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2004 Annual Conference Proceedings

18 – 23 September
New Orleans, LA

All of the following full-text documents are in PDF. [download Adobe Acrobat Reader]

• The Bronx Zoo's Tiger Mountain: Enrichment at the Forefront of Exhibitry
  Patrick Thomas, Ph.D., Curator of Mammals
  Susan Chin, Director of Exhibition and Graphic Arts
  Bronx Zoo / Wildlife Conservation Society

• The Economics of Feeding Animals: A Strategic Approach
  Barbara Toddes, Nutrition Program Director, Philadelphia Zoo
  Andy Baker, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President for Animal Programs, Philadelphia Zoo

• Designing Larger Exhibits Without Making Them Larger: The Periodic Access Concept
  Terrance L. Steele, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Cardinal Stritch University

• The Development of a Carcass Feeding Program
  Beth Stark, Curator of Behavioral Husbandry, The Toledo Zoo

• A Technique for Assessing Exhibit Success
  Wendy Stanford, Research and Conservation Coordinator
  Alan Varsik, General Curator, Santa Barbara Zoo

• Social Interaction Among Members of a Family of White-Cheeked Gibbons
  Kara Nuss, Graduate Student
  The University of Chicago, Committee on Evolutionary Biology

• B.I.G. TEX and the Cyanocorax yncas (Green Jay) Project
  Debbie S. Milligan, Senior Keeper-Birds, Dallas Zoo

• Parma Wallaby PMP: Saving the Last of Sir George Grey's Wallabies
  Adrienne Miller, Collection Manager, Parma Wallaby Studbook Keeper and PMP Manager
  Russell Menard, Media Productions and Programming, Roger Williams Park Zoo

• Inspiring Caring: Measuring the Impact of the Lemur Forest Experience
  Wendy Meluch, Visitor Studies Services and Emily Routman, San Francisco Zoo

• The Students and Mentors (S.A.M.) Program: A Unique Zoo-School Collaboration to Foster Academic Success in Disadvantaged Youth
  Meg Helmes, Science Magnet School Liaison

• The Bioencapsulation of Metronidazole in the Adult Brine Shrimp (Artemia Sp.)
  A. Jeanene McCoy, B.S., Research Fellow, Jane M. Crowder, B.S., Chemist, John Dickson, M.S., Aquarist, Allison L. Corwin, B.S., Research Fellow, Rolando Perez, Ph.D., Project Manager and M. Andrew Stamper, D.V.M., Dipl. A.C.Z.M., Research Scientist

• A Diversity Recruitment Strategy
  Michelle May, Animal Programs Manager, The Living Seas, Walt Disney World Resort
  John Lehnhardt, Animal Operations Director, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort

• Tracking and Understanding the Elements of a Satisfying Zoo Experience
  Jerry F. Luebke, Ed.D., Audience Research Specialist, Brookfield Zoo

• Dancing with the Apes: Metamorphosis of an Orangutan and Siamang Exhibit
  Robyn Badger, Architect
  Kimberly Livingstone, Team Area Lead, Zoological Society of San Diego

• Food For Thought: Integrating Zoo Nutrition and Education Programs
  Keith Winsten, Director of Education, Interpretation, and Outreach, Brookfield Zoo
  Kerri Slifka, Staff Nutritionist, Brookfield Zoo
  Barbara Lintzenich, Staff Nutritionist, Brookfield Zoo

• Science Stars: Understanding Wildlife through Science and Art
  Anthea Lavallee, Director of Education, Zoo New England
  Sarah McMillan, Science Stars Coordinator, Zoo New England
  Allie Beraha, Education Specialist, Zoo New England

• Passionate Facts: Fusion of Culture and Science
  Zofia Kostyrko, Creative Director and Principal, deZign sKape LLC
  Paul Bluestone, Principal, Bluestone Associates
  Joe Rohde, Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
  Dr. Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer, Director, Native Waters
  Dr. Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific
  Susan Strauss, Storyteller
  Presentation Media Design; Gillian Chaplin, Director, Magian Design Studio

• The Implications of Johne's Disease and the Regulatory Environment
  Bruce Rideout DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, Head of Pathology and Associate Director, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego

• Genetic Paternity Analysis of a Wild African Elephant Population
  Julie Hollister-Smith, Duke University
  Susan C. Alberts, Duke University
  Joyce Poole, Amboseli Elephant Research Project
  Cynthia Moss, Amboseli Elephant Research Project

• Training Birds for Husbandry and Medical Behaviors to Reduce or Eliminate Stress
  Barbara Heidenreich, Owner, Animal Training and Consulting Services

• Project Puffin and the AZA: Involving Staff With A Successful Seabird Restoration Program
  Mary Roman Gunther

• Cheetah Species Survival Plan in situ Conservation Programs
  Jack Grisham, Smithsonian's National Zoological Park

• The Importance of a Comprehensive Nutrition Program: A Director's Perspective
  Michael Fouraker, Zoo Director, Fort Worth Zoo
  Ann M. Ward, Director of Nutrition, Fort Worth Zoo
  Tarren Wagener, Director of Conservation Science, Fort Worth Zoo

• Training Innovations that Save Time, Animals and Money
  Kayce Cover, President, SATS

• Finding the Balance: When Scientists and Educators Collide
  Julie Childers, Director, Center for School and Public Programs, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium

• Developing Partnerships to Increase Diversity: One small zoo's solution to a big problem
  Miranda Cagle, Director of Community Partnerships
  Dardenelle Long, Zoo Director, Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park

• Strategies for managing supportive care and reintroduction of infant hylobatidae
  Beth Schaefer, Beth Richards, Rebecca Sellin, Audra Sharp Disney’s Animal Kingdom
  

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