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Association of Zoos and Aquariums

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Type: Organization

Name: Association of Zoos and Aquariums

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Remembering Les Whitt

Posted:Updated:Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:39 PM ESTALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Friends and Family of late Alexandria Zoo director Les Whitt unveiled a statue in honor of the man who made Alexandria Zoo what it is and touched countless lives.Friends ... [Published KALB - May 19 2013]

Entities: Jack Hanna, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Bengal Tiger, B B King

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

First residents arrive at National Elephant Center in Fellsmere

$15 million center may house 3 dozen The first round of elephants arrived at their pachyderm paradise last week in Fellsmere.The family group two females and two males are the National Elephant Centers first residents.Theyve been gallivanting among ... [Published Florida Today - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Brevard Zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Canalize, Hurricanes, Species

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Around the Region: Baker commission workshop on budget Monday

BAKER Commission budget workshop TuesdayThe County Commission will hold a workshop at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to hear County Manager C.J. Thompson’s report on his research of a variety of options to balance the upcoming and future budgets while avoiding a further ... [Published Florida Times-Union - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Alligator, Concealment, Nassau (Bahamas)

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Protestors greet Marineland visitors on opening day

Families wanting to get a look at Marineland's whales, sea lions and dolphins Saturday were greeted by hundreds of protestors.Saturday marked the first day of the season at the Niagara Falls attraction. The park is often the target of animal rights activists, ... [Published Newstalk 1010 - May 18 2013]

Entities: Protesters, Canadian Association of Zoos, Cheri DiNovo, Ric O'Barry

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Watching wildlife without the fences

After a grueling climb up a mountain in Rwanda, Eleanor Wallace was rewarded with perhaps the experience of a lifetime ? having a male silverback gorilla brush by her close enough she could feel the fur hitting against her pants leg. As instructed by ... [Published News Sentinel - May 18 2013]

Entities: Rwanda, Tanzania, Gorilla

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Association of Zoos and Aquariums

National Elephant Center in Fellsmere receives its first animals

FELLSMERE — The first four elephants for the new National Elephant Center arrived this week, the staff announced Friday.“We’re providing them with the highest quality of animal care, inspired by our deep love of elephants,” Executive Director John Lehnhardt ... [Published TCPalm - May 17 2013]

Entities: H Williams, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, M H Group Ltd

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Wildlife Park

Endangered Indian rhinoceros born at Tampa zoo

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo got a new addition just in time for Mother's Day. An endangered Indian rhinoceros calf named Jiyu arrived on May 9. It was the third birth for Jamie, a greater one-horned rhino. Her first-born, a female named Jaya ... [Published StarBanner.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Species, Indian Rhinoceros, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Wildlife Park

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Piglet warthogs enjoy first day outside

Baby warthogs enjoy their first day outside at the Detroit Zoo. (Daily Tribune/DAVID DALTON)The weather was beautiful Wednesday, and humans weren’t the only ones enjoying the warm sunshine.Two piglet warthogs — Daphne and Violet — came outside for the ... [Published AdvisorSource.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Warthog, Detroit Zoo, David Dalton, Association of Zoos and Aquariums

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

âThis issue wonât just go awayâ

Animal rights activists ramp up efforts for Marineland openingDespite Marineland being cleared by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) and the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA), animal rights activists will ... [Published Niagara This Week - May 14 2013]

Entities: protest, Canadian Association of Zoos, Ric O'Barry, Earth Island Institute

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Polar bear cub prepares for new home in New York

Kali (KUL'-ee) made his final Alaska zoo appearance Monday. He will be flown by UPS from Anchorage to the company hub in Louisville, Ky., and then New York, with arrival in Buffalo expected Wednesday. A play date with Luna, a nearly six-month old cub ... [Published EveningSun.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Polar Bear, Anchorage (Alaska), United States Fish and Wildlife Service

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Zoo in jeopardy if jobs do not return

Recently I saw a picture of a keeper feeding a takin at the zoo. The caption stated eight positions that were to be cut could be saved because of money they found. Let's get real about what is going on.The eight positions are being kept for only one year. ... [Published Albuquerque Journal - May 13 2013]

Entities: Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Organism

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 3 reports

Hippo Euthanized At Toledo Zoo...

One of three hippos at the Toledo Zoo, Bubbles was estimated to be the oldest female Nile hippopotamus in any zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The AZA estimates a hippo's mean life expectancy at 36 years. ... [Published WCKY 103.7 - May 08 2013]

Entities: Hippopotamus, Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Quotes

..."Children coming in the morning will receive booklets that talk about the endangered species and some that are on the road to recovery," Law said. "These booklets are great for the children to take out into the park to view our endangered species and read about them."

Carlsbad's Living Desert Zoo hosts Endangered Species Day [Published El Paso Times - May 18 2013]

...these baby warthogs and to help this small population in zoos grow," said Robert Lessnau, curator of mammals for the Detroit Zoological Society. "The piglets are very cute and we're happy to introduce them to visitors."

Detroit Zoo welcomes warthogs Daphne and Violet [Published Detroit News - May 18 2013]

"The goal is to make it both more attractive for the animals and the people who visit them and make it easier to maintain from the volunteer standpoint" he said

Zoo talk [Published Fort Dodge Messenger - May 14 2013]

"The decision to have him with another cub his own age, it's priceless," said Alaska Zoo director Pat Lampi. "They're normally with their mother and another sibling for the first few years of their lives."

Polar bear cub prepares for new home in New York [Published EveningSun.com - May 14 2013]

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First residents arrive at National Elephant Cen... [Published Florida Today - 7 hours ago]
Ban bullies and bullhooks [Published Kansas City Star - 7 hours ago]
Around the Region: Baker commission workshop on... [Published Florida Times-Union - 12 hours ago]
Remembering Les Whitt [Published KALB - May 19 2013]
Cape May County Zoo's own 'Dr. Doolittle' thriv... [Published Press of Atlantic City - May 19 2013]
Protestors greet Marineland visitors on opening... [Published Newstalk 1010 - May 18 2013]
Warthog Piglets Daphne and Violet Blossom at De... [Published Ferndale Patch - May 18 2013]
Carlsbad's Living Desert Zoo hosts Endangered S... [Published El Paso Times - May 18 2013]
Detroit Zoo welcomes warthogs Daphne and Violet [Published Detroit News - May 18 2013]
Watching wildlife without the fences [Published News Sentinel - May 18 2013]
National Elephant Center in Fellsmere receives ... [Published TCPalm - May 17 2013]
Detroit Zoo's baby warthogs make their debut [Published Detroit News - May 17 2013]
Akron Zoo celebrates diamond anniversary of ope... [Published Akron Beacon Journal - May 17 2013]
Endangered Indian rhinoceros born at Tampa zoo [Published StarBanner.com - May 16 2013]
Piglet warthogs enjoy first day outside [Published AdvisorSource.com - May 15 2013]
Endangered Species Day May 17th [Published KCSG 4 - May 15 2013]
âThis issue wonât just go awayâ [Published Niagara This Week - May 14 2013]
Partners Across the U.S. Celebrate Annual Endan... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
Zoo talk [Published Fort Dodge Messenger - May 14 2013]
Kali leaves the Alaska Zoo to join polar bear c... [Published Sitnews - May 14 2013]
Polar bear cub prepares for new home in New York [Published EveningSun.com - May 14 2013]
Zoo in jeopardy if jobs do not return [Published Albuquerque Journal - May 13 2013]
New Komodos set to laze at Mandalay Bay [Published Las Vegas Review Journal - May 13 2013]
Orphaned Polar Bear Cub to Arrive in Buffalo Ne... [Published WGRZ TV - May 10 2013]
Animals Inc. Launch Brings the Allure of Animal... [Published Noodls - May 10 2013]
Alexandria Zoo earns accreditation renewal [Published Houma Today - May 10 2013]
Managing the wild [Published University at Buffalo Reporter - May 10 2013]
Leopards and lemurs and lagers, oh my! Brew at ... [Published Leaf Chronicle - May 10 2013]
Residents weigh in on zoo private management pr... [Published WNDU - May 10 2013]
Union backs proposed zoo change [Published South Bend Tribune - May 10 2013]

Blogs

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Press Releases

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