Dr. Jeanne Altmann, outgoing Vice-President for Conservation of IPS and Research Curator at the Brookfield Zoo, will lead the workshop. Instructors will be drawn largely from Brookfield Zoo staff which has outstanding expertise in primate behavior, nutrition, genetics, veterinary care, education, and conservation outreach.
Participants are primarily mid-career scientists from developing countries.
The workshop includes intensive training in genetics, nutrition and behavior as well as topics such as international conservation efforts, public education, primate health and captive management. As part of its Centennial Anniversary Celebration, the Denver Zoo opened its Primate Panorama on July 30. The seven acre indoor-outdoor zoo areas for the endangered lowland gorilla in the United States. The last wild ferrets were brought into captivity in 1987 to become a part of a collaborative captive breeding and reintroduction program involving federal and state wildlife agencies, and several zoos. The Zoo Registrar Association will hold its annual workshop at the Phoenix Zoo.