Wellington Zoo Welcome
Karen Fifield, Wellington Zoo |
Tightening the Global Tightrope
Guy Cooper, Zoological Parks Board of NSW |
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2107: Celebrating the World Zoo Project and other possibilities
Richard Rowe, Melbourne Zoo |
2107: What does the future hold for zoos?
Kelsey Mostyn, Australia Zoo |
Creating a talent pool for our future
Laura Mumaw, Lovonne Hunter, Jan Steele, Richard Rowe, Zoos Victoria |
Maximising our impact
Simon Duffy, Taronga Zoo |
Exhibits as timeless stage-sets or topical conservations? Keeping our eyes on what's important
Becca Hanson and David Roberts, Studio Hanson/Roberts |
Conservation medicine: A perfect vehicle for implementing the WAZA conservation strategy
Richard Jokob-Hoff, Auckland Zoo |
Conservation through cooperation: the successful merger between NZ CMaG and ARAZPA
Lynn Anderson, Orana Wildlife Trust |
Not all zoos are equal: raising standards in less resourced zoos
Chris Banks and Kevin Evans, Zoos Victoria and Zoos SA |
Can we design zoo experiences that get hearts beating? The potential use of ambulatory cardiac monitors in zoo experience design
Liam Smith, Tourism Research Unit - Monash University |
And the monkeys run the monkey house
Jon Coe, Jon Coe Designs |
ARAZPA accreditation program
Jonathan Wilcken, ARAZPA |
Managing Native Species- the New Zealand Experience
Ian Fraser and Andrew Nelson, ARAZPA and Auckland Zoo |
Zoos and recovery programs: how it should work and why it doesn’t…always
Caroline Lees, Ros Wilkins and Madelon Willemsen, ARAZPA and Taronga Zoo |
ARAZPA field conservation
Claire Ford and Susan Hunt, ARAZPA Wildlife Conservation Fund Management Committee and ARAZPA Board |
Reintroduction program for Sumatran orang-utan
Peter Pratje, Frankfurt Zoological Society |
ZPB education strategy
Paul Maguire, Zoological Parks Board of NSW |
Conservation management of Archey's frog at Auckland Zoo
John Rowden and Andrew Nelson, Auckland Zoo |
The value of a specialist captive bird breeding facility to tomorrow's zoo
Daniel Gowland, Priam Psittaculture Centre |
Animal welfare in zoos and aquariums - what does it mean and how do we assess it?
Erna Walraven, Zoological Parks Board of NSW |
Call a therapist! Using social psychology to maximize the visitor learning experience
Edy MacDonald and Sam Ham, Wellington Zoo and University of Idaho |
Eklektus Inc: The creative experience
Eric Dorfman, Eklektus Inc |
Developing a new conservation strategy for Zoos Victoria
Chris Banks, Zoos Victoria |
Reproductive Management of the white rhino population in Australia - problems and potential solutions
Edward Cheadle, Vanessa Smith, Smantha Stephens, Hamilton Zoo |
Immersion: the real experience
Nicole Feeley, Andrew Chauncy, Steve McKee, Zoos SA |
Kubu River Hippos - the challenge of being green
Ross Jones, Werribee Open Range Zoo |
Urban bird research: a study of the kereru in Wellington, New Zealand
Monica Awasthy, Wellington Zoo and Victoria University of Wellington |
Sex ratio variation - implications for captive breeding programs
Vera Nedved, Zoological Parks Board of NSW |
The effects of changes in body condition on rhinoceros birth sex ratios: initiation of a worldwide zoo research study
Elizabeth Berkeley and Wayne Linklater, Victoria University of Wellington |
Training animals in zoos: the establishment of communication lines between zoos
Gerry Whitehouse-Tedd, Wellington Zoo |
Orang-utan Sanctuary - connect, care, act
Scott Killeen, Zoos Victoria |
Challenges of breeding Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) at Wellington Zoo
Ben Pocock, Wellington Zoo |
How does male sterility and repeated oestrus change the behaviour and social structure of a captive Hamadryas baboon colony?
Ray Tobler, Alan Dixson and Wayne Linklater, Victoria University of Wellington |
Do as we say and as we do - retailing in Australia's zoos
Carol Shannon, Perth Zoo |
Ensuring the zoo keeping profession does not become extinct
Bettina Sammut, Zoological Parks Board of NSW |
The effects of short term confinement on glucocorticoids and sex steroids in black and white rhinoceros
Edy MacDonald and Wayne Linklater, Wellington Zoo and Victoria University of Wellington |
Department of Conservation new technical guidelines
Jim Nicolson, Department of Conservation |
Flying forward - New Zealand species conservation at Orana Wildlife Park
Tara Atkinson-Renton, Orana Wildlife Park |
The reintroduction of a zoo bred Sumatran orang-utan into Bukit Tigpuluh National Park
Leif Cocks, Perth Zoo |
The sustainable management of ungulate species in the Australasian region; surplus males and lessons drawn from nature
Nathan Jamieson and Tim Portas, Western Plains Zoo |
The amphibian extinction crisis: where to next?
Susan Hunt, Perth Zoo and ARAZPA Board |
The zoo as a rich learning experience
Rick Hammond, Melbourne Zoo |
Implementation of Wellington Zoo's environmental management system
Carl Ali, Wellington Zoo |
Serum Vitamin D levels in wld and captive tuatara
Barbara Blanchard, Wellington Zoo |
Ovarian activity in hand-reared cheetah determined by faecal steroid analysis
Jody Blomfield, Delwyn Crombie, Samantha Stephens, Michael Goold, Stephen Standley, Catherine Morrow,
Hamilton Zoo, University of Waikato, and Scimitar Scientific Ltd |
Taronga Zoo education - making a difference
Nikki Bodel, Taronga Zoo |
Youth at the zoo
Lucinda Bryant, Taronga Zoo |
Husbandry and operant conditioning of a new programme species, the African crested porcupine
Cassandra Butler and Kelly Green, Wellington Zoo |
A spooky recovery: conserving the Kangaroo Island glossy black cockatoo
Trena Carney, Zoos SA |
Reproductive monitoring in captive southern white rhinoceros: vulval swellings as an indicator of oestrus
Louise Carter, Samantha Stephens, Michael Goold, Catherine Morrow, Hamilton Zoo and Scimitar Scientific Ltd |
Agouti - an example of why we should keep breeding small mammals
Simon Eyre, Wellington Zoo |
Nocturnal behaviour of the Asian elephants at Auckland Zoo
Diane Fraser, Ian Freeman, Carol Lockette, Andrew Coers, John Rowden, Natalie Waran, Unitec and Auckland Zoo |
ARAZPA's Ark: Hoofstock in crisis
Tineke Joustra, Orana Wildlife Trust |
Hippos on the move
Michael Kidman, Werribee Open Range Zoo |
Evolution of the National Pharmacies Zoomobile - present and future challenges
Jessica Langley, Adelaide Zoo |
Health and safety signage project for Wellington Zoo
Russell McKeen and Rhona Beesley, Wellington Zoo and Action Direction |
A training team - a recipe for success?
Tilewa Ojo and Annemieke Timmermans, Wellington Zoo |
Behavioural correlates of physiological oestrus in captive Sumatran tigers by measures of faecal oestradiol
Madeline Rix-Trott, Lorne Roberts, Catherine Morrow, Amy Dixon, Peter Fraser, Natalie Waran, Unitec, Auckland Zoo, Scimitar Scientific Ltd |
How effective are New Zealand zoos at educating the public and providing advocacy for one of New Zealand icon species: the Kea (Nestor notabilis)?
Lorne Roberts, Louise Parker, Natalie Waran, Tamsin Orr-Walker, Unitec, Auckland Zoo, and Kea Conservation Trust |
Monarto: the changing face of visitors
Ian Walton, Zoos SA |
Human Zoo
Emma Yengi and Peter Whitehead, Zoos SA |
The emotive experience versus the cognitive in authentic learning
Kit McIntyre, Auckland Zoo |
Orang-utan sanctuary: a place for orang-utans
Jan Steele, Amanda Embury, Jim Brighton, Melbourne Zoo |
Sustainable management of southern white rhinoceros in Australasia into the future
Tim Portas, Western Plains Zoo |
Volunteers: making a difference
Ngareta Cronin, Zoos SA |
Asian elephant importation to Taronga Zoo - preliminary data on activity and exhibit usage
Madelon Willemsen, Margaret Hawkins, Vera Nedved, Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales |
Conservation management of dedicated zoo workers
Linda Shaw, Auckland Zoo |
The use of simulated predator presence to increase performance of sentry behaviour performance in captive meerkats and the implications for public display
Lauren Booth and Lorne Roberts, Unitec |
Walking the talk
Ian Walton, Zoos SA |
A model for multi-institutional conservation partnerships for the preservation of endangered species
Hayley Findlay and Chris Coombes, Western Plains Zoo and Charles Sturt University |
C'ing the future: cooperation, coordination, commitment - a volunteer strategy
Franke Nicoll, Cleland Wildlife Park |
The highs and lows of hand raising baby platypus
Jocelyn Hockley, Healesville Sanctuary |
Chemical control of aggression in zoo animals
David Blyde, Sea World |
Cripes it's stripes - Orana's tiger tale
Nathan Hawke, Orana Wildlife Trust |
Husbandry guidelines - help or hindrance
Will Meikle, Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales |
When it hits the fan..... zoo goes belly up! Who you gonna call? Zooworks
Tim Husband, Zooworks |
A fresh and simple approach to unwanted aggression within black and white ruffed lemur troop
Rachael Mason, Orana Wildlife Park |
The ART of captive breeding
Tamara Keeley, Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales |
Considerations for improving native species recovery reliant upon captive breeding
Graeme Gillespie and Tim Jessop, Zoos Victoria |
Initiating the first Cambodian wild animal husbandry workshop - investing in conservation for the long haul
Kelly Hobbs, Matt Wills and Chris Banks, Melbourne Zoo |
A golden opportunity
Amy Dixon and Sandra Rice, Auckland Zoo |
The great natural leadership challenge
Alison Lash and Jason Clarke, bdi associates and Minds at Work |
Facing the challenge of climate change
Caroline Lees and Jonathan Wilcken, ARAZPA |