Quad City AAZK

12/21/2021

Thank you to everyone who dropped off donations to Niabi Zoo this season! One of our dedicated volunteers, Bob, helped us load up 476 pounds of food to take to Riverbend Food Bank this morning. Happy Holidays!

12/21/2021

Thank you to all those who dropped off donations for Riverbend Food Bank at Niabi Zoo this season. One of our dedicated volunteers, Bob, helped us load up 476 pounds of food to be delivered this morning. Happy holidays!

10/26/2021

07/19/2021

Happy !

12/09/2020

🎄🎄🎄Holiday Drive🎄🎄🎄
We are collecting food, clothing and small household items for those in need. Donations will be going to the River Bend Food Bank and The Clothing Center at Minnie’s Maison.

Donations can be dropped off at the Niabi Zoo Administration Building.
When: Now-December 20th
Hours: 7:00am-3:30pm

10/29/2020

Thank you for coming out and supporting the chapter and rhino conservation!

Thank you to everyone who came out last nights fundraising paint party for Quad City AAZK! Also big thank you to City Limits Saloon and Grill for hosting us! We sure had a blast painting rhinos while fundraising for them! 🦏♥️ 🦏

10/26/2020

Join us for a fun night out Wednesday for the fundraising paint party for Quad City AAZK! The animal lover in me can not wait! 🦏♥️

The proceeds will be donated to AAZK Bowling for Rhinos Program that connects individuals with conservation organizations working directly with rhinos and their habitats!

10/04/2020

07/25/2020

Last day to get your Jelani Fennec Fox t-shirt!!! ~70% of the proceeds are going to Painted Dog Research Trust. Help us raise a little more money for them!!!

https://animalsanonymousapparel.com/collections/fundraisers/products/fundraiser-for-quad-city-aazk-fennec-fox-tee

About the Fundraiser: Minimum of 12 shirts to guarantee printing $5 will be donated for every tee sold under 50 If we reach 50 tees $10 a Tee will be donated - NO LIMIT! *This is a pre-order, shirts are printed at the close of pre-order and can take 3-14 days to ship.

07/24/2020

Part 2 of today’s enrichment race was to remove all the tape and stickers from a cardboard box. The final round involved getting all the food out of some puzzle feeders. Congrats to today’s winner, Allie! 👏🏻

07/24/2020

Today’s Zookeeper Week event was a 3 part enrichment race. Here’s a look at Part 1 of the race: find a prize in some paper and cardboard enrichment.

07/23/2020

For the 4th day of Zookeeper Week, we had a scavenger hunt and for each clue you had to take a picture reenacting the clue that led you to the next one. Here are some of the results 😊.

07/23/2020

Just a preview of our scavenger hunt to celebrate our 4th day of Zookeeper Week! Want to take a guess on what animal Ms. Maggie is suppose to be? More pictures to come. 😊 PS- Maggie I’m sorry, we appreciate all you do!

07/21/2020

You can now help support our chapter with Amazon Smile! Just click below to add Quad City AAZK to your Amazon Smile account.

When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to Quad City American Association of Zoo Keepers. Support us every time you shop.

07/20/2020

Happy National Zookeeper Week! Day 2 Zoolympic was a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos. Congrats to the winners Leanne and Kirstin! 💪🏼

07/19/2020

07/19/2020

7 days left to get your Fennec Fox shirt of our boy Jelani! About 65% of the profits will be going to The Painted Dog Research Trust to help support all the amazing work that they do. On behalf of Quad City AAZK, I’d like to thank everyone who has already bought a shirt.

https://animalsanonymousapparel.com/collections/fundraisers/products/fundraiser-for-quad-city-aazk-fennec-fox-tee

With research as the guiding tool, Painted Dog Research Trust is dedicated to the conservation of the highly endangered Painted Dog, This work has been ongoing for 34 years by the founder Dr Greg Rasmussen and his dedicated team in Sizinda, Zimbabwe.

07/19/2020

7 days left to get your Fennec Fox shirt of our boy Jelani! About 65% of the profits will be going to The Painted Dog Research Trust to help support all the amazing work that they do. On behalf of Quad City AAZK, I’d like to thank everyone who has already bought a shirt.

https://animalsanonymousapparel.com/collections/fundraisers/products/fundraiser-for-quad-city-aazk-fennec-fox-tee

About the Fundraiser: Minimum of 12 shirts to guarantee printing $5 will be donated for every tee sold under 50 If we reach 50 tees $10 a Tee will be donated - NO LIMIT! *This is a pre-order, shirts are printed at the close of pre-order and can take 3-14 days to ship.

07/15/2020

07/05/2020

Help support our chapter by purchasing a t-shirt featuring one of Niabi Zoo’s fennec foxes, Jelani! The fundraiser will run until July 20th. Thank you to Animals Anonymous Apparel for this fundraising opportunity!

https://animalsanonymousapparel.com/products/fundraiser-for-quad-city-aazk-fennec-fox-tee

About the Fundraiser: Minimum of 12 shirts to guarantee printing $5 will be donated for every tee sold under 50 If we reach 50 tees $10 a Tee will be donated - NO LIMIT! *This is a pre-order, shirts are printed at the close of pre-order and can take 3-14 days to ship.

06/19/2020

🦏🦏🦏 For every new “Like” of the AAZK Chapter at Lion County Safari page, they will done $1 to International Rhino Foundation. A simple and easy way to help with rhino conservation!

Click LIKE & SHARE and SAVE A RHINO! 🦏❤️
1 LIKE & SHARE or FOLLOW = AAZK will donate $1 = 1 🌳

Edited: “Just a reminder that today (6/25) is the final day of our virtual fundraiser. Sumatran rhinos are in crisis. With less than 80 animals left in the wild, they are at risk for extinction! Help us virtually plant a tree and save rhinos!”

Help us have an acre planted in our chapter’s name!! This year, due to COVID-19, we sadly had to cancel our Cinco de Rhino/Bowling for Rhinos event. As we don’t know when, or even if, we are going to be able to safely hold another event this year, we are looking for fun new ways to still make 2020 an impactful year for our chapter. As a way to track support— For every new like of our chapter’s page, AAZK Chapter of Lion Country Safari will donate $1 to the IRF for this cause. Already like our FB page? No problem! Simply like this post AND share it to your own page and we will also donate $1! That’s it!! To learn more about this conservation effort click here International Rhino Foundation or visit rhinos.org/reforestation. ❤️🌳🦏

(**note: AAZK LCS will donate up to $1000. Ends 6/25. By liking & sharing this post, you agree to AAZK LCS donating conservation funds to this effort**)

06/17/2020

LA AAZK is hosting a live virtual comedy show Sunday, June 21, at 6pm PST for World Giraffe Day! Proceeds raised from this event will benefit the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Since it's virtual, anyone can attend regardless of location!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laughs-for-giraffes-tickets-106308116438?fbclid=IwAR2lGLnavjuyUykUVRETy3yfxf1ItNCqnnoISvaylsj5pN12b4PAnNAc5ug

Nowhere Comedy Club is a full comedy club experience from the comfort of your home

06/16/2020

🐢 awesome!

06/15/2020

06/15/2020

The Animal Welfare Committee is pleased to present two different animal training surveys for our membership to complete. These surveys will provide useful information regarding relevant and current behaviors being trained per taxa. Each month we will highlight different taxa and species in their own survey. This month we have a survey for Birds, and a survey for Reptiles/ Amphibians! Please note, you can fill out the surveys as many times as you would like if you feel your individual animals require their own personalized answers.

Reptile/Amphibians: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J9RN7PD

Birds: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J9653LV

06/04/2020

Happy ! Although we’re mid-week, there are still great opportunities to join:
Tomorrow there are 2 live stream events fromNational Audubon Society

Discussions will be held from both 12:00pm-1:30 pm and 7:00pm-8:30pm. Panel guests for Session One and Two are as follows:

SESSION 1:
Christian Cooper - Writer, Editor
Jeffrey Ward
Corina Newsome
Kassandra Ford - PhD Candidate, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Join at 12pm for Session 1 on the National Audubon Society page: http://facebook.com/nationalaudubonsociety

SESSION 2
J. Drew Lanham - Clemson University Alumni Distinguished Professor, author, poet and wildlife biologist
Jason Ward
Sheridan Alford
Brianna Amingwa - Environmental Education Supervisor, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Danielle Belleny
Deja Perkins

Join at 7pm for Session 2 on the National Audubon Society page: http://facebook.com/nationalaudubonsociety

Moderators: Tykee James, National Audubon Society Government Affairs Coordinator & Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

06/01/2020

It's time for a new cover photo for our page!
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We know you all take the best animal photos, so post some of your favorites in the comments. The photo with the most likes by June 7th will be chosen as our new Facebook cover photo!

06/01/2020

Hello AAZK San Diego followers! This Sunday marks the beginning of Black Birders’ Week, an initiative taking place from May 31st, 2020 to June 5th, 2020. During Black Birders’ Week, the world will be invited to celebrate Birding while Black with a community of Black birders, explorers, and naturalists.

Co-founded by Danielle Belleny, Sheridan Alford, Chelsea Connor, TykeeJames, Joseph Saunders, and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, and co-organized alongside fellow members of the community, is a week-long social media event aimed to raise visibility for Black folks in the outdoors while promoting dialogue on how Black STEM professionals and naturalists navigate racism within their respective fields.

will include various digital events including a live stream panel discussion on June 4th from 7pm-8:30pm featuring prominent members of the birding community sharing their passion and experiences. Experiences vary widely from personally transformative and sublime to gut-wrenching racism similar to what one prominent birder faced in the now infamous Central Park viral video.

Black Birders’ Week encourages Black folks–young and old– as well as others to enjoy the beauty found in nature. Join the nationwide discussion using the hashtags on Twitter and Instagram: and and follow .

05/27/2020

It’s World Otter Day! 🦦

05/25/2020

Help raise money for the Dhole Conservation Fund by liking their page! Such a simple way to help with dhole conservation 🤗

We have some exciting news, we have the opportunity to earn a dollar for every follower on our page. Currently we're around 800 page likes which means we already will get 800 dollars!!! We have until Father's Day to build up as many people and get the donation as high a possible. We are hoping to hit around 1000, help us reach our goal, and get people to like our page!

05/20/2020

It’s ! What is your favorite species of waterfowl?

05/17/2020

05/14/2020

Are you looking for a way to help other AAZK members in need? You can “Pay it Forward" in the form of financially supporting an AAZK member in need to renew an AAZK membership! If you are looking to help provide membership support or are in need of assistance please contact [email protected]!

05/11/2020

05/10/2020

Happy Mother’s Day!

05/07/2020

ZAA is announcing a new Covid-19 Relief Food Fund to assist ZAA accredited facilities that have been affected by Covid-19 with funds towards animal food.

To donate to the relief fund, please visit https://zaa.org/disaster-relief

Thank you for your support and stay safe!