| Zoo News Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Wild Child
Survey Shows Children Need to See Live Animals  London
Zoo
London, UK - Getting up close and personal with
animals is the best way of inspiring children to protect the world's
wildlife, a new survey has revealed.
Hundreds of school
children from across the UK took part in the Zoological Society of
London's (ZSL) Wild Child survey, which quizzed them on their attitudes
to the natural world. When asked what would most inspire them to look
after the world's wildlife, more than half said "seeing animals in real
life" (52%). MORE... |
GPS Enabled Zoo iPhone Application
Launched at Houston Zoo |  Houston Zoo
Houston, TX - The Houston Zoo is opening a new
dimension in guest services with the launch of a GPS enabled Zoo iPhone
application, one of only two zoos in the world, along with the Woodland
Park Zoo in Seattle, to offer such a service. The Houston Zoo's new free
iPhone application displays guests' location on Zoo grounds using
real-time GPS coordinates and allows visitors to access photos and
videos of Zoo exhibits and animals and access daily Meet the Keeper
Talks and presentations. MORE... |
Turtle Maze at Bristol Zoo
Nominated for National Award
|  Bristol Zoo
Bristol, UK - A new, turtle themed
maze at Bristol Zoo Gardens has been short listed for a national
professional gardening award. The maze, which was designed and built by
the Zoo's team of gardening experts, is a finalist in the Horticulture
Week Landscape and Amenity Awards in the "Best Playscheme" category.
MORE...
|
| First Okapi Birth at the
Lowry Park Zoo Since the Adult Animals Arrived in 2007  Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa,
FL - A rare okapi was born Saturday evening, October 3, at
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo in an exhibit area known as the Ituri Forest,
named after the dense tropical rain forests in Africa where the species
originates. The okapi calf, a female, is the first offspring for both
parents and marks the first okapi birth at the Zoo since the adult
animals arrived and were introduced in 2007.
Only discovered
in the 20th Century, these large hoofed mammals are found in the rain
forests of northern, central, and eastern regions of Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC). MORE... |
| Thanks to Lincoln Park Zoo You Can
Own a Wolf Pack  Lincoln Park
Zoo
Chicago, IL - Lincoln Park Zoo is howling with
excitement after joining the wolf pack of the fun, free, and
award-winning online game, "WolfQuest." The zoo has teamed with
Minnesota Zoo to dispel myths and raise awareness about wolves by
bringing this exciting 3D online game to you. MORE... |
Ground
Broken for New Roger Williams Zoo Veterinary Facility  Roger Williams Zoo
Providence,
RI - Rhode Island Zoological Society donors joined Zoo
officials today to mark the start of construction of a new veterinary
hospital, slated for opening in late 2010. While other capital campaign
projects, both completed and yet to come, have higher public visibility,
none will be more important than this new facility to assure the highest
quality animal care for the hundreds of animals in the Zoo's care.
MORE... |
The Detroit Zoo's Must-see List of Baby Animals - a Male Pudu,
the World's Smallest Deer  Detroit
Zoo
Royal Oak, MI - The Detroit Zoo's must-see list
of baby animals has grown by one with the August 24 birth of a male
pudu, the world's smallest species of deer. The baby's mother arrived
from another zoo in February as a mate for the Detroit Zoo's lone
male. MORE... | |
