Reintroduction Scientific Advisory Group (ReintroSAG)

The function of the AZA Reintroduction Scientific Advisory Group (ReintroSAG) is to support the AZA membership and partners on issues concerning reintroductions as a conservation strategy through:

• Providing expertise and acting as a resource to disseminate accurate and up-to-date information concerning reintroductions;
• Determining the key current and future issues to be addressed and questions to be answered;
• Developing projects that can answer significant theoretical and applied questions for reintroduction practitioners;
• Reviewing and providing advice for new reintroduction proposals;
• Developing partnerships with AZA and non-AZA groups interested in or involved with reintroductions;
• Evaluating the success of existing reintroduction projects through objective anonymous peer review;
• Analyzing progress in reintroduction technology and methodology.

Chair:  Joanne Earnhardt, Ph. D.
Institution: Lincoln Park Zoo
Email:  Joanne@lpzoo.org
Phone: 312-742-7745
Fax: 312-742-7220

Vice Chair:  Tandora Grant
Institution:  San Diego Zoo
Email: tandora@sandiegozoo.org
Phone: 619-744-3378

Steering Committee:
Colleen Lynch, Lincoln Park Zoo
Devra Kleinman, Zoo-Logic, LCC
Peter Siminski, Living Desert
Don Moore, Prospect Park Zoo

American Zoo and Aquarium Association Scientific Advisory Groups

A Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) is an AZA committee of zoo-based and university scientists focused on a particular topic area.  SAG members serve as technical advisors to the AZA Board of Directors, WCMC, Conservation and Science Office and SSPs, TAGs, and CAPs.  They also form liaisons with university scientists working on topics of interest to the zoo community.