Zoophoria!
The Story of the Modern Conservation Zoological Park as Told by its Leaders
 |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
 |
"As a past interviewee for Zoophoria, I believe it to be a very valuable and factual documentation of the passion and commitment of the many fine people that are involved in zoo-based conservation. Over the past 20-30 years, accredited zoological parks have undergone a transformation from historical menageries to active participants in the global conservation community. Zoophoria is a great testimonial to this conservation revolution."
Rick Barongi
Former Director, Houston Zoo
September 14, 2018
Ever since it’s opening in 1934, the Brookfield Zoo outside of Chicago has been regarded as a leader in the zoo field. One of its prominent figures was Ray Pawley, who served as Curator of Herpetology, as well as General Curator, Curator of Birds, Public R...
September 4, 2018
Since being established in 1964, SeaWorld parks have connected millions of guests with animals and educated them about marine life. SeaWorld's animal care professionals helped revolutionize positive reinforcement animal training in zoos and aquariums. The co...
August 29, 2018
After years of experience in animal care and zoo medicine, Jan Ramer came to the Wilds in 2015 and became its Vice President in 2017. At over 9,000 acres, the Ohio-based, Columbus Zoo-affiliated safari park and conservation center is renowned for its large...
August 27, 2018
Ever since playing an instrumental role in the habitat design of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, PJA Architects has been one of the principal zoo design firms in North America. The geniuses behind it are Pat Janikowski and Jim Brighton. They aspire to build revolu...
June 29, 2018
For the past 33 years, Dr. Joel Parrott has led the Oakland Zoo. When he started there, the Oakland Zoo was an antiquated zoo with grossly substandard exhibits and animal husbandry practices. Project by project, Parrott and his team rebuilt the zoo and esta...
May 23, 2018
Fred Koontz is an expert in the science of small population management and understands the opportunity zoos can play in that realm. He worked at the Bronx Zoo as Curator of Mammals at a time when the zoo was dramatically growing its involvement in insitu co...
May 18, 2018
Ralph Waterhouse began his career at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and learned a lot from the zoo's director, the late Earl Wells. He then went on to be the first general curator of the Minnesota Zoo, dubbed the zoo of the future when it opened in 1978. Wate...
May 16, 2018
After spending time at three other zoos, Christina Gorsuch became Curator of Mammals at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2015. She oversees the care and husbandry of a wide variety of animals from lions to black rhinoceroses to Asian elephants to Mexican wolves to Afr...
May 14, 2018
On this day in 1988, Willie B, who Terry Maple proclaimed "a charismatic gorilla if there ever was one," stepped outside in his new state-of-the-art home at Zoo Atlanta after 27 years of living in isolation with nothing but a television set and tire swing for company....
May 11, 2018
In 1947, Paul Breese was named the first director of the Honolulu Zoo and was tasked with turning a small bird park into a world-class zoological park. With the help of Belle Benchley of the San Diego Zoo, he built the zoo from the ground up and put togethe...