Accreditation and Certification Review Spring 2019

Listed below are the institutions to be evaluated for accreditation by the AZA Accreditation Commission when it meets April 13 - 15, 2019 at AZA's Mid-Year Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. In most cases, inspections for these institutions and facilities will take place between November and January, culminating in a hearing before the Commission in April.

Anyone wishing to offer comments, positive or negative, should submit them in writing as soon as possible to Accreditation Department, AZA, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 710, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments can also be e-mailed to azaaccreditation@aza.org.

Accreditation Applicants

Abilene Zoological Gardens
Acuario de Veracruz
Adventure Aquarium
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, & Zoo
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Charles Paddock Zoo
Dolphin Discovery Punta Cana
The Florida Aquarium
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Gladys Porter Zoo
Hattiesburg Zoo
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Memphis Zoo
Museum of Science
Nashville Zoo
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Newport Aquarium
Niabi Zoo
Oakland Zoo
Oceanogràfic Valencia
Reid Park Zoo
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
The Seas
Tennessee Aquarium
Virginia Living Museum

Certification Applicants

Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center
Natural Encounters, Inc.