2009 REPORT • • - Fundación Botánica y Zoológica de Barranquilla

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Board of Directors 2009 – 2011
Luis Fernando Castro Vergara – President
EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
BARRANQUILLA’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Antonio Thomas Arias
LEGAL DIRECTOR
BARRANQUILLA’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Rodolfo Anaya Abello
ADMINISTRATIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Promigas S.A. ESP.
Rosamira Guillén Monroy
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Proyecto Tití FOUNDATION
Pablo Obregón Santodomingo
ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Mario Santodomingo FOUNDATION
Marciano Puche Uribe
SPECIAL PROGRAMS VICEPRESIDENT
Mario Santodomingo FOUNDATION
Fabio Arjona Hincapié
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL COLOMBIA
Rafael Vieira Opdenbosch
DIRECTOR
ISLAS DEL ROSARIO OCEANARY
Beatriz Vélez Vengoechea
EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
ATLÁNTICO’S BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE
COMMITTEE CORPORATION
Tatyana Orozco De La Cruz
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ProBarranquilla FOUNDATION
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Permanent Guests:
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David Maestre Castro
PRIVATE ADVISOR
BARRANQUILLA DISTRICT MAYOR’S OFFICE
Luis Humberto Martínez Lacouture
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY
ATLÁNTICO DEPARTMENT GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
River otter (Lontra longicaudis).
Contents
2009 REPORT
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Celebrating 2009 6
Fulfilling our role in conservation 10
Looking for the missing link 14
Clearing the path 18
Creating significant experiences 22
Acknowledging our allies 26
Revolutionizing in 2010 30
2007 – 2009 Visitors 31
Animal collection plan 32
Summary financial statements 36
Introducing our family 38
LETTER FROM OUR DIRECTOR
Evolving
CALENDAR
CONSERVATION
EDUCATION
Photo: Jairo Castilla
INVESTIGATION
RECREATION
STAKEHOLDERS
IN OUR NEXT ISSUE
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 2
ANNEX 3
ZOO PEOPLE
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Macaws are perhaps the most popular and beautiful birds of the LatinAmerican continent. Due to their
colorful plumage and peculiar intelligence, they are illegally captured
and kept as pets. Today, six out
of thirteen original existing species are extinct. In the Barranquilla
Zoo, the green macaw is one of the
main characters of the Live Museum, where visitors learn about its
adaptations and interact with it.
Photo: Jairo Castilla
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ON THE COVER
Photo: Jorge Chávez
Executive director
Farah Ajami
[email protected]
Editor
Diana Rincón
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Contributors
Dave Wehdeking
Head of animal welfare department
[email protected]
Diana Casalins
Head of education department
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Linda Roa
Head of finance and administration
department
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Diana Rincón
Head of marketing and
communications department
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Copy editor
Karen David
Spanish – English translator
Vivien Campo
Graphic designer
Fabián Jiménez
Photos
Jorge Chávez
Diana Rincón
Jairo Castilla
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departments, down to every single employee, participated in one way or another in making this ambitious project a reality. We are convinced that this experience will
enable our visitors to “re-tie” themselves with the power
and fragility of the natural world, while imbibing them
with a drive to act in favor of biodiversity, since they will
better understand how their own actions may lead to
harm or preservation.
The Live Museum is only the starting point of a new era
for the Barranquilla Zoo, an era of internationalization,
connectivity and excellence. Assuming these challenges
calls for the existence of strong institutions, and for the
development of organizational competencies in a framework of global logic. 2009 brought substantial changes in Barranquilla´s Botanical and Zoological Foundation,
and the opportunity to start strengthening the basic processes that must support a top class conservation organization.
The Foundation´s 2009 Report mentions several crosscutting elements: our seriousness when facing conservation challenges; our focus on transparency, which implies
assuming our errors, revealing them and addressing any
institutional deficiencies; but, above all, embracing in a
responsible manner any and all opportunities for improvement based on the highest possible standards.
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FARAH AJAMI PERALTA
Executive Director
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or those of us living in a city, nature may be a
remote area in a far away space, and all things
surrounding us seem to have been created by
man from nothing. The catechism of comfort
preaches our ever growing division from the rest of the
natural world (yes, from the rest, because we are part
of it). In fact, the little biodiversity surrounding us may in
fact prove irritating to us: insects, mice, termites…, things
that we would like to kill or eliminate.
Probably, our only desirable connection with the natural
world may be from time to time, an Animal Planet® documentary. Many would tend to think that we are rapidly
losing our ties with nature but the truth is, they are still
there, unchanged, in spite of how hard we have tried to
cut them. This is the role that the Barranquilla Zoo has in
mind: “re-tie” ourselves to nature, help ourselves recognize the infinite, powerful links that tie us together, and
facilitate our understanding of how much we rely on this
vast planet that we so often leave aside.
Perhaps the best way to think of the Zoo is as a living
memory. We have 150 species from the five continents,
represented in 500 individuals from a large variety of
ecosystems. Those of us working here know that all this
life must have a higher purpose to it, something beyond
our being able to simply enjoy seeing it. We always seek
to find new ways of relating our visitors with nature, and
in 2009 we pulled an important card from under our
sleeve:
As a result of a bold vision and a very strong institutional
effort, we opened the Live Museum, displaying trained
animals, educational interaction, a powerful interpretation script and advanced multimedia resources to offer
an experience that is unique in the country. All the Zoo
CALENDAR
Celebrating 2009
JANUARY
At the Parakeet Exhibit, the second largest immersion exhibit
of Barranquilla’s Zoo, 22.169 visitors fed in their hands more
than 106 birds, among brightly colored Australian parakeets
and cockatiels.
FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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For the sixth consecutive year, the Zoo convened environmental authorities of Barranquilla and of the Atlantico State,
the Barranquilla’s Carnival Foundation and the media to initiate a campaign It is not a party for them… The campaign was
carried out against the use of wild species in Carnival events
and costumes. A total of 3 boas, 53 iguanas and 850 iguana
eggs were seized and on the other hand more than 15 people
were prosecuted.
Photo: Jorge Chávez
Photo Courtesy of: El Heraldo Newspaper
Photo: Jorge Chávez
33.435 children and adults enjoyed the Zoo in January, making
of it the month of the year with more visitors, surpassing the
visitors’ goal by 4%.
* It’s not a party for them...
** During Carnivals respect animals
Nala traveled 1.214 km from her old home at the Cali Zoo
to her new home at the Zoo. This young lioness was given
to our institution within an exchange agreement, to promote
reproduction of those exotic animals in our collection.
A total of 12 Zoos and Aquariums attended the First Congress and the IV ACOPAZOA Forum (Colombian Association
of Zoos and Aquariums). Our Zoo participated with the presentations “Clinical aspects in individuals coming from illegal
traffic in Barranquilla’s Botanical and Zoological Foundation”
and “Evaluation: the lost link in environmental education.”
Our manatee weighted 200 kg. after the assessment made by
the Caribbean Stranding Network, an organization we joined
with this aquatic mammal, the only one existing in a Colombian
zoo. Said environmental organization is devoted to research,
rescue, rehabilitation, education and conservation of marine
fauna.
APRIL
8.074 children and adults entered the Zoo to celebrate the
Child Day! 1.151 children were invited. It was a joyful day
with the introduction of Nala (the young lioness), animal enrichment sessions and ludic activities such as face painting,
balloon twisting and inflatables.
Photo: Zoo Image Bank
Thirteen entities within the recreation, education and/or
cultural areas joined the “Passport for amusement”, a Zoo’s
initiative launched in the Month of the Child, that granted
privileges to enjoy interconnected ludic experiences. A total
of 15.000 passports circulated, with the support of Gases del
Caribe. The return for the Zoo was of 1%.
MAY
2.500 teachers were freely admitted to the Zoo, as part of
an exclusive and permanent benefit granted as of May 15, the
Teacher’s Day celebration date. Parque Cultural del Caribe also
joined this initiative acknowledging the task of Atlantico State
teachers.
Photo Courtesy of: ALPZA
120 participants, 18 countries, 32 institutions (including the
Zoo), met at the “City of Knowledge”, Panamá, during five
days, within the XVI Congress of the Latin-American Association of Zoos and Aquarium (ALPZA). The event discussed
the sustainability of zoos and aquariums. A total of 50 lectures and posters were presented.
JUNE
129 participants, 518 pictures and thirteen states were part
of the XIV National Contest of Environmental Photography
sponsored by Termoflores. The jury – experienced photographers from Cali, Bogotá, Medellín, Santa Marta and Barranquilla–selected three winners, all from the Antioquia
State, in the categories of fauna, flora and landscape, who received more than $9 million pesos in awards.
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A total of 51 children, between 6 and 12 years, were the
characters in the first and second version of Zoochallenge
2009, in the Zoo recreation vacations, an initiative designed
by the Education Department with activities related to the
TV adventure reality. Animal challenge, Zoo rally and Extreme
Movement were parts of the program.
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Photo: Zoo Image Bank
Six speakers, 130 attendees and three partners (the Alianza
Colombo Francesa, the Corporación Universitaria de la Costa and the Corporación Autónoma Regional del Atlántico),
made possible to carry out the III International Seminar of
Environmental Photography, which was held in two days and
for the first time, had an international speaker, the North
American photographer,Lisa Hoffner.
CALENDAR
Celebrating 2009
julY
2.506 visitors entered the Zoo to have double fun at half
price, with the promotion, Discount Tuesdays, launched this
month. For the purchase of one ticket, you got 50% on the
second one.
Photo: Zoo Image Bank
During the second phase of the Itinerating Snake Exhibit, the
Zoo went to the municipalities of Piojó, Repelón, Candelaria,
Polonuevo and Manatí, to present a sample of the snake collection and to make students and teachers of education institutions and the medical personnel of health centers, aware
about care and management of ophidian accidents.
AUGUST
9.428 visitors (11% of our total public) attended the Live
Museum, a show with trained animals contributing to raise
awareness about illegal wild fauna traffic issues in Colombia.
This attraction, pioneer in the country has become the most
acclaimed education and recreation attraction of the Zoo.
¡Come to believe!
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Photo: Jorge Chávez
Photo: Jorge Chávez
181 people participated in a special education program, to
celebrate the National Day of the cotton-top tamarin, during this month. Additionally 10 zoos and aquariums joined
this celebration, contributing with 4.972 additional visitors
and responding to an invitation made by the Proyecto Tití
Foundation.
947 curious visitors came to learn what the Zoo animals eat,
a day that included feeding with live prey. The perception
about this activity was considered by 88% as positive, according to an assessment made by our educators.
5.000 copies of the new Zoo Planet magazine were distributed
in re-launching of our institutional magazine; the cover page
was the Love Museum. Created in 2005, at the end of this
year, volume 16 was published.
The American Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredit
221 zoos and aquariums. The Zoo attended the annual conference held in Portland, Oregon, to be updated in standards,
trends and financing opportunities such as animal wellbeing,
research and informal education.
OCToBer
30 turtles (Trachemys scripta callirostris) born at the Zoo
were released at the El Uvero lagoon for repopulation purposes with the assistance of Corporación Autónoma Regional
del Atlántico. The conservation status of this aquatic specie is
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List) due to excessive hunting.
The magic figure of visitors attending the Night Safari was 897,
with the promise of disclosing all Zoo secrets. Nocturnal animals, myths and legends, saltimbanquis, fire-eaters, puppets,
a children drum band and theme paths, recreated our night.
Photo: Jorge Chávez
2.957 day passes, the new Zoo product, were sold to non-profit organizations in the last quarter of the year. This discount
ticket includes snack, and entry to the Farm or Parakeet Exhibit, two of our contact exhibits. Children benefited mostly
from this special ticket, with a total of 60% participation on
the total number of tickets sold.
837 free tickets were given to students of the 10 official
schools that visited us more in 2009. The Zoo rewards your
loyalty.
Photo: Jorge Chávez
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Our two ostriches weight 180 kilos and reach a height of 3 meters, the year-end gift for our Zoo visitors. The largest and heavier bird of the world, from Africa, was integrated to our collection of exotic animals and rapidly became one of the preferred
attractions, especially by the children.
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Three scholarships for professional training in the United States, from the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
were received by our Head of the Education Department,
Diana Casalins, in Education for Conservation: Effective Program Design; our Collection and Research Coordinator, Andrea Echeverry, in Biology, Conservation and Management of
Amphibians and our Training Coordinator, Ornella Bayona, in
Advances in Animal Care and Wellbeing. ¡We are proud of
them!
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Photo: Zoo Image Bank
¡Extra, extra! ¡Attendance record to the Live Museum! The
show received 2.402 people and was the one more viewed
since it was launched in August.
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Photo: Jorge Chávez
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CONSERVATION
Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
during medical procedure.
Fulfilling
our role
in conservation
veloped educational and research programs that include in situ activities (in the natural environment).
One of these activities, perhaps the most significant
in recent years, was a research project for conservation of the Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) at
“Los Besotes” ecopark in the Department of Cesar.
In the last two decades, Cracids - family to which
the blue-billed curassow belongs - have become the
core of conservancy efforts due to the fragmentation processes suffered by the tropical dry forest,
that have affected the bird´s
area of distribution and feeIt is important to consider
ding locations, among other
survival related aspects.
that zoos do not remove
This initiative began in 2007
animals from the wild, we
in partnership with Universidad del Atlántico. The Zoo
merely welcome those that
financed field research on
environmental authorities
the species, which due to its
endemic status and in criticannot watch over and
cal danger of extinction, has
are part of our collection
become one of our battle
flags. The first year´s goal
plan. Said animals can
was to establish presence
never return to their natural
of the individuals, the characteristics of the populahabitats; they are lost to
tion and their habitat in a
their species.
relic of dry tropical forest.
During the second year the
population´s density was estimated and the use of
habitat determined, to subsequently characterize
the vegetation.
Two projects were formulated during 2009 that
would provide continuity to the abovementioned
projects: one, determining the biological corridors
based on the use of the study area by Cracids; and
another, an evaluation of the habituation and reproduction behaviors of the species in semi-captive
conditions.
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Photo: Zoo Image Bank
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ot much data exists on the motivations and expectations of the
people that visit zoos in developing countries. We know a few
things. For example, that our visitors prefer attractive and active animals; hence, they
exceed all established limits (and even the unimaginable) to attract the animal´s attention, especially if
the animals are little visible or still.
This need for contact is also the driver of illegal
wildlife trafficking, generally of threatened species,
and it is us, the zoos, the final recipients of some of
them. Especially zoos in countries where regulatory
mechanisms are weak, like Colombia.
Some of our peer countries have built an excellent
reputation based on educational, research and conservation programs. Hence the public perception
that part of a zoo´s role is to take charge of the animals object of illegal trafficking. However, it seems
contradictory in the eyes of the people that an institution dedicated to promoting conservation does
not accept animals in need of help.
I have news for you: it is the government´s responsibility to enforce environmental legislation. Zoos
should not be rescue centers; zoos should not accept animals removed from the wild. In light that
government resources allocated to this end are limited, that infrastructure is inadequate and personnel is insufficient, they resort to us. What an ethical
dilemma!
It is important to consider that zoos do not remove
animals from the wild, we merely welcome those
that environmental authorities cannot watch over
and are part of our collection plan. Said animals can
never return to their natural habitats; they are lost
to their species.
The current mission of the Barranquilla Zoo is conserving biodiversity of the Colombian Caribbean,
and in the framework of this mission, we have de-
White-fronted capuchin (Cebus
albifrons) kept as an illegal pet.
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Biological corridors are used to connect areas of
significant biodiversity to counteract fragmentation
of habitats. Presently, corridors are proposed as a
novel tool to promote conservation of an area´s
biodiversity and guarantee gene flow from a fragment of ecosystem to the rest and vice-versa.
Corridors are usually essential for species whose
populations exhibit low densities, are vulnerable
and are threatened due to disZoos can chose how
integration of their ecosystem. In
addition, corridors may offer vato do conservancy;
ried functions to an area´s birdlife.
from selecting to be a
For example, they can act as habitats, as locations where resources
genetic reservoir and
can be obtained (that is, food and
reproducing species ex
refuge), or as location for nesting
situ for reintroduction, to
and rest.
Another one of the strategies
monitoring groups in situ
developed for conservancy of
to promote contingent
the Crax alberti populations is reconservation actions.
production in captivity. Some research efforts have been made in
this sense, being noteworthy the work undertaken
by the Cali Zoo and Ecolombia Foundation, with
advisory by the Santafé Zoo. Since the natural environment is considered as an important factor in
promoting reproductive behaviors in animals, on
this occasion we sought to analyze them under semi-captivity conditions.
After a judicious assessment process, the Zoo considered that the biological corridors initiative should
be revised since no sightings of the species were
made for over a year. This suggests that the remaining 1.5% of the original coverage of dry tropical
forest where the curassow inhabits is still being intervened, destroyed or fragmented, and hunting for
human consumption persists. The absence of available individuals made unfeasible the semi-captivity
reproduction component during 2009.
Let´s move on now to another conservation issue.
Thanks to the support of the Dutch entity, Zoos
Help Foundation, last year we continued with the
second stage of the Travelling Serpentarium. This
exhibit of venomous and non-venomous snakes
travelled to the main plazas of the Department’s
municipalities and educational institutions where
workshops were held for students. The exhibit also
visited health centers where medical personnel
were trained on how to handle and care ophidian
accidents.
Accidents caused by venomous snake bites that
commonly occur in rural areas in the Department
of Atlántico, are generally the result of lack of
knowledge by the population on prevention and
care of ophidian accidents. This lack of knowledge
is compounded to the immediate reaction of those who run into a snake and kill it without considering whether or not it poses a risk to human
health or integrity. This has a negative effect on the
natural populations of such reptiles, as they play a
very important role in the ecosystems these reptiles inhabit.
It is necessary then, to generate training opportunities for the rural communities of our Department
on the biology and behavior of the snakes that inhabit this region, their importance in preserving
the balance of the ecosystem and the existing differences between venomous and non-venomous
species. The above is worked in order to teach the
locals how to react adequately when facing one of
these animals and, eventually, to their bite.
Although snakes are species feared or rejected by
humans, the myths woven around them make them
attractive. This generates interest in the communities we visit, which is capitalized to achieve the desired attendance and transfer of knowledge.
Nine municipalities were visited during the first stage. Attendance exceeded 10.500 people, and 1.185
students participated in the educational workshops.
In the second stage (2009), we visited Usiacurí, Soledad, Baranoa, Candelaria, Repelón, Manatí, Piojó
and Polonuevo - eight of the proposed municipalities - reaching over 19.700 people and 770 students.
A qualitative evaluation method was designed for
this stage, which allowed us to explore the impact
of the main ideas of the educational workshop on
participants. We presently have a sample of 600
pre and post evaluations. In addition, an evaluation
method was developed for the public exhibit, with
which we will generate more detailed and accurate
reports on the knowledge before and after the visit.
Zoos and aquariums of the future are called to focus their in situ conservation efforts on informal
education, scientific research, technological development, training and transfer of knowledge, and management of protected areas.
If we are to offer the visiting public animal exhibits
under the highest standards of well-being and we
are going to present ourselves as an institution that
is focused on conservation, education, research and
recreation, then there is no place for indulgence or
arrogance. We must legitimate our actions.
That is why in 2009 we decided to fulfill our role
Photo: Jorge Chávez
Hamadryas Baboon
(Papio hamadryas) during
enrichment activity.
Photo: Zoo Image Bank
Institutional campaign
against illegal traffic in
wild fauna.
Many science and technology centers must design
complex devices to show their visitors how the
world works. We do not. We are the world, or part
of what´s left of it.
According to our bet, thinking critically on the complexity and deep interdependence that we have
with the world we live in, should mobilize internal, informed attitudes and behaviors for protection and conservation. Education is one the most
powerful tools and is, in fact, our most radical bet
for conservation.
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The battle for wildlife and ecosystem conservancy
can be lost. Losing this battle would also mean
losing our preeminence and support: therefore, it
is not an option. We must do conservation and we
want to do conservation in a coherent way, from a
single strategy that permeates education, research
and recreation.
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in conservation and question our initiatives and actions. Is what we are doing appropriate and enough?
Does it respond to a strategy? Are we doing just to
do? Can zoos and aquariums not do conservation?
The battle for wildlife and ecosystem conservancy
can be lost. Losing this battle would also mean losing our preeminence and support: therefore, it is
not an option. We must do conservation and we
want to do conservation in a coherent way, from a
single strategy that permeates education, research
and recreation.
At the Zoo we recognize that in the past our conservation initiatives were rather isolated, little articulated and, above all, intermittent. They responded to the needs of our donors, to the battle cry
species of the year or to the list of projects that
were financeable by developed countries. You see!,
zoos like ours do not have spare money to invest in
research projects, institutional campaigns or structured educational programs. Hence, it is extremely
tempting to succumb before third party proposals
are usually well financed, but that in most cases do
not consult our needs or interests.
Zoos can chose how to do conservancy; from selecting to be a genetic reservoir and reproducing
species ex situ for reintroduction, to monitoring
groups in situ to promote contingent conservation
actions. We can also study ethnobiological processes to have bearing on their regulation and balance,
or do community education. We can lead initiatives
in protected areas or dedicate ourselves to a profound understanding of the complex needs of wild
species and how to protect them.
In addition, zoos can choose what to do regarding
conservation, whether on species of main concern,
ecological processes or threatened ecosystems. At
the Zoo, we have elected to be recognized as an
interactive learning center that privileges scientific
knowledge and encourages skeptical thinking in
people.
We have the best input: an animal collection totaling 500 individuals from 150 species from the five
continents, which is a live witness of evolution. In
Colombia, and, especially in the Caribbean region,
we have species, ecosystems and special features.
However, these not always have the charisma or
relevance to be acknowledged by international players. The Caribbean, for example, is the Colombian
region with the highest endemism and most threatened extended ecosystem in the country (in the
last ten years 99% of our vegetation cover has been
destroyed).
Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
during enrichment activity.
Photo: Zoo Image Bank
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EDUCATION
LOOKING
for the
missing link
T
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Educational activity for preschoolers.
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he story happened like this: we had enthusiastically Indeed, participating children were able to better solve some cogprepared an educational workshop for our young visi- nitive problems after the workshop. However, they only obtained
tors to understand the importance of protecting the more information, but this information did not affect other spheres
cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), a Colombian of their functioning and certainly did not permeate their motivaCaribbean endemic species that has become a battle tions and decisions. Conclusion: it did not work.
cry for conservation of the dry tropical forest, the most threatened This revealing experience triggered several alarms on the true impact of our educational activities. We environmental educators alecosystem in Colombia.
The workshop included a set of multisensory experiences to raise ways act with the conviction that if we do our best effort in designawareness in participating children about the threats faced by cot- ing the activities, these will work; but it does not have to be that way.
ton-top tamarins due to the destruction of their natural habitat We mind the contents, experience, context, clarity of the messages,
and, especially, their illegal capture and sale as household pets. We educational material, motivation and the enthusiasm in the different
had even created a strategy to evaluate whether the children were experiences or devices; but the evaluation, if it appears, is generally
getting the message: a pencil and paper test that we administered indulgent or weak. One look around us showed us that in most of
before and after the activities, with three questions that inquired the environmental or informal education programs in Colombia,
about significant progress of participants in recognizing the species, evaluation becomes a sort of missing link.
identifying its threats and its location in the patches of
Perhaps it doesn’t work
forest in the Caribbean region.
For several years the Barranquilla Zoo has been
In truth, we were fairly pleased with one
making decisions to strengthen the evaluaof the most successful educational inition of its educational programs, but 2009
tiatives for conservation that we had
marked an important milestone in the
developed. But, there is always a
We environmental
revision of our bets on evaluation and
spoilsport. One day we presented
educators always act with the
research. The hiring a full-time profesthe complete experience to Anne
conviction
that
if
we
do
our
best
Savage, creator of Proyecto Tití
Foundation a non governmental
effort in designing the activities,
organization that has worked for
these will work; but it does not
more than 20 years in the conservation of the cotton-top tamarin.
have to be that way.
At the end of one of the workshops
we showed Anne the pre and post-test
results for her to look over. The conceptual progress after the workshop was evident. Anne seemed pleased and then addressed
the children, congratulated them for participating and
asked them a final question: “How many of you would like
to have a cotton-top tamarin as a pet at home?” Dozens of
enthusiastic little hands went up in the air. And that was
one of our worst narcissist crises.
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sional with a master´s degree exclusively on the topic and the
assigning of specific institutional spaces for evaluation and research matters, have configured a general framework that implies an attitude of surveillance over our programs and activities.
Convinced that such programs and activities are fallible, one would
then invert the formula of a basic assumption of those of us who
design educational experiences: if you design well, it will work. The
truth is that perhaps it may not work! This new institutional framework with direct interest for research, reconfigured several attitudes
with respect to the traditional design and operation of our educational programs and generated or consolidated several initiatives
that put us after the missing link of environmental education.
Reviewing our Experiences:
Evaluating Impact
As from 2009, all exhibits, experiences or special events designed for visitors must include a direct component for evaluating impact. This way, we evaluated the results of Feeding Day or
the Living Museum.
On Feeding Day we asked out visitors how they had learned about
the activity and realized that slightly more than half – 63% – knew
that the Zoo had a special programming that day. Their perception
about feeding with live prey in front of the public was positive,
88%, although research suggests that acceptance varies considerably, depending on gender and education level of the interviewee. And the most relevant thing; we wanted to know if they
had learned…
When asking control questions about the information provided
by our educational interpreters of the activities performed, 36%
of the answers dealt with the objective of the activity, but they
had little structure or contained errors, while 27% of the answers were inexact or incoherent. Perhaps it doesn´t work?
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Catching Up:Timing and Tracking
of the Visit
Pilot observations of our first large survey of visitors, in which we
evaluated how people spend their time at the Zoo, what is the
dynamic of their visit and tour concluded during 2009. Pilot
samples revealed important challeng-
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es in conceptual and methodological aspects of the process and
showed clear lines of work that will enable a massive and rigorous
reach of this study.
Whereas many informal educational institutions worldwide have
similar studies (internationally known as Timing and Tracking), this
would be the first study in Colombia carried out by an institution of
the Colombian Association of Zoos and Aquariums, ACOPAZOA.
Anticipating the Design:
Exploring Expectations on the Manatee
(Trichechus manatus) Exhibit
The front-end technique has long been used by museums, zoos
and other institutions for informal education, to record visitors´
expectations, needs and interests that could be incorporated into
the exhibit and educational experiences design processes. It is an
approach that gives priority to user demands over the designer´s
presumptions.
No records exist in Colombia on the use of front-end evaluations
in said processes, despite their ample use in other countries and evident usefulness. During 2009, the Zoo took the first step: facing the
remodeling of educational devices in the manatee exhibit, front-end
interviews were conducted, which resulted in very suggestive ideas
about the interests and expectations of visitors regarding what they
want to learn about manatees. Nevertheless, we went beyond that,
and our survey included questions to determine whether visitors
share the common myths about the species that affect perception
of manatees and, occasionally, become a matter of threat.
The myths recorded by this survey included: “female manatees
have breasts like women” and “the meat of this species has the
taste of seven different animals”. On the other hand, the front-end
evaluation revealed that 16% of interviewees believe manatees are
fish and 47% believe their diet includes fish. One of the most concerning results was that 24% of the people believe that manatees
destroy the ecosystem they inhabit, while 47% did not answer or
admitted not knowing how to explain their answer.
We are now building devices based on the foregoing findings and,
in a later stage, will evaluate their impact. Our hypothesis proposes
that experiences generated from knowledge of visitors´ prior ideas,
can be much more effective. However, it could, again, not work.
Tracking our Visitors´ Mental Agenda:
An Observation of Implicit Conceptions
One of the most widespread and wrong mistakes among informal
educators is to avoid the importance of participants´ mental agendas in their experiences. At the Zoo, we know that visitors have
prior knowledge and that their ideas, experiences and motivations
– explicit or not – play an essential role in the way in which they
interact with our devices or the way in which they get involved in
the activities.
In 2009 several pilot observations were made of our visitors´ conceptions about zoos, amphibians and biodiversity. The experience
used simple qualitative methodologies such as drawing assignments
that are analyzed using phenomenographic techniques; that is, in
which there are no assumptions on the response categories, but
Photo: Zoo Image Bank
Researching: Implicit Conceptions on
Biodiversity
But, it is not only about evaluation. Our eagerness to generate a
superior understanding of how the mind of visitors´ works and
how we can facilitate more constructive and complex learning processes, lead us to continue with a new project in the line of implicit
conceptions research. In partnership with Universidad del Norte in
Barranquilla, the Zoo had undertaken a study on implicit conceptions on extinction. During 2009, this initiative continued with the
study of implicit conceptions on biodiversity.
In the framework of this research, a descriptive-comparative study
was conducted on the intuitive conceptions on biodiversity by a
sample of seven, ten and thirteen year old schoolchildren in the
city of Barranquilla. The study, which implemented clinical interviews to evaluate mental representations in 30 children, yielded
interesting results on the evolution of conceptions in subjects, even
in such a short age range.
As hypothesized, the data showed that conceptions in biodiversity begin in realistic, concrete postures, in which the subject takes
himself as reference of the world. However, in certain processes
associated to biodiversity are seen variations towards more complex schemes. For example, regarding macro theories, up to ten
years, the creationist theory (God created the world) dominates
children´s thoughts on biodiversity, but as from thirteen years old,
a slight predominance begins of a progressions theory (the species
are, partly, the result of evolution and, in part, divine creation.)
Other results motivate complex reflections and indicate the need
for further studies. For example, no evolutionist ideas are observed
in the smaller children, but in the rest of the sample a Lamarckian
vision is seen, according to which species evolve in response to
environmental demands. In addition, there is no evidence of ideas
from a Darwinian perspective that conceives evolution as a com- 17
plex process of random mutations, some of which are selected
naturally by survival and reproduction of certain individuals.
Data like the abovementioned undoubtedly show provoking challenges both for continuity of the research, as well as for the design
of our experiences and educational devices.
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are built from the results. Such results allow the Education Department to redirect the design of its educational resources and experiences, and offer clear lines on the evaluation emphasis to develop
in the different programs.
As from 2009, all exhibits,
experiences or special events
designed for visitors must
include a direct component for
evaluating impact. This way, we
evaluated the results of Feeding
Day or the Living Museum.
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Educational activity for
primary students.
Photo: Jorge Chávez
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Blue-knobbed curassow (Crax alberti).
INVESTIGATION
CLEARING
the path
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In Colombia, zoos and
aquariums do not have
yet an association followup for their research
initiatives, but results
offered, for example in
biannual forums of the
Colombian Association
of Zoos and Aquariums
(ACOPAZOA) show that
research is just at the
beginning phase.
rally, we have specific projects that do not
follow important programs or are not articulated with global strategies. Those initiatives can in some cases raise financing
sources or generate exchange of international experts, but do not have the quality
and institutionalism required to be inserted, for example, in the National Science and Technology System, to produce
publications for known magazines and to
embrace more demanding schemes such
as the registration of utility models or the
submission of patents.
This scenario is not described to undermine the effort of Colombian zoos and
aquariums to undertake research initiatives both in situ and ex situ, that complex
institutional stumbling blocks and weaknesses inherent to those conservations
centers in developing countries must be
surpassed; nor we are justifying our poor
results in research during 2009, but we do
try to identify a full and enriched panorama so as to prepare a contextual analysis
of the research situation in our Zoo.
Now then, being aware about unfavorable results lead to a thorough thinking 19
about our research strategy. Probably, it is
not pleasant to bring forth a sentence of
a recalled Colombian strategist: “Loosing
is also winning a little”, but it is! The first
concrete winning is this article. We are
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W
e can state, not fearing to be
wrong, that nobody likes to
listen about what he or she
does wrongly. Even though
assessment is part of any serious management system,
negative results are always discouraging,
and talking about results, in 2009 the Zoo
did not pass the test in research.
Despite the fact that several education
and animal wellbeing projects were formulated last year, only one was developed. Investment in research was no more
than 1% of our budget and no articles
were produced to be published in serial
publications or in recognized academic
events. The Zooclub, our bet for smaller
children, did not see the green light. But
those discouraging results reveal clear
improvement opportunities and offer
the possibilities to face the eluded “deep
analysis” of processes that lead to a barren year in the research area.
In Colombia, zoos and aquariums do not
have yet an association follow-up for their
research initiatives, but results offered, for
example in biannual forums of the Colombian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (ACOPAZOA) show that research
is just at the beginning phase.
Financially stronger institutions almost
always develop rigorous research. Gene-
INVESTIGATION
•
We have at our disposal
an enormous genetic
resource, a know
how specialized in
management of wild
species in captivity,
providing us expertise
in veterinary medicine,
even for organisms that
do not have management
protocols or history.
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acknowledging and openly stating, before
our groups of interest, that we need to
strengthen research in our institution.
A second winning is the identification of
standards that must be applied, among
which we have, access to specialized data
bases, research expenditure goal measured in budget percentage, leveraged external resources, training level of our researchers, recognition by Colciencias,the
time exclusively devoted to research and
bibliography production by our full time
employees.
To adopt those standards supposes that
we need to close the gap between the
current conditions and the required
ones, so we will not fail our own exam
again, but at the same time it is showing
us a path that crosses management in
the research area, from the skills to develop in our human resources up to the
technical skills that must be implemented. We consider that this is the only way
to move research at the Zoo to a demanding and productive level, generating
expertise in the selected domains and
producing feedback about our education
and conservation efforts.
A third learning from 2009 results has
to do with the need of identifying and
consolidating strategic alliances with external stakeholders. We know we can’t
do it all, but our Zoo – due to its particular nature – is at the center of flows
of knowledge and resources enabling us
to interact with a wide array of stakeholders in many areas: government, universities, organizations devoted to in situ
conservation and research centers.
We have at our disposal an enormous genetic resource, a know how specialized in
management of wild species in captivity,
INVESTIGATION
Photo: Jorge Chávez
Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus).
relate with controlled natural elements. In
summary, it is a great institutional potential to contribute with multilateral initiatives and an important responsibility for the
efficient and ethical use of the wonderful
genetic resource entrusted to us.
Contrary to what a mediocre student
would do when failing a test, we have not
hidden the results nor blamed others for
our failure; in fact, we have worked to pass
a more difficult and pertaining test. If we
had to summarize the achievement in research for 2009, we could well say that
we tried to clear a path. To go through
it…, it’s our great challenge.
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providing us expertise in veterinary medicine, even for organisms that do not have
management protocols or history. The
complexity of our important collection of
exotic and native animals enables us to
develop and innovate in ethologic aspects,
from stress management up to nutritional
and reproductive conditions.
On the other hand, a public of multiple
generations and heterogeneous demographic conditions, provides the possibility
of obtaining superior knowledge in the
development of education strategies and
a sophisticated understanding about how
people learn in informal settings, while they
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Now then, being aware about unfavorable results lead to a thorough thinking about our
research strategy. Probably, it is not pleasant to bring forth a sentence of a recalled
Colombian strategist: “Loosing is also winning a little”, but it is!
Photo: Zoo Image Bank
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White Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris).
RECREATION
CREATING
significant
the Zoo’s Education Department. They have been training
since 2008, coached initially by Adriana Giron, an animal husbandry professional.
The daily training work that our trainers perform with the
animals of the Live Museum collection creates a close bond
between the trainer and the animal, while promoting psychological wellbeing in the latter as a result of this training
becoming a boost of activity in their day’s routine that keeps
them from feeling bored or captivity-stressed.
The script presents the different species’ characteristics, abilities and adaptations in a dynamic, educational, fun manner,
and includes messages about conservation and environmental awareness targeting the audience’s sensitivity about prob-
Boy feeding a Redbird (Cardinalis cardinalis)
during a Live Museum show.
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Most of the big zoos of the world put
on shows in which animals participate,
and such activities are considered the
most educational experience a visitor
can have. Besides educating people
on the biology of the different species,
there is evidence that shows that
these strategies favorably modify their
attitude vis-à-vis the preservation of
wild animals and the environment.
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ccording to the World Association of Zoos and
Aquariums (WAZA, 2005), zoos must aim not
only at promoting enjoyment and recreation
through the exhibition of animal species, but
also at integrating areas like education, research
and conservation, in an effort to raise ecological awareness
among visitors.
Most of the big zoos of the world put on shows in which animals participate, and such activities are considered the most
educational experience a visitor can have. Besides educating people on the biology of the different species, there is
evidence that shows that these strategies favorably modify
their attitude vis-à-vis the preservation of wild animals and
the environment.
As an attempt to be at the cutting edge of WAZA’s promoted trends, the Barranquilla Zoo, starting in 2008, embarked
on an animal training program for putting together a show
that we have decided to call “Museo Vivo” (Live Museum.)
Let’s take a look at our history: when Barranquilla’s Botanical
and Zoological Foundation became responsible for the zoo’s
administration (1994), one of the exhibits that had to be reconsidered was the Armando Dugand Museum of Natural
History, which for many years had displayed to visitors a large
collection of desiccated and embalmed animals.
This museum was very popular among visitors, but the precarious conditions in which the collection found itself then,
and the biological risks associated to the specimens’ condition made its continuation not feasible.
Fifteen years later, visitors still ask about this archaic exhibit.
The zoo responded with the creation of a new museum, and
this time no desiccated, stationary, decadent animals would
be displayed, but very much to the contrary, it would be a
place where live, dynamic animals would be found, showing
all their natural behaviors.
In 2009 the Live Museum became a reality. A working team
made up of five people work full time today on this institutional project. The team’s members are: two senior keepers,
two apprenticeship students majoring in Radio and Television
Production, and a coordinator/conductor. Fifteen animals
have been selected based on our show’s script, designed by
Photo: Jairo Castilla
A
experiences
Boy participating in a
Live Museum show.
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Participant feeding a White-throated toucan
(Ramphastos tucanus) during a Live Museum show.
Photo: Jorge Chávez
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The Live Museum performs
every day in an outdoor
arena especially designed
for this end, with bleachers
for 100 spectators, a stage,
background sound, audio and
video equipment and areas for
handling the animals.
equately conveyed as something fun, because
we can’t ignore the main orientation of our
public. This is how we can be inspiring and
transmit our most powerful ideas.
Our assessment strategies demonstrated that
91% of participants have a positive perception
about the show and they use terms such as
conservation, education and recreation in their
answers, indicating that clear ideas about our
goals are transmitted to the visitors. Among
those interviewed, 85% stated that what they
liked more were the species, mainly the macaw.
Additionally, we requested the visitors to tell
us about three things they learned in the Live
Museum, and we obtained a majority of answers related to the problem of illegal traffic
of wild animals and the need of preserving our
biodiversity. Other learning experiences were
related to representations of animals such as
the toucan, the macaw and the snake.
Learning obtained from the assessment
showed that it is necessary to stress on common names of species presented, because the
majority of participants did not recall them
during feedback.
Another need expressed by our visitors was
a greater contact with animals integrating the
Live Museum. This created a dilemma confronting the visitor’s desire with the activity’s
central message, to avoid illegal traffic of wild
fauna.
The Live Museum represents a milestone in
education and recreation integrating experiences and its potential it’s still unknown. This
is just the starting point; our challenge is to
continue innovating and integrating new species. On the other hand, we shall continue reinventing ways of reaching the public through
original scripts, with encouraging and inspiring
information and we will continue improving
our education impact through sophisticated
assessment strategies. ¡Come to believe!
Photo: Jorge Chávez
RECREATION
lems such as wild animal illegal trafficking and
the non-sustainable use of natural resources.
These interactive exhibits –as some called
them- evoke visual, auditory and tactile stimuli, which enhance visitors’ learning experience.
Abstract concepts may become easier to understand by way of the sensory, concrete experiences the public is exposed to.
A close encounter with a live animal has shown
to arouse a strong impression in an individual’s
mind; the show stirs up people’s emotions
while inducing educational experiences, which
are fundamental in the entertaining area. Likewise, our conservationist mission is thus reinforced, since these experiences tend to elicit a
positive change of attitude around the protection of wild fauna.
The Live Museum performs every day in an
outdoor arena especially designed for this end,
with bleachers for 100 spectators, a stage,
background sound, audio and video equipment and areas for handling the animals.
This immersion and contact experience represents a great added value to our visitors and
it is even a luxury item for those who work
at the Zoo because it is a project with a high
initial investment and fixed costs, besides demanding and permanent training for the working team and the animals that are part of the
show.
The great acceptance and informal feedback
received from our visitors, demonstrate how
entertaining and popular this show is. Nevertheless, we wanted to know if we were effectively communicating our messages. Learning
about preservation and education must be ad-
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Photo: Jorge Chávez
Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
Additionally, we requested the
visitors to tell us about three
things they learned in the Live
Museum, and we obtained a
majority of answers related to
the problem of illegal traffic of
wild animals and the need of
preserving our biodiversity.
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Acknowledging our allies
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@BoardofDirectors New members of the Board of Directors
this year. Welcome: Rodolfo Anaya, Rosamira Guillén, Fabio Arjona,
Rafael Vieira and Arnold Gómez.
@Media We celebrated the traditional breakfast, in February,
for journalists in their day. They are also part of the Zoo family.
@Employees Communications Coordination is merged with
the Commercial Department to create the Marketing and
Communications Department. @Interpreters 64 interpreters provided support for the
activities held during the Feeding Day and the Night Safari.
@Allies In 2009, the shopping center Portal del Prado signed an
agreement with the Zoo, exchanging tickets for advertising, for
the amount of $10 million.
@Teachers As of May 15, 2009, Teachers’ Day, and for an
undefined period, all teachers of the Atlántico State will be
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@Students Only 38% of students took advantage of the
education services in our portfolio.
@Students The favorite activity in the education service
portfolio during 2009 was, Muévete (Move), with 3.668 users,
followed by Taxonomy, with 3.194 users. http://bit.ly/cUflSJ
@Visitors a total of 305.158 people visited the Zoo during 2009,
¡a figure never achieved in this decade!
@Benefactors Eight companies only contributed with the sum
of $29 million to the program Adopte, that money was invested in
feeding our animals. http://bit.ly/aVHXZv
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@Academy The Corporación Autónoma Regional del Atlántico,
the Corporación Universitaria de la Costa and the Alianza Colombo
Francesa provided support for the III International Seminar of
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@Animals Regarding the presence of pathogen and nonpathogen microorganisms, the microbiological quality of the
diet and of the water supplied to the collection animals was
monthly assessed. 52% of all animal diet samples analyzed at the
microbiological level reported contamination ranges higher than
normal.
@Animals In 2009, we had 22 births at the Zoo. 10 survived.
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@Associations The Zoo maintained its membership at
ACOPAZOA, at the Latin-American Association of Zoos and
Aquariums (ALPZA) and at the International Zoo Educators
Association (IZEA).
@Employees Farah Ajami is the new Executive Director of the
Zoo. http://bit.ly/9BdjtT
@BoardofDirectors Five meetings of the Board of Directors
during 2009, with an attendance average of 92%.
@Suppliers Review of goods and services purchasing process to
expedite payment system in 2010.
@Students 657 official and private education institutions visited
the Zoo in 2009.
@Visitors 252.189 people purchased tickets to visit the Zoo
during 2009, equivalent to 90% of annual goal.
@Animals The collection animals’ mortality percentage was of
9%, one point below the one reported by zoos reporting this data.
In September and October the rate increased.
@Employees 271 free tickets given to relatives of our workers,
to visit the Zoo in 2009.
@Animals The morbidity percentage of collection animals was of
26% while in 2008 it was 42%.
@Authorities The Corporación Autónoma Regional del Atlántico
(CRA) and the Environmental Administrative Department of
Barranquilla (DAMAB), joined the campaing against the use of
wild species in Carnival costumes and events.
@Interpreters 374 students trained under agreements entered
with 8 Education institutions to provide the mandatory social
service. http://bit.ly/axAi7F
@Media 249 news were published during 2009, in 2.365 cm per
column; 20% more than in 2008. ¡A wonderful free press!
@Benefactors Almacenes Éxito donated –weekly – beef, chicken
and fish for our collection animals, representing a considerable
savings in our fauna feeding costs.
@Media In figures, the amount of centimeters per column of
news and events published has an approximate commercial value
of $1.400 million pesos.
@Academy Together with Uninorte, a research was carried out
for the undergraduate thesis entitled: Implicit Conceptions about
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@Allies 52.969 visitors were admitted at the Zoo thanks to
agreements that offered differentiated benefits and added value for
our strategic allies.
@Animals 13% of the collection animals had preventive medicine
or procedures during 2009, especially against parasites.
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@Visitors Figures to underscore: 129.970 adults, 74.020 children
and 38.853 students visited the Zoo in 2009.
STAKEHOLDERS
@Associations The Zoo renewed its registration at the
International Species Information System (ISIS).
@BoardofDirectors At the Board of Directors we had Mr.
David Maestre, private advisor of Barranquilla’s Mayor and Mr.
Luis Humberto Martínez, Secretary of Economic Development of
the State, both were guests.
@Employees The departments of Biology and Veterinary are
merged to create the Department of Animal Wellbeing. It is
now the largest area of the Zoo, with 18 employees. @Benefactors Tecnoglass S. A. donated glasses for small
mammals and spectacled bears exhibit.
@Students Students visits increased by 37% compared to
2008.
@Allies 1.406 people benefited from an agreement with the
newspaper Al Día, and were able to enjoy the Zoo in 2009. In
exchange we received a weekly publication in a page devoted to
animal world.
@Media Zoo Planet, our free distribution institutional magazine,
sold $34 million in advertising in its two editions and generated
profits in the second one. Our thanks to the sponsors!
@Animals The Zoo participated in cooperative management
plans (Studbooks) for reproduction in captivity, from the
Colombian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (ACOPAZOA).
The selected species were: Spectacled Bear, Tiger, Silvery Brown
Tamarin, Puma, Lion, Jaguar and Tapir. On the other hand, we led
the Flamingo plan.
@Associations The Zoo participated in the strategic planning
workshop of ACOPAZOA. www.acopazoa.org
@Authorities 50 members of the National Police participated
in two training sessions about wild fauna management.
@Employees Staff team renovated. New heads of departments:
Administrative and Financial, Animal Wellbeing, Marketing and
Communications and Education.
@Animals Within our animal collection plan, 29 species of birds,
12 amphibians, 6 mammals, 21 fish and 5 reptile species were
included.
@Employees New positions: Training, Collection and Research,
Commercial, Animal Health and Nutrition, Occupational Health
and Environmental Management, Research, Interpretation and
General Services.
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@Interpreters The Education team participated at the VI
National Meeting of Environmental Interpreters, held in January
in Medellín.
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@Visitors 9.014 people visited the Zoo in February, the month
with fewer visitors, followed by November.
@Students The education service portfolio version 7.0 was
designed, including 12 activities for 3 different levels. http://bit.
ly/9itJ0g
@Teachers 2.500 free tickets were offered in 2009, within the
framework of benefit extended to teachers.
@Employees New standards for labor wellbeing: celebration of
Labor Day, integration with employees’ families, New Year’s Eve
gala and Christmas party for employees’ children. The Zoo is also
celebration.
@Allies 11.364 people were admitted under agreements with
editorial companies; and 7.624, with special benefit institutions
(Cajas de Compensación).
@Media Al Día, El Heraldo, La Libertad, ADN, Q’hubo and others,
are in that order, the written media that published more Zoo
news in 2009.
@Allies 156 readers of the newspaper Q’hubo were admitted to
the Zoo, this was exchanged for $9 million in advertising in 2009.
@Benefactors Colinversiones S.A. E.S.P. renewed its
participation as sole sponsor of the XIV National Environmental
Photography Contest, with a contribution of $15 million. http://bit.
ly/dvhilr
@Allies The School Press program of the newspaper El Heraldo,
produced $8 million in advertising for the Zoo and 624 tickets for
the winners in said newspaper in 2009.
@Media We granted 174 free tickets during the year to a select
group of friend journalists. Thanks for the support.
@Benefactors Zoos Help Foundation supported the second
version of the Itinerating Serpent exhibit that in 2009 visited five
additional municipalities in the State of Atlántico. http://bit.ly/
d4oqut
@Academy 18 students from local, regional and national higher
education institutions did their professional internships
at the Zoo. http://bit.ly/d9C2s8
@Animals 85 blood chemistry tests were carried out, 105 blood
counts, 20 cultures and antibiograms and 40 clinical examinations
to our animals at the Zoo laboratory during 2009.
@Media 27.200 seconds of radio advertising related to the Zoo,
its products and services were in the air in the main local radio
stations.
@Animals A prophylactic medicine program was developed for
the collection animals.
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@Associations The Zoo participated in the strategic planning
workshop of the International Program of Silvery Brown Tamarin
Conservation, lead by ACOPAZOA.
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@Associations The Head of our Marketing and Communications
Department joined the Communication Committee of ALPZA.
www.alpza.org
@Authorities A total of 1.153 kilograms of equine meat were
seized by the National Police and were donated to the Zoo to
feed its collection.
IN our next ISSUE
Revolutionizing
in 2010
Expect in our next issue:
• Technological renovation
• Access control and ticket booth systematization
• Strategic planning 2010 – 2014
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• Animal ID labels redesign
• Communication strategy through social networks
• Reduction of our environmental fingerprint
• Renovation of public restrooms
• Inspection by the European Association of Zoos
and Aquariums (EAZA) to verify standards
• Certification of labor skills of our keepers and
maintenance and general service personnel by the
National Learning Service (SENA)
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• New in our collection plan: manatee, lion, giant otter,
ring-tailed lemur and black and white ruffed lemur.
Photo: Jorge Chávez
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• Implementation of the enrichment program,
based on Disney’s Animal Programs methodology,
S.P.I.D.E.R.
aNnex 1
2007 - 2009
VisitORs
YEAR
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
TOTAL
2007
36.566
9.267
16.053
29.243
16.508
22.326
31.118
16.712
19.249
20.507
19.242
22.540
259.331
2008
27.745
9.201
24.794
26.112
18.968
29.549
32.729
22.446
17.474
25.004
20.633
33.144
287.799
2009
33.616
10.251
16.394
26.648
16.836
29.304
36.820
25.543
22.406
32.550
23.647
31.143
305.158
DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
SEPTEMBER
2009
AUGUST
2008
JULY
month
2007
JUNE
MAY
APRIL
MARCH
•
FEBRUARY
0
5.000
10.000
15.000
25.000
20.000
visitors
30.000
35.000
40.000
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JANUARY
ANNEX 2
Animal collection plan
Scientific name
Common Name
STatus
Scientific name
Common Name
STatus
Family: IGUANIDAE
KINGDOM: ANIMALIA
Iguana iguana
Green iguana
free
PHYLUM: CHORDATA
Family: TEIIDAE
SUBPHYLUM: VERTEBRATA
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
Rainbow whiptail
free
Tupinambis teguixim
Gold tegu
1.2.0
Central bearded dragon
1.0.0
Rhinoclemys diademata
Maracaibo wood turtle
1.0.0
Class: REPTILES
Rhinoclemys punctularia
Spot-legged turtle
2.0.0
Suborder: SERPENTES
Rhinoclemys funerea
Black river turtle
0.0.1
Family: BOIDAE
Trachemys scripta callirostris
Colombian slider
6.4.13
Class: ANFIBIOS
Order: SQUAMATA
Order: ANURA
Family: AGAMIDAE
Family: DENDROBATIDAE
Pogona vitticeps
Dendrobates truncatus
Yellow-striped poison frog
0.0.4
Family: BUFONIDAE
Chaunus marinus
Family: EMYDIDAE
Cane toad
0.0.2
Boa constrictor constrictor
Boa constrictor
0.5.0
Trachemys scripta elegans
Red-eared slider
4.0.11
Eunectes murinus gigas
Anaconda
0.1.0
Mauremys leprosa
Spanish pond turtle
0.0.1
Epicrates cenchria maurus
Rainbow boa
1.1.0
Family: KINOSTERNIDAE
Corallus hortulanus
Amazon tree boa
1.0.0
Kinosternon leucostomun
White-lipped mud turtle
2.0.0
Phyton molurus
Indian python
0.0.1
Kinosternon scorpioides
Scorpion mud turtle
1.2.1
Family: COLUBRIDAE
Leptophis ahauetulla
Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE
Parrot snake
Lampropeltis getula californiana California kingsnake
0.0.0
Podocnemys lewyana
Magdalena river turtle
2.7.2
1.0.0
Podocnemis vogli
Savanna side-necked turtle
0.0.2
Podocnemys unifilis
Yellow-spotted river turtle
0.1.1
Thamnodynastes strigilis
Amazon coastal house
snake
0.0.2
Oxybellis aeneus
Mexican vine snake
0.0.1
Chelonoidis carbonaria
Pseoudoboa neuwiedii
Ratonel
0.0.1
Order: CROCODYLIA
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Family: VIPERIDAE
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Order: TESTUDINEOS
Family: TESTUDINIDAE
Red-footed tortoise
14.11.6
Family: ALIGATORIDAE
Bothrops atrox
Common lancehead
0.2.0
Caiman crocodylus fuscus
Crotalus durissus cumanensis
Venezuelan rattlesnake
1.1.0
Family: CROCODYLIDAE
Porthidium lansbergii
Lansberg’s hognosed
pitviper
0.0.1
Crocodylus acutus
Babilla
0.2.0
American crocodile
1.1.0
Scientific name
Common Name
STatus
Scientific name
Common Name
STatus
Class: AVES
Family: FALCONIDAE
Order: CASUARIFORMES
Caracara plancus
Southern caracara
2.0.0
Family: DROMICEIIDAE
Milvago chimachima
Yellow-headed caracara
0.0.2
Falco sparverius
American krestel
0.0.1
Harpy eagle
0.0.1
Double-striped thick-knee
0.1.0
Great horned owl
0.1.0
Blue-knobbed curassow
1.1.0
Indian peafowl
0.3.2
Emu
1.1.0
Order: STRUTHIONIFORMES
Family: ACCIPITRIDAE
Family: STRUTHIONIDAE
Harpia harpyja
Ostrich
1.1.0
Order: CHARADRIIFORMES
Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: BURHINIDAE
Family: CARDINALIDAE
Burhinus bistriatus
Saltator coerulencis
Greyish saltator
0.0.1
Order: STRIGIFORMES
Habia cristata
Crest ant-tanager
0.0.1
Family: STRIGIDAE
Icterus icterus
Troupial
0.0.1
Buho virginianus
Order: CICONIIFORMES
Order: GALLIFORMES
Family: PHOENICOPTERIDAE
Family: CRACIDAE
Phoenicopterus ruber
American flamingo
7.8.5
Family: ARDEIDAE
Crax albertii
Family: PHASIANIDAE
Egretta alba
Great egret
0.0.1
Pavo cristatus
Ardea cocoi
White-necked heron
0.0.4
Order: PSITTACIFORMES
Nictycorax nictiycorax
Black-crowned night heron
0.0.3
Family: PSITTACIDAE
Order: ANSERIFORMES
Amazona autumnalis
Red-lored amazon
2.1.1
Family: ANATIDAE
Amazona amazonica
Orange-winged amazon
0.0.5
Amazona Farinosa
Mealy amazon
1.0.1
Amazona ochrocephala
ochrocephala
Yellow-crowned amazon
2.2.2
Amazona festiva
Festive amazon
1.0.0
Ara ararauna
Blue-and-yellow macaw
4.0.6
Ara macao
Scarlet macaw
0.2.6
Order: FALCONIFORMES
Ara militaris
Military macaw
0.1.2
Family: CATHARTIDAE
Ara chloroptera
Green-winged macaw
1.0.1
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-bellied whistiling duck
1.1.2
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced whistling duck
0.0.4
Dendrocygna bicolor
Fulvous whistling duck
0.0.3
Cairina moschata
Muscovy duck
1.3.0
Family: ANHIMIDAE
Chauna chavarria
Northern screamer
0.0.1
Sarcoramphus papa
King vulture
5.1.0
Ara severa
Chestnut-fronted macaw
0.2.3
Coragyps atratus
Black vulture
0.0.1
Aratinga pertinax
Brown-throated parakeet
0.0.9
Aratinga acuticauda
Blue-crowned parakaeet
0.1.1
Aratinga wagleri
Scarlet-fronted parakeet
2.1.4
Family: ACCIPITRIDAE
Buteogallus urubitinga
Great black hawk
0.1.1
•
Struthio camelus
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Dromaius novaehollandie
ANNEX 2
Scientific name
Common Name
STatus
1.4.5
Order: PRIMATES
Pionus chalcopterus
Bronze-winged parrot
0.0.4
Family: CEBIDAE
Pionites melanocephalus
Black-headed parrot
0.0.0
Cebus apella
Tufted capuchin
1.4.0
Brotogeris jugularis
Orange-chinned parakeet
0.0.12
Cebus albifrons
White-fronted capuchin
0.2.0
Melopsittacus undulatus
Budgerigar
Cebus capuchinus
White-headed capuchin
2.2.0
Nymphicus hollandicus
Cockatiel
Saimiri sciureus
Common squirrel monkey
2.3.0
Order: PICIFORMES
Alouatta seniculus
Venezuelan red howler
1.1.0
Family: RAMPHASTIDAE
Family: CALLITHRICHIDAE
40.40.15
3.2.0
Ramphastos tucanus
White-throated toucan
0.0.1
Saguinus oedipus
Cotton-top tamarin
1.1.0
Rampahastos sulfuratus
Keel-billed toucan
0.0.2
Saguinus leucopus
White-footed tamarin
0.2.0
Pteroglossus torquatus
Collared aracari
0.0.1
Saguinus fuscicollis
Brown-mantled tamarin
1.1.0
Pteroglossus castanotis
Chestnut-eared aracari
0.0.0
Sahuinus geoffoyii
Geoffroy’s tamarin
1.2.0
Cebuella pygmaea
Pygmy marmoset
1.0.0
Class: MAMMALIA
Family: AOTIDAE
Order: XENARTHRA
Aotus griseimembra
Family: MYRMECOPHAGIDAE
Family: ATELIDAE
Gray-handed night monkey
free
Ateles hybridus
Brown spider monkey
3.4.0
Ateles belzebuth
White-fronted spider monkey
0.1.0
Ateles geoffroyi
Geoffroy’s spider monkey
4.7.1
Order: RODENTIA
Lagothrix lagotricha
Brown woolly monkey
2.0.0
Family: ERETHIZONTIDAE
Family: CERCOPITHECIDAE
Macaca nigra
Celebes crested macaque
1.2.0
Papio hamadryas
Hamadryas baboon
1.1.0
Great fruit-eating bat
10.5.8
Spectacled bear
1.1.0
Crab-eating fox
1.2.0
Ring-tailed coati
3.1.0
Bradypus variegatus
Giant anteater
0.2.0
Brown-throated sloth
Sciurus granatensis
Red-tailed squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Red squirrel
free
free
1.0.0
Order: CHIROPTERA
Family: AGOUTIDAE
Agouti paca
Lowland paca
1.1.0
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Family: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE
Artibeus lituratus
Family: HYDROCHAERIDAE
•
STatus
Blue-headed parrot
Family: BRADYPODIDAE
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Common Name
Pionus menstruus
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
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Scientific name
Capybara
1.2.0
Order: CARNIVORA
Order: MARSUPIALES
Family: URSIDAE
Family: MACROPODIDAE
Tremarctos ornatus
Macropus rufogriseus
Red-necked wallaby
0.0.0
Family: CANIDAE
Order: ARTIODACTYLA
Cerdocyon thous
Family: TAYASSUIDAE
Family: PROCYONIDAE
Pecari tajacu
Collared peccary
3.2.0
Nasua nasua
Scientific name
Common Name
STatus
Scientific name
Potos flavus
Kinkajou
0.2.0
Trichechus manatus
Procyon cancrivorus
Raccoon
0.2.0
Order: LAGOMORPHA
Common Name
STatus
West Indian manatee
0.1.0
European rabbit
1.4.0
Family: LEPORIDAE
Family: MUSTELIDAE
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Eira barbara
Tayra
2.2.0
Galictis vittata
Greater grison
1.0.0
Mustela putorius furo
Ferret
2.0.0
PHYLLUM: CHORDATA
Lontra longicaudis
Neotropical otter
1.0.0
SUBPHYLLUM: VERTEBRATA
Puma concolor
Cougar
1.2.0
CLASS: ACTINOPTERYGI
Leopardus wiedii
Margay
1.1.0
Order: CHARACIFORMES
Leopardus pardalis
Ocelot
1.1.0
Family: CICHLIDAE
Leopardus tigrinus
Oncilla
1.1.0
Pterophylum scalare
Angelfish
0.0.1
Panthera onca
Jaguar
1.1.0
Astronotus ocellatus
Oscar
1.1.5
Panthera onca melanico
Black jaguar
0.1.0
Family: CHARACIDAE
Panthera leo
Lion
1.2.0
Colossoma macropomum
Tambaqui
0.0.3
Panthera tigris
Tiger
1.1.0
Family: OSTEOGLOSSIDAE
Herpailurus yagouarondi
Jaguarundi
1.0.0
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Silver arowana
0.0.1
Meerkat
0.2.0
Order: SILURIFORMES
Catfish
0.0.2
Family: FELIDAE
Family: HERPESTIDAE
Order: PROBOSCIDEA
Family: LORICARIEDAE
Family: ELEPHANTIDAE
Dekeyseria sp
Loxodonta africana
African bush elephant
1.0.0
Order: PERISSODACTILA
PHYLLUM: ARTHROPODA
Family: TAPIRIDAE
CLASS: ARACHNIDA
Tapirus terrestris
South American tapir
1.2.0
Order: ARANEAE
Family: BOVIDAE
Goat
1.2.0
Acanthophrynus sp
Amblypygi
0.0.1
Ovis aries
Domestic sheep
0.6.0
Pamphobeteus sp
Tarantula
0.0.1
Bos thaurus
Cattle
0.1.0
CLASS: TRACHEATA
Family EQUIDAE
Equus burchelli
•
Capra hircus
Plains zebra
0.1.0
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Order: MYRIAPODAS
Order: SIRENIA
Scolopendra sp
Giant yellowleg centipede
0.0.1
Family: TRICHECHIDAE
Centruroides sp
Bark scorpion
0.0.1
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Suricata suricatta
ANNEX 3
Summary financial
statements
BARRANQUILLA’S BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009
(Values expressed in thousands Colombian pesos)
2008
$ 1.873.771
$ 1.700.594
10%
$ 2.048.694
91%
$ 837.319
$ 629.493
33%
$ 1.156.492
72%
TOTAL INCOME
$ 2.711.090
$ 2.330.087
16%
$ 3.205.186
85%
OPERATING EXPENSES
$ 2.489.358
$ 2.158.560
15%
$ 2.981.684
83%
$ 221.732
$ 171.527
29%
$ 223.502
99%
$ 65.898
$ 82.359
-20%
$ 82.000
80%
$ 2.555.256
$ 2.240.919
14%
$ 3.063.684
83%
$ 155.834
$ 89.168
75%
$ 141.502
110%
$ 2.328
$ 1.713
36%
$ 153.506
$ 87.455
76%
$ 141.502
108%
OPERATING INCOME
NON-OPERATING INCOME
GROSS INCOME
NON-OPERATING EXPENSES
TOTAL EXPENSES
EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES
PROVISION FOR TAXES
•
NET EARNINGS
2009 REPORT •
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VARIANCE
2009 / 2008
2009
BUDGET
2009 / BUDGET
BARRANQUILLA’S BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009
(Values expressed in thousands Colombian pesos)
YEAR 2009
CURRENT ASSETS
%
YEAR 2008
%
VARIANCE
$ 364.659
33,47%
$ 492.517
44,14%
$ -127.858
-26%
$0
0,00%
$ 9.736
0,87%
$ -9.736
-200%
$ 1.211.921
111,24%
$ 1.030.533
92,37%
$ 181.388
18%
$ -501.855
-46,06%
$ -440.310
-39,47%
$ -61.545
14%
$ 710.066
65,17%
$ 590.223
52,90%
$ 119.843
20%
$ 10.019
0,92%
$ 18.520
1,66%
$ -8.501
-46%
OTHER ASSETS
$ 4.764
0,44%
$ 4.700
0,42%
$ 64
1%
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 1.089.508
100,00%
$ 1.115.696
100,00%
$ -26.188
-2%
MEMORANDUM ACCOUNTS
$ 1.094.513
INVESTMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Accumulated Depreciation
TOTAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT
DEFERRED ACQUISITION EXPENSES
$ 914.746
BARRANQUILLA’S BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2009
(Values expressed in thousands Colombian pesos)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
%
YEAR 2008
%
VARIANCE
$ 515.063
47,27%
$ 539.091
48,32%
$ -24.028
-4%
$ 37.096
3,40%
$ 105.571
9,46%
$ -68.475
-65%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$ 552.159
50,68%
$ 644.662
57,78%
$ -92.503
-14%
EQUITY
$ 537.349
49,32%
$ 471.034
42,22%
$ 66.315
14%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
•
YEAR 2009
LIABILITIES + EQUITY
$ 1.089.508
MEMORANDUM ACCOUNTS
$ 1.094.513
100,00%
$ 1.115.696
$ 914.746
100,00%
$ -26.188
-2%
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ZOO PEOPLE
INTRODUCING
our family
Employees
Adolfo Hernández – Andrea Echeverry – Anthony Carrillo – Armando Pinzón – Beatriz Charris* – Dave Wehdeking
Diana Casalins – Diana Rincón – Diomedes Jiménez – Edgardo Escorcia* – Estela Portillo* – Eva Suárez – Farah Ajami
Frankin Cassiani – Gladys Flérez – Jeimy Ariza – Jhon Ortega* – Jimmy Barrios* – José Ibáñez* – Julie Annie Ruiz
Julieth Gómez* – Karol Gil – Katya Olmos – Lesbia Púa – Lidia Viloria* – Linda Roa – Lizeth Durán – Luis Egea – Luis González
Manuel Gutiérrez – María Mercedes De La Hoz* – Merybeth Narváez – Moisés Derlet* – Mónica Pinillos – Nasly Gómez*
Neil Díaz – Orlando Coronell – Ornella Bayona – Rafael Hernández – Roberto Pino – Roder Palomino – Samantha
Solano* – Sergio Vásquez – Viviana Guzmán* – Wilber Castro – Wilfrido Cabrera* – Wilmer Vides – Yamile Falcón
*Non-permanent
•
Photo: Jorge Chávez
Contributors
Adriana Girón – Alberto Gutiérrez – Ana María Erazo – Anne Savage – Antonio Thomas – Carlos Abdalá – Carlos
Martínez – César Cuartas – Claudia García – Claudia Olivares – Daniel Hilliard – Elsa Escalante – Eric Bairrao – Erika
Monterrosa – Enrique García – Fabián Jiménez – Gabriel Martínez – Gabriel Vélez – Germán Corredor – Gloria
Diazgranados – Gustavo Salas – Lader Lamilla – Jairo Santa – Jorge Chávez – Jorge Upegui – José Alfredo Aparicio – José
Lastra – José Quintero – Juan Manuel Rengifo – Karen David – Lisa Hoffner – Lizanka Pérez – Luis Felipe Juliao – Luis Soto
Miky Calero – Nora Múnera – Óscar Albis – Pascal Casanova – Pedro Sourdis – Rafael Casadiego – Reinaldo Niebles
Rosamira Guillén – Salwa Amastha – Samir Slebi – Víctor Scott – Vladimir Quintero – Wendy Torres – William González
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Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
•
“Snail I Nautilus”, first prize winner
“Termoflores Award”, 14th version
of the Environmental Photography
National Contest.
Photo: William Arango
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