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Zoo elephant coming to sanctuary
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, October 28, 2007
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B2
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE – Maggie, the Alaska Zoo's lone African elephant, is scheduled to fly to her new home in California on a C-17 cargo aircraft Thursday.
The 25-year-old elephant, who has spent 24 years at the zoo, will be calling the Performing Animals Welfare Society's Ark 2000 compound in San Andreas her new home.
She will be flying out of Elmendorf Air Force Base to Travis Air Force Base. The trip from the Anchorage zoo to her arrival at the Sierra foothills sanctuary is expected to take 12 hours.
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/458267.html
'Boo' fills the Monominee Park Zoo
By Amanda M. Wimmer
of The Northwestern
The animals at the Menominee Park Zoo had some company Saturday.
Hundreds of children donning Halloween costumes and their parents made their way to the fifth annual Zooloween Boo, a celebration at the zoo that included a costume contest, crafts, games, trick-or-treating and an entertainment tent complete with clowns.
"I'm having fun," said 4-year-old Lydia Hoeper who transformed from little girl to princess Saturday afternoon.
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071028/OSH0101/710280539/1128/OSHnews
ZooBoo Comes To Maryland Zoo
(WJZ) BALTIMORE Many of Baltimore's party animals are taking part in an early Halloween celebration.
Sharon Gibala reports even though Halloween isn't until Wednesday, animal lovers are heading to the Maryland Zoo for its ZooBoo event.
Sunday is the last day to catch the ZooBoo exhibit.
The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be pie eating contests, face painting, and many other activities, not to mention some odd creatures to feast your eyes on.
Hay rides will be offered throughout the day.
Organizers say the main valley, which opens only certain times during the year, will be open for guests.
ZooBoo is free with general admission to the zoo.
(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
http://wjz.com/pets/local_story_301090009.html
Decision Will Save Zoo Animals
Oct 28, 2007 09:55 AM EDT
Their lives were on the line, but the fate of three zoo animals has been decided. An emotional week for Potter Park Zoo after fears of a deadly disease put three popular animals in jeopardy. For kids of all ages, there's nothing quite like a day with the animals. There's something missing at Potter Park Zoo- the popular arctic fox display is empty. The controversy started last week when a 10-year-old boy somehow got over the barrier, reached his arm over the fence and was bitten by one of the zoo's three foxes.
Renee Canady, Ingham County Health Department: "Any time we have a bite with what's considered a wild animal as opposed to a domestic animal, we assume there is a risk of rabies and we have two options, to either vaccinate prophylactically or preventively, or to euthanize the animal."
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=7276258&nav=0RbQ
Last Chance to Boo and Photos from Friday Night
http://www.clemetzoo.com/zblog/default.asp?Display=65
Hawk at the Zoo
Ok, I'm not even going to try and ID this hawk! I was lucky to find it just a few feet away in the Owls' aviary at the Calgary Zoo a few days ago. I took SO many photos of it, though I knew that the light was beginning to fade. Well, I now have a lot of photos to delete, but managed to rescue this one and maybe a second one! Oh, for a camera that is good in low light - sigh!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/1795620568/
Cirque du Soleil showcases talent at Miller Park Zoo
By Bridget Flynn
bflynn@pantagraph.com
BLOOMINGTON — Two men on stilts and a juggler promoted upcoming Cirque du Soleil shows in Central Illinois by entertaining children wearing their own Halloween costumes Sunday at Miller Park Zoo.
A juggler with the stage name “Fresh” impressed crowds by juggling three pins or five balls at a time, sometimes using his head and back to catch balls. Fresh, also known as Doug Sayers of Chicago, was on hand with Christophe “Christophalezxg” Provyn and David “Detdet” Beapre for the Halloween at Miller Park event.
Vicki Rowe of Bloomington brought her daughters, Stephanie, 9, Jennifer, 7, and Rachel, 2, to the event, which also was scheduled to have face painting, creepy animal encounters and — of course — treats. The girls were dressed as Hannah Montana, Princess Bell from “Beauty and the Beast,” and a dalmation.
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/10/28/news/doc472530b033c2f898018646.txt
Rare tuatara raised at Wellington Zoo
Monday, 29 October 2007, 5:11 pm
Press Release: Wellington Zoo
Rare tuatara raised at Wellington Zoo to be released into the wild
Fifty Borthers Island tuatara hatched at Victoria University and cared for at Wellington Zoo for the last five years will be dug up from their burrows at the Zoo on Tuesday 30 October in preparation for their release onto Long Island in Cook Strait on 31 October, Zoo Chief Executive Karen Fifield and Victoria University Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Charles Daugherty, announced today.
"We are thrilled to work with Victoria University to help conserve this iconic New Zealand species by establishing a tuatara population on Long Island," says Karen.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0710/S00061.htm
Let’s keep the zoo strong
POSTED: October 29, 2007
Kids love a zoo.
So too does the kid in most adults.
The Oleson Park Zoo has been a favorite of youngsters and the young at heart for a long time. It is regarded by many Fort Dodgers as an exceptionally important community asset. That was made clear in August when a dispute between zoo supporters and the city government raised the possibility the zoo might close.
Friends of the Oleson Park Zoo — a private sector group that provides a variety financial and volunteer help to keep the zoo in operation— has embarked on a campaign to guarantee our zoo’s long-run viability.
The Friends group and city officials are working hard to finalize an agreement that will spell out their respective responsibilities in preserving the zoo as a treasured part of the community.
Determining just how much support Fort Dodgers are prepared to give to keep the zoo running is a major current priority for the Friends organization.
‘‘The Friends of the Zoo would like to do what we can do to get the zoo set up and funded in a way that it can sustain itself,’’ Friends spokesman Jim Kramer said recently. ‘‘It’s really critical that we find out how much volunteer and financial support there is to help us accomplish that.’’
Now is the time for those zoo enthusiasts who have the time to volunteer or the ability to make a financial commitment to step forward.
If you can help, contact Orville or Joyce O’Connell at 955-3258 or write to Friends of the Oleson Park Zoo, P.O. Box 33, Fort Dodge, IA 50501.
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/500577.html
Alaska's only elephant will be moved to warmer California this week
The Associated Press
Published: October 28, 2007
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Alaska's only elephant is being moved from her long-time home at a zoo in this chilly far-northern state to one in warmer California where she can be with other elephants.
Maggie, 25, arrived at The Alaska Zoo as a baby in 1983 after her herd was culled in South Africa. She has been alone ever since the zoo's only other elephant, Annabelle, died in 1997 at age 33 of a chronic foot infection.
On Thursday she will be moved to her new home, at the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in San Andreas.
There, Maggie — who now lives in an elephant house with concrete floors and has access to a small outside enclosure — will have 30 acres (12 hectares) where she will live with nine other elephants.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/28/america/NA-GEN-US-Alaskas-Elephant.php
Taipei Zoo throws party celebrating 21 years in Muzha
By Angelica Oung
STAFF REPORTER
Monday, Oct 29, 2007, Page 2
The Taipei Zoo celebrated its 21st anniversary in its Muzha (木柵) location yesterday.
Like many sunny Saturdays, the MRT train to the zoo was packed with families on their way to enjoying a day out with the animals.
Although many families were not aware that it has been almost 21 years since the zoo moved from its cramped location in Yuanshan (圓山) to the more spacious environs of Muzha, others turned up specifically because of the anniversary.
Zoo workers estimate that more than 30,000 visitors entered the turnstiles yesterday.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/29/2003385252
Zoo worker injured by antelope
Published: Nov. 1, 2007 at 5:16 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A zoo worker in Jacksonville, Fla., was recovering in a hospital Thursday after she was rammed by a horned antelope.
Jacksonville Zoo Director Dennis Pate said Amanda Brown sustained a serious gash in her leg that required surgery after Abe, a 2-year-old, 600-pound antelope, fought back against her while she was trying to force him into a barn Wednesday morning, the Jacksonville Times-Union reported Thursday.
Pate said Abe has displayed aggressive tendencies but isn't normally dangerous. He said the animal won't be punished for the attack because he was following his natural instincts during the confrontation.
"He's a nice animal. It's more a question of what happens to our procedures," he said.
The director said Brown's surgery was successful and her injuries weren't life-threatening. He said Abe doesn't pose any danger to zoo patrons since he is penned in by a double fence, the newspaper account said.
"It's never a good day when your employees are hurt," he told the Times-Union.
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http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/11/01/zoo_worker_injured_by_antelope/6412/
Jacksonville Zoo worker injured after antelope attack
The Associated Press
12:47 pm, November 1, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville Zoo worker is recovering from serious injuries she suffered when an antelope rammed her.
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Zoo director Dennis Pate says Amanda Brown required surgery after the antelope's horns gashed her leg.
Brown was trying to get Abe, a 2-year-old East African bongo, into a barn. Pate says the 600-pound antelope is "a nice animal," and it isn't clear what caused Abe to ram Brown.
The horns of East African bongos average about 25 inches long. The antelopes can use their horns to break branches to reach overhead leaves and shoots.
Pate says zoo patrons weren't in any danger, because double fences surround most exhibits.
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20071101/NEWS/71101014/-1/rss&source=RSS
Botanical garden, zoo watch water like hawk
By MARK DAVIS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/02/07
Things with horns and thorns are having to do with less water than ever before at Zoo Atlanta and the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Georgia's unprecedented drought has prompted both facilities to cut back on water usage.
The zoo has put into effect a conservation plan it developed following a 2005 audit of its water consumption, meaning less water in some pools where rhinos wallow or elephants wander. At the garden, employees are hand-watering some plants to make sure none is wasted.
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/stories/2007/11/01/droughtzoo_1102.html
Detroit Zoo gets new overseer of spooky creatures
November 1, 2007
By BILL LAITNER
DETROIT FREE PRESS
How cool is this? On Halloween Day, the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak announced it had just hired someone to oversee hooded, scaly creatures that come out at night and bare their fangs.
Jeffrey Jundt is the new curator of the zoo’s collection of reptile collection — the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles.
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Not scary enough? Jundt arrived straight from a school of sharks. A nationwide search found him in Las Vegas, where he headed the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay Resort. He has also been a zoo keeper in South Dakota, said zoo spokeswoman Patricia Janeway.
Jundt lives in Royal Oak and is said to be — attention, local cops — a drag racer.
The reptile curator’s job had been vacant for eight months. But fear not: Jundt’s predecessor isn’t decomposing in some corner of the gaboon viper cage. That fellow took another zoo job in California, Janeway said Thursday.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071101/NEWS03/71101051/1035/ENT
Condors: Challenges with a New Cohort
Posted at 12:15 pm
November 1, 2007 by Suzanne Hall
Our condor research hit an milestone at the end of July, 2007, when the colorful cohort of four young birds left their birthplace at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park to begin a new adventure in Baja California, Mexico at Sierra San Pedro de Martír National Park. The birds traveled in crates to the facility there, where they were released into a flight pen where they will adapt to life in Baja for several months before their release to the wild sometime next year. It’s hard to believe that the goofy little youngsters we observed last November have grown so much, and that they will soon be soaring in the wild. (See Suzanne’s previous blog, Condors at the Crossroads.)
Research with these animals did not end when they were transferred to Baja. There are behaviorists observing them regularly in their flight pen, using the same ethogram and protocol we used throughout their time in San Diego. Birds that have been released in previous years are regularly followed and observed in the wild, and these newest birds will be similarly monitored once they fly free.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/condors-challenges-with-a-new-cohort/
Zoo details hippo's ill-fated trip
By Manny Gonzales
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 10/31/2007 08:15:06 PM MDT
The Denver Zoo on Wednesday responded to concerns raised by animal rights groups about the death of a 6-year-old hippopatamus that died last week during transport to the Calgary Zoo in Alberta.
The 3,000-pound hippo, Hazina, died during the 29-hour journey by truck.
Denver Zoo animal care staff hired Planned Migration, an "experienced animal transport company that is well-respected within the zoo community and considered an expert in the field," officials said.
"Denver Zoo has worked with Planned Migration since April of 2000 and has transported 108 different animals with this company, including primates, pachyderms, felines, bears and birds, totaling 51 different trips, without incident," according to a prepared statement by zoo officials.
The owner of Planned Migration, Chris Danhauer, said he checked on Hazina frequently during the trip, every every two to three-and-a-half hours and was in contact with Denver Zoo throughout the journey.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7334040
New director leads Zoo
BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com
Danyelle Lantz is bringing her extensive financial experience to help lead the Zoo into its next phase.
What started as a financial audit is turning into a whole new career for Danyelle Lantz.
"They stole my heart," Lantz said, describing the dedicated staff members at the Zoo, who have been struggling to do their regular jobs in addition to raising funds to keep the attraction afloat.
Lantz, 36, is a Mississippi native who came to Pensacola in 1998. She worked as an auditor for O'Sullivan Creel, then rose through the ranks at Network Telephone to become the Chief Financial Officer. After a couple of other jobs, she landed at McMahon- Hadder Insurance, a position she planned to keep until her heartstrings pulled her toward The Zoo of Northwest Florida. She will assume the Executive Director job previously occu- pied by Doug Kemper.
"Doug did an amazing job developing the master plan," Lantz said, and he will remain involved with the Zoo, using his strengths to help the Zoo draw more visitors.
http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2007/1101/Front_Page/002.html
Welcome to Bali Zoo! Selamat datang di Kebun Binatang Bali!
Located on the beautiful island of Bali, our zoo is home to more than 350 creatures, Peel Zoo are sponsors and business partners of Bali zoo. We’d love for you to come and spend a day with us to experience the beauty of our surroundings, learn about our awesome animals, and hopefully create memories that you will cherish for a long time.
As Bali’s most unique zoo, we like to call ourselves “Nature’s Education Centre”. Our friendly staff are eager to show you around, talk to you about our animals, what we are doing to make their lives more comfortable, and what YOU can do if you would like to help us out. We have a “hands on” approach to conservation education, and we’d love to share our ideas with you!
Our daily program includes feeding of the lions, crocodiles and tigers, and if it’s cute and cuddly that you’re after - why not head down to our petting area and snuggle with a baby monkey? All of our inhabitants are fully cared for by our resident veterinarian, and we are also a bird flu free environment.
Once you’ve spent the day roaming the grounds, make a stop at Starbhoga - our newly renovated restaurant. Here, our staff will wine and dine you until you can be wined and dined no more. We can even organise a driver to round off your day and take you back to your hotel!
http://news.balitropicalvilla.com/2007/11/01/news/welcome-to-bali-zoo
Boo at the Zoo (Video)
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1278833727
Zoo Atlanta rolled out a few pumpkins filled with frozen treats Halloween morning for two of its youngest tricksters: Western Lowland gorillas Kazi and Kali. Both were born Oct. 31, 2005, to Kuchi, shown here in the photos taking advantage of her youngsters' treats. Kali, the male, has the darker, shorter hair; sister Kazi is slightly reddish, with a more, well ... stylish 'do. Both love fruit.
MARK DAVIS/AJC
http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/living/1031gorillas/
Boo at the Zoo
Big boo: Children enjoy non-scary event at Zoo
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:52 PM CDT
Ashleigh Marshall, 17, brought her one-year-old son, Jordan, to St. John's Mercy Children's Hospital Boo at the Zoo Spooky Saturday to see the array of costumes worn by other children.
Costumes ranged from lions and lobsters for smaller children, to cheerleaders and princesses for girls and Power Rangers and super heroes for boys.Marshall thought the Oct. 27 Zoo event, which included a meet-and-greet with costumed characters and costume parade, was wonderful because it was family-friendly and not frightening.
http://southsidejournal.stltoday.com/life_and_style/sj2tn20071030-1031ssj_hallo.ii1.txt
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