81. Welcome To The L.A. Zoo Lora LaMarca 323/6444273. Los Angeles Zoo Elephant Moved To Knoxville Zoo. Ruby, an endangered african elephant, will live with other african elephants http://www.lazoo.org/pressroomarticle.asp?id=29

82. Afro-Netizen™: 'African Village' Accused Of Putting Humans On Display The african Village festival in the Augsburg zoo perpetuates racism say many. Medhat Abdelati was completely blindsided by the media blitz and public http://afronetizen.blogs.com/afronetizen/2005/06/african_village.html

Afro-Netizen™ Aid for Katrina Victims Catholic Charities USA - Hurricane Katrina: Catholic Charities Responds Emergency Response Fund UMCOR: The United Methodist Committee on Relief Salvation Army ... American Red Cross Categories aN Blog aN SPONSORS Books ChicagoBlack ... Science Black blogroll Black Feminism Black Introspection Blackfolk @ Livejournal.com Cobb ... Main Thursday, June 09, 2005 'African Village' Accused of Putting Humans on Display GERMAN ZOO SCANDAL By Charles Hawley Spiegel Online It was supposed to be an innocent celebration of African culture but it has turned into a public relations disaster for the southern German town of Augsburg. The town's "African Village" festival this weekend is located in the city zoo. But how racist can you get, critics are asking? The African Village festival in the Augsburg zoo perpetuates racism say many. Medhat Abdelati was completely blindsided by the media blitz and public outrage. The Egyptian head of the German event-planning company maxVita GmbH has thrown numerous African festivals in recent years in both Vienna, Austria and Munich, Germany, and had come to think of himself as a bit of an expert in such celebrations of Dark Continent culture. Why should his new project turn out any differently? He should have known better. This time around, his festival, which opens on Thursday and is scheduled to continue throughout the weekend, has turned into an ostrich-sized international egg on the face of the southern German town of Augsburg. Why? The "African Village" event is innocuous enough it brings together food stands, traditional crafts, basket weavers and hair braiders for the kids. The problem this time, is that is being held, of all places, in the heart of the Augsburg Zoo. Grass huts and "African" culture are nestled between the monkey cage and the Savannah exhibit an uncomfortable juxtaposition for many.

83. The African Elephant : Utah's Hogle Zoo african elephants are the world s largest living land mammals. They are mostly gray in color, wrinkled, and have thick baggy skin with sparse hairs. http://www.hoglezoo.org/animals/view.php?id=5

84. Groups Challenge US Zoo Imports US Zoo Import Of African Elephants The San Diego Zoo claims that these african elephants come from a managed facility, the Mkhaya Game Reserve. But the coalition calls that statement a http://www.rainforestrelief.org/News_and_Events/News_About_the_World_s_Rainfores

Homepage News and Events News About the World's Rainforests > Groups Challenge U.S. Zoo Imports U.S. Zoo Import of African Elephants Challenged SAN DIEGO, California, April 1, 2003 (ENS) - 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. 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 elephants will be removed from the wild and sold to U.S. zoos for exhibition. The zoos want the young elephants for U.S. captive breeding programs that will ensure a future supply of elephants - particularly baby elephants, who are extremely popular with zoo visitors - for public exhibition, the coalition says. These captive bred elephants are not intended for reintroduction into the wild. While the San Diego Zoo is paying the modest sum of $85,000 for seven elephants, and the Lowry Zoo is paying $48,000 for four, this is an enormous amount of money in Swaziland.

85. African Animals In Habitats View The 21st Century Zoo looking for african Animals. (Pictures may be used in addition or in Field trip to the african Continent of the NC Zoo. http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/SueMccullah2112003456

LEARN North Carolina On this page: navigation column previous pages/topics header body ... Education Reference For Students Primary: K Elementary: Middle: Secondary: About LEARN NC About LEARN NC Partners Local Coordinators Get Email Updates ... Contact LEARN NC LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education Lesson Plans African Animals in Habitats This is an inquiry-based animal study for early childhood students centered around a visit to the African Continent of the NC Zoo. For Kindergarten Science by Sue McCullah Lesson contents Learning outcomes Teacher planning Pre-activities Activities ... North Carolina curriculum alignment About the author Sue McCullah is a kindergarten teacher at Lindley Park Elementary School in Asheboro. Trips to the zoo are highlights for her students. They provide wonderful curriculum ties with writing and language development in addition to the science and math objectives. Tools Printer-friendly format Email this lesson plan Reprint permissions Lesson plan publication standards Search LEARN NC Go!

86. BBC NEWS | Africa | Row Over German Zoo's Africa Show German antiracism campaigners condemn plans to stage an african cultural festival in a zoo. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4070816.stm

News Sport Weather World Service ... Newswatch LANGUAGES Somali French Arabic Swahili ... More Last Updated: Wednesday, 8 June, 2005, 08:39 GMT 09:39 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Row over German zoo's Africa show German anti-racism campaigners have condemned plans to stage an African cultural festival in a zoo. The African Village festival hopes to attract 20,000 visitors The event is intended to give residents in the town of Augsburg in south Germany, a taste of Africa with craft sellers, drummers, story tellers, music groups and food from around Africa. But campaigners, including representative of Germany's black community and academics, say setting it in the town's zoo is racist. "People are upset by the idea of placing [the festival] in a zoo between the baboons and the zebras," said Noah So, who founded Der Braune Mob - an organisation that monitors race issues in the German media. 'Exotic atmosphere' "It is just not the right place to display human beings, let alone their culture," she told the BBC's Network Africa programme. There is an urge to see those who are not white as part of something exotic or romanticised Noah Sow "Two hundred years ago African people were displayed in zoos. Now we're in 2005 and one could get the impression that nothing's really changed."

87. Oakland Zoo Animals- A To Z Curious about who lives at the Zoo? Find the facts about your favorite Zoo animal. african Spoonbill Toucan, Chestnut Mandibled Vulture, Griffon http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html

Curious about who lives at the Zoo? Find the facts about your favorite Zoo animal. BIRDS: Bishop, Orange Cockatoo, Sulfur-Crested Corella, Long-Billed Crane, African Crowned ... Weaver, Taveta Golden MAMMALS: Antelope, Roan Baboon, Hamadryas Sun Bear Bison ... Zebra ARTHROPODS: Walking Stick Chilean Tarantula Hissing Cockroach Millipede Meal Worm Beetle Red Knee Tarantula REPTILES: Alligator Bearded Dragon Gecko, Leopard Lizard, African Plated ... Turtle, Eastern Box AMPHIBIANS: Bullfrog White's Tree Frog Includes multimedia, which may be movies and/or sound! * Education animal used in our ZooMobile (not on exhibit at the Zoo). + No longer exhibited. www.oaklandzoo.org

88. African Savannah: Grant's Zebra Provides information about the appearance, range, habitat, diet, and life cycle of the zebra. http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azebra.html

Common Zebra ORDER: Perissodactyla FAMILY: Equidae GENUS: Equus SPECIES: burchelli bohmi Zebra sounds Stripes Close up Cavorting I. DESCRIPTION: II. GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE AND HABITAT: From northern Zimbabwe to the Sudan in East Africa. Inhabits grasslands, especially those with scattered trees. III. DIET: In the wild, non-selective grazing of available grasses, especially grass stems and sheaths. Teeth very high crowned, an adaptation to chewing silica-rich grasses. Large barrel-shaped body holds a very large amount of relatively un-nutritious grass. Very dependent on water. At the zoo, they eat hay and alfalfa pellets fed inside at night. IV. LIFE CYCLE/SOCIAL STRUCTURE: Males are not sexually mature until 5 to 6 years of age, although in zoos breeding may occur at 3 years of age. Until old enough to establish their own breeding groups, young males remain with their families or leave to form bachelor herds of 2 to 10 individuals. However, they retain good relationships with their fathers. Females have first estrous at 13-18 months but do not become fertile for another year. Young females have a characteristic stance during estrous which attracts nearby males who then attempt to abduct her. The abductor may have to fight her father to acquire her. She may be abducted by several males until she learns not to show estrous. This forceful removal from the family acts to prevent inbreeding.

89. Animals: Mammals African Wild Dog Welcome to the Philadelphia Zoo, America s first Zoo and one of the region s foremost conservation organizations with over 1600 animals! http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/index.php?id=3_1_1_1

90. Binder Park Zoo News Traveling african Art Exhibit on Display at Binder Park Zoo for the Month Binder Park Zoo Celebrates the Birth of Their Second Rare african Black Duiker http://www.binderparkzoo.org/new.htm

Press releases are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If press releases are not opening, download and install the FREE acrobat reader software by clicking the icon to the left. Baby Bontebok Born at Binder Park Zoo! BATTLE CREEK, MI –June 30, 2005 – An exciting addition to Binder Park Zoo has arrived. On June 11, 2005 a male baby bontebok was born weighing 15 pounds. This birth increases Binder Park Zoo’s population to 6 bontebok. -More- Binder Park Zoo is Seeing Strips With A New Baby Zebra – Born June 19th, 2005! BATTLE CREEK MI, June 30, 2005— A new addition has been added to Binder Park Zoo! On June 19, 2005 a female baby Grant’s Zebra was born, weighing 50 pounds. This is the 16th baby zebra born at the zoo since 1987. Jugu, now 11 days old can be seen in Wild Africa on the 18 acre savanna trailing close to her mom. -More- Traveling African Art Exhibit on Display at Binder Park Zoo for the Month of July! ~Cheetah Expressions - Living in Harmony With The Cheetahs ~ Sponsored by the Cheetah Conservation Fund BATTLE CREEK, MI, June 28 2005 –Experience Africa through the eyes of a child this summer at Binder Park Zoo. During the entire month of July Binder Park Zoo will host a cheetah art exhibit. The exhibit, called Cheetah Expressions, portrays works of art created by Kenyan school children. The art represents their view of living with cheetahs in Africa. The Cheetah Expressions exhibit will travel to locations throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Kenya in hopes that the students’ expressions of their ideas on the plight of the cheetah will inspire local and international support.

91. Ligali | Me2We | German Zoo Exhibits ‘village’ Of African Animals And People The african German community has responded with outrage after the Augsburg Zoo, near Munich proceeded with the launch of its much derided african village http://www.ligali.org/article.php?id=303

92. AR.net African Elephant Moved To Tennessee Zoo Over Animal african Elephant Moved to Tennessee Zoo Over Animal Rights Objections. Advertise on Animalrights.net. Visit the Bookstore. related_ http://www.animalrights.net/archives/year/2003/000248.html

93. Welcome To The Indianapolis Zoo & Gardens african lion cubTansey With direct ties to Africa, the Zoo s three young african lions are instrumental in the newly formed african lion SSP. http://www.indyzoo.com/content.aspx?cid=337

94. Portal Wisconsin Discussion Forums - African Stereotype, Sharks, River, Buddhism Why host such an exhibition in a zoo and not a gallery or a museum where of the plans to open an african Village within the zoo of Augsburg, Germany. http://www.portalwisconsin.org/forum/printthread.cfm?Forum=1061&Topic=5202

95. Sign Information african ANTELOPES Central Park Zoo. These limestone reliefs by Frederick GR Roth (18721944) were created as decorative friezes for the Antelope House in http://nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=

96. Hanson, E.: Animal Attractions: Nature On Display In American Zoos. Born in Africa, Willie B. had been captured by an animal collector and sold to a zoo. During the decades he spent in a cage, zoos stopped collecting animals http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/7349.html

SEARCH: Keywords Author Title More Options Power Search Search Hints E-MAIL NOTICES NEW IN PRINT E-BOOKS ... HOME PAGE Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos Elizabeth Hanson Shopping Cart Reviews Table of Contents Introduction [HTML] or [PDF format] Search within this book at Google Print On a rainy day in May 1988, a lowland gorilla named Willie B. stepped outdoors for the first time in twenty-seven years, into a new landscape immersion exhibit. Born in Africa, Willie B. had been captured by an animal collector and sold to a zoo. During the decades he spent in a cage, zoos stopped collecting animals from the wild and Americans changed the ways they wished to view animals in the zoo. Zoos developed new displays to simulate landscapes like the Amazon River basin and African forests. Exhibits similar to animals' natural habitats began to replace old-fashioned animal houses. But such displays are only the most recent effort of zoos to present their audiences with an authentic experience of nature. Since the first zoological park opened in the United States in Philadelphia in 1874, zoos have promised their visitors a journey into the natural world. And for more than a century they have been popular places for education and recreation: every year more than 130 million Americans go to zoos to look at the animals and enjoy a day outdoors. The first book-length history of American zoos

97. The Chimpanzee Collaboratory Breeding programs in zoos like his, he says, are the only solution. neighboring Nigeria , then shipped to Taiping Zoo in Malaysia , via South Africa . http://www.chimpcollaboratory.org/news/cameroon.asp

News and Events Cameroon vs. South Africa in the battle of the gorillas May 10, 2005 New York Times Michael Wines PRETORIA , May 4 - Where does a 600-pound gorilla sleep? Cameroon 's government says South Africa 's government knows the right answer. But for two years, South Africa seemed not to have heard the question. Since acknowledging it last December, South Africa 's Science Ministry has offered one reply and its Environment Ministry another, and each contradicts the other. Only two things are clear: the gorilla - actually, four Western Lowland gorillas - are sleeping at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, in Pretoria, in what it calls a "state-of-the-art, world-class facility" that is receiving its final flourishes.

98. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - African Veldt african Veldt. This 22 acre section of the Fort Wayne Children s Zoo simulates an african grassland where animals roam free. http://www.kidszoo.com/africa.htm

Hours Open 9 AM to 5 PM 7 days a week Looking for the perfect gift? Adopt-An-Animal Great for Sweetest Day (October 21) Today's Weather Concessions Rides Lodging Info ... Great Zoo Halloween Rated one of the Top Ten Zoos in the Country by Child Magazine Search African Veldt This 22 acre section of the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo simulates an African grassland where animals roam free. You and your family will enjoy seeing giraffes ostrich zebras , gazelles, birds, wild dogs, warthogs , and wildebeests in a natural setting. Be sure to take a ride in a safari car for a closer look! It stops at our own African village where you can see various species of African monkeys and birds. Become a member and receive FREE ADMISSION to the zoo for a full year. Details... 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808 phone:(260) 427-6800

99. Deb Aronson: Featured Stories In fact, each endangered animal housed in Regenstein african Journey has a to african conservation initiatives supported by Lincoln Park Zoo this http://nasw.org/users/debaronson/features09.html

Like Magic: 1997 Beckman Institute Fellow Brendan Frey David Becker, Little in Life More Valuable Than Friendship Mark Smith: Providing the tools for Success 'Against All Odds': 'FBIs' Succeeded Despite Racism On Campus ... A World In Motion: Stephen Legomsky Focus on Conservation This article appeared in the spring 2003 issue of the Lincoln Park Zoo members magazine From elephants to spiders, many of the animals chosen for the Regenstein African Journey exhibits are threatened or endangered. In fact, each endangered animal housed in Regenstein African Journey has a connection to African conservation initiatives supported by Lincoln Park Zoo: this connection is the central message of each exhibit in the building. The zoo aims to educate visitors about both the animalsÕ plights and the complexities involved in conserving the animals and their habitats. In addition, by selecting a range of species Ñ from rhinos and giraffes to orb-weaving spiders and Madagascar giant hissing cockroaches Ñ the zoo seeks to emphasize that both conservation and biodiversity go far beyond the large mammals that often dominate zoos. As a result, the core species chosen for the building include the endangered wild dog, cichlids, black rhino, and pygmy hippo. Although the conservation fund grants are not large, a little bit of money, given at the right time, goes a long way. Small grants to researchers and conservation biologists early in their careers enable them to improve their studies and helps them in their efforts to become conservation leaders.

100. Dane County Press Releases Five Rare african Lion Cubs Born at Dane County Henry Vilas Zoo The african Lion Species Survival Plan, managed by the American Zoo and Aquarium http://www.co.dane.wi.us/press/default.asp?frmPRID=360

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