“I have two boys, one who just finished first grade and one going into kindergarten. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is something that we do outside that is active, and I don’t risk blowing a hamstring,” says Trevor Schade, a single father who shares custody of his sons.
“We wanted to do something that was significant for Omaha, but also significant nationally and internationally,” says Dr. Lee G. Simmons (“Doc”), former director of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and current chairman of the Omaha Zoo Foundation, of the plan to put a jungle in the middle of the heartland.
Have you been thinking you’d like to increase your support of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, but it just keeps falling off the to-do list? Well, May 24th is your lucky day!
The vaquita marina porpoise is the most critically endangered cetacean in the world. In November 2016, it was believed there were only 30 vaquitas left, down from 60 in 2015. Then, last month, three more vaquitas were found dead in illegal gillnets.
When people think of Hawaii, they often conjure the island state’s tropical forests, filled with profusions of brightly colored blooms against lush, green backdrops. Parts of it seem so untouched and primordial, that one might be lulled into believing it is a paradise that will always remain unchanged.
Have you ever walked around Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and marveled at the fascinating and varied plant life on our grounds? You’re not alone. Many visitors are as captivated by our flora as they are by our fauna.
Dr. Cheryl Morris, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s new Chief Conservation Officer, compares the zoo’s conservation work to a swimming duck. To the passive observer, it looks like it’s just moving along placidly, but beneath the surface, it is constantly paddling its feet.
“It’s about helping people make an emotional connection to the animals through photography,” says Dennis Pate, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s director and CEO, of photographer Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark.
It has been a year since Jayei, Warren, Kiki, Omma, Lolly and Claire arrived at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, and the city has given them a massive heartland welcome.
Welcome to part three of our blog series highlighting the recipients of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Director’s Award, which honors individuals from the zoo staff who completed projects in 2016 that had a notable positive impact on zoo operations and/or the guest experience; or showed significant costs savings or added tangible value to a process or park operation or animal husbandry in general.
