REID PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

ANIMAL CARE AND ANIMAL HEALTH - REID PARK ZOO'S LARGEST PROGRAM AREA IS PROVIDING THE BEST LIFE FOR THE ANIMALS UNDER OUR CARE. REID PARK ZOO'S HIGHLY DEDICATED ANIMAL CARE AND VETERINARY TEAM WORK TO ENSURE THE ZOO'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 400 ANIMALS IS HEALTHY AND THRIVING. ANIMAL WELLNESS IS OVERSEEN BY THE ZOO'S ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING PROGRAM LEADER. REID PARK ZOO PARTICIPATES IN THE SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP) THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS (AZA) TO ENSURE GENETIC DIVERSITY AND HEALTHY POPULATIONS. THE ZOO ALSO HAS A ROBUST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAM, PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES THE HEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIES IN HUMAN CARE AND IN THE WILD.CONSERVATION PROGRAMS: REID PARK ZOO CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM TO PROTECT WILD ANIMALS AND WILD PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 15 GRANTS WERE AWARDED. THE ZOO REMAINS CO-VICE CHAIR FOR THE SAFE: ANDEAN HIGHLAND FLAMINGO PROGRAM AND HAS A LEADING ROLE IN THE EDUCATION WORKING GROUPS FOR SAFE: NORTH AMERICAN SONGBIRD AND SAFE: NORTH AMERICAN MONARCH. THE ZOO REGULARLY CONDUCTS FREE COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON THE NATIVE SONGBIRDS AND MONARCHS THAT VISIT THE ZOO IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING A POLLINATOR GARDEN TO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR THESE NATIVE SPECIES. TO HIGHLIGHT ITS SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES, THE ZOO WAS CERTIFIED AS A GREEN BUSINESS BY LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA.EDUCATION PROGRAMS: REID PARK ZOO'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE COMMITTED TO CONNECTING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH WILD ANIMALS AND WILD PLACES, TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ZOO'S ROLE IN ANIMAL CARE AND CONSERVATION, AND TO INSTILL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL CHOICES THAT HELP PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. PROGRAMS THIS YEAR INCLUDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS OFFERED EITHER AT THE ZOO OR AT THE SCHOOLS, ANIMAL EXPERIENCES FOR NON-SCHOOL GROUPS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND SUMMER AND WINTER CAMPS. THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, WE REACHED 31,982 PEOPLE, 80% (25,427) PEOPLE RECEIVED ZOO EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR FREE DUE TO GRANT FUNDING OR PROGRAMS PROVIDED AT NO COST.