What is Riverbanks' current role in the wide array of conservation efforts? From delivering high quality conservation education programs and providing superb veterinary support for SSP and research programs to administering a wide variety of regional and international conservation efforts, the Riverbanks Zoo staff is continuously and actively involved with conservation.
Riverbanks participates actively in Species Survival Plan (SSP) programs for 72 species including the golden-lion tamarin, African lion, siamang, reticulated giraffe, lowland gorilla, African elephant, Amur tiger, ring-tailed lemur, slender-tailed meerkat, spotted hyena, plains zebra, Matschie's tree kangaroo, red kangaroo, Rodrigues fruit bat, Debrazza monkey, Hamadryas baboon, lion-tailed macaque, white-faced saki, golden-headed lion tamarin, black howler monkey, Prevost's squirrel, red-ruffed lemur, Hoffman's sloth, red-necked wallaby, Parma wallaby, king vulture, rockhopper penguin, Gentoo penguin, king penguin, Hyacinth macaw, Bali mynah, blue-crowned motmot, sunbittern, Abyssinian ground hornbill, tawny frogmouth, laughing kookaburra, golden-breasted starling, fairy bluebird, spectacled owl, Lady Ross' turaco, Eurasian eagle owl, Toco toucan, red-legged seriema, boat-billed heron, green woodhoopoe, masked lapwing, blue-faced honeyeater, green-naped pheasant pigeon, Victoria crowned pigeon, keel-billed toucan, red-billed hornbill, thick-billed parrot, American flamingo, Indian pygmy goose, red-billed leiothrix, crested oropendola, Marianas fruit dove, white-headed buffalo weaver, radiated tortoise, Komodo monitor, green tree monitor, Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, giant leaf-tailed gecko, mossy leaf-tailed gecko, satanic leaf-tailed gecko, Madagascar flat-tailed tortoise, pancake tortoise, Galapagos tortoise, Aruba island rattlesnake, bushmaster, lined seahorse and Mexican red-kneed tarantula. |
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AZA Accreditation Commission. |
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Animal Welfare Committee. |
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Early Adaptor Institution for the new Zoological Information Management Systems (ZIMS) database. Riverbanks is proud to be in the top five percent of ISIS participating institutions in data link rate. |
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)/Species Survival Commission (SSC) - Riverbanks staff members serve on the IUCN/SSC’s Crocodile Specialist Group, Tomistoma Task Force, Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, Swan Specialist Group and Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG) [ learn more ]. |
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SSP Management Group members for the koala, elephant, Aruba Island rattlesnake, and Chinese alligator SSP Management Groups. |
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Medical Advisor for the Piciformes TAG. |
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SSP Coordinators for toco toucan, Caribbean flamingo, Nile hippo, Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, giant leaf-tailed gecko, mossy leaf-tailed gecko, satanic leaf-tailed gecko. |
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North American Regional Studbooks/Population Management Plans (PMPs) African lion, Nile hippo, king cobra, false gharial crocodile, fishing cat, fishing cat, lined leaf-tailed gecko, spiny leaf-tailed gecko, spear-pointed leaf-tailed gecko and Pan's box turtle. |
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Steering Committee members for the marine fishes, waterfowl, raptor, penguin, marsupial & monotreme, crocodilian, amphibian, lizard, ape, wild pig & peccary TAGs. |
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