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The Zoo and Aquarium Association, formerly known as the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria, was established in 1990 "to link zoos and aquariums in Australia
, New Zealand
and the South Pacific
in a cooperative regional network for wildlife conservation."
The ZAA's Wildlife Conservation Fund provides critical funding to projects that aim to protect and conserve threatened species in the wild.
The ZAA holds workshops, meetings and conferences for zoo and aquarium specialists.
Through its specialist advisory groups, ZAA manages networks for over 500 zoo and aquarium specialists in fields such as wildlife research, veterinary science, environmental education and horticulture. These networks develop and share resources and develop Australasia-wide initiatives in wildlife conservation and environmental education.
Through ZAA’s Accreditation Program, standards for the operation of conservation-focused zoos and aquariums have been developed and a program to assess zoos and aquariums, and assist members to implement these standards has been launched.
. The ZAA New Zealand Branch office is hosted by Auckland Zoo
in New Zealand.
The current ZAAQ Management Committee is:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the South Pacific
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
in a cooperative regional network for wildlife conservation."
Wildlife conservation
Under the ZAA's Australasian Species Management Program member institutions cooperate to plan and manage the populations of wildlife they hold in ways that improve their sustainability and their conservation value.The ZAA's Wildlife Conservation Fund provides critical funding to projects that aim to protect and conserve threatened species in the wild.
The ZAA holds workshops, meetings and conferences for zoo and aquarium specialists.
Through its specialist advisory groups, ZAA manages networks for over 500 zoo and aquarium specialists in fields such as wildlife research, veterinary science, environmental education and horticulture. These networks develop and share resources and develop Australasia-wide initiatives in wildlife conservation and environmental education.
Capacity building for zoos and aquariums
The ZAA acts as a focal point for unifying the efforts of zoos and aquariums in contributing to wildlife conservation. The ZAA publishes news, guidelines and management plans for zoos and aquariums.Through ZAA’s Accreditation Program, standards for the operation of conservation-focused zoos and aquariums have been developed and a program to assess zoos and aquariums, and assist members to implement these standards has been launched.
Governance and Operations
The ZAA is overseen by a Board elected by the members. ZAA’s headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia and are hosted by the Taronga ZooTaronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Officially opened on 7 October 1916, it is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman...
. The ZAA New Zealand Branch office is hosted by Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo is a zoological garden in Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs park not far from Auckland's central business district. It is run by the Auckland City Council with the Auckland Zoological Society as a supporting organisation....
in New Zealand.
ZAA Board Members 2010
- President - Susan Hunt, Perth ZooPerth ZooThe Perth Zoo is a zoo that opened in 1898 in South Perth, Western Australia. As of January 2011, it is home to 1258 animals of 164 species and includes an extensive botanical collection....
- Wildlife Conservation Fund and Ethics Committee Chair - Vice President - Karen Fifield, Wellington ZooWellington ZooWellington Zoo is nestled in the green belt of Wellington, New Zealand. Now over 100 years old, it was the country’s first Zoo and has dedicated to over 100 different species of fauna from across the globe...
Trust - Board Member - Cameron Kerr, Taronga ZooTaronga ZooTaronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Officially opened on 7 October 1916, it is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman...
- Board Member - Lynn Anderson, Orana Wildlife Trust - ARAZPA New Zealand Branch Representative
- Board Member - Mark Craig, Sydney Wildlife WorldSydney Wildlife WorldWild Life Sydney is a wildlife park in the city of Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in September 2006, it is located on the city side of the Darling Harbour leisure and retail precinct, next to Sydney Aquarium....
- Board Member - Trevor Long, Sea WorldSea WorldSea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and promotes conservation through education and through the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. The...
- Board Member - Amanda Embury, Melbourne ZooMelbourne ZooThe Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Melbourne Zoo, contains more than 320 animal species from Australia and around the world. The zoo is north of the centre of Melbourne. It is accessible via Royal Park station on the Upfield railway line, and is also accessible via tram...
- ASMP Committee Chair - Board Member - Kevin Tanner, Melbourne ZooMelbourne ZooThe Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Melbourne Zoo, contains more than 320 animal species from Australia and around the world. The zoo is north of the centre of Melbourne. It is accessible via Royal Park station on the Upfield railway line, and is also accessible via tram...
- Board Member - Al Mucci DreamworldDreamworldDreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
ZAA Staff 2010
- Executive Director - Martin Phillips
- Accreditation Program Coordinator - Hayley Findlay
- Senior Species Management Officer - Suzy Barlow
- Regional Veterinary Officer - Andrea Reiss
- Process Management Office Coordinator - Ramona Frederickson
- Australian Species Management Program Manager - Chris Hibbard
- Senior Species Management Officer - Claire Ford
- Senior Species Management Officer - Steph Behrens
- Senior Species Management Officer - Ros Wilkins
ZAAQ
The Queensland branch of ZAA is known as ZAAQ, it was formed after the merger of the Queensland Wildlife and Parks Association (QWPA) and the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria in 2003. It also operates its own separate Species Management Program (QSMP).The current ZAAQ Management Committee is:
- President - Al Mucci, DreamworldDreamworldDreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
- Vice President - Michael O'Brien, Cairns Tropical ZooCairns Tropical ZooCairns Tropical Zoo is a tropical zoo in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It has a small collection of native and introduced species, and is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association ....
- Secretary - Kelsey Mostyn, Australia ZooAustralia ZooAustralia Zoo is a zoo located in the Australian state of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast near Beerwah/Glass House Mountains. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association , and is owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin, whose wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter made the...
- Treasurer - Matt Hingley, Currumbin Wildlife SanctuaryCurrumbin Wildlife SanctuaryCurrumbin Wildlife Sanctuary at Currumbin on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia, is world renowned for its feeding of huge flocks of free-flying wild Rainbow Lorikeets, which come to the Sanctuary to feast off the special mixture which the Lorikeets eat....
- Committee Member - Adam Northam, David Fleays Wildlife Park
Institutional Membership
The ZAA offers four types of Institutional Membership- Full - Requires inspection and board approval.
- Associate
- Corporate
- Subscribing
Current Full Institutional Members
- Adelaide ZooAdelaide ZooAdelaide Zoo is Australia's second oldest zoo, and the only major metropolitan zoo in Australia to be owned and operated on a non-profit basis. It is located in the parklands just north of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium...
- Alma Park Zoo
- Alice Springs Desert ParkAlice Springs Desert ParkThe Alice Springs Desert Park is an environmental education facility in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.It is sited on , with a core area of...
- Altina Wildlife Park
- Auckland ZooAuckland ZooAuckland Zoo is a zoological garden in Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs park not far from Auckland's central business district. It is run by the Auckland City Council with the Auckland Zoological Society as a supporting organisation....
- Australia ZooAustralia ZooAustralia Zoo is a zoo located in the Australian state of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast near Beerwah/Glass House Mountains. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association , and is owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin, whose wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter made the...
- Australian Reptile ParkAustralian Reptile ParkThe Australian Reptile Park is located at Somersby on the Central Coast, New South Wales in Australia. It is about North of Sydney, and is just off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway...
- Ballarat Wildlife ParkBallarat Wildlife ParkBallarat Wildlife Park is an interactive wildlife park situated in Ballarat, Australia which was opened by Greg Parker in 1987. The Park is situated on of natural bush land.-Animals:...
- Blackbutt Reserve
- Brooklands Zoo
- Cairns Tropical ZooCairns Tropical ZooCairns Tropical Zoo is a tropical zoo in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It has a small collection of native and introduced species, and is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association ....
- Cairns Wildlife Safari ReserveCairns Wildlife Safari ReserveCairns Wildlife Safari Reserve is a zoological park outside Kuranda, Queensland, Australia. The park is privately owned and operated by Jenny Jattke, and is currently for sale...
- Cleland Wildlife Park
- Crocodylus Park
- Currumbin Wildlife SanctuaryCurrumbin Wildlife SanctuaryCurrumbin Wildlife Sanctuary at Currumbin on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia, is world renowned for its feeding of huge flocks of free-flying wild Rainbow Lorikeets, which come to the Sanctuary to feast off the special mixture which the Lorikeets eat....
- DreamworldDreamworldDreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...
- Dunedin Botanic Garden
- Esplanade Aviaries
- Feathers Sanctuary
- Gorge Wildlife Park
- Halls Gap Zoo
- Hamilton ZooHamilton ZooHamilton Zoo is the main zoological garden of Hamilton, New Zealand. It is situated on Brymer Road in the Hamilton suburb of Rotokauri, on the outskirts of the metropolitan area towards the northwest...
- Healesville SanctuaryHealesville SanctuaryHealesville Sanctuary, or the Sir Colin MacKenzie Fauna Park, is a zoo specializing in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals. It is one of only two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other...
- International Antarctic CentreInternational Antarctic CentreThe International Antarctic Centre is located in the suburb of Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand, close to Christchurch International Airport. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the city.-Description:...
- Keystone Wildlife Conservancy
- Kiwi Birdlife Park
- Kowhai Park
- Kula Eco ParkKula Eco ParkKula Eco Park is an ecological preserve in Fiji. It is located on Fiji's largest island, Viti Levu, near Sigatoka. The area was originally established as a bird park in the 1980s, but was bought by Kula Eco Park Management in January 1997...
- Lone Pine Koala SanctuaryLone Pine Koala SanctuaryLone Pine Koala Sanctuary is located in the Brisbane suburb of Fig Tree Pocket in Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1927, it is the world's oldest and largest Koala Sanctuary.-History:...
- Marineland of New Zealand
- Melbourne MuseumMelbourne MuseumMelbourne Museum is located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia, adjacent the Royal Exhibition Building.It is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere, and is a venue of Museum Victoria, which also operates the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Museum.The museum has seven main...
- Melbourne ZooMelbourne ZooThe Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Melbourne Zoo, contains more than 320 animal species from Australia and around the world. The zoo is north of the centre of Melbourne. It is accessible via Royal Park station on the Upfield railway line, and is also accessible via tram...
- Mogo ZooMogo ZooMogo Zoo is a small privately owned zoo in Mogo on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of ARAZPA and has had some success in breeding programs for endangered species, including the Snow Leopard, Cotton-top Tamarin, Red Panda, and Sumatran Tiger. It is also the only zoo in...
- Monarto ZooMonarto ZooMonarto Zoological Park is an open-range animal sanctuary that is administered by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, along with the Adelaide Zoo. It has an area of . It is located in Monarto, approximately from the city of Adelaide...
- Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation ParkMoonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation ParkMoonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is a biopark within the Pearcedale Conservation Park located at Pearcedale on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne Australia. It aims to display the fauna that was found in the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve prior to European...
- National Aquarium of New ZealandNational Aquarium of New ZealandThe National Aquarium of New Zealand, also known as Napier Aquarium is a public aquarium in Napier, New Zealand.-History:The aquarium originally opened in its current location in 1976. In its first year of operation it attracted 230,000 visitors at a time when the population of Napier was about...
- National Zoo and Aquarium
- Natureland Zoological Park
- Orana Wildlife ParkOrana Wildlife ParkOrana Wildlife Park is New Zealand's only open-range zoo, located on the outskirts of Christchurch. It opened in 1976, and is owned and operated by the Orana Wildlife Trust, a registered charity.-External links:*...
- Otorohanga Kiwi House
- Paradise Valley Springs Wildlife Park
- Perth ZooPerth ZooThe Perth Zoo is a zoo that opened in 1898 in South Perth, Western Australia. As of January 2011, it is home to 1258 animals of 164 species and includes an extensive botanical collection....
- Pet Porpoise Pool
- Sea WorldSea WorldSea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and promotes conservation through education and through the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. The...
- Symbio Wildlife Park
- Sydney AquariumSydney AquariumSydney Aquarium is a public aquarium located in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the eastern side of Darling Harbour to the north of the Pyrmont Bridge...
- Sydney Wildlife WorldSydney Wildlife WorldWild Life Sydney is a wildlife park in the city of Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in September 2006, it is located on the city side of the Darling Harbour leisure and retail precinct, next to Sydney Aquarium....
- Taronga ZooTaronga ZooTaronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Officially opened on 7 October 1916, it is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman...
- Taronga Western Plains Zoo
- Territory Wildlife Park
- Tidbinbilla Nature ReserveTidbinbilla Nature ReserveTidbinbilla Nature Reserve, on the fringe of Namadgi National Park, is a short drive from the city of Canberra, Australia. The reserve covers an area of approximately 54.50 km² and consists of a large valley floor, the Tidbinbilla Mountain and the Gibraltar range...
- UnderWater WorldUnderWater World, QueenslandUnderWater World at Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia is a marine mammal park, oceanarium and wildlife sanctuary. Underwater World is an institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association .-History:...
- Wellington ZooWellington ZooWellington Zoo is nestled in the green belt of Wellington, New Zealand. Now over 100 years old, it was the country’s first Zoo and has dedicated to over 100 different species of fauna from across the globe...
- Werribee Open Range ZooWerribee Open Range ZooWerribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or 'Zoos Victoria' which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately and is located on...