June 2017
AZA Animal Programs: Tip-of-the-Month
If you need an extension for your SSP Breeding & Transfer Plan or Studbook, please contact your TAG Chair and the AZA Conservation, Management & Welfare Sciences Department prior to the upcoming deadline and be sure to request a new deadline date.
AZA SAFE Update
The following AZA SAFE projects are still in need of project coordinators! For more information about a specific project, use the designated email address listed with each AZA SAFE species.
Vaquita Project Coordinators
- Value chain and economic development
Shark and Ray Project Coordinators
- Sustainability and awareness of consumption
- Community-based conservation
- Multimedia development
- Policy and legislation
Cheetah Project Coordinators
- Carnivore positive landscapes
- Monitoring and enforcement capacity building
- Cheetah distribution, demographics and population connectivity
- Snaring abatement
Western Pond Turtle Project Coordinators
AZA Professional Development
Registration is now open for the remainder of our 2017 courses! These are some of our most popular courses of the year so register early to secure your space for your preferred session. Early registrants will also catch our most discounted rate to attend! For more information and to register, visit the website.
Professional Development Scholarship Applications are now available!
Interested in taking one of AZA's Professional Development courses in the next year? Apply for a scholarship to cover your costs. Visit the website to learn more and apply by July 15th.
AZA Calendar
Please visit the AZA calendar to find the current list of workshops, meetings, and training opportunities that are of interest to Animal Program participants and other zoo and aquarium professionals. To add to this list, please email AZA's Conservation, Management & Welfare Sciences Department.
Funding and Award Opportunities
Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. Conservation Fund, Fort Worth Zoo
The Fort Worth Zoo is seeking proposals in 2017 for the Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. Conservation Fund (SCF). The SCF was established to promote and enable conservation of native Texas wildlife through partnerships with scientists, educators, organizations and private landowners committed to conserving the biodiversity of Texas. Funds requested should be $5,000 or less. For proposal guidelines and the application form please contact Jenny Elston, Ph.D., Curator of Conservation and Behavior. For more information about the SCF please visit the Fort Worth Zoo website. The application deadline is June 30, 2017.
New SSPs
COUA, CRESTED
Anne Heitman, Sedgwick County Zoo
New Program Leaders
SAG Chair
VETERINARY ADVISORY GROUP
Hayley Murphy, Zoo Atlanta
SSP Coordinator and Studbook Keeper
HORNBILL, WRINKLED
Susan Greer, Dallas Zoo
STARLING, EMERALD
Gwen Harris, Oregon Zoo
SSP Coordinator
WALLABY, YELLOW-FOOTED ROCK
Damian Lechner, Palm Beach Zoo
Studbook Keeper
SERVAL
Emily Lutz, Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfield Zoo
TREE KANGAROO, MATSCHIE’S
Davi Ann Norsworthy, Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Candidate Program Leader
BULBUL, COLLARED FINCH-BILLED
Harrison Edell, Dallas Zoo
TURTLE, PASCAGOULA MAP
Ryan Dumas, Newport Aquarium
New Program Leader Vacancies
Find applications and instructions regarding vacancies in the Animal Program Handbooks. Applications are due July 1, 2017, unless otherwise noted. For a full list of available Program Leader positions, visit the Current Program Leader Vacancies page.
SSP Coordinator and Studbook Keeper
AARDVARK
Please send application materials to Lindsay Sears, Pangolin, Aardvark, and Xenarthra TAG Chair.
Studbook Keeper
ELEPHANT, ASIAN
Please send application materials to Martha Fischer, Elephant TAG Chair.
New Publications
Please note that all documents are available for download on the Program's page found by logging in and searching the Animal Programs Database.
Population Viability Analyses (PVAs)
Ciconiiformes/Phoenicopteriformes TAG
Hamerkop
Heron, Boat-billed
Ibis, African Sacred
Ibis, Hadada
Ibis, Madagascar Crested
Ibis, Scarlet
Ibis, Southern Bald
Ibis, Straw-necked
Ibis, Waldrapp
Spoonbill, African
Spoonbill, Roseate
Stork, Abdim’s (White-bellied)
Stork, European White
Stork, Marabou
Stork, Milky
Stork, Painted
Stork, Saddle-billed
Stork, Storm’s
Stork, Yellow-billed
Breeding & Transfer Plans
Bluebird, Fairy
Iguana, Jamaican
Meerkat
Orangutan, Bornean
Orangutan, Sumatran
Otter, Giant
Starling, Golden-breasted
Tamarin, Bearded Emperor
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Studbooks
Armadillo, Six Banded
Armadillo, Southern Three-banded
Boa, Jamaican
Coua, Crested
Crake, Black
Duck, Spotted Whistling
Gazelle, Grant’s
Honeyeater, Blue-faced
Hornbill, Rhinoceros
Klipspringer
Monkey, Central American Spider
Monkey, Mexican Spider
Monkey, Robust Black Spider
Monkey, Variegated Spider
Okapi
Puffin, Atlantic
Snake, Louisiana Pine
Vulture, King
Animal Care Manuals
Tiger - Spanish
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Want to contribute to the Update?
All announcements for the monthly Animal Programs Update should be submitted to the AZA Conservation, Management & Welfare Sciences Department by the 25th of the prior month.