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L.A. Zoo Rhino Completes New Skin Cancer Treatment
From KCAL 9 CBS
An Indian rhinoceros has successfully completed treatment for skin cancer, Los Angeles Zoo officials announced today.
Zoo veterinarians worked closely with oncologists from UCLA Medical Center to administer a treatment to Randa designed to deliver electronic, X-ray-based therapy directly to cancer sites with minimal radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.
The treatment — Axxent [...]
Court: Culp’s lawsuit against LA Zoo can resume
(AP)
LOS ANGELES — Actor Robert Culp can move ahead with a lawsuit to stop construction of an elephant exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo.
The star of the 1960s TV series “I Spy” and real estate agent Aaron Leider filed a lawsuit against the city in August 2007, alleging that the zoo did not treat [...]
2 snow leopard cubs, mom, move into LA Zoo home
(AP)
LOS ANGELES — Two rare, endangered snow leopard cubs have a new home, no names and an uncertain future.
The speckled cubs, a boy and a girl, and their mom, Asia, moved into their public habitat Thursday at the LA Zoo. The rocks, trees and streams seemed to appeal to the frisky cubs, who were born [...]
Giraffe dies at LA Zoo after birthing complications
Jean Merl – LA Times
Asali, a 26-year-old Masai giraffe that lived at the Los Angeles Zoo for most of her life, has died, from apparent birthing complications, zoo officials announced today.
The giraffe, who had successfully borne 12 calves since 1988, died after zoo veterinarians worked for two days to remove a stillborn calf. Although [...]
L.A. Zoo officials ordered to report to city council committee over USDA investigation into elephant, chimp deaths
Carla Hall – LA Times
City Councilman Tony Cardenas has ordered Los Angeles Zoo officials to appear before a council committee to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s investigation into the deaths of an elephant and a chimpanzee at the zoo three years ago.
The USDA, which enforces the Animal Welfare Act, cited the zoo for failing [...]
L.A. Zoo had to pay federal fine over animal deaths
The $3,281 payment was made as part of a 2008 settlement with the USDA over the 2006 deaths of a popular Asian elephant and a chimpanzee. The zoo did not admit to wrongdoing.
By Carla Hall – LA Times
The Los Angeles Zoo paid a federal fine of several thousand dollars in the wake of a U.S. [...]
L.A. Zoo littered with new baby animals
Many creatures at the zoo are finding a new thing to do this summer: rearing offspring.
By Carla Hall – LA Times
The greater flamingos squawk like ducks as they go about their busy lives in an aviary at the Los Angeles Zoo. The pale pink birds root in the mud for bugs, skimming a rank-looking pond [...]
Chinese renege on promise of three rare monkeys for L.A. Zoo
By Rick Orlov, Contra Costa Times
After hiring a feng shui expert and spending more than $7.4 million on a special exhibit, Los Angeles will not be getting three rare golden monkeys from China promised in a 2002 trip led by former Mayor James Hahn, officials said Wednesday.
“It was a decision by the Chinese government and [...]
San Diego Condor Breeding Program to Reach Milestone
by Yadira Galindo
FIRST CHICKS OF 2009 SEASON HATCH AT THE WILD ANIMAL PARK
SAN DIEGO – Beginning March 27, two California condor chicks hatched over the past few days and a third chick was beginning to emerge Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. The fourth chick to hatch will be the 150th California [...]
City Council votes to keep Billy the elephant at the L.A. Zoo
Billy the elephant will remain at the L.A. Zoo, the L.A. City Council decided today in an 11-4 vote.
The decision means that construction on the zoo’s Pachyderm Forest exhibit will continue — and Billy will take up residence there upon the project’s completion. Our colleague Carla Hall at the L.A. Now blog has the details:
In [...]
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I have been in Naples Zoo already and I've seen panthers there!!I really had a good time visiting the place!!And ...
I was very sorry to hear of this. We have been so blessed at our San Diego Zoo, and ...
The gorilla exhibit at the Louisville Zoo is very attractive. This just makes it better.
Allen Nyhuis, Coauthor: America's Best Zoos 
Excellent!!The purpose of the coming event is good and i like the idea..I would like to help so I will ...
What a sad, horrible accident for everyone involved...
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