2009 Conservation Impact Report

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1 2009 Impact Report

2 Introduction AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums serve as conservation centers that are concerned about ecosystem health, take responsibility for species survival, contribute to research, conservation, and education, and provide society the opportunity to develop personal connections with the animals in their care. Whether breeding and re-introducing endangered species, rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured animals, maintaining far-reaching educational and outreach programs or supporting and conducting in-situ and ex-situ research and field conservation projects, zoos and aquariums play a vital role in maintaining our planet s diverse wildlife and natural habitats while engaging the public to appreciate and participate in conservation. In 2009, 127 of AZA s 238 accredited institutions and certified-related facilities contributed data for the 2009 Impact Report. A summary of the 1,762 conservation efforts these institutions participated in within ~60 countries is provided. In addition, a list of individual projects is broken out by state and zoological institution. This report was compiled by Shelly Grow (AZA Biologist) as well as Jamie Shockley and Katherine Zdilla (AZA Volunteer Interns). This report, along with those from previous years, is available on the AZA Web site at:

3 2009 AZA s ARGENTINA Temaiken Foundation of Osununu Natural Reserve Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) Native Butterfly and Orchids Parana pine (Araucaria angustifolia) Ecosystem BERMUDA Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo BAMZ/BZS Research Grants and Support Bermuda Amphibian Bermuda Biodiversity Bermuda Killifish Bermuda Marine Moorings Initiative Bermuda Reef Ecology Assessment and Mapping (BREAM) Bermuda Turtle Diamondback terrapin project Education Internship Ion analyzer for National Aquarium to improve coral husbandry at Bermuda Aquarium Madagascar Learning Centre Marine Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Red-eared slider project TRACKS development CANADA Zoo de Granby Enhancing the of the Geoffroy s Pied Colobus monkey (Colobus vellerosus) in Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana Follow-up on Egg Laying and the Use of Pike River by the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) Re-Establishment of the Spiny Softshell Turtle in Quebec Research on Mandrill's Behavior at Granby Zoo Research on Mandrill's Behavior and the Relation with Cortisol at Granby Zoo during Enrichment Sessions The Effect of Visitor Presence on Captive Amur Tigers in Zoological Parks Wild Birds Inventory at Granby Zoo and Comparison with Other Parks around the Town of Granby UNITED STATES ARIZONA Phoenix Zoo Be Outdoors Arizona (BOAZ) Black-footed Ferret Propagation & Release California Condor Veterinary Healthy Support Chiricahua Leopard Frog Headstarting and Release Cienega Watershed Partnership Desert Pupfish Breeding and Release Gila Topminnow Assurance Species Grevy's Zebra Trust National/International Support Health in Harmony Orangutan and Forest Stewardship Hornbill Nest Adoption Hutan Orang-utan and Elephant Support Masked Bobwhite Quail Species Recovery Plan Mexican Grey Wolf Canis lupus baileyi Adaptive Management Plan Participation Mount Graham Red Squirrel Propagation and Release Narrow-headed Garter Snake Captive Husbandry and Management National Park System Visioning Native Invertebrates Husbandry & Release Sonoran Pronghorn Recovery and Field Support Sonoran Pronghorn Research Support Western Governors Association Climate and Wildlife Corridor and Connectivity s Reid Park Zoo Elephant Manager's Conference - Houston Fecal Hormone Monitoring and Pregnancy Detection in Polar Bears Investigating fluctuations in Alopecia/Dermatitis in Captive Polar Bears National Elephant Center New Nature Foundation Olfactory Capabilities in Reference to Detection of Cycling Female Polar Bears 3

4 2009 AZA s Polar Bears International Rain Forest Parking Meter Tarangire Elephant ARKANSAS Little Rock Zoo Appalachian Bear Center Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission Arkansas Statewide Raptor Awareness Community s Bear Trust International Bowling for Rhinos Bushmeat Crisis Taskforce Cheetah Fund (CCF) Chimp Haven Chimp-n-Sea Wildlife Fund - Kibale Community Fuel Wood Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) Endowment Fund (CEF) El Valle Amphibian Center (EVACC) Heifer International International Bear Association International Elephant Foundation LEAP - Wong Si Te Madagascar Fauna Group Orangutan Outreach Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) Partners in - AAZK - Parking Meter Phase I of the Elephant Survival Center - (TNEC) the National Elephant Center Rainforest Alliance Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary AAZK SANCOBB - South African Foundation for the of Coastal Birds Thailand Clouded Leopard Consortium The Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund International The Mount Kenya Bongo Repatriation Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge WCS/Mbeli Bai Study Wildlife SOS - India CALIFORNIA Aquarium of the Pacific Abalone Surveys with California Department of Fish and Game Development of Molecular Techniques for Monitoring Demographic Structure of Bering Sea Seabird Populations Evaluation of RNA Extraction Methods and Its Applicability for Wildlife Species In-Situ Measurement of Vertebrate Swimming in Natural Environments Kelp Forest Monitoring with Santa Monica Baykeepers Monitoring Sea Turtle Presence and Activity within Alamitos Bay Channel and the San Gabriel River Pink and Green Abalone Translocation Studies with California Department of Fish and Game Sandtiger Shark Scoliosis Species Composition and Abundances of Nearshore Reef Fish on the Long Beach and Huntington Beach Offshore Petroleum Platforms White Abalone Recruitment Study Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography Establishing a DNA Sequence Database for the Marine Fish Fauna of the Gulf of California, Mexico - Live specimen collection Coyote Point Museum Coyote Point Beach Clean up Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla) Garden Habitat Happy Hollow Zoo Advance Force via Wildlife Direct Balikpapan Orangutan Society, USA (BOSUSA) Belize Audubon Society C.A.N.N.E.D. Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary outreach education programs E-Waste Collection LEED Certification for Happy Hollow Park & Zoo Return the Call of the Wild Cell Phone Recycle The Living Desert Amazing Amphibians: Frogs on the Edge Channel Island Fox Recovery Planning Climate Change and the California Deserts Conference 4

5 2009 AZA s Desert Pupfish ex-situ refugia management Desert Tortoise Adoption Invasive Cactus Moth Survey Invasive Riparian Herpetofauna in the Coachella Valley Mecca Aster Propagation and Habitat Restoration Niger Carnivore Rabies Vaccine Effectiveness in Gray Wolves Sahara Fund Sonoran Pronghorn Capture and Release Southwestern Gray Wolf Distinct Population Segment Recovery Planning Oakland Zoo Africa Matters Amboseli Elephant Research American Bird Conservancy Animals Asia ARCAS Environmental Education The Ares Bushmeat Crisis Task Force Butterfly Initiative Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Trust Bundongo Snare Removal Chimp Haven Coevolution Institute Speaker Series Elephant Seismic Research Felidae Fund Bay Area Puma Fund for the Tiger Hornbill Nest Hornbill Nest Teen Wild Guides Jane Goodall Institute Kibale Community Fuel Wood Lubee Bat Conservancy Mountain Lion Foundation Namibian Elephant Research National Elephant Center PAWS Predator Alliance Golden Frog Tamarin Saba Sun Bear Center Saiga Fund (Teen Wild Guides) Saving Sandhill Cranes (Lecture) Save the Elephants Saving Wild Tigers Ventana Wildlife Society Western Pond Turtle Head Start World Wildlife Fund (Teen Wild Guides) Sacramento Zoo Adopt an Acre/Rainforest Meter Amphibian Ark Breeding Support Group (CBSG) of Endangered Pangolin with Local Community Participation DNA Sample Donations Giant Garter Snake Fecundity Study Giant Garter Snake Tracking Grevy s Zebra Hornbill Research Foundation International Bird Rescue Research Center International Snow Leopard Foundation Mabula Ground Hornbill Madagascar Fauna Group Pan African Assoc. of Zoological Gardens and Aquarium and Botanic Gardens Riparian Brush Rabbit Recovery Sahara Fund Validation of Blood Lactate Levels in Flamingos Zoo Outreach Group (ZCOG) Safari West Cercopan Cheetah Fund (CCF) Defenders of Wildlife EarthMatters Florida Fish and Wildlife Martinez Beavers Matanya s Hope Lifelion World Wildlife Fund (WWF) San Diego Zoo Andean Bear Research, Building Capacity in Peru Captive Breeding and Reintroduction of the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike Comparing Mineral and Vitamin E Concentrations in Hand- 5

6 2009 AZA s Reared and Dam-Reared Infants Developing Captive Breeding for Yuskers in Sri Lanka Enclosure and Pasture Utilization of the Animals in the South African Exhibit Improving the Genetic Management of the Fennec Fox Species Survival Plan Native Seeds for Native Americans Palm Initiative Periparturitional Behavior, Development and Infrasound of Captive African Elephants Social Learning in Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta africana africana) The Effects of Sociobiological Factors on Reproductive Success of Captive Zoo Animals Tree Kangaroo (TKCP) Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens Amazon Team California Condor Recovery Direct Donation - CES Adopt A Reef and Parking Meter s International Elephant Foundation International Snow Leopard Trust Island Fox and Captive Breeding Los Padres National Forest Herp National Elephant Center Zoo Outreach Group (ZCOG) Sequoia Park Zoo Chilean Flamingo Rainforest Parking Meter Yersiniosis as a Zoonotic Disease in Captive Wildlife Steinhart Aquarium at California Academy of Science Batangas Biodiversity Center Education ming Coral Long Term Propagation and Display of Lygodactylus williamsi Long term Propagation and Display of Sepia bandensis Steinhart Aquarium AZA Participation COLORADO Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Bat / White-Nose Syndrome Panama Amphibian Rescue and Wild African Vulture Denver Zoological Gardens Asian Elephant in-situ Based in Southeast Asia Behavioral Ecology and of the Grey- Shanked Douc Monkey in the Central Highlands of Vietnam Biodiversity in Northwest Ecuador Through the Creation of Community Forest Reserves Breeding Success of Cinereous Vultures in Ikh Nart, Mongolia Caribbean Flamingo Wildlife Research Expedition in El, Cuyo Mexico Chemical Communication and Behavioral Ecology of African Wild Dogs in Northern Botswana Citizen Science Wildlife Monitoring in Colorado Conflicts Between Grevy s Zebras and Lions in Kenya and Management Implications of Blakiston's Fish Owl Resource Selection in Primorye, Russia of Bat Assemblages in Hanoi city, Vietnam of C. picturata Turtles in Vietnam of Threatened Plant Species in Huu Lien Nature Reserve Determining Urban Bird Numbers Through the Audubon Society s Annual Christmas Bird Count Developing a Model for Local Management of Protected Areas in Mongolia: Ikh Nart Nature Reserve Developing Assisted Reproductive Technologies for Cinereous Vultures Disease Threats to Endangered African Wild Dogs in Kenya: Information for Distribution and Landscape Use of the Andean Bear Ecology and of Argali Sheep Ecology and of Wild Bactrian Camels in Mongolia 6

7 2009 AZA s Ecology and Social Behavior of White-Tailed Prairie Dogs Effects of Habitat Degradation and Climate Change in the Long-Term Survival of the Volcano Rabbit Effects of Habitat Disturbance on Amphibians in Vietnam Elephant Surveys and Training in Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia Endangered Black Bear Ecology,, and Management in the State of Sonora, Mexico Establishment of Botanical Gardens in Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam Evaluation of Human Behavior and Tonkin Snub-Nose Monkey Population Status in Northern Vietnam Grassland Birds and the Ecological Recovery of Bison Great Lakes Piping Plover in Northern Michigan Grevy s Zebra Education in Kenya Ibex Ecology and Impact of the Human Activity and Habitat Fragmentation in the Abundance and Distribution of Jaguar (Panthera onca) in North Coast of Jalisco, Mexico Influence of age on Female Cheetah Fertility and Reproductive Success Interactions between Wild and Domestic Ungulates in East Africa Land Use Changes and Impacts on Wildlife in Protected Areas Long-term Study of Blue Sheep and Tibetan Fox Biology, as Part of a Long-term Alpine Grassland Ecosystem Macro-Invertebrates as an Indicator of Freshwater Quality in Vietnam Makgadikgadi Brown Hyena Malagasy Fish Medical Evaluation of Freeranging Primates in Madagascar Menispermaceae Taxonomy Mongolian Nomadic Trunk Orangutan Initiative in Borneo Otter Education Development in Lake Victoria Population Size, Genetics, and Spatial Distribution of the Janos Bison Predator-prey Relationship and System Dynamic Study in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve Prioritization of ex-situ Endeavors for Peruvian Amphibians Workshop Golden Frog (PGF): A Comprehensive, Multiinstitutional, Research, and Education to Conserve Golden Frogs in Costa Rica and Panama Resource Partitioning Among Argali Sheep and Siberian Ibex in Dornogobi Aimag, Mongolia Resource Partitioning by Mongolian Hedgehogs Rocky Mountain AAZK Support for the Orangutan Conservancy Rocky Mountain AAZK Support of the Northern Jaguar Saiga Population Dynamics and in Kalmykia, Russia Sitatunga Antelope near Lake Victoria Support for the International Wildlife Media Center & Film Festival, Missoula, MT Support for the IUCN Reintroduction Specialist Group Surveys for a Translocation of DeLacour's Langurs Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai Film Screening and Habitat Restoration The Ecology and of Small Carnivores in the Semi-desert Steppes of Mongolia Training and Capacity Building for NGO's in Mongolia Witness for Wildlife at Herman Gulch Wildlife Corridor in Colorado through Patagonia s Freedom to Roam Campaign CONNECTICUT Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration Comparison of the Effect of Jugular Vein Versus Intervertebral Vascular Plexus Blood Collection on Hematologic and Clinical Chemistry Values in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) Determining the Seasonal Pattern of Reproduction in an Adult Male Beluga Whale Gut Passage Rate in Multiple Species of Elasmobranches Health and Risk Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin Populations in Charleston, SC Intracellular Effects of High Pressure Excursions on Marine Mammal and Human Immune Cell Function Investigating Immune Systems in Aquatic Animals 7

8 2009 AZA s Investigation of the Physiological, Behavioral and Vocal Responses of Beluga Whales to Stress and Implications for Impacts of Climate Change and Oil and Gas Exploration on Health Biodiversity Survey of Giant Panda Reserves in China Bowerbird Systematics, Opsin Gene Evolution and Mhc Variation Demography, and Behavior of Forest Birds Eld s Deer Reintroduction Thailand Eld's Deer Monitoring Beluga Whale Health and Body Condition Consuming Different Percentages of Mazuri Artificial Fish Diet Monitoring Hematology, Plasma Chemistry, Immunology, Stress and Molt Hormones throughout the Molting Period in Penguins Rescue and Rehabilitation of Stranded Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Shorelines Use of Rebound Tonometry to Diagnose Glaucoma in the Captive California Sea Lion DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Smithsonian National Zoological Park Amazon-GIS Appalachian Salamander Asian Black Bear Assessing and Restoring Giant Panda Habitat in the Qinling Mountains Assessing the Relationship between Estrous Cyclicity and Adrenal Function in the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Assessment of the Population and Reproductive Biology of Baird's Tapirs in Panama Behavioral Study of Kori Bustards at the National Zoological Park Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment for the PERU LNG project Breeding Ecology and Population Status of the Island Scrub-Jay Can Sex Differences in Fecal Deposition Patterns During the Reproductive Season Biased Noninvasive Population Estimates of Small Carnivores? Citizen Science Mapping of Natural Resources Community Science Workshop Genetics of Hawaiian Petrels of Przewalski s Horse Cryopreservation of Elephant Spermatozoa Decline of the Rusty Blackbird Defining Optimal Habitat Attributes to Facilitate Recovery and of Endangered Island Foxes Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Cheetahs Developing a Multidisciplinary Smithsonian Research to Understand and Mitigate Amphibian Global Declines Developing Clouded Leopard and Fishing Cat Breeding s in Thailand Developing Field Hormone Kits for Studying Reproduction and Welfare of Free-ranging Elephants Does Group Management of Male Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) Influence Reproductive Fitness? Ecology and of Asiatic Wild Dog in Thailand Effects of Climate and Biotic Factors on Abundance, Endocrinology of Reproduction and Stress in the Giant Panda Establishing Assisted Reproductive Techniques for Genetic Management in the Maned Wolf Gabon Biodiversity Genetic Defense Against Disease, Kinship, and Social Behavior in Captive and Wild Elephants Genetic Variation and Its Influence on Fitness and Success of African Wild Dogs in South Africa Global Tiger Initiative - and Development Network Grassland Restoration Hepatozoon Parasites in Giant Pandas Host Specialization of Avian Malaria and Shifts from Wild to Zoo Birds Impact of Environmental Variation on Trophic Interactions Impact of Husbandry Practices on Reproduction and Welfare of Columbia Basic Pygmy Rabbits Importance of Kinship and Sociality for Management in Asian Elephants Interaction of Invasive Species and White-tailed Ceer on Plant Species Biodiversity Investigation Into the Egg Temperature and Incubation Behavior in Captive American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) at the National Zoological Park 8

9 2009 AZA s Life History and Population Biology of Orange-crowned Warbler Male Giant Panda Reproduction: Helping to Breed Through Artificial Insemination with Frozen Sperm Maned wolf Mapping the Distribution of Ponds and Large Mammals in Eastern Cambodia Modeling Nomadic and Migratory Movements of Endangered Mongolian Gazelles Using Satellite Tracking and Satellite Estimates of Grassland Biomass Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetics of Hawaiian Songbird Radiations Molt Patterns in Captive Kori Bustards Monitoring Elephant Reproduction in Zoo Elephants Ocelot Study in Block 39 in Peru Oocyte Cryopreservation in Rare Biomedical Models Ornithogeography of the Southeastern Himalayan Region Ostrich Recovery in Niger Phylogeography and Population Genetics of Seabirds Recovery of the Endangered Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction of Przewalski s Horse in Xinjiang, China Reproduction and Reintroduction of Arid Lands Antelope in Sub-Saharan Africa Reproductive Biology of Grevy s Zebra Reproductive Biology of the Persian Onager Role of Birds in Disease Movement Role of Zoos in the of Wild Asian Elephants-- Workshop to Initiate Network Salt Marsh Sparrow Ecology and Satellite-tracking Asian Elephant Movements Inside and Outside a Fenced Protected Area SECORE: Ex-situ Preservation of Endangered Coral Species SI-GEO Large Forest Plot Survey of Predator Mammals Along Appalachian Trail Starling Behavioral and Endocrine Cycles Survey of Predator Mammals Along Appalachian Trail Takin Ecology and Thailand Fishing Cat ex-situ and in-situ Understanding the Basic Reproductive Biology of Lions for Management and Using Estrous Cycle Inhibition to Improve Artificial Insemination in the Clouded Leopard Using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Training Wildlife Managers Using National Elephant Survey and Action Plan for Burma Weight Monitoring in the Double Wattled Cassowary FLORIDA Brevard Zoo Environmental Teaching Suitcase for the Acujungal Rehabilitation Center Environmental Teaching Suitcase for the Barrier Island Education Center Environmental Teaching Suitcase for the Danau Girang Field Centre Environmental Teaching Suitcase for the Dzanga Elephant Study Environmental Teaching Suitcase for the Health in Harmony Environmental Teaching Suitcases and Soccer/Netball Team Uniforms Florida Scrub-Jay Demography and Dispersal in Restored Landscapes International Iguana Foundation Membership Fees Limbe Wildlife Centre Web- Camera Perdido Key Beach Mouse Breeding Support for the Centro Ecologico Akumal Sea Turtle Translocation of Florida Scrub- Jay Family Disney s Animal Kingdom African Elephant Semen Cryopreservation Analysis of Serum Cortisol and Blood Chemistries in Mandrill An Investigation of the Genetic Relatedness and Behavior of Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos cremeniferus) at Disney's Animal Kingdom Assessing an Alternative Method of Dominance Hierarchy Determination in the Female Nile Hippopotamus amphibias Assessing Animal Visibility as a Tool for Enhancing Guest Satisfaction Assessing Dominance and Progression Order in Sable Antelope Behavioral Differences in Singly and Grouped Housed Tigers 9

10 2009 AZA s (Panthera tigris) at Disney's Animal Kingdom Behavioral Observations of Free Ranging Elephant Populations in Conjunction with the use of Vasectomy as a Method of Population Control: Does Sterilization Adversely Affect the Behaviors of Elephants? Behavioral Monitoring of White Rhino in Uganda Behavior Monitoring of the Social Dynamics of 0.6 Tigers Brain Natriuretic Peptide as an Indicator of Cardiac Failure in Captive Gorillas with Cardiac Disease Characterization of Major Histocompatibility Genes in Elephants Colobus Research Computer Based Delayed- Response Task in Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) of the Cotton-top Tamarin in Colombia Conserving Uganda s Forest Control Nematodes in Hoofstock Determination of Site Fidelity of Relocated gopher Tortoises Determining Prolactin Concentration in Acyclic Female African Elephants Development and Validation of an Objective Body Condition Index for African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Development and Validation of a Radio-Immuno Assay, Uing Saliva, to Monitor Steroid Concentration in the Komodo Monitor (Varanua komodoensis) Development of LNG as an Effective Means of Contraception in New World Primates Development of Sperm Sexing Technology for the Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) Elephant Disney s Wildlife Monitoring Documenting the Ontogeny of Tunk-Ue in an African Elephant Calf Effects and Variations in Water Soluble Carbohydrate Levels in Browse Available at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Elephant Communication: Examining the Relationship between Vocalizations, Reproductive Status and Overt Behavior in Captive Female African Elephants Elephants and Bees Establishing Invertebrate Feeder Colonies in Responses to the Amphibian Crisis in Panama Evaluating the Education at Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda Evaluation of Iron Status in Black Rhinoceros Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Blue-Striped Grunts Exploring the Relationships between Behavior, Cortisol and a Subjective Measure of Personality in African Elephants Generation of Metaphase Chromosome Preparations to Anchor the Emerging Genome Assembly of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) GPS Assessment of East Savannah White Rhino Movements Grouping Behavior of Captive Hippopotamus amphibius Hyena Anesthesia and Disease Surveillance Identifying Individual Differences in Cortisol Production in Elephants (Loxodonta Africana; Elephas maximus) Impact of Rearing History on the Vocalizations of Male Fairy Bluebirds (Irena puella): Implications for Captive Management and Propagation In-situ Chemical Sedation and Restraint of the South African Hippopotamus Intergroup Behavioral Influences in Captive Gorillas Inventory of Herpetofauna on WDW Area Investigating Decision-Making and Perception in the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) Investigation of Parental Investment and Genetic Relatedness of Carmine Beeeaters (Merops n. nubicus) at Disney's Animal Kingdom Investigation of Relatedness in the American Zoo Association's Fennec Fox Species Survival Plan (SSP) Population Key Largo Woodrat: Development of an Integrated Captive Propagation Large Carnivore Health Assessment in the Trans Frontier Area with a Focus on African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) and Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Long-term Social Recognition of Acoustic Signals in Tursiops truncatus Multi-species Evaluation of TB for Free-ranging African Wildlife Nepal Vulture Study Nutrient Composition of Native Puerto Rican Algae Consumed by the Puerto Rican Crested Toad Nutrient Intake of a Gestating African Elephant Cow: A Comparison of Two Pregnancies Ostrich Diet 10

11 2009 AZA s Pair Compatibility and Breeding Behavior in Saddle-billed Stork Peninsular Pronghorn Translocation Puerto Rican Crested Toad Diet Analysis Reproductive Activity of Pinkbacked Pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens) Reproductive Parameters in the African Elephant Sea Turtle Index Nest Monitoring Serum Adiposity Parameters and Body Condition in Giraffe Serum Adiposity Parameters and Reproductive Problems in Female White Rhino Surveillance of Short-tailed Hawk Nest The Effects of Fertilization on Nutrient Content of Pasture, Soil and Water in 3 Savannahs at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge The Influence of Diet, and Water Chemistry on Mineral Composition in the Liver of Captive and Free Ranging Tropical Fish The Vocal Repertoire of the Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridanan smalli) Toward a Deeper Understanding of Urinary Chemical Signals of Musth in African elephants Understanding the Energetic and Nutritional Requirements of Small Vertebrates at Disney's Animal Kingdom Vitamin A Supplementation via Cricket Dusting: The Effects of Dusting Fed and Fasted Crickets of 3 Sizes Using 2 Different Supplements on Nutrient Content Whooping Crane Disney s Living Seas Assessing a Tissue Collection Technique for Stable Isotope Analysis in Delphinids Assessing the Nutrition of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in a Captive Setting Chloroquine Kinetics in Water Discrimination of Humans by the Bottlenose Dolphin Echoic Discrimination of Shape Features in Bottlenose Dolphins Reef Restoration through Coral Fragment Restocking and Reestablishment of Longspined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum, on Small Patch Reefs near Castaway Cay The Dynamics of Microbial Populations and Immunity in Fish Mucus The Shark Spine Study Visual Discrimination of Rotated Objects by the Bottlenose Dolphin Vocal Matching in Dolphins Florida Aquarium Aggressive Social Interactions Observed in a Captive Colony of South African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus Captive Coral Disease Survey Caribbean Coral Propagation Facility (The Coral Farm) Coral Restoration in the Florida Keys Using Colonies Derived from Aquacultured Fragments Dolphin Photo ID program Effects of species, capture technique, and environment on acidosis among Carcharinid sharks Evaluating the use of medetomidine-ketamine for immobilization of spotted bamboo sharks (Chylloscyllium plagiosum) with and without atipamezole reversal Fantasy Island: A Cooperative and Education Green Team Growth, settlement, and postsettlement survivorship for the non-native Perna viridis in Tampa Bay, Florida Little Salt Spring prehistoric underwater archaeology (Subproject of Tampa Bay Historical Wreck Survey / Tampa Bay Submerged Cultural Resource Survey) Marine Mammal Stranding Network North American River Otter Rehabilitation Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Sound, Stress, Sex, and Seahorses Spinal Deformities in Captive Sandtiger (Carcharius taurus) Populations Jacksonville Zoo Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) Round Up ALTA Amur Leopard Annual Mid-Winter Shorebird Survey Baird's Tapir Caribbean Crazy Ant: Development and Implementation of an IPM Strategy for the Jacksonville Zoo Cheetah Fund (CCF) Support Cross River Gorilla Crystal River Manatee Health Assessments Epulu Okapi Fund 11

12 2009 AZA s Exposure and Effects of Urban Contaminants on Wood Stork Health and Reproduction in Florida Florida Bat Working Group Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network Florida Panther Captive Management Working Group Florida Panther Rehabilitation Ft. Clinch State Park Shorebird Monitoring Grevy's Zebra Trust Huguenot Park Shorebird Steward Identification of Wildlife Species Found on Jacksonville Zoo Grounds Imeson Park Least Tern Colony Monitoring Jaguar Artificial Insemination Jamaican Boa Jamaican Boa Educational Poster Campaign Kori Bustard Fly Tie Feather Distribution Land Snakes Alive Citizen Science Level One Whale Disentanglement Training Lukuru Wildlife Research Marine Mammal Rescue Mbeli Bai Gorilla Study Migratory Whooping Crane Temporary Winter Holding Refurbishment Prescott (Cetacean Stranding and Necropsy) Workshop FeederWatch Range of the Jaguar and Guyana Partnership Links Save the Manatee Club Sumatran Rhino The Penguin Rescue Campaign Tooro Botanical Gardens in Uganda Wood Stork Banding/Tagging and Satellite Tracking Wood Stork Rookery Nest Monitoring at the Jacksonville Zoo Lion Country Safari Assessing Relationships among Dominance Status, Testosterone Concentration and Ovarian Acyclicity in African Elephants Boy Scout Badges: Bird Study Forester Mammal Study Move with Me Naturalist Share Your World with Wildlife Showman Water and Soil Brown Pelican Cheetah and Human Impact in Kenya Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) Education Department s: Animal Adaptations Animal Communications Animal Habitats Critter Craft: Make & Take Enrichment Workshop Field Observation Lion Country Safari Day Camp Preschool Step-on Tour Zoo Careers Elephant Anti-Mullerian Hormone Study Girl Scout Badges: All About Birds Animals Earth Connections Eco-Action Eco-Explorer Life Takes Shape Outdoor Adventures Watching Wildlife Lion Physiologic Parameters Lion TB Vaccine Study Passive Transfer of Immunity in Neonatal Ungulates Pelican Rehabilitation and Release Pharmacokinetics of Topical and Oral Moxidectin in the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Rehabilitation of Indigenous Wildlife Relocation of American Alligators Removal of Invasive Plants on Lion Country Safari Property Study of the Accidental Introduction of the African Honey Bee Lubee Bat Conservancy Alliance for Zero Extinction Community Based of Threatened Flying Fox in Madagascar Hunting and Trading of Large Flying Foxes (Pteropus vampyrus natulus) in Barito region, central Kalimantan, Borneo IUCN BSG: Support for Website Design, Production, Hosting and Maintenance NASBR (Annual Student Award and Teacher Training Workshop) Protecting Africa s Greatest Migration: Bats at Kasanka Miami Metrozoo Herpetofaunal Survey of the Pine Rocklands of Miami Metrozoo Pantanal Otter 12

13 2009 AZA s Surveys to Detect the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Eastern Hellbender Populations in Georgia Natural Encounters, Inc. Donated Bird Training Workshop Position to International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators Fundraising Efforts Educational Bird Show at an Orlando Area Theme Park Educational Bird Show at the State Fair of Texas Ground Hornbill Javan Rhino Monetary Donation to the Peregrine Fund Monetary Donation to the World Parrot Trust Palm Beach Zoo Avian Scientific Advisory Group Captive Breeding for Perdido Key Beach Mice Carnivore Population Density in Misiones, Argentina Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) Effectiveness of Deslorelin as a Contraception Method in Goeldi's Monkeys Effect of Deslorelin Implants in the Behavior of Female Goeldi's Monkeys Sex Differences in Space Use in Captive Bush Dogs Social Organization in a Captive Flock of Caribbean Flamingos The Comprehensive Florida Hawksbill Research and Widecast Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Alligator Bellows Alligator Coin Bank Black Caiman Crocodilian Bite Force Frozen Zoo Gharial Alliance Hornbill Research Foundation Roseate Spoonbill Reproduction Tomistoma Task Force Tampa s Lowry Park Zoo California Condor - Bumper Sticker Fundraiser Captive Breeding Specialist Group CBSG Day at the Zoo Florida Panther Recovery Plan Gilman International Okapi Fund Green Swamp International Rhino Foundation Key Largo Woodrat Manatee Awareness Day Manatee Basics for Boaters Manatee Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release Marine Mammal Research Patrol Seafood Watch Swaziland Elephant / Rhino Turtle Survival Alliance Whooping Crane Veterinary Support White Oak Center Characterization of Ejaculate Traits and Semen Cryopreservation in Grevy s Zebra Development of a Safe Field Anesthesia Protocol for the Nile Hippopotamus Effects of Radiographic Dye on Cat Sperm Establishing Genome Resource Banks and Artificial Insemination Techniques to Augment Management of Okapi Metapopulations Fecal Corticoid Evaluation in the Okapi Semen Collection and Cryopreservation of Okapi Spermatozoa GEORGIA Georgia Aquarium Assessing Fertility in Beluga Whales Bottlenose Dolphin Health Assessment in Sarasota Bay, Florida Research on Spotted Eagle Rays in Florida and the Caribbean Diet Assessment of Beluga Whales through Stable Isotope, Fatty Acid, and Contaminant Analysis Evaluating the Burden and Effects of Dietary Mercury on Bottlenose Dolphins Health of Captive and Free- Ranging Sharks off Georgia and Florida Heavy Metals in Serum Samples of Manatees in Mexico 13

14 2009 AZA s Mega-Reef Exhibit Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring Sea Turtle Index Nesting Beaches in Georgia Monitoring Whale Shark Populations off the Northeast Florida Coast Neuroprotection in Cetaceans: Are Some Marine Mammals Safeguarded From the Bends Whale Shark Population Study Zoo Atlanta Acyclovir Pharmacokinetics in Gopher Tortoises: A Pilot Study A Multi-institutional Study of Bachelor Gorilla Groups An Experimental Demonstration Study on Forest Health in Foping - A Sino-US Cooperative Bamboo and Giant Panda Basic Infrastructure for the Gansu Baishui Jiang National Nature Reserve Captive Giant Panda Maternal Behavior Cognitive Research with Zoohoused Orangutans Using Computer s Color Perception Ability in Asian Small-clawed Otters (Aonyx cinerea) Connecting Forest and People for the Long Term Survival of Golden Lion Tamarins Education Initiatives in China Construction of Protection and Observation Stations at the Jian Shan Nature Reserve Detection of Key Factors in the Development of Fibropapillomas in Sea Turtles; Puerto Rico Determination of Select Plasma Vitamin Concentrations in Wild Caught Bullfrogs Drill Monkey Reintroduction Efficacy of Cutaneous Application of Liquid Vitamin Supplement in Evergreen Toads Effects of Varying Long-Term Access to UV Radiation in Evergreen Toads Giraffe Tongue Manipulations Guatemala Beaded Lizard Infectious Disease Control and Bioresource Banking for the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Learning in Orangutans via a Computer Interface Observational Learning in Orangutans Ontogeny of Giant Panda Sociosexual Behavior Reproductive Behavior of Captive Adult Giant Pandas Role of Vocal Communication in Reproductive Contexts Scientific Alliance for Latin American Threatened Amphibians (Salta): Leaping from Research to Action Sichuan Anzihe Nature Reserve Giant Panda Social Dynamics and Reproductive Strategies of Male Mountain Gorillas Social Influences on Responses to Familiar Novel Foods Social Learning and Cognition in Apes Social Learning in Monkeys and Prosimians Spatial Memory Recall in the Giant Panda Survey of Chytrid Fungi in Zoo Atlanta Amphibian Collection Systematics of Reptiles and Amphibians The Construction Standard for the Giant Panda Habitat Restoration The Development of a Giant Panda GIS Management System in Gansu The Development of the Gansu Baishuijiang National Nature Reserve Community Resource Management Plan The Study of Policy and Application of Community Participatory Approach in Giant Panda The Study of the Genetic Diversity of the Qinling Giant Panda The Study of Wild Panda Parasite Infection through Analysis of Fecal Samples HAWAII Honolulu Zoo Pia Valley: Rodent Control ILLINOIS Cosley Zoo Barn Owl Recovery Blanding's Turtle Recovery Blanding's Turtle Recovery Presentation Green Team Junior Zookeeper Education Party for the Planet John G. Shedd Aquarium Beluga Cooperative Breeding 14

15 2009 AZA s Georges Fellowship for Interactive Oceanarium Design Seahorse Right Bite Sustainable Practices West Indian Rock Iguana Breeding West Indian Rock Iguana Population Research Lincoln Park Zoo Case study: Investigating the Role of Herd Dynamics on Sexual Maturity and Reproductive Success in our Male Grevy s Zebra (Equus grevyi) Collaborative Research: Reassembling Pollinator Communities to Promote Pollination Function at the Landscape scale Community Composition and Foraging Behavior of Nest Predators in Two Urban Habitats Do Immune Function Alterations Explain Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Susceptibility to Mycobacterium spp.? Evaluating the Communication Process for Species Survival Plans (SSPs) and Population Management Plans (PMPs) at Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo and Milwaukee County Zoo Foraging Ecology of Zoo-housed Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) at Lincoln Park Zoo Long-term Monitoring of an Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (EMR) Population in Southwest Michigan Management Guidelines for Avian Influenza: Zoological Parks and Exhibitors Monitoring Changing Group Dynamics in Chimpanzees and Gorillas: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach Privately-owned and Performing Chimpanzees: Strategic Assessment, Evaluation and Education Removal of Primate Biscuits from Gorilla Diets: The Impact on Behavior, Adiposity and Health Selective Logging and Ape Infection Dynamics Survey of the Use of Nutraceuticals for Management of Osteoarthritis in Several Non-domestic Species Housed in AZA accredited Zoological Institutions Tanzania Ecosystem Health Training Urban Pollinators Using Camera Traps to Assess Mammalian Community Composition, Abundance, and Diversity across a Landscape Gradient in the Greater Chicago Area Utility of Anti-human CD4 and CD8 Antibodies to Identify Lymphocyte Subsets in Chimpanzee Tissues Scovill Zoo Population Census of Free- Roaming Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Outside of Protected Areas in South Africa Land Acquisition Within the Ricon Rainforest, Costa Rica Naibi Zoo Black Bear Olfactory Enrichment Body Temperature of Giraffes Evaluating the Effects of Construction Noise on a Family of Gabriella's Crested Gibbons Headstarting Ornate Box Turtles to Establish a Viable Population on the Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Social Hierarchy of Barbery Sheep INDIANA Fort Wayne Children s Zoo The Australian Dingo Association AZA Endowment Fund Butterfly Initiative Gibbon Center Orangutan Conservancy Fort Wayne Children s Zoo Migration and Habitat Use by Threatened Spectacled Eiders in the Eastern Chukchi Near and Offshore Environment Virginia Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) Plan for Controlled Holding, Propagation, and Reintroduction Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc. Analysis of the Development and Management of African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Calves Anti-Müllerian Hormone as an Indicator of Ovarian Follicle Function in Elephants: Is Acyclicity Due to Follicle Depletion? Artificial Insemination of the African Elephant Using Frozen Semen Assessing Relationships among Dominance Status, Testosterone Concentrations 15

16 2009 AZA s and Ovarian Acyclicity in African Elephants Assessment of Health and Aging in a Captive Colony of Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta): Comparisons to a Living Wild Population Assessment of Palatability of a Gelatin Based Diet Through the Use of First Bite and Total Volume Measurements in Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Education s: Benefits for Education and Animal Welfare Biological Samples from Wild Ricord's Iguanas (Cyclura ricordi) and Wild Rhinoceros Iguanas (Cyclura cornuta) Census of Ricord's (Cyclura ricordi) and Rhinoceros (Cyclura cornuta) Iguanas on Isla Cabritos, Dominican Republic Collecting Behavioral Data of the Introduction of a New Female Southern White Rhinoceros to Group and Possible Breeding Behavior Determining UV Light Intensity with Actual Absorption Rate - Bearded Dragon Development of Sex Selection Protocols for African and Asian Elephant Sperm Documenting Rockhopper Penguin Breeding Behavior Head Movements of Freely Swimming Dolphins Male Migration and Bond Formation Patterns in Semifree Ranging Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta); A Historical Review Non-invasive Fecal Hormone Monitoring and Pregnancy Diagnosis in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Passive Transfer of Immunity in Neonatal Ungulates: A Practical Approach for Assessing Antibody Levels Saving What Is Left: Determination of Genetic Heterozygosity in Captive Populations of Crowned Lemurs (Eulemur coronatus) and Collared Brown Lemurs (Eulemur collaris) Scientifically Establish Normal Sperm Morphology and Semen Characteristics for Gentoo Penguins Signal Meaning and Long-term Social Recognition of Vocalizations in Tursiops truncatus The Role of Endogenous Hormone Fluctuations in Alopecia/Dermatitis in Captive Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Thermography Study to Collect Data Related to Heat Loss Before and After Exercise in the African Elephant Understanding the Effects of Testosterone in the Manifestation of Male Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Female Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) Using Systematic Observation to Improve Our Knowledge of the Behavior of Southern White Rhinoceros Potawatomi Zoo Amphibian Ark Amphibian Steward Network- Chytrid Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA) AZA Amphibian AZA s Endowment Fund Butterfly Initiative (BFCI) Development of reproductive monitoring techniques for captive management of endangered Amur and Snow Leopards Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Species Survival Plan Florida Biodiversity Foundation, Inc International Crane Foundation Notre Dame Civil Engineering The Ecology, Behavior and of Takin Understanding African Lion Reproductive Biology and Establishing a Genome Research Bank Zoo Outreach Group (ZCOG) Iowa Blank Park Zoo Alive in the Class Center for Ecological Survival Home School ming Hornbill Research Foundation Learning Environmental Action Library s Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) Snow Leopard Trust Summer Safari KANSAS Hutchinson Zoo Mississippi Kite Reintroduction and Monitoring of Black-Footed Ferrets in Logan County, Kansas Wildlife Rehabilitation 16

17 2009 AZA s Lee Richardson Zoo African Elephant Testosterone Study Bushmeat Crisis Educational Kiosk Center for Ecosystem Survival Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, Habitat Acquisition Collection of Public Funds for Black Footed Ferret Collection of Public Funds for Breeding s Collection of Public Funds for Elephant Herpes Virus Research Collection of Public Funds for Lee Richardson Zoo Wetland Development Collection of Public Funds for Madagascan Determination of Estrous Cyclicity, Pregnancy and/or Seasonality Patterns in African Lions Development of Animal Feeder Dispenser Stations Feather Picking in Captive Bali Mynah Mourning Dove Reward Banding Study Prediction of North America River Otter Parturition through Progesterone Levels from Feces Variation and Inheritance of the Mane in Captive Lions Zoological Information Management System Contribution Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure AZA Captive Breeding s Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) reintroduction project in Kansas Financial Support for International Organizations Greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) reintroduction project in Missouri Native Wildlife and Local s Research Samples for SSP or TAG Approved Research Studies Support for Dr. Danelle Okeson, Adjunct Professor at Kansas State University Sedgwick County Zoo African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) American Livestock Breeders Conservancy Donations Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund International Dominance Behaviors within Allmale Gorilla Groups Housed in a Zoo Setting Impact of Visitor Activity on the Behavior of Captive Bears Knowledge Acquisition of Children in an Informal Education Setting Okapi Epulu Personality Style and Extreme Personality in Chimpanzees Puerto Rican Crested Toad Hydrology Study--SSP LOUISIANA Audubon Aquarium of the Americas African Penguin SSP Animal Revival for Catch-and- Release Fishing Tournaments Captive Breeding of the Lined Seahorse Team Steering Committee Fish Survey of Bucktown Marsh Genome Resource Bank Applications for of the Southern Sea Otter Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Network Recycling School-to-Career Job Shadows Audubon Zoo Amphibian Facility Amur Leopard in-situ Babirusa, Anoa, Banteng Workshop Betty Wisdom Resource Room / Suitcases for Survival Loan Bowling for Rhinos Earth Fest Hornbill Feather Distribution Hornbill Research Foundation Nest Adoption International Iguana Foundation International Migratory Bird Day at Audubon Zoo International Rhino Foundation Junior Keeper Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund Mississippi Gopher Frog Captive Breeding Mississippi Sandhill Crane Reproduction Turtle Survival Alliance WILD Science 17

18 2009 AZA s WILD Science Learning Kits Zoo Outreach Group Zoo School BREC s Baton Rouge Zoo Non-Chemical Control of Parasites in Ruminants MARYLAND Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Examination of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Delmarva Fox Squirrels (Sciurus niger cinereus) in Maryland Exposure of Free-ranging American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) in Maryland, USA, to Select Pathogens Exposure to Select Infectious Agents in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) on the grounds of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Hormonal Influence for Stimulation of Sperm and Egg Production, as well as In-vitro Fertilization Techniques in Captive Panamanian Golden Frogs (Atelopes zeteki) Pharmacokinetic Study of Enrofloxacin in African Penguins Golden Frog Teachers, Turtles, and Technology: Eastern Box Turtle Education National Aquarium in Baltimore American Horseshoe Crab Health and Longevity An Investigation of Surface Elevation Tables as a Tool in Tidal Marsh Restoration Assessment Analysis of Dolphin Whistle Repertoires: A Longitudinal Study AquaEcosystem: Pioneering in Applied Education Bahamas Coral Reef Initiative Blue Poison Dart Frog Captive Breeding Development of a New Noninvasive Method for Collecting and Analyzing Biological Samples ( blow ) from Wild Cetaceans Developmental and Other Agerelated Aspects of Mirror Selfrecognition in Bottlenose Dolphins Dune Restoration at Little Creek Amphibious Base and Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Fish Quarantine Practices at Other Public Display Aquaria Fort McHenry Tidal Wetland Restoration Howard Hughes Medical Institute AquaPartners with Baltimore City Public Schools Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund Marine Animal Rescue (MARP) Marine Parking Meter Population Assessment of Freeranging Bufo guttatus in the National Aquarium in Baltimore Rainforest Exhibit Piaba Rainforest Parking Meter Remote Nest Box Monitoring of Rainforest Birds Sea Turtle Protection and Rehabilitation in Costa Rica Tidal Wetland Restoration and Monitoring in the Chesapeake Bay MASSACHUSETTS Buttonwood Park Zoo An Investigation into Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Cognition Do Asian Elephants Have Rhythm? Asian Elephant EEHV Serology Behavior and Communication of Translocated Elephants in South Africa Bug-a-Rama Build a Bird Feeder Workshop Build a Bird House Workshop Buttonwood Park Zoo Butterfly Garden Cape Cod Stranding Network Elephant Anti-Müllerian Hormone Study Elephant Appreciation Day Family Fun Fall Campfires Harvest at the Farm Hydroponics Planter Wall Masters Home-Range and Habitat Preferences of the Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) at Cape Cod National Seashore Mouse Olfactory Response to Predator Urine North American River Otter Captive Breeding Study Party for the Planet Pilot Study: Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography in the Asian Elephant Plymouth Redbelly Cooter Head Start Walk in the Footsteps of Giants Winter Tracking in the Bioreserve 18

19 2009 AZA s Capron Park Zoo Outreach and On-site Classes and Events Madagascar Fauna Group Fundraiser Paper and Plastic Recycling Population Management Plans Predator / Prey Relationships Research Species Survival Plans Taxon Advisory Group Steering Committee Museum of Science Headstart for the Redbellied Cooter Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Restoration MICHIGAN Binder Park Zoo Binder Park Zoo Educational s Blanchard s Cricket Frog Kanoe the Kazoo Watershed Education Michigan Box Turtle Research Native Michigan Turtle Research and Piping Plover Patrol/Recovery Prairie Habitat Restoration Wolf Awareness- Timber Wolf Alliance Children s Zoo at Celebration Square Adopt a Highway Arctic Zoo Fest Go Wild! Earth Day Celebration Halloween Harvest Zoo Boo International Migratory Bird Day Reptile Slither SaveNature.org Parking Meter Detroit Zoological Park African Elephant Trust Amazon Rainforest Adopt-A- School Bushmeat Crisis Task Force Butterfly Initiative Carnivore Preservation Trust Common Tern Nesting Habitat Restoration at Belle Isle on the Detroit River Breeding Specialist Group Crocodile Interest Group Cryptobranchid Interest Group Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Field Survey Golden Frog SSP Great Lake Piping Plover Salvage Captive Rearing Grevy's Zebra Trust International Rhino Foundation Madeleine Berman Academy for Humane Education Massasauga SSP Osprey Reintroduction in SE Michigan Partula Field Consortium Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP SE Michigan Karner Blue Butterfly Reintroduction Siberian Crane Turtle Survival Alliance Wyoming Toad SSP Wyoming Toad Survey John Ball Zoo Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection of Frogs in Michigan of Endangered Turtles in Chitwan National Park, Nepal Expanding education Impact to Foster Cotton-top Tamarin conservation in Columbia Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Growing Together; Lemurs, Bamboo, and the Local Community; Kianjavato, Madagascar Impact of Fruit & Browse Consumption on Regurgitation and Reingestion in Captive Western Lowland Gorillas Longitudinal Population Study of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes Piping Plover Recovery Protecting the Endangered African Wild Dog in the Zimbabwean Parts of the Greater Limpopo and Shashe Limpopo Transfrontier Areas Salmon in the School The Ostrich Recovery in Niger: It takes a Village Wood Turtle Release 19

20 2009 AZA s MINNESOTA Como Zoo Blanding's Turtle Field Work Chronic Diarrhea in Primates at the Como Zoo Como Zoo Orangutan Activity Budget Emergence Records of Giant Jumping Sticks (Stiphra sp.) at Como Zoo Gorilla Health International Orangutan Studbook Keeper Mulitple Ocular Colobomas in Snow Leopards North American Crowned Lemur Studbook Pododermatis (Bumblefoot) in Waterfowl at Como Zoo Reconstructing the Demographic History of the Genus Pongo, with Special Emphasis on the Role of Microcephalin and ASPM, Two Genes Involved in Regulation of Brain Size The Presence of Campylobacter in a Captive Zoological Collection of non-human Primates Training Optimization for Geriatric Pinnipeds Wyoming Toad SSP Master Plan Meeting and Fieldwork MISSOURI The Butterfly House Butterfly Initiative (BFCI) El Bosque Nuevo Dickerson Park Zoo AZA Endowment Fund Bats of Missouri A Guide Center for Ecosystem Survival- Maya Biosphere Reserve - Parking Meters Cheetah Fund Breeding Specialist Group Descriptive Ultrasonography of the Reproductive Tract Among Female Asian Elephants of Varying Ages and Reproductive Status Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Carnivore Ecological Impacts of Wind and Energy: Where Wind and Wings Collide Education s within the Surrounding Communities El Valle Amphibian Center Elephant-Human Coexistence - How Elephants Persist in Traditional Agricultural Systems of South Asia Evaluation of Progesterone and Luteinizing Hormone Concentrations in Female Asian Elephants International Crane Foundation International Elephant Foundation - Elephant Herpes Virus Lab Investigation into a Reproductive Event in a Ferde-lance Lateral Trunk Bias in the African Elephant Madagascar Fauna Group Maned Wolf Research in Brazil New Techniques Utilizing a Modified Endoscope and New Catheter Design to Visualize the Reproductive Tract of Female Asian Elephants Pan African Association of Zoos, Aquariums and Botanical Gardens (PAAZAB) Spatial Patterns and Habitat Use of Juvenile Cottonmouths and Great Plains Rat Snakes in a Stream Environment in Southwest Missouri Survey of Missouri Bats Zoo Outreach Group (ZCOG) Saint Louis Zoo Antelope Mother/Infant Behavior Study Assessing Grazing Improvement for Grevy's Zebra on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy Avian health Course and Survey in the Galapagos Islands Avian Pox in Galapagos Endemic Birds Description of Haemoproteus Parasites Infecting Great Frigate Birds (Fregata minor) on Isla Genovesa Environmental Education for the of Mountain Nyala and its Habitat at the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos Penguins and Flightless Cormorants in the Galapagos Islands Genetic Structure and Genetic Diversity of the Endangered Galapagos Penguin and Galapagos Flightless Cormorant GIS Applications to Disease Studies of Endemic Galapagos Avifauna Grevy's Zebra Bursary Grevy's Zebra Trust Habitat Preference and Population Status of the Mountain Nyala in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia 20