Resource Library
The ACE for Wildlife® Network Resource Library is intended to support peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. Resources are provided by contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of, nor constitute endorsement by, the ACE for Wildlife Network. Users should independently evaluate the suitability and accuracy of any resource before relying upon it.
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This resource is an orientation guide to those new to the ACE for Wildlife Network or those looking for a refresher.
This tool describes best practices in developing empathy towards wildlife and examples of how to implement these practices.
The Empathy Bridge breaks up the research-based effective empathy practices into segments that follow a story arc
Presenter Slides from the 2019 Empathy Summit
Speaker slides from the 2020 Empathy Summit
Recording and Materials from the 2021 February Meeting
Recordings and Materials related to the 2022 Empathy Summit
Recordings and resources from the 2023 Advancing Empathy Summit
Recordings and resources from the 2024 virtual Summit
Recordings and Materials from the 2025 Empathy Summit
Explore the findings from a recent lit review on empathy for various animal taxa, get an insight into youth and community focused programs, and learn about upcoming Network events and projects.
The following resources explore pride related topics and how they relate to conservation organizations and zoo and aquarium fields.
Recordings from the 2026 Virtual Empathy Summit
This is the Network's version of a Words that Matter Document
Previous updates from our ACE for Wildlife Committees
A comprehensive brand and style guide to be used by Affiliates and Members in the ACE for Wildlife Network when creating empathy or ACE for Wildlife Network related materials.
This toolkit contains resources for ACE for Wildlife Network talking points, FAQ's on the Network, and presentation templates
This evaluation report summarizes findings from observations of how empathy is expressed by visitors and utilized in exhibits and programs at 20 ACE for Wildlife Network Partner Organizations.
ACE for Wildlife Network has developed a strategic learning agenda to identify the questions most relevant for us to collectively investigate over the next five years.
These reports contain results from the annual ACE for Wildlife Network Member & Affiliate Surveys.
This resource identifies how Partners are talking about conservation and to see how empathy does (or does not) play a role in this kind of messaging.
Groundswell Services Inc. investigated the information-sharing and collaboration patterns of the ACE for Wildlife™ Network.
A collaboratively-developed tool to guide how we measure the progress we as a community are making toward a set of shared goals.
Woodland Park Zoo and Catalyze Evaluation plan that lays out internal and external evaluations to understand the implementation and impact of the Advancing Empathy program.
These reports highlight key insights, lessons learned, and emerging themes across multiple rounds of funded projects through the Advancing Empathy Grant Program.
To increase access grant resources from Advancing Empathy projects, Woodland Park Zoo is developing themed toolkits.
The ACE for Wildlife® Network Resource Library is intended to support peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. Contributors retain ownership of materials they submit but grant the ACE for Wildlife Network and its parent organization, Woodland Park Zoo, and Library users a non-exclusive license to access and use those materials for educational and professional purposes consistent with the Network’s mission. Contributors are responsible for ensuring they have the right to share submitted materials and that no confidential, proprietary, or restricted information is included. They also must comply with applicable ACE for Wildlife Network policies and guidelines, including the ACE for Wildlife Network Artificial Intelligence Usage Guidelines.
Resources are provided by contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of, nor constitute endorsement by, the ACE for Wildlife Network. Users should independently evaluate the suitability and accuracy of any resource before relying upon it. The Network reserves the right to remove content at its discretion.
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