all hazards planning
What is your all hazards contingency plan?
This series of training modules is intended for any facility wanting to better understand the planning process. Participants will be introduced to best practices for planning including how to identify and assess risks to their facility, identify needs and limitations to responding safely and effectively, and write a contingency plan.
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Disease risks
Are you prepared for foreign animal diseases?
Secure Zoo Strategy (SZS) is guidance to help facilities develop business continuity plans to protect staff, animals and business models in the event of high consequence disease outbreak, and mitigate the effects should a disease occur. As a member of the Exotic Animal Industry (EAI), there is no “one plan fits all facilities” due to the diversity..
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Why ZAHP?
Identify new and evolving risks to the managed wildlife community
Connect zoos, aquariums, and the managed wildlife community with local, state, federal, and non-governmental emergency response partners
Assist facilities in preparing for disease outbreaks as well as man-made and natural disasters
Share considerations for hazard preparedness, response, and recovery
Support for ZAHP is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
“In a zoo setting, you can’t take someone off the street and
say, ‘Go get the 500-pound lion.’ It just doesn’t work that way.”
Terry Lincoln
Director, Dakota Zoo
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Considerations for the Management of Non-Domestic Species in Human Care During COVID-19
April 12, 2020
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Considerations for the Management of Non-Domestic Species in Human Care During COVID-19
April 12, 2020
Updated July 29th, 2021 These considerations are a result of a collaborative effort, engaging the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV), the Zoological Association of America (ZAA), the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the European Association of Zoo and […]
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Association of Zoos & Aquariums, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Collaborate to Reimburse Costs of Caring for Endangered Species During COVID-19 Pandemic
September 15, 2021
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Association of Zoos & Aquariums, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Collaborate to Reimburse Costs of Caring for Endangered Species During COVID-19 Pandemic
September 15, 2021
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have entered into a cooperative agreement to implement Section 6003(a)(2) of Public Law (P.L.) 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act. The enacted language of Section […]
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USDA Announces Proposed Framework for Advancing Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Emerging Zoonotic Diseases through the American Rescue Plan
August 25, 2021
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USDA Announces Proposed Framework for Advancing Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Emerging Zoonotic Diseases through the American Rescue Plan
August 25, 2021
On August 24th, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that they are dedicating $300 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to conduct surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging and zoonotic diseases in susceptible animals and build an […]
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