▁nut r ition ▁and ▁medical ▁care . ▁The ▁Fund ▁is ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Sh ul ov ' s ▁family , ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Z oo ▁Association , ▁and ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Z oo . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁hosts ▁academic ▁sem in ars ▁and ▁student ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁Gab i ▁Center , ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁facility ▁inside ▁the ▁main ▁entrance . ▁The ▁center ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Gab i ▁E sh kar , ▁deput y ▁director - general ▁and ▁chief ▁veter in arian ▁of ▁the ▁zoo ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 7 ▁years , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Aff ili ations ▁ ▁The ▁Jerusalem ▁Bib lic al ▁Z oo ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Association ▁of ▁Zo os ▁and ▁Aqu aria ▁( E A Z A ). ▁Z oo ▁director - general ▁Sh ai ▁Dor on ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁E A Z A ▁Council ▁Member ▁from ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁while ▁general ▁cur ator ▁Sh mul ik ▁Y ed v ab ▁has ▁been ▁E A Z A ' s ▁European ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Program me ▁project ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁white - ta iled ▁sea ▁e agle ▁population ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁zoo ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Association ▁of ▁Zo os ▁and ▁Aqu ari ums ▁( WA Z A ), ▁the ▁Israel ▁Z