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2018 ZACC Conference
ZACC Mission Statement:
The mission of the Zoos & aquariums: committing to conservation conference is to encourage and promote increased involvement of zoos and aquariums in support of field conservation - locally, nationally and internationally. ZACC conferences bring together field researchers and zoo colleagues every two years enabling them to network, forge relationships and work together to mutually benefit and protect wildlife species
and wild places.
2018 Schedule-a look back
2018 ZACC Film Night
2018 ZACC Facts
The power of imagery to tell a story - see our film list below and a sample from Blank Park Zoo.......
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Pg83eQ2hzGN05RurUFmmDYcyPqGV1X63
ZACC Movie Night - Short Film Submissions
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The Indianapolis Prize – introduced by Michele Schilten
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Valuing Nature in Childhood Program – introduced by Thai Nguyen Van
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Rosewood Investigation in Madagascar – introduced by Erik Patel
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Livestock Insurance Program – introduced by Jennifer Snell Rullman
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Bio-blitz in Peru – introduced by Nathan Soley
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Hutan – Hornbill Nest Box Project – introduced by Sanjitpaal Singh
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Blank Park Zoo Partners in the Field – introduced by Jessie Lowry
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The Fight to Save the Critically Endangered Javan Slow Loris – introduced by Anna Nekaris
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Phoenix Wilder and the Great Elephant Adventure – introduced by Sean Hensman
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Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone – introduced by Bala Amarasekaran
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Wildlife Trade films (3)– introduced by Kym Gopp
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304 attendees
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71 zoos represented
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41 NGO's & field projects represented
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11 universities represented
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USFWS, AZA, WAZA, CPSG, SPECIES 360
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4 keynoters
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41 papers given
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7 panels
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35 posters
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$8,200 in ZACC Conservation Grants awarded
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$8,800 in ZACC Travel Grant money awarded
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$700 for manta ray research - from the waived speaker's fee from WAZA's Doug Cress.
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$500 awarded from Jacksonville Zoo to poster presenter Nicholas Bachand DVM, gorilla project in Gabon.
2018 ZACC Presentations
Workshops, January 21
Evaluation Workshop Presentation/Khahlil & Maynard
Tuesday, January 23
Education for Nature/ Vietnam/Vu
Wednesday, January 24
Medici, Desbiez, Barongi/ One Team Approach
Thursday, January 25
Cui Bono: Painted Dog/Rasmussen
Merging the Zoo with a Field Organization/Linehan
Urban Wildlife Information Network/Magle
Friday, January 26
Sunda Pangolin/Malaysia - Panjang
This is what your attendance at the 2018 ZACC did - $35 off of each full-registration supported the following projects.
ZACC Conservation Grants Fund Awarded
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$1200 – Nomadic Nature Conservation, Mongolia - Education
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$1200 – Sunda Pangolin Research & Education Project, Malaysia – Education/research
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$1200 - PASA/Entertainment Films Program, Africa - Education
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$1200 - Save the Snakes/Providing Solutions for Human-Snake Conflict, Eastern Ghats, India - Education
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$1200 – Painted Dog Research Trust/Painted Dog Traffic Awareness Campaign, Zimbabwe – Education
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$1100 – Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest School’s Conservation Project, Uganda - Education
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$1100 - Conservation Fusion/ Green Girls Eco-club Project, Madagascar - Education
2018 ZACC Sponsors
Wishlist from Field Projects
2018 ZACC Field Projects Wish List
Giant Armadillo, Brazil
Arnaud
Desbiez
Facilitator to create a strategic plan for education conservation
ARCAS, Guatemala
Alejandro Morales
a.morales_vet.com
Stipend & capacity building for environmental educator; xray machine; GIS mapping
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Beth Fellenstein beth@cheetah.org
Citizen scientist for ZOOniverse camera trap project; participation in International Cheetah Day; let us come to your speaker series
Nomadic Nature Conservation, Mongolia
Tungalagtuya. Kh
5 camera traps; 5 binoculars; cameras for local coordinators for snow leopard data collection
Amur Tiger Conservation, Russia Far East
Linda Kerley & Angela Yang Linda.Kerley@zsl.org
Graphics/infographics expertise to transform scientific data into concise visuals
Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program
Cheryl Knott saveorangutans@gmail.com
Cameras @ $300 each; GPS units @ $450; tablets with cases @ $500 each; binoculars @$200 each;
Conservation Fusion, Madagascar
Susie Louis conservationfusion@gmail.com
Website/ graphic designer
Kasiisi Project, Uganda
Elizabeth Ross
Waterproof Nikon binoculars @ $250 each; tablets @ $175 each
2 binoculars- $500/Beth Armstrong
1 GPS Unit & 1 Canon camera donated by Ken Mitchell
Painted Dog Research Trust, Zimbabwe
Gregory Rasmussen Greg@PaintedDogResearch.org
Help needed to design the graphic design and develop messaging for campaign to - Reduce road mortality of Painted Dogs; development of indigenous tree nursery – need horticulture help
Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary
Sierra Leone
Bala Amarasekapan
Volunteer for grant writing; night vision equipment; thermal camera; aluminum canoe
Hirola Conservation Programme
Ali Abdullahi ali@hirolaconservation.org
Camera traps; handheld GPS units; drone for conservation; grass seeds; 2nd-hand binoculars
Ecological surveys of Pangolins, Thailand
Angela Yang angela.yang@zsl.org
Replacement camera traps damaged by elephants – 20 Bushnell
Mandrill Release Program, Jane Goodall Institute
Shawn Sweeney ssweeney@janegoodall.org
Vet equipment – microscope, cortisol kits, virology kits; renovating indoor mandrill dormitory
Action for Cheetahs in Kenya
Mary Wykstra
mary.wykstra@actionforcheetahs.org
3 GPS Unit @ $150 each;
4 Android phones @ $350 each;
4 binoculars @ $200 each; dog leashes 5 ft @ $45 each; 20 ft extendable leashes @$45 each; 8 dog training balls @$15 each; portable dog kennel $3,000; monthly dog food @ $100
Save the Golden Lion Tamarin, Brazil
contact@savetheliontamarin.org
Graphic designer to help with info-graphics, logos, newsletter
Sunda Pangolin Project in Borneo
Elisa Panhang
Public education & raising awareness; a good camera; a laptop
Florida Manta project, Florida
Jessica Pate
Jessica.pate@marinemegafauna.org
GoPro 5 with pole; fuel for boat surveys
ZACC Grant for boat surveys
Save the Snakes, India
Michael Starkey
Snake hooks & tongs; snake bags; GPS units; digital cameras;
2 Canon Rebel cameras donated by Amy Reaume of Brevard Zoo
Ape Action Africa, Cameroon
Susan Lutter
anesthetic machine – simple, sturdy & used
Painted Dog Protection Initiatve
Brandon Davis
Brandon@PaintedDogProtection.org
Assistance with the development of a power management system to connect solar panels to GPS/VHF tracking units; wildlife collar;
Rimba’s Project Cerberus
Wai Yee Lam
e@rimbaresearch.org
Help start the first K9 unit in conservation in Malatsia. Sponsor a dog for a year- $400
Panthera – SUNY/ESF
Allison Devlin
3 Foxlights @ $125 each per alarm
Bushnell video camera traps - $300
School supplies for ranch elementary school - $300
Little Fireface Project
Anne Nekaris
Projector to connect to laptop for our school
Old smartphone with camera for field team
Waterproof trousers & jackets (old zoo uniforms?), Small & Medium
Zoo support- online social media/ activities for Slow loris outreach week
Golden Lion Tamarin Association, Brazil
Support to plant 5 forest corridors for GLT’s
Huellas, Argentina
Tents; camera traps; radio collars (Maned wolf telementry)
Lemur Love
Camera traps with memory cards; omnigene microbiome tube; GPS collars; web designer; smartphone; Goal Zero solar panels; Goal Zero lanterns
Red Panda Network
Camera traps; sponsor forest guardians; funding expansion in parts of Nepal
PEOPLE WILLING TO ASSIST
Susie Louis, Conservation Fusion
Artist – will draw - Susie is working on a piece of art for Nick Bachand in Gabon
Sharon Bowen, Maryland Zoo
Offering editing services
Colors for Conservation
Free graphic design for t-shirts
What is ZACC?
field conservation, community, inspiration, partnerships, in situ, ex situ, zoos and aquariums, field projects, funding, conservation grants, Denver Zoo 2015 host, Blank Park Zoo 2013 host, local and indigenous peoples, making contacts, zoo grants, saving species, protecting species, protecting wild places, local conservation efforts, regional conservation efforts, international conservation efforts, conservation conference, ZACC history, ZACC hosts, Zoos and Aquariums: Committing to Conservation, Africa, Latin America, Central America, Asia, North America, Europe, colleagues meeting, networking, mutual support, benefits to zoos, benefits to field researchers, making a difference.