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2008 ARAZPA Conference Proceedings

Papers from the 2008 ARAZPA Conference hosted by Taronga Zoo are available for download below.

Please note not all papers were submitted for the proceedings. These papers are shown in grey and are not available for download.


Conference papers are available for download by ARAZPA members only.

Science and Conservation: Where does one end and the other begin?
Rebecca Spindler, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
People and Zoos - Conservation and Credibility
Andrew Tribe, School of Animal Studies, University of Queensland

Zoos as agents of social and political change
Susan Hunt, Perth Zoo

Who do they think we are? Commerce and Government perceptions of the role of zoos
Al Mucci, General Manager Life Sciences, Dreamworld

Repositioning Zoos - Communicating our role in the 21st Century
Cameron Kerr, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Wildlife Biosecurity in Australia
Karrie Rose, Taronga Conservation Sociey Australia
The Race to save the Tasmanian Devil
David Schaap, Taronga Conservation Sociey Austra
Development of short-term sperm storage technology for the Tasmanian Devil
Tamara Keeley, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
The way we were, the way we will be: how the preservation of the past sustains the collections of the future
Silvia Muscardin, Zoos SA, Lindell Andrews, Zoos SA
Advocating and Influencing Action
Ian Walton, Monarto Zoo
Balancing conservation messages with product information in public presentations at Orana Wildlife Park
Nicky Inwood, Orana Wildlife Trust
Volunteers: Advocates for Conservation
Ngareta Cronin, Zoos SA
Show me the money!
Peter Fraser, Conservation officer, Auckland Zoo
Many hands make "light" work - an example of collective support for a third world zoological institution 
Gert Skipper, Curator Collection Development Zoos SA
Doing more with less - Managing Human Resources in a small to medium sized fauna park
Craig Adams, Operations Manager, Australian Reptile Park
ZIMS - Zoological Information Management Service
Jamie Meyer, ISIS International Species Information Systems
Zoo and ecotourism operators are in the same market - why aren't we working together?
Andrew Fairley, Zoos Victoria
Overview of recovery efforts for threatened frog species in South-eastern New South Wales.
David Hunter, NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change
Designer Frogs for Reintroduction Experiments     
Peter Harlow, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
A new direction for the SA Frog Census 
Wendy Foster, Zoos SA
Meeting the challenge, Hochsetters frogs at Hamilton Zoo
Kara Goddard, Hamilton Zoo
The ARAZPA Frog Action Plan: progress on implemetation to date
Graeme Gillespie
The establishment of a captive breeding and research programme for West Australian Frogs
Helen Robertson, Perth Zoo
In situ Conservation Education Program - Little Penguin Project
Rochelle Bishop, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
The Art of Signage
Dr Lorne Roberts, Unitec
Bali Safari and Marine Park
Jon Coe, Jon Coe Design Ltd
Climate Change Education: What Zoos Can Do
David Smith, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Persuading zoo visitors to be more sustainable: Australia's Multi-Institutional Research Project
Liam Smith, Tourism Research Unit, Monash University
The re-greening of Melbourne Zoo
Colin Knight, Melbourne Zoo
ZOOSAFE - Making ZOOs SA a Safe Place to Live, Learn, Work and Play
Peter Collins, OHS Coordinator, Zoos SA
Habitat preservation: in-situ conservation in our backyard
Lynn Anderson, Orana Wildlife Trust
It's easy being green, Managing our Impact on the Environment doesn't always need a big budget,  just the right attitude 
Emma Schaeffer, Tranoga Conservation Society Australia
The Tip of the Iceberg, Threatened Species Triage
Russel Traher, Healesville Sanctuary
Think globally - motivating the locals to act locally?
Catherine Nicholls, Hamilton Zoo
A common goal: saving the Black-flanked Rock-wallaby
Ian Smith, Zoos SA
Studbooking: Why do we do it?
Vaughan Wilson, Zoos SA
Collection Planning and Conservation
Bruce Murdock, Australia Zoo
Regent Honeyeater Project
Robert Dockerill, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Behavioural Monitoring: Essential in a Captive Environment
Margaret Hawkins, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Taronga Zoo Education - using quality teaching to inspire behaviour change (Poster)
Nikki Bodel, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
How do we 'stop' it all? The auto re-inforcing property of pressures and directed responses, and neglected options. (Poster)
Marika Bouchon, University of Western Sydney, Social Ecology
Thirty Three Ants per Minute (Poster)
Alan Henderson, Melbourne Museum
Northern Corroboree Frog Captive Breeding program at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (Poster)
Rob Jansen, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Ex-situ management workshop for Amphibian Conservation in South-east Asia (Poster)
Michael McFadden, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Preference of Various Floor covering and substrate choice of Asian Elephants (Elaphas maximus) at Taronga Zoo (Poster)
Vera Nedved, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Observations on an outbreak of illness in tigers suspected to be Virulent Systemic Calicivirus (Poster)
Vere Nicolson, Patrick Martin-Vegue, Dreamworld
Intergrating and centralising resources for Kea conservation and advocacy (Poster)
Tamsin Orr-Walker and Dr Lorne Roberts, Kea Conservation Trust
Captive Grey Nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus Rafinesque,1810) in Australia: what are the real costs and benefits? (Poster)
Nick Otway, New South Wales Department of Pimary Industries
Museums & Zoos - making the most of our animal collections (Poster)
Liz Romer, Australian Museum 
Windows to the past, solutions for the future: long-term foraging histories (Poster)
Tracey Hodges(AMMRC, University of NSW)
Carolyn Hogg, Michaela Ciaglia, Toby Scrivener (AMMRC, Taronga Conservation Society Australia)
Factors which influence acoustic surveys of marine mammals (Poster)
Tracey Hodges(AMMRC, University of NSW)
Carolyn Hogg, Michaela Ciaglia (AMMRC, Taronga Conservation Society Australia)
Doug Cato (Defense Science & Technology Organisation)
Box conditioning and internal transportation of two juvenile Southern Cassowaries (Poster)
Emily Schmelitschek, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Aquarium Systems - not just for fish (Poster)
Adam Skidmore, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Behavioural Enrichment and Accreditation Requirements (Poster)
Madelon Willemsen, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Zoo Membership - growing the 'lifeblood' of your organisation
Tom Baxter, Zoos SA
Taronga Training Institute
Melissa Wyatt, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Challenges for visitor education and interpretation into the 21st century
Brooke Hutchinson, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Zoo Keeping: not just a trade but a voice of authentic influence
Michelle Raymond, Perth Zoo
Conservation Psychology in the Zoo
Carla Litchfield, Zoos SA
Exploring the significance of internal communication on organisational behaviour: A case study in an Australian Zoo
Larry Perry, Charles Sturt University
"Under Sobek's watchful eye": An observational study of visitors in the Lost World of Reptiles, Australian Reptile Park
Kevin Markwell, Australian Reptile Park
The new media environment for Australian zoos
Mark Williams, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Keeping bugs alive
Luke Simpkin, Melbourne Museum
Elephant Health and Reproduction at Taronga Zoo
Larry Vogelnest, Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Captive breeding with multiple paternity: a case study using the red-tailed phascogale
Wendy Foster and David Taggart, Zoos SA
Assisted reproduction in large aquarium sharks
Jonathan Daly, Melbourne Aquarium
Sympathy for the Devil
Tim Faulkner, Australian Reptile Park
Care takers: species management in changing environments
Daniel Gowland, Priam Psittaculture Centre
Zoos and their participation in disease surveillance
Chris Bunn, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort - conservation and business
Mark Craig, Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort


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