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Australasian
Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria
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ARAZPA
(The Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria) is
the peak zoo and aquarium organisation in the Australasian
region.
ARAZPA's membership includes the major zoos and
aquariums in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the
South Pacific Islands.
ARAZPA is working towards developing zoos
and aquariums as centres of excellence in
conservation,
education
and research.
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ARAZPA News |
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2006 ARAZPA Conference Proceedings
The 2006 ARAZPA Conference was hosted by Perth Zoo. Held in
the zoo grounds, the sounds and smells of the zoo made a great
setting for the conference. The ARAZPA conference theme was
"Integration: The Challenge for Conservation". The papers
presentations are now available for download.
[View list
of papers available for download]
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Announcing
the 2006 ARAZPA Award winners.... |
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The
ARAZPA awards are an annual event that celebrates
excellence in the core areas of zoo and aquarium
activity. These prestigious awards recognise
outstanding achievements of conservation, education,
research, exhibit design, publication production and
professional excellence in Australasian zoos and
aquariums.
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The ARAZPA Exhibit Awards are awarded in
recognition of excellence in an animal display and
exhibit design, opened to the public during the
preceding year
The 2006 ARAZPA Exhibit award for a large scale
development was presented to: Healesville
Sanctuary, Zoos Victoria for The Australian
Wildlife Health Centre
The 2006 ARAZPA Exhibit award for a small scale
development is presented to:
Orana Wildlife
Park
for Siamang Gibbon Island |
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The ARAZPA Education Award is awarded in
recognition of outstanding achievement in
educational program design. Education programs
were judged on their ability to promote awareness
of conservation issues, show innovation, and
measure success.
The
2006 ARAZPA Education award was presented to:
Healesville Sanctuary, Zoos Victoria for Vet For A
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The ARAZPA In Situ Conservation Award
is awarded in recognition of exceptional effort by
an ARAZPA institution towards habitat
preservation, species restoration, and support of
biodiversity in the wild. T
The 2006 ARAZPA In Situ Conservation award
is jointly presented to:
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The ARAZPA Research Award is awarded in
recognition of outstanding achievement in
scientific research in ARAZPA institutions.
Research projects will be judged on their ability
to add to knowledge relevant to species
conservation efforts and show innovation.
The 2006 ARAZPA Research award was presented to:
Zoological Parks Board of NSW for Australian
Marine Mammal Research Centre Leopard Seal
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The ARAZPA Publication Award is awarded in
recognition of excellence in publication
production
The 2006 ARAZPA Publication award was presented
to:
Auckland
Zoo for the Auckland Zoological Park Annual Report
2004-2005. |
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The ARAZPA Award for Professional Excellence
is an occasional award, bestowed by the ARAZPA
Board in recognition of an individual’s long term,
outstanding contributions to the zoo and aquarium
profession and its science or technology.
The ARAZPA award for professional excellence was
presented to: Graeme Phipps |
Congratulations to all the award winners! |
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 April
2006 - Sumatran Tiger Conservation Lecture Tour
Debbie
Martyr, of Fauna and Flora International and
a leading figure in Sumatran tiger conservation
visited Australia and New Zealand in April 2006. Debbie
gave a presentation at a number of ARAZPA
member zoos, to raise money for tiger
conservation in Sumatra.
Debbie’s presentation
focused
on the work of the Kerinci Seblat Tiger Protection and
Conservation Program and law enforcement units, to date one
of the most successful conservation programs in Indonesia.
21st Century Tiger and the ARAZPA Wildlife Conservation Fund
endorses both the project and the presentation tour.
100% of tour proceeds forwarded to the
ARAZPA Wildlife Conservation Fund will reach the Kerinci
Seblat Tiger Protection and Conservation Program. Debbie
Martyr’s travel expenses have been kindly covered by
Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Warriors Worldwide.
Further information can be obtained from the ARAZPA office,
email: admin@arazpa.org.au |
Upcoming Meetings
A list of dates
and information for upcoming meetings and conferences, both
in the Australasian region and further a field.
[more
information]
The World Zoo and Aquarium
Conservation Strategy: Building a better future for wildlife
launched.
This document is a blueprint for conservation in zoos
and aquariums. The launch was hosted by Melbourne Zoo
in their Trail of the Elephants exhibit as part of the joint
conference of ARAZPA and the South East Asian Zoo
Association (SEAZA)
[more
information]
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 ARAZPA Great Ape
Campaign
Through the ARAZPA Wildlife Conservation Fund, zoos,
aquariums and individuals are invited to join the ARAZPA
Great Ape Campaign. Funds are being raised for four
projects helping conserve the orang-utan, gorilla,
chimpanzee and the silvery gibbon.
[More information]
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