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IT'S A ZOO OUT THERE By Matthew Ramirez Photography Daniel Ortiz What: Houston Zoo Feed Your Wildlife Conservation Gala Where: The Houston Zoo PC Moment: More than 600 guests rolled in a record $1 million-plus for the zoo's conservation efforts, which this year focused on protecting the dwindling population of African rhinos. Who: Chairs Nancy and David Pustka and Randa and K.C. Weiner; honorees Rick Barongi and Donald Kendall; keynote speaker and acclaimed photographer and author Joel Sartore; Raoul du Toit and Natasha Anderson of the Lowveld Rhino Trust; Jeff Muntifering of Namibia's Black Rhino Trust; and guests Holly and Austin Alvis, Diane Kendall, Sybil Roos, and Houston Zoo director Lee Ehmke Chairs David & Nancy Pustka Chairs Randa & K.C. Weiner Diane Kendall & honoree Don Kendall Honoree Rick Barongi & Diane Ledder Sue Chin & Lee Ehmke Holly & Austin Alvis Sean & Audra McNicholas