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2 Alive October 2013
Directors Thom BrownMichael G. CarterNate CunniffDr. Robert DavisTami Scully GarrisonMichael M. Grebe, Jr.John GrunauKaren HungKatherine HustKaren Peck KatzMaria Gonzalez KnavelJoe KreslCaroline KriderJames KuehnThomas (T.J.) MariniAllen MartinQuinn MartinJack McKeithanJay McKennaKat Morrow
Jill Grootemat PelisekGina Alberts PeterJoan Prince, Ph.D.Scott RedlingerHarold RedmanLacey SadoffBarry SattellKim SchafferRick SchmidtRyan SchultzThelma SiasBillie Jean SmithRoger SmithJon SohnJudy Holz StathasDavid StrelitzRich Tennessen*Brookellen Teuber**Tyler VassarGregory WesleyJane WierzbaRay Wilson
Honorary DirectorsWilliam J. Abraham, Jr.John B. BurnsWilliam M. Chester, Jr.Stephen M. DearholtTom DempseyRichard A. GallunEdward A. GredeJohn A. HazelwoodRobert A. KahlorAnn McNeerSandi MoomeyWilliam G. MoomeyJeff NeuenschwanderBernard J. PeckKurt W. Remus, Jr.Jay RobertsonJohn W. TaylorAllen W. Williams, Jr.Paul WongBernard C. Ziegler III
Directors Anthony BaishMichael BarkBrian BoeckerBill BusslerMatthew D’AttilioCherie EckmannDarryll FortuneJoseph FrohnaGigi GamboaNezih HasanogluTony HopkinsPaul HultgrenGeorge JusticeKaren LothPat McQuillanKristin OcchettiJim OlsonKent Oren
Meghan ShannonTricia ShinnersBrookellen Teuber*Eido WalnyMark Zimmerman
Honorary DirectorsBob AngerDavid BattenLori BechtholdNora DreskeJohn FleckensteinMike FoxLinda GrunauEli GuzniczakLee Walther KordusPeter KordusJoe KreslQuinn Martin
Kat MorrowKatie Pionkoski Richard J. PodellBunny Raasch-
HootenArlene RemsikBarry SattellDan SchwabeRandy ScovilleJudy Holz StathasJeff SterenDavid StrelitzJim SzymanskiKathleen TooheyJane WierzbaRay Wilson
The mission of the Zoological Society of Milwaukee is to participate in conserving endangered species, to educate people about the importance ofwildlife and the environment, and to support the Milwaukee County Zoo.
2012-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
* Chair of the Board ** Associate Board President
2012-2013 ASSOCIATE BOARD
* Associate Board President
Alive is published in January, April and October by the Zoological Society of Milwaukee County, 10005 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226-4383.Subscription is by membership only. Call (414) 258-2333 for information.www.zoosociety.org
C E O ’ s L e t t e r
Last year the Zoological Society ofMilwaukee (ZSM) published its firstcalendar issue of Alive magazine. Wewere pleased with the positive feed-back we received from our members;so we decided to do it again. Like lastyear, this 2014 calendar lists dates ofZSM and Milwaukee County Zooevents to help you plan your visits tothe Zoo. We also know you love animals, which is why we’ve again included high-quality, engaging ani-mal photos from veteran photogra-pher Richard Brodzeller (see back
cover). We’ve tried to present a variety of animals that live at the Zoo,from fish to felines. The Zoo’s birds, with their colorful, striking patterns,make spectacular photos. That’s why we’ve featured four species of birdsin the calendar: the Abdim’s stork on the cover, cape thick-knees on theback cover, the waldrapp ibis in February (a smaller photo) and a pairof black-naped fruit doves in June. Every issue of Alive, including thisone, features stories that highlight each of the ZSM’s three missions:conservation, education and support of the Zoo. • Conservation: Dr. Gay Reinartz, the ZSM’s conservation coordinator
and head of our Bonobo & Congo Biodiversity Initiative, will once againtake you on a “field trip” in Africa’s Salonga National Park, which is fourtimes the size of Yellowstone and far more remote in the heart of theDemocratic Republic of Congo (page 4). You’ll get a taste of whatlife is like on a day-to-day basis as Reinartz and her colleagues conduct bonobo research in a sticky-hot, insect-filled and often dangerous environment.
• Education: I have always been passionate about education. Before I came to the ZSM, I was the vice president of education at the LincolnPark Zoo in Chicago and director of education and external affairs atZoo Atlanta. I am pleased in this issue that we are showing the varietyand breadth of education programs that the ZSM offers (page 6). We’vedone it in a calendar-type format showing that we have different education offerings every month of the year.
• Support: Fundraising events are one of many ways the ZSM fulfillsits obligation to support the Zoo financially (page 3). Learn how ourtalented special events staff coordinates a wide variety of fundraisingevents to appeal to different niches, such as children and families, beerand wine lovers, and folks who like glitz and gourmet dinners.
We hope you will enjoy the 2014 calendar.
Dr. Robert (Bert) DavisChief Executive Officer
EditorPaula Brookmire
Alive ContributorsDana ChristenZak MazurDr. Gay Reinartz
Graphic DesignerRoberta Weldon
PrinterNML Graphics
PhotographerRichard Brodzeller(unless otherwise noted)
Dr. Robert Davis answers questions on big cats from second graders in the
Zoological Society’s Animal Ambassadorscience-education program.
C O N T E N T SZoo Support: An array of fun fundraising events . . . . . . 3Conservation: Research in Salonga National Park . . . . . 4Education: Programs throughout the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
O N T H E C OV E RAn Abdim’s stork at the Milwaukee County Zoo
President/CEODr. Robert M. Davis
Communications,Marketing & MembershipRobin Higgins, Vice President
Finance/AdministrationJohn Heindel,Vice President
DevelopmentKaren Von Rueden,Vice President
CreativeMarcia T. Sinner,Director
EducationJames Mills,Director
Technology/Membership ServicesDominic Schanen,Director
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY MANAGEMENT STAFF
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It’s a beautiful, sunny July day at the Ozaukee County
Country Club. Everybody is in a jovial mood. Laura Knollenberg
and Monique Hughes banter and joke with participants as they
check in people for the Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s (ZSM’s)
annual golfing fundraiser. The 2013 event goes off without a hitch.
That’s not always how it works. One year at the ZSM’s camping-
at-the-Zoo event a big storm rolled in. “We evacuated half of the
campers into the Lakeview Place Restaurant,” says Knollenberg,
ZSM special events manager. “Weather can make or break an
event.” Luckily the storm ended quickly. Campers returned to
their tents and enjoyed the rest of the evening. Both events were
successful fundraisers and represent an important way that the
ZSM helps support the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Fundraising events require a lot of staff time, volunteer help,
and problem-solving to deal with obstacles such as inclement
weather. Yet the ZSM holds such an event almost every month of
the year, more than most non-profit groups. “Fundraising events
help the Zoological Society meet its bottom line for Zoo support,”
says Robin Higgins, vice president of communications, marketing
and membership. The variety of events allows the ZSM to appeal
to different niches, such as children and families, beer and wine
lovers, and folks who like glitz and gourmet dinners, she adds.
“This way, people from all income levels can feel good about
philanthropy.” Also, all Zoological Society events incorporate a
message about conservation and wildlife. For example, children
at the August campout enjoyed a conservation-themed theater
performance, and people at the October beer-tasting fundraiser
learned about endangered species from Zoo Pride volunteers
showing animal pelts and horns.
All of these events – from January’s Puttin’ on the Ritz to
April’s family night at the Zoo – are planned and executed by the
ZSM’s three special events personnel. And not just anybody can
be successful at event planning. Experience is necessary. For
example, before starting at the ZSM in 1997, Knollenberg worked
in event planning for 6½ years at the American Cancer Society.
Melissa Rankin, special events coordinator, helped prepare her
parish’s annual festival for 13 years. “That sparked my interest in
special events,” she says. In summer 2008 Rankin interned for
the Special Events department and then was hired by the ZSM.
Monique Hughes, special events associate, also was a ZSM intern
who was hired full time. Her previous event-planning experience
included running her own public relations firm when she was
attending college in Madison.“I worked with several Madison-area
businesses and organizations,” she says.
The only way to successfully execute an event is by planning
far in advance, says Knollenberg. For example, Zoo Ball, the ZSM’s
largest fundraiser, requires one year of planning. Other events take
about six months. Several events have fundraising auctions, which
take a lot of time and skill in recruiting donations. “There are so
many other organizations in the area holding fundraisers,” says
Knollenberg. “People can only give so much.” Hughes says event
coordinators also need to be friendly and personable. “Being
able to work with volunteers and guests is the most essential
skill. After all, our events wouldn’t be successful without volun-
teers and happy guests.” Like any job, event planning has its
challenges. But the rewards are worth it. Says Knollenberg: “It’s
fun watching people enjoy themselves at a great venue like the
Zoo and raising money for a great organization like the Society.”
By Zak Mazur
MelissaRankin
Monique Hughes (left) and Laura Knollenberg check a guest list at the annual golf fundraiser.
Hughes talks with a family at their tent during the Zoo campout.
S u p p o r t o f t h e
March 28. We arrive at Etate at 11:28 p.m. with just
enough energy to throw our tents in place. While the guards
help unload the pirogue [a long canoe], Bunda, Etate chief
guard, as always takes me around camp in the pitch dark to
show me the new features. Repairs to houses, new plantings,
a refurbished bath house for me. We fall into bed.
March 29. Etate is beautiful, but it feels less interesting
since we released the eagle, Micheline. We kept her perches
and her green basin so if she came back, which she did about
three times in December, it would still look familiar to her.
No one has seen her in a long time.
March 30. Patrick (Guislain) and I truck out to an area
where we will try to install a prefabricated wooden house.
There is a small area set apart from the rest of Etate that we
have reserved for a true research “wing” and also have visitors
stay. With the help of Bunda, we measure out the dimensions
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March 31. We live by different formulas. So the sand won’t
wash away, Patrick and I want the men to construct a three-
sided barrier of wooden sticks first and then pile the sand in,
and they want to pile the sand first and then build a barrier
around the pile. We don’t want them to clear the entire area of
vegetation because we don’t like looking at bare dirt. They, on
the other hand, want to clear everything. If they had their way,
there would not be a tree or blade standing. The esthetic value
of trees is for those of us who don’t have that many in our
native land. They do it their way: sand down first and then
build the wall around the pile.
On this Easter Sunday, we are preparing the spot where
the elevated wooden house will go. We gather sand and gravel
from the river banks that when mixed with cement will form
footings for the pilings. The men have filled a pirogue with
sand. It waits at the port to be unloaded at the construction
site. The men haul sand with two Chinese-made wheelbar-
rows built so shoddily that they last only seven trips between
our crude depot and the port, maybe 50 feet, before a wheel
falls off. We call it a day. Bobo [the cook] prepares dried fish
and eggplant and serves it over fufu [a paté of manioc and
water] for a filling supper. Later that night, Patrick shows a
movie to the guards. The men arrange their chairs in front
of his laptop computer to watch a 1989 action movie.
Everyone smells of soap and pomade.
April 1. It’s hot. Our first day of sun. We can finally
dry the clothes that we washed three days ago. Redo and
Mboss take the good parts off one wheelbarrow and screw
them onto another so we will have at least one working
wheelbarrow. Mboss wears brown knee socks against the
insects. The gnats – marangue – love the heat and humidity.
Ewaula, Chef de Secteur de Watsi Kengo, will come up
today. We will plan the next steps for our surveys and
long-distance, anti-poaching patrols.
I reapply insect repellent to my elbows while I listen
to Mungamuni’s report. Munga is a retired guard whom I
met many years ago, and we have hired him to help with
the management of Lotulo, the new patrol post on the
Yenge River. ICCN (the Congolese park authority) agreed
to our plan to hire him since they have too few guards.
On balance, the events at Lotulo seem to be in order.
Field NotesFrom the Congo
Injured eagleMicheline atEtate ResearchStation.
Let us take you on a “field trip” into Africa’s Salonga National Park – a park four times the size of Yellowstone in
the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here the Zoological Society of Milwaukee (ZSM) has established a
research station/park patrol post called Etate. From this station, the ZSM runs its Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity
Initiative (BCBI), a program to survey and protect endangered bonobos and other wildlife, to train park guards,
and to support anti-poaching efforts in the park. In these field notes from Dr. Gay Reinartz, BCBI director and
the ZSM’s conservation coordinator, you’ll learn about an injured eagle that recovered at Etate, a new guard
patrol post on the Yenge River, and proposed new research and guard buildings at Etate.
C o n s e r v a t i o n
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Thus far no fishermen or poachers have entered the Yenge. We have been informed, however, that more than half of the 39 poachers arrested during Operation Bonobo have been released.The men work at the building site and drag in more sand. A sudden storm blows in. Torrents of rain fall, and the menscramble to unload the canoe full of sand before it sinks. Empty, they paddle back to camp soaking wet and take a soapy bath
in the pouring rain by the edge of the river, singing and joking. We get a full rain gauge: 35 mm (1.38 inches) in 20 minutes. Patrick and I continue to puzzle over the new GPS data-transfer process. I look up and Bunda is at the door. “Madame, I
simply want to signal you that the eagle is here.” We jump from our chairs. What? Micheline is back? We’re stunned. There she
is high in the tree behind our house watching our camp. Instant jubilation and disbelief. I grab the camera. It’s getting dark
and still drizzling. I try to steady myself enough to take night shots, and Patrick grabs Micheline’s green basin to show hersomething familiar. But we have no fish. I can’t believe that she is here just as we have arrived! Bunda says that whenevershe returns, she sits in the same tree and then circles the camp. She does exactly thatthis time, but she then heads across the Salonga River out of sight. Will she be backin the morning? We might have a fresh fish ready if we can find any, Micheline.April 25: The training is going pretty well – exhausting, though. Intensive andSLOW. Yet the 12 students are learning fast enough, and it is not easy for them sincemost have never used a GPS or a telephone and not a single one knew how to use the compass. We have built a temporary school from sticks driven into the soil, two blue tarps on top and palm frondsagainst the sides. The guards built
benches, and we have the blackboardfrom our adult literacy class. In a sense,this is an historic occasion – park guardsfrom four stations will receive training
AND 12 GPS units so they can begin touse them (like the Etate guards) on theirpatrols. They are learning how to find aposition on the map, calculate its coor-dinates, enter this into the GPS, andthen make calculations for how to go to that point. Not many people in the U.S. can do this.
Hugues (the technical coordinatorfor the Central African Protected AreasNetwork, RAPAC) is performing a miraclehere with his engineering know-how –you should see what he can build withsticks from the forest and planks frombroken pirogues. He has everyone work-ing. The sounds of handsaws and nailingand Hugues rallying the guys make an
interesting contrast to the classroom 50feet away. As for these wooden elevated houses at Etate, it’snow or never because we will NEVER again have Hugues’type of expertise. He brought Frederick, who is a specialistin building bridges. They will put the footings in tomorrow,and then come back during our next mission and build the houses.We have a white cattle egret hanging around camp. She, Skinny Minnie, zooms around the yard like she ownsthe place. Only one, which is unusual. She must have gottenseparated from her flock somehow. The black chickenhatched three chicks, and the duck in Bobo’s kitchen, which he calls his secretary, has been sitting on a nest, a huge mound of fluffy feathers, for the past three weeks. All is well, if not downright picturesque. Micheline the eagle has not come back.
Photos provided by Dr. Gay Reinartz
With supervision from construction experts,guards begin the foundation for an elevated house at Etate.
Right: Dr. Gay Reinartz teaches park guardshow to operate a GPS unit. Below: Childrenfrom nearby schools pose with a new Etatesign made by Zoological Society artists in Milwaukee.
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January | Animal Ambassador programs: As animal ambassadors,second, third and fourth graders from schools serving disadvantagedneighborhoods learn about wildlife conservation at the Zoo and inclass in this semester-long program. The children “graduate” and become ambassadors who can teach friends and family about animals and conservation.
February | Kohl’s Wild Theater Outreach: Song, puppetry anddrama make Kohl’s Wild Theater’s conservation-themed performancesentertaining for all ages. The outreach program that encourages audi-ences to care for our world travels to schools, community events andfestivals within a one-hour radius of the Milwaukee County Zoo freeof charge.
March | School programs: From rainforests to endangered species, the ZSM offers over 30 different programs, many of whichcan be presented either at the Zoo or at schools. Programs rangefrom K3 to grade 12. From November through March, MilwaukeeCounty school students on educational field trips receive free admission to the Zoo if they pre-register and use ZSM curriculum.
April | Teacher education: Through a ZSM partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, teachers can take a one-creditundergraduate or graduate course at the Zoo in spring, summer orfall. In April 2014, Animal Habitats & Adaptations addresses how animals survive in a variety of habitats.
May | Family Zoo classes: Whether they’re tracking animals in a detective class or watching sea lions perform in a marine mammalscamp, the whole family can get involved in ZSM family classes andcamps. Families with children ages 4-14 can register for spring, summer or fall offerings.
June | Zoo camps: Nearly 12,000 people participate annually in ZSM summer camps at the Zoo. Popular with ages 12-14 are Careers Camps, where they can learn what it takes to run a zoo. In four separate camps, children meet zoo workers, design animal exhibits, make animal enrichment toys and find out why zookeeperssometimes travel the world. In the June photo on page 7, Jan Rafert, a zoo curator, talks with campers about macaque monkeys.
A Zoo Year of Classes & MoreE d u c a t i o n
It might not feel like learning, but there’s plenty of it going on when you’re in a Zoological Society of Milwaukee (ZSM) class, camp or other educational program.The ZSM’s Conservation Education Department creates programs to engage childrenwho learn in a variety of ways: by seeing, hearing, moving, singing, etc. Using theMilwaukee County Zoo as an extended classroom, ZSM instructors include Zoo toursin a varied curriculum that may employ art, theater, animal science, games, songs orscavenger hunts. With everything from individual Zoo classes for ages 2-14 to outreachtheater shows, from programs for schoolchildren to teacher-education courses, ZSMclasses and camps bring people from throughout the community together to learnabout conservation, wildlife and the environment. Every month of the year offerssomething new, and these pages show just a sampling of ZSM programs. For more details, go to www.zoosociety.org/education.
January
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July | Zoo camps: Going to camp is something every child shouldget to do. So, with support from a variety of funders, the ZSM bringskids from seven Milwaukee-area neighborhood and communitycenters to summer day camps at the Zoo, like this one on bats.
August | Zoo camps: Each year, children ages 6-9 can take a campthat focuses on the Zoo’s special summer exhibit. In 2014 that exhibitfeatures a saltwater pool filled with sting rays and sharks. ZSMcampers will learn about marine life andecosystems, and then get to touchsting rays and sharks.
September | Zoo classes for toddlers with an adult: Age 2 at the Zoo! Yes, the ZSM has a varietyof classes year-round for 2-year-olds(with an adult). For example, in ZooTrain class (offered every September),2-year-olds explore shapes, make a train costume and ride a train at the Zoo. Zoo classes for 3-year-olds (with an adult) are also available year-round. At ages 4 and 5, children can attend class with or without a parent.
October | Scout programs: Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts completebadge and achievement requirements at the Zoo. The ZSM’s fun programs are designed by an instructor who’s an Eagle Scout. You can take a Zoo tour, see live animals in the classroom, and touch real animal fur and bones – all while meeting scout requirements.
November | Zoo art classes: The three-Saturday Art Club classeslet kids ages 8-10 explore the work of famous artists and create animal-themed art. Gallery Day (in November and April) has children showoff their artwork to friends and family. Spring Art Club in 2014 runsFebruary, March and April. Additional art classes are available in fall and spring for ages 6-10.
December | Zoo animal classes: In the popular Reindeer Adventures class (held every December), children ages 4 and 5 make their own antlers that shed and learn how caribou swim andstay warm. Then they “migrate” to the reindeer barn for an up-closelook at these arctic animals. (Animal-science classes are offered for ages 2-14 year-round.)
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of s
ix F
amily
Fre
e Da
ys h
eld
on th
e fi
rst S
atur
day
of e
ach
mon
th, N
ovem
ber
thro
ugh
Apri
l. Ri
ght
: A g
irl g
ets
nose
to n
ose
wit
h a
mou
nted
ott
er a
t the
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
dur
ing
Behi
nd th
e Sc
enes
Wee
kend
, whe
re Z
oogo
ers
get V
IP a
cces
s to
are
as u
sual
ly o
ff-l
imit
s to
the
publ
ic.
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*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
eve
nt: w
ww
.milw
auke
ezoo
.org
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34
5
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89
1011
12
1314
1516
1718
19
2021
2223
2425
26
2728
2930
Ap
ril 2014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
The
irid
esce
nt c
olor
s of
thes
e Af
rica
n ci
chlid
s gi
ve th
em
a gh
ostl
y lo
ok.
You
can
view
the
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
’sm
any
spec
ies
of c
ichl
ids
in th
e Aq
uati
c &
Rept
ile C
ente
r.
All F
ools
Day
(A
pril
Fool
s Da
y)Fa
mily
Fre
e Da
yat
the
Zoo
**
East
er
Goo
d Fr
iday
Egg
Day
at t
he Z
oo**
Brea
kfas
t &
Lun
chw
ith
the
Bunn
y**
ZSM
mem
bers
’ fie
ldtr
ip t
o G
alen
a, Il
l.*
Lunc
h w
ith
the
Bunn
y**
Palm
Sun
day
Pass
over
beg
ins
at s
undo
wn
Eart
h Da
yZo
otas
tic,
*ev
enin
g ev
ent
The
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
ty’s
Zoo
tast
icfu
ndra
iser
off
ers
Frid
ay n
ight
fun,
food
and
mus
ic fo
r th
e w
hole
fam
ily. H
ere
agi
rl d
esig
ns a
pap
er a
nim
al m
ask.
Zoog
oers
mar
ch a
long
wit
h th
e Ea
ster
Bun
nyin
a p
arad
e du
ring
th
e M
ilwau
kee
Coun
tyZo
o’s
Egg
Day,
the
day
befo
re E
aste
r.
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*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
eve
nt: w
ww
.milw
auke
ezoo
.org
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3
45
67
89
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2526
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May 2
014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Tom
my,
the
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
’s m
ale
oran
guta
n, s
port
s im
pres
sive
chee
k pa
ds. H
e is
shy
yet
inqu
isit
ive
and
enjo
ys a
TV
sho
w o
n ho
w to
crea
te p
aint
ings
.
Cinc
o de
May
o
Part
y fo
r th
e Pl
anet
at t
he Z
oo**
Mot
her’
s Da
yat
the
Zoo
**
Mem
oria
l Day
Part
y fo
r th
e Pl
anet
at t
he Z
oo**
The
Zoo’
s of
fici
al
sum
mer
sea
son
open
s, in
clud
ing
its
spec
ial s
umm
er e
xhib
iton
sti
ng r
ays
and
Kohl
’s W
ild T
heat
er
Zoo
perf
orm
ance
s.
May
Day
Left
:A m
othe
r lif
ts h
er s
on fr
om a
n el
epha
nt s
culp
ture
on
Mot
her’
s Da
y at
th
e M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo, w
hen
mom
s re
ceiv
e fr
ee a
dmis
sion
. Rig
ht:Z
oogo
ers
visi
t one
of t
he Z
oo’s
but
terf
ly g
arde
ns,
whi
chpr
omot
ena
tive
plan
tgro
wth
,dur
ing
the
eco-
them
ed P
arty
for
the
Plan
et.
Alive October 2013 19
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
eve
nt: w
ww
.milw
auke
ezoo
.org
12
34
56
7
89
1011
1213
14
1516
1718
1920
21
2223
2425
2627
28
2930
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e 2
014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
A pa
ir o
f bla
ck-n
aped
frui
t dov
es p
erch
on
a vi
ne. F
emal
es a
re a
lmos
ten
tire
ly g
reen
. Mal
es h
ave
pale
-gra
y he
ads,
a b
lack
nap
e, y
ello
wth
roat
s, a
nd g
olde
n-ye
llow
and
pin
k co
lors
on
thei
r und
erta
il co
vert
s.
Fath
er’s
Day
at t
he Z
oo**
Suns
et Z
oofa
riat
the
Zoo
**
Zoo
Ball,
* ev
enin
gev
ent
Firs
t da
y of
sum
mer
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
tyfr
ee a
dmis
sion
to
the
Zoo’
s sp
ecia
l su
mm
er e
xhib
it,
even
ing
even
t*
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
tyfr
ee a
dmis
sion
to
the
Zoo’
s sp
ecia
l su
mm
er e
xhib
it,
even
ing
even
t*
Ram
adan
beg
ins
(in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es)
Left
:Zoo
goer
s vi
ew a
ucti
on it
ems
at Z
oo B
all,
the
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
ty’s
larg
est a
nnua
l fun
drai
ser.
The
bla
ck-t
ie e
vent
feat
ures
fine
din
ing,
live
mus
ic a
nd d
anci
ng.
Rig
ht:A
dau
ghte
r sh
ows
dad
how
gre
at h
e is
wit
h a
“No.
1 Da
d”m
edal
on
Fath
er’s
Day
at t
he M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo,
whe
n da
ds r
ecei
ve fr
ee a
dmis
sion
.
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
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w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
eve
nt: w
ww
.milw
auke
ezoo
.org
12
34
5
67
89
1011
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1314
1516
1718
19
2021
2223
2425
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2728
2930
31
July
2014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Wat
er d
ropl
ets
spra
y in
to th
e ai
r as
two
Alas
kan
brow
n be
ars
play
in th
eir p
ool.
Kids
’ Nig
hts
at t
he Z
oo*
Mili
tary
Fam
ily D
ayat
the
Zoo
**Su
nset
Zoo
fari
at t
he Z
oo**
Kids
’ Nig
hts
at t
he Z
oo*
Kids
’ Nig
hts
at t
he Z
oo*
Suns
et Z
oofa
riat
the
Zoo
**
Bird
ies
& E
agle
sG
olf
Tour
nam
ent,*
of
f Zo
o g
roun
ds
Suns
et Z
oofa
riat
the
Zoo
**
Suns
et Z
oofa
riat
the
Zoo
**
Suns
et Z
oofa
riat
the
Zoo
**Fo
urth
of
July
hol
iday
Kids
’ Nig
hts
at th
e M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo fe
atur
e m
usic
, foo
d,ro
ot-b
eer
floa
ts a
nd p
lent
y of
fun
for
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
ty
mem
bers
onl
y.
Rich
ard
Tayl
or p
hoto
The
Bird
ies
& Ea
gles
Gol
f To
urna
men
t is
a m
ajor
fund
rais
er
for
the
Zool
ogic
al
Soci
ety.
Alive October 2013 23
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
eve
nt: w
ww
.milw
auke
ezoo
.org
12
34
56
78
9
1011
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1415
16
1718
1920
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23
2425
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30
Au
gu
st 2
014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Baha
tika
enj
oys
a w
arm
sum
mer
aft
erno
on. M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oogu
ests
can
sig
n up
to h
and-
feed
gir
affe
s fr
om a
top
a de
ck in
thei
r yar
d.
A la
Car
te a
t th
e Zo
o**
A la
Car
te a
t th
e Zo
o**
A la
Car
te a
t th
e Zo
o**
Anim
al S
afar
iat
the
Zoo
*A
la C
arte
at
the
Zoo*
*
Seni
or C
eleb
rati
onat
the
Zoo
**
Snoo
ze a
t th
e Zo
o*Sn
ooze
at
the
Zoo*
Snoo
ze a
t th
e Zo
o*Sn
ooze
at
the
Zoo*
31
The
Milw
auke
e Jo
urna
l Sen
tine
l ala
Car
te o
ffer
s m
ore
than
25
dini
ngop
tion
s an
d liv
e en
tert
ainm
ent o
nsi
x st
ages
.Se
nior
Cel
ebra
tion
is a
free
day
at th
e Zo
o fo
r ag
es 5
5 an
d ol
der.
Danc
e to
live
ent
erta
inm
ent,
play
gam
es, a
nd e
njoy
trea
ts.
Alive October 2013 25
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
eve
nt: w
ww
.milw
auke
ezoo
.org
12
34
56
78
910
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13
1415
1617
1819
20
2122
2324
2526
27
2829
30
Sep
tem
ber
2014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
An A
fric
an s
purr
ed to
rtoi
se a
t the
Milw
auke
eCo
unty
Zoo
bask
sin
the
sunl
ight
.The
seto
rtoi
ses
can
live
up to
70
year
s an
d ar
e th
e th
ird
larg
est
spec
ies
of to
rtoi
se in
the
wor
ld.
Fam
ily F
arm
Wee
kend
at t
he Z
oo**
Elep
hant
Ap
prec
iati
on D
ay**
Fam
ily F
arm
Wee
kend
at t
he Z
oo**
Ride
on
the
Wild
Sid
eBi
ke R
ide
star
ting
at
the
Zoo
*
Rosh
Has
hana
beg
ins
at s
undo
wn
Firs
t d
ay o
f au
tum
n
Labo
r Da
y
Top:
Fam
ily F
arm
Wee
kend
at t
he M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo s
how
s yo
u ho
w to
mak
e pe
anut
but
ter,
milk
cow
s an
d w
eave
bas
kets
. Thi
s gi
rl s
ighs
aft
ergi
ving
it h
er a
ll in
the
kids
’ min
i-tr
acto
r pu
ll.Ri
ght
:Rid
e on
the
Wild
Sid
e ha
s cy
clis
ts o
f all
abili
ties
cru
isin
g by
big
cat
s an
d pe
dalin
g pa
stpr
imat
es. T
he Z
oolo
gica
l Soc
iety
fund
rais
er
offe
rs r
ider
s th
ree
rout
es.
26 Alive October 2013
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*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
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auke
e Co
unty
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eve
nt: w
ww
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auke
ezoo
.org
12
34
56
78
910
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1213
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1617
18
1920
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2324
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2829
3031
Oct
ober
2014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
The
Afri
can
blac
k-fo
oted
cat
is th
e sm
alle
st s
peci
es o
f cat
in
Afr
ica
and
look
s lik
e a
dom
esti
c ta
bby,
but
it’s
trul
y w
ild.
Thes
e fe
lines
can
take
on
prey
hea
vier
than
them
selv
es.
Colu
mb
us D
ay
obse
rved
Boo
at t
he Z
ooev
enin
g ev
ent*
*
Wol
f Aw
aren
ess
Day
at t
he Z
oo**
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
tym
embe
rs-o
nly
fiel
d tr
ip*
Zoo
Brew
ev
enin
g ev
ent*
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llow
een
Spoo
ktac
ular
even
ing
even
t at
the
Zoo
wit
h tr
ick-
or-t
reat
ing*
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at t
he Z
oo
even
ing
even
t**
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wee
n Sp
ookt
acul
arat
the
Zoo
wit
h tr
ick-
or-t
reat
ing,
9 a.
m.-
9 p.
m.*
*
Hallo
wee
n (t
radi
tion
al)
Yom
Kip
pur
begi
nsat
sun
dow
n
Even
the
elep
hant
s ge
t tre
ats
at H
allo
wee
n. T
he M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo o
ffer
s tw
o w
eek-
ends
of H
allo
wee
n ac
tivi
ties
,in
clud
ing
a co
stum
e pa
rade
and
pum
pkin
gaz
ing
(bel
ow).
Phot
o at
bot
tom
by
Rich
ard
Tayl
or.
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*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
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auke
e Co
unty
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eve
nt: w
ww
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auke
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1
23
45
67
8
910
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1617
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29
Novem
ber
2014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
One
of t
he M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo’s
Nor
th A
mer
ican
tim
ber w
olve
s (a
lso
calle
d gr
ay w
olve
s) s
teal
thily
wal
ks th
roug
h th
e W
olf W
oods
exh
ibit
. Wis
cons
in’s
gray
wol
ves
have
rebo
unde
d dr
amat
ical
ly.
Fam
ily F
ree
Day
at t
he Z
oo**
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
tym
embe
rs-o
nly
holid
ayfi
eld
trip
to
Chic
ago*
Vete
rans
Day
Dayl
ight
Sav
ings
Tim
e en
ds
Than
ksgi
ving
30
If it
’s a
war
m N
ovem
ber
day,
eve
n th
e Af
rica
n rh
inos
may
be
out a
s th
is fa
mily
dis
cove
rsdu
ring
a F
amily
Fre
e Da
y at
the
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
. Tha
nks
to s
pons
ors,
zoo
goer
s ge
tsi
x fr
ee-a
dmis
sion
day
s on
the
firs
t Sat
urda
y of
Nov
embe
r, D
ecem
ber,
Janu
ary,
Feb
ruar
y,M
arch
and
Apr
il. Z
oo w
alkw
ays
are
clea
r, a
nd th
ere
are
plen
ty o
f ani
mal
s to
vis
it in
door
sif
it g
ets
cold
.
Alive October 2013 31
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent:
ww
w.z
ooso
ciet
y.or
g**
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auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
eve
nt: w
ww
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auke
ezoo
.org
12
34
56
78
910
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13
1415
1617
1819
20
2122
2324
2526
27
2829
3031
Dece
mber
2014
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Pola
r bea
r Sno
w L
illy
is p
erfe
ctly
at h
ome
duri
nga
snow
y W
isco
nsin
win
ter a
t the
Milw
auke
eCo
unty
Zoo
.
Brea
kfas
t &
Lun
ch
wit
h Sa
nta
at t
he Z
oo**
Brea
kfas
t &
Lun
ch
wit
h Sa
nta
at t
he Z
oo**
Fam
ily F
ree
Day
at t
he Z
oo**
Fant
asti
c Fo
rest
at
the
Zoo
(thr
oug
h De
c. 3
1)*
Brea
kfas
t &
Lun
ch
wit
h Sa
nta
at t
he Z
oo**
Lunc
h w
ith
Sant
aat
the
Zoo
**
Lunc
h w
ith
Sant
a at
the
Zoo
**
Firs
t da
y of
win
ter
Lunc
h w
ith
Sant
aat
the
Zoo
**
Chri
stm
asKw
anza
a be
gins
New
Yea
r’s
Eve
Hanu
kkah
beg
ins
at s
undo
wn
Top:
Holid
ay k
ring
le is
a tr
eat d
urin
g th
eM
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo’s
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ilwaukee and
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Cape thick-knees at the
Milw
aukee County Zoo
About the photog
rapherColorfuland
engaginganim
alphotostaken
atthe
Milw
aukeeCounty Zoo are the specialty of
Richard “Rick” Brodzeller. You’ll find a varietyof his anim
al photos in this calendar. A freelancephotographer from
Mequon, he has been taking
photos at the Milw
aukee County Zoo for about40 years, half of that tim
e as the main photog-
rapher for the Zoological Society of Milw
aukee.For Brodzeller’s tips on photographing anim
alsat the Zoo, go to w
ww
.zoosociety.org/animalpix.
There you’ll also find a link to a pastAlivem
ag-azine story on this photographer w
ho’s known
as one of the best in the Milw
aukee area.
Event dates listed
in the calendar are sub
ject to change.