41. BBC News | Sci/Tech | Zoo Elephants In Danger Researchers suggest the disease is caused by african elephants from the african to the Asian elephants in the zoos, said Dr Laura K Richman. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/282247.stm

Front Page World UK UK Politics ... Help Friday, February 19, 1999 Published at 05:52 GMT Sci/Tech Zoo elephants in danger Novel strain of herpes virus - kills only Indian elephants A non-lethal herpes virus has been identified as the cause of a fatal disease wiping out baby elephants in North American zoos. Researchers suggest the disease is caused by African elephants transmitting the infection to Asian elephants in captivity. The first known victim of the virus was a 16-month-old Asian elephant, the first ever born at the National Zoo in Washington DC. Its death in 1995 baffled zookeepers. Since then seven other Asian elephant deaths have been associated with the virus. In another two cases, where records are incomplete, there is also a high probability of the same infection. The infection kills baby Asian elephants soon after they are born, causing internal bleeding and heart failure. It hits suddenly, killing in just a few days. The cells that line the blood vessels, the heart and other organs are attacked, resulting in the fatal haemmorrhaging. The viral strain was identified by researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and Washington's National Zoological Park. They have published their findings in Science Magazine.

42. Zoos And Aquariums Aid Penguins In Danger zoos and Aquariums Aid Penguins in Danger. Over 40000 african penguins were rescued this summer off the South african coast. http://www.museumnetwork.com/features/09_18_penguins.asp

SEARCH: advanced search for museum, exhibit or place Zoos and Aquariums Aid Penguins in Danger Over 40,000 African penguins were rescued this summer off the South African coast. The unique penguins, once numerous in the region, have been in danger of becoming extinct since the 1950s when land development and pollution began to take its toll. On June 23, 2000 when an ore carrier went down near Cape Town, over 1,000 tons of spilled oil further threatened the already dwindling species of penguin. As a result of the recent spill, both the living and unborn penguins were in danger; the oil spill was concentrated in the feeding and breeding habitat of the animals. Thanks to eight weeks of efforts made by South African conversationalists, approximately 150 specialists sent by U.S. zoos and aquariums, the World Wildlife Fund, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and numerous other volunteers, one of the greatest rescue and treatment programs ever to be launched has been successful. Over 20,000 birds that were removed from the oil spill location were cleaned, blood tested, and hand fed fish. Other birds were moved east and re-released in the Indian Ocean at Port Elizabeth - in the hopes that by the time the birds swam home the waters would be safe. The mission was a huge success. The survival rate of the birds is estimated to be 95%, which is double the survival rate of any similar disaster.

43. Portalwisconsin.org - Forums Debate about Exhibiting africans in zoos An exhibit at the Augsburg Zoo intended as a celebration of african village life has turned into a public http://www.portalwisconsin.org/forum/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=1061&Topic=5202

44. African Wild Dog, Dog Breed Information Center®, Dog Breeders, Dogs, Puppies, A They are an undomesticated breed living in Africa and in zoos. Exercise, This wild dog has great endurance; on the final part of the hunt they can reach http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/africanwilddog.htm

ChoiceShirts Printed Dog Breed T-Shirts Home All Breeds Search Categories ... Classifieds Doggie Store Dog T-Shirts (+rare breed) Photo Shirts 2005 Dog Calendars Specialty Items ... Whelping African Wild Dog (Cape Hunting Dog) (Tri-colored Dog) African Wild Dogs in their natural habit. Photos taken in the Okawango Delta in Botswana in 1998. Photo Courtesy of Bernadette Pronunciation African Wild Dog Description The African Wild Dog has spotted coloration on their coat. It is sufficiently unique that no two animals have the same pattern. They have very good eye site and, unlike other canids, they hunt only by sight and not by scent. Their body is thin and strongly muscled with long, thin legs. Their ears are large and pointed upright. Temperament Height, Weight Length of body is 30 - 40 inches (71 - 85 cm.) The tail is 12-16 inches (31-41cm.) long. Weight: 44 to 60 pounds (20.5 - 27 kg.) Health Problems Living Conditions The African Wild Dog live outdoors. They are an undomesticated breed living in Africa and in zoos. Exercise This wild dog has great endurance; on the final part of the hunt they can reach speeds of up to 37 mph.

45. Animal Protection Institute - News Release: "Repackaged" Wild African Elephant I Repackaged Wild african Elephant Import to US zoos Challenged in Federal Court. US FWS Set to Issue Illegal Import Permits over Objections of Leading http://www.api4animals.org/1556.htm

For Immediate Release: July 10, 2003 Contact: Nicole Paquette, 916-812-7634 Suzanne Roy, 415-898-2720 Will Travers, 011 44 1 403 327833 "Repackaged" Wild African Elephant Import to U.S. Zoos Challenged in Federal Court U.S. FWS Set to Issue Illegal Import Permits over Objections of Leading African Elephant Researchers and Conservationists Washington, DC A coalition of conservation and animal advocacy groups will file suit today in U.S. District Court to invalidate U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) permits authorizing the illegal import of 11 juvenile African elephants taken from the wild in Swaziland to be put on display at the San Diego Zoo and the Lowry Park Zoo of Tampa. On July 9, the FWS issued a "record of decision" indicating it will issue the permits on Friday, July 11. The conservation coalition which includes the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA, The Elephant Alliance, the Elephant Sanctuary, In Defense of Animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Animal Protection Institute, Animal Welfare Institute, Animal Legal Defense Fund and San Diego Animal Advocates maintains that the permits violate the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), and the National Environmental Policy Act.

46. WAZA - World Association Of Zoos And Aquariums - Conservation The african Association of zoos and Aquaria (PAAZAB) operates a cooperative conservation-breeding infrastructure known as the african Preservation http://www.waza.org/conservation/index.php?main=conservation&view=breeding

47. WAZA - World Association Of Zoos And Aquariums - Zoos & Aquariums Of The World zoos Help SANCCOB to Rescue african Penguins, South Africa. Oiled penguins and other seabirds sometimes get a second chance, as SANCCOB and other partner http://www.waza.org/conservation/projects/projects.php?id=47

48. Groups Fight Importing Of African Elephants african elephants in captivity in North America in zoos and private reserves african elephants to zoos in Chicago and Tyler, Texas. The new elephants, http://www.save-the-elephants.org/Elephant News Items/2003/Groups Fight Importin

Activists say San Diego facility lied on request for permit. A U.S. official is investigating. Groups Fight Importing of African Elephants May 13. 2003 Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer For 15 years, not a single elephant has been imported from Africa to a North American zoo. The San Diego Wild Animal Park wants to change that arguing that without new elephants, the popular species will disappear from U.S. zoos. But a coalition of animal rights organizations has vowed to do everything possible to ensure that the giant animals never leave Africa. "This isn't about conservation," said Adam Roberts, vice president of Born Free USA, one of several groups that have sued to block the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from allowing the elephants to be brought to San Diego and to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Fla. "This is about getting visitors to the

49. U.S. Zoo Import Of African Elephants Challenged The San Diego Zoo claims that these african elephants come from a managed conservation, these zoos are encouraging african nations to sell elephants http://www.save-the-elephants.org/Elephant News Items/2003/U.S. Zoo Import of Af

SAN DIEGO, California - Charging that the San Diego Zoo and the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida plan to import 11 wild African elephants from Swaziland in violation of U.S. and international endangered species laws, an international coalition of wildlife conservation and animal protection organizations has sent formal notice to the zoos, demanding that they surrender the federal permits authorizing the imports or face legal action. U.S. Zoo Import of African Elephants Challenged April 1, 2003 Environmental News Service The notice, sent on March 26, challenges the import of seven elephants to San Diego and four to Lowry Park. The 10 to 12 year old elephants are protected by both the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The imports would mark the first time in over a decade that African

50. Deaths Of Zoo Elephants Explained -- New Virus Identified And also because there may still be carrier african elephants in zoos. Quick detection and treatment with antiviral drugs is lifesaving, he added. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press/1999/FEBRUARY/990218.HTM

February 18, 1999 For press inquiries only , please call (410) 955-6680. Deaths of Zoo Elephants Explained New Virus Identified Researchers at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have discovered the cause of death of nearly a dozen young North American zoo elephants fatal hemorrhaging from a previously unknown form of herpesvirus that apparently jumped from African elephants to the Asian species. "This is very troubling because these are endangered species," said Gary Hayward, Ph.D., a Johns Hopkins scientist and co-author of a report published in the Feb. 19 Science. "And also because there may still be carrier African elephants in zoos." Quick detection and treatment with antiviral drugs is life-saving, he added. Asian elephants are bred more frequently in captivity than their African cousins, and a sufficient number of young elephants is necessary for bolstering the population, which is dwindling in the wild. Of 34 Asian elephants born in zoos in the United States and Canada from 1983 to 1996, seven have died from the virus, and two more with incomplete records are suspected to have died from it. The virus appears to be latent in most African elephants, although two of seven African elephants born in North America over the past 15 years have also died from herpesvirus infection. Most of the infected elephants were young. In their report, the scientists say that the elephant herpesvirus kills by infecting cells that line blood vessels in the heart, liver and other organs. Untreated, the virus soon causes internal bleeding and heart failure. The virus hits suddenly, killing in a few days.

51. Dog Owner's Guide: The African Wild Dog About 4060 wild dogs live in zoos and other facilities in the US. of the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago is the head of the SSP for the african wild dog, http://www.canismajor.com/dog/afriwild.html

[Dog Owner's Guide: The African Wild Dog (www.canismajor.com/dog/afriwild.html)] Home Topics Index Newest ... About The African Wild Dog Rare wild dogs give clues to pet behavior Pat Callahan opened the door into the grotto and the four African wild dogs loped down from the rise at the rear of the enclosure to investigate the keeper and his two companions. Closer they came, eyes intent on the interlopers, large ears ready to scoop up any aberrant sound. They stopped about 10 feet from the visitors and watched for several minutes, curious, alert for any threat. The tension was too much for the black and gold patchwork canids: they exploded into motion, cruising around and around the grotto in perfect unison, long legs consuming ground in a graceful lope, bodies touching as if attached by Velcro strips. They vocalized as they ran, talking to each other and the world in a rapid, chittery language that reinforces the pack bond that is essential for their survival in the wild. The foursome of distant dog-relatives lives at the Cincinnati Zoo, in part through the generosity of the Cincinnati Kennel Club. The zoo is involved in an international effort to save the rare canids, which are threatened by habitat loss and disease in their native Africa. Standing still

52. Uday Hussein's Lions May Be Freed In African Wilds cared for by the Baghdad Zoo, which is being assisted by a South african, As many as nine of the lions found in the city s zoos may be relocated to http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0604_030604_udayslions.html

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page Iraq Uday Hussein's Lions May Be Freed in African Wilds Leon Marshall in Johannesburg for National Geographic News June 4, 2003 War-traumatized lions which Sadam Hussein's son Uday kept in a private zoo in one of the family's Baghdad palaces could soon be roaming free in the South African bush. The animals, along with a blind bear and two cheetahs, were neglected and living in terrible conditions when U.S. troops found them towards the end of the Iraq war. The soldiers using the palace as a base took care of them and, according to reports, were delighted on a day towards the end of April to find the lioness had given birth to six cubs. Once in South Africa, an intensive program is planned to get them accustomed to life in the wild and to fend for themselves. Wildlife experts are hopeful that their natural instincts will prevail and that they will join with other lions to form prides. The project to bring them to South Africa was initiated by Louise Joubert, founder of SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary, an organization based in the country's northern Limpopo Province near the Kruger National Park, which cares for and rehabilitates into the wild animals that have been orphaned, injured, or held in captivity.

53. Ethno::log: 2005-07-10 african Culture and the Zoo in the 21st Century Report on the african Village The promotion of zoos through special events relating african culture, http://sonner.antville.org/20050710/

Ethno::log SEEBEBEN-HILFE: Alle aktuellen Infos zur Seebebenhilfe in Südindien von Prof. Laubscher (PRANA-Projekt) und die Kontonummer finden sie hier in einem gesammelten Überblick. newer stories Dept. of localica, kerleone , Sunday, 10. July 2005, 13:27 Ugh! Waradauti Drummer now! Mawingu Dancer now! orangemcm. Herbalist now! pachulke2 Herdsman now! truffaldino Dancer now! link 5 comments comment Dept. of events, orangemcm. , Sunday, 10. July 2005, 11:25 African Culture and the Zoo in the 21st Century: Report on the 'African Village' in Augsburg Public lecture held at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Halle/Saale on Thursday, 14.07.05, 13.00h Abstract: 2. The event was organized primarily to earn revenue for the zoo, the promotion company, and the exhibitors and performers. 4. Solidarity with African people and mutual understanding were not primary aims of the event. 5. After visiting the zoo, visitors frequently linked Africa, Africans, wild animals and nature. 6. Organizers and visitors were not racist but they participated in and reflected a process that has been called racialization: the daily and often taken-for-granted means by which humans are separated into supposedly biologically based and unequal categories. 8. Images dating from those times contribute to contemporary exoticizing, eroticizing, or stereotyping of Africans and are sometimes promoted as multiculturalism.

54. Steinhart Aquarium - California Academy Of Sciences african Penguins are found on the southwestern coast of Africa and nearby trade of captive bred penguins between zoos and aquariums in order to minimize http://www.calacademy.org/aquarium/penguins.html

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES African Penguins Coral Reef Reptiles ... Steinhart Aquarium African Penguins The human population and it's impact is increasing exponentially Over 6.3 billion people live on Earth today. With the current growth rate, that number will double in 53 years. Almost one billion people are being added every 14 years. Each one needs food, water, shelter, energy, resources, materials and services. Most of the increase will occur in areas that already have the lowest standards of living and the most threatened biodiversity. The increasing number of people and our insatiable demand for resources are the driving force behind all of the other conservation crises. No one knows how many people the Earth can support in a long-term, sustaionable way. AFRICAN PENGUINS: Fun Facts FAQs Pairings Penguin Fun Facts In The Wild...

55. The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION > Abidjan Zoo Goes  Wild With Help “At one time it must have been a stunning zoo,” said South african veterinarian Matt “Abidjan zoo is probably one of the better zoos in west Africa, http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2004/aug/17/yehey/opinion/20040817opi7.html

Home About Us Contact Us Subscribe ... Sports Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Abidjan zoo goes wild with help from South African vets By Christophe Koffi Agence France-Presse ABIDJAN—Abidjan’s zoo and its forlorn animals, suffering from benign neglect over the two years of crisis in Ivory Coast, is getting badly needed assistance from an African organization aiming to restore the glory of what was one of the nicest zoos and aquaria on the continent. “At one time it must have been a stunning zoo,” said South African veterinarian Matt Hartley, who with his partner Stephen Van Der Spuy spent two weeks in Abidjan surveying the zoo and treating animals that were in most desperate need of attention. “Abidjan zoo is probably one of the better zoos in west Africa, even with the current situation.” But the conflict that has divided the country and sent many of its human inhabitants into squalor has left the sanctuary that once boasted a Noah’s Ark of feral cats, birds of prey, reptiles and elephants—the national symbol—filthy and in horrible disrepair. Walls for the spacious enclosures designated for rare pygmy hippos are crumbling, bars on the cages holding lions and the zoo’s lone python are battered and missing and there are few lights in the exhibits that contain nocturnal animals.

56. Science Blog -- Deaths Of Zoo Elephants Explained -- New Virus Identified Deaths of Zoo Elephants Explained New Virus Identified 19 Science. And also because there may still be carrier african elephants in zoos. http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/1999/B/199901596.html

From: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Deaths of Zoo Elephants Explained New Virus Identified Researchers at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have discovered the cause of death of nearly a dozen young North American zoo elephants fatal hemorrhaging from a previously unknown form of herpesvirus that apparently jumped from African elephants to the Asian species. "This is very troubling because these are endangered species," said Gary Hayward, Ph.D., a Johns Hopkins scientist and co-author of a report published in the Feb. 19 Science. "And also because there may still be carrier African elephants in zoos." Quick detection and treatment with antiviral drugs is life-saving, he added. Asian elephants are bred more frequently in captivity than their African cousins, and a sufficient number of young elephants is necessary for bolstering the population, which is dwindling in the wild. Of 34 Asian elephants born in zoos in the United States and Canada from 1983 to 1996, seven have died from the virus, and two more with incomplete records are suspected to have died from it. The virus appears to be latent in most African elephants, although two of seven African elephants born in North America over the past 15 years have also died from herpesvirus infection. Most of the infected elephants were young. In their report, the scientists say that the elephant herpesvirus kills by infecting cells that line blood vessels in the heart, liver and other organs. Untreated, the virus soon causes internal bleeding and heart failure. The virus hits suddenly, killing in a few days.

57. News & Events Osh replaces the zoo s former african elephant bull, Smokey, Few US zoos house african elephants because of this, and even fewer want or have room for http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/news/031804b.asp

home welcome parks customer service ... home Oakland Zoo Gets New Bull Elephant Posted in the Oakland Tribune on Thursday, March 18, 2004 Written by Laura Casey, Staff Writer 9-Year-Old African Pachyderm Arrived in Oakland Oakland ~ Osh, the new male African elephant who arrived at the Oakland Zoo on Friday, is not there just to make visitors jealous. Yes, Osh is spending his first days in California eating snacks and enjoying the Bay Area spring sun or resting in the shade. Yes, he is better traveled than most of us. The 9-year-old elephant was conceived in captivity in India, raised in the United Kingdom and just spent part of last week traveling across the English Channel, through France and Belgium, to the Netherlands, where he was put up at the Animal Hotel at the airport. That's right, an animal hotel. He then flew first class in a 747 jet to Los Angeles, where he embarked on a road trip to Oakland. The journey took 54 hours. Osh represents the next generation of captive breeding elephants in the United States, and the future of the Oakland Zoo's African elephant breeding program. "It is not just a matter of bringing an elephant from England. It's much more important than that," zoo director Joel Parrott said Wednesday as he announced Osh's arrival. "The importance of Osh is something I cannot overstate."

58. [monkeywire] Zoos Put Chimps On Birth Control To Keep Breeds Pure monkeywire zoos put chimps on birth control to keep breeds pure that came from another zoo, turned out to be a mix between Central and East african. http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/monkeywire/2002-August/000233.html

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59. Planet Ark : US Zoos Give Up Permits To Take African Elephants Planet Ark gives you up to 40 World Environment News stories every day from the Reuters news agency. Nearly 10000 environmental news stories are fully http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/20634/newsDate/1-May-2003/sto

Subscribe to daily environment news Cartridges 4 Planet Ark Planet Ark Home Our UK Home Page Select a topic from this pull-down menu Read the latest Reuters World Environment News Look at the latest Reuters Environment News Pictures Receive free daily news headlines via email Search the Planet Ark News Archive Find out about National Tree Day Visit the Planet Ark Media Centre Who are Planet Ark? Find out about Planet Ark's campaigns Find out about the local recycling services available in your area US zoos give up permits to take African elephants Mail this story to a friend Printer friendly version USA: May 1, 2003 LOS ANGELES - A coalition of animal rights and wildlife preservation groups claimed this week that had blocked - at least temporarily - two U.S. zoos from importing African elephants from a Swaziland preserve. The San Diego and Tampa, Florida zoos surrendered permits granted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to import the 11 African elephants after the agency discovered discrepancies on their permit applications, agency spokeswoman Pat Fisher said. The elephants had been expected to arrive in mid-May or June but their arrival probably will now be delayed while the zoos apply for new permits, said Timothy Van Norman, chief of Fish and Wildlife's branch of international permits.

60. Penguins At SANCCOB - Southern African Foundation For The Conservation Of Coasta Pan african Association of zoos and Aquaria (PAAZAB) SANCCOB’s Chief Executive Officer, Alan Jardine and Rehabilitation Manager, Venessa Strauss, http://www.sanccob.co.za/

Menu Loading... penguins, african penguins UPDATE: OILED BIRDS FROM MYSTERY OIL SPILL NOW NUMBER OVER 400 30 August 2005 24 August 2005 Volunteers and towels needed to help save African Penguins oiled in mystery spill SANCCOB, a non profit organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa, cares for indigenous injured, ill and oiled seabirds. Our Core Functions rehabilitate sick, injured and oiled seabirds on a daily basis to be prepared to manage the rehabilitation of seabirds during a major oil spill raise awareness about conservation through environmental education collaborate on research projects We have successfully treated more than 80 000 seabirds, including African penguins Cape gannets Cormorants Gulls Petrels Albatrosses SANCCOB is funded through: Private donations Corporate sponsorships Membership Bequests Penguin adoptions and staffed primarily by volunteers. Come and help us!

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