UPROAR, 2020 Fall

UPROAR FALL 2020 • PUBLISHED BY THE POTAWATOMI ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

VACCINATING ZOO ANIMALS pg. 7

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ZOOKEEPER pg. 8

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US pg. 10, 12

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UPROAR A POTAWATOMI ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS

Editor and Designer: Kristina Barroso Burrell Photo Credits: Zoo Staff 2020 General Info: Open June 14 – November 30 Open daily from 10 am – 5 pm Open June - August 10 am - 8 pm www.potawatomizoo.org (574) 235-9800

Our Mission: To inspire excellence in education, conservation, and improved animal quality of life.

Contact Us: Community Outreach: (574) 235-7654 Development: (574) 245-6138 Education: (574) 235-7621 Gift Shop: (574) 235-5615 Guest Services: (574) 235-7620 Marketing: (574) 235-7576 Membership: (574) 235-7651 Special Events: (574) 245-6163 Volunteers: (574) 235-9070 Zoo Camps: (574) 235-9801 Copyright 2020: All rights reserved.

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The Family Fall Festival on September 26 was a first-time event this year, with unlimited train and carousel rides, food, animal enrichment, and lots of chalk to draw on the plaza! We were so pleased to have James Ortega of Futboleros Academy, UltraFab, and Lark Comedy Institute, join us for even more fun activities on this gorgeous day!

Postmaster: Send address changes to P.O. Box 1764 South Bend, IN 46634 (574) 235-9800 The Potawatomi Zoological Society is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization.

Cover Photo: Red panda Maiya enjoys eating bamboo grown at the Zoo. The red pandas are part of a Species Survival Plan.

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FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Zoo Friends, It is hard to believe our 2020 season is already in its final months. Although the Zoo will be closing at the end of November, we are excited for our many special winter events like the Gift of Lights and 2021 Winter Days.

I am sure I can speak for everyone when I say 2020 has been a challenging year. Despite the difficulties and hurdles we have all had to overcome, your Potawatomi Zoo has worked together with our community to weather this storm, and we are confident that we will come out of this stronger than ever. Thank you so much for supporting us while we were closed and for visiting the Zoo this year! It makes all the difference to our staff and animals.

We have so much to be proud of this season. We opened our new front entrance building and Zoo Gift Shop this year.

This new guest and membership admission area takes the guest experience to another level, and our new Gift Shop has extra room for all your favorite Zoo toys, keychains, stuffed animals, shirts, and more. This was also the first season that visitors were able to meet Masamba, our southern white rhino.

If you visited the Zoo this year you probably noticed that we were doing construction on our Red Barn. The Red Barn is iconic and has been part of the Zoo for decades, since it was originally built for the Zoo Farm. Although the original intent was to house animals, over the years, it transitioned into our Gift Shop with administration offices upstairs. Once the Gift Shop moved to the Front Entrance, it was time for another Red Barn transformation. The renovation was recently completed, and the building, now known as the Tire Rack Education Center, houses the AEP Foundation STEM Classroom, EdZOOcation offices, volunteer work space, and Zoo administrative offices. We are so excited to start hosting classes in our new STEM classroom this year, and next year, we hope to have STEM camps for kids of all ages.

We have no plans to stop transforming the Zoo to bring you new animals and experiences while continuing to be true to our mission and vision. Ground clearing has begun for the next phase of construction, and we are looking forward to announcing some pretty BIG & LOUD news this spring!

Josh Sisk Executive Director

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zoo boo 2020 adds new dates The Potawatomi Zoo hosted its annual Zoo Boo Halloween experience this year from October 23-25, and added two new dates, October 29-30.

“We’re proud to keep building on a long tradition of having a safe trick-or-treating event at the Zoo every year,” said Josh Sisk, executive director of the Potawatomi Zoo. “With some of the health and safety restraints, we made a few changes, but we’re still excited to decorate the Zoo for this event that has candy, train and carousel rides, and of course, plenty of animals to watch.”

The primary change was that the Treat Trail, which used to stretch around the entire Zoo and brought in vendors from the local community, was moved to the Picnic Grove to control traffic flow and keep people safely distanced. The Zoo’s Education Department turned the picnic area into a Halloween maze filled with photo ops, timed character “meet and greets” and plenty of fun. Every Treat Trail ticket received a bag of candy at the end. Local vendors still sponsored the Treat Trail and had the opportunity to pass out treat bags and talk to visitors about their company or organization.

Another change for 2020 was requiring all visitors to have a timed entry ticket.

Although Potawatomi Zoo Members’ tickets were free, they also had to register for a time on the website in advance. With a limited number of tickets, this allowed the Zoo to control how many people were in the Zoo for safety reasons.

As always, the Zoo Train and Carousel opened during Zoo Boo, as did many of the Zoo’s regular amenities like the Zoo Gift Shop, Congo Café, Otter Outpost, and Round Barn Bar. The train was Haunted during evening hours and Enchanted for younger guests on Sunday, October 25.

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Sponsors Critical To Zoo Success The Zoo is proud to announce its partnership with Inovateus Solar, the newest member of The Alpha Pack corporate sponsor level. The Alpha Pack is a recognition level for corporate sponsors who contribute at least $5,000 to the Zoo in a year.

When Inovateus Solar approached the Zoo about finding a project to align their core values with the Zoo’s, a sponsorship plan was tailored to create opportunities for Inovateus Solar team members to spend time at the Potawatomi Zoo with family, and select a key project to complete at the Zoo’s tiger habitat to raise awareness about and funding for the Tiger Conservation Campaign. This commitment to both a creative team-building approach and philanthropy make Inovateus Solar a unique and valued member of The Alpha Pack at the Potawatomi Zoo. Thanks to all our Alpha Pack members!

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To join The Alpha Pack, contact Margie Anella, director of development, at (574) 245-6138 or manella@potawatomizoo.org.

Making Changes At The Zoo Photo by Bruce Cernak

The Zoo said goodbye to two well-known animals, and hello to a few.

In September 2020, the Zoo’s two chimpanzees, Babyface and Randi, moved to a new Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited facility in Salinas, KS. This move was made as part of a Species Survival Plan (SSP) recommendation to give the chimps the best possible quality of life.

“AZA standards recommend that chimpanzees live in larger troops for increased social interaction, and although our chimps were receiving exceptional care, we had an opportunity to increase their quality of life at another facility,” said Executive Director Josh Sisk.

Several babies were born as part of SSPs this year as well, including two northern tree shrews, a black tree monitor, five endangered Chacoan peccaries, a white-faced saki monkey, and a Caribbean flamingo. Although the flamingo chick ultimately passed away, it was a significant achievement, as it was the first flamingo chick born at the Zoo in its history.

“Each successful birth is an opportunity to teach more people about the species and its place in the ecosystem, which is vital to our mission and vision at the Zoo,” said Sisk.

Top to bottom: chimpanzee Babyface; Chacoan peccary peclet

SSPs are cooperative breeding programs between AZA-accredited Zoos that consider a wide range of factors to produce stable species populations within Zoos. As an AZA-accredited Zoo, the Potawatomi Zoo is able to participate in many of these programs.

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New Zoo Staff Third Thursdays and Summer Hours This year, the Zoo instituted permanent new summer hours.

From June 1 through August 31, the Zoo was open from 10 am to 8 pm.

To celebrate these new hours, the Zoo also started a monthly Third Thursday Family Fun Night. From 5-8 pm, there were fun activities like participating in improv with the Lark Comedy Institute, watching animal enrichment, playing in sprinklers and misters, and eating frozen treats from Kona Ice, Let’s Spoon, and Wild Island Vegan Gelato.

Visitors enjoyed the chance to see the Zoo in the evening with their family, stroll around with a drink and treat, and visit their favorite animals.

The Zoo is planning to repeat summer hours and Third Thursdays during the 2021 season in June, July, and August.

Top to Bottom: A family enjoys Kona Ice while walking around the Zoo in the evening; A young visitor checks on tortoises before playing in the sprinklers.

This year, the Zoo welcomed a new Membership and Attractions Manager, Devon Hastings, and a new Curator of Education, Jeremy Gill, to the Potawatomi Zoo. Devon graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree in history and from Valparaiso University with a master’s in Sports Administration. Prior to coming to Potawatomi Zoo, Devon worked in Minor League Baseball, most recently the South Bend Cubs. Devon’s diverse background in operations and customer service brings a great perspective to the Potawatomi Zoo. Jeremy joins the Zoo from Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo where he managed a robust volunteer and staff training program. Jeremy holds a master’s degree in zoology from Miami University’s Project Dragonfly focusing on conservation engagement via inquirybased learning. As Curator of Education, Jeremy oversees EdZOOcation, volunteers, Zoo-To-You programming, and other educational experiences at the Zoo.

Top to bottom: Devon Hastings and Jeremy Gill

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Care Corner

By Audrey Siegrist, DVM Zoo Veterinarian

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s the world anxiously awaits the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, it reminds North American river otters are treated with feline and canine vaccines. us how important preventative health care medicine can be for humans and animals alike. At Potawatomi Zoo, we spend over $2,000 per year on vaccines alone!

Mammals, birds and the occasional reptile receive preventative care vaccinations. Aside from the cost, immunizing exotic animals presents unique challenges compared to domestic animals.

Vaccines are rarely developed specifically for exotic animals, so zoo veterinarians must use vaccines that are commercially available for domestic animals on our patients. Oftentimes we can use a vaccine of a closely related species in order to protect our zoo animals from disease. For instance, our zebra is vaccinated with horse West Nile virus and encephalitis vaccines. Surprisingly birds are also susceptible to West Nile virus and encephalitis, so we use the equine vaccines on them as well even though their physiology is quite different than that of a horse. Our alligator, Smiley, has also received a West Nile virus vaccine in the past.

Some of our animals are vaccinated for a wider variety of diseases than in domestic animals of the same family. For example, big cats and otters are susceptible to both feline and canine diseases (such as feline panleukopenia virus and canine distemper virus) so our lions, tigers, leopards, and otters need cat and some dog vaccines.

Although no vaccine can be 100% protective, we implement a number of strategies to make immunization of our Zoo animals as effective and safe as possible. For the viruses spread by mosquitoes (West Nile Virus, Encephalitis, etc.), we schedule vaccinations in the early spring, so the animal’s immunity is highest during the mosquito season. We also work to reduce the mosquito and fly population with traps and certain sprays to reduce animals’ exposure to disease. Bird immune systems respond best to vaccines during the winter months, so we vaccinate them at that time. The incidence of vaccine reaction in hoofstock animals increase with warmer temperatures so we choose cool mornings to vaccinate to make vaccination as safe as possible for them.

We not only vaccinate our Zoo animals to protect the animals’ health, but also for the health of our keeper staff and visitors too. Because our Zoo animals may come into contact with local wildlife (bats, raccoons, squirrels, etc.) we vaccinate our mammals against rabies virus which can be transmitted between animals and people from a bite. Reptiles and birds are not vaccinated against rabies virus because their body temperatures are too low or too high for the virus to replicate in their bodies.

Many of our Zoo animals have been trained to receive vaccines by hand injection. Some of our Zoo animals receive vaccines during yearly exams while under anesthesia or by darting. The veterinary staff works closely with our keepers and animal care management to develop training strategies to make these procedures as stress free as possible for the animals in our care.

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A Day In The

Life Of A Zoo Keeper

Ambassador Keeper Kim and George, fennec fox

By Kim Bell Zoo Keeper

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can’t think of a better way to start the day than to hear the echoing roars of a lion, the low rumbles of the colobus monkeys, and the loud calls of the flamingos. Though the sun may not always be up when I get to the Zoo at 7 am, the animals certainly are.

The first thing every zoo keeper does every day is ensure that every animal is safe and healthy, as well as check fence lines for any signs of damage. As the ambassador animals zoo keeper, I care for animals you might not see every day from the tiniest lizards to the loudest macaws. Each animal has its own way of greeting me but every single one is special. Sydney, the sulfur-crested cockatoo, is typically found fluffed up and resting in the morning but quickly comes over to say hello. George and Hunter, the fennec foxes, do big stretches, and Olive, the southern tamandua, always has the sleepiest eyes when she stretches out her 16-inch tongue.

Once it is confirmed that all animals are safe, healthy, and contained, I make my way back to the kitchen to grab their breakfast. It is always fun to see what was prepared that day as everyone has their favorites. For instance, the spider monkeys love bananas, Lenny, the two-toed sloth, loves grapes, and Humvee, the North American porcupine, loves apples. Once all of the diets are loaded in my cart, I drive around to do morning husbandry. My first stop is often Humvee. He is usually curled up and snoozing in his tree, but he quickly makes his way down to meet me at the door. Humvee, and most of the animals in the ambassador section, play a very important role in our conservation message here at the Potawatomi Zoo. These ambassadors are able to be the voice for their wild counterparts by going out on programs to local schools and coming out for encounters, Zoo camps and events here on site. As an ambassador animal, Humvee gets to show the world how amazing porcupines and many other animals are, how vital each animal is to the ecosystem, and what steps each of us can take in our daily life to make a difference.

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Left to right: Olive, southern tamandua; Lavender, fancy rat; Dhil, uromastyx

One of my favorite parts about being a zoo keeper, as well as one of the most important elements of being an ambassador animal, is training in a way that gives the animal full choice and control at all times. A lot of the animals throughout the Zoo are trained in ways that allow them to participate in their own health care, which reduces stress on them and helps our veterinary staff team. These behaviors include things like stepping on a scale so that we are able to keep track of their body condition and presenting a particular part of their body so that we are able to do visual inspections, nail trims, and/or voluntary injection and blood draws. In addition to medical training, the ambassador animals are also trained in behaviors that are advantageous for educational programs. Humvee, in particular, is always eager to step into his crate or touch his nose to a target stick and will take his time savoring his apple pieces after a session. While he munches away, I clean up all poop and any old enrichment from the day before and make my way out of the enclosure. Once I am done, I move onto the next animal and begin again: breakfast, fresh water, medication, training, cleaning windows, yard maintenance, and yup, picking up even more poop.

Once everyone has been cleaned up after and fed, it’s time for lunch and then I prep for PM rounds and closing. In the afternoon, I make my way to the enrichment shed. Enrichment is something that is provided to the animals every day to make each day unique and to stimulate their brains. My favorite types of enrichment are things that will encourage natural behaviors like giving a foraging bin with hidden mealworms to Olive, an animal that would use her claws to dig for bugs, or giving something shreddable, like a phone book, to rats, who would rip and shred materials to make a nest in the wild. Once enrichment has been carefully selected for each of the ambassadors, I stop by the kitchen to grab everyone’s PM diets. I then make my way back around to each of the enclosures to get eyes on everyone in the department and ensure that everyone is still healthy and contained. As I drop off their favorite treats and enrichment, I say my goodbyes for the day.

I am extremely passionate about conservation and conservation education and I cannot think of a better way to spend my day than working with animals that help to spread this message as well as inspire people to truly make a difference in their own lives. Not only do these animals help to inspire the general public, but they also help to inspire me, and for that I am thankful!

Left to right: Lenny, two-toed sloth; Emma, three-banded armadillo; Humvee, North American porcupine

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by Kristina Barroso Burrell Marketing & Communications Manager

Drive Through Zoo was a unique opportunity to meet ambassador animals, Zoo educators, and Animal Care staff.

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his Zoo has been your Zoo for 100 years, and this year, more than ever, we have seen the power of our community working with the Zoo in a time of great need. Our entire world has had to face challenges, and the Potawatomi Zoo was also impacted in ways we expected and ways we couldn’t have anticipated. Yet so much of our community, from local residents to Potawatomi Zoo Members all over the country, stepped forward to support the Zoo in myriad ways, and for this, we want to humbly say thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

Once we knew we would be unable to open the Zoo in April as planned, we tried to think of ways to keep you engaged with the Zoo and let you see what we were still doing to care for the animals. We started a video series called “Zoo-To-You” to explore the Zoo behind the scenes. Executive Director Josh Sisk took you to visit the warthogs and takin, and Animal Care Manager Jami Richard, introduced you to the zoo keepers who care for the swan, emus, red foxes, and so many The Zoo-To-You video series took viewers behind the scenes at the Zoo to learn more. Our EdZOOcation staff also more about animals and animal care. did weekly educational experiences with ambassador animals like our barn owl, Ms. Wigglesworth, and our Flemish Giant rabbit, Sven. Between March 27 and May 1, on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, our Zoo community watched these behindthe-scenes videos more than 82,000 times. It made such a difference to our

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V hard-working staff to know you were still out there, missing the animals and missing your time at the Zoo. Another way you supported the Zoo was through our Animal Care Fund. We started this fund specifically to give people a chance to give back to Animal Care during the time we had to stay closed. As a non-profit, we depend on our members, visitors, classes, events, and donors to help us keep our animals safe, fed, medicated, Gifts to the Animal Care Fund on Giving Tuesday Now, and all spring, helped provide food, medication, and enrichment for the 400 animals at the Zoo. and enriched all year long. Whether or not the Zoo is open, it costs around $16,500 per month just to feed the animals at the Zoo. Not being able to open on schedule is a budget crisis.

Luckily, on Giving Tuesday Now, May 5, and every month since then, the Animal Care Fund has grown, raising around $50,400 since we started it in April, a significant show of support from our community that we are so thankful for.

We offered an unusual opportunity for visitors in May, the chance to participate in Drive Through Zoo, something we’d never done before. For Drive Through Zoo, we allowed cars to drive down the back road of the Zoo to see the Zoo behind the scenes, meet ambassador animals up close, and learn about animals from their keepers, all from the safety of their cars. We had five days of Drive Through Zoo and brought 709W cars through the Zoo in 10 hours. It was a whirlwind of excitement, and we loved sharing the Zoo with you in this new way.

But there’s no group we must thank more than the members who renewed their memberships in March, April, and May, knowing they wouldn’t get to use them right away, but making the effort to support the Zoo and help us close the budget gap. We added benefits to membership this year, but we know you did it out of love for the Zoo, and we could not be more grateful.

And the list goes on. You’ve watched virtual classes and ordered Camp-in-a-Box from our EdZOOcation department, joined us for a medically vulnerable visitors morning, engaged with us on social media, watched us on the news and WSBT’s Ambassador Animal Chip, a green-winged macaw, charmed HomeTown Living, sent us the most wonderful mail, visitors during Drive Through Zoo. and given us a lot of reasons to have hope for the future.

Without you, it would have been hard to make it through the rough months this year, and we hope we’ve been able to bring joy to your lives as well.

Thank you for being our Zoo members, our Zoo visitors, and our Zoo friends. We hope we have another 100 years or more to serve you and fulfill our mission of education, conservation, and constantly improved animal quality of life right here in the heart of South Bend.

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By Margie Anella Director of Development

As a non-profit organization, the Zoo relies on donors, members, partners, and visitors to make up the budget that feeds and cares for around 400 animals, pays full-time, part-time, and seasonal staff, and keeps the lights on all year long.

One of the important ways some of our donors have chosen to give to the Zoo is through their defined contribution plan or Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

One way you can give yearly is through the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). A Required Minimum Distribution is the minimum amount a person must withdraw from a defined contribution plan or IRA. This year, there have been some changes made to the RMD. Be sure to consult your financial advisor about your specific situation.

The SECURE Act, passed in late 2019, increased the starting age from 70 ½ to 72 as of January 1, 2020. Then, in March 2020, the CARES Act waived RMDs altogether for the 2020 calendar year. This waiver even includes beneficiaries with inherited accounts, as well as people who turned 70½ in 2019 but waited to take their first distribution until 2020.

Considering the effects of both laws, if you turned age 70 ½ by the end of 2019, you should resume taking RMDs in 2021. You won’t have to take a “double” RMD in 2021, just the regularly calculated amount. If you had not turned age 70 ½ by the end of 2019, you are not required to take your first RMD until April 1 of the year after you turn age 72.

Depending on your situation, you may want to keep in mind that by not taking distributions, you won’t reduce your retirement account balance this year. This could potentially increase the amount of your future RMDs. Keep in mind that your RMD amount is based on your balance on December 31 of the previous year and your life expectancy, so a higher percentage is required to be withdrawn as you get older. The combination of the potentially higher balance and the higher withdrawal percentage may bump you into a

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higher tax bracket and/or trigger higher Medicare premiums in future years.

Whether you choose to take your RMD in 2020 or waive it until 2021, you can still support the Potawatomi Zoo through an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD).

Your gifts and legacy can help bring animals, like these endangered okapi, to the Zoo.

By making the Potawatomi Zoo the charity of choice for your IRA’s RMD, you can support the Zoo while receiving a tax break and meeting tax requirements for IRA mandatory distributions.

Another way you could support through Zoo through an IRA is by making a charitable bequest of part or all of your IRA to the Potawatomi Zoo. By making the Potawatomi Zoo the beneficiary of your IRA, you eliminate the potential for double taxation (federal estate and income taxes) that your heirs may face if they were named beneficiary of this asset.

You would also automatically become a member of our Wildlife Legacy Society, our giving society that honors all who make the Potawatomi Zoo part of their legacy by creating a planned gift.

If you have questions about how your gift will be used, or to set up a gift with the Zoo, we recommend having your financial advisor contact Danielle McCausland at (574) 235-7654 or danielle@potawatomizoo.org.

You are invited to join Executive Director Josh Sisk for

Dinner With The Director Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at 6 pm

If you have remembered the Zoo in your estate plan, please join us for dinner and cocktails to learn more about the future of the Zoo, enjoy a unique animal encounter, or even ride the train and carousel.

We look forward to getting to know you!

Please RSVP to Danielle McCausland at (574) 235-7654 by November 6 for this special evening you won’t soon forget.

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Check out potawatomizoo.org/holiday-gift-shop for more gift ideas.

The last day to buy a Zoo adopt or membership for delivery by Christmas is December 13!

Membership – Your passport to a world of fun at the Zoo.

Standard Membership Levels

Member benefits include:

Senior, $39.50 – one individual over the age of 62.

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Free, unlimited admission to Potawatomi Zoo for one calendar year.

Discounted admission to over 100 zoos and aquariums nationwide.

Discounts on Zoo camps, education classes, and in the Zoo gift shop.

Discounts to select special events.

Subscription to UPROAR, the Zoo’s quarterly full-color magazine.

Free conservation calendar featuring photos by Zoo visitors.

And more! Additional benefits often added each year.

Student, $39.50 – one student with ID. Individual, $49.50 – one individual.

Grandparents, $69.50 – two grandparents living in the same household and their grandchildren under the age of 18.

Single Parent, $69.50 – one adult and their dependent children under the age of 18.

Family, $74.50 – two adults living in the same household and their dependent children under the age of 18.

Add a guest to any of the above categories, $15.

Animal Adoptions •

Friend Level, $25 – Includes a color photo and fact sheet of your animal, plus a personalized adoption certificate, and a coloring book with crayons.

• Advocate Level, $60 – Same as the Friend level, plus a stuffed plush of your adopted animal.* • Keeper Level, $115– Benefits of Advocate level, plus a Potawatomi Zoo tote bag, and recognition in UPROAR. • Protector Level, $250– Same as the Keeper level, plus a personalized engraved brick placed on Zoo grounds.

See potawatomizoo.org for details about Preserver, Conservationist and Guardian levels. *All animals are available for adoption, but please call (574) 235-7654 with questions regarding plush availability.

Donation Membership Levels – Give back to animal care.

Patron, $100 – same as Family, plus a copy of the conservation book.

Benefactor’s Circle, $250 – same as Family, plus a copy of the conservation book, a free guest every time you visit, and two guest passes.

Curator’s Circle, $500 – same as Family, plus a copy of the conservation book, a free guest every time you visit, two guest passes, and an engraved brick to be customized and placed at the Endangered Species Carousel.

Director’s Circle, $1000+ – same as Family, plus a copy of the conservation book, a free guest every time you visit, two guest passes, an engraved brick to be customized and placed at the Endangered Species Carousel, and an exclusive one-on-one animal encounter.

Add a guest to any of the above categories, $15.

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Gift memberships or animal adoptions may also be placed over the phone at 574-235-7651 or faxed to 574-289-3776.

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DID YOU KNOW? AAZK stands for the American Association of Zoo Keepers and is a nonprofit volunteer

organization made up of professional zoo keepers and other interested persons dedicated to professional animal care and conservation. The national AAZK fosters a professional attitude in animal keepers through publications, conferences, and chapter activities at local zoos. As well, the national AAZK and local AAZK chapters hold many fundraising events to support wild animal conservation and promote public awareness and education.

The keepers at the Potawatomi Zoo worked with the National AAZK to create our current chapter in 2014. We are pleased to be part of the national AAZK organization and we look forward to contributing to animal conservation in the coming months and years.

Follow us at www.facebook.com/potawatomizooaazk to learn more about animal conservation!

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