ADMS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Zookeeper
3 May 2018
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ADMS 1000 Tutorial 18 Notes – The 2010 Inquiry
Introduction
• The zoo’s isio ad issio stateets see Ehiit 2 are idel redited ith helpig
the zoo achieve these awards.
• Until 1982, the zoo was run by the city.
• That year, ownership was transferred to the City Zoological Society, a private nonprofit
organization.
• Because of its dedication, the Society was able to introduce a number of improvements
that the city had not been able to accomplish.
• The zoo has since doubled in size and now contributes significantly to the local
economy.
• A recent study by a local university found that the zoo generates almost $8 in local
economic activity for each tax dollar it receives.
• The zoo employs 157 full-time staff members and more than 550 part-time and seasonal
employees.
• There are also more than 300 volunteers who assist with programs, events, and
community outreach.
• Donors and members provide financial support for animal conservation and educational
programming.
• In December 2009, Medusa, a female sloth bear mistakenly believed to be pregnant,
was put into isolation, where it died.
• Zoo officials later admitted that they had misunderstood how to properly care for sloth
bears.
• Tim French, the curator of Large Mammals at the time, made the decision to put the
bear in isolation on his own, without reporting this to his supervisors.
• The ear’s zookeeper, Melissa Fo, ho reported to Freh, ojeted to his deisio
• But no one would listen to her, including acting head veterinarian Wynona Singh (who
was in charge while Dr. Bernardino was away on research).
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