| Zoo News "For the
Love of Animals" Los Angeles Zoo Event Raises $1,226,000  Los Angeles Zoo
Los Angeles, CA - More than 900
guests were on hand for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's
(GLAZA) Beastly Ball, called "one of L.A.'s biggest and most popular
fund-raisers" by FOX News, on Saturday, June 20, 2009, under the stars
at the Zoo. MORE... |
Detroit Zoo Wants to Educate the
Public on the Importance of Vitamin Z |  Detroit Zoo
Royal Oak, MI - There are certain elements
essential to every childhood: eating fruits and vegetables, getting
plenty of exercise, drinking lots of water - and visiting the Detroit
Zoo. The Zoo's new advertising campaign, created by Doner, adds "Vitamin
Z" to the list of nutrients essential to a complete childhood. MORE... |
Australia Zoo's Bindi Irwin
Assists with Sea Turtle Release
|  Australia
Zoo
Beerwah, Australia - An endangered Loggerhead
Sea Turtle, with three flippers, will now be monitored very closely
thanks to a brand new satellite tracking device.
The
satellite tracking system is a joint initiative between the Department
of Environment and Resource Management, Australia Zoo Rescue Unit,
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors - Australian Wildlife Hospital and
Sirtrack (a satellite tracking manufacturer). MORE... |
| Animal Planet Helping
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa Raise Money with Animal
Ringtones  The National Zoological Gardens
of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa - The National Zoological
Gardens of South Africa and the Animal Planet channel on DSTV have
announced a new fundraising programme. The campaign, designed to raise
funds for the zoo's proposed new penguin enclosure, will allow members
of the public to purchase animal sounds as ringtones and nature scene
wallpapers for their cellphones. DSTV's Animal Planet has supplied all
the material at no cost; corporate partners include low cost airline
Mango, Tempest Car Hire, Vodacom's The Grid, custom software designers
Netgen, The Times and African Media Management. MORE... |
| World's First Log Flume Ride
through a Crocodile Enclosure Opens Tuesday at Weymouth Sea Life
Aquarium  Weymouth Sea Life
Aquarium
Weymouth, UK - The world's first log flume ride
through a crocodile enclosure officially launched in Weymouth at 11am on
Tuesday (June 16th).
Crocodile-themed boats will ferry
passengers through a newly developed sanctuary for rescued caiman
crocodiles. MORE... |
The Toledo Zoo Unveils Nature's
Neighborhood, a Brand-new, Year-round Children's Zoo  Toledo
Zoo
By Cyndi
Condit Toledo, OH - Imagine a place where kids can do
what they do best - play, splash, jump, climb and crawl! Imagine a place
that's 100% explore-able, where young people can develop a lifelong love
of the natural world. On Friday, June 19, that place became a reality as
The Toledo Zoo unveiled Nature's Neighborhood, a brand-new, year-round
children's zoo that's perfect for young folks (and their families) - and
it's like nothing you've ever seen before! MORE... |
This Long Island Game Farm Educator Has a
Doctorate in Lemurs  Long Island
Game Farm
Manorville, NY - The Long Island
Game Farm has announced that April M. Ruiz, who will start conducting
lectures and shows at the Long Island Game Farm this summer, has
completed and successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled
"Social information gathering in lemurs."
A 2001 graduate
of Patchogue-Medford High School, Dr. Ruiz went on to pursue her
undergraduate degree at Yale University, where she studied the behavior
and cognition of several primate species. MORE... |
Prince Charles, Sony Photo Contestants Take Their Shots at
Twycross Zoo  Twycross
Zoo
Atherstone, UK - Twycross Zoo has become a part
of the Prince's Rainforest Project; a campaign aimed to raise awareness
about deforestation and gain support from world leaders in developing
new initiatives to ensure the rainforest is worth more alive than dead.
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales launched this programme in 2007
saying "If we lose the battle against tropical deforestation, we lose
the battle against climate change." MORE... |
Three Cute Clouded Leopard Cubs Born at Nashville Zoo  Nashville
Zoo
Nashville, TN - Jing Jai, a rare clouded leopard
at Nashville Zoo, gave birth to three genetically valuable cubs on May
30 at 3 p.m. Weighing about a half of a pound each, the two male and one
female cubs are all healthy and being hand-raised by zoo keepers. Jing
Jai and her mate Arun are both doing fine in their off-exhibit breeding
facility. MORE... |
Trio of Laughing Kookaburra Chicks Await Your Visit at Lincoln
Park Zoo  Lincoln Park
Zoo
Chicago, IL - There seems to be some funny
business happening at Lincoln Park Zoo's McCormick Bird House - that is
to say, there is a whole lot of laughing! A trio of laughing kookaburra
chicks fledged from their nest this week. The chicks are the first
offspring for the adult pair since they arrived at Lincoln Park Zoo in
2003. MORE... |
The Cutest Warthog Piglets are at Zoo Atlanta  Atlanta
Zoo
Atlanta, GA - If Atlantans have by chance
forgotten the singular joy of warthog piglets, Zoo Atlanta presents two
unusually endearing reasons to remember. Two male piglets born to Vern
and Shirley on April 15 have joined their parents full-time on Zoo
Atlanta's African Plains. If the 2008 debut of the piglets older
sibling, Georgia P, serves as any indication, the recent arrivals are
certain to delight Zoo Members and guests with their playful behavior
and curious exploration of their surroundings. Future outings will
include their first introduction to their parents' favorite summer spot
- the large, mud-filled wallow in the center of their habitat. MORE... |
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