Cincinnati Zoo celebrates 150th with accreditation and conservation award

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ContributedThe Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has been granted accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and has also received AZA’s prestigious William G. Conway International Conservation Award for its coexistence initiatives in Kenya. “We’ve been accredited by AZA since 1978, but getting re-accredited is not something we take for granted,” said Cincinnati Zoo director Thane Maynard. This expanded vision has opened up opportunities for more than two dozen Zoo staff members with the desired skillsets to travel to SORALO to support strategic planning, sustainability initiatives, building capacity, research projects, and much more!”To learn more about Cincinnati Zoo’s conservation programs, visit Conservation | Cincinnati Zoo. To learn what you can do to support these initiatives, visit Support the Cincinnati Zoo. Photo of Cincinnati Zoo entrance by Michelle Peters provided by Cincinnati Zoo.