Day Trip: Zoos delight with lights, presents ... fun!
December has descended and all about are signs of the upcoming holidays. Trees are trimmed, lights are hung, shopping has begun and at area zoos, even the animals are getting in the holiday...
Modesto Bee,
Fri Dec 04 19:29:30 PST 2009
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Dr. Robert Wiggs: Veterinarian treated creatures big and small
Dr. Robert Bruce Wiggs performed his first veterinary root canal as a Texas AM University student. He became a pioneer in animal dentistry, treating everything from household pets at his No...
Dallas Morning News,
Sat Dec 05 00:42:27 PST 2009
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Panda To Leave National Zoo For China
Tai Shan, a young giant panda who became a major attraction after his 2005 birth at Washington's National Zoo, will leave for China early next year for breeding. Panda cubs are also slated ...
NPR,
Fri Dec 04 14:58:33 PST 2009
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Giraffe injured during transport dies
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A giraffe injured her neck during transport between zoos in Ohio and Oklahoma and subsequently died, the Tulsa Zoo announced Friday.
UPI,
Fri Dec 04 15:54:01 PST 2009
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Zoo review inspection through
A three-member team from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums examined numerous records and interviewed staff members at all levels before completing a two-day inspection Friday as part of...
The Topeka Capital-Journal,
Fri Dec 04 21:58:01 PST 2009
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Urgent fight against frog fungus may be too late
An expedition of researchers from zoos in the U.S., Panama and Mexico to save healthy frogs from a fast-spreading fungus may have come too late.
Boston Globe,
Fri Dec 04 13:02:23 PST 2009
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Urgent Fight Against Frog Fungus May Be Too Late
An expedition of researchers from zoos in the U.S., Panama and Mexico to save healthy frogs from a fast-spreading fungus may have come too late. Some of the 40 frogs and toads returned last...
CBS4 Denver,
Fri Dec 04 11:36:53 PST 2009
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National Zoo confirms that Tai Shan will be sent to China
The black-and-white bear sat under a chestnut oak tree, holding a golden pear in his left paw and regarding his massed admirers as a monarch might his people.
Washington Post,
Fri Dec 04 21:00:00 PST 2009
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A Canadian First at Zoo sauvage de Saint-Félicien - Polar Bears are Born!
SAINT-FÉLICIEN, Canada, December 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoo sauvage de Saint-Félicien recorded a major first in Canada this week - one that few zoos anywhere in the world have had the chance to ...
ITNews,
Fri Dec 04 04:11:50 PST 2009
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Beloved panda born at National Zoo headed to China
A young giant panda who became a major attraction after his birth at Washington's National Zoo will leave for China early next year for breeding.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 04 14:36:35 PST 2009
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Urgent fight against frog fungus may be too late
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The Washington DC Examiner,
Fri Dec 04 01:30:19 PST 2009
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D.C.'s National Zoo to send young panda to China
A young giant panda who became a major draw after his birth at Washington's National Zoo will return to China early next year.
USA Today,
Fri Dec 04 10:33:39 PST 2009
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A Canadian first at Zoo sauvage de Saint-Felicien - Polar bears are born!
FELICIEN, QC, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ - Zoo sauvage de Saint-Felicien recorded a major first in Canada this week-one that few zoos anywhere in the world have had the chance to experience-when o...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance,
Fri Dec 04 04:00:00 PST 2009
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Biff, Otis adjust to life at Shedd
Last March, a couple of plump, 900-pound California sea lions showed up once again at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, 146 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.
Chicago Tribune,
Fri Dec 04 21:01:56 PST 2009
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Young panda's days in D.C. are numbered
We knew this sad day was coming. The National Zoo announced Friday morning that Washington's beloved adolescent giant panda, Tai Shan, is leaving his birthplace and being sent to China. Tai...
Washington Post,
Fri Dec 04 08:21:01 PST 2009
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Baby panda Tai Shan leaves American home for his native land
Born in the US, panda Tai Shan won the hearts of visitors to Washington's National Zoo. But under an agreement with China, he'll now be part of a panda breeding program there.
The Christian Science Monitor,
Fri Dec 04 16:38:22 PST 2009
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Association of Zoos and Aquariums Announces Conservation Endowment Fund Grants
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) announced that the AZA Conservation Endowment Fund (CEF) has awarded $170,000 to nine wildlife conservation initiatives.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News,
Mon Nov 30 23:00:00 PST 2009
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National Zoo Panda Leaves for China Next Year for Breeding
A young giant panda who became a major draw after his birth at Washington's National Zoo will leave for China early next year for breeding.
Fox News,
Fri Dec 04 14:32:28 PST 2009
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National Zoo panda headed to China for breeding
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Deseret News,
Fri Dec 04 20:22:12 PST 2009
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