41. DHL: Press Releases DHL TO TRANSPORT ENDANGERED BOLIVIAN JAGUARS TO NEW HOMES AT us zoos. PLANTATION,FL March 2, 2005. DHL, the world s leading express delivery and http://www.dhl-usa.com/about/pr/PRDetail.asp?nav=PressRoom/PressReleases&year=20

42. The Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald, Tennessee However, seven us zoos have given up their elephants in as many years. The largest US zoo habitat for elephants is believed to be the more than 8 acres http://www.elephants.com/media/union_tribune_6_19_05.htm

Where Do Elephants Belong? Zoo Industry, Animal Rights Groups Differ Over What Constitutes Humane Treatment for Captive Pachyderms By Jeanette Steele Union-Tribune Staff Writer June 19, 2005 They are a natural spectacle: elephants, with their flapping ears and loose skin like baggy trousers. Many people grew up watching these graceful giants at zoos. That question is fast becoming the center of a growing national debate. Zoo officials counter that their methods are sound, and that they are expanding the size of elephant exhibits nationwide and increasing their support for international conservation programs for pachyderms in the wild. SEAN M. HAFFEY / Union-Tribune

43. Humboldt Penguin :: Saint Louis Zoo Humboldt penguins are getting help from us zoos (including the Saint Louis The Saint Louis Zoo is one of the us zoos spearheading the conservation of http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/birds/penguins/humboldtpenguin.htm

Site Map Search Contact Press Room Selected shortcuts for... - Zoo Visitors - Educators - Students - Members - Donors - Sponsors - Event Planners - Prospective Staff - Professional Peers - Media - Regional Community - Mission - History - Organization - Economic Impact ... Penguins Humboldt Penguin Humboldt Penguin Range: Coastal regions of Peru and Chile Habitat: Open ocean, rocky shoreline Conservation Status Threatened Scientific Name: Spheniscus humboldti Very Current Humboldt penguins share their name with the chilly Humboldt Current, which flows north from Antarctica along the Pacific Coast of South America, where the birds live. Both birds and current are named after the 18th-century explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Black and White and Pink All Over Humboldts are medium-sized penguins, averaging 28 inches long and weighing about 9 pounds. You can recognize them by the black band of feathers across their chest. Females are slightly smaller than males, but otherwise look very similar. Humboldts have added another color to the plain black and white of other penguins: pink! They have splotchy pink patches on their face and feet, as well as the underside of their wings. Actually, the pink doesn't come from their feathers: it's the result of bare skin patches, an adaptation that helps keep the birds cool in a warmer climate (see Fun Facts Penguins' torpedo-shaped bodies are designed for moving efficiently through water. Humboldts can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour. They use their wings to help them swim, and their webbed feet to steer underwater. Their bones tend to be denser than those of flying birds, since the extra weight helps them dive to greater depths.

44. Time For Kids | Classroom | News Scoop | Top 5 U.S. Zoos With The Most Species Top 5 us zoos with the Most Species PRINTER FRIENDLY Now zoos across thecountry have hundreds of species, from the pygmy chimpanzee to the giant panda. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/ns/article/0,17585,108004,00.html

var theon=null; var onSection="currentIssues"; var onSubSection="homeGrades23"; May 4, 2001 Vol.6 No.26 Sign Up! Teacher Email Newsletter 10 Key Research Findings 2005-2006 Partner Programs/TFK Extra! Inside this Issue ... News Scoop Quiz This Week's Standards Select a State National California Florida New York Texas Virginia Learn more about News Scoop News Scoop Archives Top 5 U.S. Zoos with the Most Species A Pallas kitten, a threatened species of wild cat found in western Asia, southeastern Siberia and China, nurses at the San Diego Zoo. The first zoo in America opened 133 years ago in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Now zoos across the country have hundreds of species, from the pygmy chimpanzee to the giant panda. Here are the zoos with the most species: 1. San Diego Zoo and Houston Zoo (tied) 800 species 2. Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo 740 3. Denver Zoo 720 4. Toledo Zoo 715 5. St. Louis Zoo 700+ Send this story to a friend May 4, 2001 News Scoop Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Contact Us

45. Time For Kids | Classroom | World Report | Top 5 U.S. Zoos With The Most Species Here are the us zoos that have the largest variety of species. 1. San Diego ZooCalifornia 800 species. 2. Cincinnati Zoo Ohio 750 http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/wr/article/0,17585,88543,00.html

var theon=null; var onSection="currentIssues"; var onSubSection="homeGrades47"; September 25, 1998 Vol.4 No.3 Sign Up! Teacher Email Newsletter 10 Key Research Findings 2005-2006 Partner Programs/TFK Extra! Inside this Issue ... Archives Top 5 U.S. Zoos With The Most Species People are just wild about zoos! Each year about 3.5 million folks flock to the San Diego Zoo to see such rare sights as Hippo Beach and giant pandas Bai Yun and Shi Shi. Here are the U.S. zoos that have the largest variety of species: 1. San Diego Zoo     California: 800 species 2. Cincinnati Zoo     Ohio: 750 3. St. Louis Zoological Park     Missouri: 740 4. Houston Zoological Gardens     Texas: 730 5. Columbus Zoo     Ohio: 700 Send this story to a friend September 25, 1998 World Report Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Contact Us

46. Columbus Zoo And Aquarium They will complete colorful worksheets – many donated by us zoos, engage ininteractive role playing games, and spend much of their time outside the http://www.colszoo.org/Conservation/2003/ebobo.htm

Visitor Information Education/Groups Calendar of Events Membership ... Conservation Select an area African Forest Australia Herbivores/Carnivores Islands of Southeast Asia North America Pachyderms Reptiles Shores Animal Enrichment Home Contact Us Press Room Job Opportunities Club Ebobo An essential component of long-term conservation efforts in northern Congo Rebecca Rose Contact: Mark Gately Wildlife Conservation Society Magately@uuplus.com From the Editor The Ocean Project Teach Your Children Club Ebobo in Congo Coexisting With Chungungos Marine Otter Conservation in Peru Coming Home Orphans get HELP and a Second Chance to Live Free We Got Your Goat (And Other Ways to Help People and Wildlife) Partners in Conservation Friends in High Places Scarlet Macaws Come Back to Curu

47. CNN.com - U.S. Plans Legal Endangered Species Trade - Oct. 11, 2003 The Asian elephant is in increasing demand from us zoos and circuses, Under the proposed change, money spent by us zoos and circuses to import the http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/10/11/endangered.species/

The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com U.S. plans legal endangered species trade Fish and Wildlife says move would promote conservation The Asian elephant is in increasing demand from U.S. zoos and circuses, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. Story Tools YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Conservation Environmental Issues or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? WASHINGTON (CNN) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to change its policy to permit the importation of endangered species, their parts and products from countries that promote wildlife conservation programs. Such a program could give incentives to countries to create stronger wildlife and habitat programs, the agency said in its draft rule, which is open for public comment until October 17. But some conservationists see the policy as a bad precedent and predicted it will face strong opposition. Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973 to protect animals facing extinction in the wild. The act currently prohibits the capture, import, sale and killing of endangered species without a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those who request permits must demonstrate that their proposed activity would enhance the survival of the species in the wild and that the animals won't be used primarily for commercial purposes.

48. Conservation In The Wild Working with both us zoos along with zoos and forestry staff in Thailand, one ofthe cat s range countries, the goal of this project is to raise awareness http://www.caribbeangardens.com/Getting_Involved/in_situ_specifics.htm

Waterberg Carnivore Project Namibia The age old conflict between farmer and predator is being played out in Namibia in southwest Africa. The Waterberg Carnivore Project Namibia (WCPN) was started in 2004 in response to the concerns of local researchers and farmers to address issues of large carnivore conflict and interaction between the co-occurring large carnivore species. Following its primary goals, the WCPN hopes to provide data and cost-benefit analysis to assess farmers' benefits from maintaining large carnivores on their property. The WCPN is a collaborative effort between Andrew Stein, a Fulbright scholar and University of Massachusetts PhD candidate, and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF). CCF is a non-profit Namibian trust dedicated to cheetah conservation through research, education and conservation programs. Caribbean Gardens is a financial contributor. Stein working on a live leopard in the field. Brazilian Ocelot Consortium Caribbean Gardens is one of 10 members of the Brazilian Ocelot Consortium (links to PDF file). The ocelot is endangered throughout its natural range within the southern U.S. and Latin America. Wild

49. The Gross Morbid Anatomy Of Diseases Of Animals A bad actor in southern us zoos. Crosses species barriers. Rodent reservoir.Elephants, hippos, camelids, lions, foxes, tree kangaroos and primates, http://www.afip.org/CLDavis/GrossCourse01/zoo.htm

The Gross Morbid Anatomy of Diseases of Animals C.L. Davis DVM Foundation Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington, DC 9-13 April 2001 Gross Pathology of Zoo Animals Michael Garner, DVM, DACVP Introduction Is zoo pathology unique? Certainly there are diseases that are peculiar to certain species or classes of animals, and these require familiarity with the literature and knowledge of disease dynamics within zoo populations; but in the overall scheme of things, zoo pathology does not differ that much from domestic species pathology. There are numerous diseases that relate to various aspects of zoo husbandry, nutrition and genetics. Degenerative and neoplastic diseases are common because the animals often live longer than in their native environments. There are a wide variety of infectious diseases that also occur. Of course, there are also the bizarre or rare cases, but these lectures will attempt to concentrate on distinct “entities” and disease trends. So while not comprehensive, the following information represents material from the literature and the files of Northwest ZooPath that is considered most important in the zoo community and most likely to be encountered by diagnostic pathologists. Mammals Noninflammatory Cardiopulmonary and Vascular Disease Cardiomyopathy Primates, bats, possums, hedgehogs, ferrets, giant anteaters

50. Brief History Of The Bronx Zoo the western US are descendents of those Bronx Zoo animals shipped at the turn the Bronx Zoo was one of the first us zoos to move away from cages and http://www.bronxzoo.com/bz-about_the_zoo/bzhistory

Home About the Bronx Zoo Rates ... Community Affairs Brief History of the Bronx Zoo Early visitors to the Bronx Zoo gather around a familiar meeting place, the old sea lion pool. The Bronx Zoo first opened its gates to the public on November 8, 1899. At the time, the zoo had 22 exhibits and 843 animals. The complete history of the Bronx Zoo, however, begins four years prior, in 1895, with the establishment of the New York Zoological Society (NYZS renamed WCS in 1993). The purpose of the Society was to create a zoological park, advance the study of zoology, protect wildlife, and educate the public. Only the outer structure of the World of Reptiles remains much as it was in 1899. What has not changed, however, is the zoo’s dedication to wildlife conservation, education, and innovative exhibits. The zoo’s first conservation success story occurred early in its history. Bronx Zoo director William T. Hornaday had a deep interest in the American bison. Bison, once numbering 50 million in North America, had been decimated by hunting and westward expansion of the U.S. population. In October 1899, Hornaday acquired bison for the Bronx Zoo and began to build the zoo herd. In 1905, with fewer than 1,000 American bison left in the wild, NYZS sponsored the founding of the American Bison Society at the Bronx Zoo’s Lion House. With Hornaday as the bison group’s president, the organization was instrumental in securing national protection for the bison and rangeland for the establishment of new herds. In 1907, 15 of the Bronx Zoo bison were shipped to

51. Elephant-Free Zoos > But The Zoos Say zoo that you won’t visit until elephant captures for us zoos are halted, a policy that forbids future imports of wild elephants for us zoos http://www.savewildelephants.com/4.asp

What You Can Do Syd Butler , Executive Director American Zoo and Aquarium Association 8403 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-562-0888 (fax) Sbutler@aza.org Please contact the zoos to express your outrage regarding their import of wild African elephants from Swaziland: Douglas Myers , Executive Director San Diego Zoo P.O. Box 120551 San Diego, CA 92112 619-231-0249 (fax) DMyers@sandiegozoo.org C. Lex Salisbury , President and CEO Lowry Park Zoological Garden 7530 North Blvd. Tampa, FL 33604 813-935-9486 (fax) Lex.Salisbury@lowryparkzoo.org Contact officials of Cargolux Airlines, the carrier that transported the elephants, and ask them to extricate themselves from the wildlife trade by enacting a policy against the shipment of wild animals. Pierre Wesner , Vice President Cargolux Airlines International S.A.

52. IgoUgo: Australia Zoo - Brisbane, Australia Australia Zoo, by ramcgraw, Very Highly Recommended , 4/3/2005 The zoo, althoughsmaller than many us zoos, gives you the opportun http://www.igougo.com/planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?businesscardID=179106&n=

53. From Compassionate Traveler Alert July 2003 Government Approves Government Approves Import of Swaziland Elephants to us zoos. Compassionate Travelerreported last April on the battle to prevent Swaziland elephants from http://compassionatetraveler.org/art/2003-07-02.htm

Home About Us Latest Traveler Alert Free Email Alerts ... Contact Us From Compassionate Traveler Alert July 2003 Government Approves Import of Swaziland Elephants to U.S. Zoos Compassionate Traveler reported last April on the battle to prevent Swaziland elephants from being imported to U.S. zoos. At that time, the San Diego Zoo in California and the Lowry Park Zoo in Florida had surrendered import permits when animal rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging the permit applications. That suit forced a review of the permits. On July 9, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service restored the import permits to the two zoos. Florence Lambert of the Elephant Alliance, which filed the original lawsuit along with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Born Free , stated that the organization will file another lawsuit to invalidate the second permit. Read the full story from the San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20030710-9999_6m10tdel.html

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55. Tom Bihn Forums Bags Bags Bags! - Elephant Deaths Spur New Debate View Full Version Elephant Deaths Spur New Debate Over us zoos the pastyear at two us zoos have sparked animal rights protests and renewed a larger http://www.tombihn.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-338.html

56. Zoos Hope For A Baby Boomlet This Year Among Giant Pandas The four us zoos with pandas have them on longterm loans from China in exchangefor payments that fund conservation programs to save the animal in the wild http://post-gazette.com/pg/05205/542218.stm

U.S. News World News Previous Articles Zoos hope for a baby boomlet this year among giant pandas Washington has one newborn; San Diego, Atlanta waiting Sunday, July 24, 2005 By D'Vera Cohn, The Washington Post WASHINGTON Zookeepers in Atlanta and San Diego are hopeful their giant pandas are pregnant, which would create a record U.S. baby boomlet of the rare species that began this month with the birth of a cub at the National Zoo. The possibility of three U.S.-born cubs in the same year reflects the coming of age of the giant pandas on loan from China in the past several years, as well as a burst of scientific knowledge on producing and caring for their offspring. Artificial insemination techniques are more precise; pregnancy tests are more accurate; and the odds of a fragile newborn surviving are improving dramatically. Cub births, and survival, have also risen in China. Advances have been especially notable among twins; whereas one newborn was often doomed in the past, now both routinely make it to adulthood. At the National Zoo, the cub born July 9 has developed darkened skin around its eyes and on its ears, back and hind legs, the beginnings of the distinctive giant panda appearance.

57. African Elephants implement a policy that forbids future imports of wild elephants for us zoos.Syd Butler, Executive Director, American Zoo and Aquarium Association http://www.captiveanimals.org/elephants/usa2.htm

CAPS ARCHIVE Urgent update: Help keep wild elephants safe UPDATE: The cruel capture and export of 11 wild elephants in Swaziland to the San Diego Zoo and Lowry Park Zoo has gone ahead despite an announcement made two years ago that the elephants would not be removed. PETA has learned that the cruel capture and export of 11 wild elephants in Swaziland to the San Diego Zoo and Lowry Park Zoo is scheduled for May despite an announcement made last September by Swaziland's minister of tourism that the elephants would not be removed and that any move to sell them would violate the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The 12-year-old elephants are roaming freely with their families on the 74,130-acre Hlane Royal National Park. In exchange for a "donation" to the Swazi park, the elephants will be ripped from beautiful savannas and fields of umbrella-shaped trees, shoved into transport containers, and carted halfway around the world where they will spend the rest of their lives in small, barren zoo enclosures that could never simulate their natural habitat. At least 79 African elephants, most captured in the wild, have died in North American facilities since 1990, and not a single death was from old age. In fact, 95 percent never even reached age 40, far short of their 70-year life expectancy. PETA has offered to assist in translocating these elephants to another free-roaming area in Africa if the Hlane Royal National Park feels it is necessary to reduce their elephant population.

58. River Otter Alliance - AAZK And Otters The NA river otter is the species most commonly found in us zoos with roughly260 individuals maintained by 97 institutions belonging to ISIS (International http://www.otternet.com/ROA/aazk.htm

River Otter Alliance Homepage Go to our web homepage! Who Are We ? Find out about our organization President's Message Read the current President's message Join Us ! Join the River Otter Alliance today ! Latest News Latest news from the River Otter Alliance AAZK and Otters By Jan Reed-Smith What, you may wonder, do the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) and otters have in common? Well, that depends on whom you ask. If it were me you were asking, then I would answer "a great deal." Of course, some people might say I think everything has a great deal to do with otters; if it doesn't at first, just give me time and I will make a connection. First, what is the American Association of Zoo Keepers? AAZK is an organization for wild animal keepers. Members of AAZK include zoo keepers, aquarists, zoo or aquarium docents, students, zoo or aquarium curators, and some zoo and aquarium organizations. AAZK's mission statement reads: "To provide a resource and a forum of continuing education for the animal care professional and to support zoo and aquarium personnel in their roles as animal care givers, scientific researchers, public educators and conservationists. To promote zoos and aquariums as cultural establishments dedicated to the enrichment of human and natural resources; to foster the exchange of research materials, enrichment options, and husbandry information through publications and conferences which will lead to a greater understanding of the needs and requirements of all animals."

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60. Zoos Find Pandas Don't Make The Cash To Cover Their Keep us zoo officials were dismayed to read media reports that a zoo in Thailand pays The four zoos exhibit pandas with permits from the us Fish and Wildlife http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/06/AR2005080601118.

var SA_Message="SACategory=" + 'metro/special/6'; Hello Edit Profile Sign Out Sign In Register Now ... Subscribe to SEARCH: News Web var ie = document.getElementById?true:false; ie ? formSize=27 : formSize=24 ; document.write(''); Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Metro Special Reports ... E-Mail This Article RSS News Feeds Top News Metro What is RSS? All RSS Feeds E-mail Newsletters View a Sample and Sign Up Breaking News Alerts Manage Your Newsletters Zoos Find Pandas Don't Make the Cash to Cover Their Keep By D'Vera Cohn Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 7, 2005; Page C01 The giant panda is the rock star of the captive-animal world, the biggest draw there is, and only four U.S. zoos have them, including Washington's National Zoo. But officials at the animal parks say they spend millions of dollars more than they take in on the rare bear, whose appeal has not boosted visitor numbers and souvenir sales as much as hoped. After the first rush and long lines to see newly arrived pandas, the zoos' experience is that attendance returns to normal. A cub, such as the one born at the National Zoo last month, will reignite the crowds, but only temporarily. A panda cub, such as the one born at the National Zoo, can boost attendance. But zoos must pay $600,000 to China for each birth.

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