2008 - 2009 Annual Report - Zoos South Australia

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CONTENTSCurrent vs Planned – Monarto ZooYear In ReviewPresident and CEO’s ReportConservation ProgramsAssets and InfrastructureConservation EducationCurrent specimen numbers(total = 492, from Monarto Zoo ARKS database) (2008 total = 513)Current species numbers(total = 46, from Monarto Zoo ARKS database) (2008 total = 45)Diversity index (average # species/family) = 1.84The AnimalsLiving collectionsStatus of Animal CollectionsAnimal InventoryThreatened SpeciesOperationsCommunications and PartnershipsVisitor ExperiencesHuman ResourcesFinancial Report% %0 Amphibia0 Pisces0 Arthropoda1 Reptilia92 Mammalia7 AvesAmphibiaPiscesArthropodaReptiliaMammaliaAves%0 Amphibia0 Pisces0 Arthropoda9 Reptilia80 Mammalia11 AvesFinalsPlanned specimen numbers(total = 869, from 2009 Online Regional Census and Plan) (2008 total = 716)Planned species numbers(total = 66, from 2009 Online Regional Census and Plan) (2008 total = 65)Diversity index (average # species/family) = 1.69%0 Amphibia0 Pisces0 Arthropoda2 Reptilia84 Mammalia14 Aves%0 Amphibia0 Pisces0 Arthropoda9 Reptilia71 Mammalia20 AvesStatus of Animal Collections - 3 of 10
CONTENTSYear In ReviewPresident and CEO’s ReportConservation ProgramsAssets and InfrastructureConservation EducationThe AnimalsLiving collectionsStatus of Animal CollectionsAnimal InventoryThreatened SpeciesOperationsCommunications and PartnershipsVisitor ExperiencesHuman ResourcesFinancial ReportFinalsCollection CompositionCITES Listed SpeciesCurrently, there are approximately 5000 species of animals and more than28,000 species of plants protected by CITES (Convention on International Tradein Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). These species are listed in one ofthree CITES Appendices, according to how threatened they are by internationaltrade, CITES I being most threatened.Adelaide Zoo%2 Domestic10 CITES I27 CITES II4 CITES III57 Not listedAnimals listed under CITES Appendix I are those species threatened by extinction.The trade in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptionalcircumstances. These restrictions have implications for the maintenance of CITESI species in the Zoo collection, as the import of such species can be a long andexpensive exercise. These species, in particular, highlight the need for effectivepopulation management, with any CITES I species required to be managed undera Department of Environment and Water Resources approved Co-operativeConservation Program (CCP). Adelaide Zoo currently houses 28 species of CITES Ilisted animal across eight of the taxonomically segregated groups, while MonartoZoo maintains 10 CITES I species (Appendix 1).Adelaide Zoo%3 Artiodactyls3 Periss. & Prob3 Misc. Mammal7 Monotreme & Marsupial10 Reptile & Amphibian14 Carnivore25 Non-passerine35 Primate(not listed in Aquatic, Bats & Rats, Invertebrate, Marine Mammal, Passerines, PNG Fauna & none/domestic).Monarto ZooMonarto Zoo%23 CITES I14 CITES II4 CITES III59 Not listed%20 Artiodactyl30 Periss. & Prob20 Monotreme & Marsupial10 Reptile & Amphibian10 Carnivore10 Non-passerine(not listed in Bats & Rats or Primates).Status of Animal Collections - 4 of 10
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