ADOPTED - JULY 27, 2010
Agenda Item No. 13
Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION THANKING POTTER PARK ZOO STAFF
AND RECOGNIZING JULY 18-24, 2010 AS NATIONAL ZOO KEEPERS WEEK
RESOLUTION #10-213
WHEREAS, worldwide, animal populations are declining with many facing extinction; and
WHEREAS, zoological institutions have become the final hope for many endangered species recovery
programs through conservation research, release programs, and by being a portal through which the general
public can view and appreciate disappearing wildlife; and
WHEREAS, zoological institutions are also population managers of keystone and cornerstone species,
emphasizing the restoration of not just the endangered species, but a restoration of the delicate balance of
nature; and
WHEREAS, Zoo Keepers are animal caretakers devoting their lives to caring for these animals; and
WHEREAS, Zoo Keepers have become the spokespersons for vanishing wildlife, endangered species, and
preservation of nature’s threatened wildlands to the public; and
WHEREAS, Zoo Keepers have become animal specialists, as educators, behavior managers through operant
conditioning and enrichment, and reproductive specialists through improved observations and husbandry; and
WHEREAS, to increase public awareness about the need to preserve precious habitats and the animals which
inhabit them and to recognize the important role that Zoo Keepers play in animal conservation and education.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners thanks the Zoo Keeper
staff for providing excellent care to the animals entrusted to the Zoo’s care at Potter Park Zoo and recognizes
the important role of the Zoo Keeper staff regarding species survival and husbandry.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, a week of celebration is hereby declared at Potter Park Zoo in honor of
National Zoo Keepers Week, July 18-24, 2010.
COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Schor, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain, Vickers
Nays: None
Absent: Copedge Approved 7/20/10