“On February 4 at the Quad Cities Environmental Film series, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes was featured to a packed theater at the Figge Art Museum that was so full, people were sitting on the stairs. Joel Vanderbush, Niabi Zoo’s Curator of Conservation and Education, was the reflection speaker afterwards to emphasize the importance of Anne’s contribution to the zoological field. Following that presentation, Joel reached out to the Anne Innis Dagg Foundation to invite Anne to be a part of Niabi’s Conservation Speaker Series during World Giraffe Week in June. Anne and her daughter Mary Dagg, CEO of the Foundation agreed to come to the Quad Cities.

The legacy of Dr. Anne Innis Dagg tireless efforts to conserve giraffes lives on through her foundation and all those she inspired by her work. Mary Dagg will still be coming to Niabi Zoo on Tuesday, June 18th at 6:30pm for an encore presentation of The Woman Who Loves Giraffes and to discuss her mother’s important contributions, to answer questions and will bring some of Anne’s books which will be available for donations to her Foundation. Students in high school and college as well as Zoo Volunteers will receive free admission. Zoo members can attend for $8 and non-members for $10.”

For full details go to, Niabi Zoo.