Annual Report - WAZA

IIWAZA Annual Report 2011WAZAStructureWAZA Council• President: Jörg Junhold |Zoo Leipzig (Germany• President-elect: Lee Ehmke |Minnesota Zoological Gardens(USA)• Rick Barongi | Houston Zoo (USA)• Joanne Lalumière |Granby Zoo (Canada)• Kevin Bell | Lincoln Park Zoo (USA)• Lena Lindén | Nordens Ark(Sweden)• Oliver Pagan | Basel Zoo(Switzerland)• David Field |Zoological Society London (UK)• Chris West |Zoos South Australia (Australia)• Co-opted members:Kris Vehrs | AZALesley Dickie | EAZASally Walker | SAZARCDave Morgan | PAAZABWAZA Standing CommitteesMembership Committee• Chair: Lee Ehmke | MinnesotaZoological gardens (USA)• Kevin Bell | Lincoln Park Zoo (USA)• Suzanne Gendron |Ocean Park (Hong Kong)• Cesare Avesani |Parco Natura Viva (Italy)• Kazutoshi Arai | JAZA (Japan)• Stephen van der Spuy |Johannesburg Zoo (South Africa)• Thomas Kauffels |Opelzoo (Germany)Nominating Committee• Chair: Mark Penning |uShaka Seaworld (South Africa)• Rick Barongi | Houston Zoo (USA)• Sally Walker | SAZARC (India)• Theo Pagel | Kölner Zoo (Germany)• Bob Cook | WCS, Bronx Zoo (USA)Ethics and Animal WelfareCommittee• Chair: Chris West |Zoos South Australia (Australia)• David Jones |North Carolina Zoo (USA)• Theo Pagel |Kölner Zoo, Cologne (Germany)WAZA Structure Scheme• Jenny Gray |Melbourne Zoo (Australia)• Clifford Nxomani | National Zoo,Pretoria (South Africa)• Hideyuki Takahashi |Ueno Zoo (Japan)• David Field |Zoological Society London (UK)Finance Committee• Chair: Lena Lindén |NordensArk (Sweden)• Olivier Pagan |Zoo Basel (Switzerland)• Susan Hunt | Perth Zoo (Australia)• Jim Fleshman |Cameron Park Zoo (USA)Chairs of other committees• Marketing:Joanne Lalumière |Granby Zoo (Canada)• Conservation and Sustainability:Rick Barongi | Houston Zoo (USA)• Population Management (CPM):Dave Morgan | PAAZAB• Aquarium:Heather Koldewey | ZSL (UK)• Science and Veterinary:Heribert Hofer | IZW (Germany)• Associations:Sally Walker | SAZARC• Conference programme:Jenny Grey |Melbourne Zoo (Australia)• Education (WAZA/IZE):Joanne Lalumière |Granby Zoo (Canada)Executive Office Staff• Executive director: Gerald Dick• Office management & accounting:Monica Gamp• Marketing and communication:Carole Lecointre• Conservation and internationalstudbooks: Markus GussetAs of October 2011 the executiveoffice staff consists of 3.8 full timeworking equivalents. Since May 2011,the office is also supported by GabrielaAllen on an hourly basis.Marketing Conference 2011 Totem.

IIIWAZA Membership StatisticsWAZA in 2011WAZA Membership• Associations................................24• Institutions...............................258• Affiliates......................................16• Corporates..................................15• Life & Honorary........................ 101In 2011 WAZA membership grew by3,0% compared to 2010, thus leadingto a total number of members of 313(excluding life and honorary members).Emergency Relief Supportfor Japan and ThailandIn March 2011, following the tsunamidisaster in Japan, WAZA has createda new webpage to collect money forthe affected institutions. The publiccould get the latest information fromJAZA, have access to JAZA Facebookpage and also donate online. Theoperation “Donate for Japan” leadto a financial support, generatedfrom WAZA members as well asother supporters, in the magnitudeof 68,368.33 CHF (83,550.00 $ as of31 August 2011). Since November2011 nearly the whole of Thailand wasaffected by huge flooding, havinga great impact on wildlife. WAZAassisted to coordinate drugs andequipment to be sent to Thailandfrom Japan, Australia, Malaysia andSingapore. Thanks go to all supporterswithin the global WAZA network!7 th International Zoo& Aquarium MarketingConference, Granby, CanadaThe Marketing conference was heldfrom June 13 th to 16 th 2011 and hostedby the Zoo de Granby in Quebec,Canada. The event welcomed morethan 70 participants from 22 differentcountries. They were able to attenda variety of presentations, paneldiscussions and a workshop underthe theme of “Strategic Marketing inAction”. The conference was dividedin 6 different sessions: StrategicMarketing, Marketing Conservation,Social Marketing, Marketing the Zooand Aquarium Community, Marketing2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011www.waza.org Statisticsyear visitors visits pages hits bandwidth2006 114.484 154.328 651.678 5.933.091 46.94 GB2007 291.762 384.969 1.343.013 12.772.234 161.04 GB2008 345.115 506.758 1.732.967 14.659.627 252.79 GB2009 358.043 519.522 1.740.556 14.755.427 397.95 GB2010 428.736 546.965 1.969.816 14.084.040 413.75 GB2011 487.104 651.364 2.201.591 16.262.559 510.65 GBEducation, Best Practices-Turn BadNews into Good News. At the endof the conference the summarisingrecommendation concerning the UNDecade on biodiversity for the 66 thWAZA Annual Conference in Praguewas presented and adopted.International Cooperation• On 20 September Dr. Gerald Dick,WAZA Executive Director, took partin a signing ceremony in New Yorkin support of the UN Decade onBiodiversity. Together with 25 otherglobal organisations, such as FAO,WTO, CITES, IUCN and WWF WAZAis in support of biodiversity conservationglobally and will take part inthe work of a newly established taskforce under the auspices of the Conventionon Biological Diversity (CBD).• WAZA supported the activitiesfor bat conservation of the UNEPConvention on the Conservation ofMigratory Species of Wild Animalsduring the Year of the Bat. Numerousactivities in support of educationand conservation were carriedout in all continents.• WAZA entered a Memorandumof Understanding with AMMPA(Alliance of Marine Mammal Parksand Aquariums) and CITES (Conventionon International Trade inEndangered Species of Wild Faunaand Flora) in order to strengthenthe relationship with organisationsin the field of marine mammals andinternational exchange of animals.Communication• WAZA established theConservation and SustainabilityResource Centrewww.unitedforconservation.orgoffers a unique collection of weblinks,initially about 600. Theinformation is freely available foreverybody and is a great resource inthe growing and often unclear filedof conservation organisations andactivities.• WAZA website has been updatedregularly, the WAZA membershipdirectory now contains all availableand updated information in realtime and events and monthly pressreleases are accessible on the web.Corporate members are introducedin a special section and advertisementswere generated for somepublications.• MembershipBrochurepublishedIn order to assistthe acquisitionof new membersand tobetter explainthe benefits ofbeing a WAZAmember, thebrochureVoice of theGlobal Zoo andAquarium Community waspublished (printed and asdownload on www.waza.org).