Great News!! Robert Satchell will be presenting during AZA & IMATA 2019 in New Orleans, September 7-11. Robert has been asked to join a panel of experts to speak on The Cost of Water – Wildlife and To Your Organization. Roberts topic will be Water Savings Through Aquatic Life Support Design Engineering. If you or someone from your facility is attending the conference please contact us, hopefully you can attend this session, or we can meet up during the conference. Robert, Anthony and Casey will be attending the conference this year. Safe travels everyone.
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San Diego Zoo & Safari Park to be Showcased
Satchell Engineering & Associates have been privileged to complete many projects for the San Diego Zoological Society including the new Africa Rocks.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Television audiences will soon get an exclusive look behind the scenes at what makes one of San Diego’s jewels so special.
The Animal Planet’s new series “The Zoo” is coming to America’s Finest City where it will feature the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, according to the Hollywood Reporter .
“The Zoo: San Diego” will debut later this year and promises audiences “an unscripted look at the knowledge and diverse skills needed to operate a zoo,” according to Animal Planet.
Audiences will get a glimpse behind San Diego’s glass and fences at local residents, including California condors, pandas, giraffes, Galápagos tortoises, koalas, elephants, and cheetahs, Hollywood Reporter reported.
The show will also highlight what San Diego Zoo workers and veterinarians do to care for animals and for wildlife conservation projects.
“The vision of San Diego Zoo Global is to lead the fight against extinction,” Rick Schwartz, San Diego Zoo Global ambassador, told Hollywood Reporter. “We know that this compelling program will not only delight and engage viewers, but will also provide a global platform for us to share incredible stories of the conservation efforts that our organization has undertaken to ensure the survival of endangered species.”
Zoo Golf Cincinnati
Zoo Golf Cincinnati at Maketewah County Club took place on April 29th 2019 and Satchell Engineering & Associates was once again a proud sponsor of this great event. The Zoo Golf fundraiser presented by Pepper Construction of Ohio helps raise money for future projects at the Cincinnati Zoo including the new $150 million “More Home to Roam” campaign. We look forward to working with Cincinnati Zoo and Pepper Construction for many years to come. To learn more about the zoo, visit cincinnatizoo.org.
AALSO Long Beach 2019
Freezing in the Midwest and East Coast? Come out and join us in Long Beach, California for the 2019 AALSO Symposium to celebrate 25 years of AALSO! This year’s symposium and workshops will be held from March 30th to April 3rd, 2019 in sunny Long Beach, California aboard the Queen Mary. Satchell Engineering & Associates once is a proud sponsor of the event once again and will be giving education workshops on both Ozone Maintenance and Blue Print Reading. Please come find us at Booth #4 on the ship and pick up this years SE&A t-shirt! We look forward to visiting with you.
Como Park Zoo Breaks Ground
Como Park Zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota, has started construction of a new habitat for its sea lions and seals. Satchell Engineering & Associates is proud to be part of the design team for the new exhibit which is to open in late 2019. The new exhibit, which will be renamed “Como Harbor,” will feature an underwater viewing space and two year-round pools. To read more about the project please follow link: http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-officials-break-ground-on-new-sparky-exhibit-at-como-zoo/484896801/
AALSO 2018 In Niagara Falls
The 2018 Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators (AALSO) Symposium will be held in Niagara Falls, New York from March 25th through March 28th 2018. The 24th Annual AALSO Symposium will be hosted by three facilities this year, The Buffalo Zoo, The Aquarium of Niagara, and Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. Satchell Engineering & Associates is proud to once again sponsor the event with providing a Full Educational Sponsorship to a student from Miami Aquarium and being a sponsor of the T-shirts. Satchell Engineering & Associates will be giving educational workshops on both Ozone Maintenance and Blue Print Reading. We will also have a booth set up in the Exhibit Hall so please come find us at Booth #222. We look forward to visiting with you.
The Fiona Show Cincinnati Zoo
The Fiona Show! Episode 1 – The Beginning. Watch never before seen video of Fiona’s birth and hear her care team reflect on how it all began. Satchell Engineering & Associates was proud to design the LSS for the Hippo Ehibit.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo To Build Endangered Species Exhibit
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo could see its first baby hippo in 30 years and care for its first adult penguin thanks to a center being erected for the endangered species, zoo officials say. To read full article on the zoo please click on the link: http://gazette.com/cheyenne-mountain-zoo-begins-project-to-build-new-endangered-species-exhibit/article/1609705
SE&A Attending AALSO 2017
The 2017 Symposium and Workshop hosted by the Saint Louis Zoo will be held March 12 – March 15. Satchell Engineering & Associates will have a booth at this year’s symposium, so please drop by booth #213 and say hi. Satchell Engineering & Associates is proud once again to be sponsor the AALSO Symposium again this year. Not only are we a sponsor of the Tee-Shirts but we will also be a main sponsor of the Evening Event at Saint Louis Zoo.
AALSO encourages advancement of the science and technology of life support for care of aquatic systems and animals. AALSO provides a forum for life support operators, professionals and industry leaders to exchange information, ideas and experience to enhance stewardship of the animals in our care.
SeaWorld Returns Wandering Pregnant Manatee To Ocean
Washburn the wandering – and pregnant – manatee has been returned to the sea after receiving care at Sea World Orlando.
The theme park’s Animal Rescue Team and veternarians took care of the sea cow and her unborn calf for two weeks after she was flown to Orlando via U.S. Coast Guard plane from Connicticut.
Washburn was released into the water at River Breeze Park in Oakhill on Tuesday morning. She originally was rescued by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and sent to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut for treatment and stabilization.
She had been found in the Nantucked Sound of Massachusetts, where water conditions are too cold for manatees to survive. They are not native to that area.
While at SeaWorld, Washburn gained almost 90 pounds – topping out at 890 pounds – thanks to lots of lettuce. She had a complete physical and sonogram to check on her impending offspring. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recorded her measurements and made a photo ID. The animal was fitted with a belt that will allow the monitoring of her path in the ocean.
Washburn is the 21st manatee that SeaWorld has rescued this year. Eighteen of those were returned to the wild.
Manatee numbers are up, according to the FWC. In Feruary, it announced that 6,250 manatees were counted in an aerial survey of Florida waters. There have been 91 manatee fatalities caused by boat strikes in 2016. Novemeber is Manatee Awareness Month, because many of the animals are migrating in search of warmer waters now.