Wily German kangaroo returned to petting zoo
Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — Skippi, a wily kangaroo on the run since early August was returned to his home at a petting zoo Monday in southern Germany, but not after a chase through the German Alps that left the animal with a strained leg.
The injured marsupial was captured in a cornfield near Leutkirch im Allgaeu, almost 10 miles from where his journey began, police in the nearby town of Ravensburg said.
Though residents in the area had reported multiple sightings of the kangaroo over the past few weeks, Skippi managed to elude authorities every time.
But earlier Monday, police received a call from someone claiming to have seen the animal in a cornfield not far from the last place he was spotted following a run-in with a car Friday.
Authorities captured the kangaroo and brought him to a veterinarian, who determined he had strained ligaments in one of his legs. He was then returned to his home at the petting zoo in Bad Wurzach.
http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/08/27/wily-german-kangaroo-returned-to-petting-zoo/
MN Zoo's MN Trail is a howling good time
posted by Greg
10:16 AM on August 28, 2007
I have a long relationship with the Minnesota Zoo, especially for a non-native. My grandparents have photos of me at the zoo in a stroller when I was smaller than a rhesus macaque. I've gone at least once a year since, and in the last five years, my family has made good use of our annual pass -- hitting the zoo at least five times a year or more.
This winter we were touring the zoo's indoor exhibits, (of which there are a great amount if you have little human monkeys you want to keep out of the cold), and after climbing the ascending sidewalk to the former beluga whale area, we were dismayed to see the Minnesota Trail was closed for renovation.
http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/archives/2007/08/mn_zoos_mn_trai.phtml
Zoo hawk flies the coop
By MARK DAVIS
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 08/28/07
Maybe he got stage fright and decided to take wing. Perhaps his feathers got ruffled when he saw that so few people were in the audience. Or did he decide to hawk his talents elsewhere?
Whatever the reason, the folks at Zoo Atlanta know this much: They're missing a bird — Alamo, a fierce-eyed Harris' hawk. He took off last week while a handful of people watched during a performance at the zoo's wildlife theater. He was last seen hanging out at a gas station, just like a lot of guys do.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/living/stories/2007/08/28/hawk_0829.html
'Naked rowers' keep clothes on at zoo
Published: Aug. 28, 2007 at 5:18 PM
BRISTOL, England, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Two British men known as “the naked rowers” kept their clothes when they set a record on a rowing machine at the Bristol zoo."We were in a family environment,” Niall McCann told The Telegraph. “Being undressed wouldn't have been appropriate in the circumstances."McCann and his rowing partner, James Burge, spent 67 hours, 24 minutes and 14 seconds rowing 1 million miles on a machine. They did their work in 1-hour shifts and kept themselves going through the nights by watching videos of “The Office” and “24.”
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/08/28/naked_rowers_keep_clothes_on_at_zoo/5561/
Summer baby boom at zoo
Dean Kirby 28/ 8/2007MUM is definitely the word at Chester Zoo, where dozens of new animals have been born this summer.The baby boom has seen the arrival of two red panda cubs, four prairie marmot kittens, 18 flamingos and a three-striped turtle.Other new additions include a buffy-headed capuchin monkey, a bongo calf, a shoal of banggai cardinal fish and a vicuna, a relative of the llama.Bosses at the zoo, which has 7,000 animals, say they are delighted with the new arrivals and in particular by the buffy-headed capuchin.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1014/1014663_summer_baby_boom_at_zoo.html
Zoo Man Killed
Man who lived in his own 'zoo' of insects was killed by his pet spider
A man who lived in a house filled with insects & reptiles was found dead in his home after being eaten by his pet black widow spider.
Spider expert and animal cruelty officer Gabi Bayer said he kept creatures “that should never be allowed in a private home”.
She said: “He had spiders so aggressive they are the equivalent of a pit-bull in the animal world.”
Described by police as a cross between a botanical garden and the butterfly breeding ground in the serial killer movie The Silence Of The Lambs... Mark Voegel's apartment was literally crawling with hundreds of insects.
http://www.bizarremag.com/weird_world/news/6134/zoo_man_killed.html
Regional health inspection performs exam of bear, kept in a zoo after signal from Animal Protection organization
28 August 2007
FOCUS News Agency
Karnobat. Experts from the regional environment and waters inspection in the Bulgarian town of Burgas performed an examination of a bear kept in a zoo in the town of Karnobat, the correspondent of FOCUS News Agency informed. The reason for the exam were publications in the media that the bear was in bad health condition and that the Four Paws foundation was not allowed to carry out an exam of the animal. It was found that the bear is feeding and moving normally. A wound on the right front paw is visible, and the wounded area was treated by the Manager of the zoo Dr. Radko Kanchev.
From wildlife warrior to catwalk model
Larissa DubeckiAugust 29, 2007
THE shorts and T-shirt are for sale, the python isn't. The jury is still out on the child.
The incredible life of Bindi Irwin — wildlife warrior, television personality, tourism ambassador, columnist, nine-year-old — took another quantum leap away from conventional notions of childhood on Sunday when she took to a Las Vegas catwalk to promote her clothing line.
Appearing just a week before the anniversary of the death of her father, "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, Bindi and her minders are hoping to crack America's $US34 billion ($A41 billion) a year children's clothing market with her Bindi Wear International fashion line for babies to 10-year-olds.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/from-wildlife-warrior-to-catwalk-model/2007/08/28/1188067111098.html
Zoo Haul
The life of a zoo keeper is anything but tame! Navigate your way through the zoo grabbing points, avoiding crashes, and picking up the animals. Then drop them at the vet, the wash house, or their cages before time runs out and you just might survive another day at the zoo.
http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/zoohaul.jsp?rssfeed=1&name=racing
The Safari Next Door
You don't have to jet to Africa for great wildlife photos. Just trek to your local zoo.
By Tom and Pat Leeson September 2007
Big-name wildlife photographers aren't eager to admit it, but many of their most famous -- and profitable -- images were taken in zoos. Surprised? Don't be. We're pro stock photographers, and we shoot at zoos all the time. They not only educate animal-lovers about wildlife, they also offer the chance to take pictures (especially portraits and close-ups) that would be difficult, if not impossible, in the wild.
And if you do it right, your photos will go far beyond the typical "zoo snapshot" and really show the beauty and majesty of the animals. Here's how:
http://www.popphoto.com/popularphotographyfeatures/4446/the-safari-next-door.html
Life at Chimp Ridge
More than just ‘monkeying’ around for Knox Zoo’s chimps
By Amy McRary
Monday, August 27, 2007
After months of bickering, biting and antibiotics, the six apes at the Knoxville Zoo’s Chimp Ridge have an unexpected leader, a pair of possible parents and a complex mix of alliances, rivalries and relationships.
Not everything the animals decided was what the humans who oversee them expected when chimps Daisy and Jimbo arrived last year. They are the zoo’s first chimps in 16 years, joining females Debbie and Julie and males Lu and Mugsy.
Daisy, 31, and Jimbo, 28, moved from two other zoos after a Species Survival Plan, or SSP, recommendation that Knoxville be their new home.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/aug/27/life-chimp-ridge/
A look at the Crucial Steps in Your Wildlife Photo
http://www.flixya.com/post/biosman2/10822/A_look_at_the_Crucial_Steps_in_Your_Wildlife_Photo
Support Bill 154, The Regulation of Zoos Act
David Zimmer, MPP (Willowdale, Ontario) has introduced a Private Members Bill aimed at cleaning up or closing down Ontario’s roadside zoos. If passed, Bill 154, The Regulation of Zoos Act would require all Ontario zoos to adhere to professional standards of animal welfare and public safety. Currently, many of Ontario's zoos rank among the worst anywhere.
http://careaboutanimals.blogspot.com/2007/08/roadside-zoos-have-negative-impact-on.html
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Court bans breeding in zoos Web posted at: 10/10/2006 7:56:42Source ::: Agencies
New delhi • The Supreme Court yesterday banned the country’s 250 zoos from breeding programmes for their animals following allegations by animal rights activists that indiscriminate breeding was leading to overcrowding.
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=India&month=October2006&file=World_News2006101075642.xml
No breeding of animals beyond prescribed manner: SC
09 October, 2006
The Supreme Court has directed the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to ensure strict compliance of its order dated Feb 7 1995, denying permission to permit breeding of animals in the zoos throughout the country beyond prescribed number. A bench comprising Chief Justice Y K Sabarwal and Justice C K Thakkar also issued notices to the CZA on a petition filed by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) seeking directions to the authority to implement its order to control and check overcrowding of zoos in the country. At present there are 159 recognised zoos in the country while 84 others whose application for recognition has already been rejected by CZA are still continuing illegally. According to the petitioner, overcrowding of animals in the zoos and wild animal sanctuaries were causing spread of diseases among animals due to prevailing unhygienic conditions in such places. Lack of veterinary doctors and virtual absence of medical treatment of ailing animals has threatened some rare species with extinction. Today's directions were issued by the court which took serious view of prevailing state of affairs in the zoos in the country due to unchecked growth of population of animals for which further control and check on breeding of animals has become paramount. (UNI)
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http://www.indlawnews.com/AF003961D7B40C0F1B0101A476156FA9
After 73 years, Catskill Game Farm shuts its doors
CATSKILL, N.Y. The Catskill Game Farm's seven-decade run comes to a close on Columbus Day.
The 73-year-old Hudson Valley attraction is closing for good on Monday, and the owners plan to put the zoo's one-thousand remaining animals on the auction block the following week.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=5507217&nav=4QcS
Animal-adoring Czechs take puppy love to new heights
By Eric Johnson
dpa German Press AgencyPublished: Wednesday October 11, 2006
By Eric Johnson, Prague- A tobacco shop in Prague's Old Town district offers two kinds of picture postcards: the tourist sort featuring the city's architecture from every conceivable angle, and cute animals. "What do furry kittens and galloping horses have to do with Prague?" a customer asked the counter girl. "People love animals!" she gasped, stunned by a question with such an obvious answer. Obvious, at least, in Prague and the rest of the Czech Republic, where animal love is a powerful cultural phenomenon that's growing with the country's prosperity as a new European Union member.
http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Animal_adoring_Czechs_take_puppy_lo_10112006.html
Molek part of global effort for Sumatran tigers
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 11:13 am
Press Release: Auckland City Council
AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL MEDIA RELEASE
18 October 2006
Zoo's new arrival Molek part of global effort for Sumatran tigers
Sumatran tiger Molek, a mate for male Oz, has arrived at Auckland Zoo to progress the international captive breeding programme for this critically endangered big cat, now numbering fewer than 400 in the wild. While breeding will be a priority, of equally high importance will be advocacy and growing the direct support role the Zoo plays for Molek and Oz's cousins in the wild, via the 21st Century Tiger project - Kerenci Seblat National Park.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0610/S00037.htm
News from the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/default.cfm
Loony for zoos
And Central Texas has four odd ones.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
My name is Michael Barnes, and I am a zoo addict.
(I'd use the term zoophile, but that comes with a completely different association.)
Of course, in the best of circumstances, animals should roam free, far from man-made enclosures and the probing eyes of curious humans.
Yet wherever I travel, among the required stops are the zoos and aquariums of the world's major cities and distant backwoods. Sometimes, they outrank the art museums and historical attractions for tourist magnetism.
Secondary confession: It's taken me more than a decade to visit the Austin Zoo, the rescue facility off U.S. 290 West. It offers none of the sophisticated charms of a big-city zoo, but, as XL contributor James Haley amply demonstrates in today's cover story, the local animal park is an educational institution and an admirably humane endeavor.
http://www.austin360.com/xl/content/arts/stories/xl/2006/10/26edblast.html
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