2011 Awards and Grants

HIGH FLYER AWARD

Troy Paisley, Columbus Zoo for “The SMART Alternative to Traditional Outreach:
Utilizing Technology to Create a True Multimedia Animal Experience.”

Bethany Wlaz, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore for “Learning to Walk Again: Paralysis in an African Penguin”

Katie Mixon and Christine Talleda, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden for “Flocking with Flamingos”

Miguel Santos, Zoomarine, Portugal for voluntary foot inspection on observation platform.

Gareth Morgan, African Lion Safari, Canada for falcon stooping from a balloon.

Alaska SeaLife Center Avian Staff for waterfowl feeder.

Scott Mason, Himalayan Raptor Rescue, Nepal: $2000 for Vulture Safe Zone, Pokhara.

Ashley Smith, The Hawk Conservancy Trust, England: $1000 for Gyps Vulture Restoration Project, Pakistan.

Gareth Morgan, African Lion Safari, Canada: $1,000 for Loggerhead Shrike migrans Subspecies Project

Jeff Ewelt from the Beartooth Nature Center, Montana: $500 for Breakfast with the Birds Program

Joanna Eckles, World Parrot Trust: $2500 for the Blue Throat Macaw Project

Watch for full details and update reports of these grant projects in upcoming issues of The Flyer.