<p><strong>Crisis Management in Zoos</strong></p>
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<li>Acknowledgements<br><em>Susan D. Chan, Managing Editor, Animal Keepers' Forum</em></li>
<li>Preface<br><em>Ed Hansen, Executive Director, AAZK, Inc.</em></li>
<li>Forward<br><em>Kris Vehrs, Executive Director, Association of Zoos &amp; Aquariums</em></li>
<li>Introduction<br><em>W.K. Baker, Jr., Director, Abilene Zoological Gardens, Abilene, TX</em></li>
<li>Crisis Management Planning in Zoological Institutions<br><em>Geoff Underwood, Stirling, South Australia</em></li>
<li>Disease Risk Communication and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza<br><em>Robyn Barbiers, D.V.M., Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL</em></li>
<li>Developing a Weapons Team for Dangerous Animal Emergencies: Organization and Training<br><em>Norm Piwonka, Departmental Technical Analyst and<br>Ken Kaemmerer, Curator of Mammals, Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX</em></li>
<li>Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Dealing with a long-term, high-profile animal escape<br><em>Jennifer Barnett, Director of Wildlife Management, Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek, MI</em></li>
<li>Chemical Restraint of Exotic Animals in an Emergency Situation<br><em>Marilynn M. Baeyens, DVM, Veterinarian, Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock, AR</em></li>
<li>The Veterinary Role as First Responders to a Medical Emergency in a Crisis Management Situation<br><em>W.K. Baker, Jr., Director, Abilene Zoological Gardens, Abilene, TX</em> </li>
<li>Critical Incident Stress Management: A Proven Tool for Addressing Staff Needs After a Traumatic Event<br><em>Lisa Fitzgerald and Gary Sanchez, Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX<br>and  Jay Pratte, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA</em></li>
<li>Developing a Program for Dangerous Animal Emergencies: Procedures for Animal Escape, Unauthorized Person in with Dangerous Animals, and Unified Command System<br><em>Ken Kaemmerer, Curator of Mammals, and<br>Norm Piwonka, Departmental Technical Analyst, Dallas Zoo, Dallas, TX</em></li>
<li>Dive Safety in Zoos and Aquariums<br><em>Gil Falcone, Senior Dive Safety Officer, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA</em></li>
<li>Wildlfire! One Facility's Response and Lessons Learned<br><em>Chuck Brinkman IV, Professor, Moorpark College, the Staff of America's Teaching Zoo<br>and the Students from the Classes of 2004 and 2005</em></li>
<li>Keep Communication Equipment Powered in an Emergency, Part 1 What to Put in Your Emergency Power Kit<br><em>Thomas Shaddack, TechSoup.com</em></li>
<li>Keep Communication Equipment Powered in an Emergency, Part 2 How to Convert Your Devices to Run Off Batteries<br><em>Thomas Shaddack, TechSoup.com</em></li>
<li>The Terrorist Threat to Zoological Institutions<br><em>W.K. Baker, Jr., Director, Abilene Zoological Gardens, Abilene, TX and<br>Commander W.S. Graves, U.S. Navy, Retired</em></li>
<li>Hurricane Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina<br><em>Elizabeth E. Hammond, DVM, Lion Country Safari, Loxahatchee, FL and<br>Daniel K. Maloney, General Curator/Life Sciences, Zoos Victoria, Parkville, VIC, Australia</em> </li>
<li>Training Dangerous Animals Safely is No Accident<br><em>Gary M. Priest, Curator-Applied Animal Behavior, San Diego Zoo/San Diego Wild Animal Park Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA</em></li>
<li>Firearms Use and Training in AZA Institutions<br><em>Dan Beetem, Director of Animal Management, The Wilds, Cumberland, OH</em></li>
<li>Aspects of a Safety Program for Zoos and Aquarium Facilities in the United States<br><em>Ed Hansen, Risk Management Coordinator, City of Tucson, Tucson, AZ</em></li>
<li>Emergency Contact Information/Notes</li>
<li>Editors' Biographies</li> 
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