Endangered Wolf Center Receives Prestigious Award from the AZA
We are pleased to share the news that we have been honored to receive the Edward H. Bean Award from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums at its recent national conference in New Orleans.
The Edward H. Bean Award recognizes a truly significant captive propagation effort that clearly enhances the management of the species. The Endangered Wolf Center was recognized for our long-term work with Mexican wolves that “has produced multiple successful births that have a quantifiable impact on the sustainability of the species or subspecies.”
This is a tremendous honor and a testament not only to our dedicated staff, but to the commitment and unyielding support of our Board members and our many volunteers and supporters.
Winning this national, prestigious conservation award reinforces our standing as a world renowned conservation organization. Previous honorees include the Bronx Zoo, Minnesota Zoo, Vancouver Aquarium, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and the Saint Louis Zoo — so we are indeed in lofty company.
In announcing the award winners, AZA President and CEO Dan Ashe said, “We are proud to honor the distinguished leaders in our profession for their outstanding accomplishments. Their contributions have inspired all within the zoo and aquarium community to advance AZA’s mission of creating a world where all people respect, value, and conserve wildlife and wild places.”
For more than four decades, our staff, volunteers and supporters have worked to create a Center recognized for not only our achievements, but our leadership role in the recovery of the endangered species in our care.
YOU have been an important part of our success. Your commitment to wildlife conservation, and your ongoing support of our work with all of our canid species, enables us to be a leader in this most essential cause.