HOUSTON
ZOO
ANNUAL
REPORT
2010
MISSION:
The Houston Zoo provides a fun, unique, and inspirational experience
fostering appreciation, knowledge, and care for the natural world.
Robert Graham
C HAI RM A N
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The Houston Zoo is proud to present a recap of the
fiscal year in the form of this 2010 Annual Report. 2010
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C over P hoto :
Charlie, one of the 10 resident chimpanzees of The African Forest at the Houston Zoo enjoys a quiet moment
perched high in a large faux tree in the habitat. The tree and other enrichment items in the exhibit encourage the
chimps to exhibit natural behaviors. Photo: Stephanie Adams, Staff Photographer
with record-breaking attendance and Membership,
two elephant births, and the opening of The African
Forest. Every department contributed to overall Zoo
growth, and this report serves as a summary of the
countless hours, resources and energy put in by the
dedicated staff that care for the Houston Zoo facilities,
animals and guests.
We continued our work to revitalize older parts of the zoo. Two projects are
particularly impressive – the complete remodeling of the Jaguar exhibit and
the reworking of a number of areas in the McGovern Children’s Zoo. The
Jaguar project gave our jaguars more and better space, including a waterfall
and pool, and gave our guests much more expanded viewing of these beautiful
cats. At the Children’s Zoo, improvements provided better seating, more play
structures and revitalized exhibitory. As in prior years we continued our efforts
to replace sidewalks, to add site lighting throughout the Zoo and to replace
mesh in various exhibits in order to provide better and more naturalistic
animal viewing.
From an animal perspective, 2010 was an amazing year. First we saw the births
of two elephants. Elephant births in zoos are very rare with only a handful
born each year. To have two born at the same zoo in one year is completely
unique. Watching the two of them play together is quite possibly the best
entertainment in Houston.
LETTER
Letter From
Deborah Cannon,
Rick Barongi and
Bob Graham
Houston Zoo
Leadership (L-R)
Robert Graham,
Chairman Board
of Directors
Deborah Cannon,
President and CEO
Rick Barongi,
Zoo Director
Attendance continued to increase and in fact achieved new record levels
reaching 1.84 million guests during the calendar year, a 7% increase over the
prior high point. Memberships also grew at a rapid pace. The Zoo closed the
calendar year with almost 42 thousand member households, representing 27%
growth (9K households) over the prior December.
We took a step back in time in 2010, actually thousands of years back, with
our temporary Dinosaur exhibit. We were able to bring in ten animatronic
dinosaurs which delighted our guests with their amazingly life like qualities.
It was both fun for our guests and staff but it was also very educational as our
‘ambassador’ dinosaurs helped emphasize the need to protect all of today’s
critically endangered species.
The most notable achievement in 2010 was the opening in December of the
African Forest. The capital funding for this immense project was raised through
a capital campaign that commenced in 2005.This project was noteworthy in
several respects. First, it represented the largest construction project ever
undertaken by the Houston Zoo with 6.5 acres of land being developed and
an investment of approximately $40 million. Unlike anything we have done
before, The African Forest is a completely immersive experience. From the 20
foot tall rock walls, to the serene pathway through the forest walk to the lava
cave walkways, The African Forest takes guests along a journey that offers a
completely different experience from the existing Zoo, including opportunities
to feed the giraffes at various times during the day. We are gratified that so
many guests have come out to experience the African Forest and continue to
encourage their friends and neighbors to experience it as well.
As we prepared to open the African Forest, we had several notable animal
highlights. The first was the arrival on July 6th of 10 chimpanzees from a
private family in California. Watching these amazing animals adapt to their
new home, both their indoor bedrooms as well as their outside exhibit, and
orient themselves to all being together has been a very rewarding experience.
We are not sure today who has more fun, our guests watching the chimps or the
chimps watching the guests! We followed the arrival of the chimps by moving
the giraffes across the Zoo to their new home in early September. While this
sounds easy, getting a giraffe to step up into a trailer for even a short journey is
a very challenging feat. Perhaps the most interesting, however, was watching
our 3 rhinos come off the KLM flight, after 54 hours of travelling in huge
custom made crates, and arriving at their new home. While they were clearly
uncertain about this new stage in life for the first few days, they very quickly
decided that Houston is a great place to live.
We continued to make progress in both our regional and international
conservation work with the Zoo investing over $855,000 in 20 projects in 11
countries. In terms of sheer numbers, the Houston Toad project takes the
prize with more than 35,000 toads raised through their young, vulnerable
stages and then released into the wild in their natural area, giving them a
huge headstart on life. You can not imagine how many millions of crickets it
takes to feed 35,000 toads on a weekly basis. Our dedicated team of four full
time conservationists, in cooperation with field biologists in 11 countries, work
with local villagers to protect critically endangered animals. We have learned
that it is impossible to save a species if the local people have no economic hope.
We have detailed our efforts in a special 2010 Conservation Annual Report
which we believe will demonstrate the widespread impact of the Houston Zoo’s
conservation program.
We hope that you will spend a few minutes reviewing the following pages to
better understand the Zoo’s reach and impact and how critical your support is
to the Zoo and the community we serve. Thank you for everything you do that
enables us to touch so many lives.
Robert Graham, Chairman Board of Directors, Houston Zoo, Inc.
Deborah Cannon, President and CEO, Houston Zoo, Inc.
Rick Barongi, Zoo Director, Houston Zoo, Inc.
It was a monumental
year for the Houston
Zoo. We hosted
colleagues from
around the country
at the annual AZA
Conference and
opened the largest
expansion in history,
The African Forest.
Guests begin their journey in
the heart of the Western equatorial
African rainforest in search of the
mysterious Koolookamba. In 1860,
a French-American explorer named
Paul du Chaillu became famous as the
WELCOME TO THE AFRICAN FOREST
The African Forest
opening marked
the return of both
chimpanzees and
rhinoceros to the
Houston Zoo
and incorporated
many interactive
opportunities
for guests.
After more than six years of planning, The
African Forest opened in December 2010.
The first to walk this transformational
expansion were a group of donors whose
investment in the Zoo helped bring this
project to fruition. Donors, then zoo
Members, were rewarded with a sneak
peek for an entire week before the public
unveiling on December 10.
The design of the African Forest is
uniquely different from anything else in
the Zoo. It is a totally immersive experience that disguises all the operational
areas and exhibit barriers with naturallooking rock work, landscaping, and
invisible containment (glass and moats).
Some of the creative features include 20foot high concrete earth bank walls with
huge tree planters on top, a 50-foot lava
tunnel, a mysterious cave, and replicas of
Baka pygmy tribe huts, to name a few.
Our new Twiga Terrace restaurant fits
right in with outdoor decks situated for
viewing of our rhino and giraffe exhibits.
When was the last time you ate lunch under the gaze of a herd of giraffe?
Of course the main attraction of The
African Forest are the new animals – ten
chimpanzees, three white rhinos, four
kudu antelope and two ostrich, while
giraffes and cheetahs have also taken up
residence in new, more spacious homes.
first modern outsider to describe the
existence of gorillas and the peoples of
Central Africa. During his expedition,
du Chaillu also discovered a species he
called the Koolookamba. He declared it
more closely resembled a man than any
other ape and that its name mimicked
its call of “Kooloo, kooloo.” During
their walk, guests see indications and
likely even glimpses of the Koolookamba
throughout The African Forest. There
are more than 30 Koolookamba images
hidden along the trail – on walls, doors,
trees and sidewalks – just waiting to be
discovered. In essence, a Koolookamba
waits around many corners.
While taking you on this journey,
The African Forest presents you with
an animal that has captivated our
imagination and our interest for the
last 50 years: the Chimpanzee. It
has been 50 years since Jane Goodall
began her work with chimpanzees in
Gombe, Tanzania. The chimpanzee was
revealed as a species of wildlife with a
Guests begin their
African Forest
adventure at the Baka
Pygmy Village and end
their journey at the
spacious new exhibit
our giraffes share
with two ostriches.
Chimpanzees
adapted quickly to
their new home at
the African Forest and
enjoy up close and
personal interactions
with Zoo guests.
personality and emotions. They showed
both empathy and aggression towards
each other, social structure and cognitive
thought. They were found to be both
foragers and hunters, and they showed
the development of primitive “tool” use.
Up until that point, anthropologists
saw tool-making as a defining trait
of mankind. When Jane wrote Louis
Leakey, her mentor and the man who set
her on her course for her life’s work, of
her discovery, he replied: “Now we must
redefine ‘tool,’ redefine ‘man’ or accept
chimpanzees as humans.”
It is here where our guest’s journey
truly begins. From our indoor chimpanzee viewing area where only a wall of
glass separates you from our group of
10 chimpanzees, to the outdoor view of
their spacious new exhibit, you are just
around the corner from another iconic
species, white rhino.
The largest residents of The African
Forest, our three white rhinos logged the
longest journey, coming from a special
rhino holding facility in South Africa.
Born in Kruger National Park, these
young adults, weighting in at 3,000
pounds upon arrival, were carefully
selected for temperament and overall
health. When treated with care and
affection, white rhinos can be gentle
giants. That is why we can put a group of
kudu antelope in their exhibit and know
everyone will get along.
With shade, green grass and a big mud
wallow, which rhinos love, the new rhino
habitat in The African Forest focuses on
quality of space and daily enrichment to
keep the rhinos active, both physically
and psychologically.
Our guest’s journey winds around to
the new giraffe exhibit, just off the broad
dining plaza of The African Forest’s new
seating at dual outdoor terraces where
rhinos or giraffes are the view. Just
across the path is the Shani Market with
a variety of unique and memorable keepsakes of The African Forest experience.
The African Forest includes a new
home for the Zoo’s cheetahs, Kito and
Kiburi, and their favorite Anatolian
shepherd dog Taji. The viewing area for
the cheetah exhibit is surrounded by the
same realistic rockwork seen throughout
The African Forest and includes a clear
view of a shallow pool and hills and rocks
that are the cheetahs’ favorite resting
spots. The new exhibit also provides
plenty of opportunities for our keepers
to present training demonstrations and
Meet the Keeper Talks.
restaurant, Twiga Terrace, and the highly
anticipated giraffe feeding platform.
Standing seven feet higher than the
plaza level, the giraffe feeding platform
elevates guests to near eye-level with
the world’s tallest terrestrial animals.
Twice each day, our guests enjoy what is
arguably one of life’s unique experiences
– feeding a giraffe.
The French Colonial architecture of
Twiga Terrace offers indoor dining or
The long awaited
return of rhinoceros
was a highlight of the
African Forest opening.
Three white rhinos,
acquired from Kruger
National Park in South
Africa, share their
new home with
greater kudu.
get to his feet and he was standing on his
own within two hours of his birth.”
On Sunday, October 3, Tess, a 29
year old Asian elephant, delivered a
healthy 273 pound female calf. The calf
was named Tupelo by the Zoo’s elephant
care team. Thailand, the Houston Zoo’s
44 year old Asian bull elephant, is the
father of both Baylor and Tupelo. Tupelo
is named for Tupelo Honey, because she
endeared herself to the staff so quickly.
While sweet, she is also very adventurous
and is always the first of the two to try
anything new.
In preparation for both births, more
than 50 volunteers and Zoo staff began
ELEPHANT BIRTHS
Very few elephants
are born each year
in zoos. The Houston
Zoo was extremely
fortunate to welcome
not one but two calves,
Baylor and Tupelo, to
the herd in 2010.
In 2010 the Houston Zoo was blessed with
not one but two healthy baby elephants,
a very hard earned, but welcome event
for both the staff and guests.
“This has been an incredible year
for the elephant team at the Houston
Zoo,” said Large Mammal Curator Daryl
Hoffman. “Elephant births in zoos are
rare with only about 3 or 4 births a year
in zoos. To have two births in a span
of 4 months speaks volumes about the
caliber of care the Houston Zoo provides
for the elephants that live here,” added
Hoffman.
On Tuesday, May 4, Shanti, was the
first to deliver, giving birth to a healthy
male calf. Baylor, who was named in
honor of Houston’s Baylor College of
Medicine, which is working to develop
a vaccine against a herpes virus lethal
to elephants, was born at 9:32 a.m. He
tipped the scales at 348 pounds.
“After months of preparation and
tender loving care, the delivery was
actually quick and easy for Shanti,” said
Hoffman. “The keepers helped Baylor
a seven-day a week, 24-hour birth watch
months prior to each calf being born.
Utilizing a state-of-the art closed-circuit
television system, the birth watch team
observed and documented the behavior
of both Shanti and Tess. When blood
tests indicated a drop in progesterone to
a low baseline level, Zoo veterinarians
and members of the elephant care
team remained at the McNair Asian
Elephant Habitat around the clock
watching for indications that labor had
begun. As a result, all of the elephant
staff were present for both of these
amazing births.
Baylor and Tupelo, have
made a big splash. They
are a favorite of guests
both at the Zoo and
online with their extremely
popular video on YouTube.
MANED WOLF PUPS
MEERKAT BABIES
The Zoo welcomed
several new members
to its mob in 2010. The
meerkat family grew
when some adorable
babies made their
debut in September.
If you were lucky enough to be at the Zoo
one quiet morning in September, you
may have seen one of the cutest sights in
the animal kingdom when our new baby
meerkats made their debut.
Guests immediately began asking
questions; “How old are they?” “Which
one is the Mom?” “Is that one OK that
just rolled down the hill??” These were
the easy questions to answer; four weeks
old, Mom is the lightest colored one, and
yes, they roll around a lot and the adults
keep a close watch that they make it back
to the nest.
One of the trickier questions to
answer was “How come we didn’t know
you had babies until now?” The answer
to that essentially lies in the complicated
social structure of meerkats, how keepers
apply their keen sense of observation
and interpretation to decipher their
behavior and how that knowledge is used
when making management decisions
in captivity.
The baby meerkats quickly learn to
mimic the adult’s behavior and can be
frequently seen sitting up staring to the
sky as if they are actually on sentry duty
to protect their family from potential
predators. At the same time, the playful
kits are always under the watchful eye of
their babysitters.
Two maned wolf pups were born December
30 to mom Lucy, 6 years old and father
Seis, 8 years old. When it became clear
the pups could not be nursed properly by
their mother, they were transferred to
the Houston Zoo’s Denton Cooley Animal
Hospital where they were hand reared by
a team of experienced care givers.
The pups weighed less than 1 pound
at birth and were cared for around the
clock by Zoo staff. Initially the pups were
fed 6 times each day and began their
introduction to solid food approximately
four weeks later.
Maned wolves are native to the
grasslands, savannahs and tall grass
prairies of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay,
and Bolivia. The species once thrived
and ranged throughout much of South
America but face pressures today due to
reduction of habitat.
Unlike other wolves that live in
cooperative breeding packs, maned
wolves are primarily solitary animals.
Little is known about their lives in
the wild where their populations are
increasingly threatened by habitat loss
to agriculture. There are less than 100
maned wolves living in zoos accredited
by the AZA with only 17 maned wolf pups
being born in 2009. Information collected
from zoo-maintained maned wolves will
be used to begin thorough studies of wild
populations to address the species most
pressing needs in its native range.
The year came to an
exciting close as the
Zoo welcomed Dora
and Diego, two maned
wolf pups on December
30. The pups were
hand raised by Zoo
staff and assisted
by Taji, the Zoo’s
Anatolian shepherd.
NAT GEO WILD SHOW
SHOEBILL
The shoebills received
a new home which
now provides them the
ability to enjoy free
flight, something the
guests enjoy as well.
By all appearances, they could belong to
another place and another time. In fact,
they could be considered modern-day
dinosaurs. They are shoebill storks found
in East and Central Africa. In 2010 this
unique species found a home in a new
exhibit at the Houston Zoo.
The result of a three month project,
the construction of the new shoebill
stork exhibit created the Houston Zoo’s
largest aviary measuring 62 feet wide, 72
feet long, and up to 30 feet high which
allows them to fly around their exhibit.
The exhibit features a wading pool,
allowing the shoebill storks to get plenty
of enrichment and exercise by hunting
and catching their meals. The exhibits
landscaping and vegetation are designed
to echo the shoebill’s natural habitat.
This exhibit incorporates one of the
Zoo’s original historic creations, some of
the first ” rockwork” ever constructed –
a faux concrete tree which was built in
the early 1920s by renowned faux bois
artisan Dionicio Rodriguez who also
created the waterfall, grotto, and ‘faux’
tree featured in the nearby flamingo
exhibit. Both pieces are on the National
Register of Historic Places.
For three months in the spring of 2010,
a film crew was, for all intents and
purposes, embedded with the staff of the
Houston Zoo. Their mission was to gather
footage for a three-part program series
that would air on the Nat Geo WILD
cable channel presenting a behind the
scenes view of the Houston Zoo including
a look at its dedication to conservation
breeding, an aspect of the zoo that
often goes largely unnoticed by the
general public.
The two-man film crew was onsite
each day with cameras rolling; as a
result, viewers of “Zoo Confidential”
are treated to coverage of not only the
birth of Shanti’s calf Baylor, but they get
to see how Blanco, the white American
alligator gets a bath. They showed
Pandu the Malayan tiger pulling a meal
out of the water at breakfast, and they
learned how reptile keepers entertain a
Komodo dragon at meal time. They also
accompanied the Houston Zoo’s amazing
veterinarians on their rounds and
witnessed their diagnostic and surgical
procedures; not to mention a firsthand
look at the Zoo’s keepers as they care
for our animals and improvised unique
devices to enrich their daily lives.
The cinematography of the series is
impressive as well. Matt Shakespeare
and Mark Chan not only got amazing
images of the animals, but they tied it
all together with exterior and filler shots
that feature the staff in unique settings
and intriguing angles and appealing
lighting techniques.
The series originally aired in October
of 2010 but continues to run periodically
on Nat Geo WILD and selected scenes
may still be viewed on the Houston Zoo
website and the Nat Geo WILD site.
A national television
audience went behind
the scenes with Zoo
staff for up close and
personal stories about
the daily life at the zoo
and the care that is
routinely provided all
of our animals.
DINOSAURS
The lions were
not the only roars
heard in the Zoo in
2010. Dinosaurs!,
a traveling exhibit,
arrived Memorial Day
weekend and stayed
through October.
For millions of years, dinosaurs ruled
the earth. Giant, fearsome creatures,
dinosaurs competed for land, food and
dominance, battling to survive in a world
unimaginable to humans. But in 2010,
dinosaurs made a comeback – at the
Houston Zoo.
On Memorial Day weekend, 2010,
the Houston Zoo opened DINOSAURS!
featuring 11 primeval lost creatures in
a natural setting. From the fierce T-Rex
and the armor plated Stegosaurus to the
massive Brachiosaurus and the horned
Triceratops, and even a nest full of tiny
baby dinosaurs, zoo guests were thrilled
by these lifelike creatures.
The Facilities and Horticulture teams,
under the direction of Vice President of
Operations Joe Kalla, faced the biggest
obstacles as they transformed a vacant
piece of zoo property into a pre-historic
jungle. Moving the Dinosaurs! into place
began after preparation that included
fencing the area, creating a walking
path and running electricity, water and
compressed air lines into the area.
The Houston Zoo’s horticulture
department selected plant species for
the exhibit that represent those found
in the fossil record. The setting was
complimented by signage and graphics
to tell the story of each individual species
of dinosaur.
Each dinosaur was built on a steel
frame and covered with an intricately
designed foam rubber ‘skin’ and painstakingly hand painted. State-of-the art
electronics controlled the dinosaur’s
fluid, choreographed movements, punctuated by spine chilling roars. Along the
exhibit’s winding trail, guests were
greeted by knowledgeable guides who
answered questions about each species.
During the five months Dinosaurs!
inhabited the Houston Zoo, we welcomed
more than 755,000 guests, a 15% increase
over the previous year with more than
250,000 guests choosing to wind their
way through the Dinosaurs! exhibit.
While entertainment and enhancing
the guest experience were important
factors in the Dinosaurs! exhibit, the Zoo
also incorporated a message of species
extinction, connecting the theme to
the battles that we currently fight to
preserve endangered species, particularly
the world’s amphibians which are being
devastated by habitat change and a
lethal fungus now found in countries
throughout the world.
With the success of Dinosaurs! in
2010, the Zoo is making plans now for
their return in 2012 with an exhibit that
will focus on those enormous lizards that
once roamed the area we now call Texas.
The landscaping that
was installed for the
Dinosaurs exhibit
was equally impressive
as the Horticulture team
planned it to create a
prehistoric atmosphere
including plants which
have been around
for eons.
The horticulture work
begins with exhibit
design and continues
with daily maintenance,
watering and care
to keep the plant life
thriving and beautiful.
HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPING
The Houston Zoo
is becoming known
not only for its animal
collection but also for
the tireless efforts of the
horticulture staff who
help create exhibits and
beautify the zoo.
The Zoo’s team of a dozen horticulture
professionals, led by horticulture manager Joe Williams, spends over 20,000
hours each year planting, pruning and
working tirelessly to keep the lush and
diverse array of tropical and native
plants, flowers, trees and various ground
coverings healthy, vibrant, and colorful
for our animals and guests. 2010 was
a particularly busy year for the horticulture team, installing new plantings
and landscaping new exhibits including
jaguars, Dinosaurs!, shoebill storks, and
The African Forest.
The team faced a daunting deadline
to transform a wooded area between
Duck Lake and the giant eland and
warthog exhibit into a prehistoric
environment for the Zoo’s DINOSAURS!
exhibit. “Since the dinosaurs had to be
in place before we could begin planting,
we had about two weeks to get the
plants in and install the area’s irrigation
system,” said Williams. “We started with
the existing trees and plantings in the
area and then added several new species
including ferns, Norfolk Island pines,
Ginkgos, and cycads. We wanted to set
the scene for the dinosaurs, and create a
prehistoric atmosphere for the exhibit,”
added Williams.
Since 2008, the Zoo’s horticulture
team had been caring for more than 50
trees and palms that had been removed
from the 6.5 acre area that was to become
The African Forest. For three years, the
team had diligently watered and cared
for them, soaking their 20 foot root balls
multiple times each day until 2010 when
the trees and palms could be moved to
their new permanent homes in The
African Forest.
The Zoo’s landscape welcomed a
unique addition in 2010, four environmentally friendly pathways made
from recycled rubber tires, which
accounts for the spring in your step when
you walk on them. The recycling process
is simple. The tires are first shredded
into strips, then ground to smaller pieces
and mixed with a urethane base; the
pathway is then poured to the desired
thickness, shape and form.
For more details on our many projects, please go to the following website:
www.houstonzoo.org/conservation.
C O N S E R VAT I O N E D U C AT I O N
CONSERVATION
LO C A L A N D G LO B A L C O N S E R VAT I O N
In Texas, the Zoo
conservation team
is working to protect
endangered and
threatened species
including Attwater’s
prairie chickens,
Houston toads and
black bears.
The Houston Zoo’s Wildlife Conservation
Program was initiated in 2004 to provide
leadership in conservation efforts related
to the survival of threatened wildlife,
the wise use of natural resources, and
the appreciation of our natural world.
Six years from the program’s inception,
it currently supports 20 projects in 11
countries around the world.
We strongly believe that conservation is not just about saving species
but about improving the lives of the local
communities so they see the benefits of
sustainable harvesting. The Houston Zoo
is dedicated to developing relationships
which strive to connect people with
nature and promote community and
stakeholder education and inclusion
which will ultimately benefit imperiled
wildlife and habitats. In 2010, our
conservation program funding reached
$850,000, a new milestone for the zoo.
We are continually working to identify
long-term revenue streams to support
programming, range country staffing,
and capacity building for conservation projects. Ecosystem management,
where wildlife and people coexist, is only
possible if all available resources are
balanced to benefit the needs of all. The
Houston Zoo is dedicated to developing
relationships which strive to connect
people with nature and promote
community and stakeholder education
and inclusion which will ultimately
benefit imperiled wildlife and habitats.
Texas is one of the most biologically
diverse states in the nation and thus
we focus on a number of core initiatives
in Harris and surrounding counties in
support of regional wildlife conservation
priorities. The Houston Zoo is the
only zoo involved in a program to head
start and reintroduce the endangered
Houston Toad, a species not seen
in Harris County since the 1970’s,
into adjacent counties with current
populations and habitat. Since 2007 we
have raised and reintroduced more than
40,000 Houston toads. Our ongoing
efforts to reproduce and release the
endangered Attwater’s Prairie Chicken
have continued to prove successful as we
work with partners to rebuild this species
population. Our production of chicks has
increased considerably which has led to
the ability to create two new release sites
on private property near Goliad, which
was a historic home for these grouse.
Stranded and injured endangered
sea turtles are brought in from the upper
Texas coast for diagnostics and treatment
by our clinic staff. In 2010, the Houston
Zoo treated more than 44 sea turtles,
including 16 Kemp’s Ridleys, 7 green
turtles, 20 loggerheads and 1 hawksbill.
We are also fully committed to wildlife around the world. With the opening
of the Houston Zoo’s new African Forest,
our conservation program implemented
partnerships and conservation programming in Rwanda, Senegal, and Republic
of Congo with an emphasis on great ape
conservation and community education
programming which will help to protect
some of the world’s most endangered
species and develop economic opportunities for the human communities which
surround them.
In 2010, the Houston Zoo’s conservation
department completed the first year
of Toad Trackers, an exciting and
interactive new program overseen by
the Zoo’s Conservation and Education
Departments and made possible by
a generous grant from Texas Parks
and Wildlife.
Toad Trackers introduces urban
youth to the tools and research methods
used by wildlife biologists to study animal
populations, generating enthusiasm for
future career in conservation.
Students search for wild toads on
Zoo grounds after dark to capture, weigh,
measure and record the toad’s location
using Global Positioning Systems
(GPS). A conservation biologist inserts
a microchip into the toad and they are
released by the students to enable future
Toad Trackers to monitor their growth
and movement throughout the Zoo.
In 2010, this program generated
100 new amphibian advocates, seventyfive percent of them female, between
the ages of 12-18. Toad Trackers was
incorporated into the Houston Zoo’s
Camp Zoofari summer day camp, Teen
Zoo Crew, home school programming
and enlisted one community civic group,
the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas.
Programs like Toad Trackers connect
students with nature, encourage youth
to explore science related careers, and
foster a lifelong stewardship ethic for
native wildlife and the environment.
Toad Trackers strives
to give young people
basic conservation tools
and techniques as well
as to inspire them to
care for wildlife and
the environment.
EDUCATION
School field trips,
summer camps,
and daily tours are
provided by a creative
and dedicated team
of educators at
the Houston Zoo.
Programs serve all age
groups from children
to adults, making
education a never
ending journey.
The Houston Zoo is widely recognized by
area teachers as an unparalleled living
classroom. More than 67,200 school
children came to the Houston Zoo on a
field trip in 2010 alone. Camp Zoofari,
the Zoo’s summer camp, hosted 2,178
children in 2010 ( with 271 of these being
on scholarship), making it one of the
most popular summer camps in the city.
These might be some of the Houston
Zoo’s most well-known educational
activities, but the Zoo’s programs reach
beyond school children. The Zoo’s
educational programs are varied and
diverse and uniquely tailored, but share
one goal. “With all of our educational
programs, our goal is to ignite in all
people a passion for learning and
conservation,” says Chance Sanford,
Director of Education.
Do you remember what you wanted
to be as a teenager? What if someone
had allowed you to really explore your
interests and your curiosities? That’s
what the Zoo Crew program does – it
allows teens to gain insight from animal
professionals and explore their passion
for conservation and animal care. Our
goal is inspiring Zoo Crew participants
to pursue these fields as adults.
Some programs target adults exclusively, such as Senior Safari, which
allows older guests to stimulate their
minds, get a little exercise, and experience the wonder of the natural world as
if they were a kid again. Other programs
provide activities that families can all
enjoy together, like Wild Winks Overnights, where guests spend the night in
the Zoo and participate in interactive
activities and hands-on learning.
In 2010 the Zoo’s Education Team
added “Point, Click, Zoo” to the class
schedule. Designed for those ages 18 and
older, “Point, Click, Zoo” provides beginning photographers with basic wildlife
photography instruction. “Guests see
amazing photos of our Zoo’s animals in
our Wildlife Magazine and on the website, and they want to make their own
great photos,” says Sanford. “We started
“Point, Click, Zoo” as a way for Members
and guests to acquire basic photography
training and then practice their skills at
the Houston Zoo.” With the success of
this new program, the Education Team is
planning more opportunities for targeted
groups. With so many varied programs,
there really is an educational opportunity for everyone, and guests can enjoy a
lifetime of learning at the Houston Zoo.
VOLUNTEERS
In 2010, Houston Zoo volunteers donated
an incredible 75,680 hours to the Zoo,
enough hours to fly to the moon and back
529 times!
Hundreds of volunteers donate their
time year-round to the Houston Zoo.
You’ve probably seen them at work,
cleaning the animal habitats, working
in the Children’s Zoo contact yard, or
handling small animals, allowing guests
to get up-close for a special experience.
Not all Zoo volunteers work directly
with the animals, though. Many volunteers find interacting with the public
rewarding and enjoyable. Volunteers
greet guests, provide directions, answer
questions, and make sure each guest
has a memorable experience at the Zoo.
Zoo volunteers also assist behind the
scenes, handling tasks like mailings,
phone calls, data entry, and even helping
prepare supplies and crafts for education
programs and special events.
In 2010, the Houston Zoo saved
$1,615,768 in labor costs thanks to the
dedication of our year-round volunteer
team. Every Houston Zoo volunteer is
essential to the Zoo’s mission to provide a
fun, unique, and inspirational experience
fostering appreciation, knowledge, and
care for the natural world.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
75,680
DOLLARS SAVED:
($21.35 per hour)
$1,615, 768
The Zoo’s significant
growth could not be
accomplished without
the tireless efforts of
volunteers. In 2010,
volunteers not only
worked at the Zoo but
also helped support and
host the annual AZA
conference in Houston.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
AZA CONFERENCE
Over 2,000 zoo
colleagues from around
the country flocked to
Houston for the annual
conference for the
Association of Zoos
and Aquariums. Jim
Collins, author of Good
to Great, delivered the
keynote address.
In 2010 the Houston Zoo had the privilege
of hosting the Association of Zoos and
Aquariums (AZA) Annual Conference.
The conference brought together over
2,000 executives and staff members from
zoo’s throughout the U.S.
The conference kicked off on Monday,
September 12 when the Houston Zoo
hosted the “Icebreaker” event at the
Museum of Fine Arts-Houston. The
program got off to a great start with
keynote speaker Jim Collins, author of
the best selling book Good to Great.
While the AZA is the host of the
conference and meetings, the Houston
Zoo played a vital role by providing event
space, hosting social activities and the
very crucial job of providing volunteers.
For the zoo and for Houston in particular
the most rewarding day and event of the
AZA conference is the final day when the
zoo hosted “Zoo Day.”
It started with a Tex-Mex lunch
under the tent at Karamu and ended
with dinner along the reflection pool.
In the interim everyone was able to
pick from a plethora of special keeper
chats, animal presentations and BehindThe-Scenes tours. AZA attendees also
got an extra special sneak-peak tour of
the new African Forest exhibit which
opened three months later – including
the new giraffe barn and the expansive
chimpanzee exhibit.
Hosting the AZA Annual Conference
is an event that takes over a year to plan
and execute. From the staff at the Zoo to
the growing number of active volunteers
this was a long, exhaustive journey that
left everyone impressed with all that
Houston has to offer.
The following financial information has been summarized from our audited financial statements for Fiscal Year 2010
and includes the operating results, excluding the capital campaign receipts.
These results are for an eighteen month time frame. The Zoo changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to December
31 during this period. The Spring months are the largest attendance periods for the Houston Zoo. Having a fiscal year
end at that peak season does not allow the Zoo the opportunity to make up any possible attendance shortfalls that may
occur due to inclement Spring weather. The Zoo is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a Board of
Directors comprised of community and business leaders who hold the Zoo to a very high standard of management. All
net earnings of the Zoo are reinvested into capital improvements to ensure that the Zoo is continually being upgraded.
The goal is to have the best Zoo in the country.
REVENUE
City of Houston Management Fee
Admission Fees
Membership Fees
AMOUNT
12,127,268
4,524,494
Contributions
3,213,313
3,011,243
Concession Fees
Other
Total
T O TA L R E V E N U E :
12%
$ 12,538,938
$40,323,809
8%
31%
LO N GT E R M G OA L :
8%
All net earnings of the
Zoo are reinvested into
11%
30%
4,908,553
capital improvements
to ensure that the Zoo
$ 40,323,809
is continually being
EXPENDITURES
Animal and Exhibit Operations
Admissions, Membership & Marketing
14%
$ 15,428,040
7,505,587
Depreciation
3,221,191
Grounds, Housekeeping, Guest Services
3,041,270
Conservation and Education
2,888,344
Fundraising
1,276,474
5,271,319
Administrative, IT and all Other
upgraded. The goal is
AMOUNT
Total
$ 38,632,225
Change in Net Assets
$ 1,691,584
to have the best Zoo in
the country.
3%
40%
8%
8%
8%
19%
S T AHFOF U S T O N Z O O , I N C . S T A F F
GENEROUS DONORS
(All donors listed made contributions totaling $1,000 or more between July 2009 and December 2010.)
Christopher J. Adams
Stephanie Lynn Adams
Jihad Ali
Luis A. Alvarado
Krystal Amie
LaKila S. Anders
Lucy Dee Anderson
Tammie O. Anderson
Kathleen Munford Anderson
Alfredo G. Arriaga
Lisa M. Avendano
Marcela A Baccus
Hannah Bailey
Sarah Bara
Amy D. Barnhill
Rodrick Barongi
Renato A. Barrera
Juan A. Barrera
Edgar Barrera
Christopher B. Bednarski
Jason J. Bergman
Robert J. Bernardy
Leighann Javona Berry
Sara Elizabeth Bert
Amy Berting
Vanessa R. Bethke
Bonnie Myre Bibeau
Paul Bishop
Amy LaDawn Blackmon
Helen Boostrom
Anne-Marie E. Bora
Tonya Boyd
Eugene Bradley
David M. Brady
Mary Bragg
George Brandy III
Howard Carter
Branstetter, Jr.
Laura H. Brewer
Theresa L. Brooks
Melanie A. Broussard
Dischunara D. Brown
Russell Scott Browning
Judith Ann Bryja
Tammy Sue Buhrmester
Renee Bumpus
Elizabeth S. Burkell
Laura L. Burnett
Patrick Joseph Cadriel
Bridget Renee Calhoun
Melanie J. Campbell
Carlos Jesus Campos
Deborah M. Cannon
Anthony Paul Cantu
Christina M. Carpenter
Joel A. Carter
Kirby Casey
Kevin Paul Castorena
Elena Castrejon
Jesus Carlos Cavazos
Jeremy D. Cecil
Allison Charba
Jessica Woodson Clark
Mary A. Clarke
Taylor Clarke
Thomas G. Coburn
Bresean A Cockrell
Hollie J. Colahan
Michael J. Concannon
Megan Conkin
Jose Carlos Contreras
Dante Copley
Elizabeth Cortez
Mollie Coym
Seth Jamison-Taylor Cross
Paul Stephen Crump
Amanda E. Daly
Antoine J. Darjean
Summer J. Davis
Jonah Davis
Nicte De Anda
Cassandra Louise DeKanter
Belinda DeLeon
Edward J. Devine Jr.
Guidi Arabella di Bagno
Cesar R. Diaz
Bennett Dones
Oren Joyce Dorris
Taylor B. Doty
Cynthia Jeane Drabek
Megan Angelle Easely
James P. Ellis
Roberto Nicholas Espinosa
Stephanie L. Fannin
Priscilla D. Farley
William Farr
Ruben Fernandez
Beunka L. Fisher
Joseph Patrick Flanagan
Maria Esther Flores
Christine M. Fontenot
Maya Hutu
Ford-Belgrave
Eddie R. Forester
Leslie D. Forestier
Melvin Francis
Jeffrey Alan Frenzel
Anita Barron Frey
Elizabeth A. Fries
Alissa M. Fuhrman
Grant Fred Fuhrman
Rebecca Futch
Pamela S. Gadus
Aleyda Patricia Galan
Alvaro Galvan
Denise Garcia
Adriane Marie Garcia
Juan B. Garcia
Shaun M Garibaldi
Teia Nicole Garner
Ricardo Calvillo Garza
Roy F. Garza
Yulieth Ethelyn Garza
Lilly Giddins
Christopher Gillis
John Adrian Glenn
Rachel Hynson Godambe
Alexandra A. Gomez
Silvestre G. Gomez
Martha Gomez
Carlos Omar Gonzalez
Yxzel Gonzalez
Brittany Desha Goodie
Maurice Adam Gordon
Karrie Lynn Gotcher
Omar Guerra
Demond J. Guidry
Hernando A. Gutierrez
Anthony Haley
Isahia Hamilton
David Hannon
Greg Harmison
Amy E. Harvey
Tommy A. Hawkins
Sundra Dee Spiller Hayes
Ryanne M. Henigar
Yanira R. Hernandez
Antonio Hernandez
Paula C. Herrera
Brian K. Hill
Elaine Jackson Hime
Kevin S. Hodge
Daryl S. Hoffman
Christopher Holmes
Stephen L. Howard
Lauren Lynn Howard
Heather A. Huber
Cotney Ann Hughes
Scott V. Humphreys
Paul A. Hutto
Charlona Vee Ingram
Dianne B. Jackson
Juliann Clasen Jaramillo
Erica L. Jeffers
Audra Jesudason
ShaTara A. Johnson
Nathalie Jolicoeur
Sarah Anne Jones
Pamela R. Jones
Rochelle Joseph
Sharon Jos eph
Timothy D. Junker
Samantha Jo Junker
Ellen S. Jurek
Lauren Brooke Kaleel
Joseph M. Kalla
Benjamin R. Kandiko
Sonny Augusta Kazen
Daniel C Keel
Catherine P. Keith
Alicia Lynn Kemery
Susan Kenney
Lynn Killam
Benjamin J. King
Larry B. King
Kimberly Grace Klein
Emma W. Kleinworth
Maureen Koneval
Mary Catherine Kuntz
Deborah Berdelle Lackey
Anna K. Land
Ashley Latham
Amy Christine Lavergne
Kara Lynn Lavictoire
Chanika L LeBlanc
Cory W LeBoff
Keith A. Lechner
Cynthia D. Leeson
Erica Lemon
Kelkeith leKeith Lewis
Courtney A. Ligon
Kathryn Diane Lippman
Sabrina A. Lomas
Courtney Lomas
Sheri L. Lytle
Jose W. Machuca
Blanca Maribel Macias
Courtney Macomber-
Ramirez
Mersing Maitran
Philip Malek
Kaylie Malone
Rodney Rashard Mann
Maud Lafortune Marin
Brittany M. Martin
Michael R. Martinez
Kara S. Masharani
Gresford C. Massop
April Grace Matthews
Stanley R. Mays
Judith McAuliffe
Elizabeth Garza McCarthy
Kelly K. McCreery
Tiffany McGallian
Zachary McGee
Jonathan Martez McGee
Laurie Diane McGivern
Jennifer C. McLain
Lona Leigh McManus
Glendon E. McWilliams
Samuel J. Mellott
Audrey Maria Mendeola
James Michael Menefee
Heather Ashley Merlos
Nicholas A. Meza
Kendrick C. Mickens
Janie Dominguez Miranda
Samantha E. Montgomery
Ginger Moon
Tequera L. Moor
Joseph Frank Moore Jr.
Beth A. Moorhead
Modesto Morales
LeeEster Morgan
Debra A. Morgan
Wendy Lea Morrison
Eleanor Morse
Billy Gene Murphy
Megan L. Neal
Nkosane Nosakhere
Ernest L. Nunn IV
Amelia M. Nusbaum
Gerald W. Oliver
Sylvia Olivo
Joy Judith Christine Oria
Paul Anthony Ortega
Ami Orth
Kendall L. Owens
Michele R. Ozuna
Louise Marie Partello
Cortney D. Patterson
Brandon Patterson
Holly Kay Patzer
Marjorie G Pepin
Glenda Marisol Perez
Rosa Perez
Tess Katharine Peterson
Martha Petre
Jenee Pierre
Phyllis Ann
Pietrucha-Mays
Jack A. Pine
Jody Pizano
Andrea M. Pohlman
Dwon B. Polk
Brett W. Posey
Angie Sue Pyle
Erin S. Quassa
Michelle A. Rabon
DeAndra Ramsey
John Robert Ramsey
Troy Ratcliff
Paul E. Reed
Erick Reyes
Sharon Pauline Reyes
Thomas E. Reynolds
Peter Neil Riger
Sara G. Riger
Darwin Alex Rigsby
Amanda S. Rinker
Jessica K. Ritter
Melissa Rachel Robbins
Silvester Robinson
Rachel Elizabeth Rommel
Meredith J. Ross
Napoleon Rossi II
Ashley Hope Roth
Kelly Jeanette Russo
Rene Ryan
Walter Sanders
Chance Sanford
Giovanni David Santos
Ronald Santos
Maria Santoyo
Cathren LePori Saunders
Beth Alexandra Schaefer
Matthew S. Schmit
William Ryan Scroggins
Katherine E. Sears
Diane C. Shea
Susan E. Shepard
Callian Whitney
Sheppard
Kimberly Ann Shotola
Kimberly Jean Siegl
Jessica Sigle
Shanaeya Silas
Grederick L Simpson
Henry Siwek
Cedric Smith
Victoria Hawthorne
Sokol
Enrique Solis
Jose Solis, Jr.
Lila A Soussan
Edith R. Spillman
Karen L. Sprague
Martina R. Stevens
Jennifer Ann Stevenson
Jeremy Stewart
Kashia B. Stragey
Dena E. Strange
Donna Elaine Stubbs
Garrett M. Supak
David M. Suttinger
Kamryn R. Suttinger
Donrel Robert Taylor Jr.
Elizabeth Denise Tennill
Richard Earl Terry Jr.
Jermaine K. Thomas
Joann N. Thomas
Darryl Thompson
Stephanie Tilley
Lestene Tipps
Maryanne E. Tocidlowski
Stephanie Jane Turner
Sarah Jane Turner
Kirsten E. Ufer
Viviana Valdez
Jessica Van Wert
Joshua M. Vandenberg
Candace M. VanScyoc
Abigail Annette Varela
Rachel Vass
Christopher A. Villarreal
Brooke A. Vincent
Michael D. Wachsmann
Brittany B. Walker
Christopher Paul Wallace
Pamela Kay Warfield
Christine L. Warren
Gwen Elizabeth Watkins
Mark Watts
Krista L. Webber
Tricia R. Webster
Alicia Ann Whitaker
Regina F. White
Megan Leigh Whitted
Jeremy Whitted
John L. Williams
Christopher B. Williams
Ciera Williams
Brittney Williams
Joseph E. Williams
James R. Winecki
Michelle R. Witek
Errol Wooden
Kimberly J. Woodford
Joshua A. Young
Amber L. Zelmer
Carolyn Maude Zewe
Anthony Paul Zuma Jr.
ANNUAL SUPPO RT
$100,000 to $999,999
Lothell C. Butter
Chevron
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Nau III/
The Nau Foundation
Sterling-Turner Foundation
Target
Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc.
$50,000 to $99,999
Bud Light/Silver Eagle Distributors
Fort Bend Mechanical
Halliburton Charity Golf Tournment
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Hudspeth
JPMorgan Chase
Marathon Oil Corporation
Kathrine G. McGovern/
John P. McGovern Foundation
NRG and Reliant Energy
Waste Management
$10,000 to $49,999
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Bank of America
Charles T. Bauer Foundation
BG Group
Bill Young Productions, Inc.
BMC Software
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Cristina and Jim Buaas
Burguieres Family Foundation
CFP Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Chazen
CMGRP, Inc
ConocoPhillips
Cooper Industries Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daly
Dr. and Mrs. S. Michael Dean
Mrs. Linnet F. Deily
Devon Energy Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dishberger
The Lillian H. & C.W. Duncan Foundation
Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.
ExxonMobil
Fiesta Mart, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Fisher
Gallery Furniture
Ms. Kerry A. Galvin
Mr. Robert Glen
Annie and Bob Graham
Green Mountain Energy Company
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner, Jr.
George and Mary Josephine
Hamman Foundation
Houston Golf Association
Houston Texans
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hulme
Kinder Foundation
The Kuehlthau Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Lieder
Martha Katherine Long
The Lowenstein Family
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Loyd, Jr.
Mr. Neal S. Manne and
Ms. Nancy D. McGregor
Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Margolis
The Robert and Janice
McNair Foundation
Memorial Hermann
Mr. Alfred C. Mitchell
Momentum Audi and Volkswagen
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Oehmig
The Robert R. and Kay M.
Onstead Foundation
Palmetto Partners, LTD.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pilkington
The Powell Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Pustka
Mr. and Mrs. Perry J. Radoff/
Radoff Family Foundation
Isla and Tommy Reckling
Dr. Gayle M. Rettig
Ms. Beth Robertson
Ms. Allison Sarofim
Shell Oil Company
The Tapeats Fund
Terra Incognita Ecotours
Texas Monthly
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Union Pacific Foundation
United Airlines –
The Official Airline of the Houston Zoo
Wells Fargo
The West Endowment
Westside Tennis Club
Randa and Charlie Williams
$5,000 to $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. John Ale
Julie and Drew Alexander
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Mr. and Mrs. D. Kent Anderson
Atlantic Trust Private
Wealth Management
Roni & Doug Atnipp /
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bahr
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Barnett
Andrew and Freda Bass
Baton Rouge Zoo
Mr. Ed Becnel
Mr. and Mrs. Eddy S. Blanton
Bloomberg
Mr. and Mrs. Francis R. Bradley
Dr. Gary Brock and Ms. Cathy Brock
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield M Campbell, Sr.
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
CenterPoint Energy
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Chenevert
Cleveland Zoological Society
Mr. and Mrs. Rod K. Cutsinger
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Day
Discovery Education
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duncan, Jr.
Jenny and Jim Elkins Family Fund
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Grant L. Gawronski
Dr. Cullen K. Geiselman
Mrs. Barbara S. Goldfield
Mr. and Mrs. Martyn Goossen
Dr. Ellen R. Gritz and
Mr. Milton D. Rosenau, Jr.
Sunny and Mac Haik /
Mac Haik Enterprises
Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr.
H-E-B
Hildebrand Fund
Hines / Gilbane
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Kendall, Jr.
Lora Jean (Jeanie) Kilroy
William S. and Lora Jean
Kilroy Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Kimbrough
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Kroger Food Stores
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levine
Macquarie Energy Capital
Dr. James C. Marbach
Mr. and Mrs. Wallis T. Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. David Mundy
Mrs. Sandy Murray
The Newfield Foundation
Ms. Mary Ann Newman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Nimocks III
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley W. O’Halla
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Oklahoma City Zoological Park
Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner
Mrs. Sybil F. Roos
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Roth
Safeway Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Sarofim
Service Systems Associates
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Sklar
The Vivian L. Smith Foundation
Janet and John Springer
Strake Foundation
Tricia and Paul Swen
Dr. Audra Elisabeth Timmins
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Weekley
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wegner
Kelli and John Weinzierl
John L. Wortham & Son, L.P.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace S. Wilson
Zoological Society of Buffalo, Inc.
(Listing includes contributions to Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc and represents gift-in-kind contributions.)
GENEROUS DONORS
GENEROUS DONORS
(continued)
$2,5 0 0 to $ 4 ,9 9 9
Paul and Deborah Adams
Family Foundation
Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Alfuth
Anonymous - Conservation
Auto Clean, Inc.
Mr. Rick Barongi and Ms. Diane Ledder
Ms. Susan Bischoff and
Mr. Jim B. Barlow
Ms. Anneliese Bosseler
Dianne and Michael Bowman
Sally G. Burtram, Ph.D.
Michael and Rebecca Cemo
Community Coffee Company
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Compofelice
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Cosgrove and
Mr. Cameron Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Cullen
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Cunningham
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dixon
Elm Foundation
Mr. Calvin Embry and
Ms. France Archambault
Ms. Ronna Erickson
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Feazel
Feld Entertainment Inc.
Ms. Patricia B. Freeman and
Mr. Bruce Patterson
Friends of The Zoo
Mr. Alfred C. Glassell, III
Glazier Foods
Gormans Uniform Rental, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Grace, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Scott G. Groben
Grocers Supply / The Levit Family
The Jacob and Terese
Hershey Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Hix
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Holstead
Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Horne
Huffington Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Jansen
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kamins
Mrs. Sharon Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. William E. King
Mr. Robert Klotz
Sue and Ron Kutsche
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Mr. Bert L. Long, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lubanko
The Mailman Foundation Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Massie
Ms. Deborah L. McCoy
Ms. Mary Lou McElligott
Mr. and Mrs. Mike A. McGinnis
Mr. and Mrs. D. Cal McNair
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt T. Methvin III
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. R. Robert Mullins, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Newton
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Oliver
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Onstead
The Oshman Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Pursell
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Ray
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Rizza
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Roeder
Cathryn and Doug Selman
Seneca Park Zoo
Shady Oak Christian School
Shadywood Foundation
Mr. Herbert D. Simons
Mr. David C. Smith
Dr. Melissa Smith and Mr. Paul E. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Wynne Snoots
Dr. Jeanne H. Spedale and
Mr. Gerald Spedale
Mr. Keith Spickelmier and
Ms. Sara F. Dodd-Spickelmier
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Stepanian
TAM International, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tye
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vetters
Volunteer Houston
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whiteman
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williamette
Britten Fund
Mr. E. W. Bill Wright III
Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Young III
$ 1 , 000 to $2, 499
Ms. Marie-Claire Abelanet and
Mr. Ed L. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Stanford J. Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allshouse
American Alloy Steel
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Armstrong
Ms. Samantha Attwood
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Averett
Dr. Carol J. Baker
The Honorable James A. Baker III
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bauman
Julie and Frank Bayouth
Adelaide Elizabeth Biggs
Mrs. Valerie Blair
Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Blanton, Sr.
Mr. and Ms. Matthew D. Bloch
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Bloome
Mr. Harry Bowles and
Ms. Dianna Musgrove
Ms. Lynn M. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brown
Dr. Suzanne Bruce and
Mr. John M. Waddell
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Buchanan
Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. Bujnoch
Mr. C. Robert Bunch
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Burns
Diane and Jim Cain/
Innovative Aesthetics
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Caldwell
Ms. Catherine Callaway
Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Carter III
Ms. Claire Chamberlain
Dr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Chasen
Classic Escapes
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cleary, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Compofelice
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Conely
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cordua
Dr. Yvonne Cormier and
Mr. Rufus Cormier
D. E. Harvey Builders
Ms. Sue A. Davis
Dazzio-Gutierrez Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Delahoussaye
Mr. John G. Dickerson and
Ms. Karolina Adam
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Dokell
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Doyle
Earth Color Houston
Mrs. Cynthia F. Edmondson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Ehrhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary B. Fertitta
Mrs. Linda Finger
Jim Finkelstein
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Florsheim
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Foshee
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Fossler
Harriet and Joe Foster
Ms. Jane G. Frost
Ms. Kathleen A. Gallagher
Gibson Applied Technology and Engineering, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Gibson
Ms. Melissa Giles and Mr. Erik Hawes
Ms. Susan G. Glesby
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Glickman
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Golden
Mr. and Mrs. William Graham
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Grimes II
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart S. Grossman
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hawkins
Mr. Tom Helm
Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Hicks
Ms. Michelle E. Hicks
Ms. Karen D. Hinson
Dr. Pam Holder
Ms. Edith E. Holiday
Houston Astros
Hungry’s Café and Bistro
Ms. Jill Hutchison and
Dr. Christopher Buehler
IBM International Foundation
Dr. William W. Ishee, Jr.
Ms. Jenna Jackson and Mr. Chip Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Dare Johnson
(Listing includes contributions to Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc and represents gift-in-kind contributions.)
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ANNUAL SUPPO RT
$1,000 to $2,499 (cont.)
Sharon Joseph
Ms. Shelly Keith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knudson
Ms. Julie A. Koch and
Mr. Richard R. Humphreys
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Lacey
Mr. and Mrs. Randall B. Lake
Dick and Sharon Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Truett Latimer
Mr. and Mrs. Randy E. Lee
Ms. Jennifer LeGrand
Ms. Tessa S. Lesley and Carl Stutts
Mr. and Mrs. Gee Li
Sara H. and John H. Lindsey Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. MacLean
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis
Mickey and Mike Marvins
Mr. and Mrs. Monty McDannald
Tevia and Chris McLaren
Ms. Julie Oliver and Mr. Timothy Meiss
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Mercer
The Meyer Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Eleanor Meyer and Mr. Greg Joseph
Dr. Lavinia P. Middleton and
Dr. George H. Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Miesner
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Mithoff, Jr.
Mr. Shaun P. Mooney and
Ms. Dee Ann Pederson
Ms. Danielle J. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Noel C. Noble
Mr. Richard E. Norris
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Novotny, Jr.
Mrs. Sallie Weathers Ohmstede
Mr. and Mrs. O. Keith Owen III
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Parrack
Mr. and Mrs. R. Hewitt Pate
Mr. Jorge Perales and Mrs. Marie Wagner-Perales
Ms. JoAnn Petersen
Margolis, Phipps & Wright P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Postl
Ms. Barbara Van Postman
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Power
Ms. Patricia G. Pratt
Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Ramsey
Mr. David J. Romero, CPA
Vic and Barbara Samuels/
The Samuels Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Sanchez
Leslie and Shannon Sasser
Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. Schlanger
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schroen
Sedgwick County Zoological Society
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon A. Sevier, Jr.
Shipley Donuts
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sklar
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Stagg
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Stern
Ms. Susan Stolberger
Angell and Christopher Swedlund
T.D. Williamson, Inc.
Mr. Brian H. Teichman
Susan and James Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Tidwell
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Timpani
Tootsies
Tucson Zoological Society Inc
Betty and Jesse Tutor
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Unger
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Vaughan
Ms. Helen Viereck
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Vogel
Ms. Kathy Welch and Mr. John T. Unger
Whole Foods Market
Mr. Sonny Wiktorsson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Willy
Ms. Nancy H. Wilson
Mr. Marc & Dr. Carol L. Winograd
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wisdom
Ms. Vivian Wise
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Yarbrough
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Yates III
Your Livable Garden
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Zinn
$1,000 to $49,999
Carlos and Alicia Avila
Peggy and Bill Barnett
Deborah and Gardner Cannon
ConocoPhillips
Mrs. Linnet F. Deily
Ms. Megan Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Gainer
Mary Lou Henry
Houston Zoo Volunteers
Karen W. Johnson
Lawrence and Mildred Lieder
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt T. Methvin III
Toni and Noel Noble
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor
The Oshman Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pilkington
Ms. Kendall Woods
CAPITAL DO NO RS
$1,000,000 to $4,999,999
Lothell C. Butter
Chevron
TR I BU TES
In Honor of Clarke and Elle Anderson
In Honor of Rick Barongi
In Honor of Cristina Buaas
In Honor of Deborah Cannon
In Honor of Anne and Charles Duncan
In Honor of Annie and Bob Graham
In Honor of Regan Hicks
In Honor of Holstead Family
In Honor of the Hopson Family
In Honor of Sheila Hulme
In Honor of McCool Family
In Memory of Anthony Barongi
In Memory of Winifred Barongi
In Memory of Aline Cunningham
In Memory of Dr. Donald S. Gibbs
In Memory of Vernon Henry
In Memory of Joel S. Hochman MD
In Memory of Byron A. Holberg
In Memory of Nancy Holland
In Memory of Noel the Giraffe
In Memory of Alma Smith Thie
In Memory of Georgia Timpani
In Memory of Betty Lou Wilson
$100,000 to $999,999
Laura and John Arnold
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
The Carruth Foundation
John P. McGovern Foundation
Vic and Barbara Samuels
Service Systems Associates
Mr. Herbert D. Simons
Sodexo
Texas Parks & Wildlife
$50,000 to $99,999
The Hamill Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kaufman
Shannon and Gary Margolis
The W.T. and Louise J. Moran Foundation
Tess K. Peterson
Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc.
MATCHI N G G I F TS
Chevron Humankind Employee Funds
El Paso
ExxonMobil Foundation
Halliburton
Houston Endowment
KBR Matching Gift Center
EN D O W MEN TS
Ryan Cartwright Endowment
(Listing includes contributions to Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc and represents gift-in-kind contributions.)
S T AGFEFN E R O U S D O N O R S
P hoto descriptions
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H Z I A nnual R eport
C ommittee
All photos listed left to right and
top to bottom.
The African Forest would not be possible without our amazing donors and their
generous support. We thank them for believing in this vision and for helping to make
this incredible dream a reality.
AFRICAN F O RE S T
MA S TE R PL AN CA M PA I G N
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Houston Endowment Inc.
The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
The Robert and Janice
McNair Foundation
The Robert R. and Kay M.
Onstead Foundation
Kathrine G. McGovern
Annie and Bob Graham
The Cullen Foundation
The Fondren Foundation
Chevron
John P. McGovern Foundation
Albert and Margaret
Alkek Foundation
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
Zoo Friends of Houston, Inc.
Charles and Anne Duncan
The Dan L. Duncan Family
H-E-B
Vic and Barbara Samuels
Vivian L. Smith Foundation
Sodexo
The Carruth Foundation
The Hildebrand Fund
The Meadows Foundation
Estate of Billie Lee Danz
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Donald and Diane Kendall, Jr. Family Foundation
Elkins Foundation
M.D. Anderson Foundation
M.D. Matthews Foundation
Scurlock Foundation
William S. and Lora Jean
Kilroy Foundation
Sylvie and Gary Crum
Shell Oil Company
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Service Systems Associates
Sterling-Turner Foundation
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Strake Foundation
Linnet F. Deily
The Lillian H. & C.W. Duncan Foundation
The Favrot Fund
Jonathan and Barbara Day
Devon Energy Corporation
Kinder Foundation
The Nau Family and
Silver Eagle Distributors
Rick Barongi and Diane Ledder
Judy O. and Kenneth C. Margolis
AIM Foundation
Lynn S. and John Averett
Charles T. Bauer Foundation
BMC Software
CFP Foundation
James and Molly Crownover
Family Foundation
Hamill Foundation
The Tapeats Fund
The William Stamps Farish Fund
United States Department
of Education
The Lowenstein Family
Barbara and Louis Sklar
Andrew and Freda Bass
Jeffrey C. Hines /
Hines Interests L.P.
Deborah and Gardner Cannon
Ann and Stephen Kaufman
Herbert D. Simons
Cathryn and Doug Selman
Merrill and Joe Hafner
Shannon and Gary Margolis
George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell
The W. T. and Louise J.
Moran Foundation
Tess K. Peterson
Bonnie and David Weekley Fund
Toni and Noel Noble
Johanna A. Favrot Fund
Peggy and Bill Barnett
Catherine Campbell Brock
Austin and Susan Young
Suzanne and Bob Nimocks
John, Sally and Kate Cox
Docents and Volunteers of the
Houston Zoo
Fort Bend Mechanical
Bob and Vicki Harvey
Mary Lou Henry
Sheila and Ron Hulme
Courtney and Christopher Sarofim
J. Michael and Patricia
Solar Family Fund
Kay and Max Watson
M. Carolina Weitzman
Win and Lynn Campbell
Britten Fund
The Holthouse Foundation for Kids
Lawrence and Mildred Lieder
Betty and Stephen Newton
Barbara Segal Goldfield
Michael and Carol Linn
Nancy and David Pustka
Isla and Tommy Reckling
Sara Lou Brown
Cristina and Jim Buaas
Burguieres Family Foundation
Sam W. Gainer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller
S. Shawn Stephens and
James M. Jordan
Randa and Charlie Williams
Karen W. Johnson
The Gerson and Margolis Family
Julie and Drew Alexander
Atlantic Trust Private
Wealth Management
Baker Hughes Incorporated
E. Philip Cannon
The Chaney Foundation
Debbie and Kent Chenevert
Meg Goodman and Mike Bonini
Sunny and Mac Haik /Mac Haik Enterprises
The Lee and Joseph D.
Jamail Foundation
Penny and Paul Loyd
Macquarie Energy Capital
DeeDee and Wallis Marsh
Memorial Hermann
Patterson and Sheridan, LLP
Macey and Harry Reasoner
Janet and John Springer
Tricia and Paul Swen
Kelli and John Weinzierl/
The Weinzierl Family Fund
George, Shanti, Shangrila and Shivanti Willy
Wortham Insurance & Risk Management
Page 1 (1) Female Jaguar, Cocoy
Page 2 (1) Bob Graham, Deborah Cannon,
Rick Barongi
Page 3 (1) Guest enjoys the 2010 AZA
Conference
(2) Giraffe feeding in The
African Forest
Page 4 (1) Male Chimpanzee, Willie
(2) Children playing drums in
The African Forest
(3) Male White Rhino, Sibindi
Page 5 (1) Baka Pygmy Village in
The African Forest
(2) Ostrich
(3) Giraffes in their new exhibit
at The African Forest
Page 6 (1) Male Chimpanzee, Riley
(2) Male Chimpanzee, Willie,
interacting with guest
Page 7 (1) White Rhinos, Annie & Sibindi
(2) Male Greater Kudu, Alfonzo
(3) Tribal masks in the Baka
Pygmy Village
(4) Twiga Terrace in
The African Forest
Page 8 (1) Asian Elephant calves,
Tupelo and Baylor
(2) Asian Elephant calf, Baylor
(3) Asian Elephant mom Shanti with
calf, Baylor
Page 9 (1) Asian Elephant, Tucker
with calf, Baylor
(2) Asian Elephant calves, Tupelo and
Baylor playing in their pool
Page 10 (1) Adult and 3 baby Meerkats
(2) Baby Meerkats
(3) Adult and baby Meerkat
Page 11 (1) Maned Wolf pups, Dora and Diego
at 33 days old
(2) Adult Maned Wolf mom, Lucy
(3) Keeper Michelle Witek feeding one
of the 11-day-old pups
(4) Male Maned Wolf pup, Diego
at 3 months old
Page 12 (1) Shoebill Storks in their
new exhibit
(2) Shoebill Stork
(3) New Shoebill Stork exhibit
Page 13 (1) Female Malayan Tiger, Hana
(2) Male Komodo Dragon, Smaug
(3) Attwater’s Prairie Chicken chick
Page 14 (1) Baryonyx
(2) Parasarolophus babies
(3) Dimetrodon
Page 15(1) Triceratops
(2) Euoplocephalus
(3) Camp Zoofari campers check out
the T-Rex in the DINOSAURS!
exhibit
Page 16 (1) One of 4 recycled rubber tire
pathways
(2) Horticulture staff, Greg Harmison
and Tiffany McGallian keeping the
grounds looking nice
(3) Horticulture staff, Dante Copley,
watering the plants
Page 17(1) New Jaguar Exhibit
(2) Horticulture staff, Hernando
Gutierrez, tending to the plants
(3) The beautiful landscaping around
Duck Lake
Page 18 (1) Male Orangutan, Rudi
(2) Dr. Joe Flanagan, Director of
Veterinary Services, tending to an
injured sea turtle
(3) Attwater’s Prairie Chicken chick
Page 19(1) Paul Crump, Amphibian
Conservation Manager, working
with Toad Tracker students
(2) Toad Tracker student examining a
toad
(3) Borneo’s Pygmy Elephants, a
conservation project the Houston
Zoo supports
Page 20 (1) Camp Zoofari kids participate in
the Wildlife Photography class
(2) Senior Safari program
(3) Camp Zoofari kids participate in
the Wildlife Photography class
Page 21 (1) Volunteer Docent, Mary Cheek,
allows a guest to get an up-close
experience with a snake
(2) Volunteer Docent, Karen Johnson,
uses biofacts to educate boy scouts
(3) Volunteer Docent, Noel Noble,
helps clean the Elephant yard
Page 22 (1) AZA Conference attendees enjoy
Zoo Day at the Houston Zoo
(2) Zoo Day attendees enjoyed behind
the scenes tours and up close
encounters with some of our
animals
(3) AZA Conference Ice Breaker at the
Museum of Fine Arts-Houston
(4) Keynote speaker, Jim Collins
Page 23 (1) Guests enjoy visiting the
DINOSAURS! exhibit
Deborah Cannon,
President and CEO
Rick Barongi,
Zoo Director
David Brady,
Chief Marketing Officer,
Vice President –
Advancement
Kirsten Ufer,
Creative Director
Stephanie Adams,
Staff Photographer
Brian Hill, Writer
Peter Riger, Writer
Christine Warren, Writer
HZI PHOTOGRAPHY
CONTRIBUTORS
Stephanie Adams
Rick Barongi
Dale Martin
Martha Petre
Peter Riger
Rachel Rommel
Mary Stephens
Martina Stevens
dESIGN
Wyn Bomar Design
To numerous other HZI staff
members who participated in
various aspects of this report,
we greatly appreciate all of
your efforts.
Houston Zoo, Inc.
1513 Cambridge St.
Houston, Texas 77030
www.houstonzoo.org
Anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall, who opened a window into the lives of
Africa’s chimpanzees more than 50 years ago met the chimpanzees of
The African Forest in a private tour before the new addition opened to
the public.
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accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). AZA
accreditation stands for excellence in the care of zoo visitors, zoo animals
and Earth’s remaining wilderness. The Houston Zoo continues to be active
in AZA’s conservation efforts participating in 68 Species Survival Plans
and keeping 16 studbooks for animals in accredited zoos throughout the
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