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2014 annual repor t

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Zoological Society of Buffalo, Inc.

MISSION STATEMENTThe Buffalo Zoo promotes wildlife conservation through up-close animal encounters, engaging educational experiences, and participation in regional and international programs for endangered species.

Zoo Attendance

2014 460,253

2013 511,884

2012 455,283

2011 411,194

2010 423,887

2009 456,414

2008 414,794

FROM THE PRESIDENTDonna M. Fernandes, Ph.D.

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If I were to summarize 2014 with a single phrase, it would be “Focused on the Future.” We knew from the beginning that attendance would never match that of the previous year, when our polar bear cubs were at the height of their popularity. We also recognized that construction of Arctic Edge might depress visitation since a large section of the Zoo’s campus would need to be blocked off for construction. But if we wanted polar bears in our future, we knew we had to brace ourselves for a tough year financially and move on. The year was marked with our official ground breaking ceremony on February 19 and we were pleased that so many of our donors and public officials joined us for this momentous occasion. The Zoo Board and staff spent several months working with consultants from Schultz and Williams to craft a new strategic plan for the Zoo, focused on four major areas: 1) Board and Staff leadership, 2) the Visitor Experience, 3) Animal Care and Conservation, and 4) Financial Sustainability. The plan also identifies several Phase III projects to be built in the coming years including an outdoor gorilla habitat, bird of prey and outdoor reptile area, and Himalayan Highlands exhibit. With such a focus on new construction, it was nice to be recognized last year for two of our completed projects. The Delta Sonic Heritage Farm was honored with a 2014 Preservation Buffalo Niagara award while the new entrance received a Brick by Brick Award from Business First for the best new retail project of 2013. Our Animal staff was also Focused on the Future through their participation in several conservation initiatives. Veterinarian Dr. Volle, Veterinary Technician Alice Rohauer, and rhino keeper, Joe Hauser, traveled to African Lion Safari in Cambridge, Ontario to assist with a rhino

immobilization and electro-ejacula-tion procedure. They are pros in standing sedation, and artificial insemination has become an important tool for saving endangered rhinos. We learned this first-hand when our Indian rhino Tashi gave birth to a healthy female calf on June 5, 2014. The calf was sired through artificial insemination from a male that had been dead for ten years, but genetically preserved at Cincinnati Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW). With only 59 Indian rhinos in captivity in North America, and approximately 2,500 remaining in the wild, being able to successfully introduce genetics that are non or under-represented in the population is critical to maintaining the genetic diversity necessary to keep a population healthy and self-sustain-ing. The Buffalo Zoo also supported the long-term future of several reptiles and amphibians in 2014. Dr. Volle and herpetological manager Penny Felski assisted Conservation Biologists from the Seneca Nation and Dr. Ken Roblee of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation with a headstart program for Blanding's turtles. Turtles were radiographed for the presence of eggs with oviposition subsequently induced. The collected eggs were incubated and the hatchlings will be released back into the wild. Penny and herpetology keeper, Illa Caira, also participated in Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake fieldwork to support the local conservation of this threatened species. In addition, approximately 2,900 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles were hatched at the Buffalo Zoo and sent to Puerto Rico where they were successfully reintroduced into the toad’s native habitat. Last but not least, Penny Felski and the Education Department conducted FrogWatch USA training for the third year in a row where citizen volunteers are trained to recognize the

vocalizations of frog species found in WNY to better census local populations. Other Conservation Initiatives in 2014 included our Bowling for Rhinos event that brought in over $10,000 for rhino conservation and our Cars for Conservation program that raised $4,500 in parking revenue that was distributed to a number of worthy conservation organizations. We partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Society to support their 96 Elephants campaign and ban the sale of ivory in New York State. We also sent General Curator Malia Somerville to Churchill, Manitoba to see polar bears in the wild as part of Polar Bears International’s Climate Alliance program. It was no surprise that 2014 was not as successful as 2013. Great progress was made on Arctic Edge and our long-term strategic plan, but attendance and admission income were down. I appreciate all of the support from the Board of Directors, staff, and community as we focused on the future. I am happy to report, however, that we actually broke even for the year, thanks to a bequest that eliminated what would have been an operating loss of approximately $45,500. 2015 should be much brighter indeed.

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Species born or hatched in 2014Amazon milk frog, Annam leaf turtle, Blanding's turtle, Chinese three-stripe box turtle, common vampire bat, dama wallaby, desert grassland whiptail, Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, giraffe, golden-lion tamarin, Japanese macaque, Mangrove snake, Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake, North American river otter, one-horned rhinoceros, Panamanian golden frog, Puerto Rican crested toad, reindeer, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, Solomon Islands leaf frog, spotted hyena, Sulawesi crested macaque, sunbittern, yel-low-banded poison dart frog

Species or specimens acquired in 2014Addax, African lion, African pancake tortoise, bald eagle, blue-crowned mot-mot, capybara, carpet python, Eastern indigo snake, green iguana, Guatemalan beaded lizard, Lady Ross' turaco, Mojave Desert sidewinder, Morafka's desert tortoise, red-rumped agouti, sidewinder, snow leopard, tim-ber rattlesnake, Western Massasauga rattlesnake

Species removed from the collection in 20146-banded armadillo, Blanding's turtle, common peafowl, domestic donkey, lilac-breasted roller, mandrill, modest day gecko, falcated duck, red-billed leiothrix (Pekin robin), redstriped eartheater, spectacled bear, St. Vincent agouti, timber rattlesnake

These numbers do not include Education Department ani-mals; otherwise, all species and specimens physically at the Buffalo Zoo are counted.

Counts indicated by * are estimated.

2014 Species/Specimens

Mammals 52/210Birds 35/108Reptiles 42/128

Amphibians 9/259Fish 5/205*Invertebrates 4/99*TOTALS 147/1,009*

ANIMAL COLLECTION AND INVENTORY

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Giraffe(born 2014)

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Arctic Edge Exhibit

The year was marked with our official ground breaking ceremony on February 19 and we were pleased that so many of our donors and public officials joined us for this momentous occasion.

NEW AND UPCOMING EXHIBITS

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Research Projects Supported in 2014

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Amur TigerErika Crook, DVMUtah’s Hogle Zoo

The primary goal of this project is to determine the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the tiger population. The researchers also evaluated gastrointestinal diagnostics, successful IBD treatments, as well as attempted to identify risk factors and possible familiar predisposition to IBD.

Asian Elephantill Mellen, Ph.D. Disney’s Animal Kingdom.John Lehnhardt, AZA Elephant TAG Vice Chair, Animal & Environmental Policy Director, AZA Elephant Center

The purpose of this study is to determine the environmental and husbandry factors that are most important to elephant welfare. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, researchers will establish sci-ence-based benchmarks for assessing individual elephant welfare by studying the population housed at AZA-accredited zoos (290 elephants in 78 facilities). This is a multi-year study funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and member zoos.

International Elephant FoundationAZA Elephant SSPAZA Conservation Endowment Fund.

Study to reduce elephant deaths caused by Endotheliotropic Elephant Herpes Virus (EEHV). Historic data and blood samples provided to determine prevalence of EEHV in collection animals. Sample submission continued in 2014.

Greater One-Horned Indian RhinoMonica Stoops, Cincinnati Zoo- CRES

Samples submitted for the determination of estrus cycles in captive Asian one-horned rhinos. The accurate determination of estrus is used to time natural and artificial breeding attempts. Sample submission continued in 2014.

Eastern HellbenderKen Roblee, New York State Department of Environmental ConservationPenny Felski, The Buffalo Zoo

Agreement with NYSDEC to hatch and rear hellbenders for release at age three into present and former range sites in New York State. Rearing of captive larvae and monitoring of 2012 released hellbenders continued in 2013. Sample releases of hellbenders were conducted in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Robin Foster and Amy McMillan, Ph.D. SUNY at BuffaloPenny Felski, The Buffalo Zoo

A consolidation of information on hellbender physical abnormalities and injuries from field studies in the Allegheny watershed. Because the Zoo hellbenders came from this watershed, data on deformity rate at hatching was used as a baseline for comparison to field data.

Eastern Massasaugua rattlesnakeLisa Faust, Ph.D., Lincoln Park Zoo

Buffalo Zoo Herp Manager, Penny Felski, served as a team leader in the field study survey of Massasaugua rattlesnakes in their natural habitat. The yearly study aids in the conservation of wild populations. Surveyors collect data on survey methods, search efforts, basic site information, and weather information. 2014 was the sixth year in the ongoing mark/recapture effort in Michigan. Every snake is processed for general health assessment, and samples are collected for future research needs. Environmental, spatial, and habitat assessment data are also collected for each capture or sighting. Penny also serves on the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake’s SSP Research Committee.

The Zoological Society of Buffalo recognizes that important contributions are made to the Zoo and to the zoological profession by research efforts. The Society also recognizes that research benefits society at large by contributing to our collective knowledge of nature. Research projects conducted or contributed to as a result of Committee approval and/or cooperation with Association of Zoos and Aquariums requests in 2014, and those projects continued from previous years are listed below.

Eastern Massasaugua rattlesnake Cont.Randall Junge, MS, DVM, Columbus ZooVeterinary Advisor, Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake SSP

Documentation of Chrysosporium (now Ophidiomyces) in four Massasaugas in 2008 was the first report of this fungal infection in this species. Nutritional assessment (serum chemistries, vitamins, minerals) have been done for this population. This project intends to monitor trace mineral values (nutrition) and protein electrophoresis (health) in EMR.

Lisa Faust and Rachel Santymire, Lincoln Park Zoo

This project aims to characterize the reproductive hormones of Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes (EMR) with an ultimate goal of assisting zoo managers with assessments of reproductive status (gravid/non-gravid) and reproductive maturity.

Maned wolfNucharin SongsasenMarieke Kester

This research aims to better understand the role of urinary compounds that act as semiochemicals to regulate reproduction in maned wolves and to then utilize this information to develop a non-inva-sive method of inducing estrus in singleton females.

Dee McAloose, VMDWildlife Conservation SocietyPathology Advisor, Maned Wolf SSP

Submitted pathology reports to contribute to the Maned Wolf SSPs ten year review of maned wolf mortalities.

Laruen Henson and Nucharin SongsasenSmithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Captive maned wolves are highly susceptible to gastrointestinal disorders, specifically inflammatory bowel disease. This project is investigating the genetic basis for IBD in maned wolves and used methods developed in domestic dogs to extract, amplify, and sequence specific genes in hopes of investigating the potential diagnostic value.

North American River OtterRobert Pisciotta, DVM and Candyce PaparoLong Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center

The goal of this project is to gather baseline data on Von Willebrand disease in healthy North American river otters to compare with an individual who may possibly have the disease.

Polar bearJohn Flanders, DVM, and Kathryn Gamble, DVM, Lincoln Park Zoo

Multiple bear deaths, including multiple polar bears, have been attributed to recombinantequine herpesvirus infection, necessitating a survey of all captive polar bears and exotic equids in the US to determine the potential prevalence of the disease.

A. Keith Miles, Ph.D., Liz Bowen Ph.D., and Todd Atwood, Ph.D., U.S. Geological SurveyMichael Murray, DVM, Monterey Bay AquariumRandi Meyerson Dinon, DVM, Toledo Zoo

The overall goal of this project is to develop a gene transcript panel for polar bears that can describe physiologic changes and thus identify potential environmental perturbations or stressors within individuals and populations.

Erin Curry, Ph.D., Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens

This ongoing project seeks to monitor sexual maturation in polar bears via non-invasive fecal analyses.

Charlotte Lindqvist, University of Buffalo

Deeply sequenced genomes allow us to begin to investigate the unique characteristics of the polar bear and how this may reflect its excellent adaptation to life in the extreme Arctic environment, and possibly help us understand its future challenges as its environment changes. Blood samples from the Zoo provide an opportunity to isolate candidate genes of interest and possibly look at gene expression levels as well.

Research Projects Supported in 2014 Cont.Prehensile Tailed PorcupineKim Thompson, DVM, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Gastrolithiasis in prehensile-tailed porcupine is a well-known health problem. The goal of this study is to determine if this risk can be decreased or reduced via dietary supplementation of taurine, thereby eliminating the need for surgical intervention.

Sulawesi MacaqueDominique Bertrand, SUNY at BuffaloSusan Margulis, Ph.D., Canisius College

This study aimed to 1) determine if glucocorticoid metabolite levels in M. nigra feces differ between samples extracted via lyophilizing and samples extracted via 95% ethanol. 2) Determine if samples subjected to multiple freeze/thaw cycles vary in their glucocorticoid metabolite levels. The results were utilized to ensure that proper extraction and storage techniques are employed while in the field.

Vampire BatMacy Madden and Susan Margulis, Ph.D.Canisius College

Common vampire bats have become increasingly popular as zoo exhibit animals. However, little is known about the impact that the zoo environment may have on their behavior. The goal of this project is to determine the possible effect of visitors on bat behavior. This study will continue obser-vations in order to build a larger data set in order to better understand the effects of crowd levels on common vampire bat activities.

Western Lowland GorillaSusan Margulis, Ph.D., Canisius College

Continuation of a project initiated in 2012 to evaluate how different contraceptives influence hormonal patterns and estrus behavior.

Mallory Abel and Susan Margulis, Ph.D., Canisius College

While some studies have identified zoo visitors as a potentially enriching stimulus for primates, other studies have found no effect, and still others suggest that visitors may have a stressful impact on primates. This study aimed to explore these possibilities by installing a temporary visual barrier (in the form of camo mesh) over the exterior of one of the viewing windows at the Zoo’s gorilla exhibit.

AZA Ape TAGGreat Ape Neuroscience Project

Agreement to provide the brain of deceased western lowland gorillas for processing where upon a standardized and consistent set of post-mortem analyses will be performed on the brains.

Dr. Hayley Murphy, Pam Dennis, DVM, PhD, DACZM; Rita McManamon, DVM; and Linda Lowenstine, DVM, PhD, DACVP, AZA Ape TAG

The Great Ape Heart Project (GAHP) is the world’s first effort to target cardiovascular disease in all four great ape species. Mortalities, especially in the middle aged sector of the populations has been on the increase. EKG and echocardiogram results are provided to the study as well as husbandry and nutrition data.

Multiple species

Various ArachnidsAmelia Joy Nuwer and Jack Kottwitz, DVM, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary literature is severely lacking in publications on the pathology and diseases of arachnids, including, but not limited to spiders, tarantulas, and scorpions. The purpose of this retrospective study is to collate and analyze the data from the pathology reports. The medical records of those animals may be used to create a summary of disease and other pathological conditions and their association with any reoccurring trends in husbandry or diet.

Various PrimatesNatalie Laudicina and Jeremy DeSilva, Ph.D., Boston University

In studying birth, neonatal brain size is an important factor to consider, as head size can complicate birth in humans and in small-bodied monkeys. Although there are over 300 species of primates, the database for neonatal brain size is severely limited. This project seeks to produce a more thorough database of neonatal brain size in primates to be made available to all researchers who would find the information useful.

Christy Hoffman, Ph.D., Canisius College

Continuation of an ongoing class project to compare the attention paid to simple and complex visual stimuli across various species.

Caroline Funk, Ph.D., University at Buffalo

The remains of Zoo animals, as well as their naturally shed biomaterials, are to be added to the Zooarchaeology Laboratory Osteological Reference Collection in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Buffalo.

Dr. Stephen Wallace, Eastern Tennessee State University

Whole deceased animals provided for the Osteology Collection of the Neogene Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory at East Tennessee State University for preservation and study.

AZA Contraception Advisory GroupDalen Agnew, Ph.D., Michigan State University

Agreement to provide pathology samples for any animals involved in chemical contracep-tion. Sample provision continued in 2014.

Penny Felski, Lynn Hougle, Buffalo ZooPenny and Lynn are members of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IUCUC) at the State University of New York College at Buffalo. The Committee oversees research at the College.

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Conservation Projects Supported in 2014

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Financial support was provided to the following conservation organizations in 2014:

Cars for Conservation FundA method to secure funding for conservation projects was implemented in 2006. The “Cars for Conservation” program receives $0.25 from each parking fee collected. The funds generated are distributed to national and international conservation programs.

Anteater, sloth, armadillo specialist group IUCN - Contributions to support the in situ conservation of edentate. (South America)

AZA Eastern Massasaugua Rattlesnake SSP - Support of in situ conservation programs for the endangered eastern Massasaugua rattlesnake. (United States)

AZA Lion SSP – Support for the SSP’s Lion Conservation Campaign to raise awareness about in situ conservation efforts. (United States, Africa)

AZA Tiger SSP – Support for the SSP’s Tiger Conservation Campaign to raise awareness about in situ conservation efforts. (United States, Africa)

Association of Zoo Horticulturists (AZH) – Contributions distributed by the AZH to support endangered plant conservation. (United States)

Caribbean Wildlife Alliance - Support of the reintroduction, conservation, education, and research programs for the Puerto Rican Crested Toad. (Caribbean)

El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC) – Support for in situ and ex situ Panamanian amphibian conservation. The Goals of EVACC are to save 12 species of Panamanian endemic frogs for education, display, and the future maintenance of the species. (Panama)

Friends of Laguna Atascosa Refuge – Support for in situ ocelot conservation and education. (South America)

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center - Financial support of brown bear conservation and rescue and Yellowstone National Park education efforts. (Western U.S.)

International Elephant Foundation - Financial support of in situ conservation projects. (Asia & Africa) International Rhino Foundation - Financial support to help conserve rhinos in the wild. (Asia & Africa)

International Rhino Keepers Association - Financial support provided to support in situ rhino conservation programs. (USA, Asia & Africa GLOBAL)

Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund - Support of the conservation, education, and release research projects for lion tamarins. (Brazil)

National Elephant Center AZA - Contributions for the development, construction, and operation of a 300 acre facility for the management and reproduction of AZA elephants. (USA)

Polar Bears International - Contributions to this non-profit organization dedicated to the worldwide protection of the polar bear. (Canada)

Reticulated Giraffe Project – Financial support for in situ giraffe research, conservation, and education efforts. (Kenya)

Sahara Conservation Fund - Funding provided to aid in the re-introductory program for Addax antelope. (Africa)

Snow Leopard Trust - Financial support of in situ education, community building, and research efforts. (Central Asia)

Turtle Survival Alliance - Contributions for turtle in situ conservation and education in Asia and South America. (S.E. Asia)

World Parrot Trust – Financial support for the Ara Project to conserve Costa Rican parrots. (Costa Rica)

Vicuña in Bolivia – Financial support for in situ vicuña conservation programs. (Bolivia)

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The Education Department had a banner year with a multitude of suc-cessful programs from family work-shops to Zoo snoozes, to Cub Club and Nature Camps.

The Zoo hosted a number of events in 2014 to create a link between arts and cultural institutions and the Common Core Learning Standards. The first "Western New York Uncommon Approaches to the Common Core" conference was hosted and present-ed by the Zoo as well as the second annual “Arts Partners for Learning”. During the latter, Zoo staff held break-out sessions about the link between Common Core and animal enrich-ment programs. Both events were very successful with attendees from schools and cultural institutions across Western New York.

The Education Department along with keeper Penny Felski from the herpetol-ogy team conducted FrogWatch USA training for a new group of 17 volun-teers, far larger than the number from the previous two years combined. The Buffalo Zoo is a proud chapter of FrogWatch USA, which is an AZA citizen science program that encourages volunteers to report the breeding calls of frogs and toads in their local areas.

Our highly competitive Zoo Teen Naturalist program accepted 12 teens between the ages of 15 and 17, who are serious about expanding their ani-mal knowledge and exploring a career with animals. They received a three week internship-like experience, exploring topics like exhibit design, animal care and animal handling.

A week-long grant funded camp experience was held in conjunction with Medaille College, Botanical

Gardens, and Museum of Science for ten middle school students from the Valley Community Center. Small groups gained experience in science, note-taking and public speaking dur-ing a weeklong project to diagnose a fictional medical issue related to a Zoo rainforest animal.

The Education Department held its first professional development workshop for afterschool program providers in the City of Buffalo. The workshop exposed providers to our programs and our new five-session program called Enrichment Makers. The work-shop was well attended, and after-school providers began to book pro-grams with us as a result of the work-shop.

The Education Department held its first Fall Educator's Night Out, which was a chance for educators to come to the Zoo to understand our educational philosophy, our program offerings, and our exhibits. Attendance of approximately 40 educators was far greater than we anticipated for our first event. Participants toured the Zoo, participated in hands-on science activities, and discussed our inquiry-based programming. Feedback was incredibly positive and many partici-pants encouraged their fellow teach-ers to attend in the future.

The Buffalo Zoo, in partnership with Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve & Environmental Education Center, received the Disney Nature Play grant which focuses on unstructured nature play for families with young children. Through this grant, a Nature Play work-shop was held for families interested in understanding how to encourage their young children to play in nature. The workshop was held again at

Reinstein Woods and at the Aquarium of Niagara. Participants were encour-aged to join family nature clubs and participate in outings designed to encourage nature exploration/activi-ties.

The Buffalo Zoo hosted the first "Cabin Fever Reliever" event in January, where education staff and volunteers offered information highlighting our variety of family and community group offerings. Patrons participated by doing a "scavenger hunt" that took them through the Zoo to complete various activities/crafts and answer questions related to our programs.

EDUCATION

Fundraising CampaignsThe Buffalo Zoo was able to complete the $18 million “Bear Necessities” campaign thanks to a successful public-private partnership. Foundations, corporations, individuals and our partners in government came together to make sure that our bears remained in Buffalo. Erie County kicked off the campaign at its outset, the City of Buffalo supported the cause and Governor Cuomo and the State of New York made the final gift to make sure the fund raising effort reached its goal.

This milestone would never have been reached without the strong support of the area’s foundations and corporate entities. Individuals, spurred on by their affection for our polar bear superstar, Luna, supported the campaign with gifts of all sizes.

The final result will be the new Arctic Edge exhibit, currently under construction and slated to open in the fall of 2015.

The Annual Fund is the backbone of the Zoo’s fund raising program and supports the daily operation of the institution. Other successful fund raising efforts include the Zoo’s Adopt An Animal program, which helps to feed the collection. In addition to annual adoptions, the program is bolstered each year with successful holiday promotions for Valentine’s Day, Halloween’s Spooky Species Adoptions and the collectible ornament package for the holidays.

Other special efforts during the year include “Buy the Animals Lunch” and our successful Tops Shops for the Animals initiative.

Marketing and SponsorshipsThe Zoo is very grateful for all of the generous sponsors who supported us in 2014. Our major sponsors included:

2Find Your Home, Buffalo Exterminating, Cell Phone Repair of WNY, Coca-Cola Buffalo Bottling, Collision Masters, First Niagara Financial Group, Hogan Willig,Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP, Katz AmericasKitchen World, M & T Bank, Mutual of Omaha, New York Life Insurance, NOCO Energy, Perry’s Ice CreamPhillips Lytle LLP, Sahlen’s, Sorrento Cheese, Summit Federal Credit Union, Time Warner Cable, Tops MarketsThe Tree House, Try-It Distributing and Wegmans

Online The Zoo’s marketing department increased efforts to grow followers on various online media including its Facebook, Twitter, and InstaGram accounts. These tools serve as a great way to disseminate information about the Zoo’s animals, events, programs, and fundraising efforts and engage the Zoo’s audience.

The Zoo also took the first steps toward launching a brand new website by developing a request for proposals that was distributed to web developers and agencies around the country. The finished product will launch in 2015.

Special EventsOur Development/Marketing staff did a great job in 2014 working with the ProZoo Board and Women’s Board on a number of successful fundraisers. Polar Bites, held every February at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, attracted 1000 participants and brought in nearly $60,000. The Women’s Board’s Roaring 20s Party at the Lafayette Hotel on April 6th was an unqualified success with nearly everyone there in some type of 20s apparel. The 2nd Annual BuffaLoveFest on May 30th brought the best of Buffalo to the Zoo with a variety of local entertainers, food trucks and vendors. Approximately 1800 people were in attendance and more than $37,000 was raised. Catillion 2014, the Rhino Rhumba, was also a great success. Our baby rhino arrived just in time! The event netted more than $100,000 for the Zoo Foundation. Thank you to Ellen and Doug Bean and the entire Catillion committee for their hard work. Wines in the Wild welcomed more than 2,600 people on July 23 and netted approximately $105,000 for our Adopt An Animal program. Thank you to our Development staff, the ProZoo Board, and the Women’s Board who provided the wonderful auction baskets.

Labor Day at the Zoo welcomed a crowd of 12,000 visitors in early September. While this event is not a fund-raiser, our Concessions staff was able to take advantage of the crowds with many well priced items resulting in record sales. Many visitors expressed their gratitude for the $1.00 price that day as they exited the Zoo.

DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING,AND SPECIAL EVENTS

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Mayor Byron Brown of the city of Buffalo, recieved the Friend of Wildlife Award at Catillion 2014.

Friends of the Zoo 2014The Board and Staff of The Zoological Society of Buffalo, Inc.would like to thank all of the individuals and organizations listed below. All leadership gifts made during the 2014 calendar year are acknowledged here. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you notice any mistakes or omissions, please notify the Development Office at the Buffalo Zoo. We are grateful to all of our donors for their continuing support and generosity.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Erie CountyNew York State City of Buffalo

GIFTS AND GRANTS

Association of Zoos and AquariumsChildren’s Foundation of Erie County Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloHSBC Bank USAMentholatumZoological Society of Buffalo Foundation, Inc.

CORPORATE SPONSORS

2Find Your HomeBuffalo ExterminatingCell Phone Repair of WNYCoca-Cola Buffalo BottlingCollision MastersFirst Niagara Financial GroupHogan WilligJaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLPKatz AmericasKitchen WorldM & T BankMutual of OmahaNew York Life InsuranceNOCO EnergyPerry’s Ice CreamPhillips Lytle LLPSahlen’sSorrento CheeseSummit Federal Credit UnionTime Warner CableTops MarketsThe Tree HouseTry-It DistributingWegmans

2014 ANNUAL FUNDBarbara T. Baker, chair

The Annual Fund supports the operationof the Buffalo Zoo. The unrestricted giftsfrom all segments of the community assist in carrying out the mission of conservation, recreation and education for the all Zoo visitors. In 2014, more than $300,000 was given to support the Zoo. Listed below are the leadership donors who supported the 2014 initiative.

Amur Tiger Advocates ($1,500 +)Ms. Vera B. ArrisonBryce Family FoundationMs. Emma Jane ClarkDr. Elizabeth Conant & Camille CoxMrs. Nancy CunninghamMr. Donald MacDavid TrustKathleen K. Gleason & Wayne WightMr. & Mrs. Paul HarderDr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds IIIMs. Ruth MathewsDr. & Mrs. Carl M. MillerMontgomery Family FoundationNational Fuel Gas Company FoundationMr. & Mrs. Donald F. NewmanMr. & Mrs. Gerald ParrishMr. & Mrs. David RogersMr. & Mrs. Joseph SahlenDr. Ann SchapiroMr. & Mrs. Stephen T. SwiftMr. Robert Waver

Bison Benefactors ($1,000 - $1,499)Dr. & Mrs. Louis AntonucciDennis J. & Alouise BauerMr.& Mrs. Alan BaumgartMrs. Myra E. BoyerBuffalo Zoo Docent OrganiztionMr. & Mrs. Bruce BuyersMrs. Margaret A. CertoMr. & Mrs. James CharlesMr. & Mrs. Mark CzarneckiMr. & Mrs. Vic DoynoFerguson Electric ConstructionMrs. Dorothy T. FergusonMr. & Mrs. Robert A. FoxAmbassador & Mrs. Anthony H. GioiaMr. & Mrs. Eugene GramzaMrs. Amy HabibMark & Amy Habib-RittlingHahn Family FoundationMrs. Nancy HuntMs. Nancy JohnstonMr. Todd M. Joseph & Ms. Barbara OstfeldDrs. Susan Graham & Jon KuceraLake Shore Savings BankMr. & Mrs. James LallyMr. & Mrs. Rick Lenz

Dr. & Mrs. Frank MendelMrs. Maria MolnarMr. & Mrs. Raymond NorrisBruce & Susan O'Connor BairdMr. & Mrs. Richard PenfoldThe Pierce Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Edward B. RighterAnonymousMr. & Mrs. John SandersonMr. & Mrs. Arthur J. SchaeferJoseph R. Takats FoundationMr. & Mrs. Wayne Wisbaum

Polar Bear Patrons ($500 - $999)Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H. AngevineMr. & Mrs. Gordon H. AngevineJohn Bace & Melissa BalbachMr. & Mrs. Douglas H. BakerMr. & Mrs. Carl BalbachMr. & Mrs. Ronald BanksMr. & Mrs. Jeff BeichMr. Kurt BingemanMr. Robert Jan Bojdak & Ms. Sarah WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Robert M. BudinDr. & Mrs. John CallahanMs. Paula Ciprich & Mr. Greg MidalMs. Leigh ClarkMr. William ClearyMr. William ClearyCommercial Pipe and Supply Corp.Mr. & Mrs. Philip CoppensCounty Line Stone Co. Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Arthur CryerDental Health Products, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. George DeTittaMs. Margaret A. DiezMr. & Mrs. Duane DiPirroDr. & Mrs. Peter DowMr. Michael DubkeMr.James EaganMrs. Jeanne C. EatonMs. Anne EhrlichMr.& Mrs. Thomas ErnstMr. & Mrs. Robert A. EvansDr. Donna M. Fernandes & Mr. Robert SavageMr. & Mrs. Scott FisherMr. William S. FlickingerMr. & Mrs. Robert D. FlickingerMr. & Mrs. Burt P. Flickinger, Jr.Dr. Margaret FrainierMr. & Mrs. William GaciochDr. & Mrs. Franz E. GlasauerDr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr.Mr. William A. GreenmanMr. Keith GroverMr. & Mrs. Richard HamisterMr.& Mrs. Daniel HamisterHarvard Business School Club of BuffaloMs. Barbara HayesMrs. Marion Henderson

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Mr. George HerbertMs. Audrey HorbettMr. & Mrs. Scott HortonMr. & Mrs. Scott HuntMr. & Mrs. Clement IpMr. Robert J.A. Irwin, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Louis JacobsMrs. Adele KluckMs. Nancy KrolMr. Frederick KulpaJeffrey Lackner & Ann Marie CarosellaMr. James MagavernMs. Judith MarineMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey MeyerMr. & Mrs. Edward NicksonMr. & Mrs. A.D. OakOliver's RestaurantMr. Hal D. PayneMs. Kelly PegulaMr. & Mrs. Augustine PingitoreMr. Christopher P. PojeMs. Gretchen PorcherMr. J. Forrest PoseyMr. James RauhMr. Stephen RiessenMrs. Carol RinioloMr. & Mrs. Mike RobertsonMr. & Mrs. Stephen R. RobshawMr. Paul N Roth Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Alfred E Runkel, IIISaint-Gobain CorporationMs. Adair M. SaviolaMr. & Mrs. John ScanellDr. & Mrs. Norm SchaafMr. & Mrs. John SchlegelMr. & Mrs. Ken SchoetzMs. Barbara ScholeyMr. & Mrs. Leon ShkolnikMr. & Mrs. Ron ShrewsburyMr. & Mrs. Robert SkerkerMr. & Mrs. Donald SmithDrs. Coral Snodgrass & Edward SzewczakMs. Linda SteinmullerMr. & Mrs. Scott StenclikMr. & Mrs. Gary SuchockiMrs. Susan SurdamMr. Edward SzewczakTheodore Roosevelt SchoolMs. Marcia TillotsonDr. & Mrs. George ToufexisMr. & Mrs. Alan VogtMs. Patricia WebsterMs. Doris E. WiegandMs. Susan WittMr. & Mrs. Robert YalowichDr. Lixin Zhang & Xiuli Li

Sea Lion Supporters ($250 - $499)Mr. & Mrs. George AlbertMr. Nicholas P. Amigone, IIIKristan Andersen & Robin BronsteinMr.Bradley J. Arthur & Ms. Lisabeth

RobidouxMr. Peter AveryMr. David BandishBaer & Assoc. Construction ConsultantsMr. & Mrs. Patrick BarnardMr. & Mrs. John BartonMr. & Mrs. Ray Bernhardt Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James BiddleMr. & Mrs. George BilkeyMr. & Mrs. James BiltekoffMr. & Mrs. Ray BoehmMr. & Mrs. Robert BradyMs. Alice BreussMr. & Mrs. Leon BrewerRichard Campbell & Joan ForsterMr. & Mrs. Joseph CardamoneCharlotte Potter Whitcher TrustMr. & Mrs. Skip ClarkMr. Thomas Cleaver & Ms. Mary ShineDr. & Mrs. Michael CohenMs. Janet ColettiMr. & Mrs. John ConnollyMr. & Mrs. Walter E. Constantine, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James Cramer IIMr. & Mrs. Jonathan A. DandesMr. Adrian F. Dedecker Jr.Mr. Dale Demyanick & Ms. Patricia SmithMrs. Mary Frances DerbyMr. & Mrs. John DuffnerMs. Ruth Irene DwigansMr. Edward EardleyMs. Susan EgloffMr. & Mrs. Jerry EmersonMr. & Mrs. Richard EngelMs. Sandra FallettaMr. Neil R. FarmeloMr. & Mrs. Bill FrederickRamon C. GarciaMr. Richard GarmanMr. & Mrs. Warren GelmanMr. & Mrs. Maurice GeorgeMr. & Mrs. David GerkenMr. & Mrs. John GillespieMr. & Mrs. Robert GloverGoldman Titannium, Inc.Mrs. Lorraine GormanMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey GrossbergMs. Linda HammerlMs. Carla HengererMr. Theodore S. HermanMr. & Mrs. William HochulMrs. Linda HolzMr. John Horrigan, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ian JohnsonMr. Jeffrey & Dr. Pamela JohnsonMs. Carol JohnstonDr. & Mrs. Bruce JohnstoneMr. Richard KaiserMr. & Mrs. Arthur Keller, Jr.Ms. Kathie A. KellerSharon M. Kelly & George J. GertzMr. David Kennedy Jr.

Ms. Joan KeptnerMr. & Mrs. Dave KernanMr. Joseph E. KnarrMr. & Mrs. John KnerrMr. Brett KofodMr. & Mrs. Robert E. KozlowskiMr. & Mrs. James KramerMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey KuhnMr. & Mrs. Ted KuzniarekMr. Robert H. LambDr. & Mrs. Kevin W. LanighanMs. Rosemary LaughlinMrs. Susan B. LeeMr. & Mrs. Charles LeittenDr. & Mrs. Mark LemaMr. Robert LindenfeldMr. & Mrs. David F. LitzMs. Ann Marie LoFasoTerri LoTempio & Todd KopaczMs. Donna LoughMader Construction Co. Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Sam MagavernMr. & Mrs. Kevin MaloneyMr. & Mrs. Joseph MangioMarks Family FoundationMs. Inti MarshallMr.& Mrs. Charles MaxwellMcLain FoundationMr. Steven D. McPeekMr. & Mrs. Steven MeadMr. & Mrs. Robert MikulecMs. Loretta R. MillerMister Pizza ElmwoodMrs. Frances MorrisonMr. & Mrs. Gerhard NeumaierMr. & Mrs. Edward NorthwoodMs. JoEllen OrsiniMr. Walter PawlowskiMs. Dawn & Ms. Dana PezzimentiMrs. Agnes PlunkettDr. & Mrs. Mark PodlasDr. & Mrs. Mark PodlasMr. & Mrs. Henry M. PorterMr. & Mrs. Joseph PriestMr. Joseph Priselac Jr.Mr. Gerald RadzimskiMr. Paul ReidRich Products EmployeesDr. Elaine Black RichardsMr. William RichardsonMr. Peter RingoMr. & Mrs. Randolph J. RitzMr. & Mrs. Steven RoneyRound Up for The Buffalo ZooMrs. Geraldine RyderMr. & Mrs. Scott SaperstonMr. & Mrs. Darwin W. SchmittMs. Susan B. SchoellfopfDr. & Mrs. Bruce SckolnickMr. & Mrs. Robert ShappeeMr. Peter Sherlock

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Ms. Lynne G. SmithMr. John J. StaschakDr. & Mrs. John B. Stevens IIIMr. Duane SundellMr. Lawrence M. SzarachanMr. & Mrs. Daniel SzeglowskiMr. & Mrs. Dave TaylorTemple Beth Zion Play & Learn SchoolPeter & Elizabeth C. Tower FoundationMr. & Mrs. Arthur V. Traver Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Douglas TrinderTruist Comprehensive DistributionMs. Francine ValvoMr. & Mrs. Thomas VogtMrs. Linda K. WadsworthMr. & Mrs. Neil WechslerMr. & Mrs. Steven WeissMr. & Mrs. David H. WheatDr. & Mrs. Gerard Wieczkowski Jr.Mr. Kevin M. WilsonMr. Kevin M. WilsonMs. Suzanne WitkowskiMr. & Mrs. Douglas WrightMr. Robert Johnson & Ms. Brenda YoungMr. & Mrs. John Zupa

Gorilla Givers ($125 - $249)The AJL Fund c/o The Communityh Foundation for Greater BuffaloMr. & Mrs. Richard AltmanMr. Stephen AmesMr. Bruno ArcudiMr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Armenia, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jack ArmstrongMs. Alice AskewMr. David BakerMr. & Mrs. Daniel BartelsMr. Richard C. BattMr. & Mrs. Doug BeanMr. James BeardsleyMs. Donna BeimlerMr. & Mrs. Thomas J.BellersheimMrs. Catherine M. BeltzMrs. Carolann M. BeschBickford Paper Co.Mr. Mark D. BidellGiselle & Janet BinetteMr. & Mrs. Duncan BlackMs. Lynne BlanchardMr. & Mrs. Clarence BlenkDr. Drucy Borowitz & Dr. Philip GlickMr. & Mrs. Erwin G. BourneMr. Hilary BradfordMr. Lee BroadMr. & Mrs. T. Alan BrownMr. William D. BruckerMr. Christopher C. BuchnowskiBuffalo Drilling Co, Inc.Mrs. Patricia BulgerMr. & Mrs. Mark BundyMr. & Mrs. William J. Burke,Jr.Mr. Thomas BurkholderMr. & Mrs. Donald Houck Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Tom CaledroneCalifornia Closets

Dr. & Mrs. Evan CalkinsDr. John Campbell & Dr. Heidi CrowMr. & Mrs. Christopher CapolupoDr. Vivien CarrionMr. John CarusoMr. & Mrs. Joseph CastigliaMr. & Mrs. Charles O. CaussainDr. Craig Chertack & Dr. Ellen StermanMr. & Mrs. Norman ChronikMr. & Mrs. David ChurchillMr. & Mrs. Salvatore J. CirincioneMr. Patrick F. ClarkKaren Coddington & Terry FluriMr. Donald R. CollinsMr. Clyde K. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Joseph M. ColvinMr. Scott Cooper & Ms. Constance TraskMs. Patricia N. CoughlinEmployees of Damon & MoreyDr. George Danakas & Dr. Maria CoriglianoMrs. Marion DannMr. & Mrs. David DarcyMr. & Mrs. Jack DeCarloMs. Lucille DefranksMr. & Mrs. John DeLucaMs.Teresa DeMongy & Mr.Eric JohnsonMr. Carl DennisMr. & Mrs. Robert T. DeTamble Sr.Ms. Mary E. DillonMs. Geraldine DitchMs. Kathy DolceMr. & Mrs. Jeff DornMr. James DowMs. Marianne DunnKelly Dustow & Thomas BindaMr. Stephen DysonMr. & Mrs. James E. EaganMr. & Mrs. George EberlMr. & Mrs. Robert A. EhrkeMr. & Mrs. Avery EllisMr. & Mrs. Laurence ErbMs. Julie B. EstenozMr. & Mrs. Jim FallerMrs. Phyllis FareyMr. & Mrs. Thomas FeeleyMs. JoAnn FeuzMr. & Mrs. Michael Flaherty Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David FlynnKofi & Stefania Flynn-AikinsMr. & Mrs. Leslie G. FoschioMrs. Donna FraserMr. & Mrs. John FrenningMr. & Mrs. Norbert FrenzMr. Michael N. Friona & Ms. Michelle WeinsteinMr. & Mrs. Marvin FritzMr.Thomas FronczakMr. & Mrs. Phillip GallsonMr. Todd Geise & Mr. Mark DeJacMr.& Mrs. David GerbrachtMr. & Mrs. Thomas G. GiangrecoMr. & Mrs. Robert GioiaDr. Peter Gold & Ms. Athalie JoyMr. & Mrs. Howard F. Gondree

Mr. & Mrs. Charles GoodrichMr. & Mrs. Howard GordonMr. Robert S. GraberMr. Ronald J. Grabowski & Ms. Sarah GalassiMr. Carl GrangerMr. & Mrs. Roger GrayMr. & Mrs. Christopher GreeneMs. Lucille M. GriecoMr. Roger GrossMr. & Mrs. Dave GuarinoMr. Jeffrey HahnMs. Cheryl A HallMrs. Diane HaltMr. & Mrs. Raymond HaqueMr. & Mrs. Erik HarmanMr. Edwin HartMr. & Mrs. Paul HartiganMrs. Patricia HartmanDr. & Mrs. Richard HarveyMr. & Mrs. Philip HasselbackMr. & Mrs. S. Jerome HawkinsMr. & Mrs. David F. HayesMr. & Mrs. Martin HeaveyMr. & Mrs. Fred HemmerMr. & Mrs. Roger HennesenMr. John HerbertMr. James HettrickHodgson Russ LLPMs. Jane HoldawayDon & Barbara HooverMr.& Mrs. Nick HopkinsMr. Bryan HoppelMr. & Mrs. Charles HuberMr. & Mrs. John HurleyMr. & Mrs. Donald HurleyMr. Daniel B. IngersollMr. & Mrs. Gary JacksonJoseph J. Janas & Joanne LocoanoniMr. & Mrs. Boris JoffeMs. Alison JohanssonMs. Jean JohanssonJeanne & Robyn-Jane JohnsonMs. Claire JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Richard JohnsonMr. Edwin JohnstonMs. Antoinette P. KaiserMr. & Mrs. George KaralusJerry Keister & Holly LawsonMr. Richard KlepferMs. Kathleen KlesicMr. & Mrs. Gary KlostermanMr. & Mrs. Robert KochinskiMs. Alane KondzielaMs. Barbara KrajewskiMr. & Mrs. Jacob KreutzMr. & Mrs. Herman KueblerDr. & Mrs. Michael KuettelMs. Joan KuhnMs. Norma Jean LambMr. & Mrs. Dennis LampingMrs. Ruth B. LarsonMr. & Mrs. Harold LeaderMr. & Mrs. Marc LeaseMr. & Mrs. Ronald Leiser

Mrs. Susan L. LevyMr. Maurice LevyMr. & Mrs. Thomas LewinMr. Robert LiguoriMr. & Mrs. Joel LippesMr. & Mrs. William H. LoosMrs. Jacqueline LoRussoMr. & Mrs. Theodore LownieMr. & Mrs. Kenneth J.LuczkiewiczMrs. Ellen J. MacDonaldMrs. Gloria MacGamwellMr. & Mrs. Willard MagavernMs. Gail D. MarcheseMayne D. MarvinMr. & Mrs. Dominic P. MassaroMr. & Mrs. John MaurerMr. & Mrs. Thomas MazgajewskiW.E. McCartneyMr. & Mrs. John McClellanMr. James D. McLeanMs. Florence S. McMahonMr. William MeadMs. Dorothy MenthMr. & Mrs. Russell MillerRobert L.Miller & Laura S. ManganMr. & Mrs. Richard MinekimeSrah MitchellMr. & Mrs. David MitchellMs. Sharon G. MonaghanMs. Diane MoorhouseMr. Erhard MoosmannMr. & Mrs. Charles MoranMr. & Mrs. Roger J. Morella, Sr.Ms. Sandra MultererMr. & Mrs. Arthur MusarraMr. Ted. L. Nebrich, Jr.Mr. Michael A. NiemiecNino's Pizza/Anthony TarquiniDr. & Mrs. Philip NiswanderMr.& Mrs. Jeffrey WeissDr. Howard & Dr. Karen NoonanMr. Jeffrey NowakM.J. ObrienMs. Carol O'ConnorMr. & Mrs. Rocco OddoMr. Donald OlsonMr. & Mrs. Joseph OrieMichael Osika & Daniel SalcedoGregory Pavlov & Marsha ShapiroMr. Adam PeerMr. & Mrs. Brian PerryMr. Ronald PetrusMr. & Mrs. George F. Phillips Jr.Mr. Walter Piatkowski Jr.Ms. Jennifer PilgerMr. Robert D. Plewa Jr.Paul Podsiadlo & Donna DobsonMr. Mark C. PoloncarzMs. Louise PrelewiczMr. & Mrs. S. Warren PrincePublic Employees FederationMr. & Mrs. William PusateriMs. Nancy QuinlivanMs. Suzanne QuirkMr. & Mrs. Dean Reinhart

Ronald Reynolds & Kelsey BurchMr. & Mrs. Kenneth RichardsonMs. Barbara RobieRobshaw & Associates, P.C.Ms. Jennifer RodriguezMr. & Mrs. Paul RoetlingMr. Roddy R. RogersAlice Rohauer & Albert GordanMrs. MK Gaedeke RolandMrs. Rebecca RoloffMs. Judy A. RootMs. Cheryl Boyer RossMr. & Mrs. Rowland A. Rupp, Jr.Kristen A. RussoMr. Lawrence SadkinMs. Kathy SadloMr. & Mrs. Leo SchiffhauerMr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. SchmittMs. Theresa SchroederMs. Betty SchultzMr. Dave SchulzServotronics, Inc.Mr. Eugene SetelMr. & Mrs. Larry SeymourMr. & Mrs. Patrick SgroiDrs. Madhukar & Vilasini ShanbhagMr. & Mrs. Stuart ShapiroMs. Linda SheldonMr. & Mrs. Kevin ShineMr. Patrick ShineMs. Sara SieczkarskiMr. & Mrs. Thomas SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Gary SnyderMr. John SpeaksMr. & Mrs. David StachuraConsuella & Joan StapleMr. L.C. StaplesDr. James StengelMr. & Mrs. Doug SwiftMr. & Mrs. James SzczurMs. Carly TaylorTMP Technologies Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Carl TomaschkeMr. & Mrs. Gordon P. Tussing Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas UpsonMr. & Dr. Terry UptonMr. Stanley S. UrbaniakMr. & Mrs. Don VaccaroMr. James van Oss & Ms. Rosanne FrandinaMr. & Mrs. Rob VanderwerfMr. Robert VoltzMr. & Mrs. Michael WalkerMr. & Mrs. Bruce WarnerMr. Richard WasMrs. Sharon WatkinsonMrs. Sally WeberMr. William W. WeisbeckMs. Dorothy WesthaferMr. & Mrs. Edward WhiteFred WhitesideMs. Judith WilfromMs. Carol WilkeMr. & Mrs. Michael WinnickiMr. & Mrs. Paul Wischerath

Mr. & Mrs. Fred WoodMr. Kevin M. WyckoffMrs. Carol YettoMs. Suzanne ZbrzeznyRichard Binder & Celest ZuppaMr. & Mrs. James Zuzze

CONTRIBUTING MEMERSHIPS 2014Zoo Membership continues to be a major part of our support. We are grateful to the nearly 20,000 household members of the Buffalo Zoo. Below are listed those who have joined us at the Benefactor, Patron, Sponsor and Supporting levels of membership. Thank you for your continuing support.

Higher Levels of Membership 2014 Mrs. Judith AichingerMr. & Mrs. Martin AllenMr. & Mrs. Richard AltmanMr. & Mrs. Stephen AmbroselliMs. Doris AndersonMr. & Mrs. Todd AndersonMr. & Mrs. Michael AnelloMr. John AngerMr. & Mrs. Charles Anzalone IIIMr. & Mrs. Jack ArmstrongMr. & Mrs. Isam AssadMr. & Mrs. Richard AugustyniakMr. & Mrs. Mario AvarelloJohn Bace & Melissa BalbachMr. & Mrs. James BacoMr. Douglas BainMs. Jennifer BakerMr. & Mrs. Charles BalbachMrs & Mr. Richard BarkerMr. & Mrs. Thomas BarneyMr. & Mrs. John BarryMr. & Mrs. Nicholas BarterDr. & Mrs. Christopher BartoloneMr. & Mrs. John BartonMr. & Mrs. Thomas BasinskiMs. Amy BatesMr. & Mrs. John BattMr. & Mrs. Paul BauerMr. & Mrs. Robert BauerMr. & Mrs. Jay BauerDennis J. & Alouise BauerMr.& Mrs. Alan BaumgartMr. & Mrs. Jeff BeichMr. & Mrs. Ronald BellamyMr. & Mrs. Thomas J.BellersheimMr. William BellesMr. & Mrs. Michael BensonMr. & Mrs. Michael BenzinMs. Joanne C. BerlinMr. Michael BernhardtMr. Eric BernhardtMs. Sara BernhardtMr. & Mrs. Ray Bernhardt Jr.Mrs. Lois BertramJohn & Yvonne BiddlecomMr. & Mrs. James BiltekoffMr. & Mrs. Jason Bird

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Mr. & Mrs. David BlackleyMr. & Mrs. David BlesyMr. & Mrs. Edward BloombergMr. & Mrs. Rob BloomquistDr. & Mrs. George BogerMr. Robert Jan Bojdak & Ms. Sarah WilliamsDr. & Mrs. John BootMr. & Mrs. John BoyleMr. & Mrs. Patrick T. BoyleMr. & Mrs. Tony BrancatoMr. William BreslinRev. & Mrs. Peter BridgfordMr. & Mrs. David BrinkmanMr. & Mrs. Timothy DayKelly Brown & Matthew BretonMs. Melissa BrownMr & Mrs. Christopher BrownseyDr. & Mrs. Alan K. BruceMr. & Mrs. Paul G. BuchananDr. & Mrs. James L. BudnyEdward Bujanowski & Stephanie MalinenkoMr. & Mrs. James BulgerMr. & Mrs. Dean BurgstahlerMr. & Mrs. Clarence K BurkwitMr. David BursteinMr. Chester Butryn & Ms. Amy MyersMr. & Mrs. Thomas CaffarellaMrs. Rachel CalaMr. & Mrs. Joseph CaligiuriDr. & Mrs. John CallahanRichard Campbell & Joan ForsterDr. John Campbell & Dr. Heidi CrowMr. & Mrs. Kenneth CampbellMs. Jessica CannaMr. & Mrs. Robert CannonMr. John CarlinMr. Daniel J.CarmodyMr. George CarncrossMr. & Mrs. Alexander CartwrightMs. Jo Ann CaselTMr. Timothy Cashmore & Ms. Elizabeth BuckleyMr. & Mrs. Scott CassetyMr. & Mrs. James L. CecchiniDr. Michael & Dr. Ivonne CellinoMs. Patricia A. ChapinMr. & Mrs. James CharlesMr. & Mrs. Mikhail ChernovaMrs Mitali China & Mr. Biswajit SarkarMr. & Mrs. Stewart ClarkMr. & Mrs. Skip ClarkMr. Thomas Cleaver & Ms. Mary ShineMr. & Mrs. Donald CloenMr. & Mrs. Joseph ClouseMr. Donald R. CollinsJohn Yates & R. Lorraine CollinsMr. Clyde K. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Danny CollinsMr. & Mrs. Bill ConnorsMr. & Mrs. Gerard ConnorsMr. & Mrs. Philip ContiMs. Virginia CoonMr. & Mrs. Philip Coppens

Mr. Stephen Cordova & Ms. Sara BlyMr. & Mrs. Phillip CormierDr. & Mrs. Robert CorretoreMs. Patricia N. CoughlinMr. & Mrs. James CreahanMrs Joanne Crofts & Mr. Zachary FowlerMr. & Mrs. Gordon CroneMrs. Nancy CunninghamMs. Barbara CurryMr. & Mrs. Richard CuttingMr. & Mrs. Jonathan A. DandesMr. & Mrs. Derek DanielsMrs. Marion DannMr. & Mrs. Herbert DarlingMr. Bahman Daryanian &Ms. Gissou AzabdaftariMs. Sharon DautMr.& Mrs. Michael DavisMr. & Mrs. Michael DayMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey DaytonMr. & Mrs. Mark DeglopperMr. & Mrs. Jerome DelaneyMs.Teresa DeMongy & Mr.Eric JohnsonMr. Paul Desiderio & Ms. Tara FarleyMr. Stephen DesotellMr. & Mrs. David DeStefanoMr. & Mrs.Terry DeTambleMr. & Mrs. George DeTittaDr. & Mrs. Maurice DeweyMr. & Mrs. Stephen DiMatteoMr. & Mrs. Mike DingsDr. & Mrs. David DirnbergerMs. Geraldine DitchMs. Kathleen & Ms. Dorothy DixonMrs. JoAnn DoerrMr & Mrs. Alesha DomonMs. Theresa M. DonahueMr. Joseph DonofrioMr. & Mrs. Clinton Doster Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Peter DowMr.& Mrs. Ian DrullardMs. Ruth Irene DwigansMr. & Mrs. James E. EaganMr. & Mrs. John EberlMs. Denise Elliott & Ms. Jillian BeardMr. & Mrs. Mike EndlMr. & Mrs. Scott ErnstMr. & Mrs. Walter FaleskiMrs. Dorothy T. FergusonMr. & Mrs. Adam FerrandinoMr. & Mrs. Raymond FilsingerMr.Theodore FisherMr. & Mrs. Leonard FiumeMr. & Mrs. Thomas FlanaganMs. Diana L. FlashMr. & Mrs. Edward M. FlynnMr. & Mrs. Don FohrdMr. & Mrs. Ronald FolgaMr. & Mrs. Richard ForsMr. & Mrs. Charles FourtnerMr. & Mrs. Robert A. FoxMr. & Mrs. Scott R. FrazierMs. Roberta FrisoniMs. Sheila L. FruehaufMr. & Mrs. Daniel Gabel

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey GalleMr. & Mrs. Thomas GalluccioMr. Bernadette GarganoMr. & Mrs. Richard GarigenMr. & Mrs. Robert GarlockMr. & Mrs. John GartnerMr. & Mrs. Dave GeorgerMr. & Mrs. David G. GerardMr. & Mrs. David GerkenMr. James J. GermannMrs. Catherine Gervase & Ms. Jenna GervaseDr. & Mrs. Andrew GiacobbeMr. & Mrs. John GianaddaDenise Gillig & Lisa RiaziAmbassador & Mrs. Anthony H. GioiaDr. & Mrs. Franz E. GlasauerMr. & Mrs. Robert GloverMr. & Mrs. David GolebiewskiMr. & Mrs. Robert GonserMr. & Mrs. Gregory GoreckiMr. & Mrs. Henry GorinoMr. & Mrs. Stephen GossMr. & Mrs. Gary GottliebMr. Ronald J. Grabowski & Ms. Sarah GalassiMr.& Mrs. Jonathan A. GraffMrs. Denise GrandeMr. & Mrs. Roger GrayMr. & Mrs. Dale GraybillMr. & Mrs. Patrick GreeleyMr. & Mrs. Cutler S. GreeneMr. & Mrs. John GriffinMr. & Mrs. Carl GrohmanMs. Geraldine Grossman & Ms. Jimmie Margaret GilliamMr. & Mrs. Dave GuarinoMr. & Mrs. Richard GucwaMr. & Mrs. Philip GulisanoMr. & Mrs. Sanford GunnMs Christine GuntherMs. Donna Lynn Guzdek & Mr. Richard NowakMr. & Mrs. Mark RittlingMr. & Mrs. John HahnMr. & Mrs. Adam HahnMr. & Mrs. Justin HallJessica Hallowell & Pam SchunkMr. Adam P. HaneyMr. & Mrs. Arthur J. HannahMr. & Mrs. Ronald HansteinMr. & Mrs. David HarbeckMs. Sally HardenburgMr.& Mrs. Brian HarrisMr.& Mrs. John R. HartMs. Alexandra HartMs. Judy HartmannMr. & Mrs. Daniel HarwoodMr. & Mrs. Martin HeaveyMr. & Mrs. Edwin HeidelbergerMr. Dennis P. HeldMs. Jan Helms & Ms. Carrie CappsMr. Richard HendricksMs. Rebecca HeppnerMr. John Herbert

Mr. Thomas J. HerbstMs. Diane HerethMr. Jim HessMr & Mrs. Stephen HetrickMr. & Mrs. John L. Hettrick Jr.Mr. Robert HetzelMs. Dru HitesMr. & Mrs. Joseph HoernerMr. & Mrs. Paul HokansonMr. & Mrs. James HonerMr.& Mrs. James Hornung Jr. Bethany Hosmer & Dianne HosmerMr. & Mrs. Alex HoughtalingMr. & Mrs. James HougleMr. & Mrs. David HowardMr. & Mrs. Dennis HowardMs. Nancy HowbridgeMr. & Mrs. Christopher HullMs. Barbara A. HuntMr. & Mrs. John HurleyMr. & Mrs. Thomas IgielMr. & Mrs. Doni IngallsMs. Donna JacksonMs. Alice JacobsMs. Kimberly Jakubik & Mr. Terry ParsonsMr. & Mrs. Patrick JanigaMs. Peggy Ann Jasinski &Ms. Karen OlsonMr. & Mrs. Timothy JensenRev. Richard JesionowskiMr. & Mrs. Thomas JohnsonMs. Carol JohnstonMr. & Mrs. Chris JosefMr. & Mrs. William JoyceMr. & Mrs. William JoynerMs. Mary KaczkowskiMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KahlerMr. John F. KasprzakMr. & Mrs. Sean KaufmanMr. & Mrs. Robert KavichMr. & Mrs. Brian KellyMr. & Mrs. David KemsleyMr. David Kennedy Jr.Ms. Joan KeptnerMr. & Mrs. Thomas KernMr. & Mrs. Daniel KernMr. Christopher D. KieserMr. & Mrs. Michael KingMr. & Mrs. Eric KingsburyMr. Eric Kirby & Ms. Kelly ColbyMs. Kathie KiskaMs Cheryl Klass & Mr. Vincent CallananMr. & Mrs. Joseph KlimeczkoMr. & Mrs. William KnappMr. & Mrs. John KnerrMr. & Mrs. Charles R. KoelemeyerMr. & Mrs. Gerald L. KohnMr. & Mrs. Ted KorkucMr. & Mrs. James KramerMs. Ellen KrebsMr. & Mrs. Duane KresgeMs. Nancy KrolMr. & Mrs. Bradley KrothMs. Gretchen KrullMr. & Mrs. Robert Krum

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. KryszakMr. & Mrs. Joe KujawaMr. & Mrs. Anthony KurekMr. & Mrs. Frank KwiatkowskiMr. & Mrs. Aaron LagowskiMr.Peter F. LajeunesseMr. & Mrs. Nelson LamMr. & Mrs. Thomas LambertMr. James LasotaMr. & Mrs. Timothy LaSotaMr. Thomas Latona & Ms. Sandy WilsonMr. Donald LattMeg Lauerman & Martin GleskMr. & Mrs. Thomas LeachMr. & Mrs. Harold LeaderMs. Ann LearmanMs. Nicole Lemise & Ms. Jennifer McCartinDr. & Mrs. Philip LetaMr. Jacob Letcher & Ms. Jenni CastagnerMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey LevyMs. Judith LewMr. & Mrs. Thomas LewandowskiDr. & Mrs. A. Norman LewinMr. & Mrs. David LewisMr.& Mrs. Enrico D. LiberaleMrs.Ceil LinderMr. & Mrs. L. LindquistMr. & Mrs. Stevan ListerMs. Ann Marie LoFasoBrian Loretz & Joseph MonrealMs. Donna LoughMr.& Mrs. Igor LovrincevicMs. Corrina LucasMs.Annie & Ms. Juanita LylesMrs. Darlene S. MackMr. & Mrs. Matt MackeyMr. & Mrs. Dylan MacNeilMr. & Mrs. Gasper MadoniaMr. & Mrs. Sam MagavernMr. & Mrs. Sean MahoneyMr. Max Mandelbaum & Ms. Nicole FoxMr. & Mrs. David MandichMr. Donald ManesMs. Donna ManzoMs. Gail D. MarcheseMr. & Mrs. Ted Marks IIMr. & Mrs. Kevin M. MarmionMr. & Mrs. Justin MarshallMr. & Mrs. Albert E. MartinMr. & Mrs. Ryan MartinMr & Mrs. Scott MaskellMr. & Mrs. Don E. MatheisMr. & Mrs. Thomas MatyjakowskiMaryLynn & Olivia MayMr.& Mrs. Bryan MayerMr. & Mrs. James McColginMr. & Mrs. Andrew McCueMr. & Mrs. Leroy McCuneDr. G. Allen McFarrenMs. Allison McGuerty & Mr. Milton SilvaMr. Jerry McGuire & Ms. Fay NorthropMr. & Mrs. David C. McLaughlinMr. & Mrs. Richard McNamara

Mr. Christopher McPhillips & Ms. Beth-Anne DiodatoMr. & Mrs. Joel McwilliamsClara Mehserle & Craig AbbeyMr.& Mrs. Chris JudgeMs. Dorothy MenthMr & Mrs. Andrew MerrittMr. & Mrs. Donald MeyerMr. & Mrs. David MezydloMr. & Mrs. Russell MillerMr. & Mrs. Robert L. MillerMr. & Mrs. Dan MillerKurt Miller & Kristy SmithMr. & Mrs. Keith MinklerMr. James W. MinteerMr. & Mrs. Aaron EnglishSusan & Gail MitchellMr. & Mrs. Charles MitschowMr. & Mrs. Robert J. MooreMrs. Sandra G. MorrisonMr. & Mrs. William MorrisonMrs. Frances MorrisonRaelynn & Sandra MoskalMs. Ellie MuellerThomas Mulcahy & Carmen CarreroMr. & Mrs. Norman MurrayMr. & Mrs. Samuel MuscarellaMr. & Mrs. Michael NedwickMs. Sandra Nelson Gary Nickard & Patricia WallaceMr. & Mrs. Christopher NicksonMr. & Mrs. Tony NicometoMr. Michael A. NiemiecDr. & Mrs. Philip NiswanderMr. & Mrs. Tom NoceraDr. & Mrs. Michael NoeMr. & Mrs. David OddenMs. Vincenetta O''DonnellMr. & Mrs. John E. OehlerMr. & Mrs. Donald OgilvieMr. & Mrs. Joseph OrieMr. & Mrs. John D. OryszakMichael Osika & Daniel SalcedoMs. Jo Ann OsmolaMr. & Mrs. Jim OwenMr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Page, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. John PalauMs. Alessandra PalmaPatricia Pancoe & Charles GreeneMr. Stephan J. PanczakMr. & Mrs. Bert PandolfinoMr. & Mrs. Scott PanfilMr. & Mrs. John PaoliniMr. Robert ParrishDr. Robert PattersonMr. & Mrs. Theodore PattersonMr. & Mrs. Raymond S. PavicichMr. Charles Pearson, IIIMr. & Mrs. Stephen PericakMs. Lauren PerkinsMs. Dawn & Ms. Dana Pezzimenti Maryfran Pfalzer & Jessica Wood Mr. & Mrs. Robert PhillipsMs. Judith Phillips & Ms. Lisa Gratto

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Mr. Raymond Piccione & Ms. Shehla HaqueMr. & Mrs. Paul PierceMr. & Mrs. Michael PikusMr. & Mrs. Richard J. PincoskiMs. Susanna Schenk & Ms. Debbie PinkowskiMrs. Agnes PlunkettMr. & Mrs. Richard PolekMr. & Mrs. Scott PolekMs. Elaine PondMr. & Mrs. Peter PouchMr. & Mrs. David PowersMrs. Florence PrawelMr. Mark Preisler & Mrs. Andrea PriviteraMr. & Mrs. William PrenattMs. Katherine PressMr. Joseph Priselac Jr.Mr. Joseph Priselac Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kevin PritchardMr. Francis E. PritchardMr. & Mrs. William PusateriMr. & Mrs. William PutnamMr. Jamey QuiramMr. & Mrs. Alan RabideauMr. Gerald RadzimskiMr. & Mrs. Raymond RaganMr Rahul Rai & Mrs. Shraddha SinghMr. & Mrs. Rafael RamosMr. & Mrs. Jim RashMr. & Mrs. Gary H. RasmussonMr. & Mrs. James RaymondMr. Douglas R. RedmondMr. & Mrs. Tim ReganMr. & Mrs. Bruce RennerMr. & Mrs. Howard RichEllen Rich & Eric SnitzerMr. & Mrs. Kenneth RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Edward B. RighterMs. Rita RileyMr. & Mrs. Gary RimlingerMr. & Mrs. Jonathan RizzoMs. Linda RizzoMs. Deborah RobbinsMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. RobertsMr.& Mrs. Ron RobertsMr. & Mrs. Kevin RobillardMr. & Mrs. Carlos RodriguezMs. Debbie RodriguezJonathan Rodwin & Candace Lynn BellMrs. Rebecca RoloffMr. & Mrs. Steven RoneyMr. & Mrs. Donald RoseMr. & Mrs. Joel RoseMr & Mrs. Eric RosenMs. Jessica Rosenberg & Mr. John JarvisMrs. Harriet RosenfeldMs. Karen RossDr. & Mrs. Stuart RubinMr. & Mrs. Stephen RudinMr.& Mrs. Nathan RushMr. & Mrs. Frank RussomMr. & Mrs. Patrick RyanMr. & Mrs. John SamarMr. & Mrs. John SandersonMr & Mrs. William anford

Ms. Helen SattelbergMr. & Mrs. Thomas SauerCory Savard & Tim MellanMr. & Mrs. Arthur J. SchaeferMs. Tara SchaeferMr. & Mrs. Lawrence ScheurJames B.Schleer & Heather JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Robert KarlisMr. Ken Schmieder & Ms. Nancy JulianMr. & Mrs. Wheeler SchmittMr. & Mrs Robert SchoenrockMr. & Mrs. Ken SchoetzMs. Betty SchultzMr. & Mrs. David SciandraMr. Roy A. ScintaMr. & Mrs. John ScioleMr. John SeeleyMs. Judith SeilerMs. Barbara SekuterskiMr. David Sepulveda & Ms. Crystal BarryDon Serota & Margaret ReevesMr. & Mrs. Patrick SgroiMs. Theresa ShanahanMr. & Mrs. Stuart ShapiroMs. Karen Shook & Mr. Daniel DicensoMr. & Mrs. Adnan SiddiquiMs. Sally SignoreMr. & Mrs. Bob SimcoeMr. & Mrs. Roger SimonMr. & Mrs. Mark SimonMr. & Mrs. David SionMr. & Mrs. Andrew SippelMr. & Mrs. Richard E. Skrok Jr.Mr.& Mrs. Scott SmithMr. & Mrs. Matthew SmithMr. & Mrs. George SmithMr. Michael Smith & Ms. Jennifer EhmanMr. Donald SmithMr. & Mrs. Kevin SmithMr. & Mrs. Eric SmithMr. & Mrs. Bruce SmithDr. & Mrs. Joel SnitzerDrs. Coral Snodgrass & Edward SzewczakMr Michael Snow & Ms. Laurel ChambersMr. Timothy SochaMr. & Mrs. Stephen SosnowskiMr. & Mrs. Robert SpampataMr. & Mrs. Jason StablerMr. & Mrs. Edward StaleyMr & Mrs. Paul StaringMr. & Mrs. Joseph SteinmetzMs. Linda SteinmullerDr. & Mrs. John B. Stevens IIIMr. & Mrs. Frederic StievaterMr. & Mrs. Richard J. Stoddard Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Raymond StoklosaMr. Mark D. StoneBabette Sullivan & John PowellMr. Gary R. SuttonMr. & Mrs. David SutzMr. & Mrs.Tracey SwartzmeyerMr. & Mrs. Jason SweetMr. & Mrs. Thomas SwistMr. & Mrs. Lowell Sylwester

Ms. Deborah SzlachtaMr. & Mrs. Michael SzpylmanMr. & Mrs. Keith TagueMs. Pam Tamol & Mr. Gregory TriderDr. & Mrs. James TasaMelissa Taylor & Brendan HickeyMr. & Mrs. John TeneyckMr. & Mrs. Paul TeslukMr. & Mrs. Mark TestaMr. & Mrs. David TeterMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey ThomasMs. Donna ThompsonMs. Heather ThompsonDr. & Mrs. Carl TomaschkeMr. & Mrs. William TownsendMr. & Mrs. Patrick TowsleyMr. & Mrs. Douglas TrinderMs. Karen Twardowski & Ms. Barbara TwardowskiMr. James van Oss & Ms. Rosanne FrandinaMr. & Mrs. Michael VerostkoMr. & Mrs. John VujnovicMrs & Mr. Jahau ThangMr. & Mrs. Mark WakefieldMr. & Mrs. Michael WalkerMr. & Mrs. Todd WalterMr. & Mrs. Raymond WalterMr. & Mrs. Daniel WantuckMr. & Mrs. Bruce WarnerDr. Eileen Watson & Mr. Greg GartenMr. & Mrs. Michael WehnerMr. Sigrid S. WeinschreiderDr. & Mrs. Milton WeiserMr. & Mrs. Daniel WeissMr. & Mrs. Timothy WelchRenee Wert & Scott FieldMr. & Mrs. Tom WestfallMr. & Mrs. Robert WetterMr. & Mrs. Stephen S. WheelerMr. & Mrs. Michael WhitcherMr. Jonathan White & Mr. Issac LopezMr. & Mrs. John WhiteMr. & Mrs. Jason T. WhiteMr. & Mrs. Fred WickesMrs. Orrah WicksMs. Doris E. WiegandMr. & Mrs. Daniel WilesMr. Charles WilesMr. & Mrs. Ahmad WilkesMr. & Mrs. Jon WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Pierre WilliotMr. & Mrs. Gordon WillisMs. Erica WilmoreMr. & Mrs. Perry WilsonMr. Kevin M. WilsonMr. & Mrs. Andrew WilsonMr. & Mrs. Wayne WisbaumMs. Susan WittMr. & Mrs. James WittmanMs. Marie Anna WoeppelMr. & Mrs. Gabe WoodMr. & Mrs. Eric WoodsMr. & Mrs. Corey WorleyMr. & Mrs. Jeff YapDrs. John & Andrea Yowpa

Mr. & Mrs. Michael ZahmMr. Herbert ZimmerMr. & Mrs. Randall ZiolkowskiMr. & Mrs. John ZupaMr. & Mrs. James Zuzze

CORPORATE PARTNERSCorporate Partners is the membership program for the area’s business community. We appreciate the support of the companies listed below.

Curator's ClubColumbus McKinnon CorporationHighland Masonry & Restoration, Inc.Linita Design & Mfg. Corp.Schmitt's Audi Volkswagen

Keeper's CrowdJan's Smoke ShopKee Safety, Inc.Osmose Holdings, Inc.ZeptoMetrix Corporation

Conservation CrewAmherst Alarm, Inc.Commercial Pipe & Supply CorporationFisher-PriceFlexOvit USA, Inc.Graphic ControlsInternational Chimney CorporationJ W Swanson & Associates, LLCLackawanna Products Corp.Mollenberg-Betz, Inc.Oliver's RestaurantPremier Group - Prime Wines Corporation

ADPOT-AN-ANIMAL 2014Our Adopt-An-Animal program sponsors Our Adopt An Animal program helps us pay the Zoo’sgrocery bill each year. Adopt An Animal parents sponsor a healthy diet for their adoptee for one year. Those listed below made gifts of $250 or more to support many of the animals in our care. Thank you for your support and concern.

AAA Golden ContributorsMs. Doris AndersonMark Augustyniak & Danielle GuerrieroAzerty Div. of UsscoMs. Marjorie BarneyBilbo CompanyMs. Anne R. BishopBuffalo Zoo Women's BoardKaren Coddington & Terry FluriMichael Donnelly InteriorsEttore Winter PhotographersFairy Cakes CupcakeryFleet FeetMr. & Mrs. Miles GebauerGrowing Smiles Pediatric DentistryMs. Marcia Gruber-Page

Mr. & Mrs. Paul HokansonMr. & Mrs. David HowardJohnny's MeatsMs. Carol JohnstonMs. Marie L. KellerMs. Kathie A. KellerKMSSA- Gift ShopMr. Brett KofodThe Lindfield FoundationMr. Stephen MitchellPediatric Cardiology Associates of WNY, LLCMr. & Mrs. Scott PetrusPhillips 66Samantha Ritter & Matthew RitterBrian Fuller & Jennifer RobieMs. Calen RolaChristopher Scinta PhotographyDon Serota & Margaret ReevesMr. & Mrs. George Anthony ShiaMr. & Mrs. Ron ShrewsburyDrs. Coral Snodgrass & Edward SzewczakBrandon SpikesMs. Nancy Stegens Summer Street Cat ClinicTalking LeavesMs. Monika Thompson - RealtyUSATree HouseUnion Pleasant ElementaryMs. Evelyn WalcottWellington PubMs. Gloria WhitneyWoodcutters HeadquartersZumbathon For The Zoo

GIFTS IN KINDThose listed below have provided the Buffalo Zoo with goods or services during 2014. We are grateful for this support and are pleased to acknowledge these contributions to the Buffalo Zoo.

Judy BlackTate BoccacioBrady Workplace Safety GroupDavid BrandtBraymiller Market, Inc.Patricia BryansCatholic Academy of Niagara FallsMaria DanahyData-MationD'Avolio Oils & VinegarsCindy DiBellaEllicott Road ElementaryFairy Cakes CupcakeryPenny FelskiJanice HodgePamela HokansonJosephine Jelenovic DujmovicJust PizzaKeller Brothers & Miller, Inc.Debbie & Jeff KleinKim KlimowskiPat KlineKMSSADenise M. LanzCourtney Macklin

Menne NurseryJean MillerMister Pizza ElmwoodNancy NuzzoOsteria 166Maureen PanteraPaula's DonutsLena PryorRide For Roswell- RPCILynn RobertsDeanna ScioleSeasonal NurseryMark SlawinskiCheryl SmithNick SmothermonMalia SomervilleStohl EnvironmentalMary SturmSweetness 7Vacco Farms, Inc.Mara VolleWegmansSandra WilsonWNY Breast HealthYancey's Fancy

AdministrationDonna M. Fernandes, Ph.D. President/CEORachel Syracuse, Executive Assistant

Administration and FinanceDenise J. B. Maloney, Director of Administration and FinanceCarol Yetto, Business ManagerJessica Turner, Accounting ClerkEric Penoyer, Information Technology ManagerAlicyn Ringler, Administrative Assistant/Switchboard OperatorShabar Rouse, Administrative Assistant/Switchboard Operator

Animal CollectionMalia Somerville, General CuratorDavid Brigham II, Assistant CuratorKelly Ann Brown, Registrar

Keepers: Caitlyn BruceIlla CairaCatherine CarrollCheryl ChintellaRobert DempseyShanna DempseyAlicia A. DuBravaPenny FelskiRonald GeigerKristi GlovackDave GritzmacherJoe HauserVicki HodgeLynn Hougle

Part Time Keepers: Ashley EisenhauerKyle M. GraceJordan HollenbeckStephanie K. HurstBeth L. HussAllison KillamElizabeth A. McKinneyJill Odachowski Life Support OperatorJessica SheanHayley Thoma

Veterinary StaffKurt Volle, DVM VeterinarianAlice Rohauer, Veterinary TechnicianJosie BurkeBon M. MazurekMary Lee SturmDawn Trainor

Guest Services Associates:Wanda Hurley, Guest Service ManagerMichael Paluch, Assistant Guest Service Manager

Associates: KKaren BaileySarah BlackwoodJoseph BozekSalvatore Cavalleri Jr.Kevin ClarkGrace ClaussJustin DenaultAlexandra FairbanksMike FrankoBryce GastleJames GugliuzzaGenevieve HagertyTimothy IrelandBrantan D. JacksonXanthe JohnKristian JohnsonSteve KawskiJeffrey KnorrKevin LambertJustin LeePatrick LuvenderNicole Lowe

Food ServiceLaurie Hope, Food Service ManagerMichael Boticelli, Food Service Assistant ManagerAshley Ulaszko, Supervisor

Associates:James Armstrong-GriceTaylor BaroneAaron BarracloughKevin BoldtKing Bonner IIChe’la T BrownSamone CarrTerrence ColeTawan CrosbyChrista EdwardsAntonio FloydTatiana GarnerDejalana J. GilbertIsaiah Jr. Griffin

EducationTiffany Vanderwerf, Curator of EducationDonna McIntosh, Education RegistrarMaureen Pantera, Volunteer Coordinator

Education Support Staff:Larissa BachmanKathryn BaglioRebecca M. BalkLaura BeauregardIsadora BevanRachael M. BrzezinskiSara N. ButzbachCassandra CarlsonEleni CasseriMarycarol V. ElliottBonnie EverettScott FosterMary Ann GalluccioSarah GemmerShannon M. GoodellWendy HallMatthew K. JohnsonShirley LandsPatricia LannonScott M. LawsonJacquelyn E. Levinson

Horticulture and GroundsSteven Mead, Director of Grounds, Maintenance, and Engineers

Grounds Keepers: Melanie AndersonKyle BrownAerielle DavisDave GoehleKelsey LoweryRuth ManceChristopher J. MetzJakob MurrayMichael ShanahanNolan WellsWalt Whitcomb

Development and MarketingAdair M. Saviola, Director of Development and MarketingDenise M. Moll, Development & Membership ManagerDian Lewin, Development Projects CoordinatorRonald Reynolds, Development & Graphics AssociateAnita Clark, Office AssistantEric E. Lee, Art DirectorTodd Geise, Marketing ManagerRachel Gottlieb, Public Relations CoordinatorKathryn Jordan, Senior Events CoordinatorMichael Powers, Marketing Manger Former

StaffBoard of Directors

Melissa KingKayla KrajnaJamie KranzJacob LangeCourtney MacklinKatrina McIntoshKatherine MeeganMegan MonacoLarry RadfordKathryn M. ScimeGary SteeleMindy UssreySteve UssreyLori Vanderwalker

Daniel McCoveryPatrick McDonnellCatherine NavaghAnthony PanetskiLeah PowersMonica QuebralThomas QuebralNatassia RitenourMary RodriguezChristian RossCathleen SmithSandra SpringerRicardo SuarezNicholas SwiftMary StrumMark TrappKatherine VanOssStephanie VanCleafChristopher WatsonJessica WozniakRyan Zunner

Nyree Hill-HamptonMark HarigMichael KelleyDevin LewisXavier MatthewsRonald MinerFrancis MondralaSalvatore MordinoDomenic RaoMichael SenkoJanice SessionsTiara TaylorChelsey Zulatowski

Zoe LohnesSabrina MistrinerRebecca L. MuffolettoKrystal PlylerCarly PolisotoElena PuccioSean ResetarAllison RickeyJoseph Riso IIIRobin L. SaneckiMelanie Skomra-JaneszDarren M. SnieszkoKaylee SmithLisa M. ThibaultElizabeth A. ThompsonDanielle TrolliDanielle WarrenKelsey WeigelBarbara J. WoronowskiRachel Zakowski

ChairmanDorothy T. FergusonChair ElectJonathan A. Dandes Rich Baseball OperationsVice ChairMichele D. Trolli M&T BankTreasurerRobert D. Yalowich Skrobacz & Company, CPA’s, P.C.SecretaryAmy Habib Rittling, Esq. Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP

DirectorsBradley J. Arthur, R.Ph. Black Rock PharmacyBarbara T. Baker Hunt Real EstateMelissa Garman Baumgart R&P Oak Hill DevelopmentDouglas C. Bean Eric Mower & AssociatesTodd W. Brason WillcareRichard F. Campbell, Esq. Hodgson, Russ LLPJohn B CantanzaroH. Thomas ChestnutPeter B. Dow, Ed.D. First Hand Learning, Inc.B. Scott Fisher First Niagara Financial GroupDavid P. Flynn, Esq. Phillips Lytle LLPRobert A. Fox Conax Technologies LLCDaniel M. Hamister The Hamister GroupBarbara Harder M.Joan B. JacobsWillie D. Jones, Jr. Buffalo Board of EducationMichael R. Kimelberg Seneca Nation of IndiansJames L. Magavern, Esq. Magavern, Magavern & Grimm LLPJames A. Maguire Jr. Quality Builders & RestorationsRobert A. Mikulec Resurrection Boatworks LLCAcea M. Mosey, Esq. Mosey Persico, LLCHal D. Payne SUC at BuffaloEric Reich S. Campus LabsEdward B. Righter Buffalo Ventures, Inc.John R. Sanderson Sanderson Wealth Management LLC

Kenneth Schoetz A. Snyder CorporationMark A. Sullivan Catholic HealthMichelle A. Sullivan Freed Maxick CPAsStephen T. Swift HealthNow New YorkJames F. van Oss Moog Inc.Nancy Ware W. EduKids Inc.Lixin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. Dent Neurologic Institute

Ex-Officio MembersTimothy A. Ball Buffalo Corporation CounselByron Brown W. Mayor, City of BuffaloMark J. Grisanti New York State SenatorJanice Hodge R. President, Docent CouncilScott Horton P. President, ProZoo BoardMichael LoCurto J. Delaware District Council MemberMark Poloncarz C.Erie County ExecutiveDarius Pridgen G. President, Buffalo Common CouncilSean Ryan Member, New York State AssemblyPeter Savage J. III Erie County Legislator Michael Siragusa A. Erie County AttorneyGail Warner P. President, Women’s BoardDonna M. Fernandes, Ph.D. President/CEO

EmeritusDonna M. GioiaRobert M. GreeneWayne D. Wisbaum

ProZoo BoardChristina Barone Linda Clough Jennifer Costanzo Steve Culliton Amy Fuchs Adam Haney Colleen Heidinger Sean Heidinger Scott Horton Joshua Jacobs Christopher Kulpit Mara McCabe Jeff Monaco Brian Pimm Beth Potozniak Matthew Riscili Wendy Scott Bethany Sickler Abigail Size Samuel Smith Ed Sullivan Erin Ware Women's Board Sally AllenClare AtkinsonLucy BetzJeanne BinnerJo BissellDonna BohanBetty BrewsterBarbara BronkieSharon R. BrykLynn ClarkMarcia Cleary-WalkerLauren Della PennaAnn FriesRonda GeorgeJanet GorfienDiane JosefiakPatricia KellerTerrie KellyColleen KoehnRhea MathienSandy MendelAudrey MitchellRose MonteSally MunschauerJeannette NewmanValerie PierroGretchen PorcherCandy PorterKaren RudnickiDeborah SaiaPatricia SchaferJan SchwormDeanna ScioleAnne SeereiterDorothy SheldonCarol VaughanGail WarnerHeather WarnerBecky Welte

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Apprentices:Julie BoernerKalina BraccoNicole M. HenryRobert KrywalskiTyler A. MackNicholas M. O’HareCharlene RoeCatherine L. VictorMegan R. WagnerMegan Wagner

Hank Clark, Cook Maintenance / Engineers:

Joseph P. CallLarry DePietroWilliam P. DowlingChristopher J. GalasRandy GruppMark E. KnightRichard C. PrimsRonald Zunner, Chief Engineer

2014 OPERATING STATEMENTRevenues Total $7,425,158

Admissions$1,641,202 22.1%

Guest Services$1,162,746 15.7%

Sponsorships$111,000 1.5%

Contributions$750,804 10.1%

Miscellaneous$17,254 0.2%

Membership$1,324,9908 17.8%

Public Support$1,852,486 24.9%

Special Events$163,706 2.2%

Special Services$400,970 5.4%

Expenses Total $7,425,158

(Net Deficit $0)

Personnel$4,572,18861.6%

Materials/Supplies$1,439,98319%

0ther$1,439,98319.4%

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