Conservation Engagement: A Conversation with Alan Varsik, Director of the Point Defiance Zoo and Aqu
The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is unique in the zoo and aquarium world as it concentrates almost exclusively on animals from the Pacific Rim. Its sister facility, Northwest Trek, is even more unique as it only features wildlife from the Pacific Northwest. Its centerpiece is a 450-acre free roaming exhibit for North American hoofstock. Both facilities are on the cutting edge of environmental education, conservation and sustainability. In 2017, the Point Defiance