AZA

Association services, namely, promoting the interests of professionally operated zoos, aquariums, wildlife parks, and oceanariums; Management services, namely, coordinating the conservation management programs of zoos and aquariums; Providing management advice, assistance and consultation services to others in the fields of managing captive species populations and conducting and overseeing zoo and aquarium-based and field-based conservation and research

Managing a conservation endowment fund benefiting wildlife worldwide

Educational services, namely, overseeing zoo and aquarium educational projects; disseminating educational materials of others in the fields of best practices and standards for zoo and aquarium education; educational research on the impact of visits to zoos and aquariums on visitors' conservation-related knowledge, attitudes, affect and behavior; on-line publication of newsletters, magazines, reports and guides in the fields of zoos, aquariums, wildlife parks, oceanariums, wildlife, and the conservation of wildlife