MyZoo Fall 2022

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MyZoo Fall 2022. Volume 24. Issue 3. Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

WOODLAND PARK ZOO

SAVES WILDLIFE AND INSPIRES EVERYONE TO MAKE CONSERVATION

A PRIORITY IN THEIR LIVES.

Dear Friends,

The days are growing shorter, and the leaves are beginning to turn auburn and orange. As the season changes, we're celebrating our own evolution here at Woodland Park Zoo this year with the completion of the Living Northwest Trail project.

In 2018, we set out to reimagine the former Northern Trail, making it a focal point for our mission to save wildlife and inspire everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives. The Northwest is our home and the perfect place to inspire our communities to discover, recover and coexist with the wildlife that also resides in this stunning region.

The new Living Northwest Trail provides guests and members with ample opportunities for learning and inspiration. These experiences include the Pigott Family Lynx Exhibit opening in November and Cathy Herzig Basecamp Northwest and its Turtle Head Start Center for the immensely-successful Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project. In addition, our new rescued brown bear cub, Juniper, is already capturing the hearts of our community. And let us not forget the elk, mountain goats and so many others who call the Living Northwest Trail home. There truly is no other place as exquisite as the Pacific Northwest, and the example we set here protecting its beauty can resonate worldwide.

As you visit the zoo or enjoy time out in nature, please join me in using #IAmLivingNorthwest when posting your favorite photos so we can all celebrate the beauty of our shared outdoor spaces together.

I thank all our members and guests for making the incredible vision of the Living Northwest Trail come to life and supporting our conservation efforts here at home and across the globe. Without you, none of this would be possible. I invite you to visit the zoo soon, immerse yourself deeper into the Northwest and learn how small actions can make a big difference in your own backyard. Because, after all, we are all Living Northwest.

Warmest regards,

Alejandro Grajal, PhD President and CEO

STELLER’S SEA EAGLE

There are about 10 different species of “sea eagles” or “fish eagles” around the world. This includes any of the various fish-eating eagles in the genus Haliaeetus including our native and always impressive bald eagle. Even bigger is the Steller's sea eagle.

One of the biggest sea eagles—even bigger than the bald eagle by weight, beak size and wingspan—is the Steller’s sea eagle! There is still a lot we do not know for certain about this big, powerful raptor, mostly because of the remoteness of where it lives. This species is endemic to Northeast Asia—meaning this is the only region in the world where this eagle is found. There, it lives on rocky coastlines circling the Sea of Okhotsk from eastern Siberia, up and around to the Kamchatka Peninsula and south to Hokkaido, Japan.

The Steller’s sea eagle is a large, magnificent bird, with dark plumage on its head and body; white on its shoulders, tail, and thighs; and a bright-yellow bill and feet. It is the heaviest of the sea eagles, with the largest females— they’re usually bigger than males—weighing up to 20 pounds (for comparison, a female bald eagle ranges between 10-15 pounds) and with a wingspan up to 8 feet wide!

While these two species do not share a habitat in the wild, the Steller’s sea eagle, the bald eagle and ALL sea eagles do share a common need: clean coastlines and waterways with robust populations of fish. Bald eagles were once on the brink of extinction due to the use of pesticides that seeped through the ground and into waterways, poisoning the fish that the eagles were eating. At one point in the 1960s, there were only around 400 pairs of bald eagles left in the U.S.—but conservation efforts that included banning DDT and species protections have allowed them to recover. Now it is estimated that there are more than 300,000 bald eagles living throughout North America including right here in Seattle.

The population of Steller’s sea eagles, and the size of their habitat range, is much smaller and they are currently listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as species vulnerable to extinction. It is estimated there are fewer than 5,000 of these birds living in their remote range—and threats such as habitat loss, climate change, pollution, lead poisoning and overfishing mean that the population could be in further decline.

Woodland Park Zoo is proud to introduce the newest addition to our Wildlife Survival Program: a Steller’s sea eagle conservation partner that works in conjunction with the Bronx Zoo’s Wildlife Conservation Society (also known as

WCS). The WCS’s Beringia Program—so named after the Beringia region of the Arctic—includes a large swath of habitat critical for Steller’s sea eagles, many sea and shorebirds and other wildlife. The health of all these species—or the decline of any one of them— can tell us a lot about the health of the entire ecosystem.

This new conservation project will promote the preservation and functionality of this whole area, safeguarding it as a landscape that can support its full range of native species. One of its first priorities is to survey suitable habitat within the Bay of Schastye where Steller’s sea eagles can successfully breed and raise young. The data will be compared to previous surveys and the results will help determine the best ways to protect this vulnerable raptor and all the species that share this habitat.

Woodland Park Zoo’s Living Northwest Trail is currently home to two Steller’s sea eagles that serve as ambassadors for their species. Ivan is around 25 years old, and his mate Olga is 16. Olga is bigger than Ivan and their animal keepers tell us she has a big personality to match her size!

Both of them enjoy a regular menu rotation that includes salmon, trout, rats, mice, guinea pigs and quail—but as you might expect fish is always a favorite no matter what type! Occasionally, as a special treat, Ivan and Olga get to hunt for live trout in the upper pool of their habitat. Ivan especially seems to enjoy this opportunity to exercise his fishing skills and appears to relish the rewards that come with this enriching activity!

Next time you visit Woodland Park Zoo’s Living Northwest Trail to see Ivan and Olga you might even get to see their wild neighbors—a pair of bald eagles who regularly nest in one of the large trees over in the elk yard. The bald eagles are a wonderful symbol of conservation success— one we now hope to help replicate for the Steller’s sea eagle.

Some of these birds stay in their habitat in the Russian Far East all year long, while others migrate southward for the winter to the Kuril Islands and to Hokkaido, Japan. This is the only place in the world where Steller’s sea eagles are found.

The Steller’s sea eagle is the largest of all sea eagles and the heaviest known eagle. Its habits are not well known due to its remote habitat.

Steller’s sea eagles have binocular vision, having both eyes set on the front of their heads. This gives them an ability to focus with exceptional depth perception —very helpful when diving more than 100 feet through the air to catch their prey!

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LIVING NORTHWEST

The Living Northwest Trail tells the story of how we can discover, recover and coexist with wildlife here in our own region. It does so with and through voices of the community including local Indigenous artists. It is now also a hub for the zoo’s own Northwest conservation work, which has never before had such persistent visibility.

The Living Northwest Trail’s transformation celebrates the people, animals, and landscapes of this region and highlights their dependence on one another. We hope, as you wander the trail, you will feel inspired to add your own story. After all, you are a part of nature, not separate. We encourage you to see yourself in this space and feel empowered to take action on behalf of wildlife.

NORTHWEST TRAIL

This fall, Woodland Park Zoo welcomes you to explore the soon-to-be completed Living Northwest Trail featuring all new experiences including:

BASECAMP NORTHWEST

Cathy Herzig Basecamp Northwest is a “basecamp” for exploring conservation solutions. Guests will find hope in the zoo’s and its partners’ successes, inspiration in the diverse contributions of their community peers, and empowerment in the calls to action that provide specific ways to help turtles and all Northwest wildlife. Calls to action include a focus on recovering the health of our ecosystems, combatting climate change, advocating for wildlife protection and coexisting with wildlife in our communities.

A HEAD START FOR TURTLES

Guests will be able to see into the Turtle Head Start Center, a conservation lab where baby turtles are hatched and reared. The turtles are cared for by animal keepers until they are large enough to be released safely into protected wetlands. Started in 1991, this program with its partners has helped to bring western pond turtles back from the brink of extinction in Washington state. After operating behind the scenes for 30 years, the program will now be visible to guests for the first time ever, strengthening the connection between care at the zoo and conservation in the Northwest.

BE INSPIRED

On a cinematic video wall inside Cathy Herzig Basecamp Northwest, guests will discover the icons of Northwest wildlife and ways to take action to protect them. Spotlights include animals otherwise not seen in the exhibit but essential to the story of Northwest conservation, such as orca, salmon, bats, butterflies and wolverines. Lushootseed names are shared to acknowledge the environmental stewardship of local Tribes since time immemorial. The screens are flanked by carved works designed by artist and storyteller Roger Fernandes from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe or S'Klallam Tribe, whose personal story can be heard in the nearby "I Am Living Northwest" story kiosk.

COMMITTED TO RECOVERY

Washington contains some of the greatest wilderness remaining in the lower US, with nearly the full panoply of carnivore species, all within a "stone’s throw" of a major metropolitan area. It is difficult to watch a brown bear dip her paws into her pool and not feel moved to do more for these incredible species. With recovery comes commitment.

DISCOVER YOUR INNER G.O.A.T.

Guests will hear from experts and heroes of the Northwest conservation movement, but they will also see themselves in community members who take action for wildlife every day. This space will continue to celebrate the unique value that each individual brings to saving species. The lesson? We need everyone to join us in protecting wildlife.

This exhibit is made possible with dedicated support from private funders and major maintenance funding from the voter-approved Seattle Park District.

The completed Living Northwest Trail represents a major milestone in Forests for All, Woodland Park Zoo’s 7-year, $110 million comprehensive fundraising campaign. More than $70 million has already been donated by nearly 100,000 donors since 2018 to this comprehensive vision to assure local and global forests

PURR-FECT FOR LYNX!

The Pigott Family Lynx Exhibit will feature four young, male Canada lynx. The animals will live in a highly enriching fissionfusion dynamic, which means the cats may move in and out of social combinations making each guest experience fresh and different. In the lynx exhibit complex the cats will be able to exploit the full cubic volume of the spaces. With a seesaw, wobble trees and plenty of perches, the lynx can choose from a wide variety of places to move through or find the perfect place for a cat nap.

CLIMATE ACTION

Canada lynx are a regional keystone species well adapted to their Northwest home. Guests will learn about the impacts of climate change on local habitat, including the decline of dense montane snowpack on which lynx and other animals depend. Discover the zoo's success with remote carnivore monitoring that uses scientific research to investigate such urgent challenges and drive wildlife conservation solutions.

CONSERVATION INSPIRATION TO GO

There is a Living Northwest Trail companion website to continue the themes of discover, recover, and coexist for guests before, during and after their visit. Go to www.wearelivingnorthwest.org to explore.

and green spaces for animals, for people, forever. The Living Northwest Trail, the regional conservation projects it celebrates, and the community action it inspires are part of the Living Northwest campaign initiative investing in local transformation for global impact. Join the campaign at zoo.org/donate.

CREATING HABITAT: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE EXHIBITS TEAM!

Woodland Park Zoo is unique in that we have our own exhibits team working in house year-round to imagine, create, and install exhibitory elements and designs. While the team is always thinking of ways to make our animals more comfortable— or introduce new elements into their spaces—this team of artists is also often the first to welcome a new species! When it came to the Pigott Family Lynx Exhibit on the refreshed Living Northwest Trail, the exhibits crew worked with animal keepers and behaviorists to design the purr-fect habitat! We spoke with Sarah Braly, Exhibit Technician, to learn more about this process.

WPZ: What are the challenges with building a lynx exhibit?

Sarah: When building an exhibit many things happen all at once. Contractors and Exhibits staff work side by side (and sometimes on top of each other) in the exhibit, making for an intricate dance. Via regular planning meetings with our contractors we thread the needle and condense timelines, allowing large projects to be completed in limited timeframes.

WPZ: What, in your opinion, is the coolest part of this project?

Sarah: Very few zoos have an in-house Exhibits Department like WPZ. This allows for a unique collaboration between the designers/builders of an exhibit and Animal Care staff. While we (obviously) love to fabricate beautiful features, the looks don't matter if the pieces don't provide for the animal's needs. The font of wisdom that is animal welfare informs our designs, adding function to form.

WPZ: What is the process (we see in the video) for making the small sculptures and how do they fit into the larger structures folks will see in the exhibit?

Sarah: All of our exhibit designs begin with three parties in mind: Animals, Keepers, and Guests. Project Management, Animal Management and Exhibits work collaboratively to weave these needs together, coalescing in an overall exhibit design. The individual exhibit features are then refined and scale models are made.

The models are first translated into full scale steel armatures which are then lathed, structure coated, texture coated, painted and sealed. When possible the majority of this work is done in the Exhibits Shop, but larger pieces (such as the maple/nurse stump) are concreted on site.

WPZ: Any Easter eggs in this exhibit?

Sarah: As a conservation based organization we want to get people excited about nature. Our animals serve as the primary path to empathy (we are a zoo after all), but not the only path. The largest feature in the exhibit is a big leaf maple growing out of a nurse stump which provides a den and lounging limbs for the lynx. By highlighting the beauty and wonder not just of the lynx but of its natural environment we seek to deepen the impact of the exhibit.

WPZ: Can you share any fun details about epiphytes, seesaws and flex trees?

Sarah: An animal habitat is not just a place, it is a system of interrelation. To bring a sense of this to the lynx exhibit we have built planters into the big leaf maple and nurse stump which will feature naturally occurring epiphytes (mosses, ferns). We are layering enrichment into the exhibit with a seesaw log and flexible tree, challenging the balance and strength of the lynx.

WPZ: Working with Animal Management on the needs of the species, how do you collaborate with that team?

Sarah: Exhibits and Animal Management collaborate closely on the design and execution of exhibits. Considerations range from basic needs (shelter) to animal behavior and enrichment, to safety (pinch points, grip). Every inch of our designs reflects input and guidance from Animal Management.

WPZ: As an artist, what is your hope for this new exhibit?

Sarah: An exhibit is successful when it meets the needs of our animal keepers and guests. Watching an animal use our built environment as designed, hearing that keepers are easily able to navigate and clean the exhibit, and seeing inspired and happy guests is the ultimate dream for an exhibit.

Thank you Sarah for showing us a bit about your work and the amazing artistry and thoughtfulness that goes into each habitat! Check out the lynx exhibit, and all its awesome elements, in November when Living Northwest Trail officially opens the new exhibit!

Watch: Behind-the-scenes process video of sculpting, creating and installing the lynx habitat on Living Northwest Trail. Video by Sarah Braly/Woodland Park Zoo.

MEMBER NEWS

FALL 2022

Dear Member,

Over the past 20 years, we’ve brought you fun and engaging zoo stories through this magazine, MyZoo. We welcomed adorable baby animals and celebrated our vibrant conservation partnerships, and we’ve shared many special zoo moments with you—our member family. We want to do our best to thank you for your support, and to keep sharing Woodland Park Zoo and our stories with you!

The past few years MyZoo magazine has evolved, going digital in 2020 to save on costs and support sustainability. While this issue of MyZoo magazine will be its last, we know there are many ways you prefer to read all about your zoo!

You can always find the latest stories on our blog and social accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok!) And we will keep curating content just for you, so make sure to check your zoo emails for our member exclusives!

We will continue to print and mail the annual zoo calendar to members each fall, because we know you love to keep our animals in your hearts every day of the year. In addition to the calendar, starting next year we will offer a special item each spring for members to pick up when they visit the zoo. For 2023, we will be offering beautiful I Am Living Northwest sticker packs—and we can’t wait to see where you decide to display them!

We have our annual member survey coming soon, and we hope you will take a few minutes to tell us what zoo stories you are most excited to hear about next!

Thank you for all you do!

Your Woodland Park Zoo family

P.S. If you want to revisit previous MyZoo issues, they are available at zoo.org/myzoomagazine.

BROWN BEAR CUB

JUNIPER

Juniper the rescued brown bear cub has stolen the hearts of just about everyone who has heard her story. Her rescue by Alaska Department of Fish and Game and her second chance and new home at Woodland Park Zoo is just the beginning for the spunky cub.

Here in this region, Woodland Park Zoo is a proud member of the Friends of the North Cascades Grizzly Bear Coalition. “Decades of effort and research make it clear that grizzlies— once a critical component of the North Cascades Ecosystem where

they roamed for thousands of years—are now unable to recover without human assistance,” says Robert Long, PhD, director of Woodland Park Zoo’s Living Northwest Conservation Program and a carnivore research ecologist. “Grizzly recovery is not only logistically feasible and ecologically important but supported by most Washingtonians. It’s time to bring the grizzly back to the North Cascades.”

Learn more at zoo.org/brownbear

Photo of Juniper, our rescued brown bear cub, by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/ Woodland Park Zoo

Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, WPZ

THANK YOU!

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, 262 donors joined us on our 4th annual All for Animals Giving Day for 24 hours of giving back to our community zoo. Gifts of all sizes to our six different campaigns helped raise over $106,000 from generous donors to make a difference for the animals in our care and in the wild! By sponsoring or making a gift to All for Animals Giving Day, supporters make possible many aspects of Woodland Park Zoo. Whether you’re caring for animals, providing scholarships to help kids experience zoo camp, or funding species saving work at home and internationally, you are the heart of our mission and the force that keeps all our work moving forward.

Save the date for next year’s All for Animals Giving Day –Wednesday, September 13, 2023

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CANADA LYNX

We are excited to welcome a new species to Woodland Park Zoo— one that will be right at home in the Living Northwest Trail.

Four young male Canada lynx will soon be on the prowl in a brand-new space, built just for them! The Pigott Family Lynx Exhibit allows one to four animals to share the habitat at a time, so the dynamic will always change. Why this species? There are several important factors “linking” lynx to our Northwest ecosystem.

LYNX OR BOBCAT?

There are four living species of the genus Lynx—each perfectly adapted to their habitats around the world. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx—native to forests in Europe, Central Asia, and Siberia), the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus —an endangered species native to Southern Europe’s Iberian Peninsula), the bobcat (Lynx rufus —a North American species with a stubby tail) and the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). However, only 3 of the species in the genus Lynx (the first word in the scientific name for all 4) would be referred to as "lynxes," with the other being the bobcat.

Canada lynx are well adapted to far north and high mountain habitats. They live in high-latitude forests across North America where they hunt snowshoe hares, squirrels, birds and other small prey. Lynx are medium-size cats, but their long legs and thick fur can make them look bigger than they actually are. An adult can grow to be just over 3 feet long including their head and body—adding an extra 2–5 inches for their short tails. They are just under 2 feet tall and can weigh between 18–30 lbs. This species is perfectly adapted for snowy habitats, with thick fur to protect them from the cold and huge, wide paws to support them on deep snow.

Washington state is at the southern end of the Canada lynx’s range, and there may be only a few dozen left in our state. Why? Climate change is reducing the snow pack and wildfires are burning habitat, making lynx and their prey much rarer here. Globally, this cat is not threatened with extinction, but here in Washington state they are listed as an endangered species.

Canada lynx are well adapted to far north and high mountain habitats. They live in high-latitude forests across North America. Washington state is at the southern end of the Canada lynx’s range, and there may be only a few dozen left in our state.

Living in the Northwest means that we each have a role to play—every step we take to halt climate change can help save the lynx and its habitat. Woodland Park Zoo and our partners are studying both lynx and wolverines (another rare species that depends on deep snow) to help recover their populations in the Cascades. Since 2019, Woodland Park Zoo has been collaborating with researchers at Washington State University and other partners to monitor lynx in the North Cascades. As part of our Living Northwest Conservation Program, this extensive remote camera study is collecting valuable information about how lynx, wolverines, and other rare carnivores are currently using this rugged landscape. The information we gather can help us to better coexist with them and to protect their shrinking habitat.

We hope you’ll come meet our new Canada lynx at the new Pigott Family Lynx Exhibit in the updated Living Northwest Trail habitat!

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2022 JUNGLE PARTY

ON JULY 8, 2022 , hundreds of Woodland Park Zoo supporters gathered inperson and virtually to celebrate the 46th annual Jungle Party under the leadership of co-chairs Holly Hirai, Jonathan Kil, Jeff Leppo and Robin McManamin. In an incredible show of support, our community gave more than $1.6 million at this year’s event to support the zoo’s world-class animal care, inclusive learning programs that inspire conservation action for all ages, and wildlife conservation programs that save species and habitats in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Thank you!

COZY FALL CREATURES

Autumn is time for walking on crispy leaves, building cozy forts and eating delicious pumpkin treats! Many animals spend the fall season preparing for winter by storing food or building shelters. Can you complete all 10 cozy activities between now and the first of December?

Make a cozy spot to sleep

Find a water source

Appreciate the beautiful leaves Prepare some snacks to share with your family

Invite friends to take a fall stroll

Listen to the sound of trees

Hike to the top

Spot a squirrel Hold a leaf up to the sun to see it glow

Discover a hidden pumpkin!

Let’s Pretend:

If you were a brown bear cub, what items in your home would you want to sniff and explore? What would a brown bear cub find to eat? Would they wear shoes or have bear-feet?

Just the Sillies

What do you call a wet bear?

A drizzly bear.

Hey Northwest families! Check out wearelivingnorthwest.org for activities, prompts, inspiring reads, and many other ways to recover and coexist with Northwest wildlife. Autumn is the perfect time to get curious and do more for the wildlife in your neighborhood!

What do you call a wolf who gets lost?

A where wolf!

Who scared the elk?

A cari-boo!

Why did the owl invite her friends to Halloween? She didn’t want to be owl by herself.

HOOT, HOOT!

Check out this awesome owl craft – it’s easy with egg cartons and some paint!

Lynx Lessons

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Do Lynx Purr?

Just like a house cat, a lynx can make all sorts of sounds, mews and yowls, hisses and even a cozy purr!

Lynx Lunch!

These nighttime hunters prefer snowshoe hares, squirrels, birds and other small prey. They have excellent vision to help them find their next meal.

Lynx (and their prey) thrive in the snow. Their thick fur protects them from the cold and their huge paws support them in deep powder. These beautiful cats depend on habitat with snowfall and cool temperatures.

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FORESTS FOR ALL

At the heart of the Emerald City in the Evergreen State, a movement is taking root.

Habitat for wildlife. Livelihoods for people. Climate solutions for all. When forests and green spaces thrive, so do animals and people. That’s why communities here and around the world are uniting through Woodland Park Zoo’s Forests for All initiative. Together, we will protect, restore, and sustain the local and global forests connected to our everyday lives in ways big and small.

Join us at zoo.org/forestsforall