Officials on hand for Thursday’s announcement of The National Elephant Center are, from left, Houston Zoo Director Rick Barongi; Center consultant Rick Biddle; Birmingham Zoo CEO Dr. Bill Foster; Columbus Zoo Executive Director Jerry Borin; Waste Management Corporate Director Barbara Nussa; Little Rock Zoo Director Mike Blakey; International Elephant Foundation Executive Director Debbie Olson; AZA Board Chairman Satch Krantz; Waste Management CEO David Steiner; and Disney’s Animal Kingdom director of animal operations John Lehnhardt.
