ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
POST OFFICE BOX 120551, SAN DIEGO, CA 921120551 www.sandiegozoo.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL IS COMMITTED TO SAVING SPECIES WORLDWIDE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) BY UNITING OUR EXPERTISE IN ANIMAL CARE AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE WITH OUR DEDICATION TO INSPIRING PASSION FOR NATURE.

ZOOLOGICAL HABITAT AND WILDLIFE CARE: SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS AS A BOTANICAL GARDEN. THE FACILITIES CARE FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THE SAN DIEGO ZOO IS GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AND A SAN DIEGO ICON, HOSTING CLOSE TO FOUR MILLION GUESTS EACH YEAR. A HOME TO MORE THAN 3,700 ANIMALS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 700 RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES WITH MORE THAN 700,000 PLANTS OF MORE THAN 600 SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(ZOOLOGICAL HABITAT AND WILDLIFE CARE - CONTINUED)AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK, MORE THAN ONE MILLION GUESTS EACH YEAR SEE ANIMALS IN HERDS OF MIXED SPECIES IN EXPANSIVE HABITATS. IT CARES FOR MORE THAN 2,600 ANIMALS REPRESENTING 300 SPECIES. A HUNDRED YEARS OF MANAGING ANIMALS, HEALING ANIMALS, AND GROWING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND THEIR HABITATS HAVE PREPARED US TO BRING OUR EXPERTISE FAR BEYOND OUR SAN DIEGO CAMPUSES.

RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION: SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL REPRESENTS MORE THAN A CENTURY OF WORK ON BEHALF OF WILDLIFE. AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO, SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK, AND THE INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH, WE HAVE HONED OUR SKILLS IN ANIMAL AND PLANT CARE, VETERINARY MEDICINE, AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE. EXPERIENCED IN REINTRODUCING SUSTAINABLE POPULATIONS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES BACK INTO THEIR NATIVE HABITATS, WE HONOR OUR EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY WITH A CALLING TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR FIELD PROGRAMS HELP PROVIDE A FUTURE FOR MORE THAN 100 RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ON 6 CONTINENTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION - CONTINUED)INCORPORATING ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGING STEWARDSHIP ARE HELPING US MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE FOR WILDLIFE AND HABITATS WORLDWIDE. WE ARE SEEKING THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING WILDLIFE, WHILE FORMING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AND APPLYING THE LATEST ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST EXTINCTION.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: SERVICES TO OVER 350,000 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS THROUGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, ASSEMBLY & CLASSROOM PROGRAMS, CLASSROOM TEACHING KITS, CURRICULUM & ACTIVITIES, TEACHER WORKSHOPS AND VIDEOCONFERENCING. AN ADDITIONAL 60,000 GUESTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SLEEPOVERS, CAMP PROGRAMS, ART & PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES, TEAM BUILDING PROGRAMS & SCAVENGER HUNTS AND SPECIAL TOURS. OUTREACH AND OFFSITE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SDZ KID'S TV FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND THE ANIMAL AMBASSADORS PROGRAM. EACH YEAR SDZG'S ANIMAL AMBASSADORS VISIT MORE THAN FIFTY SAN DIEGO COUNTY HOSPITALS, SENIOR CENTERS, CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THOSE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFICULTIES.

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