidence

Social Spacing of Chimpanzees and Gorillas

Survivability Assessment for Captive Neonatal Sichuan Takin

by Comparison of Status of Passive Transfer and Neonatal

Clinical Pathology Profiles

Testing Whether Social Information Aids Memory of Events

by Chimpanzees and Gorillas

Validating a Field Urine Storage Method Using Zoo-Housed

Chimpanzees

Visitor Behavior at the Regenstein Center for African Apes

Visitor Perception of Chimpanzee Enrichment

Zoo Explorers Program Evaluation: January 2014 – June 2015

ZooMonitor

Zoonotic Health Risk of Free-Roaming Domestic Animals on

Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Montana

MILLER PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

FrogWatch USA

Mount Graham Red Squirrel

PEORIA ZOO

Field Conservation

Alligator Snapping Turtle Recovery Plan

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Center for Ecosystem Survival (SaveNature.org)

FrogWatch USA

SCOVILL ZOO

Field Conservation

Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT)

SaveNature.Org

Indiana

FORT WAYNE CHILDREN’S ZOO

Education Programs

Amazing Animals

Animal Tales

Care-a-Van

Career Presentations

Community Events

Creature Features

Discovery Boxes

Job Shadow

Kids4Nature

Mini-Classes

Sea Lion Feeding Demonstration

Storytime

Summer Safari Day Camp

Teacher Workshops

Wild Nights

Zoo School

Zoo Scientific Inquiry (ZSI)

ZOOMobile

Z-Team Volunteer Program

Field Conservation

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign: Sumatran

Tiger

Butterfly Conservation Initiative (BFCI)

Coffee and Primate Conservation in Central Java

Eastern Massasauga Species Survival Plan (SSP)

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

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Habitat Management at the Future Site for the

Reintroduction of the Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly in Indiana

Hellbender Headstarting Project

Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

Turtle Fund

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Little River Wetland Project

Living With Lions Trust – Lion Guardians Project

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

Marsh Wren Nature Preserve Management Plan Development

Orangutan Conservancy

Pacific Marine Mammal Rescue Center

Red Panda Network

Sahara Conservation Fund – Adopt-an-Ostrich Program

Save the Tasmanian Devil Program

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – Sharks and Rays

Conservation

INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.

Education Programs

Afterschool Educator Reception

Afterschool Educator Workshops

Animal Art Adventure

Animal Chats

Behind the Scenes Tours

Brown Bag Presentations

Bunk for a Badge

Cognitive Learning Demonstrations

Conservation Educator Academy

Daisy Scout Programs

Dolphin Class With Dolphin Presentation for Key Learning

Dolphin In-Water Adventure

Dolphin In-Water Interaction for Key Learning

Dolphin Poolside Encounter With Key Learning

Dolphin Presentation

Dolphin Trainer Explorer Camp

Education Kits

Educator E-News

Educator Professional Development

Family Overnight

Girls in Science

Naturalist Program

Nocturnal Adventures

Oasis Senior Programing

Orangutan Interpretation

Preschool Programs 3-4

Saturday Science Programs

School Career Days

School Cognitive Learning Demonstrations

Science Investigator Series

Shark Touch Tank Interpretation

Summer Zoo Camps

Volunteer Naturalist Interpretation Training

Zoo Educator Advisory Council

Zoo Explorer Camps

Zoo Teen Program

Field Conservation

Amur Tiger Conservation Project

Cheetah Conservation in Namibia

Conservation Drones

Crawfish Frog Restoration

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Goualougo Triangle Field Site

Indianapolis Prize Educational Outreach

International Elephant Foundation

Kutai National Park

Kutai National Park Reforestation

Migratory Bird Conservation at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary

Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)

Support for the Chair of the International Union for

Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Species

Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC)

Tarangire Elephant Project – Development of Corridors

Outside of Tarangire National Park

The Ara Project

The Nature Conservancy Gulf Project

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Borneo Tree

Species

Orangutan Mental Complexity and Its Relationship to

Survival in the Tropical Forest

MESKER PARK ZOO & BOTANIC GARDEN

Education Programs

3 Cheers for Animals

Adventure Amazonia

Amazing Adaptations

Animal Appreciation

Animal Certification Classes

Animal Coverings

Animal Encounters

Animal Play

Birthday Parties

Birthday Tour

Boo at the Zoo

Boy Scouts Wildlife Conservation Belt Loop

Community Outreach Speakers

Creature Quest / Robo Camp

Dash for Donna 5K Race / Family Fun Day

Destination – Discovery!

Docent Meetings

Evening Rental Amazonia Jaguar Interpretation

Evening Rental Amazonia Tour

Exhibit Interpretation

Expedition – Zoo

Food Webs

Fun in the Forest

Garden Club Botanic Tour

Globetrotters

Goat Contact Yard

Going, Going, Gone

Grow Your Garden Wild

Indiana Bats, Kids and Caves – Oh My!

International Red Panda Day

Jumpin Jive

Keeper Talks

Kinderfun

Look Ma No Teeth / You Are What You Eat

Meet the Vertebrates

Member Appreciation Night – Amazonia Tour

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Member Appreciation Night – Commissary

Member Appreciation Night – Vet Hospital Tour

Mission Green Possible

My Bigfoot

Mystery for a World of Girls

New Docent Training

New ZooTeen Intake and Training

Orchid Escape Botanic Interpretation

Or-Kid

Party Animals!

Party for the Planet – Education Tables

Rainforests and Biodiversity

Roaming With Animal Ambassador

Scavenger Hunts

Special Donor Tours

Talkin’ Trash

Tram Tour

Water is Wonderful

What’s Up Water?

Zoo Brew

Zoo Master

Zoo Master Junior

Zoo Mission

Zoo Party

Zoo Play

Zoo Scientists

ZooTeen Conferences – Spring and Fall

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

Eastern Hellbender Captive Headstarting Program

Health Assessment and Serosurvey of the American Marten

in Manistee National Forest, Michigan

Kudzu Eradication Project

Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program

Ovate-Leaved Catchfly Conservation in Indiana

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WASTE

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

POTAWATOMI ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Birthday Parties

Conservation Scouts

Earth Day Every Day

Endangered Species Days

Evening Safari Programs

Exhibit Interpretation

National Bison Day

Party for the Planet

Red Panda Day

Tiger and Painted Dog Day

World Oceans Day

ZooCamp

Zoo-to-You Outreach

Field Conservation

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

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Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Red Panda Network

Snow Leopard Trust

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Iowa

BLANK PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Early Childhood Programs

Library Programs

School Programs

Summer Safari Camp

Teacher Workshops

Field Conservation

Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI) Conservation Project

AZA SAFE

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Bee Keeping for Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation and

Rural Income

Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust

Conservation Fusion

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Nest Adoptions in

Thailand

International Fund for Animal Welfare

International Rhino Foundation

International Snow Leopard Trust

Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Prairie Chicken

Project

Kinabatangan River Spirit Initiative

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

Marine Mammal Center

Monarch Joint Venture

Partners in Conservation

Plant. Grow. Fly.

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

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 Spent on Landfill Waste

Research

Blank Park Zoo and Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Partnership in Greater Prairie Chicken Translocation

Correlating Behavior With Fecal Hormones to Predict Estrus

in Female Eastern Black Rhino

Effects of Environmental Factors on Chemical and Odor

Composition of Tiger Marking Fluid and Urine to Aid

Conservation

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Six Harbor Seals

(Phoca vitulina)

Nighttime Behaviors in Japanese Macaques

Potential Use of Oral Fluid Samples for Serologic and

Nutritional Diagnoses in Captive Red-Necked Wallabies

(Macropus rufogriseus)

Retrospective Evaluation of Cases of Neoplasia in Egyptian

Fruit Bats

Serologic Survey and Results of Urinary PCR Testing for

Leptospirosis in Captive Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs

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NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM

& AQUARIUM

Field Conservation

AZA Wyoming Toad SSP

Research

Freshwater Mussel Propagation Research

Kansas

HUTCHINSON ZOO

Field Conservation

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Internship

Smoky Hills Audubon

Smoky Hills Native Plant Restoration

Research

Black-Footed Ferret Introduction and Monitoring in Logan

County, Kansas

Dusky Gopher Frog Initiative

Pacific Bird Conservation

LEE RICHARDSON ZOO

Field Conservation

African Crane Trade Project

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

Amur Leopard Field Conservation

Butterfly Conservation

Field Monitoring Support for Kansas Black-Footed Ferret

Reintroduction

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Management of the Lee Richardson Zoo Field Conservation

Grant Program

Rhino Field Conservation

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

Assessing the Health of a Waterway by Assessing Presence

of Macroinvertebrates

Assessment of Recovery of Testicular Function in Male

Pallas’s Cats After Eight Years of Deslorelin Treatment

Black-Footed Ferret Field Survey at Reintroduction Site

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Review of Proposed Research Projects

Red Panda Nutrition Study

Retrospective Review of Morbidity and Mortality in the

United States Sloth Bear Population

The AZA Elephant Welfare Initiative

Understanding the Long-Term Effects of Deslorelin on Lion

Fertility

ROLLING HILLS ZOO

Field Conservation

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) Reintroduction

Project in Kansas

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

International Iguana Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

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Jane Goodall Institute

Milford Nature Center, Junction City, Kan.

Monarch Watch

Orangutan Outreach

Painted Dog Conservation

Sahara Conservation Fund

Snow Leopard Trust

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Research

Investigating the Genetic Basis for Inflammatory Bowel

Disease in the Maned Wolf

Monarch Watch – Tagging Program

SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO

Education Programs

Adventure Pack

Animal Tales Preschool

Auditorium Programs

Behind the Scenes – Tours

Birthday Parties

Bushmeat Crisis Interactive

Coffee Connections

Community Based Instruction Program

Early Childhood Classes

Educational Events

Get Into Nature

Homeschool Expedition

Investigation Stations

Outdoor Wildlife Learning Site

Overnights

Senior Wednesday

Social Hours

Summer Classes

Teacher Workshops

Wonders of Wildlife

Zoo Lab Carts

Zoo Trunk

Zookeeper Apprentice Program

ZooReach

Field Conservation

African Predator Conservation Research Organization

(APCRO)

Amphibian Ark

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Chacoan Peccary SSP

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Guam Rail SSP

AZA Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo SSP – Tree Kangaroo

Conservation Program, Papua New Guinea

AZA Orangutan SSP – Borneo Fire Response

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP – Caribbean Wildlife

Alliance

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Black-Footed Ferret Kansas Reintroduction Program

Caribbean Flamingo Banding – Yucatán, Mexico

Center for Conservation of the Humboldt Penguin in Punta

San Juan, Peru

Crocodilian Advisory Group Fund

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

International Iguana Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Jane Goodall Institute

Mabuwaya Foundation – Crocodile Rehabilitation,

Observance and Conservation (CROC)

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

Mexican Wolf Fund

Ngwenya Rhino and Elephant Fund

Okapi Conservation Project

Painted Dog Conservation / Wildlife Conservation Network /

Zimbabwe

Painted Dog Research Trust

Peninsular Pronghorn Recovery Project

Red Panda Network

Sahara Conservation Fund

Save the Cassowary From Extinction in Australia / Rainforest

Rescue / Project Rainforest

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SaveNature.Org – Rainforest Conservation Parking Meter for

Pantanal National Park, Brazil

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Turtle Survival Center

Research

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) as an Indicator of Ovarian

Reserve in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in Captivity

Behavioral and Biological Reasons for Unsuccessful Breeding

in Black Rhinos – Olfactory Stimulation as a Method for

Improvement

Biological Validation of Urinary Oxytocin in Western Lowland

Gorillas

Detection of Avian Bornavirus in Captive Thick-Billed Parrots

by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-

PCR) and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Development of Noninvasive Techniques Using Detection

Dogs to Study Carnivores in Argentina

Elephant Welfare Project – Institute of Museum and Library

Services (IMLS) Study Period Follow-Up

Great Ape Heart Project

Investigating the Genetic Basis for Inflammatory Bowel

Disease in the Maned Wolf

Investigation of Hybridization of Two Species of North

American Ibis (Plegadis chihi and Plegadis falcinellus)

Reproductive Cancer and the Role of BRCA Genes in Jaguars

Serum Nutritional Profiles in Great Apes

SUNSET ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Field Conservation

AZA Bear TAG – Contribution to Wildlife SOS

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Black-Footed Ferret Introduction in Logan County, Kansas

Butterfly Conservation Project

Friends of Sunset Zoo Conservation Scholar Grant – 2015 –

Graduate

Friends of Sunset Zoo Conservation Scholar Grant – 2015 –

Undergraduate

FrogWatch USA

Honey Bee Conservation Project

Jane Goodall Institute

Puerto Rican Crested Toad Breeding Facility

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG) – Wildlife

Conservation and Education

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

A Clinical Challenge

Biochemical and Hematological Values in Clinically Healthy

Zoo-Kept American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Potential Pathogen Spread Between Captive Animal in Zoos

by Hematophagous Arthropods: An Insect Monitoring Pilot

Study to Estimate Entomological Risk by Disease Vectors

Serum Bile Acids Concentration in Captive American

Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

THE DAVID TRAYLOR ZOO OF EMPORIA

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Lemur Conservation Foundation

Monarch Way Stations and Tagging

Reintroduction of Black-Footed Ferrets in Kansas

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

WASTE

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Research

Black-Footed Ferret Field Research

Monarch Tagging

Pronghorn Antelope Field Survey

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TOPEKA ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Adaptations

Animal Babies

Animal Classifications

Birds and Their Homes

Bugs Bugs Bugs

Career Talk

Conservation Connection

Discovery Home School

Eco-Club

Ecosystems and Habitats

Food Chains and Food Webs

Invasive Species

Library Programs

Life Cycles

Living Rocks and Soil

Myth Busters

Native Americans of the Prairie

Nocturnal Animals

Once Gone – Gone Forever

Plants

Scout Programs

Sensory Safari

Spiders

Spring Break Camp

Summer Camp

Teacher Development Workshop

The Hunters and the Hunted

The Untouchables

The Wetlands

Threatened and Endangered

Tots and Tales

Tracks and Scat

Waste Free Lunch

Winter Camp

Field Conservation

Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Project of Western

Kansas

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Elephants Helping Elephants in Sumatra

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Monkey Bridge Project

Orangutan Outreach

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Kentucky

LOUISVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN

Field Conservation

Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

International Elephant Foundation

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA)

Polar Bears International

Snow Leopard Trust

Research

A Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Photographic

Reference System of South African Mammals Found in the

Balule Nature Reserve of the Greater Kruger National Park

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) as an Indicator of Ovarian

Reserve in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in Captivity

Assessing Long-Term Stress in Great Apes

Behavioral and Glucocorticoid Correlates of Social

Management of Captive Western Lowland Gorillas

Behavioral Stereotypes in Captive Elephants: A Follow-Up

Study

Development of Methods to Non-Invasively Monitor Wild

Polar Bear Populations Using Photography

Fecal Glucocorticoid Monitoring of Carnivores During

Quarantine and Introduction to a New Habitat at the Saint

Louis Zoo

Great Ape Neuroscience Project

Investigating the Relationship Between Ambient Conditions

and Thermoregulatory Responses in Polar Bears

Observational Research and Provision of Enrichment Items

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Pharmacokinetics of Meloxicam in Captive Non-Domestic

Felids

Radio Tracking of Copperheads in the State of Kentucky

Researching the V1R Gene Family in Multiple Bear Species

NEWPORT AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Camp WAVE (Welfare of Aquatic Animals Through

Advocacy, Volunteerism and Education)

Marine Biology and Conservation Lecture Series

Overnight Adventure Program

The Finstitute

WAVE on Wheels Outreach Program

Field Conservation

Conservation of Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna

lewini) and Its Critical Habitats in the Eastern Tropical

Pacific

Global Penguin Conservation Initiatives

Global Sea Turtle Conservation, North Carolina

Kentucky Hellbender Working Group

River Sweep

Seafood Watch

University of Hawaii’s Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology for

Scalloped Hammerhead Tracking

Using eDNA, Trapping and Visual Encounter Surveys to

Determine the Range, Habitat Associations and Basic

Life History Traits of an Undescribed Mudpuppy Species

(Necturus spp.)

Louisiana

ALEXANDRIA ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Education Programs

Bio Fact Carts

Birthday Parties

Docent Training Program

Education Programs for the Public (Pre-Registered)

Explorer Training

Field Trip Programs

Keeper Chats

Party for the Planet

Scavenger Hunts

Summer Safari Camp

Talks on the Walk

World Oceans Day

Field Conservation

Louisiana Bobcat Refuge

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Purchased Renewable Energy

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

AUDUBON AQUARIUM OF THE AMERICAS

Field Conservation

Conservation Team Steering Committee

Desert Pupfish Breeding Program

Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (GULF)

Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program

Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program

Redfish Tournament

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Cownose Ray Species Identification

Tarpon Scale Genetics Research

Treatment of Eimeria southwelli in Cownose Rays

(Rhinoptera bonasus) Using Oral Copper Wire Particles

AUDUBON ZOO

Field Conservation

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Nest Adoptions in

Thailand

Hutan Palm Oil Initiative

Louisiana Pine Snake Release

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA)

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG) – Giant Armadillo

Project: Pantanal

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

BREC’S BATON ROUGE ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Biofact Carts

Breakfast With the Animals

Ed-ZOO-cation Classroom Program

Ed-ZOO-cation Station

Keeper Chats

Project ARK (Animals Reaching Kids)

Safari Night

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Seasonal Camps

Summer Camp

Twilight Tours

Wildlife Safari Theatre

Zoo and Me

Zoo Mobile

Field Conservation

Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC)

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Projeto Arara Azul

Save the Tiger Fund

The Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund

The Thailand Hornbill Project

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

United States Friends of D. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Research

Abberant Cerebral Migration of Angiostrongylus Cantonensis

in an Indian Flying Fox

FrogWatch USA

Inventory of Speckled Kingsnake on Baton Rouge Zoo

Grounds

Investigation of Mortality, Polycystic Kidney Disease,

Reproductive Parameters and Stress in the Ex-Situ

Population

Neurologic Amebiasis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in

an Indian Flying Fox

Tiger and Lion Serology Study

FREEPORT-MCMORAN AUDUBON SPECIES

SURVIVAL CENTER

Field Conservation

Coastal Wildlife Network

Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (GULF) – Sustainable

Seafood Program

Mississippi Sandhill Crane Propagation and Recovery

Program

Whooping Crane Recovery Program

Maryland

NATIONAL AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Aqua-Partners Schools

Aquarium on Wheels Youth Program

Behind the Scenes Tours

Citizen Science Initiatives

Customized and VIP Immersion Programs

Diver Communication Talks

Dolphin Encounter

Educational Events

Free School Group Admission Program

Gallery Carts

Guest Diver Program

Henry Hall Scholarship Program

Living Seashore – Touchpool

Making Connections Keeper / Educator Talks

On-Site Classroom Programs

Outreach Programs

Sleepovers at the Aquarium

Teacher Orientation

Teacher Training Workshops

Tours and Programs for Everyone

Field Conservation

Atlantic White Cedar Restoration in Nassawango Creek

Preserve, Maryland

Floating Wetlands and Biohuts in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Fort McHenry Tidal Wetland Restoration Project

Freshwater Wetland Restoration in Lower Central New York

Habitat Restoration at Cove Point (Lusby, MD)

Marine Animal Rescue Program (MARP)

Maryland Diamondback Terrapin Working Group

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Sand Dune Restoration – Virginia

SaveNature.Org – Marine Conservation Meter

SaveNature.Org – Rainforest Conservation Parking Meter

Shoreline Restoration and Community Engagement at

Masonville Cove

Terrapins in the Classroom

Tidal Marsh Restoration at Poplar Island

Urban Conservation and Education Internship

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Comparison of Two Hematology Methods for Manual Blood

Cell Counts in Sea Turtles Using Fresh and Preserved Blood

Specimens

Developing Hemolymph Hemocyte and Biochemical

Reference Intervals in Free-Ranging American Horseshoe

Crab (Limulus polyphemus)

Preliminary Longitudinal Study of Hemolymph Cell Counts

and Biochemistry Values in a Cohort of Horseshoe Crabs

(Limulus polyphemus) Under Professional Care

Steroid Assay of Captive Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharias

taurus) at National Aquarium: Comparison With

Documented Cycles and Hierarchy in This Group

THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE

Education Programs

Animal Adventures

Animal Ambassador Encounters

Animal Craft Safari

Climate Change Partnership

Community Event Programs

Guided Tours

Home School

Junior Zoo Crew

Keeper Chats

Kids in Kayaks Partnership

Nature Spots

On-Site Interpretation

Partner Package

Penguin Feeding Talks

Puppet Shows

Recreation Center Nature Hikes

Self-Guided Field Trips

Sip and Stroll

Storytime With the Zoo

Summer Camp

Superkids

Teacher Trainings

Teen Leader

Where the Wild Things Snore Overnight

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Wild About Days

Zoo Introduction

Zoolabs

ZOOMobile

ZOOMobile – Grant Funded

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

De Novo Genome Sequencing and Assembly of the

Panamanian Golden Frog

Elephants for Africa

Exogenous Hormone Induction of Oviposition in Gravid

Panamanian Golden Frogs (Atelopus zeteki)

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP)

Health and Ecology Survey of Maryland Black Bear Sows and

Cubs (Ursus americanus)

International Elephant Foundation

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Microbiota and Innate Immunity of Amphibian Skin

Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project

Oocyte Membrane-Bound Sperm Detection for Crocodile

Conservation and Management

Polar Bears International

Project Golden Frog

Save the Rhino – North American Campaign

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Studying Disease Reistance to Reduce the Threat of

Chytridiomycosis to Panamanian Golden Frogs

The Accumulation and Half-Life of Itraconazole in

Panamanian Golden Frogs (Atelopus zeteki)

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Research

Assessment of Metal Partitioning Between Shell, Membrane

and Contents of Crocodilian Eggs (Wild and Captive)

Body Composition and Inflammation and Its Association

With Ovarian Function and Metabolic Health in Zoo-

Maintained African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Dietary Survey of Captive Housed Chimpanzees

Ecology and Health Study of Free-Ranging Eastern Box

Turtles Within the Grounds of The Maryland Zoo in

Baltimore

Exploration of Methods of Fibrinogen Measurements in

African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Health Surveillance of Free-Ranging Raccoons (Procyon

lotor) and Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on the Grounds of

The Maryland Zoo

Malaria Pathogen Amplification and Gene Sequencing

Metagenomic Analysis of Intestinal Microbiota of African

Elephants

Microbiological Life in Water Samples From Rock Island and

Penguin Coast

Polar Bear Health Tissue Sampling

Massachusetts

BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Adaptations

Bear Cub Club

Boo at the Zoo

Creature Creations

Earth Week – Party for the Planet

Education Volunteers

Elephant Appreciation Day

Endangered Species Day

FrogWatch USA – Training

Keeper Chats

Overnight Programs

Party for the Planet

School Programs

Vulture Day

World Oceans Day

ZooCrew

Field Conservation

Buttonwood Park Zoo Wildlife Rehabilitation Program

International Fund for Animal Welfare Marine Mammal

Rescue and Research (IFAW MMRR)

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National Marine Life Center of Cape Cod

The Elephant Family – Asian Elephant Conservation

Wild Lupine Propagation

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

FRANKLIN PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

Andean Condor

AZA Tiger SSP

Grassroots Wildlife Conservation

International Rhino Foundation

Neponset Watershed Association

New England Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Collaborative

Operation Migration

Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation (PARC)

Proyecto Tapir Nicaragua

Proyecto Tití – Cotton-Top Tamarin

Sahara Conservation Fund

Snow Leopard Trust

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

Investigation of Avian Bornavirus as a Cause of Disease in

AZA’s Kea (Nestor notabilis) SSP Population

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE

Field Conservation

Karner Blue Butterfly Restoration Project

Northern Red-Bellied Cooter Headstart Program

NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Aquarium Teen Internship Program

Behind the Scenes Tours

Harbor Discoveries Summer Camp

Interpretation

Live Blue Ambassadors

Live Blue™ Service Initiative

National Network for Ocean and Climate Change

Interpretation (NNOCCI)

Public Programs

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Student Programs

Teacher Services

Visualizing Change

Field Conservation

Conservation Medicine Program

Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Marine Conservation Action Fund

Marine Spatial Planning

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Right Whale Research Project

Sea Turtle Conservation and Research

Sustainable Aquaculture

Sustainable Ornamental Fish Initiative

Sustainable Seafood Programs

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Coral Reef Ecology

Elasmobranch Mortality and Stress Physiology

Marine Spatial Planning

Marine Stress Research

National Network for Ocean and Climate Change

Interpretation (NNOCCI) – Research and Evaluation

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Research Support – Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC)

Right Whale Research Project

Sea Turtle Conservation and Research

Summer Science in New England

WALTER D. STONE MEMORIAL ZOO

Field Conservation

Andean Condor

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Blanding’s Turtle Headstart Project

Grassroots Wildlife Conservation

Neponset Watershed Association

Operation Migration – Whooping Crane Reintroduction

Proyecto Tapir Nicaragua

Proyecto Tití – Cotton-Top Tamarin

Sahara Conservation Fund

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Snow Leopard Trust

Vicuña in Bolivia

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Michigan

BINDER PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

Adopt-a-Beach

Butterfly Monitoring

Snow Leopard Trust

Research

Assessing Welfare in Zoo-Housed Cheetahs Under Different

Management Strategies

CHILDREN’S ZOO AT CELEBRATION SQUARE

Education Programs

Exhibit Interpretation

Keeper Talks/Presentations

Living Learning Lab

Outreach

Presentation Stations

Teacher Appreciation Day

Zoo Camp

Field Conservation

Adopt-a-Highway

AZA Cotton-Top Tamarin SSP

Blanding’s Turtle Headstart Project

Hingeback Tortoise Headstart Project

SaveNature.Org

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

WASTE

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

DETROIT ZOO

Education Programs

Family Fun Fridays

Field Conservation

African Elephant Conservation Trust

American Association of Zoo Keepers – Bowling for Rhinos

American Marten Management Project

Amphibians in Peru

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Aruba Island Rattlesnake SSP

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Dusky Gopher Frog SSP – Reintroduction Project

AZA Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake SSP

AZA Panamanian Golden Frog SSP

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP

AZA Wyoming Toad SSP

Bat Conservation International

Bird Strike Prevention at the Detroit Zoo

Black-Crowned Night Heron Monitoring

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Blanding’s Turtle Headstart Project

Care for Karamoja

Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage and Research Centre

Common Tern Nesting Habitat Restoration in the Detroit

River and Lake St. Clair

Conservación de la Naturaleza Amazónica del Perú

(CONAPAC)

Conservation International – Amphibian Survival Alliance

Crawfish Frog Repatriation Effort

Cryptobranchid Interest Group

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Field Survey

Ethiopian Wolf Project

Falkland Island Conservation

FrogWatch USA

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Monitoring

Great Lakes Piping Plover Salvage Captive Rearing

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

International Iguana Foundation

Isle Royale Wolf Study

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

IUCN/SSC Flamingo Specialist Group

Jane Goodall Institute

Kirtland Warbler Initiative

McCord’s Box Turtle Reintroduction

Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative

Mudpuppy Surveys

National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal

Ngogo Chimpanzee Project

Okapi Conservation Project

Organization for Bat Conservation

Osprey Management in Southeast Michigan

Pandrillus Foundation

Partula Field Program Consortium

Paso Pacifico

Penguin Sentinels

Peregrine Monitoring

Peru Adopt-A-School

Polar Bear and Grizzly Resource Overlap in Kaktovik, Alaska

Polar Oceans Research Group

Purple Martin Conservation

Rainforest Trust

Red Panda Network

Science and Conservation Centre

Siamese Crocodile Reintroduction

Snow Leopard Conservation in Nepal and China

Snow Leopard Trust

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wild Camel Protection Foundation

Wildlife SOS

World Conservation Monitoring Center

Wyoming Toad Survey

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

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WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Aesthetics, Emotions and Choice in Western Lowland Gorillas

Behavioral Impacts of Cataract Surgery for Crested Penguins

Cataracts in Captive Macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus)

and Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome):

Characterization and Risk Factors

Cognitive Enrichment and Preferences of Captive Bears

Dominance, Individual Welfare and Spatial Compression in a

Captive Bachelor Gorilla Group

Impact of Visitor Behavior on Reptile Welfare

IUCN Red List

Mate Preferences as a Function of Hormonal Variation in

Captive Nonhuman Primates

Nocturnal Behavior in Captive Giraffes

Personality in Blanding’s Turtles

Survey of Ocular Health and Pathology in Two Populations of

Captive Panamanian Golden Frogs (Atelopus zeteki)

The Effect of Browse on Affective State in Gorillas

The Effect of Increased Underwater Habitat Complexity on

Positive Indicators of Welfare in North American River

Otters (Lontra canadensis) at the Detroit Zoological

Society

The Effects of a New, More Complex Habitat on Indicators of

Welfare in Penguins at the Detroit Zoo

The Effects of Temperature and Dominance on Behavior and

Use of Space in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) at

the Detroit Zoological Society

The Impact of Browse Availability on the Behavior and

Hormones of Captive Gorillas

The Impact of Olfactory Stimulation on the Behavior and

Hormone Levels of the African Lions at the Detroit Zoo

Use of Awake Echocardiography and Implantable Loop

Recorders (ILRs) to Identify and Manage Heart Disease in

Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)

Use of Implantable Loop Recorders (ILRs) to Identify and

Manage Heart Disease in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Validation of Thermographic Imaging for Detection of

Subclinical Bumblefoot (Pododermatitis) in Penguins

JOHN BALL ZOO

Education Programs

Behind the Scenes Tours

Daily Animal Programs

FrogWatch USA

Interactive Animal Exhibits

Keeper for a Half Day and Job Shadows

Kids’ Night Out

Overnight Adventures

Paint and Learn

Scout Programs

Silver Explorers

Sprouts

Teen Volunteer Program

Traveling Zoo

Twilight Tours

Wild Encounters

Zoo Camp

Zoo Explorers

Zoo Lab

Field Conservation

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Longitudinal and DNA

Study

FrogWatch USA

Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort

Green Leaf Vegetable Scheme as an Alternative Livelihood

for Ex-Hunters’ Wives in the Communities Surrounding

Mount Cameroon National Park

Inspiring Community for Wildlife Conservation

Matobo Hills Biodiversity Monitoring Project – Safeguarding

Tomorrow’s Biodiversity in the Matobo Hills, Zimbabwe

Using Today’s Youth

Michigan Butterfly Network

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Monarch Butterfly Raise and Release Program

Neotropical Salamanders Biology, Husbandry and

Conservation Training Course

Salmon in the Schools Program

Securing a Future for Grey-Crowned Cranes: Strengthening

Community-Based Conservation in Western Kenya

Wood Turtle Headstarting Project

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

POTTER PARK ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Field Conservation

1V Course in Capacity for Work With Wildlife in the Pantanal

of Mato Grosso, Brazil

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

AZA Guam Rail SSP – Breeding and Reintroduction

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Field Study

FrogWatch USA

Great Lakes Piping Plover Management and Restoration

World Rhino Day

Minnesota

COMO PARK ZOO AND CONSERVATORY

Field Conservation

AZA Orangutan SSP – Field Conservation Program

AZA Wyoming Toad SSP – Master Plan Meeting and

Fieldwork

Mississippi Gopher Frog Breeding Project

Polar Bears International

Project Golden Frog

Seafood Watch

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

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WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO

Education Programs

Afterschool Programs

Behind the Scenes Tours

Birthday Party Animal Encounters

Family Programs

Homeschool Classes

Interpretive Carts

Job Shadowing Programs

Keeper Talks

Outreach Programs

Overnight Programs

Preschool Classes

School Group Programs

School Kits

Summer Day Camps

Toddler Classes

Winter Mini Camps

Zoo Clues Booklets

Zoo Crew Summer Teen Program

MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN

Education Programs

Adult Programs

Adult Travel Programs

Animal Habitat Day

Backstage Pass Programs

Boy Scout Day

College Travel Program

Family Overnights

Family Zoo Adventures

Girl Scout Day

Guided / Behind the Scenes Tours

Home School Day

Math Day

Nature Play Programs

Our World Speaker Series

Preschool Programs

School Field Trips

School Overnights

School’s Out Camps

Scout and Youth Group Overnights

Strollin’ Safari

Summer Zoo Camp

Teacher Workshops

Toddler Time

Wild Wonders Preschool

World Language Days

Youth Travel Program

Zoo Classes

Zoo Crew Junior

Zoo Safari

Zoomobile

ZooMS Design Challenge

Field Conservation

Amphibian Disease Research

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Bison Recovery – Minnesota

Black Rhino Conservation – Namibia

Bluebird Recovery Program

Brown Bear Conservation

Dhole Field Conservation

Fish Smart

Freshwater Mussel Conservation

Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra Conservation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Macaw Conservation

Moose Conservation Research, Minnesota

Prairie Butterfly Conservation, Minnesota

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Przewalski’s Horse Conservation in China and Mongolia

Recycle for Rainforests

Sea Otter Conservation

Ulysses S. Seal Conservation Grant Program

Research

Amur Leopard and Tiger Monitoring

Asian Wild Horse Anesthesia Study

Asian Wild Horse Conservation Research

Bison Genetic Assessment

Dhole Conservation Research, Thailand

Disease Ecology of Free-Living Amphibians in Minnesota

Epidemiology of Trueperella pyogenes Infection in Pronghorn

Antelope

Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra Research

Moose Calf Mortality Research

Moose Habitat Research

Moose Parasite Risk Research

Peregrine Falcon Monitoring and Restoration Project in the

Midwest

Prairie Butterfly Conservation Program

Tiger Mortality Study

Ulysses S. Seal Conservation Grant Program

Wild Sea Otter Research

Wolf-Moose Predator-Prey Research

Mississippi

JACKSON ZOO

Education Programs

International Tiger Day

Party for the Planet

Zoos and Aquariums Committing to Conservation (ZACC)

Mentoring Weekend

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

International Primate Protection League – Financial Support

Raptor Rehabilitation

Red Wolf Coalition – Financial Support

Red Wolf Recovery Program

Salamander Rescue

Green (Sustainable) Practices

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Research

Age-Specific Hormonal Changes and Patterns of

Reproductive Aging in Chimpanzees

Captive Orangutan Dentition Emergence Compilation Project

Case Study: Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a Red Ruffed

Lemur

Diana Monkey Hormone Project

Red Panda Canine Distemper Vaccination Questionnaire 2015

Reproductive Health Surveillance Program

The Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Missouri

DICKERSON PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Bongo Surveillance Project

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Defenders of Wildlife

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Carnivore Conservation Project

El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC)

Elephant-Human Coexistence: How Elephants Persist in

Traditional Agricultural Systems of South Asia

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

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International Crane Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Midwestern Bat Research

Niassa Carnivore Project

Pacific Whale Foundation

Polar Bears International

Proyecto Taguá (Estancia Toledo, Paraguay) and Chaco

Center for Conservation and Research (CCCR)

Proyecto Tití – Conserving the Critically Endangered Cotton-

Top Tamarin in Colombia

Raptor Rehabilitation

Sahara Conservation Fund – Adopt-an-Ostrich Program

Save the Manatee Club

SaveNature.Org

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – Grizzly Bear

Conservation in the United States

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Research

Analysis of Female Asian Elephant Prolactin Levels

Evaluation of Progesterone and Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Concentrations in Female Asian Elephants

National Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) Lab

Prevalence of Babesia in Feral Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Populations Around Zoological Institutions That Hold

Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in the United

States

Serum Endocrine Analysis to Determine Estrous Patterns and

Pregnancy in the Female Malayan Tiger

The Pharmacokinetics of Tramadol in African (Loxodonta

africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants

ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER

Education Programs

Adult Only Evening Programs

Animal Trainer Experience

Birthday Parties and other Private Events

Camp

Enrichment Experience

Family Friendly Evening Programs

Field Trips

Keeper for a Day

Messy Play Day

Naturalist Training

Newsletter

Outreach Programs

Photography Tour

PredaTour

Private Tour

Scout Programs

Speaker Series

VIP Animal Interaction Tour

Wolf Fest

Field Conservation

Red Wolf Recovery

KANSAS CITY ZOO

Education Programs

Afterschool Program

Awareness Days

Birthday Parties

Day Camps

Education Shows and Chats

Family Science Night

Goodnight Zoo

Homeschool

Keeper for a Day

Overnights

Science Adventure Club

Scout Day

Scout Workshops and Overnights

Sustainable Seafood Soiree

Teacher Appreciation Day

Teen Volunteer Program

Tours

ZooED

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ZOOMobile

Zoos Go Blue

Field Conservation

Brown Hyena Project

Freshwater Mussel Propagation and Reintroduction

Humboldt Penguin Consortium

Wyoming Toad Field Surveys

SAINT LOUIS ZOO

Education Programs

Adult Programs

Animal Awareness Days

Behind the Scenes Tours

Birthday Parties

Boo at the Zoo – Spooky Saturday

Camp KangaZoo and Teen Camp

Day With the Rays

Docent Carts and Seasonal Interpreter Program

Earth Day – Party for the Planet

Enrichment Eggstravaganza

Family Programs

FrogWatch USA

Inspired by Nature: The Wildlife Art of Robert Bateman

Internal Training – Education Department, Docents and

Interpreters

Jungle Boogie

Just Like You at the Zoo

Lecture Series Programs

Library and Teacher Resource Center – Scavenger Hunts

Library and Teacher Resource Center – ZooCases

Make Tracks for the Zoo

Monsanto Education Gallery – Camp Joey, Early Childhood,

Zoo Preschool and the Wild Wonder Outpost

Ottertoberfest

Outreach and Distance Learning Programs

Overnight Programs

Public Officials Family Day

Raja the Asian Elephant’s Birthday Celebration

School Programs

School Tours

Shark Week

Stingrays at Caribbean Cove – Traveling Exhibit

Teacher Programs

The Amazing Race

Wild Lights

Winter Zoo

Winter Zoo – Mardi Gras

Youth Programs

Zoo ALIVE (Active Leaders in Volunteer Education) Teen

Volunteer Program

Zoo Friends Day

Zoo Parents Picnic

Field Conservation

Addax Conservation in the Termit and Tin Toumma National

Nature Reserve

Amphibian Ark

Andean Bear Conservation Alliance

Animal Migration and Health Study

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Bee Diversity and Their Associated Floral Resources in

Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Betampona Zone Protection Restoration Project – Phase VI

BioBlitz

Box Turtle Ecology and Health: Comparison Between an

Urban and a Rural Site

Camel Health at the Livestock-Wild Animal-Human Interface

Capacity Building of Local Malagasy Staff to Trial Methods

for Eradication of an Invasive Exotic Toad (Duttaphrynus

melanostictus) in Eastern Madagascar

Center for American Burying Beetle Conservation

Center for Avian Health in the Galápagos Islands

Center for Conservation in Forest Park

Center for Conservation in Punta San Juan, Peru

Center for Conservation in Western Asia

Center for Conservation of Large Carnivores in Africa

Center for Conservation of the Horned Guan in El Triunfo

Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico

Center for Native Pollinator Conservation

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Community Involvement for Dama Gazelle Conservation in

Termit Massif, Niger

Conservation Action in the Termit and Tin Toumma Region

of Niger

Conservation Genetics and Morphometrics of Insular

Ottoman Viper (Montivipera xanthina) Populations on

Eastern Aegean Islands, Greece

Conservation Medicine Workshop: Expanding Veterinarians’

Perception of Their Role in Biodiversity Conservation

Core Support for Madagascar Fauna Group

Dama Gazelle Conservation in the Air Mountains Niger

Dama Gazelle Ground Survey in Chad

Defining Patterns in the Spatial Dynamics of Breeding the

Humboldt Penguin at Punta San Juan and the Inference for

Their Conservation

Discovery of Novel Lemur Viruses

Ecuadorian Amphibian Collaboration

Endocrine Disrupting Compounds

Enhancing Anti-Poaching Efforts and Security in the North

and South of the Ewaso Nyiro River, Northern Kenya

Enhancing Community-Based Wildlife Monitoring in

Laisamis, Northern Kenya

Environmental Education for the Conservation of the

Mountain Nyala and Its Habitat at the Bale Mountains

National Park, Ethiopia

Equipping Ndera Conservancy Scouts for the Protection of

Hirolas, Elephants and Other Wildlife in Kenya

Establishment of Camel Patrols for Grevy’s Zebra in Laisamis,

Northern Kenya

Establishment of the Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF)

Exploring Food Insecurity, Food Beliefs, and Nutritional

Status of the Women and Young Children Living in

Communities Around Betampona Natural Reserve

Exploring How Genetic Diversity Affects Fitness in Variable

Environments in the Endangered Grevy’s Zebra

FrogWatch USA

Funding Saturday School Lunch Program

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP)

Grevy’s Zebra Disease Research Development

Grevy’s Zebra Scout Program in Northern Kenya

Grevy’s Zebra Trust

Ground Survey to Locate and Assess the Status of the Addax

Currently Under Threat Within and Beyond the Termit and

Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve

Healthcare Mission for Nomad Stakeholders Living in and

Around the Termit and Tin Toumma Natural Nature Reserve

Impacts of Lifestock Grazing on the Mountain Nyala

Population in the Arsi Mountains, Ethiopia

Implementing Remotely Operated Cameras for Monitoring

Wildlife and Enforcement of Punta San Juan Marine

Protected Area (MPA)

Institute for Conservation Medicine

International Elephant Foundation

IUCN/SSC Bumblebee Specialist Group

Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project

Leptospirosis at the Interface Between Domestic Animals

and Wildlife of the Betapona Natural Reserve, Madagascar

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group – Capacity Building

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group – Research Program

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

North American Bumble Bee Species Conservation Strategy

Workshop

Northern Rangelands Trust – Nailbunga Conservancy

Okapi Conservation Project

Partula Snail Conservation Program, French Polynesia

Polar Bears – Maternal Den Study

Pollinator Roadside

Population Genetics in the Endangered American Burying

Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus, Olivier) (Coleoptera:

Silphidae) Using Microsatellites

Protecting Darwin’s Finches From the Invasive Parasitic Fly,

Philornis downsi

Provision of Critical Dry Season Water to Grevy’s Zebras in

Laisamis, Northern Kenya

Raising Awareness for Vulture Conservation in Niger –

Egyptian, Hooded, Ruppell’s and Lappet-Faced Vultures

Range Restoration as a Tool to Enhance the Recovery of the

Hirola Antelope

Reptile Diversity Assessment in the Rainforest of Betampona

Nature Reserve

Ron Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation

Saharan Red-Necked Ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus)

Recovery Program in Niger

Seroprevalence of Plasmodium Antibodies in Galápagos

Avifauna

Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement in El Barta,

Northern Kenya

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Support of Several Conservation Non-Governmental

Organizations (NGOs)

Support to the Sera Rhino Sanctuary Through the Provision

of Water to Black Rhinos and Other Wildlife

Support to Wildlife Security Patrols

Supporting Afro-Alpine Conservation in New Protected

Areas of Ethiopia

Tanzania Carnivore Program

Tented Accommodation for Grevy’s Zebra Trust Scouts’

Warrior and Ambassador Workshops

The Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme –

Strengthening Wolf Conservation Through Community

Participation and Partnerships

The Great Grevy’s Rally: A Range Wide Census of Grevy’s

Zebra in Kenya Using Citizen Science

The Health and Genetic Diversity of Four Lemur Populations

in Betampona Natural Reserve

The Role of Introduced Bird Species in Plasmodium

Transmission in the Galápagos Islands

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Understanding the Drivers of Grevy’s Zebra Movement

University of Missouri – St. Louis Graduate Student Support

Utility Right-of-Way Prairie Restoration

Variation in Spatial Dynamics of Humboldt Penguins

During the Breeding Period and the Implications on Their

Conservation

Vulture Study in Niger

Warriors and Their Camels Saving Grevy’s Zebra in Laisamis,

Northern Kenya

Green (Sustainable) Practices

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Research

Behavioral and Hormonal Changes in a Gorilla Bachelor

Group

Birth Control Pill Use in Bonobos

Changes in Human Health Parameters Associated With a

Touch Tank Experience at a Zoological Institution

Children’s Zoo Visitor Research Study

Conservation Messaging Focus Groups

Education Program Impact

Elephant Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Vaccine

Study

Equid Social and Sexual Behavior

Evaluating Social Dynamics in a Captive Pack of Endangered

African Painted Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Fecal Glucocorticoid Monitoring During Quarantine and

Introduction to a New Habitat of 1.0 Polar Bear (Ursus

maritimus) at the Saint Louis Zoo

Fecal Glucocorticoid Monitoring of Carnivores During

Quarantine and Introduction to a New Habitat at the Saint

Louis Zoo

Keeper Chat Evaluation

Lifetime Reproductive Planning in Asian Small-Clawed Otters

Melengestrol Acetate (MGA) Reversibility in Colobus

Monkeys and Hamadryas Baboons

Milkweed for Monarchs

Mother-Infant Antelope Study

Polar Bear Point Visitor Observations and Docent/Interpreter

Survey

Serum Nutrient Comparisons Between Free-Ranging and

Zoo Painted Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

The Development of Personality and Welfare Metrics to

Evaluate Fennec Foxes (Vulpes zerda) Serving as Program

Animals

Zoo Visitor Study

SEA LIFE KANSAS CITY AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Animal Adaptations

Bay of Rays Talk

Home Sweet Home

Marine Science Careers

Ocean Adventure Talk

Octopus Talk

SEA LIFE Animated Animal Show

Seahorse Talk

Touch Pool Talk

What’s for Lunch

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Field Conservation

Wipe Out Whaling

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Used

THE BUTTERFLY HOUSE

Education Programs

Ladybugs

Story of a Butterfly

Field Conservation

El Bosque Nuevo

Project Pollinator

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

Missouri Butterfly Monitoring Network

Montana

GRIZZLY & WOLF DISCOVERY CENTER

Education Programs

Bear Pepper Spray Demonstration

Birds of Prey Outreach

Birds of Prey Program

Certified Interpretive Guide Training

Climate Change and Yellowstone’s Wildlife

Educational Teacher Packets

Educational Teaching Trunks

Helping Hands Afterschool Program Science Enrichment

Keeper Crew

Keeper Kids

Kids n’ Snow Family Weekends

Nakiska: Dog With a Job

National Park Service Ranger Presentations

Pack Chat

Please Don’t Feed the Bears

Scheduled Group Tours

Smokey Waters Summer Camp

The ABCs of KBDs (Karelian Bear Dogs)

Whose Scat it That?

Why Predators?

Wildlife Watching

Wolf Pack Feeding and Enrichment Program

Field Conservation

Bear-Resistant Container Testing

West Yellowstone Christmas Bird Count

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

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Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Bear-Resistant Container Testing

Nebraska

LEE G. SIMMONS CONSERVATION PARK &

WILDLIFE SAFARI

Education Programs

Animal Demos

Campouts

Citizen Science – Amphibian Conservation Education Project,

FrogWatch USA and Butterfly Citizen Science

Family Classes

Hands on Corral

Haunted Safari

Interactive Animal Talks

Scout Classes – Wildlife Safari Park

Special Events

Teacher Workshops

Field Conservation

Nature Conservancy

Whooping Crane Trust

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

LINCOLN CHILDREN’S ZOO

Education Programs

Adventure Travel Camps

Behind the Scenes Tours

Overnight Program

Tots and Turtles / Preschool Penguins

Zoo Camps

Zoo Crew

OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO & AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Afterschool Program

Animal Ambassador Program

Animal Encounters

Backstage Experiences

Campouts

Day Camps

Family Programs

Keeper Talks

LION (Learning Is Our Nature) Classes

Little Lions Preschool

Long Distance Learning

Outreach Programs

Professional Development Workshops

School Group Walkabout Tours

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Scout Classes

Stingray Beach

Student Workshops

The Wildlife Show

Touch Tank

Wonder Wagons

World Biomes Program

Youth Volunteer Program

Field Conservation

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) – Bird Strike

Amphibian Conservation Area

Amphibian Conservation Education Project

Amphibian Enhancement in Urban Areas

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP – Reintroduction

AZA SAFE

AZA SAFE – African Penguins

Black-Footed Cat Project

Bongo Surveillance Project

Botswana Predator Conservation Trust

Butterfly Conservation Education

Care for Karamoja

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Chinese Giant Salamander – Field Research

Colobus Conservation, Ltd.

Dyer Trust – Great White Shark

Endangered Primate Rescue Foundation – François’ Langur

Fins Attached

François’ Langur – China

Giant Armadillo – The Pantanal Project

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Honduras Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center

(HARCC)

International Crane Foundation – Crowned Crane

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) –

Amphibian Ark

Lion Tailed Macaque – Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and

Natural History (SACON) Field Assessment

Little Fireface Project – Protection of the Slow Loris

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Mabuwaya Foundation – Philippine Crocodile Conservation

Okapi Conservation Project

Orangutan Emergency Fund

Polar Bears International

Proyecto Primate Conservation

Rare and Endangered Plant Program

Redneck Ostrich – Adopt an Ostrich

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

SExual COral REproduction (SECORE)

Swaziland Rhinoceros Protection and Conservation

Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership

Tiger Conservation in the Endau-Rompin Landscape of

Peninsular Malaysia: Anti-Poaching Program

Tiger Conservation in the Russian Far East: Improving Law

Enforcement and Law Enforcement Monitoring at Key Sites

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Turtle Survival Center

Uniting Conservation Genetics and Conservation Education

in Madagascar, Madagascar Biodiversity and Biogeography

Project

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

Wildlife SOS India

World Parrot Trust

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

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FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Specified a Portion of the Amount Saved for Next Year’s

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Nevada

SHARK REEF AQUARIUM AT MANDALAY BAY

Field Conservation

Captive Breeding and Management of Hybrid Pupfish

(Cyprinodon diabolis x Cyprinodon mionectes)

Komodo Conservation

Reef Check

Sea Turtle Conservancy

The Ocean Project

Research

Probiotic Therapy Research

New Jersey

ADVENTURE AQUARIUM

Education Programs

21st Century Community Learning Centers – Science

Enrichment

Animal Fact Sheets

Behind the Scenes Tours

Camden Urban Waters Community Awareness Partnership

Classroom and Auditorium Programs

Community and Urban Science (CAUSE) Summer Camp

Community Urban Science Enrichment (CAUSE) Program

Deep Sleep

Embedded School Programming

Exhibit Companions

Field Trip Planner

High School Student Shadow Program

Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) – Remotely-

Operate Vehicle (ROV) Program

Meet Us in the Wild – Field Programs

Outreach – Traveling Programs

Penguin Awareness Day

Philadelphia Science Festival

Philadelphia-Camden Informal Education Collaborative

(PISEC)

Protecting Our Water Poster Contest

Rutgers Scholars Program

Scavenger Hunts

Scout Badge Workshops

Special Needs Programs

Summer Seafari Camp

Teacher E-Newsletter

Teacher Professional Development

That’s A-Moray: Love Below Sea Level Valentine’s Day Event

World Oceans Day and Weekend

Field Conservation

5 Gyres

FrogWatch USA

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring

Marine Mammal Stranding Center

Modular Larval Rearing System (MoLaRS)

RiverSweep

Sea Turtle Conservancy

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Turgwe Hippo Trust

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Purchased Renewable Energy

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Used

Research

Conservation of Endangered Banggai Cardinalfish

Horseshoe Crab Rearing

Pharmacokinetics of Orally Administered Voriconazole in

African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) After Single and

Multiple Doses

BERGEN COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Education Programs

Amazing Adaptations

Amphibian Day

Amphitheater Show – Mammals

Amphitheater Show – Pets!

Amphitheater Show – Reptiles

Amphitheater Show – Story Time

Amphitheater Show – Wild New Jersey

Animal Enrichment

Animal Families

Animal Habitats

Animal Wrappers

Autism Awareness Day

Barnyard Babies

Bear Aware Day

Bergen Zoo School

Bird Walk

Brownie Bugs

Classy Animals

Colors and Shapes

Endangered Creepers and Crawlers

Endangered Fur and Feathers

Endangered New Jersey

Endangered Species Day

Extreme Adaptations

Forest Friends

Fossils

Hawks Over the Hudson

In My Backyard

Mammals

Members Night

Night Owls

Nocturnal Gators

On the Farm

Overnight at the Zoo

Party for the Planet

Playtime at the Zoo

Recycled Art

Reptile Safari

Science 101

Scout Day

Sharing Your World With Wildlife

Sheep Shearing

Spineless Wonders

Spring Egg Hunt

Super Science Days and Career Days

Theme Day Story Times

Toddler Tales

Wild and Crafty Animal Tales

Wild and Crafty Zoo Tour

Wild Pets

Wildlife

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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

World Farm Animals Day

World Tapir Day

Zoo Babies

Zoo Camp

Zoo Careers

Zoo Kids

Zoo Tour Extraordinaire

CAPE MAY COUNTY PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

International Animal Rescue for Orangutans in Borneo

International Bongo Foundation for Mt. Kenya Wildlife

Conservation

Laramie Foothills Bison Restoration Program

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

JENKINSON’S AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Animal Adventures

Animal Encounters

Aquarium Explorers Summer Camp

Beachcombing

Behind the Scenes Tour

Boating Education and Rescue

Celebrate Barnegate Bay

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday

Earth Day – A Party for the Planet: Super Heroes for Planet

Earth

Endangered Species Day – New Jersey

Flying Wild

FrogWatch USA – Training

Go Batty

Group Tours

International Polar Bear Day

Jersey Shore’s Ocean Visitors

Junior Keepers Summer Camp

Mermaid Tea Party

More Than Meets the Eye

Penguin Pointers

Seanet: It’s for the Birds!

South African Penguin Festival

Tea by the Sea

There’s More to the Shore

World Oceans Day

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Clean Ocean Action

Conserve Wildlife

FrogWatch USA

Gotham Whale

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring – University of Delaware Sea

Grant College Program

Marine Mammal Stranding Center

New Jersey Beach Buggy Association

Ocean Conservancy

Polar Bears International

Project Golden Frog

Project Terrapin

ReClam the Bay

Save Barnegat Bay

SaveNature.Org

Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET)

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

The Marine Mammal Center

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wildlife Center Friends

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

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TURTLE BACK ZOO

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

Bat Houses

Bird Nest Boxes

Honey Bee Conservation

Horseshoe Crab Tagging

Polar Bears International

Vital Ground

WildAid

Wildlife Conservation and Education Center

New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE BIOLOGICAL PARK

Education Programs

Earth Week Celebration

Spring Break Camps

Field Conservation

Abidjan Zoo Project, Côte d’Ivoire

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

Aquatic Conservation Facility

AZA Crocodilian Advisory Group (CAG)

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BCGI) at

Chicago Botanic Garden

Center for Plant Conservation

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Fauna and Flora International

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Nest Adoptions in

Thailand

International Rhino Foundation

Meadowview Biological Research Station

Mississippi Gopher Frog Conservation

Narrow-Headed Garter Snake Field Research and Captive

Propagation

Native Species Program – Herpetology

Ocean Conservancy

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA)

Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) –

Donation

Snow Leopard Trust

Socorro Dove Conservation

The International Vulture Programme

The Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund

The Ocean Project

The Peregrine Fund

The University of Tasmania Foundation – United States of

America

The Xerces Society

Think Trees New Mexico, Inc.

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Research

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) Research

Elephant Tuberculosis (TB) Research

Health Survey Including Selected Blood Parameters in

the African Slender Snouted Crocodile (Mecistops

cataphractus) at the Abidjan Zoo, Côte d’Ivoire

Male Snow Leopard Fertility

Orangutan Cystic Fibrosis Study

Polar Bear Thermoregulation Study

Thermoregulation in Polar Bears

LIVING DESERT ZOO & GARDENS STATE PARK

Field Conservation

Bolson Tortoise Program

Cactus Moth and Emerald Ash Borer Trapping

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

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Documented Amount Spent

New York

BUFFALO ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters – Fee-Based

Animal Encounters – Free

Birthday Parties

Buffalo Public School #59/90 Zoo Science Program

Buffalo Zoo Preschool

Cub Club Preschool Program

Day Camps – Spring, Summer and Winter

Distance Learning Programs

Docent Training

Earth Smart Squad Newsletter

Educator’s Guide

FrogWatch USA – Buffalo Zoo Chapter

Gnus – Docent Newsletter

Guided Tours

Homeschool Programs

Junior Zoo Teen Naturalist Program

Keeper Talks

On-Site School Programs

Outreach Programs

Scout Badge Programs

Shows/Demonstrations

Sidewalk Safari Carts

Strolling Around the World Stroller Program

Western New York Family Nature Club

Wild Weekend Workshops

Zoo Quests

Zoo Snooze Overnight Program

Zoo Teen Naturalist Program

Field Conservation

Association of Zoological Horticulture (AZH) – Plant

Conservation Fund

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake SSP – Population

Monitoring

Buffalo Niagara RIVERKEEPER

Caribbean Wildlife Alliance via Fort Worth Zoo

El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC)

Friends of Laguna Atascosa Refuge

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group

Management and Restoration of Species of Greatest

Conservation Need and Their Critical Habitats in New York

State

Pacific Marine Mammal Center

Polar Bears International

Sahara Conservation Fund

Snow Leopard Trust

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Specified a Portion of the Amount Saved for Next Year’s

Green Practices

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WASTE

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

Research

Activity Budget, Temperature and Crowd Level Effects in

Common Vampire Bats

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) as an Indicator of Ovarian

Reserve in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in Captivity

Attention Paid to Simple and Complex Visual Stimuli by

Carnivorous and Non-Carnivorous Species

Baseline Data on Von Willebrand Disease in the North

American River Otter (NARO)

Chemosignaling in Asian Elephants

Chronic Hair Loss Among Captive Andean Bears

Determining Diet Preference in Eastern Hellbenders

Effect of Taurine Diet Supplementation on Formation of

Gastroliths on Porcupines

Effects of Visitor Visibility on Behavior in Captive Western

Lowland Gorillas

Establishing Tissue Culture Cell Lines of Non-Domestic

Species

Evaluation of the Critically Endangered Indochinese Box

Turtle to Improve Captive Population Management

Identifying Semiochemicals in Urine of Maned Wolves

Isolation and Identification of Oral Streptococci From Higher

Primates With a Binding Specificity for Nonhuman Sialic

Acid

Monitoring Sexual Maturation in Polar Bears via Non-Invasive

Fecal Analyses

Morbidity and Mortality of Tigers

Rhino Signature Conservation Project at Cincinnati

Sexual Maturation in the Male Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros

unicornis) at Buffalo Zoo

The Influence of Contraceptive on Hormonal Patterns and

Behavior in Captive Western Lowland Gorillas

Tiger Morbidity and Mortality

Use of Facial Expressions by Sulawesi Crested Macaques

(Macaca nigra) at the Buffalo Zoo

ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO AT BURNET PARK

Field Conservation

Amphibian Ark

AZA Tiger SSP – Minnesota Zoo Foundation

Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail Field Census

Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association – Conservation Support

for Field Survey of Markhor Populations in Tajikistan

Mountains

International Elephant Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Snow Leopard Trust

St. Louis Zoo Center for Conservation in Punta San Juan, Peru

Research

A Retrospective Analysis of the Pathology of Arachnids

A Retrospective Pathology Review of Ibis Species

Advanced Hepatic Cirrhosis and Osteoporosis in a Golden

Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) With Dubin-

Johnson-Like Syndrome

An In-Depth Assessment of Vitamin D and Calcium Status of

Zoo-Managed Asian Elephants

Analytic Assessment of the Vitamin D and Calcium Status of

Zoo-Managed Asian Elephants

Assessing the Efficacy of the Synthetic Pheromones ‘Feliway’

in Reducing Relocation Stress in Tigers

Comparison of Diff-Quik and Wright Giemsa Stained Whole

Blood Smears in the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

Cryptobia Infection in a Senescent Octopus

Establishing Tissue Culture Cell Lines of Non-Domestic

Species

Evaluation of the i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer for

Measurement of Ionized Calcium and Selected Blood

Chemistry Values in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus)

Idiopathic Uveitis in Two Snow Leopards

Modeling Chronic Wasting Disease Resistance In Vitro Using

the Real Time Quaking-Induced Conversion Assay

Practical Application of Newer Techniques for the Detection

of Haemonchus Eggs in Markhor Goat (Capra falconeri)

Fecal Samples

Predator Detection, Avoidance Behaviors and Stressor

Induced Cortisol Levels in Captive Takjik Markhor

Vocal Behavior of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) –

Vocal Development and the Behavioral Contexts of Sound

Production

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SENECA PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

Bat Echolocation

Black Bear Den Surveys

Butterfly Beltway

Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail Annual Count

Conservation Meters Dedicated to Coral Reef Conservation

in Palau and Rainforest Conservation in the Pantanal

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Mark and Recapture

Field Surveys in Panama

Gibbon Field Work in Gunung Palung National Park

Grow Native

Health in Harmony

International Animal Rescue

International Elephant Foundation

Lake Sturgeon Restoration in the Genesee River at Seneca

Park

Marine Mammal Center Donation

Orangutan Outreach – Missing Orangutan Mothers (MOM)

Polar Bears International

Snow Leopard Trust

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Support of Malaysian Zoo Vet Care and Reforestation

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Purchased Renewable Energy

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

STATEN ISLAND ZOO

Field Conservation

Health Analysis of Freshwater Turtle Communities of Staten

Island

TREVOR ZOO

Education Programs

Birthday Party Presentations

Climate Change Exhibit Media

College Volunteer and Fieldwork Program

Conservation Handouts

Group Animal Presentations On-Site

Keeper Talks

Millbrook School Community Service

Science Presentation (Talk and/or Animal Presentations)

Off-Site

Science Research Program

Staff Guided Tours

Staff Presentations – Animal Behavior, Adaptations, Nutrition,

Zoo’s Roles and Conservation

Summer Counselor Program

Summer Volunteer Program

Trevor Zoo Teacher’s Guide

Veterinary Technician Program

Field Conservation

Bog Turtle Population Analysis and Habitat Restoration

Red Panda Network

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Specified a Portion of the Amount Saved for Next Year’s

Green Practices

Research

Food Presentation is a Tool to Create an Enriching

Experience for Zoo Animals

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Education Programs

Adult Classes

Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP)

Birthday Parties

Bridging the Gap Program

Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program

Community Outreach Program / Special Events

Digital Engagement

Discovery Guides

Family Overnight Adventures

Guided Tours

Mannahattan 2409 (M2409) Professional Development

Program

Online Teacher Academy

Professional Development Courses

Project TRUE (Teens Researching Urban Ecology)

School Programs

Urban Advantage

Visionmaker

Wildlife Conservation Corps

Wildlife Theater

Zoo and Aquarium Summer Camp

Zoo Play Classes

Zoo Quests

Field Conservation

96 Elephants

AZA Komodo Dragon SSP Conservation Fund

Curatorial Conservation Project – Annual Migration and

Colony Attendance of Rockhopper Penguins, Isla Noir,

Chile

Curatorial Conservation Project – Developing a Herd of

Genetically-Pure Bison for Restoration

Curatorial Conservation Project – Extinct-in-the-Wild Fishes

of Madagascar

Curatorial Conservation Project – Extinct-in-the-Wild Lake

Victoria Cichlids

Curatorial Conservation Project – Gharial Ecology Project

Curatorial Conservation Project – GPS Tracking of Oilbirds in

Trinidad

Curatorial Conservation Project – Headstart Program for

Eastern Hellbender

Curatorial Conservation Project – New York Seascape

Curatorial Conservation Project – Phylogeography of

Rockhopper Penguins

Curatorial Conservation Project – Propagation of the Extinct

in the Wild Kihansi Spray Toad

Curatorial Conservation Project – Puerto Rican Crested Toad

Curatorial Conservation Project – Resident Bat Species in the

Bronx, NY

Curatorial Conservation Project – Taxonomic Assessment

of the Indochinese Langur (Trachypithecus germaini) in

Cambodia

Education and Curatorial Conservation Project – Billion

Oyster Project

Education and Research Project – Monitoring of Shorebird

Migration Through the New York Bight Using Nano-Tag

Technology

Education Project – Hosting Harbor School Dive Program

Global Conservation – Conservation Science and Solutions

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Global Conservation Projects – Africa

Global Conservation Projects – Asia

Global Conservation Projects – Challenges and Central

Initiatives

Global Conservation Projects – Latin America and the

Caribbean

Global Conservation Projects – Marine-Seascape

Conservation

Global Conservation Projects – North America

Global Wildlife Health Program

New England Cottontail Rabbit Research

Population Monitoring of the Puna Flamingo in Bolivia

Veterinarian & Pathological Project – Philippine Forest Turtles

Confiscation Event

Veterinarian Program – Health Assessment and Disease

Surveillance of Grand Cayman Iguanas

Veterinarian Program – Health Assessment, Pre-Release

Health Screening and Disease Surveillance of Southern

River Terrapin in Cambodia

Veterinarian Project – Applying Comprehensive Earth System

Forecasts for Climate Change to Inform Conservation

Planning of the East African Great Lakes: Tsetse Fly

Distribution and Modeling

Veterinarian Project – Assessing Amphibian Response to

Climate Change and Pathogenic Chytrid Fungus in Peru

Veterinarian Project – Assessing Arctic Migratory Bird Health

in the Context of Climate Change

Veterinarian Project – Avian Haemosporidian Parasite

Lineages in Four Species of Free-Ranging Migratory Water

Birds from Mongolia

Veterinarian Project – Developing and Deploying a Rapid

Field-Friendly Genetic Test for the Detection of Canine

Distemper Virus (CDV) in Wildlife

Veterinarian Project – Genetic Testing On-The-Go:

Developing a Field-Friendly Method of Environmental DNA

(eDNA) Detection of Turtle Species

Veterinarian Project – Genetic Testing On-The-Go:

Developing Handheld DNA Sequencing for Species

Identification in the Field to Stop Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

Veterinarian Project – Health Assessment and Disease

Surveillance of Burmese Star Tortoises

Veterinarian Project – Health Assessment of Common Loons

in the Adirondacks

Veterinarian Project – Health Assessments on Bog Turtles in

the Northeastern USA

Veterinarian Project – Investigation of Canine Distemper

Threat to Endangered Amur Tigers in the Russian Far East

Veterinarian Project – Investigation of Snake Fungal Disease

in New Jersey

Veterinarian Project – Modeling Disease Risk in Threatened

Amphibians in the Albertine Rift

Veterinarian Project – Population Survey and Health

Assessments of Turtles in the Bronx River

Veterinarian Project – Unusual Recurring High Mortality in

Southern Right Whales (Pathology)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Research

Curatorial Research Project – Assessing the Effectiveness of

Acupuncture in a Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot

Curatorial Research Project – Band-Tailed Pigeon Neonatal

Development and Associated Nutritional Provisions at

the Bronx Zoo in Reference to Population Restoration of

Extant and Extinct Taxa

Curatorial Research Project – Detection and Origin Mapping

of Avian Bornavirus through Surveillance

Curatorial Research Project – Effects of Urbanization on

Avian Microbial Communities: Hemoparasites, Bacteria and

Arthropod-Borne Viruses

Curatorial Research Project – Hormonal Assays in a Female

Andean Bear

Curatorial Research Project – Olfactory Memory in Felids

Curatorial Research Project – Population Monitoring of

Canada Geese in the Bronx Zoo

Curatorial Research Project – Sea Lion Personality

Curatorial Research Project – Testing an Improved Protocol

for Rating Bird Collision Threat Levels of Materials

Curatorial Research Project – The Acoustical Repertoire of

the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Curatorial Research Project – Use of Artificial Lek in the

Propagation of the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock

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Curatorial Research Project – Voluntary Tidal Respiratory

Values in Sea Lions

Curatorial Research Project – Zoo/Aquarium Staff Attitudes

About Population Management Euthanasia

Veterinarian Project – Canine Distemper Virus Antibody

Titers in Cats After Delivery of a Modified-Live Virus

Vaccine

Veterinarian Project – Developing and Deploying a Rapid

Field-Friendly Genetic Test for the Detection of Canine

Distemper Virus (CDV) in Wildlife

Veterinarian Project – Genetic Testing On-the-Go: Developing

a Field-Friendly Method of Environmental DNA (eDNA)

Detection of Turtle Species Using a Handheld Quantitative

PCR Machine and DNA Field Extract

North Carolina

GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Piedmont Land Conservancy

Red Panda Network

Silvery Gibbon Project

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

The Green Belt Movement

TRAFFIC: The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network

Tuxedo Trot

Green (Sustainable) Practices

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Research

Box Turtle Connection Project

Children’s Selective Social Learning About Animals – Trust

and Retention of Informant Testimony (Pilot Study)

Impact of Children’s Learning From Experts vs. Teachers

NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM AT FORT FISHER

Education Programs

Alligator Egg Hunt – Easter Program

Amphibians in the Classroom

Animal Encounters

Animal Programs

Auditorium Program

Behind the Scenes Tours

Birthday Parties

Camps – Summer Camps and Year-Round Day Camps

Cape Fear Shoals Dive Presentation

Feeding Presentations

FrogWatch USA

General Outreach

Indoor Programs

Outdoor Exploration Programs

Outreach Events

Scout Programs

Sea Scholars

Sea Turtle Teacher Workshop

Self-Guided Tours for School Groups

Sleepovers

Summer Teen Volunteer Program

Field Conservation

Carolina Gopher Frog Reintroduction

Elasmobranch Reproductive Studies

FrogWatch USA

Marine Mammal Stranding Response Team

Sand Tiger Shark Care and Management

Sea Turtle Stranding Response Team

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Research

Fish Propagation Using a Modular Larval Rearing System

(MoLaRS)

Investigation of the Metabolome Following Different Capture

Techniques of the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo)

Investigation of Vitamin and Trace Minerals in Bonnethead

Sharks and Relation to ‘Failure to Thrive Syndrome’

Ketoprofen Pharmacokinetics in Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Trial Treatment Investigation for Gyradoctylid spp. Found on

Locally Collected Pipefish

NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM AT

PINE KNOLL SHORES

Education Programs

Behind the Scenes Tours

Camp Programs

Distance Learning

Dive Presentations

Early Childhood Education Programs

Feeding Presentations

Fishing Programs

Kid’s Parties and Sleepovers

Large Group Outreach Programs

Live Animal Programs

Outdoor Recreation Programs

Outreach Programs – Festivals and Community Events

School Group – Lab Programs

School Group Auditorium Programs

Small Group Outreach Programs

Sustainable Seafood Programs

Teacher Workshops

Themed Daily Programs

Field Conservation

Marine Mammal Stranding Response

Monofilament Line Recycling Project

Sea Turtle Awareness Project

Sea Turtle Stranding Network

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Certified by a Local or State Agency

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Back From the Brink

Fish Propagation Programs at North Carolina Aquariums

Investigation of the Metabolome Following Different Capture

Techniques of the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo)

Investigation of Vitamin and Trace Minerals in Bonnethead

Sharks and Relation to ‘Failure to Thrive Syndrome’

Ketoprofen Pharmacokinetics in Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Painted Bunting Observation and Monitoring Project

Sand Tiger Shark Conservation

Sand Tiger Shark Conservation and Management

Seasonal Residency Patterns, Landscape-Scale Habitat Use

and Movement Ecology of Bonnethead Sharks (Sphyrna

tiburo) in North Carolina Estuaries

Trial Treatment Investigation for Gyrodactylid spp. Found on

Locally Collected Pipefish

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NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM

ON ROANOKE ISLAND

Education Programs

Adult Craft

All About Alligators

All About Sharks

Alligator Encounter

Alligator Feeding

Aqua Tots

Aquarist for the Day

Beach Exploration

Believe It or Not

Birthday Parties

Career Fairs

Catch a Crab

Circle of Life

Cold Blooded Critters Tour

Creature Features

Day Camps

Dialogue With the Diver

Dolphin Math

Earth Day

Endangered Species Badge Program – Boy Scouts of

America

Endangered Species Day

Fish Feeding

Flying Reptiles

Freaks By Nature

Freshwater Turtles

Getting to Know: Owls

Got Fur?

Great White Fishmas

Growing Green

Gyotaku

Half-Day Camps

Happy Otter Hour

Impromptus

Jellies

Junior Marine Biologist Patch

Let’s Go Crabbing

Lights Out!

Live Animal Program

Marine Archaeology Day

Marine Debris Art Program

Marine Debris Workshops

Marine Invertebrate Lab

Marine Mammals

Nature’s Heroes

Nautical Wreaths

Night Hikes at Nags Head Woods

No Bones About It

Noxious Nature

Ocean Jeopardy

Ocean Rescue Training

Otter Enrichment

Otter Quarters Tours

Paddling Around Roanoke Island

PM Live Animal and Tour

Quarantine Tours

Rehab to Research

Rescue Men

Science Marvels

Sea Glass Jewelry

Sea Turtle Egg Hunt

Sea Turtle Encounter

Sea2Sound Walking Field Trip

Seafood Series

Seaweed Marbling

Shark Bites

Shark Dissection

Shark Tank Tour

Sharks!

Sleeping With the Sharks

Snack With the Sharks

Snake Encounter

Soundside Fishing

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Squid Dissection

Stars and More

Stingray Feeding

Summer Camp

Superphibians

Tail Spin

Tank Talks

Totally Teeth

Touch Tank Animals

Wandering Nomads: Turtles

Wetland Walks

What’s the Catch

Who’s That Dino?

Woodland Tots

World Oceans Day

Native Plant Sale for Monarch Butterfly Conservation

Sand Tiger Shark Conservation and Management

Sea Turtle Nest Protection

Sea Turtle Rehabilitation

Seasonal Residency Patterns, Landscape-Scale Habitat Use

and Movement Ecology of Bonnethead Sharks (Sphyrna

tiburo) in North Carolina Estuaries

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

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 Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Investigation of the Metabolome Following Different Capture

Techniques of the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo)

Investigation of Vitamin and Trace Minerals in Bonnethead

Sharks and Relation to ‘Failure to Thrive Syndrome’

Ketoprofen Pharmacokinetics in Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Splint Immobilization of a Sea Turtle Flipper Fracture

Trial Treatment Investigation for Gyradoctylid spp. Found on

Locally Collected Pipefish

NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Field Conservation

Apes Across Africa Workshop

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

Big Cat and Other Wildlife Conservation in Southern Africa

Camera Trap Monitoring of Wildlife on North Carolina Zoo

Property

Carolina Gopher Frog Headstarting

Conservation Medicine

Conservation of Avifauna on the Mariana Islands

Conservation of Elephants and Other Wildlife in Nigeria’s

Yankari Game Reserve

Conservation of Vultures in Tanzania

Cross River Gorilla Monitoring in Nigeria and Cameroon

Ethiopian Wolf Rabies Surveillance Program

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Hellbender Surveys in Western North Carolina

Local Land Purchase and Management

Monitoring of Local Bat Populations

Mountain Gorilla Census

Pine Barrens Treefrog Habitat Use

Polar Bears International

Ruaha Carnivore Project – Monitoring

Snare Removal Patrols in Kibale National Park, Uganda

Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART)

Conservation Monitoring Software Development

Survey of Amphibians and Reptiles at the North Carolina

Zoological Park

The Elephants of Cameroon

UNITE Conservation Education Project, Uganda’s Kibale

National Park

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as ISO 14001

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

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 Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Adenovirus in Great Apes

Ape Movement

Canid Communication

Chimp Cognition Study

Elephant Behavioral Study at the North Carolina Zoological

Park

Gorilla Genetics

Measuring Reintroduction Success of Rehabilitated Wildlife

North American Bat Monitoring Program – North Carolina

Division

Pine Barrens Treefrog Habitat Use and Conservation

Snake Mark-Recapture Study

Socio-Ecological Behaviors in Great Apes

Using Technology for Conservation

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATURE CENTER

Field Conservation

American Chestnut Tree Recovery Program

Bat and Bird Box Installation and Monitoring

Eastern Hellbender Rehabilitation Program

E-Bird Monitoring

FrogWatch USA

Great Smoky Mountains All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory

Project (ATBI)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network

(CoCoRaHS) Collaborative Monitoring Site

Trout in the Classroom – Trout Headstart Program

Wildlife Rehabilitation Training – Western North Carolina

Region

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North Dakota

DAKOTA ZOO

Education Programs

Fourth Grade Conservation Day

Field Conservation

Are There Black-Footed Ferrets in Theodore Roosevelt

National Park?

Assessing the Status of Reintroduced Swift Fox

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Black-Footed Ferret Population Monitoring in the Conata

Basin, South Dakota

Developing a New Model for Aging Swift Fox

Documenting the Presence of Black-Footed Ferrets on the

Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota

Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme

Golden Eagle and Prairie Falcon Nest Surveys in Theodore

Roosevelt National Park

Helping Communities Protect Snow Leopards

Long-Term Ecological Studies of Snow Leopards in Mongolia

Mongolian Wild Horse Sustainability in Wild Project

Raptor Rehabilitation

Snow Leopard Trust

Support For Prairie Wildlife Research, Inc.

RED RIVER ZOO

Field Conservation

Conservation Research Center: The Baviary

Research

North Dakota State University (NDSU)

Pallas’s Cat Artificial Insemination

Potential Multi-Species Pregnancy Test

ROOSEVELT PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

Snow Leopard Trust

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Ohio

AFRICAN SAFARI WILDLIFE PARK

Field Conservation

Amphibian Ark

AZA Avian Scientific Advisory Group (ASAG)

AZA Chelonian Advisory Group (ChAG)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Bramble Park Zoo Donation

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Chicago Zoological Society

Eric Stephens Education Endowment Fund

International Communication and Education Foundation

(INCEF) – Bushmeat Crisis Task Force

International Rhino Foundation

Polar Bears International

Run for the Hulls

San Diego Zoo Global – Conservation

San Diego Zoo Global – White Rhino Project

Wildlife Conservation Global

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AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Cans for

Corridors

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Red Wolf

Coalition

American Eagle Foundation

FrogWatch USA

Greater Akron Audubon / Akron Zoo Christmas Bird Count

Humboldt Penguin Project – Punta San Juan, Peru

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Northern Plains of Cambodia White-Winged Wood Duck

Project

Partula Snail Reintroduction Project

Penitentiary Glen Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Rebuilding the Pride – African Lion Conservation

Red Wolf Coalition Den Box and Husbandry Support

Small Felid Monitoring Study

Snow Leopard Trust (SLT)

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wildlife SOS

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

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 Composted

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

Akron Zoo / Hiram College Partnership

CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN

Education Programs

Adult Programs

Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP)

America Recycles Day

Barrows Conservation Lecture Series

Behind the Scenes Experience

Cat Ambassador Outreach Program

Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered

Wildlife (CREW) Tours

Cheetah Encounter Show

Family Programs

Frisch’s Outreach

Global Field Program

Go Bananas: Cell Phone Recycling Challenge

Greater Cincinnati Environmental Educators (GCEE) Ultimate

Educator Expo

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Internships

Keeper Chats

Nocturnal Adventure Overnight

School Close Encounters

Seasonal Highlights

Self-Guided Activities / Tours for Schools

Teen TRIBE (Teen Recruits Inspiring by Example)

University of Cincinnati “At the Zoo” Courses

VolunTeens – Camp Counselor Assistants

VolunTeens – Green Teens

Wild Animal Encounters

Wildlife Discovery Zones

Wings of Wonder Bird Show

Zoo Camp

Zoo On the Move

Zoo Troop

Field Conservation

American Burying Beetle (ABB) Reintroduction Program

Angel Fund – Cheetah Conservation Botswana

Angel Fund – Cheetah Outreach

Angel Fund – Ruaha Carnivore Project

Asian Elephant Support

Autumn Buttercup (Ranunculus aestivalis) Reintroduction

AZA Komodo Dragon SSP Conservation Fund

EcOhio Wetlands

Ecological Studies of Neotropical Primates

Enhancement of Gorilla Related In-Situ Conservation

Education in North Congo

Fishing Cat Research and Conservation

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation – Sumatran Rhino

Conservation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Kea Conservation in New Zealand

Kids Saving the Rainforest

Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership

Northern Wild Monkshood (Aconitum noveboracense)

Okapi Conservation Project

Pallas’s Cat Conservation

Panthera

Plants for Pollinators

Polar Bears International

Pollen Nation

Propagation of Rugel’s Pawpaw for Restoration

Propagation of South Florida Ferns for Restoration

Propagation of Trifolium stoloniferum for Restoration

Rebuilding the Pride – African Lion Conservation

Red Panda Paintings

Scarlet Macaw Conservation in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve,

Peten, Guatemala

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

The Wild Camel Protection Foundation

Wild Entrust International – Angel Fund

Wild Nature Institute

Working Dogs for Conservation

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Living Building by the Living Future Institute

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

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Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

Certified In-House by the Forest Stewardship Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

Garage Certified as a Green Garage by the Green Parking

Council

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Aquatic Salamander Program

Association of Fecal Corticoid Concentrations With Clinical

Avian Bornavirus in Kea

Characterization of Milk Composition in Gorillas Throughout

Lactation

Determination of the V1R Gene Repertoire Size in the Eight

Ursidae Species

Development and Validation of a Dual-Genus Multiplex

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Based Genotyping

Assay for the Individualization of Loxodonta africana and

Elephas maximus

Development of a Rhino Ferritin Specific Assay for

Monitoring the Progression of Iron Overload Disorder in

Browsing Rhinos

Exceptional Plant Signature Conservation Project

Fecal Corticoid Evaluation in Polar Bears

Lorisidae Morphological and Tissue Sample Collection

Otter Reproduction Program

Patterns of Diversity in the Indigenous Microbiota of Captive

Mammals

Polar Bear Reproductive Research Program

Red Panda Reproductive Characterization

Rhino Signature Conservation Project

Small Cat Signature Conservation Project

Use of Microsatellite Primers for Identifying and Censusing

Sumatran Rhinos via Fecal DNA

Use of Strontium Isotopes and DNA in Fecal Matter to

Investigate Foraging Ranges for Endemic Carnivores,

Eastern Madagascar

CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO

Education Programs

Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP)

Ballarat Theater Live Animal Show

Break Camps

Career Day

Certified Interpretive Guide Training

Certified Interpretive Host Training

Collaborative Inquiry Project

Connections to Africa

Distance Learning

Docent Training

Earth Expeditions – Borneo: Primate Behavior and

Conservation

Education Birthday Party /Animal interaction

Educator Open House

Emerald Necklace Camp

Giraffe Feeding Program

Homeschool

Inside Tracks

Keeper for a Day

Mission Based Customer Service Training

Nature Play Camp

Night Tracks

Nurture the Wonder

On-Grounds Interpretation

Online Resource Library

Outback After Dark Overnight Program

Preschool Safari

Professor Wylde’s Traveling School Show

Professor Wylde’s Traveling Show – Events

Rising Waters Adult Overnight Program

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Rising Waters Overnight Program

Savanna Theater Live Animal Show

Seals and Sea Lions

Seasonal Interpreter Training

Shark Feeding Program

Summer Day Camp

Teacher Workshops

Veterinarian Bag Exploration for Schools

Veterinary Activity Bags – Public

Zoo Crew – Summer

Zoo Crew Interpretive Training

Zoo Crew Year Round

Zoo Nature Club

Zoo Science and Management Course

Zoo Tram Narration

Field Conservation

Amphibian Ark

Andean Bear Conservation Alliance

Anti-Predation Strategies of Tent-Making Bats

Asian Turtle Assisted Reproduction Project

Asian Turtle Conservation Program

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP – Recovery Program

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Breeding Success of Surface Nesting African Penguins on

Dyer Island

Butterfly Conservation Initiative (BFCI)

Bwindi Apes Conservation Education Partnership

Chacoan Peccary Conservation

Cheetah Conservation and Human Impact in Kenya

Community Education in and Around Cipaganti Village,

West Java: Building Pride to Save One of the Last Largest

Remaining Javan Slow Loris Populations

Conservación de la Naturaleza Amazónica del Perú

(CONAPAC)

Conservation of the African Large Carnivore Guild:

Experimental Investigation of Interspecific Competition

Involving Spotted Hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

Different Methodologies for Studies on the Use of Corridors

by Golden Lion Tamarins and Marmosets

Disease Surveillance of Cleveland Metroparks Deer Herds

Distribution, Seasonal Diet, Habitat Use and Conservation

of Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) in Annapurna-

Manaslu Landscape of Nepal

Eastern Gorilla Conservation – Capacity-Building and Core

Support

Eastern Gorilla Conservation – Technology Support

Eastern Plains Garter Snake Conservation Project

Education for Nature, Vietnam

Establishing the Home Range, Behavioural Ecology and

Habitat Use of the Bornean Slow Loris and the Bornean

Tarsier

Friends of Big Creek

Generating Baseline Ecological Data for the Conservation of

the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and Other Wild

Canids in Northern Argentina

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Green Leaf Vegetable Scheme as an Alternative Livelihood

for Ex-Hunters Wives in the Communities Surrounding

Mount Cameroon National Park

Health and Conservation of Endangered Eastern Gorillas: A

One-Health Study of Blood-Borne Parasites and Retroviral

Infections

Home Range, Social and Behavioral Ecology of the Bornean

Slow Loris and Bornean Tarsier

Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration

Identification of the Floristic Composition of the San Martin

Titi Monkey’s Habitat for Reforestation Perspectives and

the Conservation of the Species

Identifying Fine Scale Habitat Use and Landscape

Connectivity of Tigers in a Central Sumatran Landscape

Informing Conservation Planning by Assessing the

Landscape Determinants of African Wild Dog Presence

Across the Ruaha Landscape

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Keeping Bees to Fight Poaching

Kibale Forest Schools Conservation Education Program

Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project

Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership for Biodiversity (LEAP)

Little Fireface Project – Capacity Building Workshop

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Long-Term Butterfly Monitoring Project

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Mbeli Bai Gorilla Study and Club Ebobo

Monarch Watch

Monitoring Wildlife Trade in the Wildlife Markets of Java and

Bali

Ohio Lepidopterists

Operation Twiga

Operation: Stop Poaching Now

Pioneering Efforts to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade on the

Frontlines in Ho Chi Minh City

Population Parameters, Habitat Quality, and Effect of Past

Reintroductions on the Orinoco Crocodile in Venezuela:

Evaluation of Conservation Actions

Primate Habituation Programme at Bai Hokou in Central

African Republic

Promoting Community-Based Organization in the

Conservation of the Last Viable Population of the Globally

Endangered François’ Langur in Vietnam

Reconciling the Interaction of Artisanal Fishers With Seabird

and Sea Lion Populations

Reducing Demand for Ivory and Rhino Horn in Asia

Reducing Retaliatory Killing of Jaguars Through the

Development of Data-Driven Livestock Management

Strategies

Regional Conservation Program

Regional Conservation Program – Staff

Regional Wildlife Health Project

Repatriation and Monitoring of Rehabilitated Sloth Bears

Resolving Conflict Between Humans and Large Carnivores

Around Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Ruaha Carnivore Project – Pilot Community Dog Vaccination

Project

Ruaha Carnivore Project – Pilot Livestock Guarding Dog

Project

Saving the Endangered Rothschild’s Giraffe: Support to

Snare Monitoring in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park

Sea Turtle Research and Conservation in the Paria Peninsula,

Sucre State, Venezuela

Securing a Future for Grey-Crowned Cranes: Strengthening

Community-Based Conservation in Western Africa

Securing the Conservation of Bengal Slow Loris Through

Community Participation in Namdapha National Park,

Arunachal Pradesh, India

Sniffing Out Poachers: Employing Conservation Dogs to Help

Fight Wildlife Trafficking in Africa

Snow Leopard Trust – Natural Partnerships Program

Social Tolerance and the Rehabilitation of Spider Monkeys

(Ateles geoffroyi) Rescued From Illegal Traffic

Spotted Turtle Headstarting

The Amazon Center for Environmental Education and

Research (ACEER) Foundation

The Little Fireface Project: Saving the Slow Loris via

Empowerment

The Role of Isolated Trees in Conservation: Impact of

Landscape Structure on Bird Movements, Diversity and

Landscape Connectivity

TRAFFIC: The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Turtle Survival Center

Understanding Onager-Human Conflicts to Develop

Evidence-Based Conservation Strategies for the Critically

Endangered Onager Population in Bahram-e-Goor

Protected Area, Iran

Understanding the Population Status and Foraging Ecology

of the Blue Sheep in Response to Livestock Grazing in

Nepal Himalaya

UNITE for the Environment

University of Rwanda Memoirs Program

Using Livestock Guarding Dogs to Minimize Human-

Carnivore Conflict and to Secure Habitat for Cheetah,

Leopard, African Wild Dog, Brown Hyena and Other

Carnivores in South Africa

Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society – Active

WildAid

Research

A Pilot Investigation on the Influence of the Sound

Environment on the Behavior and Physiology of Zoo-

Housed Callitrichid Monkeys

A Retrospective Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Captive

Orangutans

Assessing Welfare in Zoo-Housed Cheetahs Under Different

Management Strategies

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Biological Validation of Salivary and Urinary Oxytocin in

Western Lowland Gorillas

Captive Orangutan Dentition Emergence Compilation Project

Comparative Morphological Analysis of the Primate

Musculoskeletal System

Determination of a Safe and Effective Dose of Nonsteroidal

Anti-Inflammatories in Asian and African Elephants

Developing an Estrous Synchronization and Artificial

Insemination (AI) Protocol in the Persian Onager

Developing Assisted Reproductive Technologies in

Freshwater Turtle Species

Effect of Increased Light Intensity During Daytime Period

on Behavior, Salivary Melatonin and Fecal Hormones in

Nocturnal Prosimians Housed on a Reverse Light Cycle

Effect of Meal Frequency on Biological Indicators of

Inflammation and Glucose Metabolism, Fecal Microbiome

and Behavior in Cheetahs Housed at Cleveland Metroparks

Zoo

Evaluating the Health of African and Asian Elephants in

North American Zoos – Exploring Bio-Markers of Disease

and Muscoskeletal Condition

Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of Cystic Fibrosis

Airway Disease in Non-Human Primates

Holistic Aeropropulsion Concepts

Identifying Movement and Gene Flow Barriers/Connectivity

for African Savanna Elephants in the Greater Serengeti

Ecosystem, Tanzania

iSaveSpecies Cultural Coding

Knowledge of Biomimicry and Attitudes Towards Nature: A

Comparative Study of Zoo Staff and Volunteers

Primate Touchscreen Cognition Program

Project Piabi Visitor Research

Reconstructing the Phylogeny of the V19 Gene Family Within

Bear Species

Resolving the Evolutionary History of Lorisidae Through

Morphology, Mitochondrial DNA and Novel Candidate

Genes

Retrospective Review of Morbidity and Mortality in the

United States Sloth Bear Population

Retrospective Review of Mortality in the Lorikeet Population

Housed at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Retrospective Study on Pancreatitis in Zoo Felids

Stress Management in Assisted Reproduction: Improving

Welfare and Reproductive Success in Endangered Equids

The Effect of Feeding Enrichment on Measures of Welfare in

Four Bear Species

The Effects of a Low-Starch Diet on Behavior and Insulin

Resistance Syndrome in Several Primate Species

The Effects of a Low-Starch Diet on Feather Plucking in a

Palm Cockatoo

The Effects of Increased Hay to Grain Ratio on Masai Giraffe

Behavior, Metabolic Hormones and Fecal Microflora

Diversity

The Efficacy of Zoo-Based Signage Regarding the Palm Oil

Industry

Validation of Salivary Oxytocin in Zoo Primates

COLUMBUS ZOO AND AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Animal Encounters Village

Animal Observation Inquiry

Animals on Safari

Auditorium Programs

Battelle Zoo Science Quest

Camp-Ins

Classroom Safari

College Tours

Distance Learning

Guided Walking Tours

Homeschool Adventure Tours

Interpretive Contacts

Keeper for a Day

Keeper Talks

Library Requests

Little Explorers’ Base Camp

Outreach

School’s Out Camps

Scout Programs

Summer Experience Day Camp

Sunrise on the Savanna

Teacher Workshops

Twilight/Wildlights Tours

University Courses

VIP Tours

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Wild Encounters Tours

Zoo School

ZooKids

ZooKids Seedlings

Zoombezi Bay Science Day

ZooTots

Field Conservation

Amphibian Ark

Asociación de Rescate y Conservación de la Vida Silvestre

(ARCAS)

Assessing the Impacts of Habitat Fragmentation and

Subsequent Anthropogenic Expansion of the Behavioral,

Population and Nesting Ecology of the Estuarine Crocodile,

Crocodylus porosus

Assessing the Status and Population Trends of Raptors in

Botswana

Blakiston’s Fish Owls of the Western Sikhote, Alin Mountains:

Conservation Lessons From the Iman River Basin

Brown Bear Conservation and Research Programme in a

Model Area in Romania

Building National Capacity to Conserve the Otters of Africa

Captina Creek Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program

Caribbean Manatee Conservation

Carnivore and Rangeland Conservation on the Rocky

Mountain Front

Cheetah Conservation and Human Impact in Kenya

Cheetah Conservation Education and Community Outreach

Colobridges

Commitment to Conservation Award

Conservation of Amazonian Manatees in Brazil

Construction of Additional Night Dens at Tacugama

Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Creating Awareness on Chimpanzee Conservation Through

Local Radio Drama Shows in Western Districts of Uganda

Crocodile and Freshwater Turtle Research and Conservation

Project

Development of Pilot Audubon at Home Program

Distribution, Seasonal Diet, Habitat Use and Conservation

of Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) in Annapurna-

Manaslu Landscape of Nepal

Education Outreach Rubondo Island National Park

Establishing Effective Protected Area Management in

the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s New Iyondji

Community Bonobo Reserve

Field Training Workshop in Sea Turtle Forensics

Finding the Cheetahs of Zimbabwe: Cheetah Population and

Human-Cheetah Conflict Survey in Southwest Zimbabwe

Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Research Center

Giant Armadillo Project

Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration

International Elephant Foundation

International Iguana Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project

Lilongwe Wildlife Centre – Improvement of Vervet

Rehabilitation Facilities

Limbe Wildlife Centre

Long-Term Ecological Study of Snow Leopards in Mongolia’s

South Gobi Province

Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative

Maintaining Captive Turtle Populations at the Turtle

Conservation Center at Cúc Phuong National Park

Vietnam: With Focus on Rescue Operations and Improving

Education Program

Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership and Manatee

Species Recovery Plan

Markhor Conservation Through Community Participation

Mbeli Bai Study of Western Lowland Gorillas

Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program

Natutama Foundation – Conservation and Education in

Amazon Frontier Communities

Ohio Wildlife Center

Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA)

Polar Bears International

Project Persian Leopard in Northeastern Iran

Rescue and Rehabilitation of the Endangered African

Penguin

Research and Community Outreach to Conserve Threatened

Atlantic Forest Birds in Argentina

Satellite Tracking and Social Behavior of the Bornean

Elephant in Kinabatangan

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Serengeti Health Initiative – Vaccinating Domestic Dogs to

Protect Human, Wildlife and Domestic Animal Health in

Tanzania

Serve as Fiscal Host for Three Field Conservation

Organizations

Siberian Tiger Project – Research, Training and Conflict

Mitigation

Snow Leopard Trust

Status and Conservation of the West African Manatee

Stimulus Control to Stop the Crop-Raiding Behavior of

African Bull Elephants Targeted for Termination in the

Bordering Communities of Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Strengthening Przewalski’s Horse Populations in Hustai

Nuruu National Park, Mongolia

Support for Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary During the

Ebola Crisis

Supporting the Anti-Snaring Activities of the South Luangwa

Conservation Society

The Kasiisi Project

The Seventh International Sirenian Symposium

Trophy Hunting Conservation Value and Its Sustainability:

The Case of Endangered Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus

buxtoni)

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Vulture Conservation Programme (VulPro) – Cape Vulture

Rehabilitation and Release

White Oak Conservation Center – Okapi Conservation

Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Certified by the Green Restaurant Association

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Anti-Müllerian Hormone and Ovarian Reserves in Black,

White, Indian, and Sumatran Rhinoceroses

Artificial Insemination of Pallas’s Cats

Assessing Long-Term Stress in Great Apes

Behavioral and Biological Reasons for Unsuccessful Breeding

in Black Rhinos – Olfactory Stimulation as a Method for

Improvement

Evaluating the Health of African and Asian Elephants in

North American Zoos: Exploring Biomarkers of Disease

and Musculoskeletal Condition

Prosimian Biomedical Research Project

Spatial Relationships and Allostatic Load in Western Lowland

Gorillas

The Role of Chemical Signals in Asian Elephant Society With

Applications for Conservation

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THE BOONSHOFT MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY

Field Conservation

Peregrine Falcon Cam and Banding

Project FeederWatch

THE WILDS

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Birding Extravaganza

DayVentures

Family Overnights

Homeschool Programs

Outreach

Overnights

WildeCamp

Field Conservation

Augmenting Barn Owl Nesting Opportunities

Baseline Macroinvertebrate and Fish Community Surveys

Prior to Restoration Within a Stream System

Bat Acoustic Surveys

Building Conservation Capacity for Future Restoration

Ecologists

Control of Invasive Species Across the Landscape

Determination of Eastern Hellbender Presence in Ohio

Utilizing Environmental DNA (eDNA)

Determination of Eastern Hellbender Presence in West

Virginia and Maryland Utilizing Environmental DNA (eDNA)

Determination of Predator-Avoidance Conditioning

Techniques for Headstarted Eastern Hellbenders

Development of Husbandry Techniques for Rearing Crayfish

for Future Conservation Programs and as Pre-Release Prey

for Headstarted Eastern Hellbenders

Habitat Variables Associated With Box Turtle Distribution

and Abundance on a Reclaimed Surface Mine

Habitat Variables Associated With Eastern Fence Lizard

Distribution and Abundance at the Wilds

Habitat Variables Associated With Meso-Predator

Distribution and Abundance on a Reclaimed Surface Mine

Using Camera Traps

Habitat Variables Associated With Ruffed Grouse

Distribution and Abundance on a Reclaimed Surface Mine

Habitat Variables Associated With Salamander Distribution

and Abundance on a Reclaimed Surface Mine

Headstarting Operations for Eastern Hellbenders

Improving Hardwood Forests Through Invasive Species

Control

Long-Term Lepidopteran Surveys and Pollinator Habitat

Enhancement

Miller Valley Stream Restoration

Monarch Rearing and Release

Native Bee Diversity and Abundance on Reclaimed Surface

Mine Land

Natives in Reclamation

Prairie Creation, Restoration and Management of Native

Plant Communities

Prevalence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Salamanders

at the Wilds

Reforestation of Reclaimed Grasslands

Reintroduction of American Burying Beetles to Ohio

Riparian Habitat Restoration

Testing Prairie for Biomass and Carbon Sequestration on

Reclaimed Mine Land

Utilizing Fire Management to Maintain Prairie Ecosystems

Variables Associated With Artificial Vernal Pool Utilization by

Spring-Breeding Amphibians on a Reclaimed Surface Mine

Research

Identification Novel Markers of Stress in Non-Human

Primates

TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Education Programs

Animal Contact Yard

Behind the Scenes Tours

Birthday Party Animal Demonstrations

Bug Festival

Camps

Distance Learning

Dive Show Interpretation

Elephant Exhibit Inquiry Kiosks

Fisher-Price Amphitheater Show

Homeschool Programs

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iEvolve With STEM

Junior Zookeeper

Nature’s Neighborhood

Nature’s Neighborhood Free Play Workshop

Ocean Lab

On-Grounds School Programs

Outreach Programs

Overnight Programs

Party for the Planet

Play Naturally Toledo

Pop Up / Backyard Activities

Preschool

Preschool Programs

Safari Train Ride Interpretive Narrative

School Assembly Program

Scout Badge Programs

Seasonal Activity Carts

Teacher Professional Development

Field Conservation

Aruba Island Rattlesnake Field Research

Blue Iguana Reintroduction – Health Assessments

Conservation of the Kihansi Spray Toad

Ecology of the Cuban Boa on the US Naval Base,

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Effort – Salvage Rearing

Kiwis for Kiwi

Large Vertebrate Biodiversity Survey

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

Mitchell’s Satyr Reintroduction Program

Monarch Butterfly Rearing and Release

Ohio Hellbender Headstart and Reintroduction

Ohio Turtle Survey and Monitoring

On-Grounds Biodiversity Monitoring

Polar Bear Conservation Initiatives

Reintroduction of the Karner Blue Butterfly to the Oak

Openings of Northwestern Ohio

Reintroduction of the Virgin Islands Boa (Epicrates monensis

granti) to Puerto Rico

Rewilding of Urban Brownfields With Prairie Installations

Save the Tasmanian Devil

Scaly-Sided Merganser Task Force

Snow Leopard Conservation in Kyrgyzstan

Wyoming Toad Field Surveys

Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Education Programs

Birthday Parties

Day Camps / Summer Camps

Nature Explorers Preschool

Schools / On-Grounds

Schools / On-Grounds Grants

Scout Badge Programs

Snoozes – Overnight Programming

Tuition Classes

Zoomobiles – Outreach

Zoomobiles – Outreach Grants

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Ranavirus spp. Current

Status in Northeast Oklahoma’s Amphibian Populations

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Disease Survey of Wild Cranes in South Africa

Education for Nature, Vietnam

Horned Lizard of Oklahoma Conservation

International Elephant Foundation

Jatun Sacha Foundation

Northern Rangelands Trust – Conservancies Support

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Orangutan Conservancy

Painted Dog Protection Initiative

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Season Variation in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

(Bd) and Ranavirus Detection in Amphibians in Central

Oklahoma

Support to Ecoguard Patrols in the Proposed Grebo National

Park (PGNP), Liberia

The Marine Mammal Center

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Yayasan Orangutan Sumatera Lestari

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Research

Asian Elephant Relative Quantity Judgment

Captive Rearing of Critically Endangered Masked Bobwhite

Exploring Genetic Diversity and Its Effects on Fitness Across

Different Environments in the Endangered Grevy’s Zebra

(Equus grevyi)

Influence of Male Physiology and Environmental Factors on

Breeding Success and Population Sustainability for Zoo

Managed Snow Leopards (Uncia uncia)

The Tonkolili Chimpanzee Project

Using the Chili-Grease Technology to Promote Elephant

Conservation Within Bia Conservation Area

Viper Prefrontal Morphology Project

TULSA ZOO

Education Programs

Dreamnight Activities

HallowZOOeen – Not So Creepy Crawlies

Learning From Ultimate Nocturnal Adventures (LUNA)

Nature Exchange

Nature’s Buddies

Nature’s Explorers

Nature’s Night Owls

Oklahoma Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM)

SENSEsational Science Teacher Workshop

Snooz-a-pa-ZOO-za Family Overnights

Stationing

Tulsa Zoo Camps – Winter, Spring, Summer

Zoo Teens

Zoo2U – Libraries

Zoo2U – Schools

Field Conservation

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign, Endau-

Rompin Landscape of Peninsular Malaysia

Berdiri Foundation Elephant Response Unit – Way Kambas

Burung Indonesia – Mbeliling Programme

International Rhino Foundation – Operation: Stop Poaching

Now

Marine Mammal Care Center Rescue, Rehab and Release

Program

Save the Wild Chinchillas

Snow Leopard Trust – Natural Partnerships Program

West African Primate Conservation Action – Creation

and Management of a Community-Protected Forest

on the Border of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to Promote

Conservation of Endemic Wildlife and Habitat

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

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FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

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 Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Alligator Snapping Turtle Mark-and-Recapture as Well as

Long-Term Monitoring Study

Asian Elephant Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

Vaccine Trial

Comparing Cortisol Levels to Behavior in Female Grizzly

Bear in Captivity

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Elephant Endothelial Cells: A System to Isolate Elephant

Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV)

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV)

Measuring Corticosterone and Progesterone Concentrations

to Determine the Relationship Between Dietary

Seasonality, Stress and Reproductive Cycling in Diana

Guenons

Pharmacokinetics of Ceftiofur in American Flamingos

Range-Wide Genetic Assessment of the Ringed Salamander

Serum Nutrient Comparisons Between Free-Ranging and

Zoo Painted Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Survey Hormonal Changes Associated With Age in Female

Chimpanzees in AZA Institutions

Tiger and Lion Serology Study

Oregon

OREGON COAST AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Adult Volunteer Interpreters

Animal Encounters

Aqua Tots

Behind the Scenes Tour

Behind the Scenes Tours – Careers

Biofact Carts

Coastal Learning Symposium

Day Events

Dive Interpretation Presentations

Guest Displays

Job Shadows

Lab Programs

Magic Moments

Ocean Literacy Initiative

Oceanscape Network

Oregon Coast Education Partnership

Oregon Coast Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM) Center

Outreach

Passages Discovery Zone

Plankton Station

Public Animal Feedings

Sleepovers

Summer Camp – Edible Ocean

Volunteer Guided Walks

Volunteer Interpreter Training

Waterlines

Youth Volunteer Interpreters

Field Conservation

Oregon Marine Reserves

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Research

The Impact of an Aquarium on Volunteer and Staff

Environmental Identity and Connections to Nature

OREGON ZOO

Education Programs

Behind the Scenes Tours

Camp Programs

Headstart ZooMobile

Senior ZooMobile

Teacher Professional Development

Urban Nature Overnights (UNO)

Urban Nature Overnights (UNO) After School

Zoo Ambassadors

Zoo Animal Presenters (ZAP) – First Year

Zoo Animal Presenters (ZAP) – Third Year

Zoo Guides

Zoo School

Zoo Snooze Overnights

Zoo Teens

Field Conservation

Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

California Condor Breeding Program

Cascades Pika Watch

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Diet Nutrient Composition Study in California Condors:

Historic Analyses

Forest Elephant Conservation in Borneo

FrogWatch USA

Future for Wildlife Field Conservation Grant Program

HUTAN-Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Kasese Wildlife Conservation Awareness Organization

Living With Lions

Long-Term Reproductive Hormone Monitoring of Asian

Elephants

Matabeleland Leopard and Brown Hyena Project /

Environmental Programmes Involving Children (EPIC)

Oregon Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta)

Cascade Head Population Supplementation

Oregon Spotted Frog

Oregon Spotted Frog Escape Behavior

Oregon Zoo Conservation Crew

Orphan Cougar Placement

Pacific Coast Joint Ventures (PCJV)

Painted Dog Conservation

Polar Bear Metabolic and Nutrition Studies for Field

Conservation Efforts

Polar Bears International

Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) Captive Care and

Breeding

Role of Mate Choice in Reproduction of Giant Pandas

SaveNature.Org

Taylor’s Checkerspot Captive Rearing Experimentation

Western Pond Turtle Headstarting

Wildlife and Lead Outreach Program

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

Youth Ecology Corps (YEC)

Zoo Animal Presenters (ZAP) Conservation Work

Zoo Teen Conservation Corps

Zoo-Quatama Partnership

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Asian Elephant Hormone Monitoring

Assessing Welfare of Zoo-Housed Cheetahs Under Different

Management Strategies

Black Rhino Iron Storage Diet Study

Elephant Exhibit Post-Occupancy Study

Elephant Preparturition Behavior and Endocrinology Study

Elephant Welfare

Giant Panda Mate Preference and Reproduction

Human Animal Interactions

Investigating Aggression in Male Clouded Leopards

Stress and Reproductive Physiology in Canada Lynx

(Lynx canadensis) – Implications for In-Situ and Ex-Situ

Conservation

Western Pond Turtle Ulcerative Shell Disease

WILDLIFE SAFARI

Field Conservation

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Wildlife Conservation Network

Pennsylvania

CLYDE PEELING’S REPTILAND

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Chambal Gharial Conservation

Merill Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy

Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation

ELMWOOD PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Little Learners

On-Site Formal Programs

Public Programs

Spring Break Camp

Summer Camp

Zoo-on-Wheels

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

American Bird Conservancy (ABC)

Bat Conservation International

Centro Chaqueño para la Conservación e Investigación

(CCCR)

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Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Northern Jaguar Project

Red Panda Network

Titi Conservation Alliance

Tri-State Bird Rescue

ERIE ZOO

Education Programs

Adult Programs

Animal Meet and Greets

Behind the Scenes Tours

Birthday Parties

Day Camps

Family Programs

Homeschooler ZooSchool Club

Job Shadows

Junior Zookeeper

Meet a Keeper Talks

On-Site Classroom Programs

Outreach

Parents Night Out

PreZooSchool

Purely Art With Zooey Zest (PAWZZ)

Scout Programs

Touch Tables

Volunteer Program

Zoo Tots

ZooSchool Classes

Field Conservation

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Center for Great Apes

Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW)

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Northern Jaguar Project

Orangutan Conservancy

Painted Dog Conservation

Red Panda Network

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

The Ocean Project

Wildlife Conservation Society

LEHIGH VALLEY ZOO

Education Programs

Birthday Party

Explore and Snore

Guest Ambassador Program

Hop to Help

Scout Programs

Zoo Activity Program

Zoo Camps

Zoo Safari for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community

ZooReach

Field Conservation

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Species Survival Plan (SSP)

at Edward Lowe Foundation

Palawan Forest Turtle Rescue

Seafood Watch

NATIONAL AVIARY

Education Programs

Avian Hospital Programming

Aviary A La “Cart”

Aviary Takes Wing Outreach

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Outreach

Encounters

Experiences

Flying Wild

Guided Tours

Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater Shows

Interactive Feedings

Little Peepers Early Learners Series

One Northside For Every Student

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Photo Safaris

School Programs

Summer Camps

Teaching Hospital

Volunteer Program

Field Conservation

Avian Community Structure in Polylepis Fragments, Cloud

Forest and Exotic Plantations

Avian Monitoring Program – Las Cruces Area, Costa Rica

AZA Guam Rail SSP – Breeding and Reintroduction

Connectivity of Migratory Populations of the Louisiana

Waterthrush

Conservation of the Andean Condor

Determining the Ecological Significance and Conservation

Importance of a Unique Habitat for Overwintering Birds

Effects of Fragmentation of Polylepis Forest on Bird

Communities

Factors Affecting Reproductive Success and Overwintering

Survival

Hummingbird Network

Impacts of Natural Gas Development on an Indicator Species

Monitoring Peregrine Falcon Nesting Sites, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Nestwatch

Pittsburgh Project Owlnet

The Dominican Birding Trail

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PHILADELPHIA ZOO

Education Programs

Action Chats

ADOPT (Animals Depend on People Too) Day

Adult Overnights

Animal Training Demos

Barnyard

Behind the Scenes Tours

Community Access Programs (CAPs)

Custom Overnights

Daytime Seasonal Events

Docent Career Talks

Docent Tours

Docent Training Course

Evening Rentals/Events

Family Overnights

Frog Conservation Project

Insect Barn

Interpretation Carts

Interpreters

Junior Nature Journey

KidZooU Climbing Structure

Little Zoo on Wheels

Lorikeet Encounter

McNeil Avian Center Rainforest

Member Morning Strolls

New Member Tours

New Volunteer Orientation

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Night Flight

Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) Smart Ideas

Challenge

Reptile Exercise Yard

Teacher Advisory Council

Teacher Pass

Unless Contest

Wildlife Discovery Tours

Wildlife Investigations

You Belong in the Zoo

Zoo on Wheels

Zoo on Wheels – Conservation Labs

Zoo on Wheels Birthday Party

Zoo on Wheels Booth

Zoo on Wheels Booth – Community Access

ZooCREW

Field Conservation

Amphibian Ark

Amphibian Conservation Center – Mazán Forest

Associação Amigos do Peixe-Boi (AMPA) – Giant Otter

Project

Audubon Pennsylvania Partnership

Fairmount Park Reforestation

FrogWatch USA

Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program

Great Apes 2020

Haitian Frog Rescue

International Rhino Foundation

Polar Bears International

Rodrigues Environmental Education Project

Saving Endangered Frogs of Haiti

Snow Leopard Trust

Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)

Sumatran Tiger Project

Tuanan Orangutan Research Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Purchased Renewable Energy

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

Specified a Portion of the Amount Saved for Next Year’s

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

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WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Description of an Acoustic Assemblage of Frogs and the

Discovery of Two New Frog Species (Adenomera spp.)

From Putumayo, Colombia

Finding Lost Frogs of Ecuador

Saving Endangered Frogs From Imperiled Ecosystems in

Four Key Biodiversity Areas in Hispaniola

ZOOAMERICA NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE PARK

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Barn Owl Nest Box

Regal Fritillary Conservation

Rhode Island

ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Afterschool Programs

Animal Care Internship

Animal Care Internship Orientation

BioBlitz

Birthday Parties

Bronx Zoo Trip

Brown University’s SPARK Program: Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for Middle School

Students

Butterfly Exhibit

Central Falls High School Program

Collette Travel Information Sessions

Community Zoomobiles

Conservation Heroes ZooCamp

Conservation Volunteer Orientation at Ninigret

Contact Yard

Counselor Trainings and Team Building

Cranston Summer Program

Disability Backpack

Docent Continuing Education

Docent Training Class

Docent Zoomobiles

Education Animal Meet and Greets

Egg Hunt Safari

Elephant Bath Interpretation

Exhibit Informal Interpretation

Exploration Stations

FrogWatch USA

Giraffe and Seal Feedings

Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Homeschool

Nature Swap

Our Big Back Yard Areas and Beyond the Fence

Paint at the Zoo

Party for the Planet

Pets and Vets

Planting for the Planet

Play Partner Training

PR Volunteer Training

Preschool Adventures

Providence After School Alliance (PASA) Summer Scholars

Rock and Roar Concerts

Roots and Shoots

School Zoomobiles On and Off Grounds

Science Weekends

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) /

Inquiry Trainings

Scout Safari Day

Snore and Roar Overnights

Special Event Specific Educational Tables – Spooky Zoo, Egg

Hunt Safari, Animal Birthday Parties

Spooky Zoo

Summer Adventures ZooCamp

Tadpole Academy ZooCamp

Teacher Institute

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Teacher Workshops on Play

Volunteer Continuing Education Meetings

Wild Art

Wild Bunch Show

Wild Bunch Training

Wine and Cheese Conservation Lecture

Woonsocket Summer Program

Zoo Career Workshop

Zoo Crew Teen Volunteer

Zoo Crew Training Series

ZooCamp Newsletters

Field Conservation

A Herpetofaunal Survey in Gunung Ciremai National Park in

Java, Indonesia

Action Indonesia – Conserving the Anoa, Banteng and

Babirusa

American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) Captive

Propagation and Reintroduction Program

Assessment of Illegal Red Panda Poaching and Trade in

Nepal

Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Combating the Ecological and Economic Impacts of

Overgrazing on Inhabited Islands

Communication for Conservation: Effects of Message

Framing on Tourist Behavior During Ape Tracking

Conserving the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey in Peru Near

Private Conservation Area Bosque Berlín, Amazonas

Environment Council of Rhode Island

Examining the Effect of Giraffe Skin Disease (GSD) on

Giraffe-Lion Interactions in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

FrogWatch USA

International Elephant Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery / Butterfly Conservation

Initiative – Partnerships for Recovery

Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Lowland Tapir Health for Conservation

Polar Bears International

Returning From the Brink: Rebounding Populations of

Amphibians in a Pathogen Enzootic Environment

Rhode Island Natural History Survey BioBlitz

Snow Leopard Trust

Strengthening Przewalski’s Horse Populations in Hustai

Nuruu National Park, Mongolia

Supporting the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center

Survival and Site Fidelity Study of Released Black-And-

White Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) Within an In-Situ

Conservation Program

Tarangire Elephant Project

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program – Papua New Guinea

Using Species Distribution Modeling to Predict

Seasonal Fluctuations in the Amphibian Pathogen

(Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) Infection Intensity in

Northeastern United States Anuran Populations

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

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South Carolina

BROOKGREEN GARDENS

Field Conservation

Backyard Habitat Restoration

Habitat Restoration Through Prescribed Burning of Longleaf

Pine Forest for Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers

Restoration and Monitoring of Wood Duck Houses Along

Brookgreen Gardens Waterways

Restoring and Repairing Bluebird Houses to Encourage

Breeding

GREENVILLE ZOO

Education Programs

Behind the Scenes – Backstage Expeditions

Career Day

Distance Learning Programs at the Zoo

Endangered Species Day

Enrichment Day

Family Programs – Saturday Safari

Family Programs for Zoo Tots

FrogWatch USA – FrogWatch Researchers of the Greenville

Zoo (FROGZ)

Get Out and Play Day

Greenville Zoo Overnights

Homeschool Programming

Learning Safari Thursdays

Missing Orangutan Mothers (MOMs) Day

Nature Play Greenville Zoo

Party for the Planet

School Programs

Tell Me About It Tuesdays

Wild for Reading Wednesdays

World Oceans Day

Zoo Camp

ZOOMobile

Field Conservation

Black Rat Snake Monitoring Proposal for the Greenville Zoo

Citizen Adopt-a-Stream (AAS) Water Monitoring in South

Carolina

Citizen Based Water Quality Monitoring

Conservation Beyond Protected Areas

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Alligator Lizard

(Abronia campbelli) in Eastern Guatemala Through Habitat

Restoration and Community Forest Management

FrogWatch USA

Furman Cougar Project

HURO Programme

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

Occurence, Distribution and Management of At-Risk Upland

Amphibian and Reptile Species

Project Atelopus – Panama Golden Frog Project

Wildlife Conservation Global – Okapi Conservation Project

Wolf Conservation Center

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG) – Andean Condor

Conservation Program

Research

FrogWatch Researchers of the Greenville Zoo (FROGZ)

Monitoring Black Rat Snakes on the Greenville Zoo Campus

The Long-Term Effects of Exurbanization

RIPLEY’S AQUARIUM IN MYRTLE BEACH

Field Conservation

Beach Sweep

Macrobaterial Infections in Sea Dragons

Seasonal Movement Patterns of Sand Tiger Sharks

Research

Mycobacterial Infections in Sea Dragons

Plasma Chemistry Database for Elasmobranchs

Reproduction Cycle and Gestation of the Spotted Eagle Ray

Reproduction of the Sand Tiger Shark in Captivity

Reproduction Patterns of Cownose Rays

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Reproductive Cycle and Gestation of the Spotted Eagle Ray

(Aetobatus narinari)

Reproductive Paterns of Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera

bonasus)

Sea Turtle Reproductive Physiology

Seasonal Movement Patterns of Sand Tiger Sharks

Surgical Techniques in Cownose Rays and Southern Rays

RIVERBANKS ZOO & GARDEN

Education Programs

Adult Garden Workshop

Adventure Tours – Big Cats, Elephant, Hyena, Reptile

Rendezvous, Penguin, Tortoise and Tropical Waters

African Adventure Tour – Elephants

Backyard Buds

Camp – Spring Break Zoo Camp

Camp – Summer Zoo Camp: Wild Weeks

Camp – Winter Camp

Discovery Days

Education Event Days – Party for the Planet, World Oceans,

Enrichment Day, Go Green Week

Family on Safari

Garden Club Talks

Garden Outreach

Garden School Field Trips

Garden Tours

Homeschool

Interpretive Talks

Mudpie Mondays

Nature Adventures

Nature Explorers

Night Howls

Outreach

Overnights

Pony Programs

School Programs – Assembly Style

School Programs – Classroom Style

School Programs – Tour Style

Scouts – Evening Expeditions

Scouts – Workshops

Sprout Camp

Toddler Tales

Zoo Teens

Field Conservation

Bridging the Forest Gap – Evaluating Crossing Structures for

Neotropical Primates

Connecting the Stripes: Identifying Landscape Connectivity

of Tigers in Central Sumatra

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Alligator Lizard

(Abronia campbelli) in Eastern Guatemala Through Habitat

Restoration and Community Forest Management

Conserving Roatán’s Spiny-Tailed Iguanas (Ctenosaura

oedirhina) – Long Term Monitoring and Health and Fitness

Assessments

Gopher Tortoise Survey Initiative for South Carolina

Influence of Social Interactions and Physiology on

Reproductive Success of the Alligator Snapping Turtle

Investigation Into the Effect of Spatial Management of

South African Fisheries for African Penguin (Spheniscus

demersus) Populations in the Western Cape

Linking Breeding and Winter Habitat for Migratory

Prothonotary Warblers to Help Prioritize Protection of

Tropical Mangrove Forests

Mating System and Male Reproductive Success in a High-

Density Gopher Tortoise Population

Multitrophic Links in the High Andes: Importance of the

Puma-Vicuña Interaction for the Conservation of Andean

Condors

Next Step for Carnivore Conservation in Misiones, Argentina:

Establishing a Biological Corridor

Nzou’ Environmental Education Project, Lower Zambezi,

Zambia

Red Ruffed Lemurs, Fossa and the Future of a New

Ecotourism Site in the Largest Protected Area Complex in

Madagascar

Riverbanks ComPOOst Program

Riverbanks Field Conservation Associates Program

Saving Orangutans One Classroom at a Time: Conservation

Education in Remote Communities Near Gunung Palung

National Park, Indonesian Borneo

Seabird Tracking for Delineating Marine Protected Areas’

(MPA) Boundaries

South Carolina Wildlife Federation Scholarship Fund

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Studying the Roosting and Foraging Ecology of the

Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius), Congaree

National Park

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Turtle Survival Center

Research

An Investigation Into the Effect of Spacial Managment of

South African Fisheries for African Penguin (Spheniscus

demersus) Populations in the Western Cape

Carnivore Conservation in Misiones, Argentina

Movement Patterns and Conservation Genetics of

Endangered African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Northern

Botswana

SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM

Education Programs

“Good Catch” – Seafood Initiative Educational Publications/

Materials

Adult Learning Series

Aquarium AquaTeen Program

Aquarium Rovers

Behind the Scenes Tours

Daily Interpretive Program

Discovery Cart Program

Discovery Lab

Distance Learning

Good Catch – Sustainable Fisheries Newsletters and Chef

Binder

Good Catch – Sustainable Fisheries Special Events

Homeschool Programs

Member Educational Programs

Ollie’s Trading Post

Roving Interpretation

Scavenger Hunts

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Career Conference

Sea Turtle Hospital Tours

Shadow Day

South Carolina Aquarium Curriculum

South Carolina Aquarium Species Sheets

Structured School Program

Sustainable Seafood Initiative Dinner Series

Teacher Workshops

Tributaries Member Magazine

Volunteer Training

Field Conservation

Assessment of Mortality Sources on Diamondback Terrapins

(Malaclemys terrapin) in the Charleston Harbor Estuary

Bird Monitoring Assistance Program

Cape Island Turtle Project

Invasive Species Awareness and Monitoring

Loggerhead Turtle Pit Tag Study

Nesting Site Survey for the Swallow-Tailed Kite

Population and Habitat Monitoring of Various Species of

Conservation Concern

Robust Redhorse Conservation Committee

Sea Turtle Stranding Pathology – Formalized Data Collection

and Disease Surveillance

South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Program

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)

Marine Resources Division In-Water Sea Turtle Study

South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement

Program

South Carolina Phytoplankton Monitoring Network

Survey of Freshwater Mussels in Select Streams of South

Carolina

Research

Application and Healing Properties of American Poplar Raw

Propolis Alcohol Extract on Limulus Shell Disease

Blood Gas Analysis of Teleost Ice Stored Samples

Fluid and Chemical Fluxes Across the Seafloor off Long Bay

and Charleston

Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) Life History in the South

Atlantic Bight: The Extensive Collection and Analysis

of New Data for Age, Growth and Reproduction and

Comparison With Data From 1992

Oviposition Site Preference in Scyliorhinid Shark Species

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South Dakota

BRAMBLE PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

Migratory Bird Rehabilitation

Raptor Rehabilitation

Upper Big Sioux River Watershed Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

Research

Seasonal Fluctuations in Adult Mosquito Populations in

Eastern South Dakota

GREAT PLAINS ZOO & DELBRIDGE

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

International Rhino Foundation

Native Raptor Rehabilitation

Snow Leopard Trust

Wildlife Conservation Network – Ewaso Lions

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Research

Turtle Ecology Project

Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA ZOO AT WARNER PARK

Field Conservation

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Hellbender Conservation

Kihansi Spray Toad Holding

Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project

Snow Leopard Trust

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

WASTE

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Research

Welfare Track Study – Chimpanzee

MEMPHIS ZOO

Education Programs

Conservation Camp – Going, Going, Saved!

Earth Day

Explorers Academy

Homeschool Academy

Homeschool Days

International Polar Bear Day

Penguin SAFE Day

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Saturday Scout Programs

Zoo Camp

Zoo Classes

Zoo Snooze

Field Conservation

African Elephant Population Monitoring in the Okavango

Delta, Botswana

Conserving Amphibian Biodiversity in Panama

Detecting the Presence of Chinese Giant Salamander in the

Qinling Mountains Using Environmental DNA (eDNA)

Developing Assisted Reproduction Technologies for

Salamanders in Support of Several Reintroduction

Programs

Fecal Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy in Okapi,

Snow Leopards and Amur Leopards

Giant Panda Conservation

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project – Translocation

of Birds From Saipan to Sarigan

Okapi Conservation Project

Returning the Louisiana Pine Snake to Restored Habitat

Striped Newt Reintroduction Project

Research

Characterization of Urinary Prostaglandin F2 Alpha

Metabolite (PGFM) Profiles in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant

Mammals

Chemical Ecology of the Giant Panda

Comparison of Seasonal Physiological Parameters of Indigo

Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) Housed in Outdoor Natural-

Light Enclosures Versus Indoor Stacked-Drawer Enclosures

Detecting Unknown Hellbender Populations Using

Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys

Development of Cold Storage and Cryopreservation of Snake

Sperm Using Pituophis catenifer as a Model Species

Inventory Surveys of Herpetological Communities in

Southeast Louisiana

Nutritional Ecology of the Giant Panda

Polar Bear Reproductive Ecology

Reproductive Biology of Male Giant Pandas

Spatial Ecology of Copperheads at Overton Park

Stress Physiology of Ursids

NASHVILLE ZOO, INC.

Education Programs

Backstage Pass – Elephant Barn Tour

Backstage Pass – Giant Anteater Barn Tour

Backstage Pass – Giraffe Barn Tour

Homeschool Days – Down the Hatch

Homeschool Days – Endangered Species

Night Owls – Animal Habitats

Night Owls – Animal Helpers

Night Owls – Zoological

Saturday Scouts – Animal Habitats

Saturday Scouts – Animal Helpers

Saturday Scouts – Fur, Feathers and Ferns

Saturday Scouts – Reptile and Amphibian Study

Summer Camp – Conservation Camp

Veterinary Camp

Wild Encounters – Animal Wrappers

Wild Encounters – Endangered Species

Wild Encounters – Surviving the Wild

Wild Encounters – the Rainforest

Wildlife on Wheels – Endangered Species

Wildlife on Wheels – Rainforest Adventures

Field Conservation

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Conservation and Ecology of the Giant Armadillo in the

Brazilian Pantanal

Conservation Biology of Hellbenders

Duke Lemur Center – Projects in the Sambava-Andapa-

Vohemar-Antalaha (SAVA) Region of Madagascar

Giant Salamander Conservation Work in China

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

International Rhino Foundation

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

Lowland Tapir Fieldwork

Mill Creek Bird Survey

Pallas’s Cat Conservation

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Puerto Rican Crested Toad

Rainforest Awareness Education Center – Amazonian

Manatee

Rare Species Conservation Trust – In-Situ Conservation

Project for Clouded Leopards and Other Small Carnivores

Tennessee Streams Initiative – Nashville Crayfish

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wildlife Conservation Society

RIPLEY’S AQUARIUM OF THE SMOKIES

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as ISO 14001

Certified by a Local or State Agency

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Mycobacterial Infections in Sea Dragons

Plasma Chemistry Database for Elasmobranchs

Reproduction Cycle and Gestation of the Spotted Eagle Ray

Reproduction of the Sand Tiger Shark in Captivity

Reproduction Patterns of Cownose Rays

Sea Turtle Reproductive Physiology

Seasonal Movement Patterns of Sand Tiger Sharks

Surgical Techniques in Cownose Rays and Southern Rays

TENNESSEE AQUARIUM

Field Conservation

Constructing a Freshwater Conservation Institute and Field

Station

Freshwater Information Network

Monitoring and Recovery of the Laurel Dace

Rearing Barrens Topminnows (Fundulus julisia) for

Conservation Purposes

Restoring Southern Appalachian Brook Trout

Serve and Protect: Supporting Sustainable Seafood

South Chickamauga Creek Assessment

Southeastern Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Plan

Tennessee Lake Sturgeon Reintroduction Program

Research

Headwater Stream Community Ecology

Morphology and Hybridization in River Sturgeons

River Turtle Morphology

Southeastern Cave Biology

ZOO KNOXVILLE

Education Programs

Bedtime With the Beasts

Camp Wild

Citizen Science Volunteer Training

Classroom Programs

Field Science Programs

Homeschool Days

Knoxville Zoo Fairchild Challenge

Night Safaris

Scout Workshops

Teacher In-Service / Workshops

Turtle Tots

Virtual Field Trips

Zooboxes

ZooCamp

ZOOMobile Outreach Classroom Programs

ZOOMobile Outreach Community Programs

ZOOMobile Outreach Display Program

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Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Texas

ABILENE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Education Programs

Behind the Scenes

Birthday Parties

Camp Programs

Dreamnight

Homeschool Classes

Night Hike

Overnights at the Zoo

Party for the Planet

Preschool Classes

School Group Classes

Teddy Bear Day

World Giraffe Day

Zoo to You

Field Conservation

African People and Wildlife Fund

Amphibian Ark

Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Recovery Program

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Colobus Conservation, Ltd.

International Crane Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Project Golden Frog

Tambopata Macaw Project

The Cougar Fund

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

AZA Maned Wolf SSP – Nutritional and Thyroid-Level Studies

CALDWELL ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Addresses

Animal Families

Behind the Scenes Tours

Brochures

Conservation Corps

Critter Covers

Critter Tales

Extended Stay Program

Family Science Night / Career Fair

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Girl Scout and Cub Scout FunShops

Going, Going, Gone

Homeschool Happenings

It All Makes Sense

Nocturnal Ed-ZOO-cation

Outreach

Scavenger Hunts

Science Club

Secrets of Survival

Special Events

Summer Day Camp

Tic-Tac-Zoo

Week at the Zoo

Zoo-niversity

Field Conservation

Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Recovery Program

ECO-CELL Electronic Recycling Program and the

International Rhino Foundation

International Elephant Foundation – Elephant Painting Sales

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WASTE

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

A World Survey of Neurological Diseases Among Captive

Lions in Zoological Gardens

Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Vaccine Survey in Panthera

spp.

Curassow Genetic Testing

Elephant Pharmacokinetic Trials

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant for

Collection Metrics

Investigation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Black

Rhinoceroses Using Serological Tests

Retrospective Pathology Review in Ibis Species

Survey of Anesthetic Preferences Among Zoo Veterinarians

Understanding the Role of Neurohormones in

Hyperprolactinemia of Female African Elephants

CAMERON PARK ZOO

Field Conservation

Cameron Park Zoo Amphibian Conservation Award

Checkered Garter Snake (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus)

Reintroduction Project

Lake Waco Eagle Nest

Research

An Assessment of Enrichment for Owls in Captivity: What’s

Been Done and What to do Next

AZA Orangutan SSP – Husbandry Conference

Development of a Blood Pressure Cuff Specifically for

Female Orangutans

Female Orangutan Tough Cuff

Orangutan Cardio Health Workshop

DALLAS ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Adventures Outreach

Backstage Safari

Cheetah Encounter

Discovery House

Family Campout

Family Zoo Adventures

Frog Club

Homeschool Day

Keeper Talks

Lights Out Overnight

Monorail Safari Tour

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Nature Exchange

Nice Weather We’re Having!

On-Site School Programs

Preschool Safari

Science Day

Sleeping With the Fishes Overnight

Stroller Buddies

Teacher Workshops

Twilight Safari Night Hike

Wild About Art

Wild Adventures Camps

Wild Encounters Stage

WildFUN (Families United in Nature)

Wildlife Show

Youth Volunteer Programs

Zoo Corps

Zoo Yoga

Field Conservation

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

Amphibian Ark

Áreas Costeras y Recursos Marinos (ACOREMA)

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Panamanian Golden Frog SSP

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP

Botswana Predator Conservation Trust

Caribbean Flamingo Conservation

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Cheetah Sustainability and Accessibility Program

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Earthwatch Institute

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Hellbender Headstart Program

Honduras Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center

(HARCC)

Humboldt Penguin Project

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Komodo Dragon Conservation Fund

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Okapi Conservation Project

Rattlesnake Preservation Trust

Reticulated Giraffe Project

Rhino Conservation Botswana

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Sea Turtle, Inc.

SECORE (SExual COral REproduction) – Reef Conservation

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB) – Penguin and Sea Bird Conservation

Swaziland Big Game Parks – Ngwenya Rhino Fund

Tarangire Elephant Project

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Vulture Conservation Programme (VulPro)

Wild Earth Expeditions

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – 96 Elephants

World Parrot Trust

Research

Activity Patterns, Enclosure Use and Visibility of Diverse

Species Throughout the Zoo

Addax DNA Project

Aggression Control in Rock Hyrax Using Deslorelin

Antelope Genetic Project

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) as an Indicator of Ovarian

Reserve in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in Captivity

AZA Elephant Welfare Initiative

Bloodtyping of Great Apes

Body Composition / Inflammation in Overweight and

Obese Cycling and Non-Cycling Zoo-Maintained African

Elephants

Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in Great Apes

Census of Humboldt Penguins in Peru and Chile

Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Reptiles Ultilizing Fecal Samples

From Dallas Zoo Captives

Collared Lemur – Aggression

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Collection and Cryopreservation of Bonobo Semen

Comparision of Anesthetics for the Immobilization of Spider

Monkeys

Dominance Behavior of Chilean Flamingos

Effects of Stress During Transport – Tigers

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) Surveillance –

Necropsy Tissue Collection

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) Surveillance

– Serum

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) Surveillance –

Trunk Wash and Blood Samples

Elephant Research Workshop

Elephant Tract Evaluation

Ethograms for Flamingos

Galápagos Tortoise Genotyping

Global Microsatellite Survey of Genomes

Gorilla – Assisted Reproduction Using Sex-Sorted Sperm

Great Ape Metabolic Project

Heard But Not Seen – Acoustic Monitoring of Wild Tiger

Populations

Hornbill – Composition and Carotenoid Concentrations

Hornbill Feather Collection

Houston Toad Chlamydophila Study

Hyperprolactinemia in the Western Lowland Gorilla

Insulin Restistance in Great Apes

Koala Retrovirus Serology

Lappet-Faced Vulture Parental Behavior and Chick

Development

Louisiana Pine Snake Genotyping

Male Mutation Bias and Evolution of Sex Chromosomes in

Primates

Measuring Genetic Diversity Within Captive Breeding

Populations of Turaco spp. (Musophagidae) as a Tool for

Informing Their Future Conservation Management

Molecular Ecology of the Naked Mole Rat

Monitoring Elephant Locomotion Using Radio-Frequency

Identification (RFID)

Monitoring Texas Horned Lizards in Rolling Plains of Texas

National Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV)

Laboratory Consortium

Natural History of Caribbean Flamingos

Natural History of Small Carnivores in Northern Mexico

Okapi – Effects of Karyotype

Pair Bonds of Flamingos in Captivity

Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics of the Southern

Ground-Hornbill and Northern Ground-Hornbill

Population Analysis and Breeding and Transfer Plan Animal

Species to be Studied: Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)

Population Biology of the Interior Least Tern

Population Dynamics of Urban Texas Rat Snakes (Elaphe

obsoleta lindheimeri) at the Dallas Zoo

Primate Digit Ratios and Its Relationship to Mating Strategies

Primates: Neuroanatomical Organization

Reproductive Tract Evaluation

Saddle-Billed Stork Reproductive Biology

Semen Collection by Electroejaculation in Non-Domestic and

Domestic Animals

EL PASO ZOO

Education Programs

Animal Encounters

Animal Presentations

Behind the Scenes Tours

Birthday Party Animal Encounter

Breakfast With the Elephants

Classroom Programs

Meet the Keeper

Produce Hunt

Public Programs – Enrichment

Public Programs – Trainings

Scout Badge Program

Sleepovers

Field Conservation

Amphibian Ark

Aruba Island Rattlesnake

Bolson Tortoise Conservation Project

Ethiopian Wolf Conservation

Giraffe Conservation in Kenya

Lion Guardians Kenyan Maasailand

Mexican Wolf Conservation Fund

National Wildlife Health Center

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Northern Jaguar Project

Orangutan Conservancy

Orangutan Foundation International

Peninsular Pronghorn Conservation

Proyecto Tití

Tapir Conservation

Tiger Conservation Global

Working Towards the Development of a Big Bend

International Park, Texas

World Wildlife Fund – Flying Squad Project

Research

Captive Orangutan Dentition Emergence

Great Ape Heart Project

Siamang Behavior and Fecal Cortisol Levels

ELLEN TROUT ZOO

Field Conservation

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Black Bear Task Force

Croc School Scholarship

Louisiana Pine Snake Conservation Initiative

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

FORT WORTH ZOO

Field Conservation

Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. Conservation Fund

AZA Louisiana Pine Snake SSP – Reintroduction

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP

Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI)

Caribbean Wildlife Conservation

Chiricahua Leopard Frog Rescue and Reintroduction

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Anegada Iguana

Cryptobranchid Interest Group

Delicatissima Relocation Anguilla

Eagle Conservation

Evaluation of the Feasibility and Success of Translocating

Texas Horned Lizards Into Formally Occupied Habitat

Filoha Hamadryas Project: Interface Between Biology and

Behavior in Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas)

Health Evaluation, Pathogen Screening and Hematologic

Values In Free Ranging Texas Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma

cornutum)

Houston Toad Rescue and Reintroduction

International Elephant Foundation

International Iguana Foundation – Iguana Conservation

Invasive Predator Eradication Monitoring, Little Jost Van

Dyke Island, British Virgin Islands

Jamaican Iguana Conservation and Reintroduction Project

Mountain Bongo Project

Okapi Conservation Project

Pecos Pupfish Rescue

Pollinator Habitat Restoration

Rescue and Relocation Program for the Critically

Endangered Turks and Caicos Iguana

Rhino Conservation

Spot-Tailed Earless Lizard Assurance Population and

Research

Texas Horned Lizard Reintroduction

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Turtle and Tortoise

Conservation

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

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WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Bonobo Maternal Behavior and Infant Developmental

Behavior

Correlation Between Serum and Urinary Cortisol Levels and

Shedding of EEHV1,3,4 and 5 In Calves and Adult Asian

Elephants (Elephas maximus) Pre and Post Arrival of a

New Bull Elephant

Elephant Nutrition Project

Iguana Enrichment Study

Research Support – Research Committee Management and

Service

FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER

Field Conservation

Addax Antelope Assurance Population

Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Database

Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Recovery Program – Captive

Breeding and Release

Dama Gazelle Conservation Assurance Population

Dama Gazelle Genetic Study

International Elephant Foundation – Salary Administration

International Rhino Foundation

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Masked Bobwhite Quail Recovery Team Participation

Mexican Wolf Assurance Population

Red Wolf Assurance Population

Saola Working Group

Scimitar-Horned Oryx Conservation Assurance Population

Scimitar-Horned Oryx Global Positioning System (GPS)

Collar Study

Source Population Alliance (SPA)

Southern Black Rhinoceros Conservation Assurance

Population

Zoological Association of America’s Legislative Fund

Research

Dama Gazelle Global Positioning System (GPS) Collar Space

Use Study

Determining Herbacious Biomass Production and Nutrient

Value at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Genetic Diversity of Arabian Oryx Populations

Identifying Proteins Involved in the Establishment and

Maintenance of Pregnancy in the Cheetah

Retrospective Analysis of Factors Affecting Reproductive

Success of Captive Cheetah at Fossil Run Wildlife Center

(FRWC)

Revegatation of Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Flights

Social Cohesion of an Arabian Oryx Herd: Implications for

Breeding and Reintroduction

Spinose Ear Tick – Acaricide Study

GLADYS PORTER ZOO

Education Programs

Birthday Safari

Off-Site Presentations

On-Site Presentations

Outreach Program

Starlight Safari

Students Teaching Students

Summer Safari

Teacher Workshops

Tours

Field Conservation

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

CrocFest 2015

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Health Screening of Ocelots

International Iguana Foundation

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Recovery Program – Mexico/United

States

North American Philippine Crocodile Cooperative Breeding

and Conservation Program

Sea Turtle, Inc.

Support for Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife

Refuge

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HOUSTON AQUARIUM, INC.

Research

Guitarfish DNA Research

HOUSTON ZOO, INC.

Field Conservation

Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Recovery Program

Bornean Small Carnivore Program

Conservation and Ecology of the Giant Armadillo in the

Brazilian Pantanal

Conservation of the Painted Terrapin in Indonesia

Coral Restoration in the Florida Keys

Crab-Trap Clean Up

East Texas Black Bear Task Force

Education for Nature, Vietnam

El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC)

Elephant Conservation Unit

Endangered Primate Rescue Center – Cúc Phuong National

Park, Vietnam

Ewaso Lions

Giant Tortoise Reintroduction onto Pinta Island, Galápagos

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project (GTAP)

Groupe d’Étude et de Recherche sur les Primates de

Madagascar (GERP)

Hicatee Conservation and Research Center

Hirola Antelope

Houston Toad Headstart and Recovery Program

Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration

Increased and Concerted Monitoring and Research Efforts

(2015-2017) for the Conservation of the Alaotran Gentle

Lemur (Hapalemur alatrensis): A Unique Wetland Primate

on the Brink of Extinction

Incubation and Ex-Situ Training Workshop for Zoos in the

Colombian Zoo Association Region Concentrating on

Long-Term Management of the Critically Endangered

Colombian Endemic Blue-Billed Curassow

International Crane Foundation

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN Neotropical Primates Red List Assessment Workshop

IUCN/SSC Pangolin Specialist Group

IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group

Jane Goodall Institute

Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project

Landscape Ecology and Behavioral Responses of the Sunda

Pangolin (Manis javanica) to Habitat Fragmentation and

Degradation in Sabah, Malaysia

Laos Elephant Conservation Center

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

Lion Guardians

Mar Alliance

Mariana Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Project

Mauritius Fruit Bat

Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project

Niassa Carnivore Project

Niassa Carnivore Project – Elephant-Beehive Fence

Okapi Conservation Project

Painted Dog Conservation

Pride Lion Conservation Alliance

Ruaha Carnivore Project

Saiga Conservation Alliance

Saola Working Group – Saola Conservation Project

Satellite Tracking and Social Behaviour of the Bornean

Elephant in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary,

Sabah, Malaysia

Save the Elephants

Sea Turtle – Fishing Industry Conflict Assessment Argentina

Toward Building a Conservation Constituency on Galápagos

Through Science and Environmental Education

Wildlife Conservation Program – Staff Salaries

Wildtracks – Belize Howler Monkey Release

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) –

Committing to Conservation Publication

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

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FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

Research

Collaborative Research Project Investigating Elephant

Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV)

Detection and Management of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in

Houston Toads at the Houston Zoo

Facilitation of the First Asian Elephant Endotheliotropic

Herpesvirus (EEHV) Strategy Meeting

Sound Level Data Collection During Seasonal Special Events

and Sound Level Impact on Zoo Collection

RAINFOREST & AQUARIUM AT

MOODY GARDENS, INC.

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

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 Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

SAN ANTONIO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Field Conservation

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Komodo Dragon SSP

AZA Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP – Captive Reproduction

and Reintroduction of the Puerto Rican Crested Toad

(Peltophryne lemur) Tadpoles

Bird Species Survey

Bolson Tortoise Recovery Project

Caribbean Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

(CaribPARC)

Cave Fauna Biodiversity

Chilean Amphibian Conservation Center

Chinese Cave Fish Working Group

Colobus Conservation, Ltd.

Conservation of the Georgia Blind Salamander and the

Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish

Conservation of the Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus

cinnamominus)

Conservation of the Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander

(Ambystoma bishopi)

Coquí Conservation Initiative

Crocodilian Advisory Group (CAG)

Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics (DEEPEND)

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Edwards Aquifer Authority – Habitat Conservation Plan

FrogWatch USA

Gharial Conservation Alliance

Gilman International Conservation – Epulu Okapi Project

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Habitat Restoration Around Bracken Bat Cave

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Japanese Giant Salamander Conservation

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

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Monarch Butterfly Marking Project

Monarch Larval Monitoring Survey

Monarch Way Station and Monarch Watch

Population Assessment, Disease Surveys and Genetic

Determination for the Black Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus

meridionalis) in Texas and in Tamaulipas

Population Ecology of the Grotto Salamander (Eurycea

spelaea)

Population Ecology of the Mexican Upland Burrowing

Treefrog (Smilisca dentata)

Project Atelopus

San Antonio Zoo Center for Conservation and Research

Snow Leopard Trust

Texas Rattlesnake Festival

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wild Cats of Tamaulipas

Zoo Conservation Outreach Group (ZCOG)

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

SEA LIFE GRAPEVINE AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Amazing Cephalopods

Backstage Tour

Clownfish Presentation

Crustaceans Presentation

Meet the Creatures

Ocean and Sea Turtle Presentation

Quiz Trail

Rainforest Adventure Presentation

Sea Horse Presentation

Sea Turtle Presentation

Shark School

Squid Dissection

Stingray / Shark Presentation

Young Environmentalist Program

SEAWORLD SAN ANTONIO

Field Conservation

Bracken Bat Cave: A Tradition of Conservation Education and

Stewardship

Conserving Hawksbill in Nicaragua’s Estero Padre Ramos

Natural Reserve

Coral Reef Restoration Volunteer Maintenance Program

Galveston Bay Dolphin Research and Conservation Program

Galveston Bay Foundation’s Marine Debris Events and

Abandoned Crab Trap Removal

Killer Whale Behavioral Responses to Shipping Traffic

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

Photographic Identification Mark-Recapture Abundance

Proposal for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in

the Galveston Bay System

Sloth and Anteater Rescue: Rehabilitation and Education

Program in the Republic of Panama

Texas Adopt-A-Beach Program

Towards Large Scale Coral Reef Restoration in Mexico

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TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Animal Presentations/Encounters

Aquarium Biofact Carts

Aquarium Discovery Programs

Aquavision Distance Learning

Backstage Pass Tours

Camp-Ins

Conservation Theme Days

Exhibit Interpretation/Interactions

Homeschool

Outreach

Party for the Planet

Play to Learn

SeaCamp

Seafood Wars

Teacher Professional Development

Wildlife Theater Shows

World Oceans Day

Field Conservation

Adopt-a-Beach

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program

SExual COral REproduction (SECORE)

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Identifying

Nesting Habitat for Texas Diamondback Terrapins in the

Nueces Estuary With Implications for Other Texas Estuaries

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Improving

Oso Creek/Bay, Corpus Christi Bay and Petronila Creek

Water Quality

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Kemp’s

Ridley Sea Turtle Bi-National Conservation Program

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Managing

Invasive Lionfish in the Flower Gardens Banks National

Marine Sanctuary

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Marine

Monarchs – Use of Offshore Oil Platforms by Migrating

Monarch Butterflies

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Texas

Stream Team Monofilament Finders

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Waters

for Wildlife; Monitoring the Use of Freshwater Ponds by

Wintering Whooping Cranes

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Yucatán

Cave and Cenote Exploration and Mapping

Wildlife Rehabilitation Program

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

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Research

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Biomarkers

to Assess Risks of Infectious Disease in Corals

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Citizen

Science – Larval Blue Crab Monitoring Project

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Genetic

Composition of Immature Kemp’s Ridley Turtles in the Gulf

of Mexico

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Mapping

Spotted Trout Spawning Habitat in Mission Aransas

National Estaurine Research Research

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Optimizing

Coral Fragmentation Technique for Propagation

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Oyster Reef

Restoration: Benefits to Food Resources in Texas Bays

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Sharks With

Spectators: Web-Based Tracking of Texas’ Marine Apex

Predators

Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund – Validating

Atlantic Tarpon Scale Chemistry to Track Migration in Texas

Waters

THE DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Dallas World Aquarium Website

Earth Day Celebration

Exhibit Ambassadors

Exhibit Touchscreens

Field Guide

General Education Program

Keeper Talks

Marine Aquarium Club Event

Member Newsletter

Migratory Bird Day

Online Lectures

World Oceans Day Celebration

Field Conservation

Amazon Rescue Center

Caribbean Manatee Conservation

Costa Rican Sloth Conservation

Green Macaw Reintroduction

Harpy Eagle Conservation

Horned Guan Conservation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Mexican Crocodilian Conservation

Orinoco Crocodile Conservation Project

Red Uakari Monkey Conservation

Resplendent Quetzal Conservation

Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc.

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Utah

TRACY AVIARY

Education Programs

Book and Boots

Nature in the City

Field Conservation

Alta Baseline Bird Monitoring

Baseline Bird Inventory in Liberty Park

Baseline Inventory – Regional Athletic Conference and

Jordan River Golf Course

Before and After Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus

urophasianus) Habitat Functional Response to Change in

Grazing Management: Rich County Three Creeks Project

Bird Monitoring in Galena Soo’nkhanni

Bird Monitoring in the Big Bend Restoration Area

Citizen Science Monitoring of Short-Eared Owls

City Creek Citizen Science Project

Great Green Macaw Conservation and Education

Monitoring Migratory Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus)

and Overwintering Shorebirds in Mexico

Movement of American White Pelicans in Northern Utah:

Management Implications on Nesting and Foraging

Grounds

Staff Field Conservation Grant – Burrowing Owl

Staff Field Conservation Grant – Raptor Monitoring in Belize

Staff Field Conservation Grant – Vegetation Sampling in

Sage-Grouse Habitat

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah (WRCNU)

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UTAH’S HOGLE ZOO

Education Programs

ADOPT (Animals Depend On People Too) Encounters

Animal Encounters

Biofact Cart

Boy Scout Merit Badge Classes

Camp-Ins

Certified Interpretive Guide training

CI-Water (Cyberinfrastructure) Teacher Workshop

Climate Stewards Workshop

Conservation Partner Presentation

Continuing Education Programs for Seniors

Cub Scouts Talk

Early Childhood Outreach

Eco Explorer Stations

Endangered Species Day

Enrichment Day

Explorer Club

FrogWatch USA

Girl Scouts Classes

Keeper Camp

Keeper Programs for College Classes

Lunch With a Keeper

Mating Dances

Member Storytime

Member Tea Party

Narrated Training Demonstrations

Outreach Teacher Kits

Party for the Planet

Polar Bear Whiteout

Preschool Class

Pre-Service Teacher Workshop

Primary Children’s Hospital

Project WILD

Ronald McDonald House Outreach

Safari Magazine

SCI-ART Workshop

Utah Master Naturalist Program

Utah’s Hogle Zoo (UHZ) Book Club

Volunteer Animal Handling Training

Volunteer Interpretive Training

Walk-n-Talks

Wild Aware Utah

Wolf Awareness Day

World Elephant Day

World Oceans Day

World of Flight Bird Show

Zoo Camp

Zoo Discovery School

Zoo Just for You

ZooSnooz

Field Conservation

A Study of American Black Bears on the Paunsaugunt

Plateau, Utah

Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) – Bowling for

Rhinos

American Kestrel Partnership

Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Black-Footed Ferret Utah Reintroduction Program

Boreal Toad Conservation Program

FrogWatch USA

Giraffe Conservation Foundation

Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE)

Center

HawkWatch International

Health in Harmony

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project

Niassa Lion Project

Okapi Conservation Project

Olfactory Capabilities of the Polar Bear

Orangutan Outreach

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Ostrich Conservation

Polar Bear Maternal Den Study on the North Slope, Alaska

Polar Bears International

Proyecto Tití

Radiated Tortoise Conservation Program

Snow Leopard Trust

Tarangire Elephant Project

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wild Aware Utah

Wild Utah Project

Wildlife SOS

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

Purchased Renewable Energy

FUEL

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Environmental and Physiological Factors That Influence the

Stable Isotopic Composition of Hair Keratin in Mammals

Genetic Resistance to Cancer in Elephants

Influence of Male Physiology and Environmental Factors on

Breeding Success and Population Sustainability for Zoo

Managed Snow Leopards (Uncia uncia)

Noninvasive Molecular Genetic Surveys of Primates

Photographic Retinal Assessment

Pinniped Measurements for In-Water Flow Study

Successful Use of Equine Amnion Graft to Heal a Corneal

Ulcer in Female Snow Leopard

Virginia

MILL MOUNTAIN ZOO

Education Programs

Amphitheater Programs

Animal Acoustics

Animal Encounters Outreach

Breakfast With the Animals

Girl Scouts Animal Habitats Badge Program

Guided Tours

Keeper Chats

Meet and Greets

Party for the Planet

Self-Guided Activity Tours

Spring Break Camp

Spring Fling

Summer Camp

Zoo Boo

Field Conservation

Chopsticks for Salamanders

SaveNature.Org

Snow Leopard Trust

Green (Sustainable) Practices

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

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PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Research

99 Lives: Cat Genome Sequencing Initiative

VIRGINIA AQUARIUM & MARINE SCIENCE CENTER

Education Programs

Access Aquarium

Behind the Scenes Experiences

Birthday Parties for Children

Breakfast With Santa

Brunch With the Bunny Member’s Event

Communicating Ocean Science to Informal Audiences

(COSIA)

Discovery Days

Docent – Continuing Education

Docent – Continuing Education Online Classes

Docent Introductory Training

Dolphin Watching Boat Trip

Gallery Programs

Marsh Ambassadors

Mentoring Young Scientists

Ocean Collections Boat Trip

Oceans of Opportunity

Sailing With Santa Boat Trip

School Programs – On-Site

School Programs – Outreach

Scouts – Day Programs

Scouts – Overnights

Sea Theater Puppet Shows

Seal Splash In-Water Encounter Program

Stranding Response Presentations

Stranding Response Team Outreach Visits

Stranding Response Team Trainings for Staff and Volunteers

Summer Camps

Teacher Trainings

Team Up Environmental Education Program for Children in

Afterschool Care

Toddler Programs

Watts Conservation Lecture Series

Waves, Words and Wonder

Field Conservation

2015 Humpback Whale Photo ID Matching for Navy

Contractor HDR

Aerial Surveys for Large Whales in and Around the Maryland

Wind Energy Area (WEA)

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Komodo Dragon SSP

Baleen Whale Photo-ID and Biopsy Research

Center for Conservation Biology – Osprey Banding and

Tracking Project

Creating a Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring Team in Virginia Beach,

Va.

Equipment for the Stranding Response and Disentanglement

of Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles in Virginia

FrogWatch USA

Helping Hooked Turtles

IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group – Tomistoma Task

Force

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Population Recovery Project

Marine Mammal Foundation

Monitoring Marine Debris in Virginia’s Coastal Zone

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Fisheries – John H. Prescott Stranding Grant: Diet Study on

Stranded Bottlenose Dolphins

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Fisheries – John H. Prescott Stranding Grant: Supporting

Expert Stranding Response, Rehabilitation and Data

Collection for Marine Mammals in Virginia

Project SExual COral REproduction (SECORE) – Field

Workshop Curaçao

Sea Turtle Tagging and Tracking in Chesapeake Bay and

Coastal Ocean Waters of Virginia

Support for Crocodile Conservation, Gladys Porter Zoo

The Ocean Project

Tracking Loggerhead Sea Turtle Yearlings – Batten Research

and Conservation Fund

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Virginia and Maryland Sea Turtle Research and Conservation

Initiative

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Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program Grant

Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program Grant – Virginia

Sea Turtle and Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by a Local or State Agency

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Long-Term Impact of Climate Warming and Ocean

Carbonation on Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.)

Monitoring Marine Debris in Virginia’s Coastal Zone

Training for and Analysis of Cetacean Stomach Contents

– Investigations With Archived Samples From Stranded

Tursiops in Virginia

VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM

Education Programs

Afterschool and Summer Education Programs for PK – 5

Discovery Carts

Environmental Science Labs Grades 6-12

Mother Nature’s Road Show

Natural Science Programs – Grades PK-5

Outreach Natural History Programs Grades PK-5

Science Safaris

Wild and Well

Field Conservation

AZA Lined Seahorse SSP – Population Genetics Research

AZA Red Wolf SSP

Butterfly Count

FrogWatch USA

Monarch Butterfly Tagging Survey

North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP)

Oyster Restoration

Roanoke Logperch Recovery Plan

Sea Turtle Head Start Program

Turtle Census

Water Snake Fungal Survey

Research

AZA Lined Seahorse SSP – Population Genetics Research

Butterfly Count

Monarch Butterfly Tagging Survey

North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP)

Turtle Census

Water Snake Fungal Survey

VIRGINIA ZOOLOGICAL PARK

Field Conservation

African Pangolin Working Group

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign: Malayan

Tiger

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Capacity Building for Veterinarians Working With Elephants

in Thailand

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Clean the Bay Project

Conservation Assessment for the Saint Vincent Frog

FrogWatch USA

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

Investigation of Snake Fungal Disease and Health

Assessment of Native Non-Venomous Snakes of Eastern

Virginia

Mabula Ground Hornbill Project

National Amphibian Conservation Coordinator Position

Nutritional Analysis of Natural Food Items Consumed by

Gray’s Monitor

Philippine Hornbill Program

Philippine Wildlife Husbandry Workshops

Phragmites (Wetlands Invasive Grass) Control

Polillo Islands Biodiversity Monitoring and Protection

Program

Population Assessment for the McGregor’s Pit Viper (Parias

mcgregori)

Save the Birds of the Pacific – Birdlife Campaign

St. Vincent Parrot Conservation Action Plan

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Turtle Survival Center

Weber State University Snowy Plover Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Baseline Reproductive Hormone Profiles and Effect of

Pheromones on Mating Success in Breeding Pairs of Red

River Hogs

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Mortality in Four Southern

Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) at the Virginia Zoo

Elephant Biological Sample Participation in Various Research

Studies

Lion Fecal Hormones Study

Porcupine Gastrolith/Taurine Study

Red Panda Vaccine Study

Reducing Incidents of Bird Strikes on Exhibit Glass Display

Windows at Virginia Zoo

University of Tennessee Toxoplasmosis Study

Washington

NORTHWEST TREK WILDLIFE PARK

Education Programs

Adventure Treks

Amphibian Workshops

Cheney Center

Conservation Awareness Programs (CAP) Cart

Conservation Programs

Core Area Contacts

Elk Bugling Tour

Family Camp

Free Roaming Keeper Tour

Habitat Monitoring

Live Animal Presentations

Photo Tours

Special Events

Tram Tours

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Field Conservation

Oregon Spotted Frog Rearing and Release Program

Pierce County Habitat Monitoring

Training and Use of Scat-Sniffing Dogs for Field Population

Studies

Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

WATER

Documented Amount Used

POINT DEFIANCE ZOO & AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Advanced Discoveries

Animal and Habitat Discoveries

Animal Health Care Tours

Camp Adventures

Career Day

Career Discovery Programs

Citizen Science

Explore the Shore Beach Walks

Internship

Junior Guides

Keeper Talks and Close Encounters

Polar Bear Pal

Programs for Young Children

Puget Sound Super Heroes

Rent an Educator

Science and Math Institute Instruction

Senior Guides

Snooze Overnights

Special Events

Teacher Workshop – Introducing Climate Change to K-5

Students

Teacher Workshop – Systems

Visitor Interpretive Programs

Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater

Zoo Guides

Zoo to School

Zoo to You – Community Fee-Based

Zoo to You – Gratis

Field Conservation

Aerial Surveys of Sea Otters in Washington

Non-Breeding Habitat Utilization and Parentage Analysis of

the Oregon Spotted Frog in Western Washington

Red Wolf Zoo-Based Breeding and Recovery

The Effect of Habitat Quality on the Growth and

Conservation of the Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus

reidi) in Brazil

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Purchased Renewable Energy

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated a Line Item in the Budget for Green Practices

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

A Temporal Assessment of Genetic Ancestry in the

Endangered Red Wolf (Canis rufus) Throughout Their

Recovery in Relation to Other Canis Species in the Eastern

United States

Endocrine and Behavioral Parameters of Reproduction in

Pacific Walrus

Expanding Partnerships With the Danau Girang Field Centre

Through Veterinary Collaboration

Non-Invasive Endocrinology to Enhance Animal Management

at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (PDZA)

Red Wolf Genome Resource Banking – Integrating

Reproductive Sciences Into Conservation Programs

The Effects of Declining Sea Ice on Polar Bear Behaviors and

Energy Demands

SEATTLE AQUARIUM

Education Programs

Citizen Science

Classroom Programs

Field Labs

Pre-K Outreach

Self-Guided Tours

Summer Camps

Teacher Workshops

Toddler Time

Field Conservation

Beach Naturalist Program

Cedar River Naturalist Program

Harbor Seal Rehabilitation

Hawaii Reef Study

Neah Bay Reef Video Survey

NOAA Ocean Acidification Report

Northern Sea Otter Activity Budgets of Foraging Data

Olympic Sculpture Park Intertidal Monitoring

Puget Sound – Sixgill Shark Research and Conservation

Project

Sea Otter Conservation Conference

Sea Otter Conservation Endocrinology

Sea Otter Population Genetics

Sea Star Wasting

Sea Turtle Rehabilitation

Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) Diver Sighting Database

Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) Visual Marker Tagging

Washington Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Annual Census

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

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PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Dedicated Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff to Coordinating

Green Practices

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Cowshark Conservation Genetics

Effect of Ocean Acidification on Sea Star Health and

Calcification, and the Potential Link to Sea Star

Wasting Disease in Pisaster ochraceus and Pycnopodia

helianthoides

Non-invasive Techniques to Monitor Reproductive Hormones

of Captive Pacific Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii)

Octopus Conservation Genetics

Rockfish Eye Replacement

Sea Otter Conservation Endocrinology

Sixgill Abundance

West Nile Virus in Sea Otters

WOODLAND PARK ZOO

Education Programs

Docent Program – Raptor Cruising/Thematic Talks

Docent Program – Toolboxes and Rambles

Docent Programs – Animal Encounters

Docent Programs – Conservation Connections

Early Childhood Programs – Fee-Based

Interpretive Engagements

Public Programs – Animal Feeding Opportunities

Woodland Park Zoo Educator Professional Development

Programs

Woodland Park Zoo School Programs

Zoo Adventures – Overnight Program

Zoo Camps

Zoo Corps

Zoo Crew

Zoomazium – Visitation/Interactive Play

Zoomazium Programs

Field Conservation

Amphibian Monitoring

Asian Elephant Support

AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF)

Budo Hornbill Conservation and Education Center, Tapoh

Village, Narathiwat Province, Thailand

Central Puget Sound Regional Open Space Strategy’s

(ROSS) Biodiversity Task Force

Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)

Elephant Health Camp at Sonpur Mela, India

Field Conservation Grant Management

Hornbill Research Foundation (HRF) – Nest Adoptions in

Thailand

HUTAN-Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project –

Elephant Conservation

International Snow Leopard Trust

Iranian Cheetah Society

Licton Springs Conservation and Restoration Project

Mbeli Bai Gorilla Study

Migratory Barn Swallow Tracking Project

Muraviovka Park for Sustainable Land Use

Northwest Amphibian Recovery Project

Orangutan Habitat Protection and Patrolling in Gunung

Palung National Park

Panthera – Malayan Tiger Project

Panthera – Snow Leopard Veterinary Care

Partula Snail Recovery and Reintroduction Project

Partulid Global Species Management Programme

Raptor Ecology of the Shrub-Steppe

Silverspot Butterfly Conservation Project

Small Grants – Jaguar Conservation Fund

Tarangire Elephant Project – Tarangire National Park

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Duck Research

Washington Diversity Advisory Council

Washington National Park Fund – Grizzly Recovery

Washington Urban-Wildland Carnivore Project

Washington Wolf Recovery and Management

Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project

Western Wildlife Outreach

Wild Wise: Coexisting With Carnivores

Woodland Park Zoo Conservation Advocacy and Action

Campaigns

Woodland Park Zoo’s Northwest Carnivore Project

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified as a Wildlife Habitat

Certified as LEED by the US Green Building Council

Certified by a Local or State Agency

Documented Square Footage of Facility With Green Building

Certification

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Documented Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reported Greenhouse Gas Emissions to a Climate Registry

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

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 Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

A Comparison Between Captive Mesocosm Reared and

Traditionally Reared Oregon Spotted Frogs

Activity Budgets and Social Relationships of Captive

Elephants

AZA Jaguar SSP – Female Jaguar Hormone Database

Curassow Genetic Study

Evaluating the Health of African and Asian Elephants in

North American Zoos: Exploring Biomarkers of Disease

and Musculoskeletal Condition

Evaluation of Critically Endangered Indochinese Box Turtle

Cuora galbinifrons Complex to Improve Captive Population

Management

Great Ape Neuroscience Project

Influence of Male Physiology and Environmental Factors on

Breeding Success and Population Sustainability for Zoo

Managed Snow Leopards (Uncia uncia)

Measuring Energy Expenditures in Apes Using the Doubly

Labeled Water Method

Measuring Persistent Organic Pollutants, Polychlorinated

Biphenyls (PCBs) and Polybrominated Diphenyls (PBDEs),

in River Otter Scat

Post-Hatching Development of the Flamingo’s Bill

Red Blood Cell Sizes and Capillary Diameters in Varanus

komodoensis

Reproductive Issues in Toco Toucans (Ramphastos toco)

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Retrospective Study of Cardiac Disease in Captive

Orangutans

Siuslaw National Forest Oregon Silverspot Butterfly

Caterpillar Survey

West Virginia

OGLEBAY’S GOOD ZOO

Education Programs

Master Naturalist

Preschool Programs

Summer Camps

Zoo-to-You

Field Conservation

Box Turtle Rehabilitation

Install and Monitor Eastern Bluebird Nestboxes

Monarch Watch

Participate in West Virginia Winter Bird Count

Raptor Rehabilitation

Wisconsin

HENRY VILAS ZOO

Education Programs

Bleacher Program: Live Animal On-Site Presentations

Conservation Education Awareness Days (Throughout the

Year)

Discovery Docents – Biofact Carts and Interactive Kits

Program

Hot on the Trail Radiotracking Program

Meet and Greet (Interaction With Animal Handler and

Education Animal)

Preschool Pride

Sleepover

Zoo School Summer Classes

Zoo-To-You Program: Live Animal Outreach Into the

Community

Field Conservation

AZA Orangutan SSP – Field Conservation Program

AZA Orangutan SSP – Orangutan Field Genetics Project Led

by Dr. Graham L. Banes

AZA Tiger SSP – Tiger Conservation Campaign

Catching Hope: Repurposed Poaching Snare Project

Center for Great Apes

Deputy Director Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring in Florida

International Rhino Foundation

International Rhino Keepers Association – Conservation

Efforts

Monarch Watch

Polar Bears International

Red Panda Network

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB)

Vulture Conservation Programme (VulPro) – Vulture

Conservation and Rehabilitation

Research

A Retrospective Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Captive

Orangutans (Pongo spp.)

Abundance and Diversity of Fibrobacter in Herbivores

Captive Orangutan Dentition Emergence Compilation Project

Monitoring Sexual Maturation of Polar Bears via Non-Invasive

Fecal Analysis

Orangutan Genetics Project

Study of Geriatric Harbor Seal Reproductive History in

Continuation of Study From 1994 Concerning Photoperiod

and Birth in Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina)

INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION

Field Conservation

African Crane Trade Project

Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Crane Conservation

Crane Conservation in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) / Han

River Basin of the Korean Peninsula

Cranes and Agricultural Landscapes in Africa

Cranes and Their Key Wetlands in the Amur-Heilong River

Basin

Cranes, Wetlands and Communities in Africa

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Eastern Sarus Cranes and Their Key Wetlands in the Lower

Mekong River Basin

Poyang Lake Conservation in the Yangtze River Basin

Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership

Zambezi River Basin Wetlands Conservation and

Environmental Flows Partnership

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

WATER

Documented Amount Used

Research

Australia Research Project

Black-Necked Crane Conservation in Bumdeling Wildlife

Sanctuary, Bhutan

Boyo Wetlands, Ethiopia

Coccidian Parasites and Conservation Implications for the

Endangered Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

Collaborative Incubation Study

Conservation of Black-Necked Cranes on the Western

Plateau in China

Conservation of the Eastern Population of Siberian Cranes

Determining Diet Composition and Ingestion Rate of Cranes

Through Field Measurement

Dispersal Patterns and Pairing Behaviors of Non-Territorial

Sandhill Cranes

Ecosystem Change at Zhalong Marsh, China

Endangered Species and the Dilemma of Pest Suppression:

A Case Study of Whooping Cranes and Black Flies that

Examines Competing Aspects of Conserving Biodiversity

Environmental, Genetic and Behavioral Influences on

Reproductive Success in Reintroduced Whooping Cranes

(Grus americana)

Eurasian Crane Archibaldi Subspecies (Grus grus archibaldi),

Turkey

Fecal Corticosterone and Potential Chronic Stress in Captive

Whooping Cranes

Field Support for Research Related to the Central Flyway

Population of Whooping Cranes

Habitat Selection by Breeding Sandhill Cranes in Central

Wisconsin

Health Assessment of Endangered Whooping Cranes in the

Central Flyway

High Nest Density for Sandhill Cranes of Central Wisconsin

Human Use of Wetlands and Its Impacts – Developing

Meaningful Conservation Strategies for South Asian

Wetlands

Hydrological Characteristics of Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea

leucorodia) Foraging Habitat at Poyang Lake, China

Improving Nutrition and Outcomes of Displaced Rwandan

Grey Crowned Cranes

Khurkh-Khuiten (KKR) Valley, Mongolia

Lake Tana, Ethiopia

Long-Term Monitoring of Large Waterbirds in South Asian

Agricultural Sarus-Scapes

Monitoring Corticosterone of Wintering Whooping Cranes

New Guinea Brolga and Sarus Crane Survey

Non-Invasive Biomonitoring of Contaminants in the

Endangered White-Naped Crane

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Cranes: A Review

of Clinical Effects and Pharmacology

North Korea Crane Habitat/Restoration

Novel Foraging by Wintering Siberian Cranes (Leucogeranus

leucogeranus) at China’s Poyang Lake Indicates Broader

Changes in the Ecosystem and Raises New Challenges for

a Critically Endangered Species

Population Dynamics of Red-Crowned Cranes at Hui River

Red-Crowned Crane Conservancy, Japan

Seasonal Inundation and Habitat Selection in a Flood-Pulse

Ecosystem – The Role of Hydrology in Eurasian Spoonbill

(Platalea leucorodia) Reliance on Extent of Suitable

Foraging

Strengthening Biodiversity Conservation in the Arid Steppe

of East Asia: Using the White-Naped Crane as a Flagship

Species

Territory Availability Best Explains Fidelity in Sandhill Cranes

Timing of Family Dissociation Does not Affect Long-Term

Survival Estimates of Sandhill Crane Chicks

Tissue Effects of Leg-Mounted Telemetry Devices in

Whooping Cranes

Vector-Borne Hemoparasites in Wild Whooping Cranes (Grus

americana) and Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis), With

Evidence of Shared Lineages

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Water Well Suitability: Employing a GIS-Based Program to

Prioritize Locations for Whooping Crane Freshwater Needs

Waters for Wildlife: Monitoring the Use of Freshwater Ponds

by Wintering Whooping Cranes

Whooping Crane Reintroduction – Louisiana Population

Wintering Population Monitoring and Conservation of

Siberian Cranes at Poyang Lake

Yakutia, Russia

MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Education Programs

Adult Lecture

Alive Magazine

Animal Ambassador Programs

Animal Encounter

Animal Enrichment Day

Animals in Action Talks

Behind the Scenes Weekend

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Classes

Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative – Adult Literacy

Classes

Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative – Field Day

Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative – Primary School

Support

Camps for Disadvantaged Youth

Cow Milking Demonstration

Early Childhood Teacher Workshops

Elephant Appreciation Day

Family Farm Weekend

Giraffe Feedings

Kids Conservation Club

Kohl’s Wild Theater – On Grounds

Kohl’s Wild Theater – Outreach

Kohl’s Wild Theater Coloring Sheets

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Extended Learning

Mother’s Day – Project MOM (Missing Orangutan Mothers)

Oceans of Fun Seal and Sea Lion Show

Party for the Planet

Public Animal Feedings

School Programs

Scout Programming

Summer Camps

Teacher Education Courses

Wild Things Newsletter

Wolf Awareness Day

World Bird Sanctuary Birds of Prey Show

World Penguin Day

Zoo Classes

Zoo Pride – Behind the Scenes Tours

Zoo Pride – Speakers’ Bureau

Zoo Pride – Walk on the Wild Side Tours

ZOOMobile Tour

Field Conservation

AZA Amphibian TAG – Amphibian Ark Workshop

AZA Ape TAG Conservation Initiative

AZA Avian Scientific Advisory Group (ASAG)

AZA Penguin TAG

Bat Conservation International

Berggorilla and Regenwald Direkthilfe Gorilla Project

Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI)

Born Free Foundation

Cheetah Conservation Botswana

Elephants for Africa

Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) – Funding

Grenada Bank Tree Boa Study

Grenada Frog Study

Grenada Reef Monitoring

International Elephant Foundation

International Rhino Foundation

IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)

Kibale Fuel Wood Project

Lola ya Bonobo Support

Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group

Migratory and Resident Avifauna Study

Orangutan Outreach

Phoenix Fund – Amur Tiger Project Support

Polar Bears International

Red Panda Network – Forest Guardian Program

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Rock Iguana Conservation Project

Salonga National Park Bonobo Project

Snow Leopard Trust

Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

Wisconsin Bureau of Endangered Resources Herp Fund

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

Generated Renewable Energy On-Site

EXTERNAL SUPPORT

Received Support From External Sources Specifically for

Green Projects

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

GREEN CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by a Local or State Agency

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Plan (or Equivalent)

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Composted

Documented Amount Recycled

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Bonobo Fetal Development

Changes in Cichlid Morphology in Response to Water

Currents

Diagnosis of Previously Unknown Versteria Species

Migratory Bird Banding and Monitoring

Study of Fiber-Degrading Bacteria in the Gastrointestinal

Tracts of Herbivorous Mammals

Survey of Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging Chilean

Humboldt Penguins

Urban Forest Habitat Utilization of Flying Squirrels

NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN (NEW) ZOO &

ADVENTURE PARK

Education Programs

Summer Zoo Camp

Field Conservation

AZA Black-Footed Ferret SSP – Black-Footed Ferret

Recovery Program With the United States Fish and Wildlife

Service (USFWS)

AZA Red Wolf SSP

FrogWatch USA

Great Lakes Piping Plover Salvage Rearing and Population

Monitoring Program – UM Biological Station (UMBS) /

Detroit Zoo / United States Fish and Wildlife Service

(USFWS)

Green Leaf Vegetable Scheme as an Alternative Livelihood

for Ex-Hunters’ Wives in the Communities Surrounding

Mount Cameroon National Park

Iowa Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program

Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots

Sea Turtle Conservation Education and Outreach Activities in

Lamu District, Kenya

RACINE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Education Programs

Behind the Scenes

Birthday Parties

Conservation Awareness Days

Conservation Education Programs

FrogWatch USA

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Member Mondays

Slumber Safari

Summer Camp

Volunteen Program

Wildlife Explorers

Wildlife Theater

Field Conservation

International Tiger Day

Sea Turtle Conservancy

Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal

Birds (SANCCOB) – African Penguin Day

Spectacled Bear Conservation Society – Peru

Torhorst Wildlife Conservation Fund

World Giraffe Day

World Rhino Day

Green (Sustainable) Practices

ENERGY

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Documented Square Footage of Conditioned Space

FOOD

Sourced Local Food or Grew it On-Site

FUEL

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

PLANS, POLICIES AND BUDGETS

Developed or Updated a Sustainability Policy

WASTE

Documented Amount Sent to Landfill

Documented Amount Spent on Landfill Waste

WATER

Documented Amount of Wastewater Generated

Documented Amount Spent

Documented Amount Used

Research

Surveys of the Grenada and Johnstone’s Frogs and Tree Boa

Populations

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