Accreditation and Certification Review March 2017

Listed below are the institutions to be evaluated for accreditation by the AZA Accreditation Commission when it meets March 26 - 28, 2017 at AZA's Mid-Year Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In most cases, inspections for these institutions and facilities will take place between October and December, culminating in a hearing before the Commission in March.

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

Aquarium of the Bay
Atlantis, Paradise Island
Central Florida Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
Los Angeles Zoo
Monterey Bay Aquarium
National Aquarium
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
Palm Beach Zoo
Parque Zoologico de Leon
Phoenix Zoo
Santa Ana Zoo
Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
South Carolina Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

Certification Applicants

B. Bryan Preserve
International Animal Exchange