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"Wlien it is necessary to quarantine animals coming into this country, 

 they are taken to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's station in 

 Clifton, N.J. During the past year Dr. H. A. Waters and Andy 

 Goodel, two of the officials stationed there, were most cooperative in 

 keeping the National Zoological Park informed as to the well-bemg 

 of animals and birds being held there for quarantine. 



Animals that die in the Zoo are offered to the U.S. National Museum. 

 If the JNIuseum does not need them, either as study specimens or as ex- 

 hibits, they are sent on request to research workers in other institutions. 

 Specialists at the Museum are always willing to be of help in identify- 

 ing rare specimens acquired at the Zoo. 



The National Zoological Park cooperated with the National Capital 

 Parks and lent small animals to Park naturalists and to the Nature 

 Center in Rock Creek Park for demonstration. A Taiwan cobra was 

 lent to the New England Aquarimn in Boston, Mass., for a television 

 showing. 



FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ZOO 



The Board of Governors of the Friends of the National Zoo, at their 

 regular monthly meeting in April, passed the following resolution: 



Resolved: That the Board of Governors of the Friends of the National Zoo does 

 hereby designate the Society's primary purpose and function to be the encourage- 

 ment of a broader zoological interest and knowledge, formed [)articularly in the 

 National Zoological Park. To achieve this goal, we propose that the Society pro- 

 mote the development of an educational service which would utilize all effective 

 contemporary media. 



Therefore, the President is authorized to establish an Educational Steering 

 Committee, not necessarily limited in membership to present members of the 

 Society, which would formulate and recommend to the Board programs designed 

 to achieve these above-mentioned ends. 



Since the 10-year program of capital improvements is so well under 

 way, physically and financially, it was felt that the urgency of work- 

 ing in behalf of the physical rehabilitation of the Zoo was no longer 

 great, and that the Friends could turn their energies toward develop- 

 ing various programs aimed at increasing and strengthening the edu- 

 cational potential of the National Zoological Park. 



In March of this year the Friends published the first issue of their 

 newsletter, called Spots and Stripes, which elicited much favorable 

 comment. Present plans are for it to be published quarterly. The 

 Zoo has long felt the need for this sort of publication, and staff mem- 

 bers were glad to cooperate with the Friends in getting out the first 

 two issues. 



The annual Zoo Night was held on June 12, 1964. Approximately 

 250 members, with their families, were taken on a tour of the buildings, 

 which were illuminated for the evening. 



