Zoos
New inhabitants to thrill visitors to Tirupati zoo
Sunday October 7 2007 13:03 IST
ENS
TIRUPATI: Here is good news to wildlife enthusiasts visiting the temple town of Tirupati.
Sri Venkateswara Zoological park (SVZP), one of the biggest (area wise) in the world, will have new attractions next year.
It will acquire the rare Himalayan black bear and porcupines. The zoo already has some brown bears but not black ones.
“The atmosphere and ecosystem of Tirumala Hills are conducive to Himalayan bear and we are expecting them from the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad or from the Indira Priyadarshini Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam. Visitors, especially children, will be thrilled to see the handsome black bear,” SVZP curator K Chandrasekhar Pillai said.
Speaking to this website’s News Paper, Pillai said proposals were submitted to the Central Zoo Authority seeking acquisition of black panthers and wild dogs.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20071007024140&Page=A&Headline=New+inhabitants+to+thrill+visitors+to+Tirupati+zoo&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0
Aunty Sharon and Craig took Ethan to Australia Zoo today and by the look on Ethan's face he had a great time :)
http://ichliebedichg.livejournal.com/18100.html
Boo at the Zoo! October 27–28
©WCS/J.Maher
Come in costume and celebrate a Halloween family tradition at the Central Park Zoo. Meet a wildlife witch, watch our animals trick-or-treat, and rattle some bones. Munch on spooky cookies and get your face painted. Halloween music floating throughout the Zoo will help set a “spooky” mood. This festive weekend event promises spine-tingling surprises to visitors of all ages!
Event Highlights
Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Animal Trick-or-Treat
Polar bears, penguins, red pandas, snow monkeys, and creatures of the Rainforest and Tisch Children’s Zoo dig into pumpkins filled with goodies like corn on the cob, bamboo, and fish.
http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/cpz_news/cpz_booatthezoo?o46493500=
New inhabitants to thrill visitors to Tirupati zoo
Sunday October 7 2007 13:03 IST
ENS
TIRUPATI: Here is good news to wildlife enthusiasts visiting the temple town of Tirupati.
Sri Venkateswara Zoological park (SVZP), one of the biggest (area wise) in the world, will have new attractions next year.
It will acquire the rare Himalayan black bear and porcupines. The zoo already has some brown bears but not black ones.
“The atmosphere and ecosystem of Tirumala Hills are conducive to Himalayan bear and we are expecting them from the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad or from the Indira Priyadarshini Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam. Visitors, especially children, will be thrilled to see the handsome black bear,” SVZP curator K Chandrasekhar Pillai said.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20071007024140&Page=A&Headline=New+inhabitants+to+thrill+visitors+to+Tirupati+zoo&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0
Zippity Zoo
10/6/2007
The Zippity Zoo Day celebration held Saturday at the Sequoia Park Zoo was a full day of fun and games for the entire family. Activities included crafts, a cupcake walk and, the final event, an ice cream-eating contest. + Left to right, Dakota Sullivan, Chucky Mathewson and Matt Richards visit the garden built at the site of Bill the chimpanzee’s enclosure, Saturday during the Sequoia Park Zoo’s 100th anniversary celebration. Today the zoo will officially unveil Bill’s Garden at 11 a.m., followed by free slices of cake and a chance to talk with zookeepers about what goes on behind the scenes at the zoo. Daniel Solomon/The Eureka Reporter
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=29246
Granting a Wish for the Denver Zoo
What does a baby rattle, a coffee grinder and a wet/dry vacuum have in common? These are just a few of the items on the Denver Zoo’s Wish List.
If you are doing a little fall cleaning and would like to do something nice for the animals and/or keepers and horticulture staff, make a donation to the zoo. While they always welcome cash, you can also assist with gift cards from pet supply, home building and grocery stores. They also accept items in new or good condition. The value of the item you donate does qualify as a charitable deduction.
http://www.centraldenverblog.com/2007/10/07/granting-a-wish-for-the-denver-zoo/
Orissa zoo celebrates 'Elephant Day'
From our ANI Correspondent
Bhubaneswar, Oct 7: A zoo in Bhubaneshwar today celebrated the 'Elephant Day', to spread awareness about the pachyderms.
The elephants in the Nandankanan zoo were decked up for the event, which falls during the Wildlife Week that is observed in the first week of October annually.
Several students flocked the zoo to participate in the celebrations. Students had lots of fun with learning about the jumbos.
"It (this day) makes us aware about the elephant and makes us sensitive towards their needs," said Subhadra, a student.
Abhishek, another student, said: "We saw elephants and played with them. They looked really beautiful."
Orissa has nearly 1,900 elephants in its forests, which are home to the largest number of elephants in the country.
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/180403.php/Orissa-zoo-celebrates-Elephant-Day
‘Petting zoo’ lets children see, hear, touch instruments
09:46 AM CDT on Sunday, October 7, 2007
By Lucinda Breeding/Features Editor
The Greater Denton Arts Council will have its second instrument petting zoo this weekend.
“This is the arts council’s outreach, and we’re happy to help with it,” said Don Taylor, the petting zoo coordinator and an assistant professor of music at the University of North Texas.
The university is lending four student ensembles to perform a short concert at the beginning of the event, which is free for local families with children in second through fifth grades. The students will get to hear a brass quintet, a woodwind quintet, a string quartet and a percussion ensemble.
The idea of the instrument petting zoo is credited to famed composer Leonard Bernstein in New York. They are staged all over the country so that children can try out instruments in a casual, no-stress environment.
The weekend event is one of the council’s “SuperArts Saturdays” series. The free events give children a chance to explore music, visual art and dance.
This Saturday, school children will be able to try their hand at string, woodwind, brass and percussion.
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/entertainment/stories/DRC_ZOO_10-7.148dbe80f.html
HSBC gives zoo $90,000 for upgrades: DONATION
Sunday, October 07, 2007; Posted: 06:31 PM
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Oct 07, 2007 (The Buffalo News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- HBCBF charts news PowerRating -- Lots of money and family fun filled the afternoon Saturday at the Buffalo Zoo, where HSBC Bank held its annual Halloween gathering for bank employees and presented the zoo a $90,000 check that helped it get accredited.
Last month, a year after the Buffalo Zoo's five-year accreditation was delayed, the zoo launched a campaign to collect more than $2 million and win its reaccreditation.
"That $90,000 put us over the goal," said Donna Fernandes, zoo president and chief executive officer. "We thought we were getting $50,000, then the e-mail came on a Friday, just days before I had to go before the accreditation commission to show we had raised the money needed to expand the elephant house and to improve the vet hospital."
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/677742/
Strolling around the Bronx Zoo
Posted by Mark Gillispie October 07, 2007 18:35PM
Categories: Indians in the Playoffs, Indians in the Playoffs: Mark Gillispie's On the Scene
A surprisingly small man stepped forward from the crowd in front of the New York Yankees dugout to get a better view of Derek Jeter taking his cuts during batting practice on Sunday.
It was Reggie Jackson -- "Mr. October" -- whose five home runs during the 1977 World Series helped etch his name into Yankees lore.
He said he is not surprised by the Indians postseason performance thus far.
"Cleveland is a great team that no one knows anything about," Jackson said. "Ask people who plays right field for them, who plays third base."
Jackson thinks Indians starters C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona are two of the best pitcher in the American League. And were it not for "our guy" Jorge Posada, that Victor Martinez would be the best-hitting catcher in baseball.
Asked if he will miss Yankee Stadium once it's razed after next season, Jackson shrugged.
http://blog.cleveland.com/sports/2007/10/a_surprisingly_small_man_stepp.html
Ramil Goes to the Bronx Zoo
I woke up this morning, and my roommates told me that a walrus was just born at the zoo. Naturally, I wanted to go see it and wish it a happy birthday. However, the baby walrus was born to the Coney Island Aquarium and not the Bronx Zoo. But I was already excited for the zoo, and so I went with my friends Danny and Kate anyway. We had a great time exploring the Bronx, naming all the animals, and enjoying the day. Here's "Ramil Goes to the Bronx Zoo":
http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/rti202/ramil/2007/10/ramil_goes_to_the_bronx_zoo.html
The Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, Delaware
http://maryschwalm.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/photo-week-the-brandywine-zoo/
Injured tiger cub dies at Brookfield Zoo (Video)
By Kristen Kridel Tribune staff reporter
October 8, 2007
Although Brookfield Zoo officials said the injuries of a 4-month-old tiger cub that lost its right foreleg and part of its tail were not life-threatening, the male Amur tiger died Sunday.
The cub died while coming out of anesthesia for ongoing treatment after his father bit off the cub's foreleg Sept. 27, a news release from the Chicago Zoological Society stated. The preliminary examination did not determine why the cub died, but the zoo says it plans to conduct more pathology tests in a week.
Though no one witnessed the attack, zoo officials said the cub's father apparently bit off the leg when the cub extended his right front paw between the bars of a gate separating the two.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-tigercubs08_bothoct08,1,4025603.story?ctrack=3&cset=true
Tiger cub attacked by father dies following treatment at Chicago-area zoo
The Associated Press
Published: October 8, 2007
BROOKFIELD, Illinois: A 4-month-old tiger cub at the Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago died while undergoing treatment for injuries suffered when his father bit him last month, zoo officials said.
The male Amur tiger lost part of his right foreleg and part of his tail on Sept. 27.
The injuries were not considered life-threatening, but treatment continued, and the animal died Sunday while recovering from anesthesia, according to the Chicago Zoological Society, which manages the suburban zoo.
The preliminary examination did not determine why the cub died, but the zoo expects to have results of pathology tests in about a week, said spokesman Josh Mogerman.
No one witnessed the attack. The cub's father apparently bit the leg when the cub extended his right front paw through a small opening in a door separating the animals, zoo officials said. The limb then had to be removed.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/08/america/NA-GEN-US-Tiger-Cub-Dies.php
Zoo makes admission free for KC residents
Admission to the Kansas City Zoo will be free for city residents during October and November. That’s a thank you from the Friends of the Zoo for the $4.3 million subsidy the zoo received from the city this year.
Visitors must bring photo ID and proof of residency, such as a utility bill with a Kansas City, Mo., address. Only immediate family members at that address are eligible.
Matt Campbell,
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/307734.html
Indpendant Pod Cast "A Trip to the San Diego Zoo"
http://cdn.libsyn.com/podcacher/PodCacher071008.mp3
Zebra demonstrates its animal magnetism during zoo event
Oct 07, 2007 @ 11:45 PM
By Zack Creglow
RRSTAR.COM
BELVIDERE -
Rick Anderson has found a new running partner.
Every afternoon, Anderson laces up his shoes and starts jogging with his newest pet. It has four legs and a tail, but his running partner is not a dog. Try a zebra, imported all the way from ... Kentucky.
Since Kenya the zebra arrived to Summerfield Farm and Zoo more than a week ago, Anderson, the zoo’s owner, has taken on the chore of giving her a daily jog. So each afternoon, the pair run for about five minutes on Anderson’s 100-acre rural Belvidere farm.
“We just go however long she wants to run,” Anderson said.
http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x1998364166
Move on to start night safari in State Zoo
By A City Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 7 – For those who wish to experience the thrill of a night safari in the State, their dream could come true in the Assam State Zoo, Guwahati, and that too within the next two months. State Minister of Forest, Rockeybul Hussain revealed this and many other developmental plans at the closing ceremony of the 53rd Wildlife Week at Rabindra Bhawan here today.
The Wildlife Week is observed nationally in the first week of October every year.
“With Rs 1 crore sanctioned by the State Government, the modernization process of the State Zoo would be completed within the next two months, and we will start night outing services to the visitors, with vehicles taking them to a zoo trip after the sunset,” he said.
According to another plan, the State government will start a full-fledged Vulture Reproduction Centre in the Rani area of the city, to save the species which is on the verge of extinction. Already three vultures have been kept there to initiate the process. “The Vulture Reproduction Centre, to be inaugurated shortly, will be the third of its kind in the country,” said the minister. The Forest department has also increased the remunerations of its casual employees, who are working since 1993, to Rs 2,500.
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=oct0807/at08
Lulu the rhino is pregnant again in Hungary after successful artifical insemination
BUDAPEST, Hungary: Lulu, the first rhino to give birth to a calf conceived by artificial insemination, is pregnant again.
The Budapest Zoo confirmed Monday that the 27-year-old rhino will give birth in late 2008.
She already is mother to Layla, the world's first rhino calf born following artificial insemination with sperm from another rhino at the zoo, Easy Boy.
This time, the zoo used sperm from Simba, 38, a rhino from Britain's Colchester Zoo.
A rhino's gestation period is 16 to 17 months.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/08/europe/EU-GEN-Hungary-Pregnant-Rhino.php
Al Ain Zoo to remain open longer during the holidays
By Aftab Kazmi, Bureau Chief
Published: October 11, 2007, 23:44
Al Ain: Al Ain Zoo will remain open for a longer period from the first day of Eid Al Fitr to offer a unique day and night experience to visitors.
The time has been extended due to the public response for the night zoo concept, said a spokesperson of the zoo, adding that the extended hours would continue even after the Eid holidays.
"The new daily zoo timings, from 8am to 10pm, will give visitors the opportunity to view the fascinating range of exhibits in their natural environment during both day and night," she said.
The night zoo was started in summer and more than 110,000 people from the UAE and neighbouring GCC countries have visited it. The night zoo, said the spokesperson, is part of a series of initiatives undertaken by the zoo in recent months.
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Leisure/10159767.html
Plenty of history slithering around Cincinnati Zoo's Reptile House
By Charles Infosino
Contributing Writer
Monday, October 08, 2007
Home is where the herp is. A "herp" (or herptile — the proper biological name) is a reptile or an amphibian. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's Reptile House is home to more than 92 species of reptiles from all over the world. It's like a United Nations of herps.
http://www.oxfordpress.com/hp/content/oh/story/entertainment/go/2007/10/08/go101207reptile.html
Escaped Sedgwick Zoo Flamingo Spotted Again
A flamingo who escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo more than two years ago has been spotted again - this time in Louisiana.
The greater flamingo and another flamingo were spotted near the Calcasieu Channel at the end of September. It was the first documented sighting of a greater flamingo in Louisiana.
The same pair of birds were spotted in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Gulf Coast in December of 2006.
Zoo officials say that on June 27, 2005, two greater flamingos took flight from their exhibit. The lighter colored flamingo shown in the photos below is the one from Wichita. The other is a flamingo from Mexico. The 2nd flamingo from the zoo has never been sighted.
An attempt was made by several wildlife officials to relocate the birds last week, but they were no longer in the area.
http://www.wibw.com/kakeheadlines/headlines/10315767.html
Staff's wild behaviour shuts Sri Lanka zoo
1 day ago
COLOMBO (AFP) — Wild behaviour briefly closed Sri Lanka's main zoo Wednesday, but humans, not animals, were the culprits, police said.
Several staff were injured in fighting that broke out over pay and conditions at the National Zoo in the Colombo suburb of Dehiwala. One senior manager was beaten so badly he needed to be taken to hospital.
"We have brought the situation at the zoo under control," a police officer said.
"It was open to the public after being shut for about two hours this morning. Police went in to restore order."
A zoo official said the dispute centred around death benefits for zookeepers, with fighting breaking out shortly after the gates opened for visitors.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gFhdCOYttxUVZZ14a6JoG5Re_m5Q
Zoo employees attack director
By Jayantha Samarakoon & H M Dharmapala
The acting director of the Dehiwala Zoo was admitted to Kalubowila hospital yesterday after he was assaulted by several workers who stormed his office.
A large group of zoo employees had stormed the office demanding
answers to certain labour issues and later assaulted the acting director following a heated argument between the employees and the administration.
The acting director was immediately rushed to Kalubowila hospital and police were summoned to the scene.
The zoo was temporarily closed as a result. Sports and Public Recreation Minister Gamini Lokuge later intervened and got the zoo reopened.
Large queues were seen outside the zoo while it was closed with many people who had come from the outstations waiting to get in.
The minister later held a meeting with the employees and asked the police to arrest the wrongdoers. Three employees were taken into custody.
http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/10/11/front/5.asp
Law of the jungle shuts Sri Lanka zoo
AFP
Published:Oct 11, 2007
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s main zoo was briefly closed to the public after a dispute between animal-keepers and administrators over pay and welfare descended into violence.
Police said several staff were injured in the fighting at the National Zoo in the Colombo suburb of Dehiwala, including a senior manager who was beaten so badly he needed to be taken to hospital.
“We have brought the situation at the zoo under control,” a police officer said. “It was open to the public after being shut for about two hours this morning. Police went in to restore order.”
A zoo official said the dispute centred around death benefits for zoo-keepers, with fighting breaking out shortly after the gates opened for visitors on Wednesday.
http://www.thetimes.co.za/Entertainment/CelebZone/Article.aspx?id=584679
Zoo centennial celebration dedicates garden to Bill the chimp
by Ashley Bailey, The Eureka Reporter, 10/7/2007
Tears came to Gretchen Ziegler’s eyes as she remembered a longtime friend at the Sequoia Park Zoo on Sunday.
“It’s amazing how sometimes that grief pops up,” said Ziegler, the zoo’s manager.
A memorial garden was dedicated to a past favorite zoo resident, Bill the chimp, on Sunday as part of the zoo’s centennial celebration.
Bill was a member of the zoo for 50 years and died at age 62 in June.
A memory book was available for visitors to sign their names with messages to Bill.
Wayne M. Anderson signed Bill’s memory book and smiled while remembering the animal he considered to be a part of his family.
“His gentle nature showed me where my humanity ended and where his humanity began,” Anderson said, donning a top hat and Bill the chimp T-shirt.
One entry said, “Bill you were my life. I miss you.”
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=29282
Killer Whale Hits Trainer in Spain Zoo
By JUAN MANUEL PARDELLAS – 3 days ago
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — A killer whale at a marine park hit its trainer and dragged her underwater repeatedly until it finally freed the woman with a badly bruised chest and a broken arm, park officials said Monday.
The trainer, 29-year-old German national Claudia Vollhardt, remained hospitalized Monday after her weekend scare at Loro Parque, a zoo on Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands.
Vollhardt was working with a 1.5-ton male orca named Tekoa on Saturday, rehearsing a trick in which they swim together with the whale pushing her feet from behind with its snout, when something went wrong.
Tekoa slammed the woman in the chest from underneath and ended up pulling her right arm, park officials said.
Pulling Vollhardt with her, the whale submerged and resurfaced several times in the 40-foot deep tank before it finally released the instructor.
Vollhardt did not lose consciousness at any time and survived the ordeal because she is in excellent physical condition, said Loro Parque spokeswoman Patricia Delponti. She insisted it was an accident, not an attack.
"The whale did not bite her. If it had, she would have lost her arm," Delponti said.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gbdAc1I2CD-QS89F43cdbRyzu8LQD8S57UD80
Hop in to Auckland Zoo for Frog Week
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 10:51 am
Press Release: Auckland City Council
AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL
MEDIA RELEASE
9 October 2007
Hop in to Auckland Zoo for Frog Week
Auckland Zoo is celebrating National Frog Week with Cadbury’s Freddo Frog from 18 to 22 October, and offering fun activities that will give visitors the chance to discover more about these amazing amphibians.
National Frog Week (22 – 28 October) is a Department of Conservation (DOC) initiative, designed to raise public awareness of New Zealand’s four remaining native frog species, all of which are endangered.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0710/S00098.htm
Zoo benefitting from long summer
10/8/2007 4:05 PM
By: Evan Axelbank
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The animals are catching some rays, and so are the people who come to see them.
"Our typical year we're sloshing around in the rain or the mud," said Lisa King, a Cicero resident.
Not this year. It's been warm and dry.
"The zoo is really, really benefiting," said Lorrell Walter, the zoo's public relations director.
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=122486&SecID=83
iZoofari Chat: Releasing Endangered Hawaiian Birds
The San Diego Zoo is involved in a program to save some tiny endangered birds native to Hawaii. In this episode, conservation program manager Alan Lieberman talks about a recent release of captive-bred Hawaii creepers and 'akepa into ...
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/podcast/chat/zoochat_071004_lieberman_ef.mp3
Brianna at the Petting zoo 3
http://uncutvideo.aol.com/videos/e6217d5f9f9d8923470f1b3ca0f637db?index=0
Hopes high with these Zoo Atlanta arrivals
By MARK DAVIS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 10/09/07
They hit town Sunday night, stopping only for gas on a tiring drive from Orlando. Forgive Mona and Glenda if they're not ready to step out into proper society just yet.
But when they do, expect them to step in a big way. It's easy to do when your legs are 6 feet long.
Abu (front) is a reticulated giraffe who's been alone since Betunia (left), a 23-year-old Masai, died of natural causes in August.
Mona and Glenda are Giraffa camelopardalis, a name nearly as long as their necks. They're giraffes, the latest residents of Zoo Atlanta. With their arrival, the zoo has three — with hopes of making more.
Monday morning, Mona and Glenda stood side by side at the zoo's quarantine area. With legs the height of an adult human, they resembled a table set for giants. Their skin, dotted with spots the color of chestnut, quivered whenever a fly landed on them. The two regarded a pair of visitors with eyes the size of tennis balls. Both looked vaguely nervous.
"They are, usually, vaguely nervous," said Lisa Smith, the zoo's curator of large mammals.
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/stories/2007/10/08/giraffes_1009.html
Oregon Zoo unveils new mane event
Animals - The master plan for the zoo includes a lion exhibit, a parking garage and a bigger elephant area
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
RICHARD L. HILL
The Oregonian Staff
Change is uncaged at the Oregon Zoo.
Lions will be heard roaring again at the Washington Park facility, joined by speedy cheetahs and African wild dogs. The zoo has broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot "Predators of the Serengeti" exhibit, which will open in 2009.
The zoo also has unveiled a strategic master plan that proposes expanding the elephant area, building a three-story parking deck to deal with its chronic parking shortage and increasing summer admission prices.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1191894928188570.xml&coll=7
Zoo stumped over missing critter
Officials are skeptical that someone stole Hulu the meerkat
By Alexandre Da Silva
adasilva@starbulletin.com
Honolulu Zoo officials have set up traps, searched underground tunnels and even filed a police report. But nearly three weeks have passed, and there still are no signs of Hulu the missing meerkat.
Hulu mysteriously disappeared Sept. 19 when zoo keepers could not find him in a 500-square-foot enclosure he shares with his friend, Kapa.
"We do a count, and we didn't count up to two; we only saw the one," said zoo Director Ken Redman. "We looked at all possibilities, and so far it's come to no conclusion on anything."
Hulu and Kapa, both 11-year-old, healthy, castrated males, arrived here October 1997 from the Toledo Zoo in Ohio. They have lived together since a third meerkat died of a medical condition about three years ago.
http://starbulletin.com/2007/10/09/news/story06.html
Zoo to get up to $1 million for lion habitat
October 9, 2007 11:32 am — The Seneca Park Zoo this morning announced a challenge gift intended to raise $1 million for its planned lion exhibit.
Under the challenge gift, the largest in zoo history, the zoo will receive up to $500,000 in matching funds from the Reidman Foundation for the lion habitat of A Step Into Africa — The Ngorongoro Crater Exhibit expansion project.
The zoo will have until March 28, 2008, to gather donations from the community that the foundation will match.
The exhibit will reflect the community’s interest in lions and primates, as well as their need for innovative, hands-on education displays and programs for children of all ages. It wil cost about $4 million. Besides the lion exhibit and crater lodge, it will have a simulated archaeological dig and a state-of-the-art interactive exhibit.
Ground will be broken in 2009, to give the animals a break in construction at the zoo, zoo officials said.
The last time lions were part of the zoo's permanent inhabitants was at least 25 years ago, zoo officials said.
Details were announced at a press conference at the zoo, 2222 St. Paul St.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071009/NEWS01/71009003/1002/NEWS
Hyena Cub Hand Raised By Zoo Keepers (Video)
Adelaide's Monarto Zoo in South Australia has been faced with the unusual task of hand-raising a more...
http://www.livevideo.com/video/kiyowaterz/9A60128E173E455A87012A802C61DDE2/hyena-cub-hand-raised-by-zoo-k.aspx
San Francisco Zoo, California, USA
Tuesday October 09th 2007, 3:11 pm
The San Francisco Zoo is another fantastic gem. Billed as California’s largest zoological park and conservation park, the San Francisco Zoo—like many of the city’s attractions—enjoys Northern California’s almost year-round temperate climate thanks to a confluence of its northerly location and the Pacific ocean to the west.
http://sojourneys.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/san-francisco-zoo-california-usa/
Community Affairs Forum for Save The Zoo
2007-10-09 10:36:00
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Community Affairs Forum: "Save the Zoo" on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Pensacola Junior College's Hagler Auditorium from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The is committed to bringing quarterly public forums to the community to address important issues that directly affect the citizens of our service area.
The Zoo of Northwest Florida, located east of Gulf Breeze in South Santa Rosa County, is the topic of this quarter's Community Affairs Forum.
A few weeks ago, the news became public that the Zoo of Northwest Florida was facing a financial crisis, caused in part by Hurricane Ivan. Since then, many local residents from community leaders to small children have stepped up to help raise the $1 million needed toward the $3 million Zoo staff says it needs to become financially stable.
http://community.emeraldcoast.com/articles/zoo_19081___article.html/community_public.html
Those Hay-zee Days of Boo
Posted at 9:37 am on October 09, 2007 by Jungle Jeanne
The unseasonably warm weather in October has made things a little easier for staff at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to prepare for annual Halloween event Boo at the Zoo. I'll be posting regular updates on our behind-the-scenes Boo preparation, beginning today with the construction of the not-yet-haunted hay maze and the arrival of some of the decorations.
Autumn in Cleveland means only one thing for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: time to get ready for Boo! Boo at the Zoo preparations are well underway beginning with the construction of the hay maze. Before it becomes haunted, the maze is laid out on the floor of the Palava Hut by brave marketing personnel (Tom Robatin and Amanda Majewski) who are not afraid to get down on their knees and go head to head:
http://www.clemetzoo.com/zblog/default.asp?Display=55
Tatqiq Loses Her “Necklace”
Posted at 10:59 am October 9, 2007 by Kelly Murphy
In my last blog, Trash or Treasure for Polar Bears?, I wrote that Tatqiq (pictured standing on shelter) had decided to try on a plastic trash can lid as part of the enrichment process, and couldn’t (or wouldn’t) take it back off. As reported before, Tatqiq was perfectly fine wearing the lid around her neck and did not seem bothered by it in the least. After talking with my co-workers and having a face to face with our veterinarians, I was happy that we all agreed it would be better to leave her to her resources rather than have to anesthetize her.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/tatqiq-loses-her-necklace/
Binghamton Zoo to open a new coral reef exhibit
The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park will formally open its newest attraction this week: a coral reef exhibit will open this Saturday.
Representatives of the Southern Tier Reef Society will be on hand to discuss the exhibit along with information about the conservation of this vanishing habitat, as well as offer tips on how to develop and maintain your own salt water aquarium in your home.
Coral reefs are made up of millions of tiny animals and many of the other animals living in and around these reefs look much more like plants or rocks. Found in tropical waters around the world, coral reefs are under serious threat by pollution, changing water levels, rising ocean temperatures and illegal harvesting. All of the residents of the zoo's tank were raised in captivity. There are dozens of species of coral and other invertebrates along with several species of fish that inhabit the coral reefs around the world in this active new exhibit.
This colorful new exhibit was made possible through the efforts and donations of the Southern Tier Reef Society and an anonymous donation to the zoo. It is located in the lower level of the Wonders of Waters Building across from the underwater viewing areas for the otters and the penguins.
Zoo hours are daily from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., weather permitting. The zoo's annual Boo at the Zoo Halloween event will be Oct. 12 and 13.
For more information, go to www.rossparkzoo.com.
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