NYCAAZK General Meeting Minutes –
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Current Members: Veronica Smith, Tyrone Nickens, Dawn Davis, Robin
Sutker, Crystal DiMiceli, Melanie Melendez, Veronica Thomas, Karen Kolstad,
Cindy Maur, Hulya Israfil, Tom Anderson, Sarina Cella, Robert Blakely, Sara
Koplish, Mo Ortiz, Katelyn Massarone
Future Members: Nora Bierne, Sosha Fusco
Training successes and trials share
time
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Snow leopard
voluntary ultrasound
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Shark targeting and
stationing
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Cloud rat voluntary
tactile
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Voluntary blood
pressure on cougars
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Sea lions giving
voluntary breaths by barking or whistling into anesthesia cone in order to
measure CO2 levels under anesthesia. If anyone at other parks are
interested in participating in study, please contactmortiz@wcs.org
Introduced new logo to go along with name
change.
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See
nycaazk.blogspot.com
Upcoming Events
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Earth hour – March 23rd at 8:30 turn
off your lights for one hour. Earthhour.org
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Chopsticks for
Salamanders – March 27th after work at Sunny’s Chinese 81st and 3rd
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Travel grant deadline
April 1st. Please
apply.
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Barnanza –
April. Proceeds go to Greenburgh Nature Center
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TIGER – April 19th. Volunteer
opportunity to read books about animals to kids.
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Girl Scouts – April 4th, 8th May 2nd, 6th, 30th – Teach scouts
about enrichment. Please volunteer for two days so that girls can
make enrichment items at second session.
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Run for the Wild –
April 27th –
We will have a table and give out stickers.
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Photo Contest begins
May 1st –
small donation required per photo entered. One winner from each of
three categories will win a cash prize. All photos eligible for
calendar. Extra money goes to AAZK or a charity.
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AAZK National
Conference call for papers deadline – May 15th – If anyone would like to work with Mo to write up
something for the Sea Lion CO2 levels study, email mortiz@wcs.org
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NZKW – mid July
National Zookeeper Week
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We will be doing many
things including members nights, artist showcase, silent auction, collages,
keeper profiles, keeper grams and gifts for the keepers if budget is approved.
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Vote to approve NZKW
budget ($250-$300 for gifts). Approved by unanimous vote.
Treasurer Report of finances
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Spent $825 on
recharter
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Cheyenne Chapter
donated $150 to the NYA to help with disaster relief
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When all is said and
done we will have $5068.00
National Updates
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Learning
collaborative – online learning opportunities will be available for $25/ year
Committees
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BFR --> end of August. Still trying to decide on
venue
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Volunteer
Opportunities --> Frogwatch (trainings forthwith, contact
sparker@wcs.org), Gowanus Canal Conservancy, TIGER
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Barnanza -->Tavern on 3rd
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CFS --> Mar 27th, selling chopsticks
for $10, setting up a table for adopt a hellbender, setting up a donation jar
and for the first ten people who gets signage in two restaurants or get one
restaurant to sell chopsticks we will be giving out a free pair.
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Travel Grant
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Applicants must be a
member of both national AAZK and of our chapter, and they must be an employee
of WCS at the time of application as well as at the time of travel.
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Vote: Should we give
the grant before travel, or after travel upon the presentation of receipts? (1)
before, (16) after --> Grant will be awarded after travel
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Vote: Should the
grant be awarded by the collective decision of all AAZK members, or should it
be awarded by the decision of the committee using a rating system used y
national AAZK? (4) all members (13) committee --> For the October
grant, the decision will be made by the committee using a rating system
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Motion to revisit
awarding process decision after the rating system has been presented to
members. Motion seconded. We will revisit this decision
after the rating system is complete.
Please forward Liz Bennet's Elephant
email to your friends and family or direct them to WCS.org
