National
Accreditation
Utah's Hogle Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Look for the AZA logo whenever
you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting
a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great
experience for you, and a better future for all living things.
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Quality
Inspected
Collectively, AZA zoos and aquariums represent the finest institutions and are
visited by more
than 130 million people each year. (That's more people than attended professional
baseball, basketball, football and hockey combined.)
Accreditation is a detailed review and inspection process covering all aspects
of an institution's operation including the animal collection; veterinary care;
physical facilities; safety; security; finance; staff; governing authority; support
organization; involvement in education, conservation, and research; and adherence
to AZA policies. Accreditation takes place every five years and is required for
zoos and aquariums to be members of AZA.
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Saving
Wildlife
With its more than 200 accredited members, AZA is a leader in global conservation
and your
link
to helping animals in their native habitats through
your local AZA institution.
AZA
accredited zoos and aquariums are helping to preserve thousands of animals
regionally and around the world through wildlife conservation programs
with an annual average of over a thousand conservation projects in 90
plus countries along with hundreds of books, book chapters, journal
articles, conference proceedings papers, posters and theses or dissertations
on wildlife management and biology.
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Advocating
for Animals
AZA works cooperatively with the U.S. Congress, federal and state government
agencies, and international conservation organizations on legislative
and regulatory matters pertaining to animal welfare, wildlife conservation
field programs,conservation research/education initiatives, and the
public display of wildlife, including animal care and husbandry, transport
and breeding. AZA also participates in a number of international treaties
and conventions impacting wildlife, including the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the International Whaling Commission,
and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
For more information on any of these efforts, visit www.aza.org.