Photo: Metro Richmond Zoo
Animal Management Programs (AMP)
To ensure a species’ long-term survival, managed propagation of wildlife has become an essential part of the conversation and the only insulation against a potential collapse of wild populations. Each facility participating in an Animal Management Plan (AMP) involving endangered species is required to contribute to selected NGOs. Facilities involved in AMPs with non-endangered species are strongly encouraged to make annual donations to the designated NGOs. ZAA has carefully chosen the NGOs to receive these donations. These are the NGOs selected for each AMP:
Cheetah
Species Manager:
Jason Ahistus
Studbook Keeper:
Karen Vacco
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Cheetah Conservation Botswana
Cheetah Outreach Trust
African Penguin
Species Manager:
Jim Andelin
Studbook Keeper:
Alex Smith
Dyer Island Conservation Trust
Southern White Rhino
Species Manager:
Paige McNickle
Studbook Keeper: Tammy Schmidt
International Rhino Foundation
Mandrill
Species Manager & Studbook Keeper:
Karen Vacco
Global Wildlife Conservation Mandrill Conservation Project
Schmidt’s Guenons
Species Manager:
Dr. Peter Brewer
Studbook Keeper:
Karen Vacco
Greater Mahale Ecosystem Research and Conservation Project
Giraffe
Species Manager & Studbook Keeper:
Tiffany Soechting
Save the Giraffes
Fishing Cat
Species Manager & Studbook Keeper: Rachel O'Connor
Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance
Lar Gibbon
Species Manager & Studbook Keeper: Jeff Holland
Leuseur Conservancy
Gibbons of Peninsular Malaysia Project
Bongo
Species Manager & Studbook Keeper: Jacqueline Barnicle
Mountain Bongo Breeding and Rewilding Program
run by Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy
Clouded Leopard
Species Manager and Studbook Keeper:
Stephanie Jeter
ZAA AMP Programs
Scientific
Cooperatively managed
Long range population management goals
Recommendations to ensure sustainability of the population
Coordinated across ZAA accredited members to ensure the greatest genetic variability
Interested in participating in an AMP or being a species manager or studbook keeper?
ZAA members: Visit the AMP Folder in Basecamp.
Non-members: Contact the ZAA Office.
Master Plan Program (MPP)
Population Management Specialists develop Population Status and Breeding Recommendation Masterplans every 2-4 years or as needed. Breeding pair recommendations are made annually. Conservation linkage and education goals mandatory.
Population Status and Breeding Recommendation Masterplans are available to ZAA members on the Resources page.
Cheetah
African Black Footed Penguin
Population Plan Program (PPP)
Studbook program with recommended pairings. Conservation linkage and education goals encouraged.
Schmidt's Guenon
Southern White Rhinoceros
Mandrill
Giraffe
African Lion
Fishing Cat
Ruffed Lemur
Lar Gibbon
