All Posts Tagged With: "Zoological Society"

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Cotton-top tamarins move into new enclosure at Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary

By Paula Rhoden – The Daily Courier
Three cotton-top tamarins moved into a new enclosure at the Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary this past week.
The sanctuary obtained the tiny primates about 18 months ago from a university laboratory in Wisconsin.
Sanctuary Executive Director Pam McLaren said the lab shut down and the tamarins needed a new home.
“We agreed [...]

11Mar2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Potter Park Zoo Society Seeks Volunteers During Volunteer Recruitment Event

LANSING, MI — Potter Park Zoo Society is seeking enthusiastic
individuals to serve as zoo volunteers! Join the Zoological Society at
Volunteer Recruitment Day on Saturday, April 10 from 10 a.m. until Noon
to learn about all of the exciting volunteer opportunities at the zoo.
During the event, guests will meet docents, other volunteers and zoo
staff, view a [...]

11Mar2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Abilene seeking zoo accreditation

By Doug Myers – Your Abilene Online
A year after the Association of Zoos & Aquariums tabled the Abilene Zoo’s request for reaccreditation, city representatives are back in Virginia Beach, Va., hoping the zoo will receive approval from the AZA.
Four representatives of the Abilene Zoological Society — Pat Dunnahoo, Julie Napier, Sara Core and Jennifer Nichols [...]

4Mar2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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NC Zoo To Kick-Off $2 Million Project Polar Bear Campaign

Devetta Blount – digtriad.com
Asheboro, NC– The NC Zoological Society will announce the kick-off of its $2 million “Project: Polar Bears” fund-raising campaign.
The campaign is for private support of a $4.7 million expansion of the polar bear exhibit and holding facilities at the North Carolina Zoo. The announcement is Wednesday, October 28.
They will also announce [...]

28Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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‘Power crazy boss must go’

From Malay Mail
A MEMBER of the Malaysian Zoological Society (MZS) feels it’s about time the government makes a decision on Zoo Negara, but he expressed his skepticism that things will change for the better should Zoo Negara chairman and president Datuk Ismail Hutson stays in power.
He disagreed with Ismail’s opinion that the involvement of government [...]

12Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Henry Vilas Zoo receives donation

Falk announces increased aid in order to keep wildlife park free, open to public
By Carl Jaeger – The Badger Herald
Amid economic hardships for Dane County, the Henry Vilas Zoological Society announced Monday its $900,000 donation in support for the Henry Vilas Zoo.
The expanded partnership with Dane County will provide the Henry Vilas Zoo with additional [...]

30Sep2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Zoo Achieves Accreditation

By WBNG News
The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park achieved accreditation from the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. The zoo had lost is accreditation in 2005.
Media Release from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.
“The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park is one of the best in the world because it has met the highest standards in the [...]

25Sep2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Tortoises to get new home at NEW Zoo

Tony Walter – Greenbay Press Gazette
A $165,000 anonymous donation to the N.E.W. Zoological Society will pay for a new tortoise exhibit at the NEW Zoo.
The structure, which will resemble a giant tortoise shell, is expected to be built in 2010, said Judy Krawczyk, president of the society. It will include both an indoor and outdoor [...]

21Sep2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Free zoos still need public to pay for costs

By EDWARD VAN EMBDEN – Press of Atlantic City
BRIDGETON – Kelly Shaw stopped by Holly’s cage and called out to the Himalayan black bear.
From the hammock in the middle of her artificial habitat, the bear craned her neck around to see who was calling. Finally, she rolled out of it and sauntered toward the edge [...]

21Sep2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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Zoo takes new direction

By Robbie Evans • The News Star
New Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo director Joe Clawson has a vision that visitors will feel like they are visiting far-away places when they walk into an exhibit.
Over the next year or more, visitors will notice an evolving change in the zoo’s appearance, said Clawson, who became zoo director [...]

29Jun2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
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