| Zoo News You're
Invited to Attend an Animal Birthday Party at NEW Zoo  NEW Zoo
Green Bay, WI - The NEW Zoo is
pleased to invite you to a very special, fun-filled birthday party for
the animals!
Mark your calendars: Saturday, April 4th.
Imagine enough birthday cake for over 1,000 visitors (while supplies
last!). So, be sure to be present at 1:00 p.m. as we will all sing
"Happy Birthday" to all of the Zoo animals to be followed by
the cake service. MORE... |
A Cute Baby Male Elephant Was
Calved at the Columbus Zoo |
 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Powell, OH - The much anticipated birth of an
Asian elephant calf at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium occurred on March
27 at approximately 2:35 p.m. after a 655 day gestation period. The male
calf stood within minutes.
Phoebe's health was monitored
throughout her pregnancy including an exercise regimen, regular
ultrasounds and blood draws. On Wednesday her progesterone levels
dropped significantly indicating the onset of the birthing process.
Phoebe and her calf will continue to be observed around the clock for
the next few weeks. MORE... |
Twycross Zoo Keepers Each Receive
£2,000 to Spend On Their Animals |  Twycross Zoo
Twycross,
UK -Twycross Zoo is investing £100,000.00 in animal
welfare, with a new initiative of projects instigated by the keepers.
Each keeper has been allocated £2000.00 to use on a project that
will focus on environmental enrichment or will improve our already high
standard of husbandry and animal welfare. Keepers will have two buddies
who will assist with ideas on how the money can be spent, help to source
high quality materials and prepare budgets for the various projects.
MORE... |
| Mary Sue Candies Sponsors
Bunny BonanZOO Egg Hunt at Maryland Zoo  Maryland Zoo
Baltimore,
MD - Get ready to spring into action with four of the most
egg-citing days of the year at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore!
The annual Bunny BonanZOO Egg Hunt, presented by Mary Sue Candies,
will take place on April 3, 4 and 5 - three days of Egg Hunt fun!
Children under 12 can search for hidden eggs during the three Egg Hunts
held each day at 10:00AM, 11:00AM and Noon. The Egg Hunts will be held
in the fields of Waterfowl Lake Pavilion, near the Main Gate entrance.
This year, the first 500 children each day to find and turn in 5
different eggs from the Hunt will receive yummy Mary Sue treats in a
springy basket. MORE... |
| Louisville Zoo's Baby African Elephant, Scotty, Has a Ball at His
Birthday Party  Louisville
Zoo
Louisville, KY - Baby African elephant, Scotty,
celebrated his second birthday today, March 21, in front of a large
crowd gathered around Louisville Zoo's elephant yard to commemorate the
milestone. Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson even deemed March 21 to be
"Scotty the Elephant Day" in celebration of Scotty's second birthday.
MORE... |
| Wharton-Smith Donates $100,000 to
Central Florida Zoo's Tigers  Central Florida Zoo
Sanford,
FL - The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens announced
today a $100,000 contribution for the Get Your Wild On! Capital Campaign
from Wharton-Smith, Inc. specifically for the Tiger Outpost exhibit.
"The Zoo has an incredible partner and friend in Wharton-Smith, Inc"
said Joe Montisano, CEO. MORE... |
Akron Zoo Will Exhibit the Easter Bunny  Akron Zoo
Akron, OH - The Akron Zoo will
hold their annual Breakfast with the Bunny event on April 4, 5, and 11,
2009 from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. The event includes breakfast, a visit from
the Bunny and an outdoor egg hunt. Reservations are required and space
is limited.
Breakfast with the Bunny is held in the zoo's
Komodo Kingdom Education Center. Upon arriving at the zoo, guests are
served breakfast, provided by Country Diner. MORE... |
| Cute Baby Tree Kangaroo
Photos from the Bronx Zoo  Bronx Zoo
Bronx, NY - The Matschie's tree
kangaroo joey is now really exploring his JungleWorld home at the
Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo. Mom, Arboroo, is always
nearby to keep on eye on the little one. This species is known to have
two birthdays: the youngster was "officially" born on July 4 and in an
embryonic state crawled back into mom's pouch to continue developing;
and then another celebration is at 39-41 weeks when the joey is mature
enough to brave being outside in the real world to explore and test its
climbing abilities. MORE... |
| See the
Colobus, Howler, and Proboscis Monkey Babies at Singapore Zoo  Singapore Zoo
Singapore - There is now new meaning to the
cheeky phrase "monkeying around". Primates at Singapore Zoo certainly
have been doing a lot of that with four recent births; one each of the
colobus and black howler monkeys and two proboscis monkeys. These births
mark the first for the colobus after a hiatus of about 12 years, fifth
for the black howler, and sixteenth and seventeenth for the proboscis
monkey. MORE... |
Nichols School Students Build Animal Enrichment Toys for the
Buffalo Zoo  Buffalo Zoo
Buffalo,
NY - Nichols School fifth-graders extended science variables
experiments beyond the classroom, by testing enrichment toys that they
made for animals at the Buffalo Zoo. This occurred on March 12, when
students examined behaviors of Patty the blue and gold macaw, snow
leopards, hyena, river otters, and eastern indigo snakes. MORE... |
Hands-on Photographic Course Offered At Safari West  Safari West
Santa Rosa,
CA - On April 25-26, 2009, Safari West, located at 3115 Porter
Creek Road in Santa Rosa, California, is hosting a 2-day instructional
photography workshop. The 2-day workshop cost is $565 per person, which
includes dinner, breakfast and lunch on-site. With overnight lodging (in
a luxury tent) included, the workshop cost is $810 for single occupancy;
for two people, the overnight stay and workshop cost is only $1,360
(double occupancy tent). These rates reflect a 10% lodging discount for
workshop participants. MORE... |
Construction of Penguin Point Underway at National Aviary  National
Aviary
Pittsburgh, PA - Construction of Penguin Point,
National Aviary's new 2,300 square-foot African penguin exhibit, is
underway and a grand opening celebration is planned for May 23 when the
public will see the penguins in their new home for the first time.
Penguin Point will afford up-close, 360-degree views of
African penguins swimming, playing, nesting and scaling rocks in an
open-air space. MORE... |
Worldwide Plea for Inventory of Barbary-Atlas Lion DNA  By Dave Morgan
South Africa - I
am the Executive Director of the African Association of Zoos and Aquaria
and want to enlist the active participation of your collection in
relation to African lion conservation.
An urgent
scientific population assessment of Panthera leo leo is being conducted
by Wildlink International in association with Professor Helmut Hemmer
and Dr Joachim Burger of the University of Mainz. Extended taxon reports
and DNA samples are urgently required from your collection of
Barbary/Atlas lions, lions whose origins are unknown or otherwise
considered "generic" to find healthy animals that carry the genes and
other characteristics of their free-ranging ancestors.
MORE... |
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm to Get Tigers  Noah's Ark
Zoo Farm
Wraxall, UK - The owners of Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
will be investing during the recession in a £200,000 Tiger
enclosure. After a two year negotiation with North Somerset Council the
new Tiger enclosure has now been considered and accepted by the council.
Bengal Tigers, which are planned to arrive for the summer
of 2009, will be housed in a modern enclosure using innovative designs
to allow visitors to be almost in arms reach of the magnificent
creatures. MORE... |
Poor Quality Poop Results in
Woodland Park Zoo's Fecal Fest Being Cancelled  Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle, WA - March marks the
time of year when garden enthusiasts anticipate getting their supply of
Zoo Doo. However, the green thumbs in town will have to do without the
highly coveted compost this spring season.
Woodland Park
Zoo has canceled this year's Spring Fecal Fest because of unacceptable
levels of the herbicide clopyralid (klo-PEER-uh-lid) in its supply of
Zoo Doo. MORE... | |
