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Conservation at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is committed to preserving wild
animals and wild places. To that end, the zoo supports a
variety of conservation projects, both in the zoo and in the
wild, as well as education programs that encourage students to
care about wildlife.
Massasauga Rattlesnake Conservation
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo has joined forces with local
researchers and government agencies to promote the protection of
this rare rattlesnake. Click here to read more about
Indiana’s
Endangered Rattlesnake or visit the
Canadian
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Recovery Team web site.
Species Survival Plans
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo participates in cooperative
breeding programs sponsored by the
Association of
Zoos & Aquariums. These programs, known as
Species Survival Plans, seek to manage the breeding of
captive animal populations in order to maintain healthy,
self-sustaining populations that are both genetically diverse
and demographically stable.
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo participates in the following
Species Survival Plans:
COLOBUS, ANGOLAN and GUEREZA
Colobus spp.
Coordinator: Ryan Gulker
Institution: Sunset Zoological Park
TAG: Old World Monkey
AZA in Action Project:
Kakamega Environmental Education Project (KEEP)
DOG, AFRICAN WILD
Lycaon pictus
Coordinator: Mike Quick
Institution: Sedgwick County Zoo
TAG: Canid and Hyaenid
DRAGON, KOMODO
Varanus komodoensis
Coordinator: Don Boyer
Institution: San Diego Zoo
TAG: Lizard
GAZELLE, ADDRA and MHORR
Gazella dama ruficollis, G.d. mhorr
Coordinator: Ed Spevak
Institution:
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
TAG: Antelope
GIBBONS, WHITE-CHEEKED, SIAMANG, and
WHITE-HANDED
Nomascus leucogenys, Hylobates syndactylus, H. lar
Coordinator: Jay Petersen
Institution:
Brookfield Zoo
Web site:
www.apetag.org
TAG: Ape
GIRAFFE
Giraffa camelopardalis
Coordinator: Joe Christman
Institution:
Disney's Animal Kingdom
TAG: Antelope and Giraffe
LEMUR, RING-TAILED
Lemur catta
Coordinator: Lynne Villers
Institution:
Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc.
TAG: Prosimian
MYNAH, BALI
Leucopsar rothschildi
Coordinator: Bob Seibels
Institution:
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Web Site:
http://www.riverbanks.org/aig/baliopen.htm
TAG: Passeriformes, Apodiformes, Colliiformes and
Trogoniformes (PACT)
ORANGUTAN (2 spp.)
Pongo pygmaeus, P. abelii
Coordinator: Lori Perkins
Institution: Lincoln Park Zoo
Web site:
www.apetag.org
TAG: Ape
ORANGUTAN CONSERVANCY
Web site:
http://orangutan.com
OTTER (Asian Small Clawed,
Giant, Cape Clawless, NA River)
Amblonyx cinereus, Pteronura brasiliensis, Aonyx capensis, Lontra
canadensis
Coordinator: Dusty Lombardi
Institution:
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
TAG: Small Carnivore
AZA in Action Project:
Asian Otter Survey and Awareness Program
PANDA, RED
Ailurus fulgens
Coordinator: John Dinon
Institution:
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
TAG: Small Carnivore
PENGUIN, AFRICAN
Spheniscus demersus
Coordinator: Steve Sarro
Institution:
Baltimore Zoo, The
TAG: Penguin
TAMARIN, COTTON-TOP
Sagunius oedipus
Coordinator: Rebecca Sellin
Institution:
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Web Site:
http://www.csew.com/cottontop/SSP/Enghome.htm
TAG: New World Primate
TIGER,
AMUR (SIBERIAN), INDOCHINESE, AND SUMATRAN
Panthera tigris altaica, P.t. corbetti, P.t. sumatrae
Coordinator: Ron Tilson
Institution:
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Web Site:
http://www.savethetigerfund.org
TAG: Felid
TOUCAN
Ramphastos toco, R. swainsonii, R. sulfuratus
Coordinator: Ken Naugher
Institution:
Montgomery Zoo
Conservation
Organizations
There are many organizations across the country and around the
world working to conserve wildlife. Click on any of the
links below:
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