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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (530, 1, '2009-06-08 22:40:59', '2009-06-09 03:40:59', '<h3>US Members</h3>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">\r\n		<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="business" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="US Professional Membership">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="us-professional">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="40.00">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">\r\n	</form>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$40 - Professional Membership</div>\r\n		<div class="details">Full-time Keepers</div>\r\n		<div class="benefits">(<a href="/join/professional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700" class="thickbox">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">\r\n		<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="business" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="US Affiliate Membership">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="us-affiliate">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="35.00">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">\r\n	</form>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$35 - Affiliate Membership</div>\r\n		<div class="details">Other staff &amp; 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volunteers, or those interested in the profession but not associated with a zoo or aquarium</div>\r\n		<div class="benefits">(<a href="/join/affiliate-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700" class="thickbox">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">\r\n		<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="business" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Canadian Student Membership">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="cad-student">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="25.00">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="CAD">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="CA">\r\n	</form>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$25 - Student Membership</div>\r\n		<div class="details">Students: must supply a copy of student ID at time of application</div>\r\n		<div class="benefits">(<a href="/join/student-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700" class="thickbox">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">\r\n		<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="business" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Canadian Individuals Contributing">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="cad-individual">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="65.00">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="CAD">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="CA">\r\n	</form>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$65 - Individuals Contributing</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3>Commercial Members</h3>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">\r\n		<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="business" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Canadian Individuals Contributing">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="cad-individual">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="150.00">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">\r\n		<input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">\r\n	</form>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$150 - Commercial Membership</div>\r\n		<div class="benefits">(<a href="/join/commercial-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700" class="thickbox">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The following membership types require verification of your oganization\'s information and/or approval by the AAZK Board.</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Institutional Members</h3>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<a href="">Download Application</a>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$150 - Institutional Membership</div>\r\n		<div class="details">requires AAZK Board approval</div>\r\n		<div class="benefits">(<a href="/join/institutional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700" class="thickbox">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<h3>Library Only</h3>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<a href="">Download Application</a>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$40 - Institutional</div>\r\n		<div class="details">Available only to public &amp; university libraries</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<h3>International Members</h3>\r\n\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n	<div class="button">\r\n	<a href="">Download Application</a>\r\n	</div>\r\n	<div class="description">\r\n		<div class="type">$55 - International Membership</div>\r\n		<div class="details">All members outside U.S. &amp; Canada regardless of category</div>\r\n	</div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<p>Print and mail applications to:</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>AAZK Administrative Offices<br />\r\n3601 S.W. 29th, Suite 133<br />\r\nTopeka, KS 66614</strong></p>\r\n\r\n<p>Make checks/money orders payable to <strong>AAZK, Inc</strong><br />Must be in U.S. FUNDS ONLY.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Membership includes a subscription to Animal Keepers\' Forum. The membership card is good for free admission to many zoos and aquariums in the U.S. and Canada.</p>\r\n', 'Join AAZK', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '17-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-06-08 22:40:59', '2009-06-09 03:40:59', '', 17, 'http://dev.aazk.org/uncategorized/17-revision-13/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (952, 2, '2009-09-18 07:55:07', '2009-09-18 12:55:07', '<h5>For those wishing to mail in their membership application you can download the application <a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">here</a>. For those wishing to sign up on the website please utilize the buttons below.</h5>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<h3>US Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Professional Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-professional" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="40.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$40 - Professional Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Full-time Keepers</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/professional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Affiliate Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-affiliate" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="35.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$35 - Affiliate Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Other staff &amp; volunteers, or those interested in the profession but not associated with a zoo or aquarium</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/affiliate-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Student Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-student" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="25.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$25 - Student Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Students: must supply a copy of student ID at time of application</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/student-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Individuals Contributing" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-individual" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="65.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$65 - Individuals Contributing</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>Canadian Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Professional Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-professional" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="40.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$40 - Professional Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Full-time Keepers</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/professional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Affiliate Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-affiliate" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="35.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$35 - Affiliate Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Other staff &amp; volunteers, or those interested in the profession but not associated with a zoo or aquarium</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/affiliate-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Student Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-student" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="25.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$25 - Student Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Students: must supply a copy of student ID at time of application</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/student-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Individuals Contributing" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-individual" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="65.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$65 - Individuals Contributing</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>Commercial Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Individuals Contributing" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-individual" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="150.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$150 - Commercial Membership</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/commercial-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<strong>The following membership types require verification of your organization\'s information and/or approval by the AAZK Board.</strong>\r\n<h3>Institutional Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">Download Application</a></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$150 - Institutional Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">requires AAZK Board approval</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/institutional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>Library Only</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">Download Application</a></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$40 - Institutional</div>\r\n<div class="details">Available only to public &amp; university libraries</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>International Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">Download Application</a></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$55 - International Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">All members outside U.S. &amp; Canada regardless of category</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\nPrint and mail applications to:\r\n\r\n<strong>AAZK Administrative Offices\r\n3601 S.W. 29th, Suite 133\r\nTopeka, KS 66614</strong>\r\n\r\nMake checks/money orders payable to <strong>AAZK, Inc</strong>\r\nMust be in U.S. FUNDS ONLY.\r\n\r\nMembership includes a subscription to Animal Keepers\' Forum. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (691, 2, '2009-09-18 07:49:19', '2009-09-18 12:49:19', '<h3>For those wishing to mail in their membership application you can download the application <a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">here</a>.</h3>\r\n<h3>US Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Professional Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-professional" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="40.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$40 - Professional Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Full-time Keepers</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/professional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Affiliate Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-affiliate" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="35.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$35 - Affiliate Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Other staff &amp; volunteers, or those interested in the profession but not associated with a zoo or aquarium</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/affiliate-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Student Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-student" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="25.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$25 - Student Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Students: must supply a copy of student ID at time of application</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/student-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="US Individuals Contributing" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="us-individual" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="65.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$65 - Individuals Contributing</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>Canadian Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Professional Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-professional" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="40.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$40 - Professional Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Full-time Keepers</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/professional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Affiliate Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-affiliate" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="35.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$35 - Affiliate Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Other staff &amp; volunteers, or those interested in the profession but not associated with a zoo or aquarium</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/affiliate-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Student Membership" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-student" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="25.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$25 - Student Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">Students: must supply a copy of student ID at time of application</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/student-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Individuals Contributing" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-individual" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="65.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="CAD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="CA" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$65 - Individuals Contributing</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>Commercial Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it\'s fast, free and secure!" name="submit" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but01.gif" type="image" /> <input name="add" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_cart" /> <input name="business" type="hidden" value="aazkoffice@zk.kscoxmail.com" /> <input name="item_name" type="hidden" value="Canadian Individuals Contributing" /> <input name="item_number" type="hidden" value="cad-individual" /> <input name="amount" type="hidden" value="150.00" /> <input name="no_note" type="hidden" value="1" /> <input name="currency_code" type="hidden" value="USD" /> <input name="lc" type="hidden" value="US" /> </form></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$150 - Commercial Membership</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/commercial-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<strong>The following membership types require verification of your organization\'s information and/or approval by the AAZK Board.</strong>\r\n<h3>Institutional Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">Download Application</a></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$150 - Institutional Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">requires AAZK Board approval</div>\r\n<div class="benefits">(<a class="thickbox" href="/join/institutional-membership-benefits/?KeepThis=true&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;height=400&amp;width=700">Membership Benefits</a>)</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>Library Only</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">Download Application</a></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$40 - Institutional</div>\r\n<div class="details">Available only to public &amp; university libraries</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<h3>International Members</h3>\r\n<div class="membership">\r\n<div class="button"><a href="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/aazk_member_registration.pdf">Download Application</a></div>\r\n<div class="description">\r\n<div class="type">$55 - International Membership</div>\r\n<div class="details">All members outside U.S. &amp; Canada regardless of category</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\nPrint and mail applications to:\r\n\r\n<strong>AAZK Administrative Offices\r\n3601 S.W. 29th, Suite 133\r\nTopeka, KS 66614</strong>\r\n\r\nMake checks/money orders payable to <strong>AAZK, Inc</strong>\r\nMust be in U.S. FUNDS ONLY.\r\n\r\nMembership includes a subscription to Animal Keepers\' Forum. The membership card is good for free admission to many zoos and aquariums in the U.S. and Canada.', 'Join AAZK', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '17-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-09-18 07:49:19', '2009-09-18 12:49:19', '', 17, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/17-revision-15/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (601, 1, '2009-07-31 18:32:19', '2009-07-31 23:32:19', '<p><em>By Barry Poole, General Maintenance &amp; Operations Supervisor<br />\r\nand Marie Magnuson, Animal Keeper/Great Cats<br />\r\nSmithsonian\'s National Zoological Park, Washington, DC</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In September of 2003 our male African lion (Panthera leo) Tsavo was 15 years old and had been alone for a year after the death of his brother, Tana. Lionesses Kisangali and Lusaka were just getting out of quarantine after arriving at the National Zoo from Wildlife Way Station (Angeles National Forest, CA). We had brought these two beautiful female lions to Washington in the hopes of forming a pride with Tsavo. We were not sure of the girl\'s ages, but the veterinary staff estimated them to be about 12 or 13 years old. Tsavo had been vasectomized when he was young since he had been housed with his mother.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The introductions went very smoothly and soon the copulating that is integral to forming a pride was taking up most of Tsavo\'s time and energy.  As a matter of fact, since Tsavo had been vasectomized it was taking up a little too much of his time and energy. The girls were not getting pregnant of course and so they continued to cycle like clockwork. Tsavo\'s years started to catch up with him. He started to show signs of back trouble, including limping and ataxia, and after only a few months together we had to separate them so we could keep Tsavo inside. His back problems had gotten so severe that the staff veterinarians decided to keep him as quiet as possible and treat his back with steroids. The treatment was extremely successful and Tsavo was going back outside with the now-spayed Lusaka in the spring of 2005. Kisangali had sadly died of an infection during the winter.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jeanne Minor, a keeper who was working here at that time, suggested that a firehose bed might make Tsavo even more comfortable. Her idea was to weave the fire hose on a sturdy metal frame, much like a lawn chair. Barry Poole from the Metal Shop worked with Jeanne on the design and it has proven hugely successful.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first thing that Barry did was to "skin" the hose, or remove the outer canvas layer. He used only the inner canvas and rubber layer so that the bed would dry in a reasonable length of time and also to remove bulk from the weaving. The width of the fire hose you have will determine the final dimensions of your bed. The metal frame of Tsavo\'s bed ended up being 77"x36" [1.95m x .91m]. The woven part is made of six long pieces (warp) of 5&deg;" [13.33cm] hose woven with 14 shorter pieces (weft). After you approximate the length and width of your bed add at least 15% for what is called "take up" by weavers. This is what is lost to the ups and downs of the weaving itself. Then add two to three feet to the length of each piece for loom waste. This will be the part of each piece that wraps around</p>', 'Constructing A Firehose Bed For An Aging Lion', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '598-revision-3', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:32:19', '2009-07-31 23:32:19', '', 598, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/598-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (534, 1, '2009-05-31 17:03:06', '2009-05-31 22:03:06', '<p><em>By Kymberlee Nelson<br />\r\nKeeper in Heart of Africa, Collections Husbandry and Science<br />\r\nSan Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, Escondido, CA</em></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Abstract</h3>\r\n<p>Following SSP&reg; recommendations two, 3&frac12; year old, female, Transvaal lions (sisters) were bred to a 3&frac12; year old male. These pairings resulted in two litters (2.2 and 1.2) born four days apart. Following the behaviors of lions in the wild, the two litters, dams and sire were successfully introduced to form one large pride.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Introduction</h3>\r\n<p>Lions are the only truly social cats living in groups called prides. A pride is generally composed of a group of related females and several non-related males (although males are generally related to one another). The African lion is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List and can be found in Appendix II of CITES. The AZA felid TAG set a target population size of 350 lions; both generic and pedigreed animals. Currently, there are 133 lions at 43 institutions managed by the Species Survival Plan (SSP&reg;), with a target population of 150 cats (SSP&reg; 2007).</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Captive breeding is determined by genetic analysis of the population with a goal of retaining 90% gene diversity for 100 years. The captive pedigreed population descends from 52 founders and is tracked and managed by the species coordinator and SSP&reg; Institutional Representatives. A Master Planning meeting is held each year where breeding recommendations and animal transfers are made.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the wild it has been shown that females younger than 36 months rarely conceived (Hanby &amp; Bygott,1987) and that the mean age of first reproduction for females was between four (Bertram, 1975; Hanby &amp; Bygott, 1987) and six and a half years (Packer <i>et al.</i>, 2001). In captivity this age is reduced and reproduction is seen as early as 18 months. Wild females generally come back into estrous when their cubs are 18 months old (about 10 months from the end of lactation) and her next litter can be expected to be born 24 months after the birth of any surviving cubs (Bertram, 1975).</p>\r\n\r\n<p>[caption id="attachment_372" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Arial View of Lion Camp"]<img src="http://dev.aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/arial-view-of-lion-exhibit-300x225.jpg" alt="Arial View of Lion Camp" title="Arial View of Lion Camp" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-372" />[/caption]</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Female pride members have been observed to come into estrus synchronously and therefore birth synchrony has been observed (Bertram, 1975; Packer &amp; Pusey, 1983). The female typically births one to four cubs in a secluded area away from the pride. It is not until the cubs are four to six weeks old that their dams will introduce them to the pride (Bertram, 1975; Packer &amp; Pusey, 1983; Pusey &amp; Packer, 1994). At this time, the dams and cubs will often form or join a cr&eacute;che, with cubs varying in age up to 150 days (Pusey &amp; Packer, 1994). Cubs will also be introduced to pride males, but the males play no role in the rearing of the offspring. The sire\'s primary responsibility is to provide a secure territory for the females of his pride and their offspring.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The main advantage to forming a cr&eacute;che appears to be the communal defense of the cubs against invading males (Pusey &amp; Packer, 1994). Females of the same cr&eacute;che are known to associate closely with each other. Generally all females are present with their cubs or all are absent, leaving the cubs unattended for short periods of time (Pusey &amp; Packer, 1994). Females in a cr&eacute;che will allow cubs of other females to nurse. There is evidence, however, that females can distinguish between their own offspring and other cubs, but are virtually indiscriminate with cubs of first order relatives (Pusey &amp; Packer, 1994). Cubs wean at six to eight months of age, but will begin eating meat at two to three months (Bertram, 1975; Pusey &amp; Packer, 1994); although cubs remain dependent on their mothers for two years (Bertram, 1975; Pusey &amp; Packer, 1994; Packer &amp; Pusey, 1997).</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Average age of dispersal from the natal pride is two to four years for males (Pusey &amp; Packer, 1987) but males as young as 13-20 months may be forced out as a result of a pride takeover (Packer &amp; Pusey, 1983) and no males were observed with their natal prides past 65 months (Hanby &amp; Bygott, 1987). Most females are integrated into their natal prides but for those who emigrated all had left by four years of age (Hanby &amp; Bygott, 1987; Pusey &amp; Packer, 1987).</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Methods and Results</h3>\r\n<p>Following SSP&reg; recommendations two, 3&frac12; year old, sibling female, Transvaal lions, Mina and Oshana, were bred to a 3&frac12; year old male, Izu. These pairings had previously resulted in Oshana giving birth to 0.2 on 16 May 2006 and Mina to 2.1 on 19 July 2006. The females were separated from their litters on 14 July 2007 due to...</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Want to read the rest of this article on forming a Lion\'s Pride. For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see <em>Animal Keepers\' Forum</em>. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (535, 1, '2009-06-02 00:09:03', '2009-06-02 05:09:03', '<h3>Chair</h3>\r\nJanet McCoy - <em>Oregon Zoo</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>AAZK Award Nominations Are Now Being Accepted for 2009</em></strong>\r\n<h3>Purpose</h3>\r\nThe AAZK Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the <em>Jean M. Hromadka AAZK Excellence in Animal Care Award</em>, The Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement - AAZK Professional of the Year Award, <em>The AAZK Chapter of the Year Award</em>, <em>Lifetime Achievement Award (LA)</em>, the <em>Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment(LHEE) Award</em>, <em>The Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)</em>, <em>The Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER)</em>,  and the <em>Mazuri Animal Nutrition Award (MANA)</em>.\r\n\r\nNomination criteria for these eight awards are listed below. These awards will be presented at the 2009 AAZK National Conference in Seattle, WA. The deadline for all award nominations is <strong>1 May 2009</strong>. Information concerning the qualifications, nomination procedure, selection procedure and an explanation of the awards may be obtained by contacting:\r\n\r\nJanet McCoy, Chair, AAZK Awards Committee\r\nOregon Zoo\r\n4001 S.W. Canyon Rd.\r\nPortland, OR 97221\r\n\r\nOr, <a href="/blindemail.php?name=Janet" target="_blank">Send Jan an email.</a>\r\n\r\nThe character of the AAZK awards includes either a plaque or certificate, letter of notification to the institution\'s  director and national recognition by professional journals. Such journals include: the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) and the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) Newsletters, and the Animal Keepers\' Forum (AAZK). Some categories may include monetary awards.\r\n\r\n<strong>Award Nominations should be submitted to:</strong>\r\nJanet McCoy, Awards Chair\r\nThe Oregon Zoo\r\n4001 SW Canyon Road\r\nPortland, OR 97221\r\n\r\n<strong>Deadline for Nominations is 1 May 2009</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/lifetime-achievement-la-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Lifetime Achievement (LA) Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/lee-houts-excellence-in-enrichment-lhee-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment (LHEE) Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/certificate-of-merit-for-zoo-keeper-education-cmze/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/certificate-of-excellence-in-exhibit-design-renovation-ceer/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER)</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/mazuri-animal-nutrition-award-mana/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Mazuri Animal Nutrition Award (MANA)</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/jean-m-hromadka-aazk-excellence-in-animal-care-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Jean M. Hromadka AAZK Excellence in Animal Care Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/the-lutz-ruhe-meritorious-achievement-aazk-professional-of-the-year-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">The Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement - AAZK Professional of the Year Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/the-aazk-chapter-of-the-year-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">The AAZK Chapter of the Year Award</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2008_awards_recipients.pdf">2008 Award Recipients</a></strong>', 'Awards Committee', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '224-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-06-02 00:09:03', '2009-06-02 05:09:03', '', 224, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/224-revision-30/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (540, 1, '2009-05-31 23:34:01', '2009-06-01 04:34:01', '<p><a href="/jobs/index.php">Post a Job (Login)</a></p>\r\n<p>If you have previously registered as a "user" on this site, you need do nothing. If your institution has never posted a job on this site and you wish to establish a new user account in order to post a job listing, you will need to register and set up your account. Only jobs related to the animal care field will be posted on this site.  Click here to set up a "user" account.</p>\r\n<p>As of 1 September ONLY AAZK Institutional Members will receive unlimited free job postings as long as their membership remains active.</p>\r\n<p>Non-AAZK Institutional member facilities may purchase listings at the following rates. Non-member postings will receive a return email explaining payment options and such job postings will not become active until posting fee is paid.</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>$250/year: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n    <li>$125/6 months: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n    <li>$50/listing; good for 60 days</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>Once you have posted a job listing, it will remain "pending" until approved by an AAZK Web Administrator. AAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting and may reject posting not in line with the goals and objectives of AAZK, Inc.</p>\r\n<p>Please contact AAZK to purchase Job Postings or for more information about AAZK Institutional Membership.</p>\r\n<p>To apply for an Institutional Membership please click on the following link. <a href="/join-aazk/">Become an AAZK Institutional Member!</a></p>\r\n<p>Institutions wishing to advertise employment opportunities, must register an account and login to submit postings online or, email pertinent data to <a href="mailto:susan.chan@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">email pertinent data to Susan</a></p>\r\n<p>Listings must be sent as MS Word attachments and follow the format used in listings currently posted on this website.</p>\r\n<p>AAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting</p>', 'Job Listings', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '69-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-31 23:34:01', '2009-06-01 04:34:01', '', 69, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/69-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (542, 1, '2009-05-31 12:46:50', '2009-05-31 17:46:50', '<p>The training resources available today, many of them free, can really help a trainer develop skills, problem solve, and collect new ideas. There are literally thousands, if not more, resources for zoo keepers to learn more about animal training. Below is a brief list of some of these resources other than those produced by the ATC. This resource list includes websites, Listservs and supply companies that are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the AAZK, Inc. However, many of them can prove to be quite useful to the zoo trainer. Specific articles and books are listed in the <a href="/committees/comm_animalbehavior_bibliog.php">Animal Training and Enrichment Bibliography</a>. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (543, 1, '2009-06-15 20:48:46', '2009-06-16 01:48:46', '<p>The training resources available today, many of them free, can really help a trainer develop skills, problem solve, and collect new ideas. There are literally thousands, if not more, resources for zoo keepers to learn more about animal training. Below is a brief list of some of these resources other than those produced by the ATC. This resource list includes websites, Listservs and supply companies that are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the AAZK, Inc. However, many of them can prove to be quite useful to the zoo trainer. Specific articles and books are listed in the <a href=\'/wp-content/uploads/animal_training_bibliography.pdf\'>Animal Training and Enrichment Bibliography</a>. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (988, 2, '2010-01-07 09:55:53', '2010-01-07 14:55:53', 'The following links are relevant to the Bowling for Rhinos program.\n\nAAZK Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, value, integrity, completeness or authenticity of the information or opinions contained in the web sites below, and any link to another web site shall not in any manner be construed as an endorsement by AAZK Inc. of the web site or the products or services described therein.\n\nThese links might lead to web sites containing links that display offensive and objectionable content or which may contain dangerous computer viruses. You assume, and AAZK Inc. hereby disclaims, all responsibility for any of the content on other sites or for any damage sustained by users of these sites.\n\n<a href="http://www.bluerhino.com/BRWEB/Company-Info/Save-the-Rhinos.aspx"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-867" title="blue-rhino-logo" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/blue-rhino-logo.jpg" alt="blue-rhino-logo" width="216" height="92" /></a> <a href="http://www.bluerhino.com/BRWEB/Company-Info/Save-the-Rhinos.aspx">Blue Rhino</a>\n\n<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-984" title="lewa" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/lewa.gif" alt="lewa" width="85" height="85" /><a href="http://www.lewa.org"> Lewa Wildlife Conservancy</a>\n\n<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-986" title="irflogosm" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/irflogosm.jpg" alt="irflogosm" width="150" height="98" /> <a href="http://www.rhinos-irf.org/">International Rhino Foundation</a>\n\n<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-987" title="acklogosm" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/acklogosm.jpg" alt="acklogosm" width="144" height="150" />Action for Cheetahs in Kenya', 'BFR Links', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '885-revision-2', '', '', '2010-01-07 09:55:53', '2010-01-07 14:55:53', '', 885, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/885-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (659, 2, '2013-10-15 17:49:23', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'AAZK is rolling out new products.\r\n\r\n<!--[endif]-->Organic cotton ladies t-shirts and men\'s long-sleeve shirts with our \'eye movement\' design as well as logo embroidered baseball caps will be on sale at the 2009 Conference at special introductory prices. Also, wrist coils for the AAZK logo clickers will be available for purchase.   Conference pricing for current AAZK product will be in effect as well, so send your orders along with conference attendees to get the best deals!', 'New AAZK Products!', 0, '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2013-10-15 17:49:23', '2013-10-15 22:49:23', '', 0, 'http://aazk.org/?p=659', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1009, 2, '2010-01-15 11:10:15', '2010-01-15 16:10:15', '<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-995" title="img_3060" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/img_3060-1024x479.jpg" alt="img_3060" width="491" height="230" /></p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong></strong></em></p>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong>Mission Statement of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC)</strong></em></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: left;">The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy works as a catalyst for the conservation of wildlife and its habitat.\nIt does this through the protection and management of species, the initiation and support of community conservation and development programmes, and the education of neighbouring areas in the value of wildlife.\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>History</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1002" title="lewa1" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/lewa1-1024x718.jpg" alt="lewa1" width="430" height="302" /></p>\n<p style="text-align: left;">Lewa Wildlife Conservancy lies in northern Kenya was once a cattle ranch. It encompasses over 62,000 acres (250 sq. km.). The Craig/Douglas family first came to Lewa in 1922 and managed it as a cattle ranch for over 50 years. Unlike other ranchers in the area, they always valued the wildlife that shared the land and developed wildlife tourism as an additional activity. It was clear by the 1980\'s that the black rhino was unlikely to survive in northern Kenya. Poaching had reduced the black rhino\'s numbers from an estimated 20,000 animals in the mid-1970\'s to a few hundred by 1986. In                      1983 the Craigs and Anna Merz  - who funded the program - decided to establish                      the fenced and guarded Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary at the                      western end of Lewa. White rhinos were then added to the program after the black rhinos had settled down and established themselves. After ten years, it was clear that the rhinos                      needed more space, and the sanctuary was expanded to cover                      the rest of the ranch, and the adjoining <span class="kawatextlinks">Ngare                      Ndare Forest Reserve</span>.</p>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Wildlife on Lewa</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: left;">There is an abundance of wildlife on LWC. Lewa is home to both black and white rhinos and is first and foremost a rhino sanctuary. It is also home to over 70 different species of mammals and over 350 different species of birds.</p>\n<p style="text-align: left;"></p>', 'Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '991-revision-v1', '', '', '2010-01-15 11:10:15', '2010-01-15 16:10:15', '', 991, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/991-revision-14/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (583, 1, '2009-05-31 15:18:34', '2009-05-31 20:18:34', '<h3>Grants Committee Chair</h3>\r\n<p>Shelly Roach - <em>Columbus Zoo and Aquarium</em></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Purpose</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The purpose of the AAZK Grants Committee is to encourage and support the professional development and conservation involvement of AAZK members. Additionally, AAZK is committed to supporting and encouraging research conducted by members in zoological parks and aquariums.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Grants Offered</h3>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>(Deadlines for all grants is 01 March)</em></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>The AAZK  Professional Travel Grant</h4>\r\n<p>The AAZK Professional Travel Grant is designed to assist AAZK members with costs associated with attending professional meetings or workshops, or, participating in field research.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>The AAZK/AZA Advances in Animal Keeping Course Grant</h4>\r\n<dd>The AAZK/AZA Advances in Animal Keeping Course Grant is designed to assist AAZK members with costs associated with attending the Advances in Animal Keeping Course offered through AZA.</dd>\r\n\r\n<h4>The AAZK Conservation, Preservation and Restoration Grant</h4>\r\n<p>The purpose of the AAZK CPR Committee\'s Zoo Keeper Grant in Conservation is to encourage and support efforts in conservation conducted by AAZK members in zoological parks and aquariums around the world.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>The AAZK Research Grant</h4>\r\n<p>The purpose of the AAZK Research Committee\'s Zoo Keeper Grant in Research is to encourage and support efforts in non-invasive research conducted by AAZK members in zoological parks and aquariums around the world.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Full-time keepers/aquarists in zoological parks and aquariums, who are  professional members of AAZK, INC. in good standing, are eligible to receive grants. Researchers other than zoo keepers may participate in the funded studies. The principal investigator, however, must be a keeper/aquarist.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Application instructions and the grant applications can be found in the <a href="/members/">Members Only section</a> of the website. Examples of past grants are listed below to give members a better idea of the types of projects that have been funded in the past.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Examples of Past Grants</strong><h3>\r\n\r\n<h4>Research Grants</h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a href="/wp-content/uploads/grant_blood_typing.pdf">Cataloguing Blood Types for SSP Populations of Great Apes</a></li>\r\n    <li><a href=\'/wp-content/uploads/grant_project_penguin.pdf\'>Project Penguin: Semen Collection</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<h4>Conservation, Restoration, and Preservation Grants</h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a href=\'/wp-content/uploads/grant_river_otter_survey.pdf\'>North American River Otter Latrine Site Survey</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<h4>Travel Grants</h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a href=\'/wp-content/uploads/grant_amphibian_keeper_course.pdf\'>Amphibians, their current status, and an important AZA course for any amphibian keeper</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><a href=\'/wp-content/uploads/grant_awards-_2008.pdf\'>2008 Grant Awards</a></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Restrictions</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The Grants Committee will not fund any invasive biological studies, or any study that may cause an animal undue or prolonged discomfort or harm. Travel grants are awarded based on the applicant\'s experience and dedication to the zoo/aquarium field, the value of the travel objective to the member and their institution, as well as the Grant Committee\'s assessment of the  conservation/research value of the program the applicant will be participating in.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Research Grant Database is in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have \r\nAdobe Acrobat Reader, please download the free software <a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/">here</a>.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><a href=\'/wp-content/uploads/research_grant_database.pdf\'>Research Grant Database</a></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The purpose of this international database is to provide information on organizations that offer outside grants for animal related research, conservation, and educational purposes. The database will be updated annually and new information added as it arises.</strong></p>Cataloguing Blood Types for SSP Populations of Great Apes', 'Grants', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '14-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-31 15:18:34', '2009-05-31 20:18:34', '', 14, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/14-revision-17/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (561, 1, '2009-07-01 00:01:16', '2009-07-01 05:01:16', '<p><em>By William K. Baker, Jr., Director<br />Abilene Zoo, Abilene, TX</em></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Question</h3>\r\n<p>Can behavioral research and observations play a part in being prepared for a crisis?</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Comments</h3>\r\n<p>I realize this question at first glance could prove quizzical when applied to the topics of crisis management and zoological safety. Still, when placed in context it can prove to be valuable and an asset to an increasing awareness of understanding our animal charges. Historically one of the cornerstones of wildlife management and research in the field is the use of the basic tool of observation. For decades, if not centuries, we as scientists have been following the exploits of zoologists in the field with their research subjects as they try and understand them better.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>This field research has shaped our management techniques in captivity then and now. 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Clouded leopards spend much of their life in an arboreal environment and by understanding that during the exhibit design process, we are meeting a fundamental species\' need, which in turn insures that we build into the vertical plane, but we also top the exhibit with mesh for the sake of safety.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3>Containment</h3>\r\n<p>Understanding the relative strength of a given species dictates the techniques of containment. For example the Tiger; it is a remarkably agile, powerful, and intelligent animal. As a result, the primary containment must be capable of handling both impact and potential ricochets. However since it\'s a soft skinned species, some degree of flexibility in the mesh is desirable to prevent potential injury. Sharp edges and points in the mesh or mounting hardware are not desirable, yet the material should be resistant or coated to prevent urine damage that will accelerate rust and potential containment failure.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Landscaping</h3>\r\n<p>In any exhibit we find the final dressing and regional match for a species, landscaping. Landscaping in and of itself is not a problem. But, when a dangerous animal is added to the mix, the situation changes. Is the landscaping just an accent or has it taken over the interior or perimeter of the area to the point of no return? It\'s important for security to have the capability to observe your charges for location and to inspect the primary containment at a glance. There needs to be a balance between safety and spatial comfort.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Enrichment</h3>\r\n<p>In my experience, an enriched specimen is a calmer specimen. Let\'s use a Cougar, for example. Understanding the predatory habits of this species is critical in their management. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (563, 1, '2009-06-25 20:46:18', '2009-06-26 01:46:18', '<p><em>By William K. Baker, Jr., Director<br />Abilene Zoo, Abilene, TX</em></p>\n\n<h3>Question</h3>\n<p>Can behavioral research and observations play a part in being prepared for a crisis?</p>\n\n<h3>Comments</h3>\n<p>I realize this question at first glance could prove quizzical when applied to the topics of crisis management and zoological safety. Still, when placed in context it can prove to be valuable and an asset to an increasing awareness of understanding our animal charges. Historically one of the cornerstones of wildlife management and research in the field is the use of the basic tool of observation. For decades, if not centuries, we as scientists have been following the exploits of zoologists in the field with their research subjects as they try and understand them better.</p>\n\n<p>This field research has shaped our management techniques in captivity then and now. 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Sharp edges and points in the mesh or mounting hardware are not desirable, yet the material should be resistant or coated to prevent urine damage that will accelerate rust and potential containment failure.</p>\n\n<h3>Landscaping</h3>\n<p>In any exhibit we find the final dressing and regional match for a species, landscaping. Landscaping in and of itself is not a problem. But, when a dangerous animal is added to the mix, the situation changes. Is the landscaping just an accent or has it taken over the interior or perimeter of the area to the point of no return? It\'s important for security to have the capability to observe your charges for location and to inspect the primary containment at a glance. There needs to be a balance between safety and spatial comfort.</p>\n\n<h3>Enrichment</h3>\n<p>In my experience, an enriched specimen is a calmer specimen. Let\'s use a Cougar, for example. Understanding the predatory habits of this species is critical in their management. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (564, 1, '2009-06-25 20:47:11', '2009-06-26 01:47:11', '<p><em>By William K. Baker, Jr., Director<br />Abilene Zoo, Abilene, TX</em></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Question</h3>\r\n<p>Can behavioral research and observations play a part in being prepared for a crisis?</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Comments</h3>\r\n<p>I realize this question at first glance could prove quizzical when applied to the topics of crisis management and zoological safety. Still, when placed in context it can prove to be valuable and an asset to an increasing awareness of understanding our animal charges. Historically one of the cornerstones of wildlife management and research in the field is the use of the basic tool of observation. For decades, if not centuries, we as scientists have been following the exploits of zoologists in the field with their research subjects as they try and understand them better.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>This field research has shaped our management techniques in captivity then and now. What we garner from field work has helped us to develop more effective techniques to address husbandry, reproduction, and environmental enrichment in captivity. The immense and respected work of Jane Goodall, Laurie Marker, George Schaller, Richard Estes, and Mark and Delia Owens comes to mind. Within the framework of their research can be found the tools to make us better animal managers.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wildlife field observations and the supporting research is then utilized to assist in the progression of captive management techniques through the development of husbandry manuals and disseminated through presentations at conference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Exhibitry</h3>\r\n<p>Through a clear understanding of an animal\'s native habitat we can better understand its environmental needs. Meeting those needs and incorporating them into an appropriate exhibit design can help satisfy the behavioral aspects of a given species. Clouded leopards spend much of their life in an arboreal environment and by understanding that during the exhibit design process, we are meeting a fundamental species\' need, which in turn insures that we build into the vertical plane, but we also top the exhibit with mesh for the sake of safety.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3>Containment</h3>\r\n<p>Understanding the relative strength of a given species dictates the techniques of containment. For example the Tiger; it is a remarkably agile, powerful, and intelligent animal. As a result, the primary containment must be capable of handling both impact and potential ricochets. However since it\'s a soft skinned species, some degree of flexibility in the mesh is desirable to prevent potential injury. Sharp edges and points in the mesh or mounting hardware are not desirable, yet the material should be resistant or coated to prevent urine damage that will accelerate rust and potential containment failure.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Landscaping</h3>\r\n<p>In any exhibit we find the final dressing and regional match for a species, landscaping. Landscaping in and of itself is not a problem. But, when a dangerous animal is added to the mix, the situation changes. Is the landscaping just an accent or has it taken over the interior or perimeter of the area to the point of no return? It\'s important for security to have the capability to observe your charges for location and to inspect the primary containment at a glance. There needs to be a balance between safety and spatial comfort.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Enrichment</h3>\r\n<p>In my experience, an enriched specimen is a calmer specimen. Let\'s use a Cougar, for example. Understanding the predatory habits of this species is critical in their management. Enrichment devices that can capitalize on this should theoretically have a high degree of success. By using a fast moving low to the ground object, it simulates prey items in the wild. I would much rather manage a tired and content cat than a bored and temperamental cat.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Captive Behavior</h3>\r\n<p>This in my opinion may be one of the most important aspects of this process. We take as a given that some species act in a certain manner that is characteristic. Within a species group there will always be variances in personality. Yet, beyond that we also know that there are exceptions to the rule; animals that just don\'t act the way the others do. We do our best to reconcile what we observe in captivity against what has been seen in the wild as a benchmark, and often that provides a new context for what we are seeing and points us in the right direction as animal managers.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>I think the hardest part of this is realizing that somehow we have to make time in our workday to make behavioral observations of our charges. Certainly we check our animals when they go out on exhibit, when we are feeding them, and also when we bring them in for the night. Yet, with increasing workloads and limited staffing this can prove challenging. In my experience it\'s difficult at best from a staffing standpoint to just sit and watch. By that I mean observe our charges much like researchers in the field do.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>By understanding the intricacies of a specific specimen we, in turn, better understand what they need. Good recordkeeping is a critical facet of this process. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (565, 1, '2009-07-01 00:01:55', '2009-07-01 05:01:55', '<p><em>By Jody Hodges and Michelle Valois<br />\r\nPrimate Keepers<br />\r\nDenver Zoological Gardens</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Denver, Colorado<br />\r\n(303) 376-4932<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:mvalois@denverzoo.org">mvalois@denverzoo.org</a></em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In April of 2003, the Denver Zoological Foundation added a second troop of gorillas as well as another female and silverback male to the existing female pair that currently resided there. One troop would call Denver home, the other would be temporarily housed while their new exhibit was being constructed at The Los Angeles Zoo. This vacationing troop consisted of an adult male, Kelly, and two adult females Rapunzel and Evelyn. While housed at The Denver Zoo, Kelly and Rapunzel had a female offspring, named Tinga, in 2005. In 2007 construction was complete at The Los Angeles Zoo and Kelly and his troop needed to return to California. This paper will focus on the preparations that took place for Kelly, Rapunzel, Tinga and Evelyn to return to California.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In June 2007, the great ape keeper staff, primate supervisor, primate curator, behavior manager and veterinary staff had a meeting to discuss shipment details for these gorillas. We all agreed that we wanted this to be a very smooth process for the gorillas, producing the least amount of stress for them and for us. Without crate training facilities at Denver, a training plan was established to implement separation, hand injection immobilization, pre-shipment exams and crating all in one day. This was a collaborative strategy between Denver and Los Angeles, to eliminate the stress of a second immobilization and crating for the gorillas. We also utilized a drug combination that would ideally provide a smooth and rapid induction state and recovery.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Based on this first planning meeting, our training objective was two-fold. First, we wanted to have all gorillas visually separated from one another, with the exception of Rapunzel and Tinga, who would be separated by a shift door but still in visual contact. This would encourage each gorilla to perform the necessary training behavior without being influenced by others in the troop. Kelly was previously conditioned to be separated on a regular basis from the girls using a creep door overnight. Rapunzel, Evelyn and Tinga were not routinely separated from each other.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Secondly, we wanted all gorillas to accept a hand injection for immobilization. We felt a hand injection, coupled with our chosen drug combination, would produce the least stress for the gorillas during the immobilization.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>These four gorillas had previously been trained at The Denver Zoological Foundation to accept a hand injection, and Tinga had received her immunizations using this method in March of 2006. Since this was an already established behavior for Kelly, Evelyn and Tinga, our focus was on using a sharp needle during training, hair pulling at the injection site, and extending the hold time. Rapunzel was our only gorilla that we had to begin teaching the injection behavior. Although she had prior training at Denver to accept a hand injection, she had two immobilizations in 2004, neither of which utilized a hand injection. These experiences created in her a high aversion to syringes and needles.</p> \r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_569" align="alignnone" width="700" caption="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/floor_plan.gif" alt="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo" title="floor_plan" width="700" height="562" class="size-full wp-image-569" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>To be able to visually separate all gorillas, we had to use three separate areas in our great ape house. We chose these stations based on where we were able to separate Rapunzel from Tinga in previous training sessions. This arrangement relied heavily on Kelly being willing to transfer away from Rapunzel, which is a behavior that has been difficult for him. After a very short trial run and some resistance from Kelly, we decided to swap Kelly\'s station for Rapunzel and Tinga\'s station. We hoped to have more success with these stations as this was where Kelly spent every other night and where he was fairly comfortable. This was a much better arrangement, and put less stress on Kelly, as he was already at his station.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The separation training progressed fairly quickly, and within days we were already closing doors between the gorillas. Evelyn was completely separated into the quarantine yard within two weeks, and Kelly was completely separated into the holding hallway by mid-July. Each gorilla had a training session at each separation, which included maintaining and improving the hand injection behavior, or for Rapunzel, the continued training of this behavior. Multiple times per week, our veterinarian attended and trained each gorilla while separated. We relied heavily on a large pool of trainers to maintain daily separation and injection training. Excellent communication was also needed to ensure we kept moving forward with our behaviors.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_571" align="alignnone" width="700" caption="Denver and LA staff surround Evelyn during her immobilization. The makeshift exam room is a part of the Great Ape House. (Photo: Dave Parsons)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/gorilla_move.jpg" alt="Denver and LA staff surround Evelyn during her immobilization. The makeshift exam room is a part of the Great Ape House. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (568, 1, '2009-06-25 21:04:25', '2009-06-26 02:04:25', '<p><em>By Jody Hodges and Michelle Valois<br />\r\nPrimate Keepers<br />\r\nDenver Zoological Gardens</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Denver, Colorado<br />\r\n(303) 376-4932<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:mvalois@denverzoo.org">mvalois@denverzoo.org</a></em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In April of 2003, the Denver Zoological Foundation added a second troop of gorillas as well as another female and silverback male to the existing female pair that currently resided there. One troop would call Denver home, the other would be temporarily housed while their new exhibit was being constructed at The Los Angeles Zoo. This vacationing troop consisted of an adult male, Kelly, and two adult females Rapunzel and Evelyn. While housed at The Denver Zoo, Kelly and Rapunzel had a female offspring, named Tinga, in 2005. In 2007 construction was complete at The Los Angeles Zoo and Kelly and his troop needed to return to California. This paper will focus on the preparations that took place for Kelly, Rapunzel, Tinga and Evelyn to return to California.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In June 2007, the great ape keeper staff, primate supervisor, primate curator, behavior manager and veterinary staff had a meeting to discuss shipment details for these gorillas. We all agreed that we wanted this to be a very smooth process for the gorillas, producing the least amount of stress for them and for us. Without crate training facilities at Denver, a training plan was established to implement separation, hand injection immobilization, pre-shipment exams and crating all in one day. This was a collaborative strategy between Denver and Los Angeles, to eliminate the stress of a second immobilization and crating for the gorillas. We also utilized a drug combination that would ideally provide a smooth and rapid induction state and recovery.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Based on this first planning meeting, our training objective was two-fold. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (570, 1, '2009-06-25 20:56:17', '2009-06-26 01:56:17', '<p>By Jody Hodges and Michelle Valois<br />\r\nPrimate Keepers<br />\r\nDenver Zoological Gardens</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Denver, Colorado<br />\r\n(303) 376-4932<br />\r\nmvalois@denverzoo.org</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In April of 2003, the Denver Zoological Foundation added a second troop of gorillas as well as another female and silverback male to the existing female pair that currently resided there. One troop would call Denver home, the other would be temporarily housed while their new exhibit was being constructed at The Los Angeles Zoo. This vacationing troop consisted of an adult male, Kelly, and two adult females Rapunzel and Evelyn. While housed at The Denver Zoo, Kelly and Rapunzel had a female offspring, named Tinga, in 2005. In 2007 construction was complete at The Los Angeles Zoo and Kelly and his troop needed to return to California. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (572, 1, '2009-06-25 21:01:09', '2009-06-26 02:01:09', '<p>By Jody Hodges and Michelle Valois<br />\r\nPrimate Keepers<br />\r\nDenver Zoological Gardens</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Denver, Colorado<br />\r\n(303) 376-4932<br />\r\nmvalois@denverzoo.org</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In April of 2003, the Denver Zoological Foundation added a second troop of gorillas as well as another female and silverback male to the existing female pair that currently resided there. One troop would call Denver home, the other would be temporarily housed while their new exhibit was being constructed at The Los Angeles Zoo. This vacationing troop consisted of an adult male, Kelly, and two adult females Rapunzel and Evelyn. While housed at The Denver Zoo, Kelly and Rapunzel had a female offspring, named Tinga, in 2005. In 2007 construction was complete at The Los Angeles Zoo and Kelly and his troop needed to return to California. This paper will focus on the preparations that took place for Kelly, Rapunzel, Tinga and Evelyn to return to California.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In June 2007, the great ape keeper staff, primate supervisor, primate curator, behavior manager and veterinary staff had a meeting to discuss shipment details for these gorillas. We all agreed that we wanted this to be a very smooth process for the gorillas, producing the least amount of stress for them and for us. Without crate training facilities at Denver, a training plan was established to implement separation, hand injection immobilization, pre-shipment exams and crating all in one day. This was a collaborative strategy between Denver and Los Angeles, to eliminate the stress of a second immobilization and crating for the gorillas. We also utilized a drug combination that would ideally provide a smooth and rapid induction state and recovery.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Based on this first planning meeting, our training objective was two-fold. First, we wanted to have all gorillas visually separated from one another, with the exception of Rapunzel and Tinga, who would be separated by a shift door but still in visual contact. This would encourage each gorilla to perform the necessary training behavior without being influenced by others in the troop. Kelly was previously conditioned to be separated on a regular basis from the girls using a creep door overnight. Rapunzel, Evelyn and Tinga were not routinely separated from each other.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Secondly, we wanted all gorillas to accept a hand injection for immobilization. We felt a hand injection, coupled with our chosen drug combination, would produce the least stress for the gorillas during the immobilization.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>These four gorillas had previously been trained at The Denver Zoological Foundation to accept a hand injection, and Tinga had received her immunizations using this method in March of 2006. Since this was an already established behavior for Kelly, Evelyn and Tinga, our focus was on using a sharp needle during training, hair pulling at the injection site, and extending the hold time. Rapunzel was our only gorilla that we had to begin teaching the injection behavior. Although she had prior training at Denver to accept a hand injection, she had two immobilizations in 2004, neither of which utilized a hand injection. These experiences created in her a high aversion to syringes and needles.</p> \r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_569" align="alignnone" width="700" caption="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/floor_plan.gif" alt="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo" title="floor_plan" width="700" height="562" class="size-full wp-image-569" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>To be able to visually separate all gorillas, we had to use three separate areas in our great ape house. We chose these stations based on where we were able to separate Rapunzel from Tinga in previous training sessions. This arrangement relied heavily on Kelly being willing to transfer away from Rapunzel, which is a behavior that has been difficult for him. After a very short trial run and some resistance from Kelly, we decided to swap Kelly\'s station for Rapunzel and Tinga\'s station. We hoped to have more success with these stations as this was where Kelly spent every other night and where he was fairly comfortable. This was a much better arrangement, and put less stress on Kelly, as he was already at his station.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The separation training progressed fairly quickly, and within days we were already closing doors between the gorillas. Evelyn was completely separated into the quarantine yard within two weeks, and Kelly was completely separated into the holding hallway by mid-July. Each gorilla had a training session at each separation, which included maintaining and improving the hand injection behavior, or for Rapunzel, the continued training of this behavior. Multiple times per week, our veterinarian attended and trained each gorilla while separated. We relied heavily on a large pool of trainers to maintain daily separation and injection training. Excellent communication was also needed to ensure we kept moving forward with our behaviors.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>With training progressing well, we began to extend the amount of time each gorilla spent separated before having a training session. This would simulate the actual wait times on the immobilization day. We also began to decrease our food reward when asking for the injection behavior, also to simulate the actual conditions on the day of the immobilizations. Since Evelyn would have the longest wait time, we began teaching her a behavior in which she used a paint brush and paints to decorate a canvas. We hoped this would reduce her stress and keep her occupied until her turn. We also had to desensitize Evelyn to her crate being near her outdoor exhibit. We chose to put the crate here to make loading her easy after her exam. She adjusted well to this. We also simulated the increased traffic on the day of the procedure, both foot and vehicular, that would be occurring behind our great ape building and in plain sight of Evelyn. We invited...</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Want to read the rest of this article on the successful transfer of lowland gorillas between two zoological institutions?  For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see Animal Keepers\' Forum. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</p>', 'From Los Angeles to Denver and Back: A successful journey back home', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '565-revision-4', '', '', '2009-06-25 21:01:09', '2009-06-26 02:01:09', '', 565, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/565-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (573, 1, '2009-06-25 21:02:41', '2009-06-26 02:02:41', '<p>By Jody Hodges and Michelle Valois<br />\r\nPrimate Keepers<br />\r\nDenver Zoological Gardens</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Denver, Colorado<br />\r\n(303) 376-4932<br />\r\nmvalois@denverzoo.org</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In April of 2003, the Denver Zoological Foundation added a second troop of gorillas as well as another female and silverback male to the existing female pair that currently resided there. One troop would call Denver home, the other would be temporarily housed while their new exhibit was being constructed at The Los Angeles Zoo. This vacationing troop consisted of an adult male, Kelly, and two adult females Rapunzel and Evelyn. While housed at The Denver Zoo, Kelly and Rapunzel had a female offspring, named Tinga, in 2005. In 2007 construction was complete at The Los Angeles Zoo and Kelly and his troop needed to return to California. This paper will focus on the preparations that took place for Kelly, Rapunzel, Tinga and Evelyn to return to California.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In June 2007, the great ape keeper staff, primate supervisor, primate curator, behavior manager and veterinary staff had a meeting to discuss shipment details for these gorillas. We all agreed that we wanted this to be a very smooth process for the gorillas, producing the least amount of stress for them and for us. Without crate training facilities at Denver, a training plan was established to implement separation, hand injection immobilization, pre-shipment exams and crating all in one day. This was a collaborative strategy between Denver and Los Angeles, to eliminate the stress of a second immobilization and crating for the gorillas. We also utilized a drug combination that would ideally provide a smooth and rapid induction state and recovery.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Based on this first planning meeting, our training objective was two-fold. First, we wanted to have all gorillas visually separated from one another, with the exception of Rapunzel and Tinga, who would be separated by a shift door but still in visual contact. This would encourage each gorilla to perform the necessary training behavior without being influenced by others in the troop. Kelly was previously conditioned to be separated on a regular basis from the girls using a creep door overnight. Rapunzel, Evelyn and Tinga were not routinely separated from each other.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Secondly, we wanted all gorillas to accept a hand injection for immobilization. We felt a hand injection, coupled with our chosen drug combination, would produce the least stress for the gorillas during the immobilization.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>These four gorillas had previously been trained at The Denver Zoological Foundation to accept a hand injection, and Tinga had received her immunizations using this method in March of 2006. Since this was an already established behavior for Kelly, Evelyn and Tinga, our focus was on using a sharp needle during training, hair pulling at the injection site, and extending the hold time. Rapunzel was our only gorilla that we had to begin teaching the injection behavior. Although she had prior training at Denver to accept a hand injection, she had two immobilizations in 2004, neither of which utilized a hand injection. These experiences created in her a high aversion to syringes and needles.</p> \r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_569" align="alignnone" width="700" caption="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/floor_plan.gif" alt="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo" title="floor_plan" width="700" height="562" class="size-full wp-image-569" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>To be able to visually separate all gorillas, we had to use three separate areas in our great ape house. We chose these stations based on where we were able to separate Rapunzel from Tinga in previous training sessions. This arrangement relied heavily on Kelly being willing to transfer away from Rapunzel, which is a behavior that has been difficult for him. After a very short trial run and some resistance from Kelly, we decided to swap Kelly\'s station for Rapunzel and Tinga\'s station. We hoped to have more success with these stations as this was where Kelly spent every other night and where he was fairly comfortable. This was a much better arrangement, and put less stress on Kelly, as he was already at his station.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The separation training progressed fairly quickly, and within days we were already closing doors between the gorillas. Evelyn was completely separated into the quarantine yard within two weeks, and Kelly was completely separated into the holding hallway by mid-July. Each gorilla had a training session at each separation, which included maintaining and improving the hand injection behavior, or for Rapunzel, the continued training of this behavior. Multiple times per week, our veterinarian attended and trained each gorilla while separated. We relied heavily on a large pool of trainers to maintain daily separation and injection training. Excellent communication was also needed to ensure we kept moving forward with our behaviors.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_571" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Denver and LA staff surround Evelyn during her immobilization. The makeshift exam room is a part of the Great Ape House. (Photo: Dave Parsons)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/gorilla_move-200x300.jpg" alt="Denver and LA staff surround Evelyn during her immobilization. The makeshift exam room is a part of the Great Ape House. (Photo: Dave Parsons)" title="gorilla_move" width="200" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-571" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>With training progressing well, we began to extend the amount of time each gorilla spent separated before having a training session. This would simulate the actual wait times on the immobilization day. We also began to decrease our food reward when asking for the injection behavior, also to simulate the actual conditions on the day of the immobilizations. Since Evelyn would have the longest wait time, we began teaching her a behavior in which she used a paint brush and paints to decorate a canvas. We hoped this would reduce her stress and keep her occupied until her turn. We also had to desensitize Evelyn to her crate being near her outdoor exhibit. We chose to put the crate here to make loading her easy after her exam. She adjusted well to this. We also simulated the increased traffic on the day of the procedure, both foot and vehicular, that would be occurring behind our great ape building and in plain sight of Evelyn. We invited...</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Want to read the rest of this article on the successful transfer of lowland gorillas between two zoological institutions?  For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see Animal Keepers\' Forum. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</p>', 'From Los Angeles to Denver and Back: A successful journey back home', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '565-revision-5', '', '', '2009-06-25 21:02:41', '2009-06-26 02:02:41', '', 565, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/565-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (574, 1, '2009-06-25 21:03:28', '2009-06-26 02:03:28', '<p>By Jody Hodges and Michelle Valois<br />\r\nPrimate Keepers<br />\r\nDenver Zoological Gardens</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Denver, Colorado<br />\r\n(303) 376-4932<br />\r\nmvalois@denverzoo.org</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In April of 2003, the Denver Zoological Foundation added a second troop of gorillas as well as another female and silverback male to the existing female pair that currently resided there. One troop would call Denver home, the other would be temporarily housed while their new exhibit was being constructed at The Los Angeles Zoo. This vacationing troop consisted of an adult male, Kelly, and two adult females Rapunzel and Evelyn. While housed at The Denver Zoo, Kelly and Rapunzel had a female offspring, named Tinga, in 2005. In 2007 construction was complete at The Los Angeles Zoo and Kelly and his troop needed to return to California. This paper will focus on the preparations that took place for Kelly, Rapunzel, Tinga and Evelyn to return to California.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In June 2007, the great ape keeper staff, primate supervisor, primate curator, behavior manager and veterinary staff had a meeting to discuss shipment details for these gorillas. We all agreed that we wanted this to be a very smooth process for the gorillas, producing the least amount of stress for them and for us. Without crate training facilities at Denver, a training plan was established to implement separation, hand injection immobilization, pre-shipment exams and crating all in one day. This was a collaborative strategy between Denver and Los Angeles, to eliminate the stress of a second immobilization and crating for the gorillas. We also utilized a drug combination that would ideally provide a smooth and rapid induction state and recovery.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Based on this first planning meeting, our training objective was two-fold. First, we wanted to have all gorillas visually separated from one another, with the exception of Rapunzel and Tinga, who would be separated by a shift door but still in visual contact. This would encourage each gorilla to perform the necessary training behavior without being influenced by others in the troop. Kelly was previously conditioned to be separated on a regular basis from the girls using a creep door overnight. Rapunzel, Evelyn and Tinga were not routinely separated from each other.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Secondly, we wanted all gorillas to accept a hand injection for immobilization. We felt a hand injection, coupled with our chosen drug combination, would produce the least stress for the gorillas during the immobilization.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>These four gorillas had previously been trained at The Denver Zoological Foundation to accept a hand injection, and Tinga had received her immunizations using this method in March of 2006. Since this was an already established behavior for Kelly, Evelyn and Tinga, our focus was on using a sharp needle during training, hair pulling at the injection site, and extending the hold time. Rapunzel was our only gorilla that we had to begin teaching the injection behavior. Although she had prior training at Denver to accept a hand injection, she had two immobilizations in 2004, neither of which utilized a hand injection. These experiences created in her a high aversion to syringes and needles.</p> \r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_569" align="alignnone" width="700" caption="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/floor_plan.gif" alt="Great Ape Housing at Denver Zoo" title="floor_plan" width="700" height="562" class="size-full wp-image-569" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>To be able to visually separate all gorillas, we had to use three separate areas in our great ape house. We chose these stations based on where we were able to separate Rapunzel from Tinga in previous training sessions. This arrangement relied heavily on Kelly being willing to transfer away from Rapunzel, which is a behavior that has been difficult for him. After a very short trial run and some resistance from Kelly, we decided to swap Kelly\'s station for Rapunzel and Tinga\'s station. We hoped to have more success with these stations as this was where Kelly spent every other night and where he was fairly comfortable. This was a much better arrangement, and put less stress on Kelly, as he was already at his station.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The separation training progressed fairly quickly, and within days we were already closing doors between the gorillas. Evelyn was completely separated into the quarantine yard within two weeks, and Kelly was completely separated into the holding hallway by mid-July. Each gorilla had a training session at each separation, which included maintaining and improving the hand injection behavior, or for Rapunzel, the continued training of this behavior. Multiple times per week, our veterinarian attended and trained each gorilla while separated. We relied heavily on a large pool of trainers to maintain daily separation and injection training. Excellent communication was also needed to ensure we kept moving forward with our behaviors.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_571" align="alignnone" width="700" caption="Denver and LA staff surround Evelyn during her immobilization. The makeshift exam room is a part of the Great Ape House. (Photo: Dave Parsons)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/gorilla_move.jpg" alt="Denver and LA staff surround Evelyn during her immobilization. The makeshift exam room is a part of the Great Ape House. (Photo: Dave Parsons)" title="gorilla_move" width="700" height="1050" class="size-full wp-image-571" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>With training progressing well, we began to extend the amount of time each gorilla spent separated before having a training session. This would simulate the actual wait times on the immobilization day. We also began to decrease our food reward when asking for the injection behavior, also to simulate the actual conditions on the day of the immobilizations. Since Evelyn would have the longest wait time, we began teaching her a behavior in which she used a paint brush and paints to decorate a canvas. We hoped this would reduce her stress and keep her occupied until her turn. We also had to desensitize Evelyn to her crate being near her outdoor exhibit. We chose to put the crate here to make loading her easy after her exam. She adjusted well to this. We also simulated the increased traffic on the day of the procedure, both foot and vehicular, that would be occurring behind our great ape building and in plain sight of Evelyn. We invited...</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Want to read the rest of this article on the successful transfer of lowland gorillas between two zoological institutions?  For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see Animal Keepers\' Forum. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</p>', 'From Los Angeles to Denver and Back: A successful journey back home', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '565-revision-6', '', '', '2009-06-25 21:03:28', '2009-06-26 02:03:28', '', 565, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/565-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (2861, 2, '2013-03-22 15:18:55', '2013-03-22 20:18:55', '<h2>Applications being accepted for the <a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/committee/bowling-for-rhinos/bowling-for-rhinos-conservation-resource-fund-grant/">Bowling for Rhinos Conservation Resource Grant</a></h2>\r\n<h2>Coordinator</h2>\r\n<img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-861" title="pearthreejpg" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/pearthreejpg-150x150.jpg" alt="pearthreejpg" width="150" height="150" /> Patty Pearthree<a href="/committee/bowling-for-rhinos/bfr-donation/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2410" title="donate_button" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/donate_button.jpg" alt="donate_button" width="135" height="136" /></a>\r\n<h2>Total Funds Raised to Date: <span style="color: #ff0000;">$4,321,808.48</span></h2>\r\n<h2><strong><strong>2012 Funds Raised to Date: <span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>$337,191.09- this is a new record for amount raised in a year!</em></span></strong></strong></h2>\r\n<strong>Purpose</strong>\r\n\r\nThe AAZK Bowling for Rhinos program provides zoo keepers of the world with an avenue to raise funds and awareness for rhino and habitat conservation.\r\n\r\n"AAZK\'s Bowling for Rhinos" fund  raiser began on a small scale and is now an AAZK-sponsored North American event  raising between $200,000- $300,000 annually. <strong><em>Our goal now is to raise at least $500,000 annually</em>.</strong> In 1990, we began by supporting the Lewa  Wildlife Conservancy (formerly Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary) in Kenya.\r\n\r\nAAZK realized that the zoo keepers of the world were extremely conservation oriented and wanted to help save rhinos and their habitats, yet did not have the financial resources themselves to make any significant impact. That\'s when the idea came to start a national bowl-a-thon called Bowling For Rhinos.\r\n\r\nThe beauty of the idea is that these fundraisers are organized by volunteers, who donate their time and organizational skills to help raise money to send directly to the places in need. Since all the people involved are volunteers, <strong>100% of all donations</strong> are sent directly to these in situ rhino conservation areas!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aazkbfr.org/images/lewa/slides/blackrhinos_004.jpg"> <img src="http://aazkbfr.org/images/lewa/thumbs/blackrhinos_004.jpg" border="1" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="left" /></a> In Kenya Africa BFR supports the <a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/committee/bowling-for-rhinos/lewa-wildlife-conservancy-lwc/">Lewa Wildlife Conservancy</a> where our donations help protect both black and white rhinos and most of the other species native to East Africa.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aazkbfr.org/images/indonesia/slides/sumatranrhino.jpg"> <img src="http://aazkbfr.org/images/indonesia/thumbs/sumatranrhino.jpg" border="1" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="right" /></a> In Indonesia BFR supports the remaining Javan Rhinos at Ujung Kulon National Park and the Sumatran Rhinos in Bukit Barisan Selatan and Way Kambas National Parks through the <a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/committee/bowling-for-rhinos/international-rhino-foundation-irf/">International Rhino Foundation</a>.\r\n\r\nBFR also supports <a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/committee/bowling-for-rhinos/action-for-cheetahs-in-kenya-ack/">Action for Cheetahs in Kenya</a>. Cheetahs share much of the same habitat as rhinos and by working to conserve cheetahs we are also saving rhinos and the countless other species that call that habitat home.\r\n\r\nMany organizations participate in these events, and have added the Rocking For Rhinos, Rummage For Rhinos, and Recycling For Rhinos projects as other ways to raise funds for this very worthwhile project.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Bowling For Rhinos has broken the $4 million mark and we continue to reach towards attaining our goal of $500,000/year!</strong></em> Together with you AAZK can do it. We have and will continue to make a difference in the conservation world. Please send  your organization\'s contact person/contact info ASAP along with the date of your event to our  national BFR Coordinator. Please  contact Patty Pearthree: <a href="mailto:patty.pearthree@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">patty.pearthree@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a> for more information. Reminder, there is a $25 registration fee for BFR events which covers administrative costs so that 100% of all donation can go directly to rhino conservation.\r\n\r\nThere is a new Yahoo groups email for Bowling For Rhino Coordinators. If you would like to be part of this email group, please email Barbie Wilson at <a href="mailto:rhinobarbie@hotmail.com">rhinobarbie@hotmail.com</a>. This will let you communicate with each other on questions about t-shirts, bowling alley prices, how to get more support from your zoo, etc. with other BFR local coordinators.\r\n\r\nCheck the calendar below to see if there is a local event in your area. If you would like to have your event listed, please send your BFR event date &amp; contact info to: <a href="mailto:patty.pearthree@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">patty.pearthree@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a>.\r\n\r\n<iframe src="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?showTz=0&amp;height=480&amp;wkst=1&amp;bgcolor=%23cc6600&amp;src=i632h1mj6669n3peqanca9mjmo%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;color=%23B1440E&amp;ctz=America%2FPhoenix" style=" border:solid 1px #777 " width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>\r\n\r\n\r\nTo find contact information for specific chapter events <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsNXb6HU52CKdDVkYUZXTzRXU25FLXFmOXJzcjhaUmc&amp;usp=sharing">click here</a>.\r\n\r\n<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chapter Totals</span>\r\n\r\nIf your chapter would like to check their yearly totals you can do so <a href="http://flexlists.com/key/UoUJMn9eR794LYxcc9jnQzPY3fBSal1FgCoOrKS3">here</a>.', 'Bowling for Rhinos (BFR)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '168-revision-v1', '', '', '2013-03-22 15:18:55', '2013-03-22 20:18:55', '', 168, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/168-revision-67/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (579, 1, '2009-06-01 10:01:38', '2009-06-01 15:01:38', '<div class="event first">\r\n    <h3>July 18-19, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>First African Symposium on Zoological Medicine</em></strong> – at the Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa. Financial assistance available for vets from other African countries. For more details contact Teresa Slackie- <a href="mailto:vetadin@jhbzoo.org.za">vetadin@jhbzoo.org.za</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>August 31 - September 2, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Third Orangutan SSP&reg; Husbandry Workshop</em></strong> - hosted by Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA. This workshop will focus on the care and management of the orangutan in captivity. The workshop will bring together orangutan caregivers, managers, researchers, and field biologists to share and disseminate the most current information on husbandry, conservation, and emergent issues pertaining to captive and wild populations of orangutans. For more information please visit our website at <a href="http://www.2009orangutanworkshop.org">www.2009orangutanworkshop.org</a> or contact Tom Heitz at <a href="mailto:theitz@zooatlanta.org">theitz@zooatlanta.org</a> or call 404-624-5939.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>September 24-29, 2009</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Joint 36th National AAZK and 3rd International Congress on Zookeeping Conference</em></strong> - in Seattle, WA. Hosted by the Woodland Park Zoo and the Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK. Check out <a href="http://www.pugetsoundaecetia.net/gws/aazk/">pugetsoundaecetia.net/gws/aazk</a> for conference information.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 1-6, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>29th Annual Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians Conference</em></strong> - in Jackson, WY. If you would like more information, please visit <a href="http://www.azvt.org">www.azvt.org</a> or contact Virginia Crossettvia at <a href="mailto:virginia.crossett@louisvilleky.gov">virginia.crossett@louisvilleky.gov</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 4-8, 2009</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>64th WAZA Annual Conference</em></strong> - in St. Louis, MO. Hosted by the St. Louis Zoo at the Renaissance Grand Hotel. For more information please visit <a href="http://www.waza.org">www.waza.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 21 – 25, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>The Zoological Registrars Association (ZRA) 2009 Annual Conference "Foundations for the Future"</em></strong>, will be hosted by Zoo Boise in Boise, Idaho. The Annual Conference Program will begin with leadership training and the Icebreaker on Wednesday, October 21. General Sessions will be held on Thursday, October 22 and Saturday, October 24 and will feature topics from four categories of presentations under Record Keeping, Permits and Wildlife Legislation, Animal Transport and Records and Collection Management. Possible topics from each of the four categories will include presentations on ZIMS; ARKS; animal transactions; permit applications; roundtables on permit issues; legislative updates; policies and procedures; accreditation; collection management; disaster preparedness; archives management; records retention, protection and disposal. There will be a variety of formats for presentations including individual papers, workshops, panel discussions and poster presentations. Zoo Day will be held on Friday, October 23 and will culminate with a special dinner celebrating ZRAs\' 25th Anniversary. A special evening at Bogus Creek Outfitters featuring a cowboy-style dinner, cowboy poetry, Wild West shoot out, karaoke and a bonfire has been scheduled on Saturday, October 24, and the 2009 Annual Conference will end on Sunday, October 25 with additional ZIMS sessions.</p>\r\n    \r\n    <p>ZRA, Zoo Boise and the Owyhee Plaza Hotel welcome delegates to Idaho. Please visit the ZRA website at <a href="http://www.zooregistrars.org">www.zooregistrars.org</a> or contact the 2009 Annual Conference Host, Corinne Roberts/Registrar for Zoo Boise, at (208) 384-4260 ext. 101 or by email at cxroberts@cityofboise.org. If you have questions about the 2009 ZRA Annual Conference Program, please contact the Program Chairman, Pam Krentz/Registrar for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo at (216) 635-3361 or by email at <a href="mailto:pak@clevelandmetroparks.com">pak@clevelandmetroparks.com</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>November 6-8, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Second International Bear Care Conference: "Advancing Bear Care \'09"</em></strong> – to be held n San Francisco, CA. For more info see <a href="http://www.bearcaregroup.org">bearcaregroup.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>April 15 –18, 2010</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>4th Otter Keeper Workshop</em></strong> - the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio will host. This year the focus of the workshop will be expanded to include all of the otters managed under the Otter SSP&reg; North American river otters, Asian small-clawed otters, African clawless, African spot-necked and giant otters. Keepers working with any of the species are welcome to attend. Topics will include: captive management issues, enrichment, training, water quality, health care, nutrition, diet, hand-raising, exhibit design, lots of sharing of information between keepers.</p>\r\n     \r\n    <p>Registration will be $75 and the deadline is December 15, 2009. Spots fill up fast so please register early. A waiting list will be maintained once the workshop is filled. Due to the popularity of the workshop, priority will be given to first time attendees. Please just one registrant per institution. No refunds after January 15, 2010.</p> \r\n    \r\n    <p>Accommodations: A hotel near the Cincinnati Zoo or the Newport Aquarium. Room negotiations are ongoing. Roommates are encouraged. You will be matched if you indicate that you wish to have a roommate. </p>\r\n     \r\n    <p>Information can be found on: www.OtterSpotter.com</p>\r\n    \r\n    <p>For more information contact:<br />\r\n    David Hamilton at Seneca Park Zoo<br />\r\n    2222 St. Paul St.<br />\r\n    Rochester, NY 14617<br />\r\n    phone: 585-336-2502<br />\r\n    fax: 585-266-5775<br />\r\n    <a href="mailto:dhamilton@monroecounty.gov">dhamilton@monroecounty.gov</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>August 30 - September 3, 2010</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>7th International Penguin Conference</em></strong> - in Boston, MA. Hosted by The New England Aquarium. For info email <a href="mailto:ipcboston@neaq.org">ipcboston@neaq.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>September 28-October 2, 2010</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>20th International Zoo Educators\' (IZE) Biennial Conference</em></strong> - at Disney\'s Animal Kingdom, Orlando, FL. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.izea.net">www.izea.net</a></p>\r\n</div>', 'Coming Events June 2009', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '435-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-06-01 10:01:38', '2009-06-01 15:01:38', '', 435, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/435-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (580, 1, '2011-09-24 16:55:42', '2011-09-24 21:55:42', '<h3>Alamance Community College</h3>\nA.A.S. Animal Care &amp; Management Technology\nP.O. Box 8000\nGraham, NC  27253-8000\n(336) 506-4385\n\nProgram Contact: Christine Remington, Department Head - <a href="mailto:remingc@alamancecc.edu">remingc@alamancecc.edu</a>\n\nThe A.A.S. degree in Animal Care and Management Technology focuses on cultivating caring, educated, and experienced employees in a wide variety of animal related fields including exotic animal husbandry.  With a broad base of knowledge including habitat design, sanitation, nutrition, healthcare, principles of behavior and training, and animal handling and restraint grounded in hours of service learning projects, rigorous competencies, and cooperative work experiences, students exemplify the education, compassion &amp; skill of captive animal care and management.\n\n<a href="http://www.alamancecc.edu/curriculum_courses_programs/courses_programs/programs_of_study/programs/prog.php?curr=A55100">A.A.S. Animal Care &amp; Management Technology Curriculum</a>\n<h3>America\'s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College</h3>\nExotic Animal Management and Training Program (EATM)\nMoorpark College\n7075 Campus Road\nMoorpark, CA 93021\n(805) 378-1441\n\nStudents may earn an A.S. degree by taking general education courses alongside their zoo curriculum and they can earn degrees and certificates in Animal Training, and Wildlife Education. This is an intense program and EATM students are required to attend classes, work with and care for the animals, and work at the campus zoo most days and weekends.\n<ul>\n	<li><a href="mailto:EATM@vcccd.net">EATM@vcccd.net</a></li>\n	<li><a href="http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/current_students/teaching_zoo/index.shtml">http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/current_students/teaching_zoo/index.shtml</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Davidson County Community College</h3>\nA.A.S. Zoo &amp; Aquarium Science\nP.O. Box 1287\nLexington, NC 27293-1287\n(336) 249-8186\n\nProgram Contacts\nJill Simpson\n<a href="mailto:jbsimpso@davidsonccc.edu">jbsimpso@davidsonccc.edu</a>\n336.249.8186, ext. 6231\n\nMark Stevens\n<a href="mailto:mesteven@davidsonccc.edu">mesteven@davidsonccc.edu</a>\n336.249.8186, ext. 6737\n\nThe Zoo &amp; Aquarium Science program combines a rigorous classroom curriculum with extensive co-opexperiences over 5 semesters. Graduates of the Zoo &amp; Aquarium Science program will be prepared for employment at an entry level in the zoo and/or aquarium profession or to continue their academic studies in zoo science. Co-op experiences may involve animal collections in a zoological park, wild animal safari park university research facility and/or aquarium setting.\n\n<a href="http://www.davidsonccc.edu/academics/ase-zoo.htm">http://www.davidsonccc.edu/academics/ase-zoo.htm</a>\n<h3>Harcum College</h3>\nA.S. in Animal Center Management\nHarcum College\n750 Montgomery Avenue\nBryn Mawr, PA 19010\n(610) 525-4100\n\nProgram Director: Mary Friday\n(610) 526-6108\n<a href="mailto:mfriday@harcum.edu">mfriday@harcum.edu</a>\n\nAnimal Center Managers provide managerial support to veterinarians in clinics and hospitals, biological research settings, animal control, humane organizations, zoos and educational facilities. Management duties include both the facility and its personnel. Animal Center Managers must complete a 2-year educational program, and 250 hours of practical experience.\n\n<a href="http://www.harcum.edu/PS_ACD_Animal_Center_Management_632839831382031250.aspx">http://www.harcum.edu/PS_ACD_Animal_Center_Management_632839831382031250.aspx</a>\n<h3>Jefferson Community College, Watertown, New York</h3>\nA.A.S. Degree in Animal management\n1220 Coffeen St.\nWatertown, NY 13601\n\nProgram Director: Mark D. Irwin, D.V.M.\n<a href="mailto:mirwin@sunyjefferson.edu">mirwin@sunyjefferson.edu</a>\nAdmissions Office, (315) 786-2277\n\nThe Animal Management Program at Jefferson Community College is designed to provide students with the basic skills, experience and knowledge required for a career as a progressive zoo keeper in zoological parks. Upon graduation with this Associate in Applied Sciences degree, students will have been exposed to all aspects of zoo animal management and care. Students will study at many of the zoos of New York State and Southern Canada. Hands-on keeping experience is provided at Syracuse\'s Rosamond Gifford Zoo (AZA) and The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park.\n<ul>\n	<li><a href="http://www.zookeeping.com">http://www.zookeeping.com</a></li>\n	<li><a href="http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/amg">http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/amg</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Syracuse\'s Rosamond Gifford Zoo</h3>\n<a href="http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org">http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org</a>\n<h3>The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park</h3>\n<a href="http://www.nyszoo.org">http://www.nyszoo.org</a>\n<h3>Niagara County Community College</h3>\nA.A.S. in Animal Management\n3111 Saunders Settlement Rd.\nSanborn, NY 14132\n(716)-614-6222\n\n<a href="http://catalog.niagaracc.suny.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=6&amp;poid=213&amp;returnto=132">http://catalog.niagaracc.suny.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=6&amp;poid=213&amp;returnto=132</a>\n<h3>Buffalo Zoo</h3>\n300 Parkside Ave\nBuffalo, N.Y. 14214-1999\n(716)-837-3900\n<a href="http://www.buffalozoo.org/">http://www.buffalozoo.org/</a>\n<h3>Pikes Peak Community College</h3>\nA.A.S. in Zoo Keeping Technology\n5675 S. Academy Blvd.\nColorado Springs, CO 80906 USA\n(800) 456-6847 | (719) 576-7711\n\nProgram Coordinator: Tracey Anderson\n(719) 650-0472 or (719) 502-3443\n<a href="mailto:Tracey.Anderson@ppcc.edu">Tracey.Anderson@ppcc.edu</a>\n\nThe program is a two-year degree in which students complete 675 hours of hands on training through required internships. The program is 75 credit hours. In addition to the practical application, students are trained in animal husbandry, exhibitry, safety, veterinary care, horticulture, public relations, career development, and environmental science. The program also offers electives such as elephant management, animal training, advanced exhibitry techniques, primate studies and adventures in zoo design.\n<ul>\n	<li><a href="http://www.ppcc.edu/about-ppcc/">http://www.ppcc.edu/about-ppcc/</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Cheyenne Mountain Zoo</h3>\n<a href="http://www.cmzoo.org/">http://www.cmzoo.org/</a>\n4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road\nColorado Springs, CO 80906\n(719)633-9925\n<a href="mailto:info@cmzoo.org">info@cmzoo.org</a>\n<h3>Santa Fe College</h3>\nA.S. in Zoo Technology\n3000 N.W. 83rd Street\nGainesville, FL 32606\n\nLinda Asbell\n(352) 395-5604\n<a href="mailto:linda.asbell@sfcollege.edu">linda.asbell@sfcollege.edu</a>\n\nThe Zoo Animal Technology Program at Santa Fe Community College was the first program of its kind, and the first to offer a great combination of academic classes and hands on experiences in the animal fields. Students in the program will complete a 74 credit hour course of study over five semesters, including academic classes on all animal groups, animal nutrition, animal breeding, as well as visitor education. In addition to the academic classes the students will work in the Teaching Zoo (an AZA accredited facility) for over 1800 hours. This training enables students to find employment in a variety of fields including zookeeping, park naturalist, zoo education, animal technician and a host of other animal husbandry fields. Four-year programs are also available in cooperation with State University of New York at Oswego, Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. Please contact Linda Asbell (above) for cooperative information.\n\n<a href="http://www.sfcollege.edu/zoo">http://www.sfcollege.edu/zoo</a>\n<h3>Portland Community College</h3>\nA.A.S. in Biology and Management of Zoo Animals\nRock Creek Campus\n17705 NW Springville Rd\nPortland, Oregon 97229\nFaculty Department Chair: Joyce Kaplan\n(971) 722-7688\n<a href="mailto:joyce.kaplan@pcc.edu">joyce.kaplan@pcc.edu</a><a href="mailto:jkaplan@pensacolastate.edu"></a>\n<p class="MsoNormal">This is a two-year full time program that will open for admissions in Fall of 2012 in conjunction with the Oregon Zoo and Oregon National Primate Research Center.  The coursework in planning includes over 1000 internship hours as well as a wide variety of courses critical for modern zoological management.  For more information: <a href="http://www.pcc.edu/staff/index.cfm/1415,html">http://www.pcc.edu/staff/index.cfm/1415,html</a>.</p>', 'Two-Year Programs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '88-autosave', '', '', '2011-09-24 16:55:42', '2011-09-24 21:55:42', '', 88, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/88-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1940, 2, '2009-12-04 13:22:44', '2009-12-04 18:22:44', '<h3>Alamance Community College</h3>\r\nA.A.S. Animal Care &amp; Management Technology\r\nP.O. Box 8000\r\nGraham, NC  27253-8000\r\n(336) 506-4385\r\n\r\nProgram Contact: Christine Remington, Department Head - <a href="mailto:remingc@alamancecc.edu">remingc@alamancecc.edu</a>\r\n\r\nThe A.A.S. degree in Animal Care and Management Technology focuses on cultivating caring, educated, and experienced employees in a wide variety of animal related fields including exotic animal husbandry.  With a broad base of knowledge including habitat design, sanitation, nutrition, healthcare, principles of behavior and training, and animal handling and restraint grounded in hours of service learning projects, rigorous competencies, and cooperative work experiences, students exemplify the education, compassion &amp; skill of captive animal care and management.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.alamancecc.edu/curriculum_courses_programs/courses_programs/programs_of_study/programs/prog.php?curr=A55100">A.A.S. Animal Care &amp; Management Technology Curriculum</a>\r\n<h3>America\'s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College</h3>\r\nExotic Animal Management and Training Program (EATM)\r\nMoorpark College\r\n7075 Campus Road\r\nMoorpark, CA 93021\r\n(805) 378-1441\r\n\r\nStudents may earn an A.S. degree by taking general education courses alongside their zoo curriculum and they can earn degrees and certificates in Animal Training, and Wildlife Education. This is an intense program and EATM students are required to attend classes, work with and care for the animals, and work at the campus zoo most days and weekends.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href="mailto:EATM@vcccd.net">EATM@vcccd.net</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/zoo/">http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/zoo/</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Davidson County Community College</h3>\r\nA.A.S. Zoo &amp; Aquarium Science\r\nP.O. Box 1287\r\nLexington, NC 27293-1287\r\n(336) 249-8186\r\n\r\nProgram Contact: Kim Sepich,\r\nAssociate Dean of Enrollment Services\r\n(336) 249-8186, extension 6780\r\n\r\nFaculty Contact: Mark E. Stevens\r\n<a href="mailto:mesteven@davidsonccc.edu">mesteven@davidsonccc.edu</a>\r\n\r\nThis is a 5 semester full-time program leading to an A.A.S. degree in Zoo &amp; Aquarium Science. The program combines a rigorous classroom curriculum with over 1400 hours of practical experience at area animal facilities including Animal Discovery, the North Carolina Zoological Park and Duke University Lemur Center.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.davidsonccc.edu/academics/as-zoo.htm">http://www.davidsonccc.edu/academics/as-zoo.htm</a>\r\n<h3>Harcum College</h3>\r\nA.S. in Animal Center Management\r\nHarcum College\r\n750 Montgomery Avenue\r\nBryn Mawr, PA 19010\r\n(610) 525-4100\r\n\r\nProgram Director: Mary Friday\r\n(610) 526-6108\r\n<a href="mailto:mfriday@harcum.edu">mfriday@harcum.edu</a>\r\n\r\nAnimal Center Managers provide managerial support to veterinarians in clinics and hospitals, biological research settings, animal control, humane organizations, zoos and educational facilities. Management duties include both the facility and its personnel. Animal Center Managers must complete a 2-year educational program, and 250 hours of practical experience.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.harcum.edu/PS_ACD_Animal_Center_Management_632839831382031250.aspx">http://www.harcum.edu/PS_ACD_Animal_Center_Management_632839831382031250.aspx</a>\r\n<h3>Jefferson Community College, Watertown, New York</h3>\r\nA.A.S. Degree in Animal management\r\n1220 Coffeen St.\r\nWatertown, NY 13601\r\n\r\nProgram Director: Mark D. Irwin, D.V.M.\r\n<a href="mailto:mirwin@sunyjefferson.edu">mirwin@sunyjefferson.edu</a>\r\nAdmissions Office, (315) 786-2277\r\n\r\nThe Animal Management Program at Jefferson Community College is designed to provide students with the basic skills, experience and knowledge required for a career as a progressive zoo keeper in zoological parks. Upon graduation with this Associate in Applied Sciences degree, students will have been exposed to all aspects of zoo animal management and care. Students will study at many of the zoos of New York State and Southern Canada. Hands-on keeping experience is provided at Syracuse\'s Rosamond Gifford Zoo (AZA) and The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href="http://www.zookeeping.com">http://www.zookeeping.com</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/amg">http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/amg</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Syracuse\'s Rosamond Gifford Zoo</h3>\r\n<a href="http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org">http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org</a>\r\n<h3>The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park</h3>\r\n<a href="http://www.nyszoo.org">http://www.nyszoo.org</a>\r\n<h3>Niagara County Community College</h3>\r\nA.A.S. in Animal Management\r\n3111 Saunders Settlement Rd.\r\nSanborn, NY 14132\r\n(716)-614-6222\r\n\r\nCoordinator: Aaron Cobaugh\r\n(716) 614-6424, <a href="mailto:acobaugh@niagaracc.suny.edu">acobaugh@niagaracc.suny.edu</a>\r\n<a href="http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/lsd/animal.html">http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/lsd/animal.html</a>\r\n<h3>Buffalo Zoo</h3>\r\n300 Parkside Ave\r\nBuffalo, N.Y. 14214-1999\r\n(716)-837-3900\r\n<a href="http://www.buffalozoo.org/">http://www.buffalozoo.org/</a>\r\n<h3>Pensacola Junior College, Zoo Animal Technology</h3>\r\nA.S. Degree, Zoo Animal Technology Program\r\nDepartment of Biological Sciences\r\nPensacola Junior College\r\n1000 College Avenue\r\nPensacola, FL 32504-8998\r\n\r\nProgram Director: Joyce Kaplan\r\n(850) 484-1164, <a href="mailto:jkaplan@pjc.edu">jkaplan@pjc.edu</a>\r\n\r\nThis is a two year full-time program leading to an A.S. degree in Zoo Animal Technology offered in conjunction with The Northwest Florida Zoological Park and Botanical Gardens in Gulf Breeze and other animal facilities in the region. Includes 900 hours of practical experience in addition to a variety of animal biology and zoo specialty theoretical courses. A new class of up to 30 students is admitted each Fall.\r\n\r\nThis school offers a cooperative program with the University of West Florida (see four-year programs), providing further education in biological sciences and business courses relevant to zoo management.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://itech.pjc.edu/jkaplan/zooschool/">http://itech.pjc.edu/jkaplan/zooschool/</a>\r\n<h3>Northwest Florida Zoological Park and Botanical Gardens</h3>\r\n<a href="http://www.thezoonorthwestflorida.org/">http://www.thezoonorthwestflorida.org/</a>\r\n<h3>Pikes Peak Community College</h3>\r\nA.A.S. in Zoo Keeping Technology\r\n5675 S. Academy Blvd.\r\nColorado Springs, CO 80906 USA\r\n(800) 456-6847 | (719) 576-7711\r\n\r\nProgram Coordinator: Tracey Anderson\r\n(719) 650-0472 or (719) 502-3443\r\n<a href="mailto:Tracey.Anderson@ppcc.edu">Tracey.Anderson@ppcc.edu</a>\r\n\r\nThe program is a two-year degree in which students complete 675 hours of hands on training through required internships. The program is 75 credit hours. In addition to the practical application, students are trained in animal husbandry, exhibitry, safety, veterinary care, horticulture, public relations, career development, and environmental science. The program also offers electives such as elephant management, animal training, advanced exhibitry techniques, primate studies and adventures in zoo design.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href="http://www.ppcc.cccoes.edu/">http://www.ppcc.cccoes.edu/</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="http://www.ppcc.edu/CatalogSchedule/Courses/Courses.cfm?Course=ZOO">http://www.ppcc.edu/CatalogSchedule/Courses/Courses.cfm?Course=ZOO</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Cheyenne Mountain Zoo</h3>\r\nhttp://www.cmzoo.org/\r\n4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road\r\nColorado Springs, CO 80906\r\n(719)633-9925\r\n<a href="mailto:info@cmzoo.org">info@cmzoo.org</a>\r\n<h3>Santa Fe College</h3>\r\nA.S. in Zoo Technology\r\n3000 N.W. 83rd Street\r\nGainesville, FL 32606\r\n\r\nLinda Asbell\r\n(352) 395-5604\r\n<a href="mailto:linda.asbell@sfcollege.edu">linda.asbell@sfcollege.edu</a>\r\n\r\nThe Zoo Animal Technology Program at Santa Fe Community College was the first program of its kind, and the first to offer a great combination of academic classes and hands on experiences in the animal fields. Students in the program will complete a 74 credit hour course of study over five semesters, including academic classes on all animal groups, animal nutrition, animal breeding, as well as visitor education. In addition to the academic classes the students will work in the Teaching Zoo (an AZA accredited facility) for over 1800 hours. This training enables students to find employment in a variety of fields including zookeeping, park naturalist, zoo education, animal technician and a host of other animal husbandry fields. Four-year programs are also available in cooperation with State University of New York at Oswego, Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. Please contact Linda Asbell (above) for cooperative information.\r\n\r\n<a href=http://www.sfcollege.edu/zoo>http://www.sfcollege.edu/zoo</a>', 'Two-Year Programs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '88-revision-8', '', '', '2009-12-04 13:22:44', '2009-12-04 18:22:44', '', 88, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/88-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (581, 1, '2009-05-26 21:29:25', '2009-05-27 02:29:25', '<h3>Alamance Community College</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.A.S. Animal Care &amp; Management Technology<br />\r\nP.O. Box 8000<br />\r\nGraham, NC  27253-8000<br />\r\n(336) 506-4385</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Program Contact: Christine Remington, Department Head - <a href="mailto:remingc@alamancecc.edu">remingc@alamancecc.edu</a></p>\r\n\r\n<p>The A.A.S. degree in Animal Care and Management Technology focuses on cultivating caring, educated, and experienced employees in a wide variety of animal related fields including exotic animal husbandry.  With a broad base of knowledge including habitat design, sanitation, nutrition, healthcare, principles of behavior and training, and animal handling and restraint grounded in hours of service learning projects, rigorous competencies, and cooperative work experiences, students exemplify the education, compassion &amp; skill of captive animal care and management.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href="http://www.alamancecc.edu/curriculum_courses_programs/courses_programs/programs_of_study/programs/prog.php?curr=A55100">A.A.S. Animal Care &amp; Management Technology Curriculum</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>America\'s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Exotic Animal Management and Training Program (EATM)<br />\r\nMoorpark College<br />\r\n7075 Campus Road<br />\r\nMoorpark, CA 93021<br />\r\n(805) 378-1441</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Students may earn an A.S. degree by taking general education courses alongside their zoo curriculum and they can earn degrees and certificates in Animal Training, and Wildlife Education. This is an intense program and EATM students are required to attend classes, work with and care for the animals, and work at the campus zoo most days and weekends.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a href="mailto:EATM@vcccd.net">EATM@vcccd.net</a></li>\r\n    <li><a href="http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/zoo/">http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/zoo/</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>Davidson County Community College</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.A.S. Zoo &amp; Aquarium Science<br />\r\nP.O. Box 1287<br />\r\nLexington, NC 27293-1287<br />\r\n(336) 249-8186</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Program Contact: Kim Sepich,<br />\r\nAssociate Dean of Enrollment Services<br />\r\n(336) 249-8186, extension 6780</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Faculty Contact: Mark E. Stevens<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:mesteven@davidsonccc.edu">mesteven@davidsonccc.edu</a></p>\r\n\r\n<p>This is a 5 semester full-time program leading to an A.A.S. degree in Zoo &amp; Aquarium Science. The program combines a rigorous classroom curriculum with over 1400 hours of practical experience at area animal facilities including Animal Discovery, the North Carolina Zoological Park and Duke University Lemur Center.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href="http://www.davidsonccc.edu/academics/as-zoo.htm">http://www.davidsonccc.edu/academics/as-zoo.htm</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Harcum College</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.S. in Animal Center Management<br />\r\nHarcum College<br />\r\n750 Montgomery Avenue<br />\r\nBryn Mawr, PA 19010<br />\r\n(610) 525-4100</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Program Director: Mary Friday<br />\r\n(610) 526-6108<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:mfriday@harcum.edu">mfriday@harcum.edu</a></p>\r\n\r\n<p>Animal Center Managers provide managerial support to veterinarians in clinics and hospitals, biological research settings, animal control, humane organizations, zoos and educational facilities. Management duties include both the facility and its personnel. Animal Center Managers must complete a 2-year educational program, and 250 hours of practical experience.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href="http://www.harcum.edu/PS_ACD_Animal_Center_Management_632839831382031250.aspx">http://www.harcum.edu/PS_ACD_Animal_Center_Management_632839831382031250.aspx</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Jefferson Community College, Watertown, New York</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.A.S. Degree in Animal management<br />\r\n1220 Coffeen St.<br />\r\nWatertown, NY 13601</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Program Director: Mark D. Irwin, D.V.M.<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:mirwin@sunyjefferson.edu">mirwin@sunyjefferson.edu</a><br />\r\nAdmissions Office, (315) 786-2277</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Animal Management Program at Jefferson Community College is designed to provide students with the basic skills, experience and knowledge required for a career as a progressive zoo keeper in zoological parks. Upon graduation with this Associate in Applied Sciences degree, students will have been exposed to all aspects of zoo animal management and care. Students will study at many of the zoos of New York State and Southern Canada. Hands-on keeping experience is provided at Syracuse\'s Rosamond Gifford Zoo (AZA) and The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href="http://www.zookeeping.com">http://www.zookeeping.com</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/amg">http://www.sunyjefferson.edu/amg</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>Syracuse\'s Rosamond Gifford Zoo</h3>\r\n<p><a href="http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org">http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park</h3>\r\n<p><a href="http://www.nyszoo.org">http://www.nyszoo.org</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Niagara County Community College</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.A.S. in Animal Management<br />\r\n3111 Saunders Settlement Rd.<br />\r\nSanborn, NY 14132<br />\r\n(716)-614-6222</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Coordinator: Aaron Cobaugh<br />\r\n(716) 614-6424, <a href="mailto:acobaugh@niagaracc.suny.edu">acobaugh@niagaracc.suny.edu</a><br />\r\n<a href="http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/lsd/animal.html">http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/lsd/animal.html</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Buffalo Zoo</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>300 Parkside Ave<br />\r\nBuffalo, N.Y. 14214-1999<br />\r\n(716)-837-3900<br />\r\n<a href="http://www.buffalozoo.org/">http://www.buffalozoo.org/</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Pensacola Junior College, Zoo Animal Technology</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.S. Degree, Zoo Animal Technology Program<br />\r\nDepartment of Biological Sciences<br />\r\nPensacola Junior College<br />\r\n1000 College Avenue<br />\r\nPensacola, FL 32504-8998</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Program Director: Joyce Kaplan<br />\r\n(850) 484-1164, <a href="mailto:jkaplan@pjc.edu">jkaplan@pjc.edu</a></p>\r\n\r\n<p>This is a two year full-time program leading to an A.S. degree in Zoo Animal Technology offered in conjunction with The Northwest Florida Zoological Park and Botanical Gardens in Gulf Breeze and other animal facilities in the region. Includes 900 hours of practical experience in addition to a variety of animal biology and zoo specialty theoretical courses. A new class of up to 30 students is admitted each Fall.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>This school offers a cooperative program with the University of West Florida (see four-year programs), providing further education in biological sciences and business courses relevant to zoo management.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href="http://itech.pjc.edu/jkaplan/zooschool/">http://itech.pjc.edu/jkaplan/zooschool/</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Northwest Florida Zoological Park and Botanical Gardens</h3>\r\n<p><a href="http://www.thezoonorthwestflorida.org/">http://www.thezoonorthwestflorida.org/</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Pikes Peak Community College</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.A.S. in Zookeeping Technology<br />\r\n5675 S. Academy Blvd.<br />\r\nColorado Springs, CO 80906 USA<br />\r\n(800) 456-6847 | (719) 576-7711</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Zookeeping Liaison: Tracey Anderson<br />\r\n(719) 650-0472<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:zooliaisonppcc@gmail.com">zooliaisonppcc@gmail.com</a></p>\r\n\r\n<p>The program is a two-year degree in which students complete 690 hours of hands on training through required internships. Most internships are done at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. In addition to the practical application, students are trained in animal husbandry, exhibitry, safety, veterinary care, horticulture, public relations, career development, and environmental science. The program also offers electives such as elephant management, animal training, advanced exhibitry techniques, primate studies and adventures in zoo design.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li><a href="http://www.ppcc.cccoes.edu/">http://www.ppcc.cccoes.edu/</a></li>\r\n    <li><a href="http://www.ppcc.edu/CatalogSchedule/Courses/Courses.cfm?Course=ZOO">http://www.ppcc.edu/CatalogSchedule/Courses/Courses.cfm?Course=ZOO</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<h3>Cheyenne Mountain Zoo</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>http://www.cmzoo.org/<br />\r\n4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road<br />\r\nColorado Springs, CO 80906<br />\r\n(719)633-9925<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:info@cmzoo.org">info@cmzoo.org</a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo</h3>\r\n\r\n<p>A.S. in Zoo Technology<br />\r\n3000 N.W. 83rd Street<br />\r\nGainesville, FL 32606</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Linda Asbell<br />\r\n(352) 395-5604<br />\r\n<a href="mailto:linda.asbell@sfcc.edu">linda.asbell@sfcc.edu</a></p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Zoo Animal Technology Program at Santa Fe Community College was the first program of its kind, and the first to offer a great combination of academic classes and hands on experiences in the animal fields. Students in the program will complete a 74 credit hour course of study over five semesters, including academic classes on all animal groups, animal nutrition, animal breeding, as well as visitor education. In addition to the academic classes the students will work in the Teaching Zoo (an AZA accredited facility) for over 1800 hours. This training enables students to find employment in a variety of fields including zookeeping, park naturalist, zoo education, animal technician and a host of other animal husbandry fields. Four-year programs are also available in cooperation with State University of New York at Oswego, Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. Please contact Linda Asbell (above) for cooperative information.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href="http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/%7Ezoo/index.htm">http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/~zoo/index.htm</a></p>', 'Two-Year Programs', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '88-revision-6', '', '', '2009-05-26 21:29:25', '2009-05-27 02:29:25', '', 88, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/88-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (582, 1, '2009-06-18 13:24:33', '2009-06-18 18:24:33', '<p><a href="/jobs/index.php">Post a Job (Login)</a></p>\r\n<p>If you have previously registered as a "user" on this site, you need do nothing. If your institution has never posted a job on this site and you wish to establish a new user account in order to post a job listing, you will need to register and set up your account. Only jobs related to the animal care field will be posted on this site. <a href="/jobs/register.php">Click here to set up a "user" account</a>.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>As of 1 September ONLY AAZK Institutional Members will receive unlimited free job postings as long as their membership remains active.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Non-AAZK Institutional member facilities may purchase listings at the following rates. Non-member postings will receive a return email explaining payment options and such job postings will not become active until posting fee is paid.</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>$250/year: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n    <li>$125/6 months: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n    <li>$50/listing; good for 60 days</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Once you have posted a job listing, it will remain "pending" until approved by an AAZK Web Administrator. AAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting and may reject postings not in line with the goals and objectives of AAZK, Inc.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Please contact AAZK to purchase Job Postings or for more information about AAZK Institutional Membership.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>To apply for an Institutional Membership please click on the following link. <a href="/join/">Become an AAZK Institutional Member</a>!</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Institutions wishing to advertise employment opportunities, must register an account and login to submit postings online or, email pertinent data to <a href="mailto:susan.chan@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">Susan</a>.\r\nListings must be sent as MS Word attachments and follow the format used in listings currently posted on this website.</p>\r\n<p>AAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting</p>', 'Job Listings', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '69-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-06-18 13:24:33', '2009-06-18 18:24:33', '', 69, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/69-revision-15/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (585, 1, '2009-05-26 10:49:01', '2009-05-26 15:49:01', '<p><strong>"Zoo keeper"</strong> is a term used to describe an individual who cares for animals in zoological parks or aquariums. A career as a zoo keeper offers a unique opportunity in the specialized and demanding profession of maintaining captive exotic animals for conservation, research, public education and recreation.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Zoo keepers care for a diverse collection of animals from mammals and birds to reptiles and amphibians to fish and invertebrates. Some keepers become highly specialized, such as those who work in animal hospitals or who concentrate on a specific group of animals such as exotic birds, great apes, elephants or reptiles.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Important basic duties of zoo keepers include daily cleaning and maintentance of animal enclosures and proper feeding of the animals under their care. Zoo keepers may help design, build and repair animal enclosures and care for the plants in and around the exhibits. Keepers must also be excellent observers, learning habits and behaviors of both individual animals and groups. Professional zoo keepers must be able to detect subtle changes in an animal\'s physical or psychological condition and then react accordingly. These responsibilities should not be underestimated since they are essential in maintaining a healthy and reproductively successful animal colletion.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>In addition, zoo keepers will work closely with zoo managers on conservation, reproductive husbandry and research projects. This research will provide zoos with important information to help preserve rare and endangered species and learn more about species which may become threatened in the future.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>LemurKeepers serve as the first line of public relations for their institutions. Interactions with visitors help to increase the public\'s awareness of the important role of zoos in wildlife conservation. Keepers should be knowledgeable about the animals in their zoo, the animals\' natural habitat and habits, and zoos in general. They should be friendly and professional when answering questions from visitors.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The educational requirements for an entry level zoo keeper varies but is often a college degree in zoology, biology or an animal-related field. Some animal care experience such as zoo volunteer or intern, or veterinary hospital worker is also helpful. Some colleges offer specific programs oriented towards a career in zoos. The Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida, for example, has a Teaching Zoo, while Moorpark College in California offers an Exotic Animal Training Management Program.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Zoo keeping can be a demanding job requiring dedication, commitment, and patience. Keepers should be reliable people who are willing to learn and improve their performance in a cooperative setting. Concern for their animals is essential since the animal\'s lives depend largely on how the keepers view their jobs. With such professional attitudes, keepers develop a sense of pride in their work and in their accomplishments and contributions.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Animal keepers must be physically able to perform the required work and be in a general state of good health. A person who is interested in zoo work should be aware of the risk of animal inflicted injury or disease. For these reasons, direct contact with animals is minimized and strictly managed.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Because zoo animals require daily care and maintenance, keepers\'  schedules include working weekends and holidays. Wages are often  relatively low considering the training and education which is usually  required. Even so, zoo keeper jobs are at a premium and some applicants may become frustrated over the initial difficulty in entering the animal care profession. The future for careers in zoo work continues to expand and is promising for both men and women.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Job advancement is also possible but more limited than in some other careers requiring a college degree. While keepers do move into management positions, many prefer to remain at the important front lines of animal care where their skills and experience have the most direct impact.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Zoo keeping offers a unique opportunity for an individual to pursue a career that is stimulating as well as demanding, and from which one may develop a deep sense of satisfaction. The personal gratification of successfully maintaining and reproducing wild animals -- especially rare or endangered species -- can be highly rewarding. Zoo keepers must devote considerable time and effort in order to establish a healthy, well-adjusted animal collection. Anyone who is willing to make this sort of commitment should seriously consider a career as a professional zoo keeper.</p>', 'Zoo Keeping as a Career', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '10-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-26 10:49:01', '2009-05-26 15:49:01', '', 10, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/10-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (605, 1, '2009-07-31 18:38:17', '2009-07-31 23:38:17', '<p><em>By Barry Poole, General Maintenance &amp; Operations Supervisor<br />\r\nand Marie Magnuson, Animal Keeper/Great Cats<br />\r\nSmithsonian\'s National Zoological Park, Washington, DC</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In September of 2003 our male African lion (Panthera leo) Tsavo was 15 years old and had been alone for a year after the death of his brother, Tana. Lionesses Kisangali and Lusaka were just getting out of quarantine after arriving at the National Zoo from Wildlife Way Station (Angeles National Forest, CA). We had brought these two beautiful female lions to Washington in the hopes of forming a pride with Tsavo. We were not sure of the girl\'s ages, but the veterinary staff estimated them to be about 12 or 13 years old. Tsavo had been vasectomized when he was young since he had been housed with his mother.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The introductions went very smoothly and soon the copulating that is integral to forming a pride was taking up most of Tsavo\'s time and energy.  As a matter of fact, since Tsavo had been vasectomized it was taking up a little too much of his time and energy. The girls were not getting pregnant of course and so they continued to cycle like clockwork. Tsavo\'s years started to catch up with him. He started to show signs of back trouble, including limping and ataxia, and after only a few months together we had to separate them so we could keep Tsavo inside. His back problems had gotten so severe that the staff veterinarians decided to keep him as quiet as possible and treat his back with steroids. The treatment was extremely successful and Tsavo was going back outside with the now-spayed Lusaka in the spring of 2005. Kisangali had sadly died of an infection during the winter.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jeanne Minor, a keeper who was working here at that time, suggested that a firehose bed might make Tsavo even more comfortable. Her idea was to weave the fire hose on a sturdy metal frame, much like a lawn chair. Barry Poole from the Metal Shop worked with Jeanne on the design and it has proven hugely successful.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_603" align="alignnone" width="522" caption="1.0 African Lion Tsavo on his firehose bed that was designed to  help with his back problems.   (Photo: Tracey Barnes)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/lion.jpg" alt="1.0 African Lion Tsavo on his firehose bed that was designed to  help with his back problems.   (Photo: Tracey Barnes)" title="lion" width="522" height="695" class="size-full wp-image-603" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>The first thing that Barry did was to "skin" the hose, or remove the outer canvas layer. He used only the inner canvas and rubber layer so that the bed would dry in a reasonable length of time and also to remove bulk from the weaving. The width of the fire hose you have will determine the final dimensions of your bed. The metal frame of Tsavo\'s bed ended up being 77"x36" [1.95m x .91m]. The woven part is made of six long pieces (warp) of 5&deg;" [13.33cm] hose woven with 14 shorter pieces (weft). After you approximate the length and width of your bed add at least 15% for what is called "take up" by weavers. This is what is lost to the ups and downs of the weaving itself. Then add two to three feet to the length of each piece for loom waste. This will be the part of each piece that wraps around...</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Want to read the rest of this article on the successful transfer of lowland gorillas between two zoological institutions?  For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see Animal Keepers’ Forum. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</p>', 'Constructing A Firehose Bed For An Aging Lion', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '598-revision-6', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:38:17', '2009-07-31 23:38:17', '', 598, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/598-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (606, 1, '2009-07-31 18:38:22', '2009-07-31 23:38:22', '<p><em>By Barry Poole, General Maintenance &amp; Operations Supervisor<br />\r\nand Marie Magnuson, Animal Keeper/Great Cats<br />\r\nSmithsonian\'s National Zoological Park, Washington, DC</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In September of 2003 our male African lion (Panthera leo) Tsavo was 15 years old and had been alone for a year after the death of his brother, Tana. Lionesses Kisangali and Lusaka were just getting out of quarantine after arriving at the National Zoo from Wildlife Way Station (Angeles National Forest, CA). We had brought these two beautiful female lions to Washington in the hopes of forming a pride with Tsavo. We were not sure of the girl\'s ages, but the veterinary staff estimated them to be about 12 or 13 years old. Tsavo had been vasectomized when he was young since he had been housed with his mother.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The introductions went very smoothly and soon the copulating that is integral to forming a pride was taking up most of Tsavo\'s time and energy.  As a matter of fact, since Tsavo had been vasectomized it was taking up a little too much of his time and energy. The girls were not getting pregnant of course and so they continued to cycle like clockwork. Tsavo\'s years started to catch up with him. He started to show signs of back trouble, including limping and ataxia, and after only a few months together we had to separate them so we could keep Tsavo inside. His back problems had gotten so severe that the staff veterinarians decided to keep him as quiet as possible and treat his back with steroids. The treatment was extremely successful and Tsavo was going back outside with the now-spayed Lusaka in the spring of 2005. Kisangali had sadly died of an infection during the winter.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jeanne Minor, a keeper who was working here at that time, suggested that a firehose bed might make Tsavo even more comfortable. Her idea was to weave the fire hose on a sturdy metal frame, much like a lawn chair. Barry Poole from the Metal Shop worked with Jeanne on the design and it has proven hugely successful.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_603" align="alignnone" width="522" caption="1.0 African Lion Tsavo on his firehose bed that was designed to  help with his back problems.   (Photo: Tracey Barnes)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/lion.jpg" alt="1.0 African Lion Tsavo on his firehose bed that was designed to  help with his back problems.   (Photo: Tracey Barnes)" title="lion" width="522" height="695" class="size-full wp-image-603" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>The first thing that Barry did was to "skin" the hose, or remove the outer canvas layer. He used only the inner canvas and rubber layer so that the bed would dry in a reasonable length of time and also to remove bulk from the weaving. The width of the fire hose you have will determine the final dimensions of your bed. The metal frame of Tsavo\'s bed ended up being 77"x36" [1.95m x .91m]. The woven part is made of six long pieces (warp) of 5&deg;" [13.33cm] hose woven with 14 shorter pieces (weft). After you approximate the length and width of your bed add at least 15% for what is called "take up" by weavers. This is what is lost to the ups and downs of the weaving itself. Then add two to three feet to the length of each piece for loom waste. This will be the part of each piece that wraps around...</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Want to read the rest of this article on the successful transfer of lowland gorillas between two zoological institutions?  For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see Animal Keepers’ Forum. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</p>', 'Constructing A Firehose Bed For An Aging Lion', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '598-revision-7', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:38:22', '2009-07-31 23:38:22', '', 598, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/598-revision-7/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (607, 1, '2009-07-31 19:00:46', '2009-08-01 00:00:46', '<p><em>By Amy Roberts, Lead Keeper, Habitat Africa &amp; Wolf Woods and<br />\r\nSarah Feliciano, Senior Craftsman/Exhibits<br />\r\nBrookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In an effort to continually advance our animal care and management we are initiating several changes to our giraffe husbandry program including making improvements in enrichment, training and feeding strategies. Specifically, for the purposes of this article, I will describe a new enrichment option we developed. Living in Chicago our giraffe herd spends nearly half the year in their indoor exhibit that has horizontal cables that form the front perimeter of the exhibit. We wanted to create an effective method of using the cables to provide enrichment. The cables can be accessed during the day without entering the exhibit itself so we would have the ability to add or change items throughout the day. Hopefully, attaching enrichment to the cables would also draw the giraffe closer to our guests.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the Brookfield Zoo we have an Exhibits Team who have described themselves as, "Who you call when the job does not fit into anyone else\'s job description". They are a creative team of individuals with diverse skills. One Exhibits Team member, Sarah Feliciano met with me to discuss some of my ideas. I relayed to Sarah I hoped for a feeding device to hang from the cables that was safe, easily cleaned and would not fray the cables since ideally I wanted the device to slide along the cable making it more challenging for the giraffe. Sarah was provided the enrichment chapter from the AZA Giraffe Husbandry Resource Manual to learn more about giraffe enrichment.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_610" align="alignnone" width="522" caption="Jawara using the licking board designed to attach to exhibit cabling.  (photo by Jim Schultz, Oakland Zoo Staff Photographer)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/giraffe.jpg" alt="Jawara using the licking board designed to attach to exhibit cabling.  (photo by Jim Schultz, Oakland Zoo Staff Photographer)" title="giraffe" width="522" height="346" class="size-full wp-image-610" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>What we created is a PVC pipe sleeve that slides along the cable very easily and has four attachment points for affixing various enrichment devices such as feeder jugs made from five-gallon water containers, bamboo rain stick, spoons, Horseballs brand balls, and so on. Each attachment point has a maximum weight of 50 lbs. [22.68kg]. The sleeve itself is unobtrusive and goes fairly unnoticed when no enrichment is attached.  The PVC sleeve has an end cap on each end with holes drilled in the caps to allow the exhibit cable to pass through.  This helps prevent the cable from fraying or wearing through the PVC while still allowing the sleeve to slide along the length of the cable. Polypropylene pipe clips, which can be purchased from Indelco Plastics™ Corporation, were used in conjunction with eyebolts to allow four attachment points.  The clips easily snap apart and therefore needed to be secured with screws to the sleeve to make them giraffe-proof. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two widest attachment points allow for attachment of feeder tubes constructed out of 4" [10.16cm] PVC pipe and threaded end caps that allow easy access. A slot was cut along the length of the pipe and eyebolts were added to the ends of the screw caps with lock nuts so the giraffes could not remove them. All PVC pipes were lightly sanded and wiped down with acetone in preparation for painting. They were then painted with KrylonÆ Fusion spray paint which is designed for plastics.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Large diameter bamboo was also used to create another horizontal feeder. The open ends were capped with epoxy and eyebolts with lock nuts were added to facilitate attachment to the sleeve. The natural bamboo chambers were left intact and irregular holes were cut strategically along the length of the bamboo to allow the giraffes to access each chamber.</p> \r\n\r\n<p>The two inner attachment points on the cable sleeve allow for...</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Want to read the rest of this column? Become a member of AAZK and get 12 issues of Animal Keepers’ Forum each year featuring this column as well as lots of animal husbandry, enrichment and training information. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</strong></p>', 'Giraffe Enrichment at Brookfield Zoo', 0, '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'giraffe-enrichment-at-brookfield-zoo', '', '', '2013-10-15 17:49:24', '2013-10-15 22:49:24', '', 0, 'http://aazk.org/?p=607', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (609, 1, '2009-07-31 18:42:42', '2009-07-31 23:42:42', '<p><em>By Amy Roberts, Lead Keeper, Habitat Africa &amp; Wolf Woods and<br />\nSarah Feliciano, Senior Craftsman/Exhibits<br />\nBrookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL</em></p>\n\n<p>In an effort to continually advance our animal care and management we are initiating several changes to our giraffe husbandry program including making improvements in enrichment, training and feeding strategies. Specifically, for the purposes of this article, I will describe a new enrichment option we developed. Living in Chicago our giraffe herd spends nearly half the year in their indoor exhibit that has horizontal cables that form the front perimeter of the exhibit. We wanted to create an effective method of using the cables to provide enrichment. The cables can be accessed during the day without entering the exhibit itself so we would have the ability to add or change items throughout the day. Hopefully, attaching enrichment to the cables would also draw the giraffe closer to our guests.</p>\n\n<p>At the Brookfield Zoo we have an Exhibits Team who have described themselves as, "Who you call when the job does not fit into anyone else\'s job description". They are a creative team of individuals with diverse skills. One Exhibits Team member, Sarah Feliciano met with me to discuss some of my ideas. I relayed to Sarah I hoped for a feeding device to hang from the cables that was safe, easily cleaned and would not fray the cables since ideally I wanted the device to slide along the cable making it more challenging for the giraffe. Sarah was provided the enrichment chapter from the AZA Giraffe Husbandry Resource Manual to learn more about giraffe enrichment.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we created is a PVC pipe sleeve that slides along the cable very easily and has four attachment points for affixing various enrichment devices such as feeder jugs made from five-gallon water containers, bamboo rain stick, spoons, Horseballs brand balls, and so on. Each attachment point has a maximum weight of 50 lbs. [22.68kg]. The sleeve itself is unobtrusive and goes fairly unnoticed when no enrichment is attached.  The PVC sleeve has an end cap on each end with holes drilled in the caps to allow the exhibit cable to pass through.  This helps prevent the cable from fraying or wearing through the PVC while still allowing the sleeve to slide along the length of the cable. Polypropylene pipe clips, which can be purchased from Indelco Plastics™ Corporation, were used in conjunction with eyebolts to allow four attachment points.  The clips easily snap apart and therefore needed to be secured with screws to the sleeve to make them giraffe-proof. </p>\n\n<p>The two widest attachment points allow for attachment of feeder tubes constructed out of 4" [10.16cm] PVC pipe and threaded end caps that allow easy access. A slot was cut along the length of the pipe and eyebolts were added to the ends of the screw caps with lock nuts so the giraffes could not remove them. All PVC pipes were lightly sanded and wiped down with acetone in preparation for painting. They were then painted with KrylonÆ Fusion spray paint which is designed for plastics.</p>\n\n<p>Large diameter bamboo was also used to create another horizontal feeder. The open ends were capped with epoxy and eyebolts with lock nuts were added to facilitate attachment to the sleeve. The natural bamboo chambers were left intact and irregular holes were cut strategically along the length of the bamboo to allow the giraffes to access each chamber.</p> \n\n<p>The two inner attachment points on the cable sleeve allow for...</p>', 'Giraffe Enrichment at Brookfield Zoo', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '607-revision-2', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:42:42', '2009-07-31 23:42:42', '', 607, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/607-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (611, 1, '2009-07-31 18:42:47', '2009-07-31 23:42:47', '<p><em>By Amy Roberts, Lead Keeper, Habitat Africa &amp; Wolf Woods and<br />\r\nSarah Feliciano, Senior Craftsman/Exhibits<br />\r\nBrookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In an effort to continually advance our animal care and management we are initiating several changes to our giraffe husbandry program including making improvements in enrichment, training and feeding strategies. Specifically, for the purposes of this article, I will describe a new enrichment option we developed. Living in Chicago our giraffe herd spends nearly half the year in their indoor exhibit that has horizontal cables that form the front perimeter of the exhibit. We wanted to create an effective method of using the cables to provide enrichment. The cables can be accessed during the day without entering the exhibit itself so we would have the ability to add or change items throughout the day. Hopefully, attaching enrichment to the cables would also draw the giraffe closer to our guests.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the Brookfield Zoo we have an Exhibits Team who have described themselves as, "Who you call when the job does not fit into anyone else\'s job description". They are a creative team of individuals with diverse skills. One Exhibits Team member, Sarah Feliciano met with me to discuss some of my ideas. I relayed to Sarah I hoped for a feeding device to hang from the cables that was safe, easily cleaned and would not fray the cables since ideally I wanted the device to slide along the cable making it more challenging for the giraffe. Sarah was provided the enrichment chapter from the AZA Giraffe Husbandry Resource Manual to learn more about giraffe enrichment.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>What we created is a PVC pipe sleeve that slides along the cable very easily and has four attachment points for affixing various enrichment devices such as feeder jugs made from five-gallon water containers, bamboo rain stick, spoons, Horseballs brand balls, and so on. Each attachment point has a maximum weight of 50 lbs. [22.68kg]. The sleeve itself is unobtrusive and goes fairly unnoticed when no enrichment is attached.  The PVC sleeve has an end cap on each end with holes drilled in the caps to allow the exhibit cable to pass through.  This helps prevent the cable from fraying or wearing through the PVC while still allowing the sleeve to slide along the length of the cable. Polypropylene pipe clips, which can be purchased from Indelco Plastics™ Corporation, were used in conjunction with eyebolts to allow four attachment points.  The clips easily snap apart and therefore needed to be secured with screws to the sleeve to make them giraffe-proof. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two widest attachment points allow for attachment of feeder tubes constructed out of 4" [10.16cm] PVC pipe and threaded end caps that allow easy access. A slot was cut along the length of the pipe and eyebolts were added to the ends of the screw caps with lock nuts so the giraffes could not remove them. All PVC pipes were lightly sanded and wiped down with acetone in preparation for painting. They were then painted with KrylonÆ Fusion spray paint which is designed for plastics.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Large diameter bamboo was also used to create another horizontal feeder. The open ends were capped with epoxy and eyebolts with lock nuts were added to facilitate attachment to the sleeve. The natural bamboo chambers were left intact and irregular holes were cut strategically along the length of the bamboo to allow the giraffes to access each chamber.</p> \r\n\r\n<p>The two inner attachment points on the cable sleeve allow for...</p>', 'Giraffe Enrichment at Brookfield Zoo', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '607-revision-3', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:42:47', '2009-07-31 23:42:47', '', 607, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/607-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (612, 1, '2009-07-31 18:43:56', '2009-07-31 23:43:56', '<p><em>By Amy Roberts, Lead Keeper, Habitat Africa &amp; Wolf Woods and<br />\r\nSarah Feliciano, Senior Craftsman/Exhibits<br />\r\nBrookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In an effort to continually advance our animal care and management we are initiating several changes to our giraffe husbandry program including making improvements in enrichment, training and feeding strategies. Specifically, for the purposes of this article, I will describe a new enrichment option we developed. Living in Chicago our giraffe herd spends nearly half the year in their indoor exhibit that has horizontal cables that form the front perimeter of the exhibit. We wanted to create an effective method of using the cables to provide enrichment. The cables can be accessed during the day without entering the exhibit itself so we would have the ability to add or change items throughout the day. Hopefully, attaching enrichment to the cables would also draw the giraffe closer to our guests.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the Brookfield Zoo we have an Exhibits Team who have described themselves as, "Who you call when the job does not fit into anyone else\'s job description". They are a creative team of individuals with diverse skills. One Exhibits Team member, Sarah Feliciano met with me to discuss some of my ideas. I relayed to Sarah I hoped for a feeding device to hang from the cables that was safe, easily cleaned and would not fray the cables since ideally I wanted the device to slide along the cable making it more challenging for the giraffe. Sarah was provided the enrichment chapter from the AZA Giraffe Husbandry Resource Manual to learn more about giraffe enrichment.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_610" align="alignnone" width="522" caption="Jawara using the licking board designed to attach to exhibit cabling.  (photo by Jim Schultz, Oakland Zoo Staff Photographer)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/giraffe.jpg" alt="Jawara using the licking board designed to attach to exhibit cabling.  (photo by Jim Schultz, Oakland Zoo Staff Photographer)" title="giraffe" width="522" height="346" class="size-full wp-image-610" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>What we created is a PVC pipe sleeve that slides along the cable very easily and has four attachment points for affixing various enrichment devices such as feeder jugs made from five-gallon water containers, bamboo rain stick, spoons, Horseballs brand balls, and so on. Each attachment point has a maximum weight of 50 lbs. [22.68kg]. The sleeve itself is unobtrusive and goes fairly unnoticed when no enrichment is attached.  The PVC sleeve has an end cap on each end with holes drilled in the caps to allow the exhibit cable to pass through.  This helps prevent the cable from fraying or wearing through the PVC while still allowing the sleeve to slide along the length of the cable. Polypropylene pipe clips, which can be purchased from Indelco Plastics™ Corporation, were used in conjunction with eyebolts to allow four attachment points.  The clips easily snap apart and therefore needed to be secured with screws to the sleeve to make them giraffe-proof. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two widest attachment points allow for attachment of feeder tubes constructed out of 4" [10.16cm] PVC pipe and threaded end caps that allow easy access. A slot was cut along the length of the pipe and eyebolts were added to the ends of the screw caps with lock nuts so the giraffes could not remove them. All PVC pipes were lightly sanded and wiped down with acetone in preparation for painting. They were then painted with KrylonÆ Fusion spray paint which is designed for plastics.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Large diameter bamboo was also used to create another horizontal feeder. The open ends were capped with epoxy and eyebolts with lock nuts were added to facilitate attachment to the sleeve. The natural bamboo chambers were left intact and irregular holes were cut strategically along the length of the bamboo to allow the giraffes to access each chamber.</p> \r\n\r\n<p>The two inner attachment points on the cable sleeve allow for...</p>', 'Giraffe Enrichment at Brookfield Zoo', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '607-revision-4', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:43:56', '2009-07-31 23:43:56', '', 607, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/607-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (613, 1, '2009-06-30 22:25:58', '2009-07-01 03:25:58', '<div class="event first">\r\n    <h3>July 18-19, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>First African Symposium on Zoological Medicine</em></strong> – at the Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa. Financial assistance available for vets from other African countries. For more details contact Teresa Slackie- <a href="mailto:vetadin@jhbzoo.org.za">vetadin@jhbzoo.org.za</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>August 28 - 29, 2009 </h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>8the Annual Great Lakes Bat Festival</em></strong> - Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI.  For more information: <a href="http://www.batconservation.org">http://www.batconservation.org</a>.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>August 31 - September 2, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Third Orangutan SSP&reg; Husbandry Workshop</em></strong> - hosted by Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA. This workshop will focus on the care and management of the orangutan in captivity. The workshop will bring together orangutan caregivers, managers, researchers, and field biologists to share and disseminate the most current information on husbandry, conservation, and emergent issues pertaining to captive and wild populations of orangutans. For more information please visit our website at <a href="http://www.2009orangutanworkshop.org">www.2009orangutanworkshop.org</a> or contact Tom Heitz at <a href="mailto:theitz@zooatlanta.org">theitz@zooatlanta.org</a> or call 404-624-5939.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>September 24-29, 2009</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Joint 36th National AAZK and 3rd International Congress on Zookeeping Conference</em></strong> - in Seattle, WA. Hosted by the Woodland Park Zoo and the Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK. Check out <a href="http://www.pugetsoundaecetia.net/gws/aazk/">pugetsoundaecetia.net/gws/aazk</a> for conference information.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 1-6, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>29th Annual Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians Conference</em></strong> - in Jackson, WY. If you would like more information, please visit <a href="http://www.azvt.org">www.azvt.org</a> or contact Virginia Crossettvia at <a href="mailto:virginia.crossett@louisvilleky.gov">virginia.crossett@louisvilleky.gov</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 4-8, 2009</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>64th WAZA Annual Conference</em></strong> - in St. Louis, MO. Hosted by the St. Louis Zoo at the Renaissance Grand Hotel. For more information please visit <a href="http://www.waza.org">www.waza.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 21 – 25, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>The Zoological Registrars Association (ZRA) 2009 Annual Conference "Foundations for the Future"</em></strong>, will be hosted by Zoo Boise in Boise, Idaho. The Annual Conference Program will begin with leadership training and the Icebreaker on Wednesday, October 21. General Sessions will be held on Thursday, October 22 and Saturday, October 24 and will feature topics from four categories of presentations under Record Keeping, Permits and Wildlife Legislation, Animal Transport and Records and Collection Management. Possible topics from each of the four categories will include presentations on ZIMS; ARKS; animal transactions; permit applications; roundtables on permit issues; legislative updates; policies and procedures; accreditation; collection management; disaster preparedness; archives management; records retention, protection and disposal. There will be a variety of formats for presentations including individual papers, workshops, panel discussions and poster presentations. Zoo Day will be held on Friday, October 23 and will culminate with a special dinner celebrating ZRAs\' 25th Anniversary. A special evening at Bogus Creek Outfitters featuring a cowboy-style dinner, cowboy poetry, Wild West shoot out, karaoke and a bonfire has been scheduled on Saturday, October 24, and the 2009 Annual Conference will end on Sunday, October 25 with additional ZIMS sessions.</p>\r\n    \r\n    <p>ZRA, Zoo Boise and the Owyhee Plaza Hotel welcome delegates to Idaho. Please visit the ZRA website at <a href="http://www.zooregistrars.org">www.zooregistrars.org</a> or contact the 2009 Annual Conference Host, Corinne Roberts/Registrar for Zoo Boise, at (208) 384-4260 ext. 101 or by email at <a href="mailto:cxroberts@cityofboise.org">cxroberts@cityofboise.org</a>. If you have questions about the 2009 ZRA Annual Conference Program, please contact the Program Chairman, Pam Krentz/Registrar for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo at (216) 635-3361 or by email at <a href="mailto:pak@clevelandmetroparks.com">pak@clevelandmetroparks.com</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>November 6-8, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Second International Bear Care Conference: "Advancing Bear Care \'09"</em></strong> – to be held n San Francisco, CA. For more info see <a href="http://www.bearcaregroup.org">bearcaregroup.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>April 15 –18, 2010</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>4th Otter Keeper Workshop</em></strong> - the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio will host. This year the focus of the workshop will be expanded to include all of the otters managed under the Otter SSP&reg; North American river otters, Asian small-clawed otters, African clawless, African spot-necked and giant otters. Keepers working with any of the species are welcome to attend. Topics will include: captive management issues, enrichment, training, water quality, health care, nutrition, diet, hand-raising, exhibit design, lots of sharing of information between keepers.</p>\r\n     \r\n    <p>Registration will be $75 and the deadline is December 15, 2009. Spots fill up fast so please register early. A waiting list will be maintained once the workshop is filled. Due to the popularity of the workshop, priority will be given to first time attendees. Please just one registrant per institution. No refunds after January 15, 2010.</p> \r\n    \r\n    <p>Accommodations: A hotel near the Cincinnati Zoo or the Newport Aquarium. Room negotiations are ongoing. Roommates are encouraged. You will be matched if you indicate that you wish to have a roommate.</p>\r\n     \r\n    <p>Information can be found on: <a href="http://www.OtterSpotter.com">www.OtterSpotter.com</a></p>\r\n    \r\n    <p>For more information contact:<br />\r\n    David Hamilton at Seneca Park Zoo<br />\r\n    2222 St. Paul St.<br />\r\n    Rochester, NY 14617<br />\r\n    phone: 585-336-2502<br />\r\n    fax: 585-266-5775<br />\r\n    <a href="mailto:dhamilton@monroecounty.gov">dhamilton@monroecounty.gov</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>August 30 - September 3, 2010</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>7th International Penguin Conference</em></strong> - in Boston, MA. Hosted by The New England Aquarium. For info email <a href="mailto:ipcboston@neaq.org">ipcboston@neaq.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>September 28-October 2, 2010</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>20th International Zoo Educators\' (IZE) Biennial Conference</em></strong> - at Disney\'s Animal Kingdom, Orlando, FL. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.izea.net">www.izea.net</a></p>\r\n</div>', 'Coming Events July 2009', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '435-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-06-30 22:25:58', '2009-07-01 03:25:58', '', 435, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/435-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (729, 1, '2009-05-31 20:54:15', '2009-06-01 01:54:15', '<div class="bod first">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Shane Good</div>\r\n<div class="title">President</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:shane.good@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">shane.good@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo">Cleveland Metroparks Zoo</div>\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo_location">Cleveland, OH</div>\r\n<ul class="committees">\r\n<li><a href="/committee/bowling-for-rhinos/">Bowling for Rhinos</a>, </li>\r\n<li><a href="http://www.iczoo.org/">International Congress on Zookeeping</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="bod">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Denise Wagner</div>\r\n<div class="title">Vice President</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:denise.wagner@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">denise.wagner@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo">Phoenix Zoo</div>\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo_location">Phoenix, AZ</div>\r\n<ul class="committees">\r\n<li><a href="/committee/bylaws-committee/">Bylaws</a>, </li>\r\n<li><a href="/committee/ethics-committee/">Ethics</a>, </li>\r\n<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/">Awards</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="bod">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Jacque Blessington</div>\r\n<div class="title">Board Member</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:jacque.blessington@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">jacque.blessington@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo">Kansas City Zoological Gardens</div>\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo_location">Kansas City, MO</div>\r\n<ul class="committees">\r\n<li><a href="/committee/grants-committee/">Grants</a>, </li>\r\n<li><a href="/committee/membership-resources/">Membership Resources</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="bod">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Tammy Root</div>\r\n<div class="title">Board Member</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:tammy.root@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">tammy.root@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo">Indianapolis Zoo</div>\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo_location">Indianapolis, IN</div>\r\n<ul class="committees">\r\n<li><a href="/committee/behavioral-husbandry/">Behavioral Husbandry</a>, </li>\r\n<li><a href="/committee/historian/">Historian</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="bod">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Bob Cisneros</div>\r\n<div class="title">Board Member</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:bob.cisneros@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">bob.cisneros@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo">San Diego Zoo</div>\r\n<div class="affiliated_zoo_location">San Diego, CA</div>\r\n<ul class="committees">\r\n<li><a href="/committee/professional-development-committee/">Professional Development</a>, </li>\r\n<li><a href="/committee/conservation-committee/">Conservation Committee</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="bod">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Ed Hansen</div>\r\n<div class="title">Executive Director</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:ed.hansen@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">ed.hansen@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="department">AAZK Inc. - Topeka, KS</div>\r\n<ul class="committees">\r\n<li><a href="/committee/annual-aazk-conferences/">Conferences</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="bod">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Barbara Manspeaker</div>\r\n<div class="title">Administrative Secretary</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:barbara.manspeaker@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">barbara.manspeaker@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="department">AAZK Inc. - Topeka, KS</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="bod">\r\n<div class="identity">\r\n<div class="name">Susan Chan</div>\r\n<div class="title">Managing Editor AKF</div>\r\n<div class="email"><a href="mailto:susan.chan@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">susan.chan@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class="info">\r\n<div class="department">AAZK Inc. - Topeka, KS</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>', 'Board of Directors', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '395-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-31 20:54:15', '2009-06-01 01:54:15', '', 395, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/395-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (618, 2, '2009-07-20 10:57:27', '2009-07-20 15:57:27', '<a href="/jobs/index.php">Post a Job (Login)</a>\r\n\r\nIf you have previously registered as a "user" on this site, you need do nothing. If your institution has never posted a job on this site and you wish to establish a new user account in order to post a job listing, you will need to register and set up your account. Only jobs related to the animal care field will be posted on this site. <a href="/jobs/register.php">Click here to set up a "user" account</a>.\r\n\r\nAAZK Institutional Members will receive unlimited free job postings as long as their membership remains active.\r\n\r\nNon-AAZK Institutional member facilities may purchase listings at the following rates. Non-member postings will receive a return email explaining payment options and such job postings will not become active until posting fee is paid.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>$250/year: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n	<li>$125/6 months: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n	<li>$50/listing; good for 60 days</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOnce you have posted a job listing, it will remain "pending" until approved by an AAZK Web Administrator. AAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting and may reject postings not in line with the goals and objectives of AAZK, Inc.\r\n\r\nPlease contact AAZK to purchase Job Postings or for more information about AAZK Institutional Membership.\r\n\r\nTo apply for an Institutional Membership please click on the following link. <a href="/join/">Become an AAZK Institutional Member</a>!\r\n\r\nInstitutions wishing to advertise employment opportunities, must register an account and login to submit postings online or, email pertinent data to <a href="mailto:susan.chan@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">Susan</a>.\r\nListings must be sent as MS Word attachments and follow the format used in listings currently posted on this website.\r\n\r\nAAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting', 'Job Listings', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '69-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-07-20 10:57:27', '2009-07-20 15:57:27', '', 69, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/69-revision-16/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (614, 1, '2009-07-31 18:45:05', '2009-07-31 23:45:05', '<p><em>By Amy Roberts, Lead Keeper, Habitat Africa &amp; Wolf Woods and<br />\r\nSarah Feliciano, Senior Craftsman/Exhibits<br />\r\nBrookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In an effort to continually advance our animal care and management we are initiating several changes to our giraffe husbandry program including making improvements in enrichment, training and feeding strategies. Specifically, for the purposes of this article, I will describe a new enrichment option we developed. Living in Chicago our giraffe herd spends nearly half the year in their indoor exhibit that has horizontal cables that form the front perimeter of the exhibit. We wanted to create an effective method of using the cables to provide enrichment. The cables can be accessed during the day without entering the exhibit itself so we would have the ability to add or change items throughout the day. Hopefully, attaching enrichment to the cables would also draw the giraffe closer to our guests.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the Brookfield Zoo we have an Exhibits Team who have described themselves as, "Who you call when the job does not fit into anyone else\'s job description". They are a creative team of individuals with diverse skills. One Exhibits Team member, Sarah Feliciano met with me to discuss some of my ideas. I relayed to Sarah I hoped for a feeding device to hang from the cables that was safe, easily cleaned and would not fray the cables since ideally I wanted the device to slide along the cable making it more challenging for the giraffe. Sarah was provided the enrichment chapter from the AZA Giraffe Husbandry Resource Manual to learn more about giraffe enrichment.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_610" align="alignnone" width="522" caption="Jawara using the licking board designed to attach to exhibit cabling.  (photo by Jim Schultz, Oakland Zoo Staff Photographer)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/giraffe.jpg" alt="Jawara using the licking board designed to attach to exhibit cabling.  (photo by Jim Schultz, Oakland Zoo Staff Photographer)" title="giraffe" width="522" height="346" class="size-full wp-image-610" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>What we created is a PVC pipe sleeve that slides along the cable very easily and has four attachment points for affixing various enrichment devices such as feeder jugs made from five-gallon water containers, bamboo rain stick, spoons, Horseballs brand balls, and so on. Each attachment point has a maximum weight of 50 lbs. [22.68kg]. The sleeve itself is unobtrusive and goes fairly unnoticed when no enrichment is attached.  The PVC sleeve has an end cap on each end with holes drilled in the caps to allow the exhibit cable to pass through.  This helps prevent the cable from fraying or wearing through the PVC while still allowing the sleeve to slide along the length of the cable. Polypropylene pipe clips, which can be purchased from Indelco Plastics™ Corporation, were used in conjunction with eyebolts to allow four attachment points.  The clips easily snap apart and therefore needed to be secured with screws to the sleeve to make them giraffe-proof. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>The two widest attachment points allow for attachment of feeder tubes constructed out of 4" [10.16cm] PVC pipe and threaded end caps that allow easy access. A slot was cut along the length of the pipe and eyebolts were added to the ends of the screw caps with lock nuts so the giraffes could not remove them. All PVC pipes were lightly sanded and wiped down with acetone in preparation for painting. They were then painted with KrylonÆ Fusion spray paint which is designed for plastics.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Large diameter bamboo was also used to create another horizontal feeder. The open ends were capped with epoxy and eyebolts with lock nuts were added to facilitate attachment to the sleeve. The natural bamboo chambers were left intact and irregular holes were cut strategically along the length of the bamboo to allow the giraffes to access each chamber.</p> \r\n\r\n<p>The two inner attachment points on the cable sleeve allow for...</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Want to read the rest of this column? Become a member of AAZK and get 12 issues of Animal Keepers’ Forum each year featuring this column as well as lots of animal husbandry, enrichment and training information. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</strong></p>', 'Giraffe Enrichment at Brookfield Zoo', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '607-revision-5', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:45:05', '2009-07-31 23:45:05', '', 607, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/607-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (615, 1, '2009-07-31 18:38:39', '2009-07-31 23:38:39', '<p><em>By Barry Poole, General Maintenance &amp; Operations Supervisor<br />\r\nand Marie Magnuson, Animal Keeper/Great Cats<br />\r\nSmithsonian\'s National Zoological Park, Washington, DC</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p>In September of 2003 our male African lion (Panthera leo) Tsavo was 15 years old and had been alone for a year after the death of his brother, Tana. Lionesses Kisangali and Lusaka were just getting out of quarantine after arriving at the National Zoo from Wildlife Way Station (Angeles National Forest, CA). We had brought these two beautiful female lions to Washington in the hopes of forming a pride with Tsavo. We were not sure of the girl\'s ages, but the veterinary staff estimated them to be about 12 or 13 years old. Tsavo had been vasectomized when he was young since he had been housed with his mother.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The introductions went very smoothly and soon the copulating that is integral to forming a pride was taking up most of Tsavo\'s time and energy.  As a matter of fact, since Tsavo had been vasectomized it was taking up a little too much of his time and energy. The girls were not getting pregnant of course and so they continued to cycle like clockwork. Tsavo\'s years started to catch up with him. He started to show signs of back trouble, including limping and ataxia, and after only a few months together we had to separate them so we could keep Tsavo inside. His back problems had gotten so severe that the staff veterinarians decided to keep him as quiet as possible and treat his back with steroids. The treatment was extremely successful and Tsavo was going back outside with the now-spayed Lusaka in the spring of 2005. Kisangali had sadly died of an infection during the winter.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jeanne Minor, a keeper who was working here at that time, suggested that a firehose bed might make Tsavo even more comfortable. Her idea was to weave the fire hose on a sturdy metal frame, much like a lawn chair. Barry Poole from the Metal Shop worked with Jeanne on the design and it has proven hugely successful.</p>\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_603" align="alignnone" width="522" caption="1.0 African Lion Tsavo on his firehose bed that was designed to  help with his back problems.   (Photo: Tracey Barnes)"]<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/lion.jpg" alt="1.0 African Lion Tsavo on his firehose bed that was designed to  help with his back problems.   (Photo: Tracey Barnes)" title="lion" width="522" height="695" class="size-full wp-image-603" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n<p>The first thing that Barry did was to "skin" the hose, or remove the outer canvas layer. He used only the inner canvas and rubber layer so that the bed would dry in a reasonable length of time and also to remove bulk from the weaving. The width of the fire hose you have will determine the final dimensions of your bed. The metal frame of Tsavo\'s bed ended up being 77"x36" [1.95m x .91m]. The woven part is made of six long pieces (warp) of 5&deg;" [13.33cm] hose woven with 14 shorter pieces (weft). After you approximate the length and width of your bed add at least 15% for what is called "take up" by weavers. This is what is lost to the ups and downs of the weaving itself. Then add two to three feet to the length of each piece for loom waste. This will be the part of each piece that wraps around...</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Want to read the rest of this article on the successful transfer of lowland gorillas between two zoological institutions?  For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see Animal Keepers’ Forum. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</p>', 'Constructing A Firehose Bed For An Aging Lion', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '598-revision-8', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:38:39', '2009-07-31 23:38:39', '', 598, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/598-revision-8/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (616, 1, '2009-07-31 18:27:24', '2009-07-31 23:27:24', '<ul>\r\n    <li>About the Cover/Information for Contributors</li>\r\n    <li>Scoops &amp; Scuttlebutt</li>\r\n    <li>From the President</li>\r\n    <li>Letter to the Editor</li>\r\n    <li>AAZK Announces New Members</li>\r\n    <li>Coming Events</li>\r\n    <li>Enrichment Options (Giraffe Enrichment at Brookfield Zoo) </li>  \r\n    <li>One World, One Zoo - Conference 2009 Updates/Reminders</li>\r\n    <li>PBI\'s Long-Range Strategies to Save Polar Bears</li>\r\n    <li>Renewing Memberships with PayPal - A Few Reminders</li>\r\n    <li>Management of Geriatric Animals in Zoos - Order Information</li>\r\n    <li>Third Training &amp; Enrichment Workshop for Zoo Animals</li>\r\n    <li>Training Tales (Thinking Outside the Mew)</li>\r\n    <li>Book Reviews (Reptiles and Amphibians of the Southern Pine Woods and Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals, 3rd Edition) </li>\r\n    <li>Keeper Profiles DVD Order Info </li>\r\n    <li>Toronto Zoo Lion-tailed Macaques Get Geothermal Retrofit</li>\r\n    <li>Constructing a Firehose Bed for an Aging Lion</li>\r\n    <li>"Virgin" Lizard Produces Fertile Eggs</li>\r\n    <li>Crisis Management Special Issue Order Information</li>\r\n    <li>Conservation/Legislative Update</li>\r\n</ul>', 'August 2009', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '596-revision-2', '', '', '2009-07-31 18:27:24', '2009-07-31 23:27:24', '', 596, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/596-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (617, 1, '2009-07-31 19:00:23', '2009-08-01 00:00:23', '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">\r\n<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />\r\n<title>Untitled Document</title>\r\n</head>\r\n\r\n<body>\r\n\r\n<div class="event first">\r\n    <h3>August 28 - 29, 2009 </h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>8the Annual Great Lakes Bat Festival</em></strong> - Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI.  For more information: <a href="http://www.batconservation.org">http://www.batconservation.org</a>.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>August 31 - September 2, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Third Orangutan SSP&reg; Husbandry Workshop</em></strong> - hosted by Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA. This workshop will focus on the care and management of the orangutan in captivity. The workshop will bring together orangutan caregivers, managers, researchers, and field biologists to share and disseminate the most current information on husbandry, conservation, and emergent issues pertaining to captive and wild populations of orangutans. For more information please visit our website at <a href="http://www.2009orangutanworkshop.org">www.2009orangutanworkshop.org</a> or contact Tom Heitz at <a href="mailto:theitz@zooatlanta.org">theitz@zooatlanta.org</a> or call 404-624-5939.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>September 24-29, 2009</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Joint 36th National AAZK and 3rd International Congress on Zookeeping Conference</em></strong> - in Seattle, WA. Hosted by the Woodland Park Zoo and the Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK. Check out <a href="http://www.pugetsoundaecetia.net/gws/aazk/">pugetsoundaecetia.net/gws/aazk</a> for conference information.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 1-6, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>29th Annual Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians Conference</em></strong> - in Jackson, WY. If you would like more information, please visit <a href="http://www.azvt.org">www.azvt.org</a> or contact Virginia Crossettvia at <a href="mailto:virginia.crossett@louisvilleky.gov">virginia.crossett@louisvilleky.gov</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 4-8, 2009</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>64th WAZA Annual Conference</em></strong> - in St. Louis, MO. Hosted by the St. Louis Zoo at the Renaissance Grand Hotel. For more information please visit <a href="http://www.waza.org">www.waza.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>October 15-18, 2009</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Elephant Facility Design Workshop </em></strong> - in Dublin, Ireland at the Dublin Zoo.  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If you have questions about the 2009 ZRA Annual Conference Program, please contact the Program Chairman, Pam Krentz/Registrar for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo at (216) 635-3361 or by email at <a href="mailto:pak@clevelandmetroparks.com">pak@clevelandmetroparks.com</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>November 6-8, 2009</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>Second International Bear Care Conference:<br />"Advancing Bear Care \'09"</em></strong> – to be held n San Francisco, CA. For more info see <a href="http://www.bearcaregroup.org">bearcaregroup.org</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>February 21-24, 2010</h3>\r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>First Ever Giraffe Keepers Workshop/Conference </em></strong> – To be held at The Phoenix Zoo. 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A waiting list will be maintained once the workshop is filled. Due to the popularity of the workshop, priority will be given to first- time attendees. †Please just one registrant per institution. †No refunds after January 15, 2010. Accommodations: A hotel near the Cincinnati Zoo or the Newport Aquarium. Room negotiations are ongoing. Roommates are encouraged. You will be matched if you  indicate  that you wish to have a roommate.\r\nInformation can be found on: <a href="http://www.OtterSpotter.com">www.OtterSpotter.com</a></p>\r\n\r\n<p>For more information contact: David Hamilton at Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St., Rochester, NY 14617; phone: 585-336-2502; 585-266-5775 fax or email at <a href="mailto:dhamilton@monroecounty.gov">dhamilton@monroecounty.gov</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class="event">\r\n    <h3>August 30 - September 3, 2010</h3> \r\n    \r\n    <p><strong><em>7th International Penguin Conference</em></strong> - in Boston, MA. Hosted by The New England Aquarium. 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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (2283, 2, '2012-01-18 12:34:03', '2012-01-18 17:34:03', '<h3><a href="/jobs/index.php">Login or Register to Post a Job!</a></h3>\r\nIf you have previously registered as a "user" on this site, you need do nothing. If your institution has never posted a job on this site and you wish to establish a new user account in order to post a job listing, you will need to register and set up your account. Only jobs related to the animal care field will be posted on this site. <a href="/jobs/register.php">Click here to set up a "user" account</a>.\r\n\r\nAAZK Institutional Members will receive unlimited free job postings as long as their membership remains active.\r\n\r\nNon-AAZK Institutional member facilities may purchase listings at the following rates. Non-member postings will receive a return email explaining payment options and such job postings will not become active until posting fee is paid.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>$250/year: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n	<li>$125/6 months: unlimited listings; each good for 60 days</li>\r\n	<li>$50/listing; good for 60 days</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOnce you have posted a job listing, it will remain "pending" until approved by an AAZK Web Administrator. AAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting and may reject postings not in line with the goals and objectives of AAZK, Inc.\r\n\r\nPlease contact AAZK to purchase Job Postings or for more information about AAZK Institutional Membership.\r\n\r\nTo apply for an Institutional Membership please click on the following link. <a href="/join/">Become an AAZK Institutional Member</a>!\r\n\r\nInstitutions wishing to advertise employment opportunities, must register an account and login to submit postings online or, email pertinent data to <a href="mailto:susan.chan@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">Susan</a>.\r\nListings must be sent as MS Word attachments and follow the format used in listings currently posted on this website.\r\n\r\nAAZK reserves the right to approve each job posting.', 'Job Listings', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '69-revision-v1', '', '', '2012-01-18 12:34:03', '2012-01-18 17:34:03', '', 69, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/69-revision-23/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (624, 1, '2009-06-15 20:02:49', '2009-06-16 01:02:49', '<h3>Chair</h3>\r\nJanet McCoy - <em>Oregon Zoo</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>AAZK Award Nominations Are Now Being Accepted for 2009</em></strong>\r\n<h3>Purpose</h3>\r\nThe AAZK Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the <em>Jean M. Hromadka AAZK Excellence in Animal Care Award</em>, The Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement - AAZK Professional of the Year Award, <em>The AAZK Chapter of the Year Award</em>, <em>Lifetime Achievement Award (LA)</em>, the <em>Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment(LHEE) Award</em>, <em>The Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)</em>, <em>The Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER)</em>,  and the <em>Mazuri Animal Nutrition Award (MANA)</em>.\r\n\r\nNomination criteria for these eight awards are listed below. These awards will be presented at the 2009 AAZK National Conference in Seattle, WA. The deadline for all award nominations is <strong>1 May 2009</strong>. Information concerning the qualifications, nomination procedure, selection procedure and an explanation of the awards may be obtained by contacting:\r\n\r\nJanet McCoy, Chair, AAZK Awards Committee\r\nOregon Zoo\r\n4001 S.W. Canyon Rd.\r\nPortland, OR 97221\r\n\r\nOr, Send Janet an email at <a href="mailto:janet.mccoy@aecetia.net/gws/aazk">janet.mccoy@aecetia.net/gws/aazk</a>.\r\n\r\nThe character of the AAZK awards includes either a plaque or certificate, letter of notification to the institution\'s  director and national recognition by professional journals. Such journals include: the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) and the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) Newsletters, and the Animal Keepers\' Forum (AAZK). Some categories may include monetary awards.\r\n\r\n<strong>Award Nominations should be submitted to:</strong>\r\nJanet McCoy, Awards Chair\r\nThe Oregon Zoo\r\n4001 SW Canyon Road\r\nPortland, OR 97221\r\n\r\n<strong>Deadline for Nominations is 1 May 2009</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/lifetime-achievement-la-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Lifetime Achievement (LA) Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/lee-houts-excellence-in-enrichment-lhee-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment (LHEE) Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/certificate-of-merit-for-zoo-keeper-education-cmze/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/certificate-of-excellence-in-exhibit-design-renovation-ceer/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER)</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/mazuri-animal-nutrition-award-mana/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Mazuri Animal Nutrition Award (MANA)</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/jean-m-hromadka-aazk-excellence-in-animal-care-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">Jean M. Hromadka AAZK Excellence in Animal Care Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/the-lutz-ruhe-meritorious-achievement-aazk-professional-of-the-year-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">The Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement - AAZK Professional of the Year Award</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href="/committee/awards-committee/the-aazk-chapter-of-the-year-award/?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=400&width=700" class="thickbox">The AAZK Chapter of the Year Award</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2008_awards_recipients.pdf">2008 Award Recipients</a></strong>', 'Awards Committee', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '224-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-06-15 20:02:49', '2009-06-16 01:02:49', '', 224, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/224-revision-32/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (625, 2, '2010-04-15 09:29:10', '2010-04-15 14:29:10', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER) presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of the award is to recognize institutions or organizations in the zoological community for the design and renovation of existing animal facilities which involved active keeper participation in the process.\n\nThe CEER was established by Janet McCoy, 1990 CHAIR. Bill Whittaker proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors.  The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\n<ol>\n	<li>Any North American zoological institution or organization is eligible.</li>\n	<li>The renovated exhibit must be in full operation for at least two (2) years.</li>\n	<li>The exhibit must be nominated by a keeper at that same institution  or organization. Supporting nominations may be submitted by management  personnel from the same institution.</li>\n</ol>\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\n<ol>\n	<li>List institution or organization\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\n	<li><strong>Document</strong> local awards or commendations for exhibit, drawings,\n8 X 10 color  photos - no slides (2 before and 8 after), and renovated exhibit type: single or multi-species, and size.</li>\n	<li><strong>Document</strong> keeper participation in the design and why the existing facility  was renovated.</li>\n	<li><strong>Document</strong> interface with other zoo divisions; and maintenance of exhibit after completion.</li>\n	<li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st </strong> of each year.</li>\n</ol>\nNOTE:  Materials will not be returned.\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.\n<h3>Nominee Evaluation:</h3>\nThe evaluation of each nomination is broken down into four categories based on the general guidelines outlined for the award. The four categories are: Keeper Involvement, Exhibit Functionality, Exhibit Management and Visitor Point of View/ Other Information. Items the committee is looking for are the following:\n<h4>KEEPER INVOLVEMENT</h4>\n<ol>\n	<li>degree of keeper involvement with conceptual development of exhibit</li>\n	<li>degree of keeper involvement  with facilitation of completion of exhibit, (fundraising, promotion, assist with construction)</li>\n	<li>contribution to educational experience (graphics, conservation message</li>\n	<li>originality - is it something new and different, or has it been tried before?</li>\n</ol>\n<h4>EXHIBIT FUNCTIONALITY</h4>\n<ol>\n	<li>versatility - indoor/outdoor, four seasons, protection from elements</li>\n	<li>accommodates and encourages animal\'s natural behavior – climbing structures, land area, height, water</li>\n	<li>hard (gunite, concrete) vs. soft (grass, dirt) environments - as to animal  needs</li>\n	<li>sight lines valuable to animal as well as visitor - important to some animals (polar bear, chimps)</li>\n	<li>physical and visual barriers for animal\'s use, animal safety</li>\n	<li>flexible entrance/exits (hoofstock - more than one entrance)</li>\n	<li>ability to exhibit natural social grouping</li>\n	<li>breeding success</li>\n</ol>\n<h4>EXHIBIT MANAGEMENT</h4>\n<ol>\n	<li>how management of exhibit interfaces with other zoo divisions (grounds, maintenance - simple repair, paint)</li>\n	<li>keeper serviceability, overall maintenance of exhibit and surroundings</li>\n	<li>adequate drains and properly located</li>\n	<li>quality and versatily of holding areas - ease of separating animals, moving, breeding, sick</li>\n	<li>keeper sight lines - can you see animal when they come into holding or when shifting them between areas, keeper safety</li>\n	<li>ease of providing time change items (browse, logs, feed, novel objects)</li>\n	<li>environmental control (ease of seasonal adjustments - ventilation, heat)</li>\n</ol>\n<h4>VISITOR POINT OF VIEW/OTHER INFORMATION</h4>\n<ol>\n	<li>educational experience (conservation message)</li>\n	<li>immediate and sustained viewer interest</li>\n	<li>sight lines - not see doors, drains, fencing - does it have esthetics?</li>\n	<li>bonus point - local awards, commendation, "wow" factor</li>\n	<li>include anything else pertinent to the renovated exhibit that you think is important</li>\n</ol>\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/exhform.doc" target="_blank">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\n\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/exhform.pdf" target="_blank">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '247-autosave-v1', '', '', '2010-04-15 09:29:10', '2010-04-15 14:29:10', '', 247, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/247-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (627, 2, '2010-03-10 09:08:11', '2010-03-10 14:08:11', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the <em>Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)</em> presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals, institutions and organizations in the zoological community most actively promoting educational programs for zoo keepers.  Examples of such support are: reimbursements for formal education, keeper training courses and staff seminars.\n\nThe CMZE was founded by Jeff Roberts, 1976-1978 CHAIR, in 1978, to compliment the work of the AAZK Education Committee that had been formed at that time. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\n<ol>\n	<li>Any staff individual, institution or organization from a North American zoo, aquarium or related facility is eligible.</li>\n	<li>The keeper training program must have been in existence for at least one (1) year.</li>\n</ol>\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\n<ol>\n	<li>If you feel that your institution, organization or a staff individual merits such an award, please submit a letter of nomination  which mentions specifically the educational programs that are offered.</li>\n	<li>Claims made should be backed up with <strong>documentation</strong> for the committee to review.</li>\n	<li>List the institution or organization\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\n	<li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\n</ol>\n<h3>Selection Procedure:</h3>\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.\n\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/edform.doc" target="_blank">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\n\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/edform.pdf" target="_blank">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '244-autosave-v1', '', '', '2010-03-10 09:08:11', '2010-03-10 14:08:11', '', 244, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/244-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (626, 1, '2009-05-28 22:35:10', '2009-05-29 03:35:10', '<p>The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER) presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of the award is to recognize institutions or organizations in the zoological community for the design and renovation of existing animal facilities which involved active keeper participation in the process.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The CEER was established by Janet McCoy, 1990 CHAIR. Bill Whittaker proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors.  The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>Any North American zoological institution or organization is eligible.</li>\r\n    <li>The renovated exhibit must be in full operation for at least two (2) years.</li>\r\n    <li>The exhibit must be nominated by a keeper at that same institution  or organization. Supporting nominations may be submitted by management  personnel from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n  \r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>List institution or organization\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\r\n    <li><strong>Document</strong> local awards or commendations for exhibit, drawings,  \r\n    8 X 10 color  photos - no slides (2 before and 8 after), and renovated exhibit type: single or multi-species, and size.</li>\r\n    <li><strong>Document</strong> keeper participation in the design and why the existing facility  was renovated.</li>\r\n    <li><strong>Document</strong> interface with other zoo divisions; and maintenance of exhibit after completion.</li>\r\n    <li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st </strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<p>NOTE:  Materials will not be returned.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\n<p>The Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Nominee Evaluation:</h3>\r\n<p>The evaluation of each nomination is broken down into four categories based on the general guidelines outlined for the award. The four categories are: Keeper Involvement, Exhibit Functionality, Exhibit Management and Visitor Point of View/ Other Information. Items the committee is looking for are the following:</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>KEEPER INVOLVEMENT</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>degree of keeper involvement with conceptual development of exhibit</li>\r\n    <li>degree of keeper involvement  with facilitation of completion of exhibit, (fundraising, promotion, assist with construction)</li>\r\n    <li>contribution to educational experience (graphics, conservation message </li>\r\n    <li>originality - is it something new and different, or has it been tried before?</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h4>EXHIBIT FUNCTIONALITY</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>versatility - indoor/outdoor, four seasons, protection from elements</li>\r\n    <li>accommodates and encourages animal\'s natural behavior – climbing structures, land area, height, water </li>\r\n    <li>hard (gunite, concrete) vs. soft (grass, dirt) environments - as to animal  needs </li>\r\n    <li>sight lines valuable to animal as well as visitor - important to some animals (polar bear, chimps)</li>\r\n    <li>physical and visual barriers for animal\'s use, animal safety</li>\r\n    <li>flexible entrance/exits (hoofstock - more than one entrance)</li>\r\n    <li>ability to exhibit natural social grouping</li>\r\n    <li>breeding success</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h4>EXHIBIT MANAGEMENT</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>how management of exhibit interfaces with other zoo divisions (grounds, maintenance - simple repair, paint) </li>\r\n    <li>keeper serviceability, overall maintenance of exhibit and surroundings</li>\r\n    <li>adequate drains and properly located</li>\r\n    <li>quality and versatily of holding areas - ease of separating animals, moving, breeding, sick </li>\r\n    <li>keeper sight lines - can you see animal when they come into holding or when shifting them between areas, keeper safety </li>\r\n    <li>ease of providing time change items (browse, logs, feed, novel objects) </li>\r\n    <li>environmental control (ease of seasonal adjustments - ventilation, heat)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h4>VISITOR POINT OF VIEW/OTHER INFORMATION</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>educational experience (conservation message)</li>\r\n    <li>immediate and sustained viewer interest </li>\r\n    <li>sight lines - not see doors, drains, fencing - does it have esthetics?</li>\r\n    <li>bonus point - local awards, commendation, "wow" factor</li>\r\n    <li>include anything else pertinent to the renovated exhibit that you think is important </li>\r\n</ol>', 'Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '247-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-28 22:35:10', '2009-05-29 03:35:10', '', 247, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/247-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (989, 1, '2009-05-28 22:28:38', '2009-05-29 03:28:38', '<p>The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the <em>Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)</em> presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals, institutions and organizations in the zoological community most actively promoting educational programs for zoo keepers.  Examples of such support are: reimbursements for formal education, keeper training courses and staff seminars.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The CMZE was founded by Jeff Roberts, 1976-1978 CHAIR, in 1978, to compliment the work of the AAZK Education Committee that had been formed at that time. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>Any staff individual, institution or organization from a North American zoo, aquarium or related facility is eligible.</li>\r\n    <li>The keeper training program must have been in existence for at least one (1) year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>If you feel that your institution, organization or a staff individual merits such an award, please submit a letter of nomination  which mentions specifically the educational programs that are offered. </li>\r\n    <li>Claims made should be backed up with <strong>documentation</strong> for the committee to review.</li>\r\n    <li>List the institution or organization\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\r\n    <li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure:</h3>\r\n<p>The Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.</p>', 'Certificate of Merit for Zoo Keeper Education (CMZE)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '244-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-28 22:28:38', '2009-05-29 03:28:38', '', 244, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/244-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (628, 2, '2009-08-13 15:55:08', '2009-08-13 20:55:08', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER) presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of the award is to recognize institutions or organizations in the zoological community for the design and renovation of existing animal facilities which involved active keeper participation in the process.\r\n\r\nThe CEER was established by Janet McCoy, 1990 CHAIR. Bill Whittaker proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors.  The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Any North American zoological institution or organization is eligible.</li>\r\n	<li>The renovated exhibit must be in full operation for at least two (2) years.</li>\r\n	<li>The exhibit must be nominated by a keeper at that same institution  or organization. Supporting nominations may be submitted by management  personnel from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>List institution or organization\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Document</strong> local awards or commendations for exhibit, drawings,\r\n8 X 10 color  photos - no slides (2 before and 8 after), and renovated exhibit type: single or multi-species, and size.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Document</strong> keeper participation in the design and why the existing facility  was renovated.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Document</strong> interface with other zoo divisions; and maintenance of exhibit after completion.</li>\r\n	<li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st </strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nNOTE:  Materials will not be returned.\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.\r\n<h3>Nominee Evaluation:</h3>\r\nThe evaluation of each nomination is broken down into four categories based on the general guidelines outlined for the award. The four categories are: Keeper Involvement, Exhibit Functionality, Exhibit Management and Visitor Point of View/ Other Information. Items the committee is looking for are the following:\r\n<h4>KEEPER INVOLVEMENT</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>degree of keeper involvement with conceptual development of exhibit</li>\r\n	<li>degree of keeper involvement  with facilitation of completion of exhibit, (fundraising, promotion, assist with construction)</li>\r\n	<li>contribution to educational experience (graphics, conservation message</li>\r\n	<li>originality - is it something new and different, or has it been tried before?</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h4>EXHIBIT FUNCTIONALITY</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>versatility - indoor/outdoor, four seasons, protection from elements</li>\r\n	<li>accommodates and encourages animal\'s natural behavior – climbing structures, land area, height, water</li>\r\n	<li>hard (gunite, concrete) vs. soft (grass, dirt) environments - as to animal  needs</li>\r\n	<li>sight lines valuable to animal as well as visitor - important to some animals (polar bear, chimps)</li>\r\n	<li>physical and visual barriers for animal\'s use, animal safety</li>\r\n	<li>flexible entrance/exits (hoofstock - more than one entrance)</li>\r\n	<li>ability to exhibit natural social grouping</li>\r\n	<li>breeding success</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h4>EXHIBIT MANAGEMENT</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>how management of exhibit interfaces with other zoo divisions (grounds, maintenance - simple repair, paint)</li>\r\n	<li>keeper serviceability, overall maintenance of exhibit and surroundings</li>\r\n	<li>adequate drains and properly located</li>\r\n	<li>quality and versatily of holding areas - ease of separating animals, moving, breeding, sick</li>\r\n	<li>keeper sight lines - can you see animal when they come into holding or when shifting them between areas, keeper safety</li>\r\n	<li>ease of providing time change items (browse, logs, feed, novel objects)</li>\r\n	<li>environmental control (ease of seasonal adjustments - ventilation, heat)</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h4>VISITOR POINT OF VIEW/OTHER INFORMATION</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>educational experience (conservation message)</li>\r\n	<li>immediate and sustained viewer interest</li>\r\n	<li>sight lines - not see doors, drains, fencing - does it have esthetics?</li>\r\n	<li>bonus point - local awards, commendation, "wow" factor</li>\r\n	<li>include anything else pertinent to the renovated exhibit that you think is important</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/exhform.doc" target="_blank">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/exhform.pdf" target="_blank">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'Certificate of Excellence in Exhibit Design Renovation (CEER)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '247-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-08-13 15:55:08', '2009-08-13 20:55:08', '', 247, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/247-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (629, 2, '2009-08-13 16:02:45', '2009-08-13 21:02:45', 'The purpose of this award is to recognize achievement and determination of an individual or team in the animal care field and in fostering professionalism. Animal care is a science combining zoology, biology, animal management, behavioral observation and daily record keeping on the species in their care. This is essential knowledge for maintaining a species effectively in captivity. The excellent animal care professional must excel in one or more of these areas.\r\n\r\nThe Jean M. Hromadka Excellence in Animal Care Award is named in memory of her outstanding contributions to the furtherance of AAZK through her work as President of the Association. This award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>The nominee <strong>must</strong> be a full-time animal care professional individual or team, employed in any North American zoological institution, aquarium or related facility.</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee(s) <strong>must</strong> have been employed at least two (2) years on permanent status at the same zoo, aquarium or related facility</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee(s) <strong>must</strong> be nominated by his or her peers who have also been employed at the same zoo, aquarium or related facility.  Management personnel from the same institution may submit supporting nominations.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>List name, position, institution\'s name, address, phone and director, years of service in the field and the recommendation of peers and colleagues.</li>\r\n	<li>List and <strong>document</strong> commitment to the profession, outstanding achievements, practical/outstanding application of knowledge and experience, and keeper skills, etc. The zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the individual being nominated <strong>must sign verification</strong> of these facts.</li>\r\n	<li>List any extra activities outside of the zoo, aquarium or related facility work: working with conservation groups, youth, wildlife officials, etc.</li>\r\n	<li>Deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st </strong>of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.\r\n\r\nThe winner of the Jean M. Hromodka Excellence in Animal Care Award receives a cash award in the amount of $500.00, endowed by a generous donation through the Lutz Ruhe Family Educational Trust for the American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. The award is endowed by the Lutz Ruhe Trust primarily to aid winners in making travel and registration arrangements to attend the AAZK National Conference in the year of their award, to receive the award and be recognized in person at a gathering of their peers.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/eacform.doc">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/eacform.pdf">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'Jean M. Hromadka AAZK Excellence in Animal Care Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '254-autosave-v1', '', '', '2009-08-13 16:02:45', '2009-08-13 21:02:45', '', 254, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/254-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (630, 1, '2009-05-28 22:43:44', '2009-05-29 03:43:44', '<p>The purpose of this award is to recognize achievement and determination of an individual or team in the animal care field and in fostering professionalism. Animal care is a science combining zoology, biology, animal management, behavioral observation and daily record keeping on the species in their care. This is essential knowledge for maintaining a species effectively in captivity. The excellent animal care professional must excel in one or more of these areas.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Jean M. Hromadka Excellence in Animal Care Award is named in memory of her outstanding contributions to the furtherance of AAZK through her work as President of the Association. This award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>The nominee <strong>must</strong> be a full-time animal care professional individual or team, employed in any North American zoological institution, aquarium or related facility.</li>\r\n    <li>The nominee(s) <strong>must</strong> have been employed at least two (2) years on permanent status at the same zoo, aquarium or related facility</li>\r\n    <li>The nominee(s) <strong>must</strong> be nominated by his or her peers who have also been employed at the same zoo, aquarium or related facility.  Management personnel from the same institution may submit supporting nominations.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>List name, position, institution\'s name, address, phone and director, years of service in the field and the recommendation of peers and colleagues.</li>\r\n    <li>List and <strong>document</strong> commitment to the profession, outstanding achievements, practical/outstanding application of knowledge and experience, and keeper skills, etc. The zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the individual being nominated <strong>must sign verification</strong> of these facts.</li>\r\n    <li>List any extra activities outside of the zoo, aquarium or related facility work: working with conservation groups, youth, wildlife officials, etc.</li>\r\n    <li>Deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st </strong>of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\n<p>The Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The winner of the Jean M. Hromodka Excellence in Animal Care Award receives a cash award in the amount of $500.00, endowed by a generous donation through the Lutz Ruhe Family Educational Trust for the American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. The award is endowed by the Lutz Ruhe Trust primarily to aid winners in making travel and registration arrangements to attend the AAZK National Conference in the year of their award, to receive the award and be recognized in person at a gathering of their peers.</p>', 'Jean M. Hromadka AAZK Excellence in Animal Care Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '254-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-28 22:43:44', '2009-05-29 03:43:44', '', 254, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/254-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (631, 2, '2009-08-13 16:05:21', '2009-08-13 21:05:21', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment (LHEE) Award presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding keeper-initiated contributions to the art and science of environmental enrichment. It is hoped that recognition of outstanding efforts by keepers to improve animal care and welfare through environmental enrichment will provide incentive to keepers to continue to be leaders in this important endeavor.\n\nThe Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment was established in 2001 by the AAZK Enrichment Committee. Lee Houts proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors. The award was renamed in Lee\'s memory, and to honor her many contributions to the field of enrichment, following her death in 2005. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\n<ul>\n	<li>The nominee may be an individual, group, project or program in any North American zoo, aquarium, or related facility that has improved the well-being of an animal or group of animals through outstanding <strong>keeper-initiated</strong> enrichment techniques.</li>\n	<li>Nominees <strong>must</strong> have excelled in one or more of the following categories:\n<ul>\n	<li>Innovative techniques developed, implemented and evaluated.</li>\n	<li>Creative fundraising efforts implemented which increased the availability of enrichment items for staff to utilize.</li>\n	<li>Motivation of staff, volunteers and peers through development of an enrichment infrastructure that increased participation in in-house programs or disseminated information to the zoo community to advance the art and science of environmental enrichment.</li>\n	<li>The nominee must be nominated by a keeper.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\n<ol>\n	<li>List name of keeper(s) who initiated the enrichment, institution\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\n	<li>List and <strong>document</strong> outstanding achievements in one or more of the categories listed under qualifications. <strong>Verification</strong> of these facts must be signed by the zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the <strong>nominee</strong>.</li>\n	<li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\n</ol>\n<h3>Selection Procedure:</h3>\nThe Awards and Enrichment Committees will independently review each nominee.</li>\n</ul>\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/enrichform.doc" target="_blank">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\n\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/enrichform.pdf" target="_blank">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment (LHEE) Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '239-autosave-v1', '', '', '2009-08-13 16:05:21', '2009-08-13 21:05:21', '', 239, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/239-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (632, 1, '2009-05-28 23:05:19', '2009-05-29 04:05:19', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment (LHEE) Award presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding keeper-initiated contributions to the art and science of environmental enrichment. It is hoped that recognition of outstanding efforts by keepers to improve animal care and welfare through environmental enrichment will provide incentive to keepers to continue to be leaders in this important endeavor.\r\n\r\nThe Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment was established in 2001 by the AAZK Enrichment Committee. Lee Houts proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors. The award was renamed in Lee\'s memory, and to honor her many contributions to the field of enrichment, following her death in 2005. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The nominee may be an individual, group, project or program in any North American zoo, aquarium, or related facility that has improved the well-being of an animal or group of animals through outstanding <strong>keeper-initiated</strong> enrichment techniques.</li>\r\n	<li>Nominees <strong>must</strong> have excelled in one or more of the following categories:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Innovative techniques developed, implemented and evaluated.</li>\r\n	<li>Creative fundraising efforts implemented which increased the availability of enrichment items for staff to utilize.</li>\r\n	<li>Motivation of staff, volunteers and peers through development of an enrichment infrastructure that increased participation in in-house programs or disseminated information to the zoo community to advance the art and science of environmental enrichment.</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee must be nominated by a keeper.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>List name of keeper(s) who initiated the enrichment, institution\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\r\n	<li>List and <strong>document</strong> outstanding achievements in one or more of the categories listed under qualifications. <strong>Verification</strong> of these facts must be signed by the zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the <strong>nominee</strong>.</li>\r\n	<li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure:</h3>\r\nThe Awards and Enrichment Committees will independently review each nominee.', 'Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment (LHEE) Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '239-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-28 23:05:19', '2009-05-29 04:05:19', '', 239, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/239-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (633, 2, '2009-08-13 16:07:16', '2009-08-13 21:07:16', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. This award is to be given at the end (retirement) of a keeper’s career. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding commitment to professionalism as a zoo keeper over a long period of time, and significant contributions to the community.\r\n\r\nThe Lifetime Achievement Award was established by the 1993 Awards Committee, Janet McCoy, Chair. Rachél Rogers proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>The <strong>nominee</strong> must be a full-time keeper retiring from a career of zoo keeping and employed in any North American zoological institution, aquarium or related facility.</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee must have been employed at least 20 years on permanent status at a zoo, aquarium or related facility.</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee <strong>must</strong> be nominated by <strong>two</strong> of his or her peers who have also been employed at that same zoo, aquarium or related facility. Supporting nominations may be submitted by management personnel from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>List name, position, institution’s  name, address, phone and Director, years of  service in the field and the recommendation of peers or colleagues.</li>\r\n	<li>List and <strong>document</strong> outstanding achievements: exhibits, breeding, education, project participation, papers, etc. <strong>Verification</strong> of these facts must be signed by the zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the individual being nominated.</li>\r\n	<li>Describe extra activities outside of zoo, aquarium or related facility: working with conservation groups, animal-related youth groups, rehabilitation wildlife officials, etc.</li>\r\n	<li>Paragraph on why the nominee fits the criteria.</li>\r\n	<li>Provide 3 - 5 references.</li>\r\n	<li>Deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure:</h3>\r\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/laa.doc" target="_blank">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/laa.pdf" target="_blank">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'Lifetime Achievement (LA) Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '232-autosave-v1', '', '', '2009-08-13 16:07:16', '2009-08-13 21:07:16', '', 232, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/232-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (634, 1, '2009-05-28 22:12:24', '2009-05-29 03:12:24', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. This award is to be given at the end (retirement) of a keeper’s career. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding commitment to professionalism as a zoo keeper over a long period of time, and significant contributions to the community.\r\n\r\nThe Lifetime Achievement Award was established by the 1993 Awards Committee, Janet McCoy, Chair. Rachél Rogers proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>The <strong>nominee</strong> must be a full-time keeper retiring from a career of zoo keeping and employed in any North American zoological institution, aquarium or related facility.</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee must have been employed at least 20 years on permanent status at a zoo, aquarium or related facility.</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee <strong>must</strong> be nominated by <strong>two</strong> of his or her peers who have also been employed at that same zoo, aquarium or related facility. Supporting nominations may be submitted by management personnel from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>List name, position, institution’s  name, address, phone and Director, years of  service in the field and the recommendation of peers or colleagues.</li>\r\n	<li>List and <strong>document</strong> outstanding achievements: exhibits, breeding, education, project participation, papers, etc. <strong>Verification</strong> of these facts must be signed by the zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the individual being nominated.</li>\r\n	<li>Describe extra activities outside of zoo, aquarium or related facility: working with conservation groups, animal-related youth groups, rehabilitation wildlife officials, etc.</li>\r\n	<li>Paragraph on why the nominee fits the criteria.</li>\r\n	<li>Provide 3 - 5 references.</li>\r\n	<li>Deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure:</h3>\r\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.', 'Lifetime Achievement (LA) Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '232-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-28 22:12:24', '2009-05-29 03:12:24', '', 232, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/232-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (635, 2, '2009-08-13 16:09:03', '2009-08-13 21:09:03', 'The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Mazuri® Animal Nutrition Award (MANA) presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of this award is to recognize individuals in the zoological community who have been actively involved in projects/studies/research concerning zoo/aquarium nutrition. The award will carry a cash award of $500.00 funded by the Mazuri® Foods Division.\r\n\r\nThe MANA was established in 2005. Mazurii® proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors. Bruce Elkins, Curator of Waters at the Indianapolis Zoo, and Heidi Bissel, nutritionist at the Memphis Zoo, assisted in the development of the judging criteria for this award. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>The nominee must be a full-time keeper/aquarist in any North American zoological institution or aquarium who has been actively involved in projects/studies/research concerning zoo/aquarium nutrition.</li>\r\n	<li>The award candidate shall be a Professional member of AAZK.</li>\r\n	<li>Supporting nominations may be submitted by management personnel from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>List name, position, institution\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\r\n	<li>List and <strong>document</strong> keeper/aquarist project initiation and design, research, project involvement, and usage of new nutritional information. <strong>Verification</strong> of these facts must be signed by the zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the individual being nominated.</li>\r\n	<li>The deadline for nomination is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/mazuriform.doc" target="_blank">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/mazuriform.pdf" target="_blank">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'Mazuri Animal Nutrition Award (MANA)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '250-autosave-v1', '', '', '2009-08-13 16:09:03', '2009-08-13 21:09:03', '', 250, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/250-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (636, 1, '2009-05-28 22:39:08', '2009-05-29 03:39:08', '<p>The American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. (AAZK) is the administering organization of the Mazuri&reg; Animal Nutrition Award (MANA) presented by the AAZK Awards Committee. The purpose of this award is to recognize individuals in the zoological community who have been actively involved in projects/studies/research concerning zoo/aquarium nutrition. The award will carry a cash award of $500.00 funded by the Mazuri&reg; Foods Division.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The MANA was established in 2005. Mazurii&reg; proposed the award to the AAZK Board of Directors. Bruce Elkins, Curator of Waters at the Indianapolis Zoo, and Heidi Bissel, nutritionist at the Memphis Zoo, assisted in the development of the judging criteria for this award. The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>The nominee must be a full-time keeper/aquarist in any North American zoological institution or aquarium who has been actively involved in projects/studies/research concerning zoo/aquarium nutrition.</li>\r\n    <li>The award candidate shall be a Professional member of AAZK.</li>\r\n    <li>Supporting nominations may be submitted by management personnel from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>List name, position, institution\'s name, address, phone and Director.</li>\r\n    <li>List and <strong>document</strong> keeper/aquarist project initiation and design, research, project involvement, and usage of new nutritional information. <strong>Verification</strong> of these facts must be signed by the zoo director, curator, or immediate supervisor of the individual being nominated.</li>\r\n    <li>The deadline for nomination is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\n<p>The Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.</p>', 'Mazuri Animal Nutrition Award (MANA)', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '250-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-28 22:39:08', '2009-05-29 03:39:08', '', 250, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/250-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (637, 2, '2009-08-13 16:10:28', '2009-08-13 21:10:28', 'The purpose of this award is to recognize professional members of AAZK, in good standing in the association, for their day-to day professionalism within their facility. This includes participation in AAZK/AZA conservation projects, dedicating time to other facility-related projects or programs (BFR, conservation, wildlife education and individual breeding projects). Commitment and dedication to AAZK at a Committee or Chapter level enhances the nomination. The award was established in 1982 as a means of recognizing work done above and beyond the criteria of the Jean M. Hromadka Excellence in Animal Care Award. You must be a professional member of AAZK, Inc. in order to qualify.The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>The nominee must be a full-time keeper, professional AAZK member employed in any North American zoo, aquarium, or related facility.</li>\r\n	<li>The nominee must have been employed at least three (3) years on a permanent basis at a zoo, aquarium, or related facility.</li>\r\n	<li>Peers or colleagues must nominate the nominee. Zoo, aquarium or related facility personnel may submit other supporting nominations. The nominators need not be from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>List name, position, institution\'s name, address, phone and director, years of service in the field and the recommendation of a peer or colleague.</li>\r\n	<li>List and <strong>document</strong> the outstanding achievements: AZA/AAZK Conservation project participation, exhibits, breeding, conservation, etc.</li>\r\n	<li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\nThe Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.\r\n\r\nThe winner of the Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement Award - AAZK Professional of the Year Award, receives a cash award in the amount of $750.00, endowed by a generous donation through the Lutz Ruhe Family Educational Trust for the American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. The cash award is endowed by the Lutz Ruhe Trust primarily to aid winners in making travel and registration arrangements to attend the AAZK National Conference in the year of their award, to receive the award and be recognized in person at a gathering of their peers.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/poyform.doc" target="_blank">Download nomination form in MS Word format</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/poyform.pdf" target="_blank">Download nomination form in Adobe pdf format</a>', 'The Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement - AAZK Professional of the Year Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '258-autosave-v1', '', '', '2009-08-13 16:10:28', '2009-08-13 21:10:28', '', 258, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/258-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (638, 1, '2009-05-28 22:47:22', '2009-05-29 03:47:22', '<p>The purpose of this award is to recognize professional members of AAZK, in good standing in the association, for their day-to day professionalism within their facility. This includes participation in AAZK/AZA conservation projects, dedicating time to other facility-related projects or programs (BFR, conservation, wildlife education and individual breeding projects). Commitment and dedication to AAZK at a Committee or Chapter level enhances the nomination. The award was established in 1982 as a means of recognizing work done above and beyond the criteria of the Jean M. Hromadka Excellence in Animal Care Award. You must be a professional member of AAZK, Inc. in order to qualify.The award is presented at the annual AAZK National Conference.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Qualifications</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>The nominee must be a full-time keeper, professional AAZK member employed in any North American zoo, aquarium, or related facility.</li>\r\n    <li>The nominee must have been employed at least three (3) years on a permanent basis at a zoo, aquarium, or related facility.</li>\r\n    <li>Peers or colleagues must nominate the nominee. Zoo, aquarium or related facility personnel may submit other supporting nominations. The nominators need not be from the same institution.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Nomination Procedure</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li>List name, position, institution\'s name, address, phone and director, years of service in the field and the recommendation of a peer or colleague.</li>\r\n    <li>List and <strong>document</strong> the outstanding achievements: AZA/AAZK Conservation project participation, exhibits, breeding, conservation, etc.</li>\r\n    <li>The deadline for nominations is <strong>MAY 1st</strong> of each year.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Selection Procedure</h3>\r\n<p>The Awards Committee, consisting of five keepers, will independently review each nominee.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The winner of the Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement Award - AAZK Professional of the Year Award, receives a cash award in the amount of $750.00, endowed by a generous donation through the Lutz Ruhe Family Educational Trust for the American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. The cash award is endowed by the Lutz Ruhe Trust primarily to aid winners in making travel and registration arrangements to attend the AAZK National Conference in the year of their award, to receive the award and be recognized in person at a gathering of their peers.</p>', 'The Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement - AAZK Professional of the Year Award', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '258-revision-v1', '', '', '2009-05-28 22:47:22', '2009-05-29 03:47:22', '', 258, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/258-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (639, 1, '2009-09-01 00:01:11', '2009-09-01 05:01:11', '<ul>\r\n	<li>About the Cover/Information for Contributors</li>\r\n	<li>Scoops &amp; Scuttlebutt</li>\r\n	<li>Call for Papers - Avian Husbandry Dedicated Issue</li>\r\n	<li>From the President</li>\r\n	<li>Coming Events</li>\r\n	<li>AAZK Announces New Members</li>\r\n	<li>Kansas Riverkeeper Website</li>\r\n	<li>Robert Bateman Brings His Message to America\'s Youth</li>\r\n	<li>Training Tales (Proper Use of Cues)</li>\r\n	<li>Care and Management of Geriatric Animals in Zoos (order info)</li>\r\n	<li>Animal Planet Educates Zoo Visitors with Innovative Kiosks</li>\r\n	<li>Book Reviews (The Biology of the Xenarthra and Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context)</li>\r\n	<li>Training a Camel to Cush Using Operant Conditioning</li>\r\n	<li>Keeper Profiles DVD - Ordering Information</li>\r\n	<li>Legless Frogs Mystery Solved</li>\r\n	<li>Enrichment Options (Milk Crate Dusting Feeder)</li>\r\n	<li>Crisis Management Dedicated Issue - Ordering Information</li>\r\n	<li>Conservation/Legislative Update</li>\r\n</ul>', 'September 2009', 0, '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'september-2009', '', '', '2013-10-15 17:49:24', '2013-10-15 22:49:24', '', 0, 'http://aazk.org/?p=639', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (640, 1, '2009-09-01 00:01:06', '2009-09-01 05:01:06', '<p><em>By<br />Angie Adkin, Assistant Lead Keeper<br />Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Background:</strong><br />\r\nStanding 8ft. tall and weighing 1772lbs.1, Indie is an 11-year-old female Bactrian camel [Camelus bactrianus] that was born at Lincoln Park Zoo (LPZ). Prior to 2004, Indie had no formal operant-conditioning training nor was she halter trained as a youngster. Instead, Indie was mother-reared amongst a large herd of females in a protected-contact setting. Indie is a dominant female at LPZ who is extremely food motivated. I used both of these factors to my advantage when I started her operant-conditioning program. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>In 2004, when I first met Indie, I began the process by feeding her carrots and conditioning her to get used to my presence. The formal operant-conditioning training started, in the fall of 2005, when I introduced her to the bridge. Within a few weeks after I introduced the bridge (whistle), Indie paired the bridge with food. She proved to be an eager participant in the operant-conditioning program.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Training Triumphs:</strong><br />\r\nThe stalls in the barn had horizontal oak boards with metal bar windows that give just a small access area for target training, which I felt was limiting Indie\'s training potential. After discussions with my managers, we installed a 2\' x 3\' [~ 0.6 x 0.9m] heavy-duty nylon net, known as a horse stall guard, across the stall door opening. This allowed Indie\'s head and neck to be more exposed for tactile desensitization (i.e. palpating, grooming, checking eyes/ears) when the stall door was opened while inhibiting her from exiting the stall. Additionally, it was determined that it would be best for me to enter the stall to work with Indie (with another keeper present for safety) when she was laying down sternally with all four of her feet tucked underneath her body. This position is referred to as a cush in the camelid world.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indie responded well to me entering her stall since animal keepers in the past had gone in with her in this position. However, since she had a tendency to be a bit assertive in a cush, I decided it was best to only give the primary reinforcer, food, at the end of the cush session. During the cush session, I used a secondary reinforcer of tactile scratches/ brushing to reward her. In the new protected-contact setup Indie\'s training flourished and evolved. It even included desensitizing her to a wearing a pink halter.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/camel.jpg" alt="camel" title="camel" width="522" height="377" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-642" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Whos Training Who:</strong><br />\r\nSo the training went on…until, one morning this past fall, I shifted the camels inside from their overnight yard and noticed that Indie was in a cush within 10 minutes after eating her morning grain ration. Typically, she would cush in the stall, but not until 30–60 minutes after coming into the barn. I thought to myself, hmmmm, maybe she\'s just really eager to train today. So, I immediately reinforced her with her favorite fruits. At the moment, I realized that it might be possible to capture the cush behavior. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Historically, the traditional way to train a domestic camel to cush involves roping their legs to forcefully encourage them down. This training typically happens when they are youngsters. For Indie, this was not a plausible option...</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Want to read the rest of this article?  For this and many more fascinating articles every month, see Animal Keepers’ Forum. AKF is available only by being a member of AAZK. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</p>', 'Training a Camel to Cush  Using Operant Conditioning', 0, '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'training-a-camel-to-cush-using-operant-conditioning', '', '', '2013-10-15 17:49:24', '2013-10-15 22:49:24', '', 0, 'http://aazk.org/?p=640', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (641, 1, '2009-08-31 20:48:38', '2009-09-01 01:48:38', '<p><em>By<br />Angie Adkin, Assistant Lead Keeper<br />Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Background:</strong><br />\nStanding 8ft. tall and weighing 1772lbs.1, Indie is an 11-year-old female Bactrian camel [Camelus bactrianus] that was born at Lincoln Park Zoo (LPZ). Prior to 2004, Indie had no formal operant-conditioning training nor was she halter trained as a youngster. Instead, Indie was mother-reared amongst a large herd of females in a protected-contact setting. Indie is a dominant female at LPZ who is extremely food motivated. I used both of these factors to my advantage when I started her operant-conditioning program. </p>\n\n<p>In 2004, when I first met Indie, I began the process by feeding her carrots and conditioning her to get used to my presence. The formal operant-conditioning training started, in the fall of 2005, when I introduced her to the bridge. Within a few weeks after I introduced the bridge (whistle), Indie paired the bridge with food. She proved to be an eager participant in the operant-conditioning program.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Training Triumphs:</strong><br />\nThe stalls in the barn had horizontal oak boards with metal bar windows that give just a small access area for target training, which I felt was limiting Indie\'s training potential. After discussions with my managers, we installed a 2\' x 3\' [~ 0.6 x 0.9m] heavy-duty nylon net, known as a horse stall guard, across the stall door opening. This allowed Indie\'s head and neck to be more exposed for tactile desensitization (i.e. palpating, grooming, checking eyes/ears) when the stall door was opened while inhibiting her from exiting the stall. Additionally, it was determined that it would be best for me to enter the stall to work with Indie (with another keeper present for safety) when she was laying down sternally with all four of her feet tucked underneath her body. This position is referred to as a cush in the camelid world.</p>\n\n<p>Indie responded well to me entering her stall since animal keepers in the past had gone in with her in this position. However, since she had a tendency to be a bit assertive in a cush, I decided it was best to only give the primary reinforcer, food, at the end of the cush session. During the cush session, I used a secondary reinforcer of tactile scratches/ brushing to reward her. In the new protected-contact setup Indie\'s training flourished and evolved. It even included desensitizing her to a wearing a pink halter.</p>\n\n\n \n \n\n<p><strong>Whos Training Who:</strong><br />\nSo the training went on…until, one morning this past fall, I shifted the camels inside from their overnight yard and noticed that Indie was in a cush within 10 minutes after eating her morning grain ration. Typically, she would cush in the stall, but not until 30–60 minutes after coming into the barn. I thought to myself, hmmmm, maybe she\'s just really eager to train today. So, I immediately reinforced her with her favorite fruits. At the moment, I realized that it might be possible to capture the cush behavior. </p>\n\n<p>Historically, the traditional way to train a domestic camel to cush involves roping their legs to forcefully encourage them down. This training typically happens when they are youngsters. For Indie, this was not a plausible option...</p>', 'Training a Camel to Cush  Using Operant Conditioning', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '640-revision', '', '', '2009-08-31 20:48:38', '2009-09-01 01:48:38', '', 640, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/640-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (643, 1, '2009-08-31 20:51:57', '2009-09-01 01:51:57', '<p><em>By<br />Angie Adkin, Assistant Lead Keeper<br />Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Background:</strong><br />\nStanding 8ft. tall and weighing 1772lbs.1, Indie is an 11-year-old female Bactrian camel [Camelus bactrianus] that was born at Lincoln Park Zoo (LPZ). Prior to 2004, Indie had no formal operant-conditioning training nor was she halter trained as a youngster. Instead, Indie was mother-reared amongst a large herd of females in a protected-contact setting. Indie is a dominant female at LPZ who is extremely food motivated. I used both of these factors to my advantage when I started her operant-conditioning program. </p>\n\n<p>In 2004, when I first met Indie, I began the process by feeding her carrots and conditioning her to get used to my presence. The formal operant-conditioning training started, in the fall of 2005, when I introduced her to the bridge. Within a few weeks after I introduced the bridge (whistle), Indie paired the bridge with food. She proved to be an eager participant in the operant-conditioning program.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Training Triumphs:</strong><br />\nThe stalls in the barn had horizontal oak boards with metal bar windows that give just a small access area for target training, which I felt was limiting Indie\'s training potential. After discussions with my managers, we installed a 2\' x 3\' [~ 0.6 x 0.9m] heavy-duty nylon net, known as a horse stall guard, across the stall door opening. This allowed Indie\'s head and neck to be more exposed for tactile desensitization (i.e. palpating, grooming, checking eyes/ears) when the stall door was opened while inhibiting her from exiting the stall. Additionally, it was determined that it would be best for me to enter the stall to work with Indie (with another keeper present for safety) when she was laying down sternally with all four of her feet tucked underneath her body. This position is referred to as a cush in the camelid world.</p>\n\n<p>Indie responded well to me entering her stall since animal keepers in the past had gone in with her in this position. However, since she had a tendency to be a bit assertive in a cush, I decided it was best to only give the primary reinforcer, food, at the end of the cush session. During the cush session, I used a secondary reinforcer of tactile scratches/ brushing to reward her. In the new protected-contact setup Indie\'s training flourished and evolved. It even included desensitizing her to a wearing a pink halter.</p>\n\n<img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/camel.jpg" alt="camel" title="camel" width="522" height="377" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-642" />\n \n\n<p><strong>Whos Training Who:</strong><br />\nSo the training went on…until, one morning this past fall, I shifted the camels inside from their overnight yard and noticed that Indie was in a cush within 10 minutes after eating her morning grain ration. Typically, she would cush in the stall, but not until 30–60 minutes after coming into the barn. I thought to myself, hmmmm, maybe she\'s just really eager to train today. So, I immediately reinforced her with her favorite fruits. At the moment, I realized that it might be possible to capture the cush behavior. </p>\n\n<p>Historically, the traditional way to train a domestic camel to cush involves roping their legs to forcefully encourage them down. This training typically happens when they are youngsters. For Indie, this was not a plausible option...</p>', 'Training a Camel to Cush  Using Operant Conditioning', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '640-revision-2', '', '', '2009-08-31 20:51:57', '2009-09-01 01:51:57', '', 640, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/640-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (644, 1, '2009-08-31 20:52:05', '2009-09-01 01:52:05', '<p><em>By<br />Angie Adkin, Assistant Lead Keeper<br />Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Background:</strong><br />\r\nStanding 8ft. tall and weighing 1772lbs.1, Indie is an 11-year-old female Bactrian camel [Camelus bactrianus] that was born at Lincoln Park Zoo (LPZ). Prior to 2004, Indie had no formal operant-conditioning training nor was she halter trained as a youngster. Instead, Indie was mother-reared amongst a large herd of females in a protected-contact setting. Indie is a dominant female at LPZ who is extremely food motivated. I used both of these factors to my advantage when I started her operant-conditioning program. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>In 2004, when I first met Indie, I began the process by feeding her carrots and conditioning her to get used to my presence. The formal operant-conditioning training started, in the fall of 2005, when I introduced her to the bridge. Within a few weeks after I introduced the bridge (whistle), Indie paired the bridge with food. She proved to be an eager participant in the operant-conditioning program.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Training Triumphs:</strong><br />\r\nThe stalls in the barn had horizontal oak boards with metal bar windows that give just a small access area for target training, which I felt was limiting Indie\'s training potential. After discussions with my managers, we installed a 2\' x 3\' [~ 0.6 x 0.9m] heavy-duty nylon net, known as a horse stall guard, across the stall door opening. This allowed Indie\'s head and neck to be more exposed for tactile desensitization (i.e. palpating, grooming, checking eyes/ears) when the stall door was opened while inhibiting her from exiting the stall. Additionally, it was determined that it would be best for me to enter the stall to work with Indie (with another keeper present for safety) when she was laying down sternally with all four of her feet tucked underneath her body. This position is referred to as a cush in the camelid world.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indie responded well to me entering her stall since animal keepers in the past had gone in with her in this position. However, since she had a tendency to be a bit assertive in a cush, I decided it was best to only give the primary reinforcer, food, at the end of the cush session. During the cush session, I used a secondary reinforcer of tactile scratches/ brushing to reward her. In the new protected-contact setup Indie\'s training flourished and evolved. It even included desensitizing her to a wearing a pink halter.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/camel.jpg" alt="camel" title="camel" width="522" height="377" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-642" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Whos Training Who:</strong><br />\r\nSo the training went on…until, one morning this past fall, I shifted the camels inside from their overnight yard and noticed that Indie was in a cush within 10 minutes after eating her morning grain ration. Typically, she would cush in the stall, but not until 30–60 minutes after coming into the barn. I thought to myself, hmmmm, maybe she\'s just really eager to train today. So, I immediately reinforced her with her favorite fruits. At the moment, I realized that it might be possible to capture the cush behavior. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Historically, the traditional way to train a domestic camel to cush involves roping their legs to forcefully encourage them down. This training typically happens when they are youngsters. For Indie, this was not a plausible option...</p>', 'Training a Camel to Cush  Using Operant Conditioning', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '640-revision-3', '', '', '2009-08-31 20:52:05', '2009-09-01 01:52:05', '', 640, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/640-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (645, 1, '2009-08-31 20:52:10', '2009-09-01 01:52:10', '<p><em>By<br />Angie Adkin, Assistant Lead Keeper<br />Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL</em></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Background:</strong><br />\r\nStanding 8ft. tall and weighing 1772lbs.1, Indie is an 11-year-old female Bactrian camel [Camelus bactrianus] that was born at Lincoln Park Zoo (LPZ). Prior to 2004, Indie had no formal operant-conditioning training nor was she halter trained as a youngster. Instead, Indie was mother-reared amongst a large herd of females in a protected-contact setting. Indie is a dominant female at LPZ who is extremely food motivated. I used both of these factors to my advantage when I started her operant-conditioning program. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>In 2004, when I first met Indie, I began the process by feeding her carrots and conditioning her to get used to my presence. The formal operant-conditioning training started, in the fall of 2005, when I introduced her to the bridge. Within a few weeks after I introduced the bridge (whistle), Indie paired the bridge with food. She proved to be an eager participant in the operant-conditioning program.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Training Triumphs:</strong><br />\r\nThe stalls in the barn had horizontal oak boards with metal bar windows that give just a small access area for target training, which I felt was limiting Indie\'s training potential. After discussions with my managers, we installed a 2\' x 3\' [~ 0.6 x 0.9m] heavy-duty nylon net, known as a horse stall guard, across the stall door opening. This allowed Indie\'s head and neck to be more exposed for tactile desensitization (i.e. palpating, grooming, checking eyes/ears) when the stall door was opened while inhibiting her from exiting the stall. Additionally, it was determined that it would be best for me to enter the stall to work with Indie (with another keeper present for safety) when she was laying down sternally with all four of her feet tucked underneath her body. This position is referred to as a cush in the camelid world.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indie responded well to me entering her stall since animal keepers in the past had gone in with her in this position. However, since she had a tendency to be a bit assertive in a cush, I decided it was best to only give the primary reinforcer, food, at the end of the cush session. During the cush session, I used a secondary reinforcer of tactile scratches/ brushing to reward her. In the new protected-contact setup Indie\'s training flourished and evolved. It even included desensitizing her to a wearing a pink halter.</p>\r\n\r\n<p><img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/camel.jpg" alt="camel" title="camel" width="522" height="377" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-642" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Whos Training Who:</strong><br />\r\nSo the training went on…until, one morning this past fall, I shifted the camels inside from their overnight yard and noticed that Indie was in a cush within 10 minutes after eating her morning grain ration. Typically, she would cush in the stall, but not until 30–60 minutes after coming into the barn. I thought to myself, hmmmm, maybe she\'s just really eager to train today. So, I immediately reinforced her with her favorite fruits. At the moment, I realized that it might be possible to capture the cush behavior. </p>\r\n\r\n<p>Historically, the traditional way to train a domestic camel to cush involves roping their legs to forcefully encourage them down. This training typically happens when they are youngsters. For Indie, this was not a plausible option...</p>', 'Training a Camel to Cush  Using Operant Conditioning', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '640-revision-4', '', '', '2009-08-31 20:52:10', '2009-09-01 01:52:10', '', 640, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/640-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (646, 1, '2009-08-31 20:35:37', '2009-09-01 01:35:37', '<ul>\n	<li>About the Cover/Information for Contributors</li>\n	<li>Scoops &amp; Scuttlebutt</li>\n	<li>Call for Papers - Avian Husbandry Dedicated Issue</li>\n	<li>From the President</li>\n	<li>Coming Events</li>\n	<li>AAZK Announces New Members</li>\n	<li>Kansas Riverkeeper Website</li>\n	<li>Robert Bateman Brings His Message to America\'s Youth</li>\n	<li>Training Tales (Proper Use of Cues)</li>\n	<li>Care and Management of Geriatric Animals in Zoos (order info)</li>\n	<li>Animal Planet Educates Zoo Visitors with Innovative Kiosks</li>\n	<li>Book Reviews (The Biology of the Xenarthra and Understanding Animal Welfare: The Science in its Cultural Context)</li>\n	<li>Training a Camel to Cush Using Operant Conditioning</li>\n	<li>Keeper Profiles DVD - Ordering Information</li>\n	<li>Legless Frogs Mystery Solved</li>\n	<li>Enrichment Options (Milk Crate Dusting Feeder)</li>\n	<li>Crisis Management Dedicated Issue - Ordering Information</li>\n	<li>Conservation/Legislative Update</li>\n</ul>', 'September 2009', 0, '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '639-revision', '', '', '2009-08-31 20:35:37', '2009-09-01 01:35:37', '', 639, 'http://aazk.org/uncategorized/639-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0) ; 
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (647, 1, '2009-09-01 00:01:48', '2009-09-01 05:01:48', '<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-378" title="training_tails" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/header_training_tails.jpg" alt="training_tails" width="317" height="68" />\r\n\r\n<em>By\r\nJason Pratte, Lead Keeper, Zoo Atlanta\r\nAAZK Behavioral Husbandry Committee Member</em>\r\n\r\n<em>The AAZK Animal Training Committee strives to support the mission of AAZK, Inc. by\r\nproviding information and learning opportunities for animal care professionals to\r\nfacilitate the use of operant conditioning and other training techniques, to achieve\r\nbehavioral management goals and excellence in animal care.</em>\r\n\r\nThis submission is a continuation of our ‘Training Tips\' series, as a way for trainers to review basic training terminology and methods to further sharpen their training skills.  This month, we will be looking at choosing and establishing a cue, some of the common problems trainers may have experienced and how to resolve some of those issues.\r\n\r\nThink back on training sessions you have participated in or observed. Did you ever notice times when the animal just wasn\'t "getting" what it was the trainer was trying to teach them? Or that it takes 20 repeats of the cue to elicit the desired behavior? Or that your well-trained animal is asked for one behavior, but then often offers a different one? These might be issues related to the cue.\r\n\r\n<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-649" title="yang-open" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/yang-open.jpg" alt="yang-open" width="514" height="400" />\r\n\r\nA cue, or conditioned stimulus, is the signal that a trainer chooses to indicate that they want the subject to perform a particular behavior. It can be anything that the subject you are working with can perceive. The most commonly used cues are verbal commands (auditory) and hand signals (visual), but trainers have used light, odors, touch, music, vibration, tool, etc. The list of possible cues is limited only by the trainer\'s imagination, but based on physiology, animals may respond better to some cue stimuli than others. When establishing which cue is going to be associated with a desired behaviour, stop and think: is the cue distinct? Is it recognizable by the animal, from other cues being used by trainers, and from stimuli the animal is exposed to every day? For example, let\'s say you want to train an okapi to come in from the exhibit when you ring a bell. You want the bell to be the cue that means "come into the barn," but your okapi spend their day out on exhibit listening to the zoo train chug past, with the engineer ringing a bell randomly. The bell is likely going to lose effectiveness as a cue (if it ever works in this situation). The okapi would likely respond to sounds associated with the trainers themselves: doors opening, calling her along with the bell, etc. Be sure the cue is something unique, distinguishable from the environment and easily associated with the behavior you want to teach.\r\n\r\nLikewise, ensure that the different cues you use remain distinct from one another. When I first began working with the pandas at Zoo Atlanta several years ago, I began training them an "open mouth" behavior. I used the verbal cue "open" paired with my thumb and fingers being spread apart in front of their face. The training went well, though slower than I expected. I turned the behavior over to another keeper to help maintain it, and then we both began experiencing problems. We would  ask for "open" and often get a paw placed on the mesh instead. We would get frustrated, and the pandas even more so. It was a new, inexperienced keeper, unfamiliar with the training program, who caught what was happening. She asked one day if I meant for the end of the "open" cue (fingers spread apart from thumb) to look like the cue for "paw" (the trainer\'s hand presented in front of the panda as if we were telling them to "halt").  I stopped and looked at the cue from the bear\'s perspective, and lo, she was right. To the bear, they looked almost identical, with the trainer presenting essentially an open hand to them. We changed the "open" cue to just the thumb and forefinger spreading apart, and within a few weeks the behaviors were being presented as asked.\r\n\r\nIf you are having obvious confusion or frustration demonstrated from your training subject, take a step back and examine your cues.  Ask another keeper to watch your session to observe, specifically your cues and actions. Are you using two whistle blasts to signal something different from one blast? And what if the animal only hears one because of ambient noise? Or is not sure if it heard two or three? Keep the cue simple, within the animal\'s perception, and distinct.\r\n\r\nNow a bit about stimulus control. Stimulus control is when a stimulus (cue) increases the probability of a behavior occurring (conditioned response) because that behavior was historically strongly reinforced in the presence of the cue (AAZK/AZA, 2003: Stimulus Control – A behavior is said to be under stimulus control if it meets 3 conditions: 1) It is immediately offered following the S<sup>D</sup>; 2) It is offered only when preceded by the correct S<sup>D</sup>; 3) It is not offered in the presence of another S<sup>D</sup>. [S<sup>D</sup> = cue]). There are a lot of factors involved in stimulus control, but since they are well described by Karen Pryor in her book "Don\'t Shoot the Dog" we\'ll touch on just the most basic aspects here...\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Want to read the rest of this column? Become a member of AAZK and get 12 issues of Animal Keepers’ Forum each year featuring this column as well as lots of animal husbandry, enrichment and training information. <a href="/join/">JOIN NOW</a>!</strong></p>', 'I Said "Exit Stage LEFT" You Idiot!  (Or, Is Your Cue Really Telling Your Subject What You Think It Is?)', 0, '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-said-exit-stage-left-you-idiot-or-is-your-cue-really-telling-your-subject-what-you-think-it-is', '', '', '2013-10-15 17:49:23', '2013-10-15 22:49:23', '', 0, 'http://aazk.org/?p=647', 0, 'post', '', 0) ; 
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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (650, 1, '2009-08-31 21:00:50', '2009-09-01 02:00:50', '<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-378" title="training_tails" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/header_training_tails.jpg" alt="training_tails" width="317" height="68" />\n\n<em>By\nJason Pratte, Lead Keeper, Zoo Atlanta\nAAZK Behavioral Husbandry Committee Member</em>\n\n<em>The AAZK Animal Training Committee strives to support the mission of AAZK, Inc. by\nproviding information and learning opportunities for animal care professionals to\nfacilitate the use of operant conditioning and other training techniques, to achieve\nbehavioral management goals and excellence in animal care.</em>\n\nThis submission is a continuation of our ‘Training Tips\' series, as a way for trainers to review basic training terminology and methods to further sharpen their training skills.  This month, we will be looking at choosing and establishing a cue, some of the common problems trainers may have experienced and how to resolve some of those issues.\n\nThink back on training sessions you have participated in or observed. Did you ever notice times when the animal just wasn\'t "getting" what it was the trainer was trying to teach them? Or that it takes 20 repeats of the cue to elicit the desired behavior? Or that your well-trained animal is asked for one behavior, but then often offers a different one? These might be issues related to the cue.\n\n<p><img src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/yang-open.jpg" alt="yang-open" title="yang-open" width="514" height="400" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-649" /></p>\n\nA cue, or conditioned stimulus, is the signal that a trainer chooses to indicate that they want the subject to perform a particular behavior. It can be anything that the subject you are working with can perceive. The most commonly used cues are verbal commands (auditory) and hand signals (visual), but trainers have used light, odors, touch, music, vibration, tool, etc. The list of possible cues is limited only by the trainer\'s imagination, but based on physiology, animals may respond better to some cue stimuli than others. When establishing which cue is going to be associated with a desired behaviour, stop and think: is the cue distinct? Is it recognizable by the animal, from other cues being used by trainers, and from stimuli the animal is exposed to every day? For example, let\'s say you want to train an okapi to come in from the exhibit when you ring a bell. You want the bell to be the cue that means "come into the barn," but your okapi spend their day out on exhibit listening to the zoo train chug past, with the engineer ringing a bell randomly. The bell is likely going to lose effectiveness as a cue (if it ever works in this situation). The okapi would likely respond to sounds associated with the trainers themselves: doors opening, calling her along with the bell, etc. Be sure the cue is something unique, distinguishable from the environment and easily associated with the behavior you want to teach.\n\nLikewise, ensure that the different cues you use remain distinct from one another. When I first began working with the pandas at Zoo Atlanta several years ago, I began training them an "open mouth" behavior. I used the verbal cue "open" paired with my thumb and fingers being spread apart in front of their face. The training went well, though slower than I expected. I turned the behavior over to another keeper to help maintain it, and then we both began experiencing problems. We would  ask for "open" and often get a paw placed on the mesh instead. We would get frustrated, and the pandas even more so. It was a new, inexperienced keeper, unfamiliar with the training program, who caught what was happening. She asked one day if I meant for the end of the "open" cue (fingers spread apart from thumb) to look like the cue for "paw" (the trainer\'s hand presented in front of the panda as if we were telling them to "halt").  I stopped and looked at the cue from the bear\'s perspective, and lo, she was right. To the bear, they looked almost identical, with the trainer presenting essentially an open hand to them. We changed the "open" cue to just the thumb and forefinger spreading apart, and within a few weeks the behaviors were being presented as asked.\n\nIf you are having obvious confusion or frustration demonstrated from your training subject, take a step back and examine your cues.  Ask another keeper to watch your session to observe, specifically your cues and actions. Are you using two whistle blasts to signal something different from one blast? And what if the animal only hears one because of ambient noise? Or is not sure if it heard two or three? Keep the cue simple, within the animal\'s perception, and distinct.\n\nNow a bit about stimulus control. Stimulus control is when a stimulus (cue) increases the probability of a behavior occurring (conditioned response) because that behavior was historically strongly reinforced in the presence of the cue (AAZK/AZA, 2003: Stimulus Control – A behavior is said to be under stimulus control if it meets 3 conditions: 1) It is immediately offered following the SD; 2) It is offered only when preceded by the correct SD; 3) It is not offered in the presence of another SD. [SD = cue]). There are a lot of factors involved in stimulus control, but since they are well described by Karen Pryor in her book "Don\'t Shoot the Dog" we\'ll touch on just the most basic aspects here...', 'I Said "Exit Stage LEFT" You Idiot!  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INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (651, 1, '2009-08-31 21:02:49', '2009-09-01 02:02:49', '<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-378" title="training_tails" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/header_training_tails.jpg" alt="training_tails" width="317" height="68" />\r\n\r\n<em>By\r\nJason Pratte, Lead Keeper, Zoo Atlanta\r\nAAZK Behavioral Husbandry Committee Member</em>\r\n\r\n<em>The AAZK Animal Training Committee strives to support the mission of AAZK, Inc. by\r\nproviding information and learning opportunities for animal care professionals to\r\nfacilitate the use of operant conditioning and other training techniques, to achieve\r\nbehavioral management goals and excellence in animal care.</em>\r\n\r\nThis submission is a continuation of our ‘Training Tips\' series, as a way for trainers to review basic training terminology and methods to further sharpen their training skills.  This month, we will be looking at choosing and establishing a cue, some of the common problems trainers may have experienced and how to resolve some of those issues.\r\n\r\nThink back on training sessions you have participated in or observed. Did you ever notice times when the animal just wasn\'t "getting" what it was the trainer was trying to teach them? Or that it takes 20 repeats of the cue to elicit the desired behavior? Or that your well-trained animal is asked for one behavior, but then often offers a different one? These might be issues related to the cue.\r\n\r\n<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-649" title="yang-open" src="http://aecetia.net/gws/aazk/wp-content/uploads/yang-open.jpg" alt="yang-open" width="514" height="400" />\r\n\r\nA cue, or conditioned stimulus, is the signal that a trainer chooses to indicate that they want the subject to perform a particular behavior. It can be anything that the subject you are working with can perceive. The most commonly used cues are verbal commands (auditory) and hand signals (visual), but trainers have used light, odors, touch, music, vibration, tool, etc. The list of possible cues is limited only by the trainer\'s imagination, but based on physiology, animals may respond better to some cue stimuli than others. When establishing which cue is going to be associated with a desired behaviour, stop and think: is the cue distinct? Is it recognizable by the animal, from other cues being used by trainers, and from stimuli the animal is exposed to every day? For example, let\'s say you want to train an okapi to come in from the exhibit when you ring a bell. You want the bell to be the cue that means "come into the barn," but your okapi spend their day out on exhibit listening to the zoo train chug past, with the engineer ringing a bell randomly. The bell is likely going to lose effectiveness as a cue (if it ever works in this situation). The okapi would likely respond to sounds associated with the trainers themselves: doors opening, calling her along with the bell, etc. Be sure the cue is something unique, distinguishable from the environment and easily associated with the behavior you want to teach.\r\n\r\nLikewise, ensure that the different cues you use remain distinct from one another. When I first began working with the pandas at Zoo Atlanta several years ago, I began training them an "open mouth" behavior. I used the verbal cue "open" paired with my thumb and fingers being spread apart in front of their face. The training went well, though slower than I expected. I turned the behavior over to another keeper to help maintain it, and then we both began experiencing problems. We would  ask for "open" and often get a paw placed on the mesh instead. We would get frustrated, and the pandas even more so. It was a new, inexperienced keeper, unfamiliar with the training program, who caught what was happening. She asked one day if I meant for the end of the "open" cue (fingers spread apart from thumb) to look like the cue for "paw" (the trainer\'s hand presented in front of the panda as if we were telling them to "halt").  I stopped and looked at the cue from the bear\'s perspective, and lo, she was right. To the bear, they looked almost identical, with the trainer presenting essentially an open hand to them. We changed the "open" cue to just the thumb and forefinger spreading apart, and within a few weeks the behaviors were being presented as asked.\r\n\r\nIf you are having obvious confusion or frustration demonstrated from your training subject, take a step back and examine your cues.  Ask another keeper to watch your session to observe, specifically your cues and actions. Are you using two whistle blasts to signal something different from one blast? And what if the animal only hears one because of ambient noise? Or is not sure if it heard two or three? 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