WAZA Annual Report 2009

Participants of 64th WAZA Annual Conference, St Louis, US, at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial © JM, St. Louis

Annual Report

2009

Editorial For 2009 it is the first time that WAZA publishes a brief Annual Report in addition to the comprehensive reports, which are available in the proceedings of the 64th Annual Conference, which took place in St Louis, 4–8 October 2009. Here only the most important facts such as the financial report, changes in the composition of committees and the WAZA Council and other activities of public interest are highlighted.

For more information please consult the WAZA website: www.waza.org Gerald Dick, WAZA Executive Director

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WAZA Structure

WAZA Structure Scheme

WAZA Council (till October 2009)

• President: Gordon McGregor Reid | Chester Zoo, UK • President-elect: Mark Penning | uShaka Sea World, South Africa • Jeffrey Bonner | St. Louis Zoo, USA • Jerry Borin | Colombus Zoo, USA • Jo Gipps | Bristol Zoo, UK • Jörg Junhold | Zoo Leipzig, Germany • Ryszard Topola | Zoo Łodz, Poland • Sally Walker | SAZARC • Chris West | Zoos South Australia • Observers: Kris Vehrs | AZA, Lesley Dickie | EAZA, Dave Morgan | PAAZAB

WAZA Council (after October 2009)

• President: Mark Penning | uShaka Sea World, South Africa • President-elect: Jörg Junhold | Zoo Leipzig, Germany • Lee Ehmke | Minnesota Zoological Gardens, USA • Rick Barongi | Houston Zoo, USA • Joanne Lalumière | Granby Zoo, Canada • Jo Gipps | Bristol Zoo, UK • Ryszard Topola | Zoo Łodz, Poland • Cesare Avesani | Parco Natura Viva, Italy • Chris West | Zoos South Australia • Co-opted members: Kris Vehrs | AZA, Lesley Dickie | EAZA, Sally Walker | SAZARC, Dave Morgan | PAAZAB

WAZA Standing Committees Membership Committee • Chair: Jerry Borin | Colombus Zoo, USA (till Oct 2009) Lee Ehmke | Minnesota Zoological Gardens, USA (since Oct 2009) • Brad Andrews | Sea World Orlando, USA (till Oct 2009) • Rick Barongi | Houston Zoo, USA (since Oct 2009) • Fanny Lai | Singapore Zoological Gardens • Cesare Avesani | Parco Natura Viva, Italy • Kenichi Kitamura | JAZA, Japan • Maria Clara Dominguez | ALPZA, Colombia (till Oct 2009) • Patrick Garratt | Two Oceans Aquarium, South Africa (since Oct 2009) • Wolfgang Gettmann | Aquazoo Düsseldorf, Germany

Nominating Committee • Chair: Karen Sausman | Palm Desert, USA (till Oct 2009) Gordon McGregor Reid | Chester Zoo, UK (since Oct 2009) • Chris West | Zoos South Australia • Alex Rübel | Zoo Zürich, Switzerland • Sally Walker | SAZARC, India • Mark Reed | Sedgwick County Zoo, USA Ethics and Animal Welfare Committee • Chair: Chris West | Zoos South Australia • David Jones | North Carolina Zoo, USA • Theo Pagel | Kölner Zoo, Cologne, Germany • Amy Camacho | Africam Safari, Puebla, Mexico • Clifford Nxomani | National Zoo, Pretoria, South Africa • Hideyuki Takahashi | Ueno Zoo, Japan • Fanny Lai | Singapore Zoological Gardens Finance Committee • Chair: Jerry Borin | Columbus Zoo, USA (till October 2009) Jörg Junhold | Zoo Leipzig, Germany (since Oct 2009) • Jörg Junhold | Zoo Leipzig, Germany (till Oct 2009) • Oliver Pagan | Zoo Basel, Switzerland • Joanne Lalumière | Granby Zoo, Canada (since Oct 2009) • David Field | ZSL, UK (since Oct 2009)

Chairs of other committees • Marketing Jörg Junhold | Zoo Leipzig, Germany • Conservation and Sustainability Jo Gipps | Bristol Zoo, UK • Population Management (CPM) Dave Morgan | PAAZAB • Aquarium Mark Penning | uShaka Sea World, South Africa (till Oct 2009), Heather Koldewey | ZSL, UK (since Oct 2009) • Programme Jeffrey Bonner | St Louis Zoo, USA (till Oct 2009), Theo Pagel | Kölner Zoo, Germany (since Oct 2009) • Education (WAZA/IZE) Jeffrey Bonner | St Louis Zoo, USA (till Oct 2009), Joanne Lalumière | Granby Zoo, Canada (since Oct 2009) • Science and Veterinary Heribert Hofer | Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW), Berlin, Germany • Associations Sally Walker | SAZARC (since Oct 2009)

Executive Office Staff

• Executive director: Gerald Dick • Office management: Sabine Gyger (till April 2009), Natasha Jackson (since April 2009)

• Marketing and communication: Ulrike Fox (since May 2009) • IZE liaison and web: Silvia Geser • International studbook coordinator: Thomas Althaus As of October 2009 the office consists of 3.9 full time working equivalents.

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WAZA in 2009 Office Management

• Optimising workflows and cost minimising for various services, like mail • Establishment of new working contracts, job descriptions and appraisal interviews for all staff members • Preparation of office move to Gland at IUCN headquarters

WAZA Membership

• Associations................................24 • Institutions.............................. 248 • Affiliates...................................... 13 • Corporates................................... 5 • Life & Honorary......................... 95 See membership graph (top right).

Publications/website

www.waza.org Statistics year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

visitors 14.006 36.205 61.495 114.484 291.762 345.115 358.043

visits 20.725 50.001 84.119 154.328 384.969 506.758 519.522

pages 94.224 191.590 333.374 651.678 1.343.013 1.732.967 1.740.556

hits 720.213 1.727.621 3.072.273 5.933.091 12.772.234 14.659.627 14.755.427

bandwidth 2.97 GB 8.80 GB 20.47 GB 46.94 GB 161.04 GB 252.79 GB 397.95 GB

2009

• Establishment of Corporate Design • Outsourcing of layout and print, as well as reduction of printed materials • Design and establishment of new website with major parts in 3 lanStrategies Amphibian Ark guages, all publications made avail- • Finalisation of WAZA Vision and • On 17th June 2009 the petition able on website Corporate Strategy Towards 2020, for amphibian conservation was • WAZA News feature also articles adopted at 64th Annual Conference handed over to Dr Jane Smart, Head of associations and partners • Finalisation and launch of WAZA of IUCN Species Programme. A total See table about website use Aquarium Strategy for Conservation of 75 196 signatures have been col(top right). and Sustainability (Turning the Tide) lected as well as 43,742.80 CHF via adopted at 64th Annual Conference WAZA for Amphibian Ark work.

Strategic Partnerships • Establishment of a joint CBSG/ Development WAZA Climate Change Task Force, Year of the • Formalised working agreements chaired by Paul Pearce-Kelly (ZSL) Gorilla 2009 were set up with IUCN, the Ram• WAZA climate change petition, ask- • Participation sar Convention on wetlands and ing for a reduction of atmospheric in this UNEP Year of the the Convention on the ConservaCO2 to the safe level of < 350 ppm led campaign, GORILLA tion of Migratory Species of Wild was sent to UN Secretary General as partner.

Année du GORILLE Animals (CMS) and the Convention Mr. Ban Ki-moon, just before the 109 zoos took on Biological Diversity (CBD) Copenhagen UN conference on Clipart and used • Conferences and meetings were mate Change (7–18 December 2009). the provided information material attended of ZACC, PAAZAB, ALPZA, The petition included 788 signa(leaflets, posters, pins, stickers) as SAZA, EAZA, JAZA, CITES tures from senior management of well as announced their activities on 249 WAZA member organisations. the campaign website. WAZA and IZE produced a resource manual (All about Gorillas) in 4 languages.

• Publication of a special edition of WAZA magazine about gorilla conservation, launched at the International Gorilla Symposium, held at Frankfurt Zoo, 9–10 June 2009.

A summary of activities of the year was published as a supplement of WAZA News 4/09. © Gerald Dick Jointly looking into WAZA’s future: immediate past president, Gordon McGregor Reid (left) and president Mark Penning (right).

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WAZA Financial Report UN Year of Biodiversity 2010

• Evaluation of WAZA branded conservation projects (published in the International Zoo Yearbook 2010).

• Preparation of the first WAZA book on biodiversity conservation.

• Establishment of partnerships in order to produce promotional material • Donor search for support of biodiversity work within WAZA. See the graph below.

WAZA Training Grant 2009

13,200 € was spent for 7th Annual Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) Veterinary Workshop, Kenya and the capacity building workshops on animal care and management in the ALPZA region.

Heini Hediger Award 2009

Karen Sausman of Living Desert, Palm Desert, USA was granted WAZA’s highest honour, having been a zoo director, artist, author, naturalist and conservationist all at once.

Karen served as WAZA president from 2006 to 2007.

auditor’s report is subject to approval by 65th Annual Conference, October 2010 | all in Swiss Francs (CHF) | 1 CHF = 0,6883 € = 0,9437 $ as of 15 March 2010 Balance Assets UBS Account Post Account Call Investment Securities / Time Deposit Investment Withholding Tax (35%) Prepaid Expenses Liabilities Deferred Income Capital Resources: Balance 01.01.2009 Deficit 2009

as per December 31, 2009

as per December 31, 2008

420’272.48 18’090.88 0.00 531’569.00 839.45 8’438.25 979’210.06

57’985.42 10’657.09 200’000.00 605’903.65 7’495.25 24’353.98 906’395.39

268’139.55

80’539.41

711’070.51 979’210.06

825’855.98 906’395.39

2009

2008

686’884.79 13’953.88 19’283.40 0.00 120.08 26’434.88 746’677.03

628’251.59 0.00 68.30 6’311.43 12’000.00 14’655.94 661’287.26

439’479.28 33’422.32 70’346.16 6’749.13 43’712.85 74’648.40 13’280.29 6’863.04 688’501.47 15’127.76 157’833.27 172’961.03 861’462.50 746’677.03 861’462.50 -114’785.47

593’497.60 37’610.68 109’939.11 9’714.79 36’937.42 95’083.25 49’789.34 951.15 933’523.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 933’523.34 661’287.26 933’523.34 -272’236.08

825’855.98 -114’785.47

Profit and Loss Account Receipts Membership Membership 2008 Sales and Services EAZWV Zoo Schweiz Credit Interest Expenses Salaries and Benefits Travel Subcontracts, Grants, etc.

Training, Meetings, Committees Equipment and Premises Maintenance, Publications, etc Marketing Bank Charges, Taxes Sub Total Recruitment Contigency for Council Sub Total Total Total Receipts Total Expenses Deficit

WAZA Branded Conservation Projects Statistics Development of the number of WAZA branded conservation projects, carried out by WAZA members and partners, since inception of the scheme in 2003 (end 2009: 165 projects)

Editor:

Gerald Dick WAZA Executive Office, IUCN Conservation Centre, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland Layout & typesetting: michal@sky.cz Print: Agentura NP, Staré Město, Czech Republic Printed on FSC paper © WAZA 2010 ISSN: 1662-7733