AZA Connect

The Connect magazine and its new online platform serve to advance the mission of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums by showcasing trends, industry initiatives, conservation projects, and the accomplishments of its members. Each month, both the website and the magazine publish three to four in-depth articles.

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Sparking Curiosity For Conservation

2 weeks ago | aza.org | Samantha Erb

feature Sparking Curiosity For Conservation min read Anyone can swim with whale sharks, scout red wolves, or climb with koalas—all through the immersive lens of animal tracking maps.
Primates are Not Pets

1 month ago | aza.org

The Captive Primate Safety Act has garnered support from wildlife champions across the spectrum, uniting advocates in primate welfare and the fight against wildlife trafficking. The CPSA stands at the nexus of conservation, ethics, and public safety—an urgent call to action for all who believe in protecting our closest animal relatives.
Tackling Climate Change in Your Own Backyard

Mar 19, 2025 | aza.org | Kate Silver

Concerns about climate change and the environment are harming our collective mental health. A study by Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans believe climate change is harming people in this country, and 63 percent expect things to get more dire in their lifetime. Young people, in particular, are distressed about the climate emergency. And for many people, the constant barrage of doom and gloom makes matters worse. They want to act—not react.
From SSPs to SAFE

Feb 26, 2025 | aza.org | Alina Tugend

feature From SSPs to SAFE min read When the Association of Zoos and Aquariums moved some species out of the Species Survival Plan® program and into SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction, the goal was to improve collaboration between conservation programs focused on specific species and highlight the needs and achievements of those programs. “Switching to a SAFE program is now allowing us to connect with partners with the same vision and mission,” said Kyle McAuliffe, the recovery program...
Empowering People to Save Animals From Extinction

Feb 5, 2025 | aza.org | Kate Silver

feature Empowering People to Save Animals From Extinction min read LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Since launching the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction in 2015, it has become increasingly clear that there’s an extraordinary amount of work that must be done to educate, inspire, and motivate people to join in conservation efforts, both inside and outside of zoos and aquariums. In AZA institutions across the country, messages and actions around wildlife...
Improving Elephant Care Through Education

Jan 22, 2025 | aza.org | Kate Silver

feature Improving Elephant Care Through Education min read Last winter, Mercedes Vigil felt a little nervous as she traveled from her home in Albuquerque, N.M., to Leesburg, Va. For the next week, she’d be attending the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Principles of Elephant Management I classes. Although she’d been working at ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, N.M., as an elephant keeper for a few years, this would be her first formal classroom training about elephants, and she knew there was...
Hope and a Path Forward

Nov 27, 2024 | aza.org | Lauren Howard |Dipl ACZM

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus Thirty-two Asian elephants and nine African elephants have died from elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) in North America, and more than 200 elephants have died from EEHV across 12 Asian elephant range countries. The individual losses are heartbreaking, and the impact on our elephant populations is not yet fully understood.
Lightening the Load

Oct 23, 2024 | aza.org | Alina Tugend

feature Lightening the Load min read LinkedIn Twitter Facebook In the middle of the night in August 2023, care specialists with the San Diego Wildlife Alliance in San Diego, Calif., received an urgent call: Could they take in three baby spider monkeys confiscated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection? By 8 a.m., the monkeys, a subspecies of Geoffrey’s spider monkey designated as endangered, were under veterinary care at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif. “This story...
Hurricane Milton: Donate to Relief Fund

Oct 9, 2024 | aza.org | Dan Ashe

from the desk of dan ashe Hurricane Milton: Donate to Relief Fund min read LinkedIn Twitter Facebook This year’s active hurricane season is reminding us of our collective obligation to address the climate crisis.
Hurricane Helene: Donate to Relief Fund

Oct 7, 2024 | aza.org | Dan Ashe

from the desk of dan ashe Hurricane Helene: Donate to Relief Fund min read LinkedIn Twitter Facebook It was wonderful to see so many of you in Calgary, during our Annual Conference.