Description

Resilient

AZA is committed to providing the highest quality member services to advance the zoo and aquarium profession and is also committed to being a global leader in promoting species conservation and animal welfare by leveraging the size, scope, expertise, and public trust of its member facilities.

AZA provides its members with the services, high standards, best practices, and program coordination to be leaders in animal welfare, public engagement, and the conservation of species. Through the launch of AZA SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction), AZA and its members will leverage their collective expertise to save species and provide more opportunities for people to participate in wildlife conservation.

AZA and its members envision a world where, as a result of the work of accredited zoos and aquariums, all people respect, value, and conserve wildlife and wild places.