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        <Desc>THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE: FROM WELL-KNOWN NATIVE WILDLIFE TO CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, ZOO ATLANTA OFFERS MEMORABLE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH MORE THAN 1,000 ANIMALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THESE EXCLUSIVE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES USE THE ZOO'S LIVING COLLECTION TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GUESTS AND THE NATURAL WORLD. ZOO ATLANTA HAS BEEN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SCIENCE, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS. KEEPER TALKS, INTERACTIVE WILDLIFE SHOWS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS RUN YEAR-ROUND. IN 2021, ZOO ATLANTA WELCOMED 829,056 VISITORS. 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WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH ARTS INCOMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FREE ADMISSION FOR 776 DISADVANTAGED AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN GEORGIA. A TOTAL OF 563 YOUTH CAMPERS RECEIVED FREE ADMISSION THROUGH THE CAMP BEST FRIENDS PROGRAM. THE SAFARI CAMP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE UPS FOUNDATION PROVIDED 80 UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS WITH A FREE WEEK-LONG CAMP SESSION. PARTNERING WITH THE GEORGIA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE, THE ZOO OFFERED FREE ADMISSION FOR UP TO THREE PEOPLE THROUGH THE FAMILY LIBRARY PASS PROGRAM PRESENTED BY PNC BANK AND SERVED 23,957 GEORGIA RESIDENTS IN 2021. ADDITIONALLY, 13,277 ACTIVE-DUTY, RESERVES, VETERANS AND RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RECEIVED FREE ADMISSION TO ZOO ATLANTA.CONSERVATION INITIATIVES: ZOO ATLANTA IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN FIELD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING WORK IN AFRICA, ASIA, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND GEORGIA. THE ZOO'S CONTRIBUTIONS RANGE FROM FUNDING FOR OTHER ESTABLISHED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHARE ITS MISSION, ENABLING A GREATER TOTAL IMPACT IN THE FIELD THAN MIGHT BE ACHIEVABLE BY A SINGLE ORGANIZATION, TO PROJECTS IN WHICH ITS OWN STAFF ARE PERSONALLY ENGAGED IN FIELD WORK, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON CONTINENTS AROUND THE GLOBE.THE MABEL DORN REEDER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND ANNUALLY AWARDS GRANTS TO PROJECTS THAT ENABLE ZOO ATLANTA TO BROADEN ITS CONSERVATION SUPPORT. THE 2020-2021 BENEFICIARIES OF THE REEDER CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT PROTECT GORILLAS, GOLDEN LION TAMARINS, PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROGS, TIMNEH PARROTS AND GIANT ARMADILLOS IN THE WILD. THE QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH DONATES 25 CENTS OF EVERY ZOO ADMISSION TICKET TO PROJECTS FOR WILDLIFE, PROVIDED PROGRAM FUNDING IN 2021 FOR SAVE THE GIANTS FOR GIANT OTTERS, THE XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION FOR BEES/POLLINATORS AND THE BORNEO ORANGUTAN SURVIVAL FOUNDATION FOR ORANGUTANS. IN A SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, ZOO ATLANTA PARTNERS WITH CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA TO PROTECT AFRICAN ELEPHANTS AND OTHER SPECIES IMPACTED BY WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT. THE ONGOING PARTNERSHIP REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD A GOAL OF INCREASED LEADERSHIP IN AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION FOR ZOO ATLANTA. BASED IN ZAMBIA, CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE USING ANTI-POACHING PATROLS, AERIAL SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION DOGS TRAINED TO FIND IVORY, ANIMAL SKINS, AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS, AND CERTAIN SPECIES KILLED FOR BUSHMEAT. CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA ALSO HAS A STRONG FOCUS ON MITIGATING THESE CONFLICTS BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL PEOPLE TO SAFEGUARD THEIR CROPS AND LIVELIHOODS WHILE ENGAGING THEM AS ADVOCATES FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA IS A COMMITMENT WHICH STRONGLY ALIGNS WITH ZOO ATLANTA'S CONSERVATION STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN, TO CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND ENHANCE THE ZOO'S CONSERVATION EFFORTS BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR NATIVE SPECIES INCLUDE A COLLABORATION TO REAR AND REINTRODUCE EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES TO ALABAMA'S CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST AND AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO REARING DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS FOR RELEASE INTO THE WILD THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER'S JEKYLL ISLAND CAUSEWAY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. ZOO ATLANTA ALSO PARTNERS ON EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN BOG ECOSYSTEM OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION AND IS HOME TO A SAFEGUARDING SITE FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MICHAUX'S SUMAC, A PLANT SPECIES FOUND ONLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.ZOO ATLANTA HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER $10 MILLION IN DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD GIANT PANDAS. AS ONE OF ONLY A SELECT FEW ZOOS TO CONTRIBUTE $10,000 A YEAR TO THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS' (AZA) APE TAXON ADVISORY GROUP, THE ZOO IS A PLATINUM SUPPORTER OF A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO PRESERVE WILD APE POPULATIONS AND TO INCREASE AND SUSTAIN FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM ZOOS FOR THEIR CONSERVATION. ZOO ATLANTA PROVIDES PRO-BONO HEADQUARTERS SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR ITS LONGTIME PARTNER IN GORILLA CONSERVATION, THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND INTERNATIONAL. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO A 30-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRAZIL-BASED GOLDEN LION TAMARIN ASSOCIATION; PANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG CONSERVATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROJECT GOLDEN FROG; AND SUPPORT OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY'S 96 ELEPHANTS CAMPAIGN.RESEARCH INITIATIVES: RESEARCH HELPS ZOO ATLANTA BETTER UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP FOR THE ANIMALS IN ITS CARE, AND IT PROVIDES THE ZOO WITH VALUABLE INSIGHTS THAT ENABLE IT TO PROTECT THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE WILD. BASIC RESEARCH ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE ON EARTH. SCIENTISTS AT ZOO ATLANTA LEAD RESEARCH EFFORTS INVOLVING ANIMALS HOUSED AT THE ZOO AS WELL AS ANIMALS IN THE WILD. THE ZOO'S SCIENTISTS COLLABORATE WITH SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. THE ZOO'S SCIENTIFIC STAFF HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA TECH, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. 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