Welcome to ASZK   Welcome to the website of the ASZK – a society based on improving the welfare of wild animals in captivity by allowing members to communicate achievements and advances in the areas of primarily animal husbandry.   Husbandry Manuals have been put back up onto the ASZK website. Please feel free to contact us if you have any comments or additions to these pages.   If you have any queries regarding ASZK please email enquiries@aszk.org.au     Upcoming ASZK events     ASZK Conference 21-23 May 2010 Adelaide - Call for Papers - click here for more information. For Information on the conference including regsitration costs click here. Note Registration forms will be available shortly!       Bowling for Keas - March 2010! - more information to come     International Congress of Zookeepers (ICZ) Newsletter new version August 09   Click here for new "Keeper Notes" the newsletter of the ICZ     Important industry events   4th International Congress on Zookeeping 2012, Singapore! Information coming later         Keeper Funding Opportunities - Grants and scholarships   Announcing the ASZK Des Spittall Scholarship for Keeper Research Named in honour of the late Des Spittall, a life member of ASZK, the ASZK committee has launched the Des Spittall Scholarship for keeper research. This is open to people who have been a financial member of ASZK for 12 months or more. This is an annual scholarship up to the value of $2,000. Applications closed. Congratulations to Wendy Gleen from Taronga Zoo for her winning submission for 2009 on “A study of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in wildlife reintroductions: bush rats and urban bushland remnants”   ISS Institution http://www.issinstitute.org.au/os/index.html - provides funding that may be suitable for keepers looking to work overseas.