GROWING OUR FAMILY — AND OUR COMMITMENT
It was a remarkable year for new additions to our Zoo’s animal giraffe, Kianga — her name in Swahili means “sunshine.” The Fort
family. That means not only more wonderful guest experiences Worth Zoo relocated both a 7-month-old male Komodo dragon
and educational opportunities for the future, but also an named Romulus, and Siyanda, a 3-year-old African male lion to
even stronger commitment to species conservation. 90% of the Louisville Zoo. From Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo came a pair
the animals at the Louisville Zoo are cooperatively managed of male gray seals, Minnow, 31, and Boone, 13. And joining our
with the AZA’s Species Survival Plan, which helps zoos and 34-year-old female white rhinoceros, Sindi, was a 3-year-old
aquariums work together to manage specific, threatened, or male white rhino named Letterman. Relocated from The Wilds
endangered species. in southeastern Ohio, Letterman was named by Jack Hanna after
THIS PAST YEAR HAS BROUGHT
17 BIRTHS AND 68 NEW ARRIVALS.
late-night talk host David Letterman.
At the tail end of 2017, the Zoo also welcomed NeeCee, a 2-year-
old female snow leopard from the Miller Park Zoo, who will
We saw the hatching of a beautiful fruit dove and of a waldrapp rotate exhibit time with our 6-year-old male snow leopard, Kimti.
ibis, one of the world’s most critically endangered birds. We In 2019, these beautiful, endangered big cats will be transferred
welcomed a round-nosed plated lizard, a Rodrigues flying fox, and to their new environment, Snow Leopard Pass, a $5.9 million
a new fesnyng (litter) of black-footed ferrets. exhibit designed to display the leopard’s amazing leaping ability
2018 has also brought some exciting relocations from other
AZA-accredited facilities around the country. In April, from
the Los Angeles Zoo, we welcomed a 1-year-old female Masai
— a fitting symbol for our Zoo as a whole, as we continue to
expand and improve, leaping headlong into the second half of our
first century.
GLOBAL STATISTICS
TAGGED AND RELEASED
OVER 1,000 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES;
3 were found 1,500 miles away in sanctuaries in Mexico.
11 BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS WERE
BORN AT THE LOUISVILLE ZOO THIS YEAR;
a total of 6 ferrets were transferred to the
National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in
Carr, CO to prepare for release into the Great Plains.
Louisville Zoo Foundation
Board of Trustees
Greg Fischer, Louisville Mayor
Sandra Frazier, Board Chair
Sheryl Snyder, Vice Chair
Rebecca Phillips, Treasurer
Thomas Halbleib, General Counsel
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Cleo Battle
Mark Brown
Natalie Houston Daniels, M.D.
Wendy Dant Chesser
Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
Wayne Estopinal
Larry Florman, M.D.
Shelisa Gautreaux
Heidi Hulon, DVM
Deborah King
Mark Loyd
Neil MacDonald
Edgardo Mansilla
Darryl Metzger
Steven Phillips
Stephanie Shea
Robert Smith
William Summers IV
Sunil Thirkannad, M.D.
Jessica Thompson
Pattie Dale Tye
Stacy Wade
Jan West
Mark Wheeler
Ex-Officio Members
Councilman Patrick Mulvihill
Maury Buchart
Rev. Vincent James
John Parker Lyons
Douglas Shaw
Nancy Barrett Loucks
John Walczak
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