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With the generous donations of dozens of supporters, we have started the project! Thank you to each and every backer. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work on this ambitious project in numerous zoos with your support.

Our initial step is to capture and document the current status of zoo conservation efforts. Myself and my two research assistants are collecting our preliminary data on zoos' diverse and plentiful conservation projects. We are pouring over every website and project document from all 234 AZA organizations! Using a codebook and coding guide that we have pilot tested, we are categorizing the projects into clear groups for comparison. It's an exciting process with lots and lots of data to collect and analyze!

The next step will be to compare these findings with the discussion of conservation projects onsite at several zoos. We will interview zoo conservation leaders and analyze the conservation interpretations in the animal exhibits. We'll share more on that when we get there...

Stay tuned as we will share our research process with you!

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Stay tuned as we will share our research process with you!

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Stay tuned as we will share our research process with you!

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