AZA Ungulate TAGs
2019 Midyear Meeting

Held in conjunction with the AZA Mid-Year Meeting
13-15 April 2019
Hosted by Phoenix Zoo and OdySea Aquarium, Phoenix AZ

TAG Meeting Presentations

*Please note that some presentations are not available online, or are only available in a modified version, due to the presence of unpublished data or sensitive information.

AZA Ungulate TAG Chair Briefings

• Antelope and Giraffe TAG

• Caprinae TAG

• Deer (Cervid/Tragulid) TAG

• Equid TAG

• Rhino TAG

• Tapir TAG

• Wild Cattle and Camelid TAG

• Wild Pig, Peccary and Hippo TAG

TAG Initiatives

• TAG Program Updates

• TAG Chairs meeting minutes

• Marketing Team Update - Roxanna Breitigan, Michelle Hatwood & Brent Huffman

• AZA Ungulates Dedicated Fund Report - RoxAnna Breitigan, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

• Mentorship Program Update - Ashley Arimborgo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

• Behavioral Husbandry Committee Update - Becca Van Beek, Oregon Zoo

• Ungulate Welfare working group notes

• Giraffe SAFE Update - Liza Dadone, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo & Andi Kornak, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

• Giraffe SAFE Public Engagement update - RoxAnna Breitigan, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

• ZAHP Fusion Center “Secure Zoo” update - Ashley Zielinski

• Source Population Alliance (SPA) Update - Gavin Livingston, Source Population Alliance

• A Different Model for Sustainability in Small Antelope Populations - Matt James, Dallas Zoo

• Sustainability Partnership Workshop - Steve Metzler, San Diego Zoo Safari Park

• Action Indonesia: Global Species Management Plans - Steve Metzler, San Diego Zoo Safari Park

• Collaboration between the IUCN TSG and AZA Tapir TAG - Patricia Medici, IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group

Reports from the Field

• Operation Sahel Giraffe: Re-introduction of the Western Giraffe to an Historic Habitat in Niger - Liza Dadone, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

• Update/Progress Report on the Oryx Project in Chad - John Newby, Sahara Conservation Fund

• Baird’s Tapir Alliance and Highlight Progress in the Field - Chris Jordan, Global Wildlife Conservation

• Studies on the Ecology and Health of the Endangered Mountain Tapir in Ecuador - Budhan Pukazhenthi, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

• Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative - Patricia Medici, IUCN Tapir Specialist Group

• CCCI in Paraguay Field Update: Chacoan Peccary and Tapir in situ work - Michelle Hatwood, Audubon Species Survival Center and Martin Ramirez, Woodland Park Zoo

Ungulate Scientific Management Session

• Dietary Phytoestrogens and Southern White Rhinoceros: a new recipe for southern white rhino breeding success? - Christopher Tubbs, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global

• An Update on Scimitar-horned Oryx Artificial Insemination - Budhan Pukazhenthi, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

• Thermography-assisted Lameness Management in Zoo Giraffe - Liza Dadone, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

• An Update on Integrating Addax Genomic Data into Population Management - Samantha Hauser, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• GnRH Vaccine can be an Effective Contraception Method in Zoo Ungulates…unless you are a warthog - Shana Lavin, Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• Addax and Oryx Mother-infant Behavior - Karen Bauman, St. Louis Zoo

Ungulate Husbandry, Enrichment & Training Session

• How do the feet in zoo and wild giraffe compare? - Liza Dadone, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

• Successful Intensive Critical Care of a Black Rhino through Animal Programs and Veterinary Collaborative Efforts - Dana Vinci & Amy Roberts, Broofield Zoo

• Year-round provision of browse at the Toronto Zoo - Brent Huffman, Toronto Zoo

• Behavioral Enrichment and Training of African animals in Northern Zoos - Chelsea Mihalick, Roosevelt Park Zoo. 2019 Ungulate TAG Scholarship Winner

• Improvest Voluntary Injection Training for Warthog Sounder - Wendy Enright, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

• Unique Management of 0.1 Anoa Created Husbandry Training and Donor Tour Benefits - Kaitlyn Vanderwall, Zoo Miami

Rhino TAG meeting

• Rhino TAG Meeting Overview

• Nutrition Update and rhino diet survey from the Rhino Keeper Workshop - Dr. Katie Sullivan

  • Iron Overload Disorder update and info - Dr. Shana Lavin/Dr. Katie Sullivan

• Rhino Research Council Update - Dr. Terri Roth

  • 2019 RRC Masterplan

  • Comparative gut microbiome/metabolome. The quest for a reliable biomarker of IOD

  • Dental disease

• Update from African Rhino Specialist Group, Asian - Dr. Susie Ellis

• Rhino Range State meetings and Indonesia Trip

• Update from the Rhino Research Council Repro Group - Dr. Parker Pennington

• Rhino Welfare - Dr. Lara Metrione

• Discussion