NASHVILLE ZOO INC
3777 NOLENSVILLE ROAD, NASHVILLE, TN 37211 www.nashvillezoo.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: IN FULFILLMENT OF OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE A CULTURE OF UNDERSTANDING AND DISCOVERY OF OUR NATURAL WORLD THROUGH CONSERVATION, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP, OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A FIRST CLASS ZOO FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND TO DEVELOP A FACILITY THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION WITH STRONG COMMUNITY VALUE IN MIND. WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST AT CREATING UNIQUE DESIGNS AND INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE AND HORTICULTURAL COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE EXHIBITS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANIMALS, OUR VISITORS AND THE ZOOLOGICAL COMMUNITY.

TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND PROVIDE A PARK/FACILITY THAT IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN ANIMAL CARE, INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND GLOBAL CONSERVATION WHILE DELIVERING STRONG EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY VALUE.

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH A ZOO WHERE IT MAINTAINS ANIMALS AND INFORMS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT NATURE, ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION.ZOO: RECORD ANNUAL ATTENDANCE WITH 1,266,764 VISITORS AND RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. TIGER CROSSROADS FEATURING SUMATRAN TIGERS OPENED. THE HCA HEALTHCARE VETERINARY CENTER OPENED AND IS LEED SILVER CERTIFIED. THE ZOO INTRODUCED A NEW EVENT, ZOOLUMINATION, DRAWING MORE THAN 149,000 VISITORS. EXPEDITION PERU: TREK OF THE ANDEAN BEAR WAS AWARDED TOP HONORS FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS, DISTINGUISHING IT AS THE BEST EXHIBIT IN THE COUNTRY. THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM WITHIN THIS EXHIBIT, FEATURING A COTTON-TOP TAMARIN HABITAT, WAS DEEMED BY POPULAR VOTE AS THE BEST RESTROOM IN AMERICA BY CINTAS. THE HCA HEALTHCARE VETERINARY CENTER WAS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION FROM THE GREATER TENNESSEE CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. THE ZOO RECEIVED AZA'S INNOVATION IN EDUCATION AWARD IN 2019 FOR A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH CROFT MIDDLE DESIGN CENTER. MORE THAN 128,000 INDIVIDUALS WATCHED AN ANIMAL SHOW, MET ANIMALS IN AN UP-CLOSE ENCOUNTER OR PARTICIPATED IN AN ON-SITE ANIMAL PROGRAM.

CONSERVATION: IN 2019, MORE THAN $530,000 WAS GIVEN TO HELP FUND CONSERVATION EFFORTS AROUND THE WORLD. NASHVILLE ZOO SENT SEVERAL ANIMAL CARE STAFF TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BOLIVIA, SOMALILAND AND PERU, TO HELP CONSERVE ANIMAL SPECIES IN THE WILD AND HELP ORGANIZATIONS WITH MUCH NEEDED VOLUNTEER SUPPORT. THE ZOO WAS SUCCESSFUL IN BREEDING SEVERAL ANIMALS AS PART OF AZA'S SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN (SSP), INCLUDING COTTON-TOP TAMARIN, CLOUDED LEOPARD, RED KANGAROO, AND PALAWAN BINTURONG. SEVERAL NEW ANIMALS WERE ADDED TO THE COLLECTION BASED ON RECOMMENDATION OF SSPS, INCLUDING A MALE WHITE RHINOCEROS, A FEMALE CAPE PORCUPINE AND A MALE BAIRD'S TAPIR TO BE PAIRED WITH ANIMALS ALREADY AT THE ZOO. THE ZOO'S AMBASSADOR ANIMAL PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVED WINSOL THE AARDVARK AND A FLOCK OF CHILEAN FLAMINGOS, WHO ARE TREMENDOUS AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR SPECIES. AS PART OF A CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE ZOO PRODUCED 2,300 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED PUERTO RICAN CRESTED TOAD TADPOLES FOR RELEASE IN PUERTO RICO TO INCREASE WILD POPULATIONS. TWO LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES WERE HATCHED AS PART OF THE COOPERATIVE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE RECOVERY PROGRAM WITH WILDLIFE PRESERVATION CANADA.

EDUCATION: 44,614 STUDENTS VISITED THROUGH FIELD TRIPS WITH 21,478 FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS. MORE THAN 6,600 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A WILD ENCOUNTERS PROGRAM DURING THEIR VISIT. HOMESCHOOL DAYS PROGRAMS SERVED 1,195 HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS AGES 5-14. 1,298 CAMPERS FROM 49 GROUPS FOR OVERNIGHT CAMPS VISITED AND THE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM REACHED 911 YOUTH AND CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE AREA. CONTINUED EXPANSION PARTNERSHIP WITH CROFT MIDDLE DESIGN CENTER AND WAS RECOGNIZED WITH AN INDUSTRY EDUCATION AWARD FOR THOSE EFFORTS.

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