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        <Relationship>Family Relationship with Executive Director, Tony Vecchio</Relationship>
        <AmountOfTransaction>4680</AmountOfTransaction>
        <DescriptionOfTransaction>Key Largo Wood Rat Field Assistance</DescriptionOfTransaction>
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        <MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>Fair Market Value</MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>
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        <Description>Special Event Items</Description>
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        <MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>Estimated Fair Market Value</MethodOfDeterminingRevenues>
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        <Description>Van Wrap</Description>
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        <Description>Mammals Supplies</Description>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Board Members Adam Hollingsworth, Ray Holt, Kevin Hyde, and John Peyton have a Business Relationship. Board Members Ann Baker and Martha Baker have a Family Relationship. Board Members W. Radford Lovett and David Loeb have a Family Relationship. Board Members John Peyton and Kathryn Pearson Peyton have a Family Relationship.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11</Identifier>
        <Explanation>The Form 990 is reviewed in detail by the CFO, Executive Director and Board Treasurer. The Form 990 is also distributed to all board members for review prior to filing.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Organization requires each director to sign a conflict of interest disclosure questionnaire annually. All Transactions in which a fiduciary relationship has been reported are reviewed on an annual basis.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Executive Director compensation is reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Comparability data such as compensation surveys were provided for Committee review. Executive Director determines compensation of all other employees.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</Identifier>
        <Explanation>Organization governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon oral or written request.</Explanation>
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      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part XI, Line 2C:</Identifier>
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        <Explanation>The process of the organizations audit committee has not changed from prior year.</Explanation>
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