ABC's of AZA
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums provides this to exemplary zoological institutions across the globe.
What is Accreditation?
This document, finalized in 2022 by Dr. Gaby Mastromonaco, serves as the Toronto Zoo's conservation action plan, a requirement for AZA-accredited institutions.
SSPs aim to maximize the expertise and resources of AZA-accredited institutions to manage these populations.
In addition to Animal Welfare and Safety, the third core principle of AZA in 2023.
What is Visitor Engagement?
The location of SDS sheets for substances used in field activities.
What is the Field Lab?
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is led by this governing body.
What is the Board of Directors?
A resource to help guide discussions on maintaining respect and resolving issues of conflict when they arise.
What is the Respect Loop?
The location of SSP Sustainability Reports.
What is the AZA website.
The winner of the 2022 Welfare Win of the Year award.
Who is Outreach and Discovery (O&D) for their Snake Enrichment Program?
The committee which guides evaluations of classes, programs, animal talks, interpretive programs, and other education experiences offered by TZ.
What is the Conservation Education Committee?
An organization with similar goals as AZA, under which the Toronto Zoo is also accredited.
What is Canada's Association of Zoos and Aquariums?
Area of the Toronto Zoo that is not involved in/considered by AZA.
What is NO AREA!
The number of Species Survival Plans that the Toronto Zoo is involved with.
What is 119?
The Manager of Welfare Science.
Which area of a storage space must remain open and clutter-free as per the fire code?
What is the ceiling?
AZA accreditation is a priority for this top-dawg figure at the Toronto Zoo.
Who is Dolf.
The documentation of all species at the Toronto Zoo and the rationale for continuing to support them in our care.
What is the Animal Lives with Purpose Plan?
Each SSP is managed by its Taxon Advisory Group (TAG). A document that each TAG group is responsible for maintaining.
What are:
- Studbook?
- Breeding and Transfer Plan?
Animals impacted by this Act will not be able to be kept in the Toronto Zoo collection if AZA-accreditation is not attained.
What is the Jane Goodall Act.
An improvement that SR staff can undertake to aid in meeting AZA Facilities compliance.
What is any of (or similar):
- Reduce/eliminate extension cords and power bars.
- Declutter office, lab, and storage spaces.
- Routine safety checks of equipment.
- Notify S&S of fire alarms in need of repair.
- Etc.
The fifth, and most recently added, Promise in the AZA Strategic Plan.
What is "We will advance diversity, equity, access and inclusion practices in the profession and integrate these as values into our organizational cultures."
The two locations of online Toronto Zoo policies.
What are the Intranet and ADP?
The year that the new SSP framework will be fully implemented.
What is 2023.
Animal Welfare Concerns are brought forward to this committee.
What is the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC).
A phone number for Control.
What is any of:
- 416-392-5902 (emergency 1)
- 416-391-1111 (emergency 2)
- 416-392-5901 (general)
- 416-498-0888 (mobile)