| Zoo News Chester Zoo Unveils a £225 Million
Biodome Plan Unlike Anything Else on the Planet  Chester Zoo
Chester,
UK - Chester Zoo today unveiled an ambitious £225 million
plan that will see it transformed into the largest conservation, animal
and leisure attraction of its kind in Europe. The project - given the
working title Natural Vision - will involve a £90 million first
phase which will include the only domed ecosystem in the UK. MORE... |
| Visit Night Safari, the World's First Wildlife Park for Nocturnal
Animals, To See Oxen  Night Safari
Singapore - Chinese Zodiac sign of the "Ox"
signifies prosperity through hard work. With the upcoming Year of the
Ox, come and spot the six different types of cattle from the different
"continents" at the Night Safari, as it is the only park to have
numerous species from the bovine family. The six are the ankole, anoa,
banteng, Cape buffalo, gaur and the water buffalo. "Many associate the
word ox to buffaloes. However, it is not confined to just buffalos but
defines cattle that belong to the bovine family. At Night Safari, we
have six different species from the bovine family," says Mr. Kumar
Pillai, Assistant Director, Zoology, Night Safari. MORE... |
Franklin Park Zoo Is Throwing a
Gorilla-sized Birthday Party for Little Joe |  Franklin Park
Zoo
Boston, MA - Set off on a tropical excursion
during February school vacation week - bring your family to Franklin
Park Zoo for an ape-themed getaway! Little Joe turns 16, so Franklin
Park Zoo will celebrate his birthday all week!
Little Joe is
the largest male of the Franklin Park Zoo gorillas. Even though he is so
large, he is very gentle and patient with all of the gorillas especially
Kimani. He likes juice of all kinds including apple, cranberry and
grape. MORE... |
Start the Lunar New Year with the God of Fortune at Singapore
Zoo  Singapore Zoo
Singapore - Ox-picious calves at Singapore Zoo
this Chinese New Year. Usher in the Year of the Ox with traditional and
auspicious highlights at the Singapore Zoo. With the God of Fortune,
lion dance and photo opportunities with our calves, there are plenty of
ox-picious Chinese New Year family activities waiting for you at the
Zoo. Meet AnAn and LeLe, two very special calves and take a photograph
with them to mark the beginning of a prosperous year. Mingle with the
God of Fortune and let him foretell your destiny. MORE... |
| WNC Nature Center's Nibbles Will Predict When North Carolina's
Winter Will End  Western North Carolina Nature
Center
Ashevile, NC - Spend your Groundhog Day at the
WNC Nature Center with Susan Reinhardt, and find out what a single mom
and a single groundhog have in common!
It's Groundhog Day
once again at the Western North Carolina Nature Center! Join Asheville
Citizen Times columnist, Susan Reinhardt, and the Nature Center staff on
Monday February 2, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. as we take a close view of our
groundhog, Nibbles, one of the largest squirrels in the eastern U.S.!
Our Nature Center naturalists and Carlton Burke, noted expert, will
amaze you with the biology and ecology of these herbivorous creatures,
along with Appalachian music and folklore about our local
"whistle-pigs". MORE... |
| Pigmy Loris Usurps Lion's Position And Becomes "Animal in Chief"
At Philadelphia Zoo  Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia,
PA - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 is a historic day in America.
With all the votes counted and the results tallied, the Philadelphia Zoo
is proud to announce that the Zoo's Pygmy Loris has been voted
"Animal-in-Chief" and all-time favorite Zoo animal. MORE... |
Twycross Zoo's Baby Bonobo Will Be
Taken By Plane to Meet His Surrogate Mother 
Twycross
Zoo Twycross, UK -Twycross Zoo has the only
collection of bonobos in the United Kingdom, and on 8th October 2008,
Maringa gave birth to a beautiful tiny 1.6 kilo male baby bonobo.
Although in the early weeks the youngster was unwell and needed
extensive nursing and medical care, which involved a MRI scan, there are
great expectations for the baby as he will be travelling to Frankfurt
Zoo shortly to meet a new bonobo foster family. MORE... |
| Would You Like To Be A London Zookeeper For A Day? 
London Zoo London, UK - ZSL London Zoo is
offering five disheartened and disillusioned Londoners a kick start to
2009 by giving them the chance to swap their day jobs for something
infinitely more exciting...the chance to become a Keeper for a Day. The
keepers are not just handing over their shovels to anyone though, for
the chance to step into their (dirty) boots for a day you have to tell
them what makes your job the most boring in London. MORE... |
| Virginia
Zoo, Volunteers Restore Wetlands with Funding From National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation  Virginia Zoo
Norfolk,
VA - The Virginia Zoo started the New Year off green - with a
ceremony to dedicate its wetland conservation project and new Lafayette
River Classroom. The ceremony was Thursday, January 22, 10:00 a.m. at
3500 Granby Street in Norfolk. "This project was made possible thanks to
a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and with support
from community partners and volunteers," notes Greg Bockheim, executive
director of the Virginia Zoo. MORE... |
Notify HGTV - The Rhinos at Potter Park Zoo Are
Redoing Their Home  Potter Park
Zoo
Lansing, MI - It is with great excitement and
enthusiasm that Potter Park Zoo reveals preliminary plans for the new
Eastern Black Rhino Exhibit. Ingham County began requesting
qualifications from engineering firms interested in the Rhino Yard
Expansion project on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. MORE... |
A Special Healthy Heart Day for Humans and Gorillas at Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo  Cleveland Metroparks
Zoo
Cleveland, OH - Cardiac health for humans - and
gorillas - is at the heart of a special program coming up at Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo.
Over the past few years, Cleveland
Metroparks Zoo has taken a lead role in the Gorilla Health Project, a
nationwide collaboration aimed at addressing cardiac issues in zoo
gorillas by studying factors such as diet, exercise, family history and
more ... the same issues considered in managing human heart health.
MORE... |
Join Lincoln Children's Zoo for a Safari  Lincoln Children's Zoo
Lincoln,
NE - Register for the FREE 2009 Lincoln Safari today. Last year
4,500 families, scout troops, youth groups, and coworkers totaling
20,000 people joined Lincoln Safari and re-connected with nature by
traveling across the city to hidden outdoor parks. This year there are
30 new outdoor locations to discover. All the details about this
year-long, city-wide Safari are available at www.LincolnSafari.com. MORE... |
Hogle Zoo Wins Top Marketing Awards  Hogle Zoo
Salt Lake
City, UT - Not only did November 2008 show Hogle Zoo's public
popularity with a 72% passing of a Salt Lake County bond initiative, but
that very same month also brought international industry recognition to
the Zoo. On November 17, 2008 in Orlando, Florida, the International
Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Brass Ring
ceremony honored Hogle Zoo with two Brass Ring awards for their
ZooLights!, a 2007 print ad and summer 2008 radio commercial. MORE... |
AWWP Acquires and Protects
Critical Spix Macaw Habitat  Al Wabra Wildlife
Preservation
Doha, State osf Qatar - After seven months of
negotiations and navigating legal minefields, the Al Wabra Wildlife
Preservation (AWWP), owned and founded by H.E. Sheikh Saoud Bin Mohd.
Bin Ali Al-Thani, is proud to announce the purchase of Concordia Farm.
Located in Bahia State in the district of Curaca, the 2,200 hectare
Concordia Farm is within the most historically significant range of the
Spix's Macaw. MORE... |
After 15 Months Roger Williams Park Zoo Is Pleased To Announce
It's a Girl  Roger
Williams Park Zoo
Providence, RI - The holidays were extra happy
at Roger Williams Park Zoo this year with the arrival of one special
delivery that was about 15 months in the making - a baby giraffe born at
6:30 p.m. on December 22. The calf, a female, measures approximately six
feet tall and weighs in at between 125 and 140 pounds. She appears to be
in good health and is bonding well with her mother. Both will be on
exhibit most of the time for public viewing inside the Zoo's Textron
Elephant and Giraffe Pavilion. MORE... | |
