Zoos
Chimps surrender to police after Belfast zoo break-out
Angelique Chrisafis, Ireland correspondent
Thursday September 8, 2005
The Guardian
From the zoo that brought you Kevin the sulking teenage colobus monkey came another tale of animals apeing all the worst in human behaviour. And this being Belfast, it ended in a shoot-out.
Police have already had their hands full with pre-teen desperadoes this week, having caught a five-year old rioter in north Belfast. But yesterday officers had to go one further and open fire when a nine-year-old went nuts. But this time the little monkey was actually a chimpanzee.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1564765,00.html
Detroit Zoo To Exclusively Display Smithsonian Institution Exhibit
Wednesday September 7, 10:22 am ET
Birds of South Asia: History Vs. Mystery on Exhibit Until January
ROYAL OAK, Mich., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning September 19, 2005, the Detroit Zoo will host Birds of South Asia: History Vs. Mystery, a fascinating art exhibit based on research performed for the most definitive field guide ever published on the winged wonders of the region. The Detroit Zoo has exclusive rights from the Smithsonian Institution to present the exhibit.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050907/dew014.html?.v=20
Animal lover leaves zoo £2.4million
nlnews@archant.co.uk
07 September 2005
A RICH animal lover who died earlier this year has left most of her £2.5million fortune to London Zoo.
Delene Welch, 77, a former property lawyer who lived in Belsize Park, Camden, with her two cats, left £45,000 to friends and relatives, £20,000 to an animal home and gave the rest - nearly £2.4million - to the zoo, in Regent's Park.
One of her best friends, Mavis Hirschberg, said: "We knew she wanted to give it to animals but we had no idea how much."
A London Zoo spokesman said: "Delene was lovely. She is much missed.
http://www.camdenchronicle.co.uk/content/camden/chronicle/news/story.aspx?brand=CAMCOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newscamc&itemid=WeED07%20Sep%202005%2016%3A44%3A01%3A547
Zoo Works To Save Animals
Sep 7, 2005, 11:04 AM
The Columbus Zoo says it is in contact with zoo officials in New Orleans to see what help they can provide.
A small staff of 12 people remains at the New Orleans zoo, trying to feed and get water to 1400 hungry and thirsty animals.
The New Orleans aquarium lost 4,000 fish because lack of power stopped oxygen pumps from working.
The Columbus Zoo says it is working with a tight network to try and save as many animals as possible.
http://www.onnnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=3816786&nav=LQlCeET9
The real remedy for zoo elephants is to set them free
By Elliot Katz
The growing debate over zoos' ability to adequately provide for elephants - including those in Philadelphia - demonstrates wide public concern about current conditions. Every year, zoos spend millions of dollars trying to treat elephants suffering the ill effects of zoo confinement.
Inadequate zoo conditions such as hard, compacted dirt and concrete and a lack of space lead to a host of ailments for elephants, including digestive troubles, reproductive problems, degenerative joint disease, lameness, and chronic foot infections. Evidence that such maladies do not befall elephants in the wild has led growing numbers of experts to conclude that zoo life itself is killing them. How else can one explain that elephants in zoos live just half their natural 70-year life expectancy?
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/opinion/local2/region/12628978.htm
Woodland Park Zoo's 11-year-old falcon missing — again
By Charles E. Brown
Seattle Times staff reporter
A falcon-in-residence at Woodland Park Zoo has flown the coop again, and zoo staff are hoping the public can help find her.
The female bird of prey, an 11-year-old gyrfalcon (pronounced juhr-fall-kon) named Kenai, has been missing since Sunday when she flew from the zoo's Raptor Center during a flight demonstration.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002492436_webmissingfalcon13.html
AZA Press Conference: Zoo Staff Works Around the Clock in Vile Condtions to Save Virtually All Animals
9/13/2005 4:19:00 PM
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Matt J. Lauer, 202-448-3127 or
http://releases.usnewswire.com/redir.asp?ReleaseID=53249&Link=mailto:Mlauer@qorvis.com
News Advisory:
-- Audubon Institute President Ron Forman Tells Miraculous Account of Seven Trying Days to Save New Orleans Zoo Population at the AZA Conference in Chicago
Who: Ron Forman, president and CEO of the Audubon Nature Institute
When: Available all day, Wednesday, Sept. 14, except during the 9:45 a.m. AZA press conference
What: Live or taped phone interviews to discuss his experiences during Hurricane Katrina and its immediate aftermath. The Audubon Nature Institute is the parent organization of the Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. The Institute's facilities suffered great damage during the hurricane and it is temporarily transferring its entire animal population to other American Zoological Association (AZA) Institutions across the United States. The AZA is coming together for its annual conference in Chicago, home of the Lincoln Park Zoo which is currently leading fundraising efforts to sustain the Audubon Nature Institute. Ron Forman, a former President of the AZA, will be in Chicago for the conference and available for questions and interviews on Wednesday.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=53249
Zoo gets temporary reprieve from deficit
The good news is that the Toledo Zoo was out of the hole at the end of August. The bad news is it probably won't be for long.
Allison Duncan, the zoo's finance director, said a disbursement of property tax revenue put the zoo's balance sheet temporarily in the black after repeated reports of deficit spending. Ms. Duncan spoke yesterday at the regular meeting of the zoo's board of directors.
But she predicted no long-term relief from the budget crunch and noted the zoo is still behind projections for the year.
Hot weather melted zoo attendance this summer, and donations to the zoo remain below projections. Steadily rising fuel prices worsened the problem. Even though departments throughout the zoo cut costs by a total of $325,000, the institution is still $1 million behind its projected revenue, Ms. Duncan said.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050913/NEWS38/509130395/-1/NEWS
"Wild About Zoos" Partnership Raises $61,190 For Zoos Including Oregon Zoo
Portland, Oregon - Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank recently contributed a total of $61,190 to four western zoos through its "Wild About Zoos" partnership with Oregon Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle and the Honolulu Zoo. The Oregon Zoo received $13,450 to support its education and conservation programs, including efforts to save endangered western pond turtles, Washington pygmy rabbits, Oregon silverspot butterflies, and other northwest species.
http://www.centralpointnews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=312307&cp=4310
Zoos using drugs to help manage anxious animals
Toledo has wealth of success stories
By JENNI LAIDMAN
BLADE SCIENCE WRITER
Johari the gorilla is on antidepressants. It eases her PMS.
When the Toledo Zoo needed calm zebras, it used an antipsychotic medication to quiet their jitters. Zoo staffers tried to soothe wildebeests with antipsychotic medication for eight months last year, and even occasionally this year. A swamp monkey was dosed with the antipsychotic, but it didn’t help her get along with her daughter. It wasn’t much good for ostrich aggression either. Yet a little Valium calmed the silverback gorilla when one of the females had a doctor visit. And Prozac helped a female orangutan negotiate life in her group.
Now that humans have warmly embraced citizenship in the Prozac Nation, zoo animals are making tentative gallops, flights, and knuckle-walks into the world of psychotropic pharmaceuticals.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050912/NEWS38/50912012
Guest commentary: As a not-for-profit, Naples Zoo remains a good 'gardener'
By LARRY RICHARDSON, Special to the Daily News
September 11, 2005
As one of our earliest conservationists and founder of the original gardens, Dr. Henry Nehrling urged his readers over a century ago that, "It is high time to protect and preserve what is still left in Florida." As if those words were prophetic, voters spoke loud and clear last November to do that very thing with 166 acres in the heart of our community — a third of which is home to Naples Zoo.
It has been a long time since that vote and I want to bring everyone up to date about what has already happened and what's ahead.
While foundational land and lease issues are not yet resolved, Naples Zoo itself has already come through with its pledges
http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/pe_local_guest_commentary/article/0,2071,NPDN_14963_4071474,00.html
Baby polar bear can be seen daily at Detroit Zoo
DETROIT
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Sunday, September 11, 2005
By Carol Azizian
cazizian@flintjournal.com • 810.766.6245
No need to travel to the arctic to see polar bears swim in icy waters.
Just head over to the Detroit Zoo where, every morning, you can watch baby bear Talini take swimming lessons from her mom, Barle.
Mom picks up Talini with her mouth and yanks her in the water to teach her. Talk about a bear of a lesson.
http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/features/index.ssf?/base/features-0/112645931010940.xml&coll=5
3 chimpanzees killed after escaping zoo pen
By The Associated Press
ROYAL, Neb. — Three chimpanzees from a small-town zoo were shot to death after they escaped from their enclosure and could not be captured, the zoo director said.
The primates at Zoo Nebraska were able to get out of the cage Saturday when a padlock was not completely closed after cleaning, said zoo Director Ken Schlueter Jr.
He killed the animals with a deputy's service revolver after a tranquilizer gun didn't seem to have any effect.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002490657_chimps13.html
Minister against crocodile hunts
September 12, 2005
ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell has taken the extraordinary step of wrestling crocodiles as part of an inquiry into a proposal to allow overseas tourists to kill the animals and take the skins home with them.
Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin is leading the call for the Government to reject the Northern Territory's push for safari hunts.
Mr Campbell, who is believed to oppose the safari proposal, will make his decision as early as this week on whether or not to allow the hunts.
When Irwin found out about the Northern Territory's plans, he invited Senator Campbell to Australia Zoo in Queensland to learn about crocodile behaviour.
Senator Campbell told The Daily Telegraph that he spent two days with the internationally renowned Irwin last month.
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,16566863-5001022,00.html
Zoo babies
El Paso welcomes additions
Bernadette Sedillos Self
El Paso Times
Resembling a rotund watermelon with legs, the small striped Malayan tapir scoots toward a pond in its enclosure.
The creature hesitates, then plunges into the water with a splash.
Mom, a full-grown, black-and-white tapir weighing more than 400 pounds, stands by while its chubby progeny frolicks in the water.
"The first time we put her in here (the enclosure for public viewing) she jumped right in and started swimming," said El Paso Zoo education director Rick LoBello, who watched the tapir baby play.
The baby tapir is among three exotic species of animals that have been born at the El Paso Zoo this year.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050910/LIVING/509100303/1004
Volunteers scour banks of lower Saluda River for litter
(Columbia) Sept. 10, 2005 - The banks of the lower Saluda River are cleaner thanks to some volunteers.
Keep the Midlands Beautiful was out at Riverbanks Zoo Saturday morning picking up trash along the river.
It's part of a statewide effort called Beach Sweep/River Sweep. After gathering all the liter, volunteers then sift though the bags to look for recyclable items and then put them in the city's recycling trucks.
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3832472&nav=0RaPeNDf
Fragile Wilderness Day at zoo
9/10/2005 9:23 PM
By: News 10 Now Web Staff
It's one of the busiest days of the year for the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park in Watertown, Fragile Wilderness Day.
It's the first time in 12 years the event has been held at the zoo. There were over twenty booths on display with live animals, food, shows and children's games.
The zoo’s Executive Director Angela Baier says the event was a big hit with the community, "This was an experiment for the zoo to see if we moved Fragile Wilderness to the zoo, if it would be as popular. So far it seems to be a great success. It's Northern New York's largest environmental expo. It's a lot of fun and we expect to see everyone here next fall."
The Zoo at Thompson Park will also find out Wednesday whether or not they will keep their accredited status. That status allows them to get money and animals from other accredited zoos.
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/watertownnorth_country/?ArID=49119&SecID=90
Cub sent to Calgary Zoo
CALGARY -- The only remaining cub from a family of grizzly bears has made his way to his new home in Calgary, after his mother and siblings were killed in separate incidents.
The seven-month-old cub, the only surviving offspring of Bear 66, was captured yesterday afternoon and taken to the Calgary Zoo, where he will be cared for until a permanent home can be found for him.
The cub, tagged only hours before the deaths of his brother and sister late Wednesday, was found near Mount Norquay in Banff National Park.
The bears' mother was killed Aug. 19 when she was struck by a train, and the cub's brother and sister were killed by two cars on the Trans-Canada Highway, about one km west of the Mount Norquay exit.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2005/09/10/1210821-sun.html
Area hosts evacuees from zoo, aquarium
Birds, seals and a big turtle move to Moody Gardens and Houston Zoo
By KRISTIN FINAN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
What do a 250-pound sea turtle, five sea lions and 18 birds have in common?
They're all new Houston-area residents, thanks to an effort by the Houston Zoo and Moody Gardens to rescue animals from New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina.
"We knew there would be an impact on the zoo (and aquarium)," said Hollie Colahan, Houston Zoo curator of primates and carnivores. "We just had to wait and see what it was they were going to need."
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3347423
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