22 | Awards & Recognition
Houston Zoo takes Top Honors in Exhibit Design & Conservation The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) recognized the Houston Zoo with two Top Honors during the 2021 AZA Virtual Annual Conference in September. TOP HONORS – Exhibit Award The Houston Zoo was praised for its work on the Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands and Cypress Circle Café which opened in 2019 right in the heart of the nearly 100-year-old zoo.
TOP HONORS – William G. Conway International Conservation Award The Houston Zoo was also recognized alongside partners Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, Naples, Florida. and SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment for their joint work with the Giant Armadillo Conservation Project in South America. The main goal of the project is to utilize field data to inform conservation and planning. The project has developed many creative conservation initiatives involving a diversity of stakeholders to safeguard the species’ future.
HEART OF THE ZOO:
KATHRINE G. McGOVERN
TEXAS WETLANDS AND CYPRESS CIRCLE CAFÉ
2021 AZA Exhibit Award Application
