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Zoo, Aquarium intro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Forest Park | Main campus of St. Louis zoo, completely free, allows people to see animals from all around the world |
| Wildcare Park | Northern campus, mostly free-range ungulates viewed through safari, costs money, allows people to see animals more naturally |
| American Red Wolf wildlife refuge | Conservation efforts for critically endangered American Red Wolf, not around people at all |
| How many people visit zoos and aquariums yearly? | 700 million |
| Why do zoos and aquariums want people to visit? | Teach them about conservation to make people care about animals |
| AZA | Association of Zoos and Aquariums, accredits aquariums and zoos |
| When was the AZA founded? | 1924 |
| Where are most AZA accredited facilities? | The United States |
| How many AZA accredited facilities are there? | 240 |
| How many USDA accredited facilities are there? | 2,800 |
| Other regional accreditors | EAZA, BIAZA, CAZA, ZAA, JAZA, SEAZA, WZA |
| 4 areas AZA accredited facilities have to achieve rigorous standards | Education, conservation, research involvement, recreation |
| How long does it take to get accredited by the AZA? | 6 months to a year |
| How recently does the AZA inspect facilities? | Every 5 years |
| AAZK | American Association of Zookeepers |
| Goal of AAZK | Make sure animal care and conservation standards are met |
| SSPs | Species Survival Plan Programs |
| Goal of SSPs | Protect a certain species |
| How do SSPs function? | Facilitating trade for the certain animal they are concerned with |
| TAGs | Taxonomy Advisory Groups |
| Goal of TAGs | Create care and conservation plans for select species |
| How do TAGs function? | A committee of expert advisors select a species for AZA programs and create plans to advise care and conseration |
| SAGs | Scientific Advisory Groups |
| Goal of SAGs | Advise on topics related to animal wellbeing |
| How do SAGs function? | Advisors provide information on how best to care for specific animals |
| SAFE | Saving Animals From Extinction |
| Goal of SAFE programs | Use collaborative work to save certain at-risk animals from going extinct |
| How are SAFE programs different from SSPs | SAFE programs are more focused on collaboration instead of just trade |
| Trends for zoos in SAFE programs | Better collaboration, increased funding, better technology |
| Studbooks | Databases for populations |
| Why are studbooks important? | They provide better data for genetics in populations under their jurisdiction |
| ZIMS | Zoological Information Management System |
| How is ZIMS used? | Track animal data such as health, genetics, behavior, and population |
| How much do AZA facilities have to give to conservation? | At least 3% on profits |
| How can AZA facilities contribute to conservation? | Monetary donations, education, breeding programs, research |
| How often do animals receive wellness evaluations from the AZA? | At least once a year |
| Curator | Manages animals, programs, budgets, employees, and facilities |
| Keeper | Cleaning, feeding, catching, and caring for animals, guest engagement, assist vets and researchers |
| Registar | Move animals between institutions and keep good records |
| Positions at zoos | Keeper, Records, Curator, Manager, Veterinarian, Nutritionist, Registar, Conservation, Research, Welfare, Education, Architecture |
| Why are internships at zoos important? | Get experience with animals and working in a team, understand how the system works |
| WildCare Institute | A conservation entity focused on the conservation of certain species or areas with many at risk animals |
| Citizen science | Programs where scientific research is done by members of the general public working with researchers |
| Grevy's Zebra Trust | An organization established to conserve the Grevy's Zebra |
| Scouts | Part of Grevy's Zebra Trust, go out, monitor and collect data on the zebras, mostly women |
| Ambassadors | Part of Grevy's Zebra Trust, trained by Wildlife Service to take data and combat poachers |
| Warriors | Part of Grevy's Zebra Trust, go out and collect data, mostly young men leaving home |
| How do scholarships help the Grevy's Zebra Trust? | Awarded by Grevy's Zebra Trust to encourage people to care |
| Main treats to Grevy's Zebras | Competition with people and livestock, drought, disease, poaching, infrastructure development |
| How does the Grevy's Zebra trust work to address the main threats facing Grevy's Zebras? | Educate people on them and make them care, identify and track, protect them from poachers, help with grazing, disease control |
| How does the Grevy's Zebra trust use habitat recovery to assist the Grevy's Zebra population? | Planned grazing to keep livestock and zebras from interacting, digging wells to assist in water level |
| Why doest habitat recovery work? | Grevy's Zebra and shy and will naturally avoid people |
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