The Zoo and Aquarium All Hazards Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (ZAHP) Fusion Center was created to serve as a conduit between the emergency management sector and the greater managed wildlife community. A cooperative agreement between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and AZA, the ZAHP Fusion Center works with key players in emergency management across the country to connect the managed wildlife community with information on the five critical National Preparedness mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. Learn more by visiting our website at http://zahp.aza.org, or contact Ashley Zielinski at azielinski@aza.org to sign up for the ZAHP listserv.
For information on the Secure Zoo project, created to help facilities develop Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) response plans with the goal of maintaining business continuity in the event of an outbreak, visit https://securezoostrategy.org.