OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. THE ZOO SITS ON 160 ACRES AND HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 1,035 ANIMAL SPECIES INCLUDING MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, FISH, AND INVERTEBRATES. IT BOASTS NATURAL, IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT SPACES, INCLUDING ASIAN HIGHLANDS, BAY FAMILY CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE TRAILS, SCOTT AFRICAN GRASSLANDS, SUZANNE AND WALTER SCOTT AQUARIUM, OWEN SEA LION SHORES, HUBBARD GORILLA VALLEY AND ORANGUTAN FOREST, THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR DESERT COVERED BY A TRANSPARENT GLAZED GEODESIC DOME, LIED JUNGLE (AMERICA'S LARGEST INDOOR RAINFOREST), AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST NOCTURNAL EXHIBIT. DURING 2024, 76,453 MEMBERSHIPS WERE SOLD, AND THE TOTAL VISITORS TO THE PARK, PARTICIPANTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND EVENT ATTENDEES WAS 1,707,195.

OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM'S CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CONDUCTS VALUABLE CONSERVATION SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, GENETICS, NUTRITION, AND BEHAVIORAL HUSBANDRY AND WELFARE. THE SCIENTIFIC TEAMS CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN 2025 INCLUDED SEVEN VETERINARIANS, SIX PH.D. SCIENTISTS AND POST-DOCS, TWO MASTER'S LEVEL RESEARCHERS AND EIGHT ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL STAFF. THESE TEAMS WERE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT LED TO THE PUBLICATION OF MANUSCRIPTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN ADDITION, OUR RESEARCHERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND GAVE INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES, SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, AND INDUSTRY MEETINGS. OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM SUPPORTED SEVERAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOCUSING ON NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, MADAGASCAR, MAINLAND AFRICA, AND THE OCEANS. SUPPORT NOT ONLY INCLUDED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECTS BUT STAFF EXPERTISE AND TIME WITH DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR THE RESCUE, PROPAGATION AND RESTORATION OF CORAL REEFS THROUGH SECORE, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF SALT CREEK TIGER BEETLES IN NEBRASKA, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF AMPHIBIANS IN NORTH AMERICA AND PUERTO RICO, AND SUNFLOWER SEA STAR PROPAGATION AND FIELD EFFORTS. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN KEY SERVICES ROLES ON SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AS ADVISORS, SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN PROGRAM LEADERS, STUDBOOK KEEPERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PROJECT COORDINATORS, INSTRUCTORS, AND TAXON ADVISORY GROUP CHAIRS, AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.