Animal Management
Non-native Invasive Species
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2003
AZA Policy on Responsible Population Management
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors on January 12, 2016
Sustainability Considerations for Developing an Aquatic Invertebrate & Fish Collection Plan
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2016
Sustainability Considerations for Developing an Aquatic Invertebrate & Fish Collection Plan White Paper
White paper supporting the position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2016
Animal Programs
Full Participation in the Species Survival Plan Program
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2009
Sustainability Partner Policy in the Species Survival Plan Program
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2009; updated in 2014; updated in 2018
Species Survival Plan Animal Program Reconciliation
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2009
Conservation
AZA Board Resolution
Resolution approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2013
Drive Fisheries
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2004
Climate Change
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2013
Climate Change White Paper
White paper supporting the position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2013
Illegal Wildlife Trade
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2020.
Palm Oil
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2014
Rattlesnake Roundups
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 1999
Reintroduction of Animals Born or Held in Captivity
Guidelines approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 1992
Diversity
Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion Position Statement
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2020
Statement on Social and Racial Justice, Inclusion and Equity
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2020
Ethics
Code of Professional Ethics
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 1976
Health, Husbandry, & Welfare
Personal Possession of Non-Human Primates White Paper
White paper approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2015
Animal Contact with the General Public
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 1997
Presentation of Animals
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2008
Ambassador Animals
Policy approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2011
Apes in Media and Commercial Performances
White paper approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2008
Inbreeding for Rare Alleles
White paper approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2011
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance
Guidelines approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2003
Research and Technology
AZA Research Priorities
White paper approved by the AZA Board of Directors in March 2012
Evolution
Position statement approved by the AZA Board of Directors in 2006
Safety
Maximizing Occupational Safety of Elephant Care Professionals
Policy updated by the AZA Board of Directors in 2014
Membership
Resolution on R. Marlin Perkins Award Recipients
Resolution made by the AZA Board of Directors in 2020