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The organization is active in institution accreditation, animal care initiatives, education and conservation programs, collaborative research and advocacy.. AZA serves as an accrediting body for zoos and aquariums and ensures accredited facilities meet higher standards of animal care than required by law.
It has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today, as well as one of the top zoos in the South by Southern Living Reader's Choice Awards. The Fort Worth Zoo is accredited by both the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and Zoological Association of America (ZAA), and is a member of the ...
This is a list of zoos and aquariums that are members of World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). The WAZA has two types/levels of membership. The first is an association member that is through another zoo association such as the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
The zoo just received accreditation from the AZA for the second time; it was originally accredited in 2018. Only 235 zoos and aquariums around the world have received AZA accreditation.
In 1987, Ron Blakely, former Sedgwick County Zoo director and co-founder of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), invited experts on animal care and zookeeping from public and private institutions to form an organization that would "deal more personally with 'animal-only' related issues and concerns, without the distractions of marketing, graphics, gift shops, etc." compared to AZA ...
Austrian Zoo Association (OZO) Board of Directors of Polish Zoological Gardens and Aquaria (RDPOZiA) British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) [7] Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) [8] Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA), Governing Authority of all Zoos in India [9] Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens ...
The Birmingham Zoo is a zoological park that opened in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The Birmingham Zoo is an independent, not for profit, 501(c)(3) organization, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), participating in AZA Species Survival Plans (SSP). It is the only AZA accredited zoo in the state of ...
In December 2021, Tom Schmid became the president and CEO of the Columbus Zoo. Schmid came to Columbus from the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas, and planned to improve the zoo's image and restore its accreditation. [25] The zoo regained AZA accreditation in March 2023. [26] It is also accredited by the Zoological Association of ...