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Smithsonian’s National Zoo to announce gift to fund panda pr...

The National Zoo is preparing to announce a major gift that will fund its giant panda program for five more years. Zoo scientists on Monday also will announce their 2012 breeding plan for Washington’s pandas with China’s ambas [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo to get swanky makeover with 176-cr master plan

The master layout plan for the National Zoological Park, Delhi, has finally been unveiled. The Rs176-crore makeover, hope the zoo authorities, will bring the city zoo up to international standards. The front of the zoo will have a swan [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

National Zoo adds new female tiger from San Diego, plans to ...

The National Zoo has added a new 2½-year-old Sumatran tiger from the San Diego Safari Park to help diversify the population of the endangered cats. The zoo said Wednesday that the female named Damai left quarantine an [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo makeover plan back on track

The much-delayed Rs150-crore Byculla zoo makeover planned by the municipal corporation is finally on track. However, the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has slashed the list of exotic animal species —those not found in India — tha [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Oakland CA zoo plan - environmentalists see irony

The Oakland Zoo is on the verge of getting approval for a decades-old dream to build an exhibit to celebrate California's native wildlife and terrain. But environmentalists say the zoo's plans to expand and build bigger buildings [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Lincoln Park Zoo bans boats while plants take root

Birds, plants and fish will be the main attractions this summer at the Lincoln Park Zoo's recently restored South Pond. But as has been anticipated, the swan paddle boats won't be back. The vessels were plucked from the water in [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo's elephant plan should be stopped – Wildlife expert

It is said that elephants never forget and Auckland Zoo says 27-year-old Burma has not recovered from her companion Kashin's death in August last year. “Since Kashin died in August 2009, Burma continues to be monitored closely, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

At National Zoo, red panda cub is born and agave plant flowe...

A red panda cub, the first in 15 years, has been born at the National Zoo. There are fewer than 2,500 red pandas left in the wild, but the endangered species is actively bred in zoos. Mom is 2-year-old Shama and has been very attentive t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Zoo plans 'Jurassic Park' experiment

San Diego Zoo is planning to use frozen cells of dead animals in an attempt to bring endangered species back from the brink of extinction, the Daily Telegraph is reporting. The Jurassic Park-style experiments are the collaboration of [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

BMC’s zoo makeover plan hits a green roadblock

The civic body’s ambitious plan of redeveloping the Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan, Byculla, received a setback after the Environment Secretary expressed concerns about it. Speaking at a roundtable organised by the Observer Resear [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Zoo plans to close Nocturnal House

The Nocturnal House at the Woodland Park Zoo has always been in the dark. But now the zoo plans to turn the lights off. Because of budget troubles, the zoo plans to close the popular Nocturnal House, which houses 61 animals, from bats to sl [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Explanation offered for sea lion mystery

Earlier this summer, reports of large numbers of dead or dying sea lions appeared in multiple news sources, including ours. Most of the mammals were malnourished, or suffering from bacterial infections. The cause of the problem was thou [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Researchers say animals plan for the future

Monkeys perform mental math, pigeons can select the picture that doesn't belong. Humans may not be the only animals that plan for the future, say researchers reporting on the latest studies of animal mental ability. "I suggest we human [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Puppy Bowl Returns to Animal Planet

If you need an alternative to the Super Bowl this Sunday, Feb. 1, or just want to get pumped up for the big game, look no further than Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl V.” “Puppy Bowl V” features two teams of puppie [...]