Annual Report 2007 - Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo

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New Happenings and MilestonesTampa’s Lowry Park Zoo embraces growth that issustainable, in direct response to community needs.The average local public funding for a North American, AZAaccredited organization the size of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is40%. Historically, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo has received less than6% of its operating support from city and county sources.• Record single day paid attendance of17,192 guests during $3 Day onSeptember 9, 2007.• In the Summer of 2007, the Zoo waspleased to welcome a flock of Africanpenguins to a spacious outdoor exhibitnear the entrance to Safari Africa.• Record annual attendance of over 1.1million visitors in FY 07.• Spring of 2007 brought the Ituri Forest,a 1.5 acre expansion of Safari Africa.This area brought several new animaladditions including cheetah, okapi,pygmy hippopotamus, red river hog,shoebill stork and more.Tampa’s Lowry Park Zooanalyzed data from 164 zoosaccredited by the Associationof Zoos and Aquariums(AZA), as reported to AZAannually by the individualfacilities. For the five yearperiod from 2002 - 2006,Tampa’s Lowry ParkZoo was one of onlyfive facilities thatexhibited five years ofsustained attendancegrowth.Page 3Page 4
Page 1: Lowry Park Zoological Society of Ta
Page 5 and 6: Learning Comes NaturallyZoo School
Page 7 and 8: Conservation ShowcaseTampa’s Lowr
Page 9 and 10: A Look AheadA young white tiger cub
Page 11 and 12: Events and DonorsZoo BooSelect Date

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