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City zoo ropes in students to keep a watch on visitors

CHENNAI: Kaanum pongal usually attracts lakhs of visitors to the city's lone zoological park in Vandalur, 32 km south of Chennai, creating a logistical nightmare for animal keepers and unsettling the beasts in their cages all day long [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Elephant keepers at Toronto Zoo respond to city council’s de...

Q: What is the benefit to the elephants of sending them to a facility accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, as the keepers are demanding? A: The TO Zoo would be able to retain ownership of Thika, Iringa and Toka and ther [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

4 Rare Sumatran Tigers Born at Oklahoma City Zoo

The Oklahoma City Zoo is home to a litter of four Sumatran tiger cubs, which are considered an endangered species. Zoo officials say the one male and three females were born to parents Suriya and Raguno on July 9.The females are named Lee [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Maybe city shouldn’t bear lion’s share of zoo costs

Say you had a chance to design Toronto’s municipal government from scratch, determining which services it needs to deliver to meet its basic obligations to city residents. Would running a zoo be one of them? When the city began t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra: Publicity Stunt?

Team Glittarazzi was in New York City this week -- tip-toeing from train to hotel and restaurant to taxi -- in hopes that the Bronx Zoo's fanged, fugitive Egyptian cobra would not slither out of a manhole eat us alive. But now, we [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

City zoo boss suspended in probe

The move came after anonymous allegations were made against Gary Wilson, who is also the zoo's chief operating officer. A zoo spokeswoman would not confirm the nature of the claims, but said they were treating them "extremely se [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Bristol Zoo brings gorilla sculptures to city's streets

The public art display around Bristol will also help to raise funds and awareness if the threats facing gorillas in the wild. The gorillas are to be sponsored by businesses and will be painted and decorated by local artists. Schools and [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

How Kansas City Zoo protects the animals in winter

Her name is Lola, but, as the song goes, she’s no showgirl. She’s a warthog like Timon’s sidekick Pumbaa in “The Lion King” — ugly tusks and all. She is a little on the prissy side. She doesn&rsqu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Panda's trip to China leaves giant hole in US city

It was freezing and snowing hard Saturday afternoon, but 4-year-old giant panda Tai Shan didn't mind. He nimbly climbed onto a treetop and chewed his bamboo leaves. Nearby, a dozen men and women, including an elderly woman in a wheelc [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Smallest deer is born at city zoo

Caju, who could reach 45cms and weigh up to 13kg, is the first captive Chilean pudu birth in Ireland. Born three weeks ago he will reach his full height in three months. A male pudu arrived at the zoo in 2004 and was joined by a fem [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

City sanctuary is mammal-free zone

The plaintive night time cry of New Zealand's iconic but endangered kiwi is being heard for the first time in more than a century in the nation's capital.About 100 flightless kiwis and other rare native species have been resettled in a pion [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

City Park Chief Takes up New Program for Squirrel Birth Cont...

The Palisades Park squirrels, under a new program, will be injected with an immuno-contraceptive vaccine to stunt their sexual development and as a strong birth control measure. Joe McGrath, the city's parks chief said. &q [...]