2009 conservation impact report - aza.org
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Introduction AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums serve as conservation centers that are concerned about ecosystem health, take responsibility for species survival, contribute to research, conservation, and education, and provide society the opportunity to develop personal connections with the animals in their care. Whether breeding and re-introducing endangered species, rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured animals, maintaining far-reaching educational and outreach programs or supporting and conducting in-situ and ex-situ research and field conservation projects, zoos and aquariums play a vital role in maintaining our planet’s diverse wildlife and natural habitats while engaging the public to appreciate and participate in conservation. In 2009, 127 of AZA’s 238 accredited institutions and certified-related facilities contributed data for the 2009 Conservation Impact Report. A summary of the 1,762 conservation efforts these institutions participated in within ~60 countries is provided. In addition, a list of individual projects is broken out by state and zoological institution. This report was compiled by Shelly Grow (AZA Conservation Biologist) as well as Jamie Shockley and Katherine Zdilla (AZA Volunteer Interns). This report, along with those from previous years, is available on the AZA Web site at: http://www.aza.org/annual-report-on-conservation-and-science/.
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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ARGENTINA
Temaiken Foundation Conservation of Osununu
Natural Reserve Project Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
Conservation Project Maned wolf (Chrysocyon
brachyurus) Conservation Project
Native Butterfly and Orchids
Conservation Project Parana pine (Araucaria angustifolia) Ecosystem Conservation Project
BERMUDA
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo BAMZ/BZS Research Grants and
Support Bermuda Amphibian Project Bermuda Biodiversity Project Bermuda Killifish Project Bermuda Marine Moorings
Initiative Bermuda Reef Ecology
Assessment and Mapping (BREAM)
Bermuda Turtle Project
Diamondback terrapin project Education Program Internship Program Ion analyzer for National
Aquarium to improve coral husbandry at Bermuda Aquarium
Madagascar Learning Centre Marine Wildlife Rescue and
Rehabilitation Red-eared slider project TRACKS development
CANADA
Zoo de Granby Enhancing the Conservation of
the Geoffroy’s Pied Colobus monkey (Colobus vellerosus) in Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana
Follow-up on Egg Laying and
the Use of Pike River by the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
Re-Establishment of the Spiny
Softshell Turtle in Quebec Research Project on Mandrill's
Behavior at Granby Zoo Research Project on Mandrill's
Behavior and the Relation with Cortisol at Granby Zoo during Enrichment Sessions
The Effect of Visitor Presence on
Captive Amur Tigers in Zoological Parks
Wild Birds Inventory at Granby
Zoo and Comparison with Other Parks around the Town of Granby
UNITED STATES ARIZONA
Phoenix Zoo Be Outdoors Arizona (BOAZ) Black-footed Ferret Propagation
& Release Program California Condor Veterinary
Healthy Support Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Headstarting and Release Program
Cienega Watershed Partnership Desert Pupfish Breeding and
Release Program Gila Topminnow Assurance
Species Program
Grevy's Zebra Trust National/International Conservation Support
Health in Harmony Orangutan
and Forest Stewardship Program
Hornbill Nest Adoption Program Hutan Orang-utan and Elephant
Conservation Support Masked Bobwhite Quail Species
Recovery Plan Mexican Grey Wolf Canis lupus
baileyi – Adaptive Management Plan Participation
Mount Graham Red Squirrel
Propagation and Release Program
Narrow-headed Garter Snake
Captive Husbandry and Management
National Park System Visioning
Project Native Invertebrates Husbandry
& Release Program Sonoran Pronghorn Recovery
and Field Support Sonoran Pronghorn Research
Support Western Governors Association
Climate and Wildlife Corridor and Connectivity Projects
Reid Park Zoo Elephant Manager's Conference -
Houston Fecal Hormone Monitoring and
Pregnancy Detection in Polar Bears
Investigating fluctuations in
Alopecia/Dermatitis in Captive Polar Bears
National Elephant Center New Nature Foundation Olfactory Capabilities in
Reference to Detection of Cycling Female Polar Bears
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Polar Bears International Rain Forest Parking Meter Tarangire Elephant Project
ARKANSAS
Little Rock Zoo Appalachian Bear Center Arkansas Natural Heritage
Commission Arkansas Statewide Raptor
Awareness Community Projects
Bear Trust International Bowling for Rhinos Bushmeat Crisis Taskforce Cheetah Conservation Fund
(CCF) Chimp Haven Chimp-n-Sea Wildlife
Conservation Fund - Kibale Community Fuel Wood Project
Conservation Breeding Specialist
Group (CBSG) Conservation Endowment Fund
(CEF) El Valle Amphibian Conservation
Center (EVACC) Heifer International International Bear Association International Elephant
Foundation LEAP - Wong Si Te Madagascar Fauna Group Orangutan Outreach Pan African Sanctuary Alliance
(PASA) Partners in Conservation - AAZK
- Parking Meter
Phase I of the Elephant Survival Center - (TNEC) the National Elephant Center
Rainforest Alliance Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary –
AAZK SANCOBB - South African
Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds
Thailand Clouded Leopard
Consortium The Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund
International The Mount Kenya Bongo
Repatriation Project Turpentine Creek Wildlife
Refuge WCS/Mbeli Bai Study Wildlife SOS - India
CALIFORNIA
Aquarium of the Pacific Abalone Surveys with California
Department of Fish and Game Development of Molecular
Techniques for Monitoring Demographic Structure of Bering Sea Seabird Populations
Evaluation of RNA Extraction
Methods and Its Applicability for Wildlife Species
In-Situ Measurement of
Vertebrate Swimming in Natural Environments
Kelp Forest Monitoring with
Santa Monica Baykeepers Monitoring Sea Turtle Presence
and Activity within Alamitos Bay Channel and the San Gabriel River
Pink and Green Abalone
Translocation Studies with California Department of Fish and Game
Sandtiger Shark Scoliosis Project
Species Composition and
Abundances of Nearshore Reef Fish on the Long Beach and Huntington Beach Offshore Petroleum Platforms
White Abalone Recruitment
Study
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography Establishing a DNA Sequence
Database for the Marine Fish Fauna of the Gulf of California, Mexico - Live specimen collection
Coyote Point Museum Coyote Point Beach Clean up Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla)
Garden Habitat Project
Happy Hollow Zoo Advance Force via Wildlife
Direct Balikpapan Orangutan Society,
USA (BOSUSA) Belize Audubon Society C.A.N.N.E.D. Project Cockscomb Basin Wildlife
Sanctuary outreach education programs
E-Waste Collection LEED Certification for Happy
Hollow Park & Zoo Return the Call of the Wild Cell
Phone Recycle Program
The Living Desert Amazing Amphibians: Frogs on
the Edge Channel Island Fox Recovery
Planning Climate Change and the
California Deserts Conference
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Desert Pupfish ex-situ refugia management
Desert Tortoise Adoption
Program Invasive Cactus Moth Survey Invasive Riparian Herpetofauna
in the Coachella Valley Mecca Aster Propagation and
Habitat Restoration Project Niger Carnivore Project Rabies Vaccine Effectiveness in
Gray Wolves Sahara Conservation Fund Sonoran Pronghorn Capture and
Release Project Southwestern Gray Wolf Distinct
Population Segment Recovery Planning
Oakland Zoo Africa Matters Amboseli Elephant Research
Project American Bird Conservancy Animals Asia ARCAS Environmental
Education The Ares Project Bushmeat Crisis Task Force Butterfly Conservation Initiative Chimpanzee Sanctuary and
Wildlife Conservation Trust Bundongo Snare Removal
Chimp Haven Coevolution Institute Conservation Speaker Series Elephant Seismic Research Felidae Conservation Fund Bay
Area Puma Project Fund for the Tiger Hornbill Nest Project
Hornbill Nest Project – Teen Wild
Guides Jane Goodall Institute Kibale Community Fuel Wood
Project Lubee Bat Conservancy Mountain Lion Foundation Namibian Elephant Research National Elephant Center PAWS Predator Conservation Alliance Project Golden Frog Project Tamarin Saba Sun Bear Conservation
Center Saiga Conservation Fund (Teen
Wild Guides) Saving Sandhill Cranes (Lecture) Save the Elephants Saving Wild Tigers Ventana Wildlife Society Western Pond Turtle Head Start
Program World Wildlife Fund (Teen Wild
Guides)
Sacramento Zoo Adopt an Acre/Rainforest Meter Amphibian Ark Conservation Breeding Support
Group (CBSG) Conservation of Endangered
Pangolin with Local Community Participation
DNA Sample Donations Giant Garter Snake Fecundity
Study Giant Garter Snake Tracking
Project
Grevy’s Zebra Conservation Hornbill Research Foundation International Bird Rescue
Research Center International Snow Leopard
Foundation Mabula Ground Hornbill
Conservation Project Madagascar Fauna Group Pan African Assoc. of Zoological
Gardens and Aquarium and Botanic Gardens
Riparian Brush Rabbit Recovery
Program Sahara Conservation Fund Validation of Blood Lactate
Levels in Flamingos Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group (ZCOG)
Safari West Cercopan Cheetah Conservation Fund
(CCF) Defenders of Wildlife EarthMatters Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Martinez Beavers Matanya’s Hope Project Lifelion World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
San Diego Zoo Andean Bear Conservation
Research, Building Capacity in Peru
Captive Breeding and
Reintroduction of the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike
Comparing Mineral and Vitamin
E Concentrations in Hand-
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Reared and Dam-Reared Infants
Developing Captive Breeding
Program for Yuskers in Sri Lanka
Enclosure and Pasture Utilization
of the Animals in the South African Exhibit
Improving the Genetic
Management of the Fennec Fox Species Survival Plan
Native Seeds for Native
Americans Program Palm Conservation Initiative Periparturitional Behavior,
Development and Infrasound of Captive African Elephants
Social Learning in Captive
African Elephants (Loxodonta africana africana)
The Effects of Sociobiological
Factors on Reproductive Success of Captive Zoo Animals
Tree Kangaroo Conservation
Program (TKCP) Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens Amazon Conservation Team California Condor Recovery
Program Direct Donation - CES Adopt A
Reef and Conservation Parking Meter Programs
International Elephant
Foundation International Snow Leopard
Trust Island Fox Conservation and
Captive Breeding Program Los Padres National Forest Herp
Project National Elephant Center Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group (ZCOG)
Sequoia Park Zoo Chilean Flamingo Conservation
Program Rainforest Parking Meter Yersiniosis as a Zoonotic Disease
in Captive Wildlife
Steinhart Aquarium at California Academy of Science Batangas Biodiversity Center Conservation Education
Programming Coral Conservation Project Long Term Propagation and
Display of Lygodactylus williamsi
Long term Propagation and
Display of Sepia bandensis Steinhart Aquarium AZA
Conservation Program Participation
COLORADO
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Bat Conservation / White-Nose
Syndrome Panama Amphibian Rescue and
Conservation Wild African Vulture
Conservation
Denver Zoological Gardens Asian Elephant in-situ Based in
Southeast Asia Behavioral Ecology and
Conservation of the Grey-Shanked Douc Monkey in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
Biodiversity Conservation in
Northwest Ecuador Through
the Creation of Community Forest Reserves
Breeding Success of Cinereous
Vultures in Ikh Nart, Mongolia Caribbean Flamingo Wildlife
Research Expedition in El, Cuyo Mexico
Chemical Communication and
Behavioral Ecology of African Wild Dogs in Northern Botswana
Citizen Science Wildlife
Monitoring Program in Colorado
Conflicts Between Grevy’s
Zebras and Lions in Kenya Conservation and Management
Implications of Blakiston's Fish Owl Resource Selection in Primorye, Russia
Conservation of Bat
Assemblages in Hanoi city, Vietnam
Conservation of C. picturata
Turtles in Vietnam Conservation of Threatened
Plant Species in Huu Lien Nature Reserve
Determining Urban Bird
Numbers Through the Audubon Society’s Annual Christmas Bird Count
Developing a Model for Local
Management of Protected Areas in Mongolia: Ikh Nart Nature Reserve
Developing Assisted
Reproductive Technologies for Cinereous Vultures
Disease Threats to Endangered
African Wild Dogs in Kenya: Information for Conservation
Distribution and Landscape Use
of the Andean Bear Ecology and Conservation of
Argali Sheep Ecology and Conservation of
Wild Bactrian Camels in Mongolia
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Ecology and Social Behavior of White-Tailed Prairie Dogs
Effects of Habitat Degradation
and Climate Change in the Long-Term Survival of the Volcano Rabbit
Effects of Habitat Disturbance
on Amphibians in Vietnam Elephant Surveys and Training in
Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia
Endangered Black Bear Ecology,
Conservation, and Management in the State of Sonora, Mexico
Establishment of Botanical
Gardens in Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam
Evaluation of Human
Conservation Behavior and Tonkin Snub-Nose Monkey Population Status in Northern Vietnam
Grassland Birds and the
Ecological Recovery of Bison Great Lakes Piping Plover
Project in Northern Michigan Grevy’s Zebra Conservation
Education in Kenya Ibex Ecology and Conservation Impact of the Human Activity
and Habitat Fragmentation in the Abundance and Distribution of Jaguar (Panthera onca) in North Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
Influence of age on Female
Cheetah Fertility and Reproductive Success
Interactions between Wild and
Domestic Ungulates in East Africa
Land Use Changes and Impacts
on Wildlife in Protected Areas Long-term Study of Blue Sheep
and Tibetan Fox Biology, as Part of a Long-term Alpine Grassland Ecosystem
Macro-Invertebrates as an
Indicator of Freshwater Quality in Vietnam
Makgadikgadi Brown Hyena
Project Malagasy Fish Conservation Medical Evaluation of Free-
ranging Primates in Madagascar
Menispermaceae Taxonomy Mongolian Nomadic
Conservation Trunk Program Orangutan Conservation
Initiative in Borneo Otter Conservation Education
Development in Lake Victoria Population Size, Genetics, and
Spatial Distribution of the Janos Bison
Predator-prey Relationship and
System Dynamic Study in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Prioritization of ex-situ
Conservation Endeavors for Peruvian Amphibians Workshop
Project Golden Frog (PGF): A
Comprehensive, Multi-institutional Conservation, Research, and Education Program to Conserve Golden Frogs in Costa Rica and Panama
Resource Partitioning Among
Argali Sheep and Siberian Ibex in Dornogobi Aimag, Mongolia
Resource Partitioning by
Mongolian Hedgehogs Rocky Mountain AAZK Support
for the Orangutan Conservancy
Rocky Mountain AAZK Support
of the Northern Jaguar Project Saiga Population Dynamics and
Conservation in Kalmykia, Russia
Sitatunga Antelope
Conservation near Lake Victoria
Support for the International Wildlife Media Center & Film Festival, Missoula, MT
Support for the IUCN Re-
introduction Specialist Group Surveys for a Translocation
Project of DeLacour's Langurs Taking Root: The Vision of
Wangari Maathai Film Screening and Habitat Restoration Project
The Ecology and Conservation
of Small Carnivores in the Semi-desert Steppes of Mongolia
Training and Capacity Building
for Conservation NGO's in Mongolia
Witness for Wildlife at Herman
Gulch Wildlife Corridor in Colorado through Patagonia’s Freedom to Roam Campaign
CONNECTICUT
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration Comparison of the Effect of
Jugular Vein Versus Intervertebral Vascular Plexus Blood Collection on Hematologic and Clinical Chemistry Values in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Determining the Seasonal
Pattern of Reproduction in an Adult Male Beluga Whale
Gut Passage Rate in Multiple
Species of Elasmobranches Health and Risk Assessment of
Bottlenose Dolphin Populations in Charleston, SC
Intracellular Effects of High
Pressure Excursions on Marine Mammal and Human Immune Cell Function
Investigating Immune Systems in
Aquatic Animals
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Investigation of the Physiological, Behavioral and Vocal Responses of Beluga Whales to Stress and Implications for Impacts of Climate Change and Oil and Gas Exploration on Health
Monitoring Beluga Whale Health
and Body Condition Consuming Different Percentages of Mazuri Artificial Fish Diet
Monitoring Hematology, Plasma
Chemistry, Immunology, Stress and Molt Hormones throughout the Molting Period in Penguins
Rescue and Rehabilitation of
Stranded Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Shorelines
Use of Rebound Tonometry to
Diagnose Glaucoma in the Captive California Sea Lion
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Smithsonian National Zoological Park Amazon-GIS Program Appalachian Salamander
Conservation Asian Black Bear Conservation Assessing and Restoring Giant
Panda Habitat in the Qinling Mountains
Assessing the Relationship
between Estrous Cyclicity and Adrenal Function in the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Assessment of the Population
and Reproductive Biology of Baird's Tapirs in Panama
Behavioral Study of Kori
Bustards at the National Zoological Park
Biodiversity Monitoring and
Assessment Program for the PERU LNG project
Biodiversity Survey of Giant
Panda Reserves in China Bowerbird Systematics, Opsin
Gene Evolution and Mhc Variation
Breeding Ecology and
Population Status of the Island Scrub-Jay
Can Sex Differences in Fecal
Deposition Patterns During the Reproductive Season Biased Noninvasive Population Estimates of Small Carnivores?
Citizen Science Mapping of
Natural Resources Community Science Workshop Conservation Genetics of
Hawaiian Petrels Conservation of Przewalski’s
Horse Cryopreservation of Elephant
Spermatozoa Decline of the Rusty Blackbird Defining Optimal Habitat
Attributes to Facilitate Recovery and Conservation of Endangered Island Foxes
Determination of Glomerular
Filtration Rate in Cheetahs Developing a Multidisciplinary
Smithsonian Research Program to Understand and Mitigate Amphibian Global Declines
Developing Clouded Leopard
and Fishing Cat Breeding Programs in Thailand
Developing Field Hormone Kits
for Studying Reproduction and Welfare of Free-ranging Elephants
Does Group Management of
Male Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) Influence Reproductive Fitness?
Ecology and Conservation of
Asiatic Wild Dog in Thailand Effects of Climate and Biotic
Factors on Abundance,
Demography, and Behavior of Forest Birds
Eld’s Deer Reintroduction
Thailand Eld's Deer Conservation Endocrinology of Reproduction
and Stress in the Giant Panda Establishing Assisted
Reproductive Techniques for Genetic Management in the Maned Wolf
Gabon Biodiversity Program Genetic Defense Against
Disease, Kinship, and Social Behavior in Captive and Wild Elephants
Genetic Variation and Its
Influence on Fitness and Success of African Wild Dogs in South Africa
Global Tiger Initiative -
Conservation and Development Network
Grassland Restoration Hepatozoon Parasites in Giant
Pandas Host Specialization of Avian
Malaria and Shifts from Wild to Zoo Birds
Impact of Environmental
Variation on Trophic Interactions
Impact of Husbandry Practices
on Reproduction and Welfare of Columbia Basic Pygmy Rabbits
Importance of Kinship and
Sociality for Conservation Management in Asian Elephants
Interaction of Invasive Species
and White-tailed Ceer on Plant Species Biodiversity
Investigation Into the Egg
Temperature and Incubation Behavior in Captive American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) at the National Zoological Park
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Life History and Population Biology of Orange-crowned Warbler
Male Giant Panda Reproduction:
Helping to Breed Through Artificial Insemination with Frozen Sperm
Maned wolf Conservation Project Mapping the Distribution of
Ponds and Large Mammals in Eastern Cambodia
Modeling Nomadic and
Migratory Movements of Endangered Mongolian Gazelles Using Satellite Tracking and Satellite Estimates of Grassland Biomass
Molecular and Morphological
Phylogenetics of Hawaiian Songbird Radiations
Molt Patterns in Captive Kori
Bustards Monitoring Elephant
Reproduction in Zoo Elephants
Ocelot Study in Block 39 in Peru Oocyte Cryopreservation in Rare
Biomedical Models Ornithogeography of the
Southeastern Himalayan Region
Ostrich Recovery Program in
Niger Phylogeography and Population
Genetics of Seabirds Recovery of the Endangered
Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction of Przewalski’s
Horse in Xinjiang, China Reproduction and
Reintroduction of Arid Lands Antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa
Reproductive Biology of Grevy’s
Zebra Reproductive Biology of the
Persian Onager
Role of Birds in Disease Movement
Role of Zoos in the Conservation
of Wild Asian Elephants--Workshop to Initiate Conservation Network
Salt Marsh Sparrow Ecology and
Conservation Satellite-tracking Asian Elephant
Movements Inside and Outside a Fenced Protected Area
SECORE: Ex-situ Preservation of
Endangered Coral Species SI-GEO Large Forest Plot Survey of Predator Mammals
Along Appalachian Trail Starling Behavioral and
Endocrine Cycles Survey of Predator Mammals
Along Appalachian Trail Takin Ecology and Conservation Thailand Fishing Cat ex-situ and
in-situ Conservation Project Understanding the Basic
Reproductive Biology of Lions for Management and Conservation
Using Estrous Cycle Inhibition to
Improve Artificial Insemination in the Clouded Leopard
Using Geographic Information
Systems and Remote Sensing for Training Wildlife Managers
Using National Elephant Survey
and Action Plan for Burma Weight Monitoring in the Double
Wattled Cassowary
FLORIDA
Brevard Zoo Environmental Teaching
Suitcase for the Acujungal Rehabilitation Center
Environmental Teaching
Suitcase for the Barrier Island Education Center
Environmental Teaching
Suitcase for the Danau Girang Field Centre
Environmental Teaching
Suitcase for the Dzanga Elephant Study
Environmental Teaching
Suitcase for the Health in Harmony
Environmental Teaching
Suitcases and Soccer/Netball Team Uniforms
Florida Scrub-Jay Demography
and Dispersal in Restored Landscapes
International Iguana Foundation
Membership Fees Limbe Wildlife Centre Web-
Camera Project Perdido Key Beach Mouse
Breeding Program Support for the Centro
Ecologico Akumal Sea Turtle Project
Translocation of Florida Scrub-
Jay Family
Disney’s Animal Kingdom African Elephant Semen
Cryopreservation Analysis of Serum Cortisol and
Blood Chemistries in Mandrill An Investigation of the Genetic
Relatedness and Behavior of Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos cremeniferus) at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Assessing an Alternative Method
of Dominance Hierarchy Determination in the Female Nile Hippopotamus amphibias
Assessing Animal Visibility as a
Tool for Enhancing Guest Satisfaction
Assessing Dominance and
Progression Order in Sable Antelope
Behavioral Differences in Singly
and Grouped Housed Tigers
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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(Panthera tigris) at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Behavioral Observations of Free
Ranging Elephant Populations in Conjunction with the use of Vasectomy as a Method of Population Control: Does Sterilization Adversely Affect the Behaviors of Elephants?
Behavioral Monitoring of White
Rhino in Uganda Behavior Monitoring of the
Social Dynamics of 0.6 Tigers Brain Natriuretic Peptide as an
Indicator of Cardiac Failure in Captive Gorillas with Cardiac Disease
Characterization of Major
Histocompatibility Genes in Elephants
Colobus Research Computer Based Delayed-
Response Task in Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)
Conservation of the Cotton-top
Tamarin in Colombia Conserving Uganda’s Forest Control Nematodes in Hoofstock Determination of Site Fidelity of
Relocated gopher Tortoises Determining Prolactin
Concentration in Acyclic Female African Elephants
Development and Validation of
an Objective Body Condition Index for African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Development and Validation of a
Radio-Immuno Assay, Uing Saliva, to Monitor Steroid Concentration in the Komodo Monitor (Varanua komodoensis)
Development of LNG as an
Effective Means of Contraception in New World Primates
Development of Sperm Sexing
Technology for the Asian (Elephas maximus) and
African (Loxodonta africana) Elephant
Disney’s Wildlife Monitoring
Program Documenting the Ontogeny of
Tunk-Ue in an African Elephant Calf
Effects and Variations in Water
Soluble Carbohydrate Levels in Browse Available at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Elephant Communication:
Examining the Relationship between Vocalizations, Reproductive Status and Overt Behavior in Captive Female African Elephants
Elephants and Bees Establishing Invertebrate Feeder
Colonies in Responses to the Amphibian Crisis in Panama
Evaluating the Education
Program at Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda
Evaluation of Iron Status in Black
Rhinoceros Evaluation of Nutritional Status
of Blue-Striped Grunts Exploring the Relationships
between Behavior, Cortisol and a Subjective Measure of Personality in African Elephants
Generation of Metaphase
Chromosome Preparations to Anchor the Emerging Genome Assembly of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
GPS Assessment of East
Savannah White Rhino Movements
Grouping Behavior of Captive
Hippopotamus amphibius Hyena Anesthesia and Disease
Surveillance Identifying Individual Differences
in Cortisol Production in Elephants (Loxodonta Africana; Elephas maximus)
Impact of Rearing History on the Vocalizations of Male Fairy Bluebirds (Irena puella): Implications for Captive Management and Propagation
In-situ Chemical Sedation and
Restraint of the South African Hippopotamus
Intergroup Behavioral Influences
in Captive Gorillas Inventory of Herpetofauna on
WDW Conservation Area Investigating Decision-Making
and Perception in the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
Investigation of Parental
Investment and Genetic Relatedness of Carmine Bee-eaters (Merops n. nubicus) at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Investigation of Relatedness in
the American Zoo Association's Fennec Fox Species Survival Plan (SSP) Population
Key Largo Woodrat:
Development of an Integrated Captive Propagation
Large Carnivore Health
Assessment in the Trans Frontier Conservation Area with a Focus on African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) and Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Long-term Social Recognition of
Acoustic Signals in Tursiops truncatus
Multi-species Evaluation of TB
for Free-ranging African Wildlife
Nepal Vulture Study Nutrient Composition of Native
Puerto Rican Algae Consumed by the Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Nutrient Intake of a Gestating
African Elephant Cow: A Comparison of Two Pregnancies
Ostrich Diet
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Pair Compatibility and Breeding Behavior in Saddle-billed Stork
Peninsular Pronghorn
Translocation Puerto Rican Crested Toad Diet
Analysis Reproductive Activity of Pink-
backed Pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens)
Reproductive Parameters in the
African Elephant Sea Turtle Index Nest Monitoring
Program Serum Adiposity Parameters and
Body Condition in Giraffe Serum Adiposity Parameters and
Reproductive Problems in Female White Rhino
Surveillance of Short-tailed
Hawk Nest The Effects of Fertilization on
Nutrient Content of Pasture, Soil and Water in 3 Savannahs at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
The Influence of Diet, and Water
Chemistry on Mineral Composition in the Liver of Captive and Free Ranging Tropical Fish
The Vocal Repertoire of the Key
Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridanan smalli)
Toward a Deeper Understanding
of Urinary Chemical Signals of Musth in African elephants
Understanding the Energetic and
Nutritional Requirements of Small Vertebrates at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Vitamin A Supplementation via
Cricket Dusting: The Effects of Dusting Fed and Fasted Crickets of 3 Sizes Using 2 Different Supplements on Nutrient Content
Whooping Crane Conservation
Disney’s Living Seas Assessing a Tissue Collection
Technique for Stable Isotope Analysis in Delphinids
Assessing the Nutrition of the
Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in a Captive Setting
Chloroquine Kinetics in Water Discrimination of Humans by the
Bottlenose Dolphin Echoic Discrimination of Shape
Features in Bottlenose Dolphins
Reef Restoration through Coral
Fragment Restocking and Reestablishment of Long-spined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum, on Small Patch Reefs near Castaway Cay
The Dynamics of Microbial
Populations and Immunity in Fish Mucus
The Shark Spine Study Visual Discrimination of Rotated
Objects by the Bottlenose Dolphin
Vocal Matching in Dolphins
Florida Aquarium Aggressive Social Interactions
Observed in a Captive Colony of South African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus
Captive Coral Disease Survey Caribbean Coral Propagation
Facility (The Coral Farm) Coral Restoration in the Florida
Keys Using Colonies Derived from Aquacultured Fragments
Dolphin Photo ID program Effects of species, capture
technique, and environment on acidosis among Carcharinid sharks
Evaluating the use of
medetomidine-ketamine for immobilization of spotted bamboo sharks
(Chylloscyllium plagiosum) with and without atipamezole reversal
Fantasy Island: A Cooperative
Conservation and Education Project
Green Team Growth, settlement, and post-
settlement survivorship for the non-native Perna viridis in Tampa Bay, Florida
Little Salt Spring prehistoric
underwater archaeology (Sub-project of Tampa Bay Historical Wreck Survey / Tampa Bay Submerged Cultural Resource Survey)
Marine Mammal Stranding
Network North American River Otter
Rehabilitation Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Sound, Stress, Sex, and
Seahorses Spinal Deformities in Captive
Sandtiger (Carcharius taurus) Populations
Jacksonville Zoo Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)
Round Up ALTA Amur Leopard
Conservation Annual Mid-Winter Shorebird
Survey Baird's Tapir Project Caribbean Crazy Ant:
Development and Implementation of an IPM Strategy for the Jacksonville Zoo
Cheetah Conservation Fund
(CCF) Support Cross River Gorilla Conservation Crystal River Manatee Health
Assessments Epulu Okapi Fund
2009 AZA Conservation Projects
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Exposure and Effects of Urban
Contaminants on Wood Stork Health and Reproduction in Florida
Florida Bat Working Group Florida Butterfly Monitoring
Network Florida Panther Captive
Management Working Group Florida Panther Rehabilitation
Program Ft. Clinch State Park Shorebird
Monitoring Grevy's Zebra Trust Huguenot Park Shorebird
Steward Project Identification of Wildlife Species
Found on Jacksonville Zoo Grounds
Imeson Park Least Tern Colony
Monitoring Project Jaguar Artificial Insemination
Program Jamaican Boa Conservation Jamaican Boa Educational
Poster Campaign Kori Bustard Fly Tie Feather
Distribution Land Snakes Alive Citizen
Science Project Level One Whale
Disentanglement Training Lukuru Wildlife Research Project Marine Mammal Rescue Program Mbeli Bai Gorilla Study Migratory Whooping Crane
Temporary Winter Holding Refurbishment
Prescott (Cetacean Stranding
and Necropsy) Workshop Project FeederWatch Range of the Jaguar and Guyana
Conservation Partnership Links
Save the Manatee Club Sumatran Rhino Conservation The Penguin Rescue Campaign Tooro Botanical Gardens in
Uganda Wood Stork Banding/Tagging
and Satellite Tracking Wood Stork Rookery Nest
Monitoring at the Jacksonville Zoo
Lion Country Safari Assessing Relationships among
Dominance Status, Testosterone Concentration and Ovarian
Acyclicity in African Elephants Boy Scout Badges:
Bird Study Forester Mammal Study Move with Me Naturalist Share Your World with
Wildlife Showman Water and Soil Conservation
Brown Pelican Conservation
Project Cheetah Conservation and
Human Impact in Kenya Conservation Breeding Specialist
Group (CBSG) Education Department Projects:
Animal Adaptations Animal Communications Animal Habitats Critter Craft: Make & Take Enrichment Workshop Field Observation Lion Country Safari Day Camp Preschool Program Step-on Tour Zoo Careers
Elephant Anti-Mullerian
Hormone Study Girl Scout Badges:
All About Birds Animals Earth Connections Eco-Action
Eco-Explorer Life Takes Shape Outdoor Adventures Watching Wildlife
Lion Physiologic Parameters Lion TB Vaccine Study Passive Transfer of Immunity in
Neonatal Ungulates Pelican Rehabilitation and
Release Pharmacokinetics of Topical and
Oral Moxidectin in the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Rehabilitation of Indigenous
Wildlife Relocation of American
Alligators Removal of Invasive Plants on
Lion Country Safari Property Study of the Accidental
Introduction of the African Honey Bee
Lubee Bat Conservancy Alliance for Zero Extinction Community Based Conservation
of Threatened Flying Fox in Madagascar
Hunting and Trading of Large
Flying Foxes (Pteropus vampyrus natulus) in Barito region, central Kalimantan, Borneo
IUCN – BSG: Support for
Website Design, Production, Hosting and Maintenance
NASBR (Annual Student Award
and Teacher Training Workshop)
Protecting Africa’s Greatest
Migration: Bats at Kasanka
Miami Metrozoo Herpetofaunal Survey of the Pine
Rocklands of Miami Metrozoo Pantanal Otter Conservation
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Surveys to Detect the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Eastern Hellbender Populations in Georgia
Natural Encounters, Inc. Donated Bird Training Workshop
Position to International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators Conservation Fundraising Efforts
Educational Bird Show at an
Orlando Area Theme Park Educational Bird Show at the
State Fair of Texas Ground Hornbill Project Javan Rhino Project Monetary Donation to the
Peregrine Fund Monetary Donation to the World
Parrot Trust
Palm Beach Zoo Avian Scientific Advisory Group Captive Breeding Program for
Perdido Key Beach Mice Carnivore Population Density in
Misiones, Argentina Conservation Breeding Specialist
Group (CBSG) Effectiveness of Deslorelin as a
Contraception Method in Goeldi's Monkeys
Effect of Deslorelin Implants in
the Behavior of Female Goeldi's Monkeys
Sex Differences in Space Use in
Captive Bush Dogs Social Organization in a Captive
Flock of Caribbean Flamingos The Comprehensive Florida
Hawksbill Research and Conservation Program
Widecast
Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release
Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Alligator Bellows Alligator Coin Bank Black Caiman Crocodilian Bite Force Frozen Zoo Gharial Conservation Alliance Hornbill Research Foundation Roseate Spoonbill Reproduction Tomistoma Task Force
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo California Condor Conservation
Program - Bumper Sticker Fundraiser
Captive Breeding Specialist
Group – CBSG Conservation Day at the Zoo Florida Panther Recovery Plan Gilman International
Conservation – Okapi Conservation Fund
Green Swamp International Rhino Foundation Key Largo Woodrat Project Manatee Awareness Day Manatee Basics for Boaters Manatee Rescue, Rehabilitation
and Release Marine Mammal Research Patrol Seafood Watch Swaziland Elephant / Rhino
Conservation Turtle Survival Alliance
Whooping Crane Veterinary Support
White Oak Conservation Center Characterization of Ejaculate
Traits and Semen Cryopreservation in Grevy’s Zebra
Development of a Safe Field
Anesthesia Protocol for the Nile Hippopotamus
Effects of Radiographic Dye on
Cat Sperm Establishing Genome Resource
Banks and Artificial Insemination Techniques to Augment Management of Okapi Metapopulations
Fecal Corticoid Evaluation in the
Okapi Semen Collection and
Cryopreservation of Okapi Spermatozoa
GEORGIA
Georgia Aquarium Assessing Fertility in Beluga
Whales Bottlenose Dolphin Health
Assessment in Sarasota Bay, Florida
Conservation Research on
Spotted Eagle Rays in Florida and the Caribbean
Diet Assessment of Beluga
Whales through Stable Isotope, Fatty Acid, and Contaminant Analysis
Evaluating the Burden and
Effects of Dietary Mercury on Bottlenose Dolphins
Health of Captive and Free-
Ranging Sharks off Georgia and Florida
Heavy Metals in Serum Samples
of Manatees in Mexico
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Mega-Reef Exhibit Monitoring and Evaluation Program
Monitoring Sea Turtle Index
Nesting Beaches in Georgia Monitoring Whale Shark
Populations off the Northeast Florida Coast
Neuroprotection in Cetaceans:
Are Some Marine Mammals Safeguarded From the Bends
Whale Shark Population Study
Zoo Atlanta Acyclovir Pharmacokinetics in
Gopher Tortoises: A Pilot Study
A Multi-institutional Study of
Bachelor Gorilla Groups An Experimental Demonstration
Study on Forest Health in Foping - A Sino-US Cooperative Project
Bamboo and Giant Panda
Conservation Basic Infrastructure for the
Gansu Baishui Jiang National Nature Reserve
Captive Giant Panda Maternal
Behavior Cognitive Research with Zoo-
housed Orangutans Using Computer Programs
Color Perception Ability in Asian
Small-clawed Otters (Aonyx cinerea)
Connecting Forest and People
for the Long Term Survival of Golden Lion Tamarins
Conservation Education
Initiatives in China Construction of Protection and
Observation Stations at the Jian Shan Nature Reserve
Detection of Key Factors in the
Development of Fibropapillomas in Sea Turtles; Puerto Rico
Determination of Select Plasma Vitamin Concentrations in Wild Caught Bullfrogs
Drill Monkey Reintroduction
Project Efficacy of Cutaneous
Application of Liquid Vitamin Supplement in Evergreen Toads
Effects of Varying Long-Term
Access to UV Radiation in Evergreen Toads
Giraffe Tongue Manipulations Guatemala Beaded Lizard
Conservation Program Infectious Disease Control and
Bioresource Banking for the Amphibian Extinction Crisis
Learning in Orangutans via a
Computer Interface Observational Learning in
Orangutans Ontogeny of Giant Panda
Sociosexual Behavior Reproductive Behavior of
Captive Adult Giant Pandas Role of Vocal Communication in
Reproductive Contexts Scientific Alliance for Latin
American Threatened Amphibians (Salta): Leaping from Research to Action
Sichuan Anzihe Nature Reserve
Giant Panda Conservation Project
Social Dynamics and
Reproductive Strategies of Male Mountain Gorillas
Social Influences on Responses to Familiar Novel Foods
Social Learning and Cognition in
Apes Social Learning in Monkeys and
Prosimians Spatial Memory Recall in the
Giant Panda Survey of Chytrid Fungi in Zoo
Atlanta Amphibian Collection
Systematics of Reptiles and
Amphibians The Construction Standard for
the Giant Panda Habitat Restoration Program
The Development of a Giant
Panda GIS Management System in Gansu
The Development of the Gansu
Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve Community Resource Management Plan
The Study of Policy and Application of Community Participatory Approach in Giant Panda Conservation
The Study of the Genetic Diversity of the Qinling Giant Panda
The Study of Wild Panda
Parasite Infection through Analysis of Fecal Samples
HAWAII
Honolulu Zoo Pia Valley: Rodent Control
Program
ILLINOIS
Cosley Zoo Barn Owl Recovery Project Blanding's Turtle Recovery
Project Blanding's Turtle Recovery
Project Presentation Green Team Junior Zookeeper Conservation
Education Party for the Planet
John G. Shedd Aquarium Beluga Cooperative Breeding
Program
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Georges Fellowship for
Conservation Interactive Oceanarium Design Project Seahorse Right Bite Sustainable Practices West Indian Rock Iguana
Breeding Program West Indian Rock Iguana
Population Research Lincoln Park Zoo Case study: Investigating the
Role of Herd Dynamics on Sexual Maturity and Reproductive Success in our Male Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi)
Collaborative Research:
Reassembling Pollinator Communities to Promote Pollination Function at the Landscape scale
Community Composition and
Foraging Behavior of Nest Predators in Two Urban Habitats
Do Immune Function Alterations
Explain Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Susceptibility to Mycobacterium spp.?
Evaluating the Communication
Process for Species Survival Plans (SSPs) and Population Management Plans (PMPs) at Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo and Milwaukee County Zoo
Foraging Ecology of Zoo-housed
Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) at Lincoln Park Zoo
Long-term Monitoring of an
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (EMR) Population in Southwest Michigan
Management Guidelines for
Avian Influenza: Zoological Parks and Exhibitors
Monitoring Changing Group Dynamics in Chimpanzees and Gorillas: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Privately-owned and Performing
Chimpanzees: Strategic Assessment, Evaluation and Education
Removal of Primate Biscuits
from Gorilla Diets: The Impact on Behavior, Adiposity and Health
Selective Logging and Ape
Infection Dynamics Survey of the Use of
Nutraceuticals for Management of Osteoarthritis in Several Non-domestic Species Housed in AZA accredited Zoological Institutions
Tanzania Ecosystem Health
Training Program Urban Pollinators Using Camera Traps to Assess
Mammalian Community Composition, Abundance, and Diversity across a Landscape Gradient in the Greater Chicago Area
Utility of Anti-human CD4 and
CD8 Antibodies to Identify Lymphocyte Subsets in Chimpanzee Tissues
Scovill Zoo Population Census of Free-
Roaming Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Outside of Protected Areas in South Africa
Land Acquisition Within the
Ricon Rainforest, Costa Rica
Naibi Zoo Black Bear Olfactory Enrichment Body Temperature of Giraffes Evaluating the Effects of
Construction Noise on a Family of Gabriella's Crested Gibbons
Headstarting Ornate Box Turtles to Establish a Viable Population on the Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Social Hierarchy of Barbery
Sheep
INDIANA
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo The Australian Dingo
Conservation Association AZA Conservation Endowment
Fund Butterfly Conservation Initiative Gibbon Conservation Center Orangutan Conservancy
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Migration and Habitat Use by
Threatened Spectacled Eiders in the Eastern Chukchi Near and Offshore Environment
Virginia Big-eared Bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) Plan for Controlled Holding, Propagation, and Reintroduction
Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc. Analysis of the Development and
Management of African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Calves
Anti-Müllerian Hormone as an
Indicator of Ovarian Follicle Function in Elephants: Is Acyclicity Due to Follicle Depletion?
Artificial Insemination of the
African Elephant Using Frozen Semen
Assessing Relationships among
Dominance Status, Testosterone Concentrations
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and Ovarian Acyclicity in African Elephants
Assessment of Health and Aging
in a Captive Colony of Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta): Comparisons to a Living Wild Population
Assessment of Palatability of a
Gelatin Based Diet Through the Use of “First Bite” and “Total Volume” Measurements in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
Education Programs: Benefits for Conservation Education and Animal Welfare
Biological Samples from Wild
Ricord's Iguanas (Cyclura ricordi) and Wild Rhinoceros Iguanas (Cyclura cornuta)
Census of Ricord's (Cyclura
ricordi) and Rhinoceros (Cyclura cornuta) Iguanas on Isla Cabritos, Dominican Republic
Collecting Behavioral Data of the
Introduction of a New Female Southern White Rhinoceros to Group and Possible Breeding Behavior
Determining UV Light Intensity
with Actual Absorption Rate -Bearded Dragon
Development of Sex Selection
Protocols for African and Asian Elephant Sperm
Documenting Rockhopper
Penguin Breeding Behavior Head Movements of Freely
Swimming Dolphins Male Migration and Bond
Formation Patterns in Semi-free Ranging Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta); A Historical Review
Non-invasive Fecal Hormone
Monitoring and Pregnancy Diagnosis in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)
Passive Transfer of Immunity in
Neonatal Ungulates: A Practical Approach for Assessing Antibody Levels
Saving What Is Left:
Determination of Genetic Heterozygosity in Captive Populations of Crowned Lemurs (Eulemur coronatus) and Collared Brown Lemurs (Eulemur collaris)
Scientifically Establish Normal
Sperm Morphology and Semen Characteristics for Gentoo Penguins
Signal Meaning and Long-term
Social Recognition of Vocalizations in Tursiops truncatus
The Role of Endogenous
Hormone Fluctuations in Alopecia/Dermatitis in Captive Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)
Thermography Study to Collect
Data Related to Heat Loss Before and After Exercise in the African Elephant
Understanding the Effects of
Testosterone in the Manifestation of Male Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Female Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)
Using Systematic Observation to
Improve Our Knowledge of the Behavior of Southern White Rhinoceros
Potawatomi Zoo Amphibian Ark Amphibian Steward Network-
Chytrid Project Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance
(ALTA) AZA Amphibian Conservation AZA’s Conservation Endowment
Fund Butterfly Conservation Initiative
(BFCI) Development of reproductive
monitoring techniques for captive management of endangered Amur and Snow Leopards
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Species Survival Plan
Florida Biodiversity Foundation,
Inc International Crane Foundation Notre Dame Civil Engineering
Project The Ecology, Behavior and
Conservation of Takin Understanding African Lion
Reproductive Biology and Establishing a Genome Research Bank
Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group (ZCOG)
Iowa
Blank Park Zoo Alive in the Class Center for Ecological Survival Home School Programming Hornbill Research Foundation Learning Environmental Action
Program Library Programs Pan African Sanctuary Alliance
(PASA) Snow Leopard Trust Summer Safari
KANSAS
Hutchinson Zoo Mississippi Kite Reintroduction and Monitoring
of Black-Footed Ferrets in Logan County, Kansas
Wildlife Rehabilitation
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Lee Richardson Zoo African Elephant Testosterone
Study Bushmeat Crisis Educational
Kiosk Center for Ecosystem Survival
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, Habitat Acquisition
Collection of Public Funds for
Black Footed Ferret Conservation
Collection of Public Funds for
Conservation Breeding Programs
Collection of Public Funds for
Elephant Herpes Virus Research
Collection of Public Funds for
Lee Richardson Zoo Wetland Development
Collection of Public Funds for
Madagascan Conservation Determination of Estrous
Cyclicity, Pregnancy and/or Seasonality Patterns in African Lions
Development of Animal Feeder
Dispenser Stations Feather Picking in Captive Bali
Mynah Mourning Dove Reward Banding
Study Prediction of North America
River Otter Parturition through Progesterone Levels from Feces
Variation and Inheritance of the
Mane in Captive Lions Zoological Information
Management System Contribution
Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure AZA Captive Breeding Programs
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) reintroduction project in Kansas
Financial Support for
International Conservation Organizations
Greater prairie chicken
(Tympanuchus cupido) reintroduction project in Missouri
Native Wildlife and Local
Projects Research Samples for SSP or
TAG Approved Research Studies
Support for Dr. Danelle Okeson,
Adjunct Professor at Kansas State University
Sedgwick County Zoo African Wild Dog (Lycaon
pictus) Conservation American Livestock Breeders
Conservancy Conservation Donations Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund
International Dominance Behaviors within All-
male Gorilla Groups Housed in a Zoo Setting
Impact of Visitor Activity on the
Behavior of Captive Bears Knowledge Acquisition of
Children in an Informal Education Setting
Okapi Epulu Project Personality Style and Extreme
Personality in Chimpanzees Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Hydrology Study--SSP
LOUISIANA
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas African Penguin SSP
Animal Revival for Catch-and-Release Fishing Tournaments
Captive Breeding of the Lined
Seahorse Conservation Team Steering
Committee Fish Survey of Bucktown Marsh Genome Resource Bank
Applications for Conservation of the Southern Sea Otter
Louisiana Marine Mammal and
Sea Turtle Stranding Network Recycling Program School-to-Career Job Shadows
Audubon Zoo Amphibian Conservation Facility Amur Leopard in-situ
Conservation Babirusa, Anoa, Banteng
Workshop Betty Wisdom Resource Room /
Suitcases for Survival Loan Program
Bowling for Rhinos Earth Fest Hornbill Feather Distribution
Project Hornbill Research Foundation
Nest Adoption Project International Iguana Foundation International Migratory Bird Day
at Audubon Zoo International Rhino Foundation Junior Keeper Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund Mississippi Gopher Frog Captive
Breeding Project Mississippi Sandhill Crane
Reproduction Turtle Survival Alliance WILD Science
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WILD Science Learning Kits Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group Zoo School
BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo Non-Chemical Control of
Parasites in Ruminants
MARYLAND
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Examination of Heavy Metal
Contaminants in Delmarva Fox Squirrels (Sciurus niger cinereus) in Maryland
Exposure of Free-ranging
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) in Maryland, USA, to Select Pathogens
Exposure to Select Infectious
Agents in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) on the grounds of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Hormonal Influence for
Stimulation of Sperm and Egg Production, as well as In-vitro Fertilization Techniques in Captive Panamanian Golden Frogs (Atelopes zeteki)
Pharmacokinetic Study of
Enrofloxacin in African Penguins
Project Golden Frog Teachers, Turtles, and
Technology: Eastern Box Turtle Conservation Education
National Aquarium in Baltimore American Horseshoe Crab
Health and Longevity An Investigation of Surface
Elevation Tables as a Tool in Tidal Marsh Restoration Assessment
Analysis of Dolphin Whistle
Repertoires: A Longitudinal Study
AquaEcosystem: Pioneering in
Applied Education Bahamas Coral Reef
Conservation Initiative Blue Poison Dart Frog Captive
Breeding Program Development of a New Non-
invasive Method for Collecting and Analyzing Biological Samples (“blow”) from Wild Cetaceans
Developmental and Other Age-
related Aspects of Mirror Self-recognition in Bottlenose Dolphins
Dune Restoration at Little Creek
Amphibious Base and Dam Neck Annex, Virginia
Fish Quarantine Practices at
Other Public Display Aquaria Fort McHenry Tidal Wetland
Restoration Project Howard Hughes Medical Institute
AquaPartners with Baltimore City Public Schools
Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund Marine Animal Rescue Program
(MARP) Marine Conservation Parking
Meter Population Assessment of Free-
ranging Bufo guttatus in the National Aquarium in Baltimore Rainforest Exhibit
Project Piaba Rainforest Conservation Parking
Meter Remote Nest Box Monitoring of
Rainforest Birds Sea Turtle Protection and
Rehabilitation in Costa Rica Tidal Wetland Restoration and
Monitoring in the Chesapeake Bay
MASSACHUSETTS Buttonwood Park Zoo An Investigation into Asian
Elephant (Elephas maximus) Cognition Do Asian Elephants Have Rhythm?
Asian Elephant EEHV Serology
Project Behavior and Communication of
Translocated Elephants in South Africa
Bug-a-Rama Build a Bird Feeder Workshop Build a Bird House Workshop Buttonwood Park Zoo Butterfly
Garden Cape Cod Stranding Network Elephant Anti-Müllerian
Hormone Study Elephant Appreciation Day Family Fun Fall Campfires Harvest at the Farm Hydroponics Planter Wall Masters Home-Range and
Habitat Preferences of the Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) at Cape Cod National Seashore
Mouse Olfactory Response to
Predator Urine North American River Otter
Captive Breeding Study Party for the Planet Pilot Study: Respiratory
Inductance Plethysmography in the Asian Elephant
Plymouth Redbelly Cooter Head
Start Program Walk in the Footsteps of Giants Winter Tracking in the
Bioreserve
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Capron Park Zoo Outreach and On-site
Conservation Program Classes and Events
Madagascar Fauna Group
Fundraiser
Paper and Plastic Recycling
Program Population Management Plans Predator / Prey Relationships
Research Species Survival Plans Taxon Advisory Group Steering
Committee
Museum of Science Headstart Program for the Red-
bellied Cooter Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat
Restoration Project
MICHIGAN
Binder Park Zoo Binder Park Zoo Educational
Programs Blanchard’s Cricket Frog Project Kanoe the Kazoo Watershed
Conservation Education Michigan Box Turtle Research Native Michigan Turtle Research
and Conservation Piping Plover Patrol/Recovery
Program Prairie Habitat Restoration
Project Wolf Awareness- Timber Wolf
Alliance
Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square Adopt a Highway Arctic Zoo Fest Go Wild! Earth Day Celebration Halloween Harvest Zoo Boo International Migratory Bird Day Reptile Slither SaveNature.org Conservation
Parking Meter
Detroit Zoological Park African Elephant Conservation
Trust Amazon Rainforest Adopt-A-
School Bushmeat Crisis Task Force Butterfly Conservation Initiative Carnivore Preservation Trust Common Tern Nesting Habitat
Restoration at Belle Isle on the Detroit River
Conservation Breeding Specialist
Group Crocodile Interest Group Cryptobranchid Interest Group Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Field Survey Golden Frog SSP Great Lake Piping Plover
Salvage Captive Rearing Grevy's Zebra Trust International Rhino Foundation Madeleine Berman Academy for
Humane Education Massasauga SSP Osprey Reintroduction in SE
Michigan Partula Field Program
Consortium
Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP SE Michigan Karner Blue
Butterfly Reintroduction Siberian Crane Turtle Survival Alliance Wyoming Toad SSP Wyoming Toad Survey
John Ball Zoo Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Infection of Frogs in Michigan Conservation of Endangered
Turtles in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Expanding education Impact to
Foster Cotton-top Tamarin conservation in Columbia
Great Lakes Piping Plover
Recovery Project Growing Together; Lemurs,
Bamboo, and the Local Community; Kianjavato, Madagascar
Impact of Fruit & Browse
Consumption on Regurgitation and Reingestion in Captive Western Lowland Gorillas
Longitudinal Population Study of
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes
Piping Plover Recovery Project Protecting the Endangered
African Wild Dog in the Zimbabwean Parts of the Greater Limpopo and Shashe Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Areas
Salmon in the School The Ostrich Recovery Project in
Niger: It takes a Village Wood Turtle Release
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MINNESOTA
Como Zoo Blanding's Turtle Field Work Chronic Diarrhea in Primates at
the Como Zoo Como Zoo Orangutan Activity
Budget Emergence Records of Giant
Jumping Sticks (Stiphra sp.) at Como Zoo
Gorilla Health Project International Orangutan
Studbook Keeper Mulitple Ocular Colobomas in
Snow Leopards North American Crowned Lemur
Studbook Pododermatis (Bumblefoot) in
Waterfowl at Como Zoo Reconstructing the
Demographic History of the Genus Pongo, with Special Emphasis on the Role of Microcephalin and ASPM, Two Genes Involved in Regulation of Brain Size
The Presence of Campylobacter
in a Captive Zoological Collection of non-human Primates
Training Optimization for
Geriatric Pinnipeds Wyoming Toad SSP Master Plan
Meeting and Fieldwork
MISSOURI
The Butterfly House Butterfly Conservation Initiative
(BFCI) El Bosque Nuevo
Dickerson Park Zoo AZA Conservation Endowment
Fund
Bats of Missouri – A Guide Center for Ecosystem Survival-
Maya Biosphere Reserve - Conservation Parking Meters
Cheetah Conservation Fund Conservation Breeding Specialist
Group Descriptive Ultrasonography of
the Reproductive Tract Among Female Asian Elephants of Varying Ages and Reproductive Status
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai
Carnivore Conservation Project
Ecological Impacts of Wind and
Energy: Where Wind and Wings Collide
Education Programs within the
Surrounding Communities El Valle Amphibian Conservation
Center Elephant-Human Coexistence -
How Elephants Persist in Traditional Agricultural Systems of South Asia
Evaluation of Progesterone and
Luteinizing Hormone Concentrations in Female Asian Elephants
International Crane Foundation International Elephant
Foundation - Elephant Herpes Virus Lab
Investigation into a
Reproductive Event in a Fer-de-lance
Lateral Trunk Bias in the African
Elephant Madagascar Fauna Group Maned Wolf Research Project in
Brazil New Techniques Utilizing a
Modified Endoscope and New Catheter Design to Visualize the Reproductive Tract of Female Asian Elephants
Pan African Association of Zoos, Aquariums and Botanical Gardens (PAAZAB)
Spatial Patterns and Habitat Use
of Juvenile Cottonmouths and Great Plains Rat Snakes in a Stream Environment in Southwest Missouri
Survey of Missouri Bats Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group (ZCOG)
Saint Louis Zoo Antelope Mother/Infant Behavior
Study Assessing Grazing Improvement
for Grevy's Zebra on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Avian health Course and Survey
in the Galapagos Islands Avian Pox in Galapagos Endemic
Birds Description of Haemoproteus
Parasites Infecting Great Frigate Birds (Fregata minor) on Isla Genovesa
Environmental Education for the
Conservation of Mountain Nyala and its Habitat at the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii
in Galapagos Penguins and Flightless Cormorants in the Galapagos Islands
Genetic Structure and Genetic
Diversity of the Endangered Galapagos Penguin and Galapagos Flightless Cormorant
GIS Applications to Disease
Studies of Endemic Galapagos Avifauna
Grevy's Zebra Bursary Program Grevy's Zebra Trust Habitat Preference and
Population Status of the Mountain Nyala in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
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Hawks - Genetic and Phenotypic structure of Galapagos Hawk Populations
Health Survey for the
Reintroduction of the Floreana Mockingbird
International Elephant
Foundation (IEF) Movement Patterns, Habitat
Preferences, and Natural History of the Armenian Viper, Montivipera raddei, in Armenia
Northern Rangelands Trust Okapi Project in the Democratic
Republic of Congo Plasmodium in Galapagos
Penguins Scent Stations as a Natural
Deterrent to Raccoons Waterborne Transmission of
Toxoplasma gondii in the Galapagos
MONTANA
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center Bear-Resistant Products Testing
Program West Yellowstone Christmas
Bird Count
Zoo Montana Management of Bison with
Contraception and Preservation of a Fragile Ecosystem
The Use of PZP (Porcine Zona
Pellucida) Immunocontraception in Dall Sheep and Pygmy Goats
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center New Hampshire Kestrel Project
NEW JERSEY
Adventure Aquarium Shark Spine Study
Bergen County Zoological Park Cell Phone Recycling FrogWatch USA Herp Atlas Horseshoe Crab Population
Census Vernal Pool Analysis
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque Biological Park Correlation of Snow Leopard
Genetics with Immune Function
Evaluation of Captive Gibbons
for Infection and Transmission of an Epizoonotic Agent: the Gibbon Ape Leukemia Virus
Gorilla Wounding Study Mexican Grey Wolf Education
Research
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park Bolson Tortoise Reproduction
and Hatchling Study Contraception Trial Studies in
Pronghorn Docent Training Educational Tours/ Adults &
Youth Field Trip Earth Mescal Roast and Mountain
Spirit Dances
Outreach talks
ParKids: Animal Adaptations to
the Desert Pre-School Story Time Ringtail DNA Analysis Study Star Parties Wildlife Rehabilitation, Holding
and Treatment Xeriscape Workshop You Are What You Eat Zoo Camp
NEW YORK
Binghamton Zoo Crow Behavioral Study Otter Fecal Assay – Determining
Parturition Window
Seneca Park Zoo Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance Bowling for Rhinos Butterfly Beltway Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail
Annual Count Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail
Vegetation Nutrient Analysis and Histopathology
Conservation Meters dedicated
to coral reef conservation in Palau and rainforest conservation in the Pantanal
Eastern Massassauga
Rattlesnake Mark and Recapture
El Valle Amphibian Research
Center Grow Native Honeybee Hive Pollinator
Awareness
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International Conservation of Tropical Environments (ICTE)
International Elephant
Foundation Lake Sturgeon Restoration In the
Genesee River at Seneca Park Madagascar Fete National Elephant Center Pollinator Awareness Vegetable
Garden Riddle’s Elephant Sanctuary The Cougar Fund
Trevor Zoo Biodiversity/Climate Change
Educational Exhibit Bog turtle Survey and Habitat
Restoration Conservation through Education
and Action!
Conservation Tree Environmental Council Initiatives Pale Swallowwort / Invasive
Species Control Protect the Night Sky! Purple Loosestrife / Invasive
Species Control Red Ape Project Collaboration Support of Project Piaba
Sunset Zoological Park Black-footed Ferret Introduction
in Logan County, Kansas Hyaena Hygiene Ozark Hellbender Project
Wildlife Conservation Society Global Field Based Projects Took Place in the Following Countries or Regions:
Afghanistan Amazon Rainforest Angola Argentina Bangladesh Belize Bolivia Brazil Burma (Myanmar) Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Cuba Democratic Republic of Congo Ecuador England, London Equatorial Guinea Falklands/Malvinas Fiji Gabon Guatemala India Indonesia Kenya Lao People's Democratic
Republic Madagascar Malaysia Mesoamerican Reef Mongolia Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Pamir Mountains, Central Asia Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Russia Rwanda Sudan Sulawesi Sultanate of Oman Sumatra Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Uganda USA Venezuela Vietnam Zambia *Due to the large number of
Global Field Based Projects reported, please contact the Conservation Science Department for a full list.
EGAD Field Projects Glover’s Reef Marine Research
Station (GRMRS) – A Resource
for Greater Understanding of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Interpretative Strategy for
Volcanoes National Park. Primate Habituation and Eco-
tourism Development in
Nyungwe National Park. Curatorial Conservation Projects Assessing the Effects of Human
Activity on Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) Populations in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Assessing the Occurrence of
Two Indochinese Silvered Langur Taxa (Trachypithecus germaini and Trachypithecus margarita) in Two Protected Forest Areas in Cambodia
Assessment of Camera Trapping
Technology in Monitoring Carnivores of the Eastern Humid Forests of Madagascar
Behavioral and Ecological
Studies of Sichuan Takin and Mapping of Current Distribution in China
Capacity Building Disease Surveys of Amphibians Evaluating the Effects of Live-
Shearing Free-Ranging Guanacos in the Payunia Nature Reserve
Ex-situ Husbandry and Health
Expertise Factors Influencing
Reproductive Success in Snow Leopards
HerpEcology Linking Behavioral Types and
Animal Job Performance with Population Management in Zoos
Propagation of the Extinct in the
Wild, Kihansi Spray Toad Testing Methods for Assessing
the Reinforcing Effects of Choice in Primates at the Bronx Zoo
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Tools for the Conservation of
African Wild Dogs: Developing Vaccination Protocols for Field Use
WCS Sea Duck Research
Program Global Health Field Programs Wildlife Health and Conservation
in Africa Wildlife Health and Conservation
in Asia Wildlife Health and Conservation
in Latin America and Caribbean
Wildlife Health and Conservation
in North America
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Captive Spawning and Rearing
Marine Fishes and Invertebrates
Carolinas Beach Vitex Task
Force Least Tern Rooftop Colony
Monitoring Local Catch: NC Seafood
Availability Cards Loggerhead Turtle Hatchling
Development Marine Mammal Stranding
Response Team Monofilament Line Recycling
Project Painted Bunting Observer Team Scales and Tails Event Sea Turtle Stranding Response
Team Southeast Regional
Conservation Alliance Using Marine Mammals to
Communicate Solutions to Ocean Issues
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores Eastern Oyster Spatfall Study Monofilament Line Recycling
Project NC Big Sweep Oyster Garden Demonstration
Project Party for the Planet Sea Turtle Awareness Project Sea Turtle Stranding Network “Trash or Treat” at the Dockside
Puppet Theater World Oceans Day
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island Beach Vitex Survey Removal Earth Day Expo Investigation of the Efficacy of
Deslorelin Implants in Designated Species
Manteo Middle School
Demonstration Rain Gardens Marine Mammal Stranding
Network NC Big Sweep Purple Martin Conservation
Project Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Three Cases of Gastric Prolapse
through the Gill Slit in Sand Tiger Sharks, Carcharhinus taurus
North Carolina Zoo Analysis of Time and Activity
Budgets in a Captive Colony of Horned Puffins (Fratercula corniculata)
Are the Messages Being Received? A Study of the Effectiveness of Interpretives at the North Carolina Zoological Park
Assessing Correlations between
Vitamin E and A Status and Lenticular Anomalies in Captive Parakeet Auklets (Aethia psittacula)
Biodiversity Surveys and
Conservation Planning in Southwestern Nigeria
Cape Fear Shiner Recovery
Program Census, Habitat Use and Control
of Canada Geese at the North Carolina Zoological Park
Chimpanzee Cognition Research Conservation of Elephants and
Other Wildlife in Nigeria's Yankari Game Reserve
Conservation of Forest and
Marine Species in Coastal Suriname
Cross River Gorilla Monitoring in
Nigeria and Cameroon Development of a Biscuit-free
Diet for Zoo Gorillas Environmental Factors and
Social Behaviors Affecting Pair Formation by Ground Hornbills
Ex-situ Propagation and
Cultivation Research on West African Lowland Forest Plant Species
Genetic Diversity of the Cross
River Gorilla Ginseng and Basic Mesic Forest
Management Plan Greater Uwharries Conservation
Partnership Hellbender Surveys in Western
North Carolina ISO 140001 Environmental
Management System Certification Includes Objectives and Targets and Applied Research for Sustainable Operations of the
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Horticulture Section at the Zoo
Life History and Behavioral
Aspects of the Cape Fear Shiner
Making Connections: Linking
Schools in Uganda and North Carolina
Masticatory Morphology of
Primates and Carnivores Medicinal Compounds in an
African Plant Morphometric Measures as
Indicators of Sex in Horned Puffins
North Carolina Natural Heritage
Program Pan African Networking Group Plant Collection Documentation
and Verification through Plant Taxonomy Research
Pollution Prevention Planning,
Water testing, and Water Quality Environmental Education Workshops
Radio-telemetry of Snakes Radio-telemetry Tracking and
Monitoring of Box Turtles Reintroduction of Schweintz’s
Sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii) to Purgatory Mountain
Ridges Mountain Management
Plan Survey of Amphibians and
Reptiles at the North Carolina Zoological Park
The Caraway’s Schweintz’s
Sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii) Mitigation Site
The Effectiveness of
Environmental Enrichment on the Behavior of Various Bird and Mammal Species at the North Carolina Zoological Park
The Elephants of Cameroon Thermoregulation in the
American Alligator (Alligator missisippiensis)
Tooro Garden Development Plan Winter Activity of the American
Alligator (Alligator missisippiensis) in an Outdoor Captive Environment
Western North Carolina Nature Center Indiana Bat monitoring Program All - Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
Project (ATBI)
NORTH DAKOTA
Roosevelt Park Zoo Native Plantscaping Wood Duck Nest Boxes
OHIO
Akron Zoological Park Assessing the Impact of
Mycobatria in the Management of the White Winged Wood Duck, Cairina scutulatta
Greater Akron Audubon / Akron
Zoo - Christmas Bird Count Suitcase for Survival
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium American Wildlands (AWL) Cheetah Conservation Fund
(CCF) Columbus Zoo Bird Count Columbus Zoo Sustainability
Program Commitment to Elephant
Conservation East African Otter Project
(EAOP)
International Elephant Foundation (IEF)
International Rhino Foundation
(IRF) IUCN Otter Specialist Group Kibale Community Fuel Wood
Project (KCFWP) Limbe Wildlife Center (LWC) Okapi Conservation Project in
the Democratic Republic of Congo
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance
(PASA) Partners in Conservation (PIC) Polar Bear International (PBI) Pro Delphinus Projects Funded by The
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium The Association for the Rescue
and Conservation of Wildlife (Asociación de Rescate y Conservación de Vida Silvestre) – ARCAS
The National Elephant Center
(NEC) Wine for Wildlife Year of the Gorilla
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City Zoological Park Ape TAG Conservation Initiative El Valle Amphibian Research
Center Elephant Care International Monarch Watch Fund Nature Conservancy of
Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife Conservation Oklahoma Museum Association
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Pacific Marine Mammal Center Project Golden Frog Project Heloderma Project Seahorse Red Panda Network Southwest Partners in
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
The Butaan Project Working Dogs for Conservation World Parrot Trust USA Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group (ZCOG)
The Wilds Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Monitoring
at the Wilds and Beyond via Biotelemetry
Butterfly and Pollinator Habitat
Enhancement Conservation and Ecology of
Sichuan Takin Influence of Long-Acting
Neuroleptics on Reproductive Cyclicity and Behavior in Ungulates
Health and Stress Assessment in
Freshwater Mussels Managing North American
Landscapes for Native Biodiversity
Reintroduction of American
Burying Beetles to Ohio Youth-Managed Pollinator Plot
Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum Asian Elephant Semen Collection Center for Ecosystem Survival -
Conservation Parking Meter Impact of Aging on Endocrine
Function in Asian Elephants: Do Elephants Experience Metaphase?
Rainforest Restoration Foundation
Saving Oklahoma’s Salamanders
OREGON
Oregon Zoo Future for Wildlife Field
Conservation Grant Program Oregon Spotted Frog Polar Bear Stereotypy, Stress,
and Temperament Study Propagation of Kincaid’s Lupine
for Habitat Restoration, Education, and Conservation
Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus
idahoensis) Captive Care and Breeding
Taylor’s Checkerspot Captive
Rearing Experimentation Western Pond Turtle
Headstarting
PENNSYLVANIA
National Aviary Establishment of an "Eastern
Golden Eagle Working Group" Parentage in the Louisiana
Waterthrush: Evidence for Extra-pair Copulations in a Species with Linear Territories?
Philadelphia Zoo American Association of
Museums Sustainability Wallet Card
Amphibian Ark Andean Amphibians Audubon Pennsylvania
Partnership Best Bets for Pets wallet cards
Borneo Conservation Project Build Ivy Ridge Trail Carbon Offset Projects Cheetah Conservation Fund Coastal Plain Leopard Frog Conestoga Forest Garden Diamondback Terrapins -
Bioaccumulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Salt Marsh Ecosystem
Diamondback Terrapin Head
Start Program Docent Council Projects Epulu Okapi Project Giant Elephant Shrew
(Rhynchocyon petersi) Behavioral Study
Golden lion Tamarin Behavioral
Research International Rhino Foundation Jaguar Conservation and
Monitoring in Western Belize Jardin del Barrio Liberty Lands Stormwater
Management Project Madagascar Fauna Group Mantua Square Tree Planting McMichael School Garden Micronesian Kingfisher
Husbandry Research Mid-Atlantic Conservation
Alliance Northern Bald Eagle Nest
Fostering Onsite Sustainability Initiatives Philadelphia Business and
Technology Center's Composting Program
Polar Bear International Project Punta San Juan Rainwater Catchment for Wyck
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Rodrigues Environmental
Educator Sahara Conservation Fund Save the Tiger Fund Semipalmated Sandpiper Short-nosed Echidna Ecology Snow Leopard Trust The Cougar Network The Dulary Fund Tigris Foundation Translocation and
Reintroduction of Biocolorer Tamarins
Trout in the Watershed UC Green Corps Management
Team WePAC (West Philadelphia
Alliance for Children) Nature Club West Philly Tool Library Youth Garden Activity
ZOOAMERICA North American Wildlife Park AZA Conservation Endowment
Fund Dauphin Wildcare Rescue
RHODE ISLAND
Roger Williams Park Zoo American Burying Beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus) Captive Propagation and Reintroduction Program
Biological Control of Purple
Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Conservation Breeding Specialist
Group (CBSG) Conservation Endowment Fund
(CEF)
FrogWatch USA Helping Humboldt Penguins by
Monitoring Guano Harvests International Elephant
Foundation Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery /
Butterfly Conservation Initiative: Partnerships for Recovery
Kibale Community Fuel Wood
Project National Elephant Center in
Okkechobee, Florida New England Zoo and Aquarium
Conservation Collaborative Polar Bears International Red Wolf Recovery Program Rhode Island’s 9th Annual
BioBlitz Sophie Danforth Conservation
Biology Small Grants Program Supporting the El Valle
Amphibian Conservation Center
Tarangire Elephant Project The Jane Goodall Institute Tree Kangaroo Conservation
Program in Papua New Guinea
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bramble Park Zoo Raptor Rehabilitation Seasonal Fluctuations in Adult
Mosquito Populations in Eastern South Dakota
Trumpeter Swan Release Program Brookgreen Gardens Determining the Distribution of
Eastern Spotted Skunks, Striped Skunks, and Long Tailed Weasels
Greenville Zoo International Elephant
Foundation (IEF) Proyecto Titi- Cotton Topped
Tamarin Conservation Snakes of Georgia and South
Carolina Snakes of South Carolina Poster The Chytrid Fungus in the Red
Salamander, pseudotriton ruber, in South Carolina, USA
Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group (ZCOG)
Ripley’s Aquarium at Myrtle Beach Apex Predator Tagging Study Beach Sweep Earth Day Celebration Plasma Chemistry Database for
Sand Tiger Sharks Sea Turtle Reproductive
Physiology Seasonal Movement Patterns of
Sand Tiger Sharks Splash for Trash The Use of Ultrasonography in
Managing Reproductive Activity of Dasyatis americana in Captivity
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden Conservation of Golden Lion
Tamarins in Brazil--In Perpetuity
Genetic Mating System of
Translocated Gopher Tortoises Conservation Project for Pygmy
Sunfishes (Elassoma sp.) Direct & Indirect Effects of
Exurbanization on the E. Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
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Distribution of Public Recycling Bins and Recycling Education in Riverbanks Zoo
Habitat Preference and
Population Status of the Mountain Nyala in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
Health Assessment of and West
Nile Virus Prevalence in Free-living Thick-billed Parrot
Helping the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Conserve their Native Avifauna
Herpetological Survey of the
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
Kibale Community Fuel Wood
Project Molecular Ecology & Systematics
for the Conservation of Crocodiles in West and Central Africa
Monitoring and Home Range
Analysis of the Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur sinus) in Kianjavato, Madagascar
Nutrient and Toxin Analysis of
Foods Consumed by Mantled and Black Howling Monkeys (Alouatta spp) in Mangrove Habitat
Nutritional Evaluation of Free
Ranging and Rehabilitated Sub-adult and Adult Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta)
Population Health & Genetics of
Black-footed Cats and Infectious Disease Prevalence in Sympatric Carnivores
Protected Area Mapping and
Species Inventories with Local Communities in Papua, New Guinea
Protecting the Waterways Pygmy Hippopotamus
(Choeropsis liberiensis) Conservation in Sierra Leone
Rabies Risks to African Wild
Dogs on Community Lands
Radio-tracking of GSM-collared Grevy's Zebra in northern Kenya
Safety & Utility of an External
Radio Transmitter System for Monitoring Activity & Movement Patterns of Agalychnis spurrelli in Barro Colorado Island, Panama
Sumatran Elephant Conservation
Response Units in Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Surveys of the Native Fauna of
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden The Serengeti Giraffe Project:
Ecological Analysis of a Population in Decline
South Carolina Aquarium Asian Green Mussel Surveys Barnacle Growth as an Indicator
of the Onset and Duration of Clinical Symptoms of Debilitated Turtle Syndrome
Cape Island Turtle Project Carolina Vegetation Survey Field
Foray Loggerhead Turtle Pit Tag Study Nesting Site Survey for the
Swallow-Tailed Kite Project PROTHO REEF Fish Survey Project Robust Redhorse Conservation
Committee SCDNR Marine Resources
Division In-Water Sea Turtle Study
Sea Turtles in the Classroom - an
Activity Guide Correlated to South Carolina State Education Standards
South Carolina Aquarium Sea
Turtle Rehabilitation Program South Carolina Oyster
Restoration and Enhancement Program
South Carolina Phytoplankton
Monitoring Network
Survey of Freshwater Mussels in
Select Streams of South Carolina
TENNESSEE
Memphis Zoo Applications of Infrared
Thermography for the Physiological Monitoring of Captive Wildlife
AZA Giant Panda Conservation
Program (GPCF) Cryobanking Memphis Zoo's
Genetic Resources: Wildlife Conservation for the Future?
Development of a Model to
Understand the Nutritional Requirements of the Giant Panda
Development of New
Technologies for Conservation of Endangered Amphibians
Ecology and Conservation of
Jaguars and Pumas in Emas National Park and Surrounding Farmlands
Habitat use of Giant Pandas in
the Foping Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountain Range, China
International Elephant
Foundation (IEF) International Jaguar
Conservation Foundation (JCF)
Iowa Trumpeter Swan
Restoration Program Mariana Avifauna Conservation
Program: Phase One Quantification of Bamboo
Handling Time and Selection by Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): Roles of Nutritional Content, Energetics and Seasonality
Recycling of Cell Phones and
Used Batteries Remote Physiological Monitoring
of the Giant Panda Using
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Urinary and Fecal Hormonal Assays in Combination with Nutritional Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) Profiling
Seasonal Histochemical and
Nutritional Characteristics of Bamboo Consumed by Giant Pandas
Sino-US Forest Health and
Restoration Project: Sino-US Forester Exchange Tour
Using Bio-Gas stoves as a
Strategy for Forest Conservation
Nashville Zoo Clouded Leopard Consortium Clouded Leopard In-situ Project Haitian Giant Galliwasp Hellbender Nashville Crayfish Puerto Rican Crested Toad Tapir Radio Collar to Costa Rica
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Adopt - The - Spur Apex Predator Tagging Study Bioencapsulation of
Fenbendazole in Adult Artemia
Bioencapsulation of
Metronidazole in Adult Artemia
Bioencapsulation of Praziquantel
in Adult Artemia Plasma Chemistry Database for
Sand Tiger Sharks River Clean Up Sea Turtle Reproductive
Physiology Use of Ultrasonography in
Managing Reproductive
Activity in Rhinoptera bonasus in Captivity
Wildlife Conservation Society:
Seasonal Movement Patterns of Sand Tiger Sharks, Carcharias taurus, in the Western Atlantic Ocean
Tennessee Aquarium Colvard Spring Habitat
Restoration Conservation Genetics and
Larval Biology of Popeye Shiner, a Rare Fish in a Fragmented Ecosystem
Emory River Fish Community
Health Preventing Extinction:
Conasauga Logperch Propagation and Genetics
Rearing Barrens Topminnows,
Fundulus julisia, for Conservation Purposes
Systematics and Cryptic
Biodiversity in Sculpins of the Rocky Mountains
Tennessee Lake Sturgeon
Reintroduction Program
TEXAS
Caldwell Zoo Assessing Relationships among
Dominance Status, Testosterone Concentrations, and Ovarian Acyclicity in African Elephants
Conservation genetics of the
North American Box Turtles Genetic Defense against Disease
in Captive and Wild Elephants What causes Hyperprolactinemia
in Noncycling African Elephants? Possible role of Estrogens
Cameron Park Zoo Checkered Garter Snake,T. m.
marcianus, Reintroduction Project
Ontogenetic Variation and Aging
in Prosimian Primates Orangutan Development Study Providing Specialized Diets for
Texas Indigenous Species
Ellen Trout Zoo Black Bear Task Force Conservation of Siamese
Crocodiles in Cambodia Croc School Scholarship Great Ape Conservation
Initiative Louisiana Pine Snake
Conservation Initiative Tapir Symposium Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group
Fort Worth Zoo A Pilot Investigation of Vitamin
A Metabolism in Golden Frogs (Atelopus zeteki) and Marine Toads (Bufo marinus) and Appropriate Supplementation Methods.
Arthur A. Seeligson Jr.
Conservation Fund Assessment of Annual
Reproductive Cycle of a Breeding Female Jaguar Using Fecal Steroid Hormone Analysis
Behavioral Analysis of a
Jamaican Iguana Pair during Breeding Season
Cryptobranchid Interest Group Development of an Elephant
Hand Rearing Resource Center Freshwater Turtle Population
Trends and Health in Texas’ Priority Ecoregions
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Jamaican Iguana Conservation and Reintroduction Project
Mountain Bongo Repatriation to
Mount Kenya World Heritage Site
Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP Turks and Caicos Caribbean
Flamingo Project Understanding the Interaction
between Nutrition, Activity and Reproduction in Captive Asian Elephants
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Assistance to IRF Rhino
Conservation Medicine Program
Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Database
Characterization of Circulating Nutritional Profiles in Captive Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Hoofstock Management Improving Cheetah Health by
Linking Physiologic and Behavioral Stress Metrics to Management
Test for Normal Development of
Gastrointestinal Structure and Immune Function in Endangered Attwater's Prairie Chickens
Invasive Plant Species
Management and Habitat Restoration
Native Grassland Restoration
Landry’s Downtown Aquarium – Houston Armand Bayou Nature Center Friends of the Sea GHCAAZK – Bowling for Rhinos Houston Arboretum Houston Audubon Society Kickady SCUBA
National Marine Fisheries National Marine Sanctuary
Foundation The Shark Spine Study WildAid Wildlife Alliance World Parrot Trust
San Antonio Zoological Society African Wild Dog Conservation
Donation Amphibian Monitoring Project AZA Butterfly Conservation
Initiative Donation Colobus Trust Donation Costa Rica Amphibian Research
Center Donation Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Donation Gilman International
Conservation's Epulu Project Donation
Habitat Restoration around
Bracken Bat Cave Life History Traits of Crotalus
polystictus: A Long-term, Mark-recapture Study
Living Planet Foundation
Donation Madagascar Fauna Group
Donation National Elephant Center
Donation Snow Leopard Trust Donation Tomistoma Task Force Donation Turtle Survival Alliance Donation Using Youth-Intern Teams to
Increase the Effective Delivery of Action-Oriented Conservation Messages
Zoo Conservation Outreach
Group Donation
Texas State Aquarium Adopt-A-Beach AZA Amphibian Fund -
Contribution Conservation Endowment Fund
(CEF) - Contribution Ethotrak Gladys Porter Zoo Sea Turtle
Conservation Program - Kemp's Ridley Project
Keepers of the Coast Club Redfish Grow-out Pond SeaLab Wildscape Garden Sensational Sustainable Seafood
- Promoting Wise Seafood Choices
Signal Meaning and Long-term
Social Recognition of Vocalizations in Tursiops truncatus
Sunset Lake Invaders: Invasive
Species Monitoring Wildlife Rehabilitation Program
VIRGINIA
Virginia Living Museum Butterfly Project Conservation Garden Earth Weekend Intergenerational Elderhostel Living Green Demonstration
Building Red Wolf Recovery Project School Education Programs
(grades K-12) Seafood Watch VLM Representation on the
Virginia Cave Board Waters Creek Watershed
Cleanup
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Wildlife Rehabilitation
WASHINGTON
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium Acres for the Atmosphere: Pilot
Year Actions Blue-Throated Macaw
Conservation Project Bornean Wild Cat and Clouded
Leopard Project “Climate Change: Connections
and Solutions” 5th-12th Grade Teacher Workshop
Clouded Leopards and Small
Cats of Sumatra: Conflict Mitigation in the Face of a Quickly Rising Human Population
Clouded Leopard Breeding in
Khao Kheow Zoo Comprehensive Social Marketing
Approach to Reducing Global Climate Change
Consequences of Different
Forest Management Strategies for Clouded Leopards and Other Felids and Viverrids in Sabah, Malaysia
Conservation Genetics of
Threatened and Endangered Bornean Wild Cats in Sabah, Malaysia
Coral Growth and Conservation
through Propagation and Intense Light
Developing Conservation
Response Units in Sumatra Establishing Endocrine and
Behavioral Parameters of Reproduction in Captive Pacific Walrus
Factors Affecting Reproduction
in the Red Wolf Monitoring Introduced Oregon
Spotted Frogs and Its Habitat at Fort Lewis
Oregon Spotted Frog Headstarting and Release
PDZA Green Team Project Seahorse Rockfish Surveys Documenting
Shifting Ecosystems Sabangau Felid Project Sixgill Shark Abundance and
Distribution in Puget Sound Southeast Asia Wild Cat
Education Initiative Status and Conservation Needs
of the Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi) on Borneo: A Comprehensive Threat & Distribution Assessment, including Implications for Regional and Transnational Habitat Connectivity
Survey for Small Felid Species in
Select Thailand Reserves and Evidence for Competitive Exclusion by Larger Felids
Turtles & Trash in Tompotika -
Turning the Tide Use of Non-Invasive
Endocrinology at PDZA for Animal Management
Wild Cats Education Week
Festival
Seattle Aquarium Alcid (Sea Bird) Reproductive
Physiology Citizen Science Hawaii Reef Study Larval Rearing of Puget Sound
Teleosts Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodorus
eques) Population Genetics Loss of Genetic Diversity in Sea
Otters (Enhydra lutris) Associated with the Fur Trade of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Neah Bay Reef Video Survey
Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) Conservation Endocrinology
Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra
lutris kenyoni) Pup Rehabilitation
Octopus Senescence Puget Sound – Sixgill Shark
Research and Conservation Project
River otter (Lontra canadiensis)
Fecal Testosterone Seafood Watch Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Population Genetics Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
Acoustic Tagging Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
Diver Sighting Database Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
Population Genetics Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
Visual Marker Tagging Teacher Training Washington Sea Otter (Enhydra
lutris) Annual Census
Woodland Park Zoo African Village
Cultural/Interpretive Programs Barn Swallow Reproductive
Success and Nest Site Fidelity at Woodland Park Zoo
Botswana Wild Dog Research
Project Conservation Connections:
Docent Program Conservation of the Rufous-
necked Hornbill, Aceros nipalenis, and its Montane Forest Habitat in Thailand
Forest Explorers Formation of a Sun Bear Expert
Team in Malaysia Grizzly Bear Outreach Project
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Habitat Ramblers
Hornbill Nest Adoptions in Thailand
Hutan (KOCP) Elephant
Conservation Indonesian Veterinary Training
Program Inspiration to Action Programs:
Backyard Habitat Workshops International Bug Club: Papua
New Guinea International Snow Leopard
Trust Licton Springs Conservation and
Restoration Project Mbeli Bai Gorilla Study Muraviovka Park for Sustainable
Land Use NW Amphibian Recovery Project Orangutan Habitat Protection
and Patrolling in Gunung Palung National Park
Partnerships for the World:
International Field Training Programs in Conservation
Partulid Global Species
Management Programme Raptor Ecology of the Shrub-
Steppe
Ready, Set, Discover Reptiles on Wheels & Bugs on
Wheels School to Zoo Silverspot Butterfly
Conservation Project Small Grants – Jaguar
Conservation Fund SOAR (Save Our Amazing
Raptors)
Tarangire National Park Elephant Project
Teacher Training Tree Kangaroo Conservation
Program
Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project
Wildlife and People in Kenya:
Waterholes Project Wild Wise ZATPAC Zoo Corps Zoo Edition Zoo Experiences for Students
and Teachers (ZEST)
WISCONSIN
Racine Zoological Gardens Andean Bear, Northwester
Ecuador Andean Condor, South American
Andes and Patagonian Coast Beach Sweep / International
Coastal Cleanup Butler’s Garter Snake
Demographic Study Desert Flamingos, Northern
Chile’s Atacama Desert Educational Programs Effects of Invasive Species and
Interspecific Competition on the Endemic and Possibilities for Captive Propagation
Ornate Box Turtle Headstart
Program SSP Mark Recapture Study on a
Michigan Population of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes
Torhorst Wildlife Conservation
Fund Tree Boa Demographic Study