2015 Spring WILD Magazine

JUNE, 2015 VOLUME 18, ISSUE 1

PUBLISHED FOR FRIENDS OF ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO

INSIDE: Spring News Gratitude Report RWP Zoo FrogWatch Rules!

ZOO NEWS COMING THIS SUMMER: CHEETAHS! We look forward to welcoming four sister cheetahs who are coming to us from Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas. Watch for news of the exhibit opening in coming weeks.

Up Your Adventure!

Flutterby: Butterflies in Bloom returned for its FINAL SEASON on May 23 and will be open daily through Labor Day. Don’t miss this enchanting experience.

Camel rides opened in April and will run through Labor Day, offering your family a very memorable experience. To get there, follow the Wetland Trail to the end of the Hasbro’s Our Big Backyard.

Rock Spot’s Climbing wall will be back in the Wilderness Plaza during July and August, challenging little and big kids (like you!) to try your skill at reaching new heights.

A New Enclosure for our “Roos” Thanks to our generous supporters like you, our two female Matschie’s tree kangaroos are enjoying their new enclosure in the Australasia building. The enclosure has two walls of floor to ceiling windows so you can better enjoy their behaviors as they feed and climb on their new “furniture.” Tree kangaroos are an endangered species native only to the Huon Peninsula in Papua New Guinea. They are here as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Program.

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New Carousel Benefit for our Members!

Starting in mid-May, the Zoo took over the management of the Carousel Village in Roger Williams Park. We look forward to making a number of improvements, as well as expanding party and event options year-round. Carousel tickets are $2 per person and a packet of 12 is discounted to $20. RWP Zoo members will enjoy a reduction to only $15 for a packet of 12 rides, which gives you four free rides. The tickets can be used any time during the year. So, the next time you visit the Zoo, come take a spin on the flying horses!

Giraffe Feedings This thrilling experience will be offered daily through October 31. They take place in the former giraffe viewing hut beside the outdoor enclosure. The $5 fee (in addition to Zoo admission) will provide a portion of food for you and your party to offer to one of our long-legged ungulates from 11am-noon and 2-3pm. These tickets will be available at the booth right next to the feeding hut. Tickets are not available online as there is no set capacity. Children must be 3 and older to participate. Details at rwpzoo.org/giraffe-feeding.

ZO O G UA R D IANS

Spring into Adventure

By Jeremy Goodman, DVM Executive Director, RWP Zoo and RI Zoological Society

Zoo Guardian is the premier membership level of the Rhode Island Zoological Society and Roger Williams Park Zoo. It is open to individuals who contribute annual dues of $250 or more.

Founder’s Circle ($10,000+) Sophie F. Danforth Roger Williams Circle ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous Bill & Sue Macy Jane S. Nelson Chairman’s Circle ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous Karen, Bryan & Justin Cooper Ruth & Scott Gordon Almon & Suzanne Hall

In previous letters I have let you know about fantastic new exhibits, exciting births and our commitment to provide stellar customer service. I am so proud of all of these things that our guests enjoy every time they come to the Zoo. I am equally proud of something our guests do not typically see when they visit, our Zoo’s commitment to field conservation.

Last year we began partnering with the 96 Elephants initiative to put a stop to the international ivory trade, which if left unchecked, will contribute to the loss of this wonderful species in our children’s lifetime. Our Zoo is working hard with the other 96 Elephant partners around the nation to help save the lives of the 96 elephants that are killed every day in

Africa for their ivory tusks. We have also renewed our commitment of support for the Tarangire Elephant project to fund antipoaching guard positions to help protect these magnificent animals. These are among dozens of field projects around the globe and in our own backyard that your Zoo supports to help save animals in the wild.

As you stroll through the Zoo and pause to experience our elephants, snow leopards, rattlesnakes or tree kangaroos, remember that your Zoo is not only taking the best possible care of them, we are also working hard to protect their cousins in the wild and the habitats in which they live. With that knowledge, I hope your next trip to the Zoo is that much more special.

I hope to see you at the Zoo real soon!

Jeremy Goodman, DVM

ZO OK E E PE R S’ CIRC LE We would like to thank the following donors who have become part of the Zookeepers’ Circle, an exclusive group of friends dedicated to maintaining the Zoo as an important cultural and educational asset for Rhode Island. These endowment gifts are crucial to the longevity of Roger Williams Park Zoo by providing a dependable, consistent source of funds for new exhibits, enhancements to existing exhibits, and capital improvements.

Nancy J. Allen B Street Foundation Karen A. Baldyga & Mark D. Boudreau John & Donna Carroll Judith C. Crowe Sophie F. Danforth Sarah H. Denby

The Felicia Fund Meg Ferguson Peggy A. Gorman Donald Hayden Ms. Joyce A. HindleKoutsogiane Melinda H. Knight Lisa J. & Patrick Koelle

Janis & George Kortyna Patrick Lebeau & Meghan Rawson The Little Family Foundation Richard & Nancy Losey Estate of Helen L. Lyons Frank & Liz Mauran John & Elaine Mayer

Joseph L. Migliori, MD Elizabeth A. Morin Jane S. Nelson Jonathan M. Nelson Family Foundation Sachem Foundation Mr. Rodney Weiss, Sr.

Trustee’s Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous (2) David & Jennifer Cloutier David Altshuler & Dr. Sharman Altshuler Eleanor & Joel Dain Sarah Denby Meg Ferguson Jocelin Hamblett Dr. & Mrs. James S. Harper III Irvin E. Houck Charitable Trust David & Betsey Kilmartin Frank & Liz Mauran John & Elaine Mayer John & Gail Palumbo Olive & Adalyn Leblanc Christopher & Pamela Thomas Laurent & Barbara Vernerey Director’s Circle ($500 - $999) Christine & Timothy M. Adams Nancy J. Allen Anonymous (2) Vincent & Barbara Bernardo Barbara R. Binder & David Katzen Amy S. & Joshua S. Boger David Cloutier & Beth Ryder Robin & James Engle Ruth & Jonathan Fain Jennifer L. & Brett H. Foster James F. Gendron Dr. Jeremy & Marina Goodman Norma H. & Warren M. Hagist Ian C. Hyatt & Roberta J. Ribeiro Nancy A. LaPosta-Frazier & Michael V. Frazier Bryan & Leslie Lorber Jan & Rob Mariani Joananne & John Marshall Elaine C. Masi Joseph L. Migliori, MD Mark & Elaine Gederman Richard Nadeau Laura & Eric Nyman Danielle E. & Richard C. Scott Barbara & Philip A. Segal, Jr. Rosalyn K. Sinclair Linda & Frank Tillinghast Wilcox Family Foundation Patron’s Circle ($250 - $499) Susan Aguiar Umer Akbar & Nida Hasan Rebecca N. & Richard F. Alberg Patricia M. Almonte D. Angiolilli & H. Perreault Anonymous (3) Lorraine R. Atkin Ash & Danielle Atkins Karen A. Baldyga & Mark D. Boudreau Cynthia A. & Robert E. Ball, Jr. Catherine & Chad Baum (continued)

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ZO O G UA R D I A N S Patricia Beauchemin Samantha & Daniel Becker Holly & Michael Bellucci Jennifer & Daniel S. Belvin Allison J. & James E. Bennett David M. Blanchet Lisa M. & Stephen Bousquet Mary Beth Boyce & Jack Marshall Jeffrey A. & Barbara Horovitz Brown Ann-Marie Bucci Alison & David Cameron Donna Cameron-Gricus Douglas Caniglia Martha & David Capaldi Edmund & Elizabeth Capozzi The Cardanha Family Kathleen Carney-Godley, MD & Frederick A. Godley III, MD John & Donna Carroll Margaret M. & David Carroll William & Pauline Cashore Nila N. Cedergren Jill & Ronald B. Charbonneau Tricia & Michael Chayt Sally & Harris Chorney Deborah & Kelly Ciombor Mary Angel Coelho Ashley & Kevin Connolly Theresa L. & Robert W. Cook Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Ernest L. Crivellone Judith C. Crowe Chris & Scott Crowley Charlotte Danz & Clayton Sizer Wylie Dassie Dr. & Mrs. Ronald A. DeLellis Jeff M. Dill & Susan M. Cohick Shelly & Anthony DiPaola Lisa & Michael DiSalvia The Doberstein Family Nicole Dreyer-Gavin Michael Dugent Chris and Bridget Eisenhart Bethany & Michael Fain

The Feit Family Melissa & Matt Finlay Michael S. Fitch Ashley & Evan Galkin Edward & Deborah Garabedian Thomas E. & Leslie A. Gardner GCB The Gibson-Prugh Family Nanette & Randy Gifford Shawn Gilbody Joan S. & Jason M. Goloboy Philip B. Gould & Athena Poppas, MD Andrea K. & Glenn S. Greene Michael & Gayle Guay Mark F. Harriman Mark Haskins Rand & Marcia Herron Hope & David Hirsch Gail & Donald Holder Paula J. & Frederic A. Hooper Rebecca M. Hunt-Kasarjian & Ian A. Kasarjian Matthew Insana & Judy Lancellotta Janci Foundation Nicole Jardin & Bonnie Robinson Thomas & Teresa Jefferson Anne & Richard Jordan Judy Kaye & Bruce Phillips Sharon Rounds & Charles Kelley Vanessa & Tom Kiley James Kirschner & Anne Hutchins Janis & George Kortyna Janet M. & Charles M. Krasky Lynette Labinger & Ross Eadie Cynthia & Reynolds Lake George & Heather Lee Fred R. & Margaret M. Levy Carol A. & Paul Lindberg Erma V. & Leon C. Lisee Margaret A. Lutz Scott & Dawn Cummings Emanuel & Irene Makiaris Diane Malo Naomi Mancuso & Samuel Estrada Ellen S. Mara

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Joyce Marabello Paul Marchand Pamela & James Marchetti Laura Marie & Stan Frankenthaler Virginia & Thomas Marshall Marjorie Martiesian Elizabeth Matthews Hillary Mattson & Scott Fain Kristin McBride & Stephen McBride Mr. & Mrs. Neil McCulloch Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. McCulloch, Jr., Trustees / McAdams Charitable Foundation Joseph McNamara Virginia A. & Richard Key Mead, MD John & Erin Medeiros Jan & Danielle Medina Mindy & Jason Mertz Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Messier Justine Metz & Ekaterina Levkova Doreen & William M. Milazzo Barbara G. Miletta Maureen J. & William R. Miller, Jr. Magda & Joe Morris Janet B. & Daniel J. Morrow Annmarie Mumm & Robert C. Kersting Sharon & Brian Munro Nancy & Ken Muserlian Michael Neveu & Tracy Trusty-Neveu Carl & Elizabeth Nordstrom Deborah Obalil & James Olick, Jr. Derek & Denise Oneppo Rita & Adam R. Ostroski Ms. Pamela A. Ouellette Calvin E. Oyer, MD Patricia & Mark Pagliarini Dr. & Mrs. John R. Payne & Family Richard & Paula Phillips Wayne & Marie Piadade Paul R. & Carol G. Picard Mr. Robert C. Pires Meghan & Stephen G. Politano Carole A. & Joseph Ponto Mary & Paul A. Pyne Ralph Quattrucci

GI FTS A ND GRA NTS

Steve & Ellie Rappaport Mark Reynolds II & Amy Sheppard Julia & Curt Richardson Mrs. Marcia Riesman Andrea & David Rollin Angela Rudin Lionel R. Savaria & N. Peter LaMoria Elizabeth Schenck & Jen LaCava William & Louise Scott Michael & Deborah Sevegny Linda Silveira & Joe Murray Myrna & Albert Silverstein Erica Martell-Simo & Stephen Simo Richard A. Sinapi & Laurie A. Cianci Jill & Tony Sipla Maggie & Jack Skenyon Antone Skomro & Renee Lizak-Skomro Mr. & Mrs. William M. Sloan Christen & David P. Smith Kathleen A. Smith Sandra R. & Jeffrey T. Smith Thomas & Nancy Steinmeyer Peggy & Donald Sweitzer Mary M. & Alan S. Swerdloff Walter A. Szeliga Elizabeth & Joseph Taccogna Mary E. & Tamara Tarbox Linda & Donald Thibeault Diana L. & Keith W. Thompson John & Patricia Thompson Ms. Dorothy J. Thornley Jennifer Turner & Keith Jacobson Ms. Jeanne L. Vetter Lynne T. Wade & Julia Wade John Warner & Amy Cannon Warner Karen L. Weavill Marilyn & Daniel Weiner Anne P. & Andrew C. Wert Rhett & Kathryn Wessel Denise & Ted Winston David & Ina Woolman Amanda Golderesi & Paul Young

M E M O R I A L G I F TS

With the continual development of new exhibits, animal care improvements and the ongoing delivery of education, research and conservation programming, Roger Williams Park Zoo relies on the generosity of individuals, foundations, trusts and corporations. The Rhode Island Zoological Society enjoys working one-on-one with such donors to match their interests with the needs of the Zoo.

In memory of by donor

Max Meller Ms. Fannie M. Shore

Dorothy Barney Michael S. Quigley (2)

Joyce Louise Northrup Roth Sharon Roth

May Black Jean & Bruce Wallace-Fearon

Kristen Joy Scorpio Beverly A. Tomao & Michele L. Doucet

A.B. Munroe Dairy, Inc. AAA Northeast Albertson’s / Shaw’s Alex and Ani / Charity by Design Association of Zoos & Aquariums Bank of America The Howard Bayne Fund Boston Culinary Group Brown University Margaret M. & David Carroll The Children’s Workshop Citizens Bank The John Clarke Trust Consolidated Concrete Corp.

Providence Tourism Council Del’s Lemonade & Refreshments, Inc. Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Janice & Michael Ferry Andrea Gardner

Erwin W. Deines Jr. Helen DeAngelus

Maureen E. Young-McGarry Linda Bellemare CCRI Student Nurse Organization Beverley Gallagher Denise Gibbons Keith & Mary Johnston The Dottie LeBeau Group, Ltd. Carol Panaccione Louise K. & Roy Seitsinger, Jr. Robert & Dorothea Silvestre Tiogue School Jane William

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GEICO Local Office Happy Family Brands Hasbro, Inc. Frank B. Hazard General Charity Fund Harry M., Miriam C. and William C. Horton Charity Fund The June Rockwell Levy Foundation Little Rhody Foods Bryan & Leslie Lorber National Grid Pepsi Beverages Company Sondra V. & Thomas E. Pitts Prince Charitable Trusts The Estate of Mrs. Constance G. Putnam RI Kids Consignment Sale LLC Tarbox Toyota Twin River United Natural Foods, Inc. Verizon

Eileen Goodman Anonymous Henri Guertin Marilyn & Nicole O’Connell Tim Kurkowski East Greenwich Leisure Learning Jill Johnson Ms. Shirley Kurkowski Roman V. & Odile Marynowych Mr. Paul Marynowych Josephine & Patrick McLaughlin Sandra & Justin Coyle

KEEPING AN EYE ON

FrogWatch in RI

T R I BU T E G IFTS In honor of by donor June Carr Ms. Deborah Carr Carrie B. Copizzamo Martha McLaud Tonucci Mathew and Melissa Desjarlais Mathew Desjarlais The Feiler Family Esta F. Avedisian

This citizen science initiative has engaged adults and school age children in monitoring local amphibian populations since 2008. Trained participants report their findings online and their collective data provides important baseline information about the populations of native species.

This will help local biologists quickly recognize any decline in the face of the worldwide amphibian crisis. Since 2008, the Zoo has hosted 24 trainings with 786 citizen scientists certified. Together they have and continue to monitor over 70 sites across all five Rhode Island counties. Monitoring sessions last exactly three minutes, with temperature, wind and precipitation details noted in addition to the types of frog calls identified.

The Association of Zoos & Aquariums recognized our team for setting the national record for amount of data collected in 2014. Our volunteers collectively spent over 40 hours listening for frogs last year and submitted 899 data sheets, recording over 1,220 frog and toad observations.

Way to go, team!

DONOR PROFILE

Taylor Fraizer-Hatch Robin Amiri Jaxson Baker Michael Duckett Melissa & James Frawley Elizabeth Frazier Kerri Getter Linda & Dave Hatch Julita & John Kowal Krystle & Brian Manning Leah Marsh & Anthony Delviscio Miki Niwa Jonathan O’Reilly Maliya Perera Nisha Sardella & Frederikke Sand Aria Shekleton Alison & Michael Wells Lorraine & Corey Winer Elizabeth Grover Jennifer L. & Brett H. Foster Carol Hills Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Hollmann Laura Isaacs Jim & Jill Tobak Sona Kalfaian Ahlijian Sylvia Long Lisa and Patrick Koelle Patricia & Terrance Moran Jake and Kate Lehoullier Sue Ann & Sam Selle Maribeth Moorehead Maureen Di Piero & John R. Duhamel

LIZ MAURAN

Catherine Oemcke Zoe Oemcke (3)

PASSION FOR OUTDOOR PLAY & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Saige O’Keefe Linette Chalifoux Kayao Lau Kalea Mon Kachen Nguyen

Liz Mauran has been a Zoo supporter for many years, serving on our Board of Trustees for a number of them, and helping to reenergize our Endowment Committee.

Gladys & Stephen Panzarella Jamie Panzarella

Liz expresses pride in RWP Zoo’s history as one of the oldest zoos in the nation, and in our track record of continual development. In particular, she has praised the Zoo’s incorporation of outdoor play and environmental education with the inclusion of Hasbro’s Our Big Backyard and Beyond the Fence nature playscapes. “I can see the benefit to hundreds of thousands of children as they not only have a place to run around in an immersive state of nature (away from the internet), but can also have their questions answered,” said Liz.

Cheryl Swartz Stephanie Swartz

Liz also admires the Zoo’s “cutting-edge” innovation in the areas of animal care, with the improvements made to the elephant and giraffe pavilion in 2008, and our significant accomplishments in the area of conservation both locally and globally. A longtime resident of Providence, she says her favorite animal is the moose, which she hopes will be represented here at RWP Zoo one day. Well, there is a new master plan in the works, so don’t rule that out, Liz!

Lou Perrotti Ralph Klingbeil

Laura Tancinco Arlene Tyburski Lisa Zammarelli Barbara & Bryant Ogden

A N N UA L MED IA S PO N S O RS Cardi’s Furniture The Providence Journal Rhode Island Monthly WPRI/ FOX-RI/ MyRI-TV/ The Rhode Show

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A NNUAL F UND Donors to the Rhode Island Zoological Society help enhance the Zoo’s awardwinning education programs, develop new exhibits and lend vital assistance to the Zoo’s critical conservation efforts to protect and save endangered species around the world and in our own backyard. The following individuals contributed $250 or more to the Annual Appeal. $5,000+ Bethany & Steven Napolillo $2,000 - $4,999 Robin W. & Budd Fisher Bryan & Leslie Lorber Frances Waterhouse Richmond Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation Sharpe Family Foundation/Julie & Henry Sharpe III $1,000 - $1,999 Susan Aguiar Anonymous The Charlesmead Foundation, Inc. Judith & Murray Danforth Brooke Fairman Robert J. & Kim B. Falcone David & Betsey Kilmartin $500 - $999 Nancy J. Allen Patti & Melvin Alperin Gussie Baxt Zach Bolotin Eugenia H. Burgess Margaret M. & David Carroll Linnea K. Cedergren David Cloutier & Beth Ryder Robert W. & Mary W. C. Daly Kevin & Kathleen Delaney Susan A.V. & Michael G. Fox Dr. Jeremy & Marina Goodman Loulie Mauran & Cal Groton Paula J. & Frederic A. Hooper Ann S. & Robert W. Lovegreen Lucy Metcalf Joseph L. Migliori, MD Kenneth & Denise Musket Cynthia B. Patterson Sondra V. & Thomas E. Pitts Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Rodgers III Santina Siena, MD Rosalyn K. Sinclair Mr. & Mrs. William A. Viall II $200 - $499 Christine & Timothy M. Adams Ronald Andreoni Anonymous (4) Ron & Marge Boss Martha Bower Robert Butt Alan Casale & Adele Palazzo William & Pauline Cashore Janet Christopher Ann Cibulsky Penny Cloutier-Lyons & Daniel Lyons Sandra L. & Domenic M. Coletta Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Barbara Cottam-Garrahy & John J. Garrahy Claire F. Cournoyer Janet D’Agostino & Kevin Guillory Angie W. D’Albora Dinusha & John Dietrich Antonia H. Donnelly (continued) Jeffrey E. Fear

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ALEX AN D A N I FA R MYARD is Bigger and Better The Alex and Ani Farmyard expanded in April with the opening of the new Farmhouse exhibits and play areas. The charming house features a front porch named the Bank RI Farmyard Stage.

There, our dynamic theater troop, The Wild Bunch, performs several times each day. These highenergy shows feature stories, games, live animal presentations and lots of audience participation.

While you’re there, check out the new chicken and rabbit enclosures and then enjoy exploring the new garden play area. Your kids will harvest vegetables and “sell” them at the new Farm Stand, while learning about the important role farmers play in putting healthy food on our tables.

Of course, they’ll still be able to learn how to milk a cow at the Munroe Dairy milking station and fill a basket full of eggs at the Little Rhody Farm egg collection station. Additional hands-on activities suitable for a variety of ages will also be made available from time to time.

As always, you can feed our goats and sheep at our feeding station, then step inside the Contact Yard to pet and brush them. While you’re there, make sure to visit Willy the miniature donkey, the alpacas and the other animals at the farm.

A N N UA L F U N D The Feit Family Bob & Wini Galkin Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation Warren B. & Joyce Galkin Thomas E. & Leslie A. Gardner The Gibson-Prugh Family Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Gourse Sharon Groh-Mintz & Howard Mintz Samuel Havens Rand & Marcia Herron Peter G. Higley Dr. Robert J. Howe Mr. & Mrs. John H. Howland

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Ronald & Linda Isaacson Pamela J. & Michael J. Killoran Alissa R. & Ronald Labonte Brooke & Eugene E. Lee Emanuel & Irene Makiaris Kathy S. & Douglas Mancosh Elizabeth Matthews John and Elaine Mayer Fund at The Rhode Island Foundation Annmarie Mumm & Robert C. Kersting Sharon A. & Marvin M. Pelser, Jr. Carole A. & Joseph Ponto Mercedes H. Quevedo

Steve & Ellie Rappaport The Salvadore Family Anne Schreck Charles Rardin & Jane Sharp Sarah Sinclair & Peter B. Scoliard Maggie & Jack Skenyon Christine M. Skog Thomas & Virginia Soutter Charles & Victoria Stengel Anthony A. & Doris E. Walsh John & Susan Weston Sheryl A. Wilson & Michael DeLutis

COMINGS and GOINGS

M ATC H I NG G IFTS Our animal collection in 2014 included over 478 individuals representing 126 species from around the world. Of these, 31 species comprise the Education collection, and 16 are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan (SSP).

The year brought great excitement with the addition of new species, in particular the influx of 36 animals for the new Alex and Ani Farmyard, and several births. And as always, a number of animals left us. Some were sent to new homes in order to make room for new breeding partners (usually for vulnerable or endangered species being managed through the SSP), or in cases where an exhibit was closed due to developments in our collection plan. As is to be expected in a living collection, there also were deaths, in most cases from issues related to old age and in some from illness or other causes.

2014 Births and Acquisitions We brought in a total of 33 species, represented by 111 individual animals.

Italic indicates an addition to the Education animal collection

Amphibians/Reptiles Axolotl (4) Green and black poison dart frog (6) Yellow-banded poison dart frog (7) Golfodulcean poison dart frog (6) Amazon milky tree frog (4) Corn snake (1)

Birds Elegant-crested tinamou (1) Domestic chicken, assorted breeds (15) Common peafowl (3) Manchurian (red-crowned) crane (1 hatch) Jambu fruit dove (1)

Lorikeet (10) Green-winged macaw (2) Barn owl (3) Tawny frogmouth (2) Laughing kookaburra (2) Bali mynah (2 hatched) Yellow-rumped cacique (2)

Mammals Short-tailed opossum (2) Red-necked (Bennett’s) wallaby (4 plus 1 birth) Giant anteater (1) Pygmy marmoset (3) Cotton-top tamarin (1) North American porcupine (1) Guinea pig (1) African hedgehog (2) Snow leopard (1)

Red wolf (1) Red panda (1) Alpaca (3) Masai giraffe (1) Domestic goat (11) Shetland sheep (5)

The following companies matched a total of over $5,000 in gifts from our members and donors: Aetna AMICA Insurance AutoTrader.com, Inc. Babson Capital Management LLC Bank of America Citizens Bank Coca-Cola Foundation Davidson Holdings, Inc. Delta Dental of Rhode Island ExxonMobil FM Global Hasbro, Inc. IBM Corporation Kresge Foundation MFS Investment Management Pfizer Salesforce.com Tyco Verizon Waters Corporation

2014 Dispositions There were dispositions of 50 individual animals representing 32 species.

Of these, 14 animals were sent to new facilities and 36 died.

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Roger Williams Park Zoo is supported and managed by the Rhode Island Zoological Society and is owned by the City of Providence Editor Jan Mariani Designer Sara Beatrice Falcone Communications & Design

Photo Credits: Bret Cortesi Karen Desgranges Charles Foley Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Sarah Holmes Anne McDonough Alex Weston

WILD is published in conjunction with Rhode Island Monthly Communications, Inc. by the Rhode Island Zoological Society, Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02907-3659 Subscription by membership only. Call (401) 941-3910 for membership information or visit www.rwpzoo.org.

2015 RHODE ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers Maribeth Q. Williamson, Chair Howard Merten, Vice Chair Vacant, Treasurer Margaret Ferguson, Secretary Board of Trustees Kristen Adamo Nancy J. Allen Douglas Caniglia Stephanie Chafee Sandy Coletta Barbara S. Cottam Suzanne Hall James S. Harper III, V.M.D. Mark Haskins Dr. Thomas Husband Lisa Koelle

Patrick LeBeau Kimberley M. Little Liz Rollins Mauran Elaine Moy-Gederman John J. Palumbo Martha Roberts Barbara Vernerey Ex-Officio Dr. Jeremy Goodman, DVM President, RI Zoological Society Executive Director, Roger Williams Park Zoo Wendy Nillson Superintendent of Parks

Chairman Emeritus Sophie F. Danforth Trustees Emeritus Margaret E. Curran, Esq. Thomas P. Dimeo Rosalie Fain Jocelin Hamblett Stephen Hamblett* Bradford B. Kopp Arthur D. Little Nancy G.R. Moger Richard Nadeau Jane S. Nelson Michael C. Noble Cate M. Roberts Michael A. Salvadore, Sr.* Philip A. Segal, Jr. Robert F. Stoico * In Memoriam

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