BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION, INC.
BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION, INC.
BLANK PARK ZOO FOUNDATION, INC.
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OUR <strong>ZOO</strong>:<br />
ANIMAL COLLECTION<br />
Our Zoo is home to over 2,800 animals, representing 200<br />
different species. The following animals were added to our<br />
family in 2007:<br />
NEW ACQUISITIONS<br />
• 2 American Bald Eagles<br />
• 6 Green-winged Doves<br />
• 1 Rothschild’s Pheasant<br />
• 1 Lorikeet<br />
• 2 Pheasant Pigeons<br />
• 52 Moon Jellyfish<br />
• 6 Blue Poison Dart Frogs<br />
• 1 Ring-tailed Lemur<br />
• 10 Egyptian Fruit Bats<br />
• Live Coral tank and Fish<br />
OUR <strong>ZOO</strong> & BEYOND:<br />
7 2006-07 ANNUAL REPORT<br />
BORN/HATCHED<br />
AT THE <strong>ZOO</strong><br />
ANIMAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT<br />
As a member of the Association of Zoos &<br />
Aquariums (AZA) the Blank Park Zoo helps other<br />
institutions grow and improve their collections<br />
by transferring animals. This year, the following<br />
animals were moved to homes at other AZA<br />
facilities:<br />
• 1 Bongo Antelope<br />
• 1 Giraffe<br />
• 1 White-handed Gibbon<br />
• 2 Weid’s Marmosets<br />
MOON JELLYFISH<br />
• 1 Wallaby<br />
• 4 Chilean Flamingos<br />
• 10 Gouldian Finches<br />
• 3 Green-winged Doves<br />
• 4 Speckled Mousebirds<br />
• 1 Silver-eared Mesa BRINGING UP BABY:<br />
• 29 Axolotls<br />
• 489 Moon<br />
Jellyfish<br />
TRUMPETER SWANS<br />
FLAMINGOS The Zoo’s flock of<br />
Chilean Flamingos grew from 24<br />
to 28 this year, thanks in part to<br />
the time and dedication of our<br />
excellent staff of keepers who<br />
hand-raised two of our four new<br />
hatchlings.<br />
ANIMAL<br />
CONSERVATION<br />
As part of our ongoing<br />
commitment to animal<br />
conservation the Zoo’s<br />
Trumpeter Swan Cygnets<br />
were repopulated into the wild<br />
in 2007.<br />
JUMPING JELLIES In January of 2007, the Zoo had 13 Moon Jellyfish<br />
on exhibit, by the end of the year that number grew to over 1,000 jellies,<br />
most of which were grown at the Zoo. Nearly 500 of our homegrown<br />
jellies have been sent to other AZA institutions.<br />
CHILEAN FLAMINGOS