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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Surveillance Data Shows White-Tailed Deer Exposed to SARS-CoV-2
July 29, 2021
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Surveillance Data Shows White-Tailed Deer Exposed to SARS-CoV-2
July 29, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently completed a study that analyzed serum samples from free-ranging white-tailed deer for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Results of the study indicate that certain […]
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ZAHP Launches New E-Learning Platform
July 27, 2021
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ZAHP Launches New E-Learning Platform
July 27, 2021
The Zoo and Aquariums All-Hazard Partnership (ZAHP) is excited to announce the launch of our brand-new e-learning platform! This platform was developed through a partnership with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Academy and is available to professionals working in […]
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