WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
5500 PHINNEY AVE N, SEATTLE, WA 98103 www.zoo.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SAVES WILDLIFE AND INSPIRES EVERYONE TO MAKE CONSERVATION A PRIORITY IN THEIR LIVES.

GROUNDS, FACILITIES AND EXHIBITRY: THE GROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR 92 ACRE COMMUNITY ASSET, INCLUDING DAILY UPKEEP, MAJOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES, HORTICULTURE AND SIGNAGE. IN ADDITION TO THE ZOO, STAFF MAINTAINS THE HISTORICAL ROSE GARDEN AND TWO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

ANIMAL CARE: THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AT THE ZOO MANAGES MORE THAN 1,000 ANIMALS, REPRESENTING OVER 300 SPECIES, OF WHICH 35 ARE ENDANGERED AND 5 THREATENED. THE ZOO'S SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION PROGRAMS, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND BEHAVIORAL ENRICHMENT ENSURE ALL ANIMALS ON THE GROUNDS THRIVE. TOGETHER, THE ANIMAL CARE STAFF INCLUDING CURATORS, VETERINARIANS AND KEEPERS, HAVE MORE THAN 1,000 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE IN THEIR FIELDS. THE PROGRAM REVENUE IS GENERATED BY SELECT ANIMAL EXPERIENCES FACILITATED BY A KEEPER OR ATTENDANT WHO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL CONTENT.

CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION: THE ZOO PARTICIPATES IN 36 FIELD CONSERVATION PROJECTS TAKING PLACE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING GRANT FUNDING TO EXPAND THE TREE KANGAROO CONSERVATION PROGRAM OPERATING IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA. CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON ZOO GROUNDS INCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS AND RE-INTRODUCTION PROGRAMS. THE ZOO IS A KEY COMPONENT OF INFORMAL, SCIENCE-BASED LEARNING IN WHICH MANY CHILDREN HAVE THEIR INITIAL EXPERIENCE WITH NATURE. PUBLIC PROGRAMS BRING STUDENTS TO THE ZOO FROM SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY AND SUPPORT VISITS FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF WHOSE SCHOOLS MEET LOW-INCOME REQUIREMENTS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS REACH OUT TO STUDENTS STATE-WIDE. KEY MESSAGES FOCUS ON PRESERVATION OF SPECIES AND HABITAT.

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