Woodland Park Zoo Press Release

What:
Beginning Thursday, May 1, 2008, Woodland Park Zoo will make available to the public the 2007 Annual Report to the Superintendent. The review and comment period on the Draft Annual Report will close midnight May 30, 2008. The Annual Report recaps the prior year’s activities for the Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation.

The 2007 Annual Report to the Superintendent is provided by the Woodland Park Zoo Society to the City of Seattle as part of the Zoo Operations and Management Agreement with the City. The Annual Report provides a summary of zoo operations for the prior year; a financial accounting for all funds, including use of Pro Parks Levy proceeds and major maintenance funding; a list of capital investments made at the zoo; and an evaluation of zoo performance in the area of customer service.

How:
Interested individuals may access the 2007 Annual Report through Woodland Park Zoo’s website in the Zoo Society section, or at Woodland Park Zoo’s administrative offices in the reception trailer from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The offices are near the zoo’s North Entrance off N. 59th St. & Phinney Ave. N.

Written comments on the 2007 Annual Report may be mailed to: Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St., Seattle, WA 98103, “Attention: Jim Bennett-2007 Annual Report Comments.” Comments may also be submitted electronically, accessible from the zoo’s website in the Zoo Society section. All comments on the Annual Report postmarked by midnight May 30, 2008 will be addressed in the final document submitted to the Superintendent of Parks.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting international standards for zoos all over the world. Conservation, education and excellent animal care are at the core of the zoo’s mission. The zoo is helping to save animals and their habitats in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring people to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.