ASAG PLUME AWARDS
ASAG has created an award program to identify and reward significant achievement in Avian Husbandry in the Captive Animal Field. The recipients of these awards are leaders in our field and committed to furthering avian conservation.
There are two awards per year with a third award given out when merited:
Plume #1
Long-term Propagation Program
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This award recognizes excellence in husbandry and future management of a species or group of similar species
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Must include scope of propagation program and staff.
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May include in-situ work, reintroduction aspects, etc. if pertinent.
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Must include longevity of program, participants, and future plans.
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Must include reasons why this program is worthy of this award.
Plume #2
Noteworthy Achievement In Avian Husbandry
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This award recognizes excellence in one facet of husbandry such as first-time breeding, reintroduction programs, breeding consortiums, the reproduction of a difficult species, taking a leading role in population sustainability, etc.
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Must include details of the achievement and participating staff.
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Must include future directions for the program.
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Must include reasons why this program is worthy of this award.
Plume #3
Significant Contribution to Zoo Aviculture
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This award recognizes an individual/institution's exceptional achievement in zoo aviculture
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awarded periodically
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must include details of the achievement
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must include future directions
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must include reasons why this individual/institution is worthy of this award
Plume #4
Noteworthy Achievement in In Situ Projects
Plume #5
Lifetime Achievement in Captive Avian Husbandry
Previous Plume Winners
Year | Plume1 | Plume2 | Plume3 | Plume4 | Plume5 |
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2022 | Riverbanks Zoo and Tracy Aviary- Parent Assist Rearing of Carribean Flamingo Program | Peter Shannon and Patty McGill | |||
2021 | no submissions | Honolulu Zoo and Hawai'i Wildlife Center- Manu O Ku (White Tern) Soft Release Program | Achieving Collection Sustainability at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden | Michelle Smurl- Saving Native Songbirds One Cat at a Time | Dave Rimlinger- For a Lifetime of Dedicated Involvement in Avian Husbandry and Conservation |
2020 | no submissions | Columbus Zoo- First Breeding of Wood Warblers in a Zoo Setting | Cincinatti Zoo and Botanical Gardens- Year of the Penguin Exhibits and Messaging | no submissions | Sara Hallager- 30+ years of involvement with ASAG, TAG involvement, Kori Bustard SSP/Husbandry, and Ground-breaking work with North American Songbirds |
2019 | Attwater's Prairie Chicken Captive Rearing Program at Fossil Rim | Smithsonian's National Zoo- Propagation of North American Migratory Songbirds at an AZA Facility | no submissions | no submissions | no submissions |
2018 | African Penguin Breeding Program at the Maryland Zoo | Captive Breeding and Rearing of the Endangered Sage Grouse at the Calgary Zoo | no submissions | American Kestrel Monitoring Program at the Brandywine Zoo | no submissions |
2017 | St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park for Continued Propagation of Two Significant African Vultures | Toledo Zoo for the World's First Breeding of the Many Colored Fruit Dove | Wildlife Conservation Society for Little Penguin Health Assessment Using Computed Tomography | Wildlife Conservation Society for the Rehabilitation of African Grey Parrots | no submissions |
2016 | Eurasian Black/Cinereous Vulture- Comprehensive Management in Captive Populations in North American AZA Institutions and Long-term Studies in Wild Populations Based in Ikh Nart Reserve, Mongolia- Denver Zoo | Mangrove Finch Captive Rearing Program- San Diego Zoo | Chris Holmes and Chelle Plasse | ||
2015 | Lesser Adjutant Stork Conservation Research Program at the WCS Bronx Zoo | Dallas Zoo Captive Propagation of the White Backed Vulture | Sherry Branch | ||
2014 | Whooping Crane Propagation- International Crane Foundation | Kea Program- Cincinatti Zoo and Botanical Gardens | Mary Healy and Gail Brant | ||
2013 | no submissions | SeaWorld San Diego for Artificial Insemination in the Magellanic Penguin | Fred Beall | ||
2012 | Micronesian Kingfisher Recovery Program: SSP Management and Propagation- Philadelphia Zoo | Captive Propagation and Translocation of Critically Endangered Golden White-eye- St. Louis Zoo | Beth Bahner- Guam Micronesian Kingfisher SSP | ||
2011 | Smithsonian's National Zoo/ White-naped Crane Program | Louisville Zoo/ White-throated Ground Dove SSP | Kathy Brader- Smithsonian's National Zoo | ||
2010 | Hawai'i Endangered Bird Conservation Programs | Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo for Shoebill Stork First Breeding in North America | Susie Kasielke- Egg Incubation Workshops | ||
2009 | Long-term Management of the Kori Bustard at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park | Passerine Breeding Program at the North Carolina Zoo | |||
2008 | Propagation of African Spoonbills at Detroit Zoo | Light-footed Clapper Rail Coalition by Chula Vista Nature Center San Diego SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo WAP, USFWS Reserve |