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AZA SAFE Species

With a growing number of wildlife As stated by AZA,
species threatened with extinction, SAFE species programs:
how can zoos and aquariums
• Protect threatened animals in
increase the impact and speed
the wild
of their conservation efforts?
• Build on established recovery plans
By harnessing their collective
and track records of commitment
resources, expertise, and reach,
• Prioritize collaboration among
and those of partners, including
AZA member institutions and
governments and other conservation
field-based partners
organizations.
• Implement both strategic
KEMP’S RIDLEY
Recognizing that a new framework conservation and public SEA TURTLE
was needed to accomplish this, the engagement activities The Living Coast
Association of Zoos and Aquariums • Measure and report
(AZA) created AZA’s SAFE: Saving conservation progress
Animals From Extinction.
As of early 2024, there are SAFE
AZA has a membership of 237 of the programs for 41 of the most vulnera-
top accredited zoos and aquariums ble wildlife species. The number of
in 46 states and 13 countries, programs is growing. The following
including Brookfield Zoo Chicago. species at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Each year, AZA-accredited institu- are part of the SAFE program:
tions welcome more than 183 million
• African lion
visitors in the United States and over
• African painted dog
200 million worldwide.
• Black rhinoceros
AFRICAN
• Blanding’s turtle
PAINTED DOGS
• Eastern box turtle
Habitat Africa!
• Eastern indigo snake
• Gorilla
• Kemp’s ridley sea turtle
• Leopard shark
• Mexican wolf
• Monarch butterfly
• Orangutan
• Reticulated giraffe
• Sloth bear

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