OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OPERATES AND MAINTAINS OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM. THE ZOO SITS ON 160 ACRES AND HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 1,300 ANIMAL SPECIES INCLUDING MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS, FISH, AND INVERTEBRATES. IT BOASTS NATURAL, IMMERSIVE EXHIBIT SPACES, INCLUDING ASIAN HIGHLANDS, ADVENTURE TRAILS, AFRICAN GRASSLAND, AN AQUARIUM, THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR DESERT COVERED BY A TRANSPARENT GLAZED GEODESIC DOME, AMERICA'S LARGEST INDOOR RAINFOREST, THE WORLD'S LARGEST NOCTURNAL EXHIBIT, AND GORILLA AND ORANGUTAN HABITATS. DURING 2020, 56,046 MEMBERSHIPS WERE SOLD, AND 817,494 PEOPLE VISITED THE PARK.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$40.3MProgram 2 [2020]
OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM'S CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CONDUCTS VALUABLE CONSERVATION SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, PATHOLOGY, REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, CONSERVATION GENETICS, AND COMPARATIVE NUTRITION. THE SCIENTIFIC TEAMS CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN 2020 INCLUDING FIVE VETERINARIANS, ONE VETERINARY PATHOLOGIST, SEVEN PH.D. SCIENTISTS AND POST-DOCS, FOUR MASTER'S LEVEL RESEARCHERS AND SEVEN ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL STAFF. THESE TEAMS WERE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT LED TO THE PUBLICATION (VARIOUS STAGES) OF MANUSCRIPTS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS. IN ADDITION, OUR RESEARCHERS PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND GAVE INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES, SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, AND INDUSTRY MEETINGS. OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM SUPPORTED SIX IN-SITU PROJECTS FOCUSING ON CONSERVING SPECIES IN THREE KEY REGIONS GLOBALLY INCLUDING OCEANS, NORTH AMERICA, MADAGASCAR, AND MAINLAND AFRICA. SUPPORT NOT ONLY INCLUDED FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECTS BUT STAFF EXPERTISE AND TIME WITH DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS INCLUDING CORAL RESCUE, PROPAGATION AND RESTORATION OF REEFS THROUGH SECORE, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF SALT CREEK TIGER BEETLES IN NEBRASKA, BREEDING AND RELEASE OF AMPHIBIANS IN NORTH AMERICA AND PUERTO RICO, BREEDING FISH SPECIES AND AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE SPECIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AN AQUARIUM ENVIRONMENT, AND HABITAT REFORESTATION EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN MADAGASCAR. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN MORE THAN FIFTY KEY SERVICES ROLES ON SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AS ADVISORS, SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN PROGRAM LEADERS, STUDBOOK KEEPERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PROJECT COORDINATORS, INSTRUCTORS AND TAXON ADVISORY GROUP CHAIRS AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.4MProgram 3 [2020]
OMAHA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ARE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED. MORE THAN 1,261 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED IN 2020. THIS PROGRAMMING, WHICH INCLUDED DAY CAMPS, CLASSES, DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES, CAMPOUTS, AND ON-GROUNDS PROGRAMMING REACHED 82,349 INDIVIDUALS. THE ZOO ALSO HAS CONSERVATION-ORIENTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY, MOLECULAR GENETICS, NUTRITION, RARE PLANT PROPAGATION, AND ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND HUSBANDRY IN THE GREWCOCK CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH. IN 2020, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CAREER SHADOWING WAS PROVIDED AT THE ZOO TO 47 UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ZOO'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF PARTICIPATES IN A RANGE OF OFFSITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM FROM LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES TO LONGER DURATION PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC OR CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$821.8K
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