1. U.S. Zoos Airlift Rare Antelopes To Africa us zoos Airlift Rare Antelopes to Africa They captured 30 bongos from theslopes of Mount Kenya and shipped them to us zoos for breeding. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0218_040218_bongos.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories This Story E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Win a National Geographic photo workshop in Santa Fe Looking for the ideal gift for Dad or Grads? Send the gift of National Geographic for a special price of $19! U.S. Zoos Airlift Rare Antelopes to Africa Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News February 18, 2004 After a 44-hour journey from the United States, 18 rare mountain bongo antelopes emerged from their shipping crates and set foot on their ancestral homeland of Kenya. It may have been one small step for the bongo antelopes, but a giant leap toward the survival of their species. The January 30 homecoming was four decades in the making. Read the full Africa's mountain bongo antelopes (top) are teetering on the brink of extinction because of deforestation and poaching. However, zoos across the United States donated 18 bongos to be returned to their native Kenya (bottom) for a breeding and management program. Photograph courtesy Paul Reillo, Rare Species Conservatory Foundation More News Kids News The Environment Travel National Geographic Channel Special Series Emerging Explorers TravelWatch National Geographic Out There Oceans ... Pulse of the Planet In the 1960s a group of conservationists, including actor William Holden, became concerned about shrinking wildlife populations in Kenya. They captured 30 bongos from the slopes of Mount Kenya and shipped them to U.S. zoos for breeding.

2. Baghdad Zoo Animals To Get Help From U.S. Zoos This Story Animals Nature. Related Sites Stories. - E-mail this story.Sponsored in part by. Baghdad Zoo Animals to Get Help From us zoos http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0418_030418_baghdadzoo.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories This Story E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Baghdad Zoo Animals to Get Help From U.S. Zoos Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News April 18, 2003 Veterinary teams and animal welfare workers are poised to go to the aid of the zoo animals left in Baghdad as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. "Not a lot is known about the status of the animals, although more is being learned each day," said David Jones, director of the North Carolina Zoo. Zoo professionals originally thought there might be several hundred animals at El Zawra, the city's main zoo, but now believe the number may be only several dozen. "It seems like only the big cats and some of the larger animals, like bears, survived. A lot of animals were stolen and quite possibly eaten during the looting," he said. "That certainly occurred in Kabul, Afghanistan, where a number of those animals were taken and put in the pot. We've had reports of camels wandering around; they'll be ok, they can just nibble on whatever's around." Jones, who has considerable experience working in the Middle East, is coordinating fund raising and relief efforts in the United States under the auspices of the American Zoological and Aquarium Association (AZA). The AZA performed a similar role for the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban.

3. U.S. Zoos And Aquariums health and scienceHealth and Science—Environment Nature—Nature us zoos andAquariums. Related content from HighBeam Research on us zoos and Aquariums. http://www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/A0004717.html

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5. Halt Elephant Captures For US Zoos! Elephant Cruelty Must Not Be Tolerated Rense.com. Halt Elephant Captures For us zoos! Elephant Cruelty Must Not Be Tolerated. 819-03. Dear America, Please help me to stop this atrocity. wild, socially bonded African elephants for U.S. zoos, as well as to "DISCARD" older captive, socially http://www.rense.com/general40/elepjh.htm

Rense.com Halt Elephant Captures For US Zoos! Elephant Cruelty Must Not Be Tolerated Dear America, Please help me to stop this atrocity. Email the zoo authorities below politely demanding greater heart and intellect regarding the tragic decision to capture, import and imprison wild, socially bonded African elephants for U.S. zoos, as well as to "DISCARD" older captive, socially bonded elephants that have lived at the zoos for over 20 years. Following is a copy of my email to the zoo officials explaining everything, and providing web links to more information. Also contact the Swaziland officials at the end of this message who also have the power to stop this inhuman cruelty. Elephants feel and think and love just like us. They're already endangered, and these sickening acts need to stop. Thank you to all feeling individuals who take action with me against this animal cruelty. Archaeos Prime Renegade Patriot TO: Douglas Myers, Executive Director, San Diego Zoo; C. Lex Salisbury, President and CEO, Lowry Park Zoological Garden

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7. U.S. Zoos And Aquariums scienceScience—Animals —Animals and People us zoos and Aquariums.Source The facilities listed are members of, and accredited http://www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/id/A0004717.html

Science Animals Animals and People U.S. Zoos and Aquariums Source: The facilities listed are members of, and accredited by, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) to ensure that they are maintaining professional standards. The AZA also accredits facilities outside of the United States. Their Web site is www.aza.org Abilene Zoological Gardens, Tex. African Safari Wildlife Park, Port Clinton, Ohio Akron Zoological Park, Ohio Alameda Park Zoo, Alamogordo, N.M. Albuquerque Biological Park, N.M. Alexandria Zoological Park, La. Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, La. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson Audubon Park and Zoological Garden, New Orleans Baltimore Zoo, The, Md. Beardsley Zoological Gardens, Bridgeport, Conn. Belle Isle Aquarium, Royal Oak, Mich. Belle Isle Zoo, Royal Oak, Mich. Bergen County Zoological Park, Paramus, N.J. Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, Flatts,Bermuda Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek, Mich. Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, Calif. Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, Iowa Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown, S.D. Brandywine Zoo

8. Planet Ark : US Zoos Give Up Permits To Take African Elephants Planet Ark gives you up to 40 'World Environment News' stories every day from the Reuters news agency. Nearly 10 000 environmental news stories are fully searchable at this site along with Weather. Wetlands. Wilderness. Wildlife. Whaling. Zoos. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/20634/story.htm

Subscribe to daily environment news Recycling Near You Planet Ark Home Our UK Home Page Select a topic from this pull-down menu Read the latest Reuters World Environment News Look at the latest Reuters Environment News Pictures Receive free daily news headlines via email Search the Planet Ark News Archive Find out about National Tree Day Visit the Planet Ark Media Centre Download our free environmental software Who are Planet Ark? Find out how YOU can help the planet Find out about the local recycling services available in your area US zoos give up permits to take African elephants Mail this story to a friend Printer friendly version USA: May 1, 2003 LOS ANGELES - A coalition of animal rights and wildlife preservation groups claimed this week that had blocked - at least temporarily - two U.S. zoos from importing African elephants from a Swaziland preserve. The San Diego and Tampa, Florida zoos surrendered permits granted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to import the 11 African elephants after the agency discovered discrepancies on their permit applications, agency spokeswoman Pat Fisher said. The elephants had been expected to arrive in mid-May or June but their arrival probably will now be delayed while the zoos apply for new permits, said Timothy Van Norman, chief of Fish and Wildlife's branch of international permits.

9. How Pandas Reach U.S. Zoos And Why They're Needed How Pandas Reach us zoos and Why They re Needed, Posted by Jill Mateoon Thursday May 08, @1239PM from the dept. The arrival of http://www.animalbehavior.org:8080/ABS/ABSNews/1052415547/index_html

up a level post article search admin ... main How Pandas Reach U.S. Zoos and Why They're Needed Posted by Jill Mateo on 2003 May 08 (Thursday) : 12:39 PM from the dept. The arrival of Le Le and Ya Ya at the Memphis Zoo this week brings thenumber of giant pandas in the United States to nine, spread across fourzoos. It's not easy getting them here. Because pandas are highly endangered,international treaties forbid their trade for commercial purposes. In orderto bring a pair of pandas into the United States, each zoo has to acquire apermit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and develop a highlydetailed research plan. More than 80 separate studies are being conducted bythe four U.S. zoos, according to a recent survey by the American Zoologicaland Aquarium Association (AZA). Each zoo has a particular research focus. Read more from National Geographic Related Links Articles on ABS Members in the News Also by Jill Mateo Contact author The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. Reply "Any system that depends on reliability is unreliable." Nogg's Postulate

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11. Animal Protection Institute - News Release: "Repackaged" Wild African Elephant I 011 44 1 403 327833. Repackaged Wild African Elephant Import tous zoos Challenged in Federal Court. US FWS Set to Issue Illegal http://www.api4animals.org/1556.htm

For Immediate Release: July 10, 2003 Contact: Nicole Paquette, 916-812-7634 Suzanne Roy, 415-898-2720 Will Travers, 011 44 1 403 327833 "Repackaged" Wild African Elephant Import to U.S. Zoos Challenged in Federal Court U.S. FWS Set to Issue Illegal Import Permits over Objections of Leading African Elephant Researchers and Conservationists Washington, DC A coalition of conservation and animal advocacy groups will file suit today in U.S. District Court to invalidate U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) permits authorizing the illegal import of 11 juvenile African elephants taken from the wild in Swaziland to be put on display at the San Diego Zoo and the Lowry Park Zoo of Tampa. On July 9, the FWS issued a "record of decision" indicating it will issue the permits on Friday, July 11. The conservation coalition which includes the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA, The Elephant Alliance, the Elephant Sanctuary, In Defense of Animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Animal Protection Institute, Animal Welfare Institute, Animal Legal Defense Fund and San Diego Animal Advocates maintains that the permits violate the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), and the National Environmental Policy Act.

12. Animal Protection Institute - News Release: Appeals Court Declines To Stop Shipm us zoos Win But Wild Elephants Lose Appeals Court Declines to Stop Shipmentof Young African Elephants from Swaziland Elephants Taken from Wild to Be http://www.api4animals.org/1576.htm

Save Wild Elephants Coalition For Immediate Release August 15, 2003 For More Details, Contact: Nicole Paquette, Animal Protection Institute, 916/447-3085 x214 Adam Roberts, Born Free USA, 202-337-3123 Suzanne Roy, In Defense of Animals, 415-898-2720 Debbie Leahy, PETA, 630-393-9627 Carol Buckley, the Elephant Sanctuary, 931-796-6500 x22 Deniz Bolbol, 650-654-9955 Cathy Liss, Animal Welfare Institute, 703-836-4300 U.S. Zoos Win But Wild Elephants Lose Appeals Court Declines to Stop Shipment of Young African Elephants from Swaziland Elephants Taken from Wild to Be Confined to Small Enclosures Forever Washington, DC Today the United States District Court of Appeals denied an emergency appeal for a temporary stay to prevent the San Diego Zoo and Lowry Park Zoo of Tampa, FL from immediately importing eleven wild African elephants from their homes in Swaziland. The members of the Save Wild Elephants Coalition are saddened by the fate that awaits the young elephants, two of whom are pregnant. The elephants will be taken from their home in Swaziland, where they have lived on more than 7,000 acres, and will now be confined to two 2.5-acre lots in San Diego and Tampa. This importation sets a dangerous precedent and opens the floodgates for the importation of threatened species that are protected by national and international laws and treaties. Leading wild African elephant researchers and habitat experts, including Cynthia Moss, Joyce Poole, Keith Lindsey and others, have condemned the import of these elephants highlighting the devastating consequences this import will have on the individual elephants, on those left behind in Swaziland, and on African elephants in general.

13. US Zoos Launch Major Effort To Import Wild Elephants CLICK HERE FOR URGENT UPDATE! us zoos Launch Major Effort to ImportWild Elephants. Faced with early deaths, unsuccessful captive http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/elephants/elephants.html

Overview Sentenced to Life: Elephant Captivity Stats Captive Breeding: A Dismal Failure San Diego Zoo Wild Elephant Capture Six Flags Surrenders Permits to Import Asian Elephant Babies ... CLICK HERE FOR URGENT UPDATE! U.S. Zoos Launch Major Effort to Import Wild Elephants Faced with early deaths, unsuccessful captive breeding programs and the prospect that their elephant "collections" will die out over the next 50 years, U.S. zoos have launched a major effort to restock by importing young elephants from Africa and Asia. Zoos condemn elephants - many captured from the wild - to a life of captivity under conditions that do not come close to approximating life in the wild for these complex and intelligent animals. IDA has been at the forefront of efforts to stop the zoos' import plans so that endangered and threatened elephants remain with their families in the wild where they belong. These efforts have included a successful lawsuit to prevent the Six Flags amusement park company from importing two baby Asian elephants to a Northern California amusement park. here to read more about the elephant capture.

14. U.S. Zoos Friends Of Our Reciprocal Links Exchange Alaska Zoo Anchorage. Lincoln Park Zoo - Chicago. One of the nation soldest zoos housing 1200 animals representing 230 species. http://www.iwr.com/free/zoos.htm

U.S. Zoos Home Index [Alabama] [Alaska] [Arizona] ... [Wisconsin] Alabama Birmingham Zoo - General information, list of Species Survival Program animals, schedule of events and education program summary. Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium - Dauphin Island near Mobile. Includes visitor information and exhibit photos and descriptions. Montgomery Zoo - 40 acres housing over 700 animals and featuring a walk-through aviary and miniature train. Site has general information, upcoming events and animal photos. Alaska Big Game Alaska Wildlife Center - Portage Glacier near Anchorage. Dedicated to rehabilitating orphaned and injured animals and providing wildlife awareness and education to the public. Site has general information, animal photos and descriptions. Alaska Zoo - Anchorage. Exhibits include over 77 animals representing 38 species of the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Site features general information, animal photo and description pages created by students, and a polar bear webcam. Arizona Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Tucson. The zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden offers displays of living animals and plants native to the Sonoran Desert. Virtual zoo tour includes animal photos, descriptions, and desert information. Site also has general information, park history, education program sumary, conservation information, and an online gift shop.

15. U.S. Zoos Forced To Relinquish Elephant Import Permits us zoos Forced To Relinquish Elephant Import Permits. Contact the US Fish and WildlifeService today and urge the agency to deny the zoos the import permits. http://ga0.org/indefenseofanimals/alert-description.tcl?alert_id=2004483

16. Time For Kids | Classroom | News Scoop | Top 5 U.S. Zoos With The Most Species Top 5 us zoos with The Most Species PRINTER FRIENDLY People are just wild aboutzoos! Here are the us zoos that have the biggest variety of animals http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/ns/article/0,17585,88606,00.html

September 25, 1998 Vol.4 No.3 Teacher Email Newsletter Preview issues and get more resources 10 Important Research Findings - Impact of TIME For Kids 2003-2004 Sponsored Programs/TFK Extra! TIME For Kids Almanac 2004 - Order today Inside this Issue Learn more about News Scoop News Scoop ... Archives Top 5 U.S. Zoos with The Most Species People are just wild about zoos! Each year about 4 million folks flock to the San Diego Zoo in California to walk and talk with the animals. Here are the U.S. zoos that have the biggest variety of animals: 1. San Diego Zoo     California: 800 species 2. Cincinnati Zoo     Ohio: 750 3. St. Louis Zoological Park     Missouri: 740 4. Houston Zoological Gardens     Texas: 730 5. Columbus Zoo     Ohio: 700 Send this story to a friend September 25, 1998 News Scoop Class Area World Report News Scoop Big Picture ... Subscribe Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Contact Us

17. Time For Kids | Classroom | News Scoop | Top 5 U.S. Zoos With The Most Species Learn more about News Scoop. News Scoop Archives. Top 5 us zoos withthe Most Species PRINTER FRIENDLY, A Pallas kitten, a threatened http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/ns/article/0,17585,108004,00.html

May 4, 2001 Vol.6 No.26 Teacher Email Newsletter Preview issues and get more resources 10 Important Research Findings - Impact of TIME For Kids 2003-2004 Sponsored Programs/TFK Extra! TIME For Kids Almanac 2004 - Order today Inside this Issue Reproducibles News Scoop Quiz This Week's Standards Select a State National California Florida New York Texas Virginia Learn more about News Scoop News Scoop Archives Top 5 U.S. Zoos with the Most Species A Pallas kitten, a threatened species of wild cat found in western Asia, southeastern Siberia and China, nurses at the San Diego Zoo. The first zoo in America opened 133 years ago in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Now zoos across the country have hundreds of species, from the pygmy chimpanzee to the giant panda. Here are the zoos with the most species: 1. San Diego Zoo and Houston Zoo (tied) 800 species 2. Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo 740 3. Denver Zoo 720 4. Toledo Zoo 715 5. St. Louis Zoo 700+ Send this story to a friend May 4, 2001 News Scoop Class Area World Report News Scoop Big Picture ... Subscribe Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Contact Us

18. Untitled Return to Hummingbird Page. us zoos with Live Hummingbird Exhibits.This list gives the names, addresses, links to, and names of the http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/hummers.htm

Return to Hummingbird Page US Zoos with L ive Hummingbi rd Exhibits This list gives the names, addresses, links to, and names of the hummingbirds exhibited for all the zoos in the US that have live hummingbird exhibits. This list was compiled from the International Species Information System, 26 Dec, 2001. (Some inaccuracies resulting from reporting delays are unavoidable.) I am in the process of contacting each of these facilities to verify their holdings. Please check back often for updates. The ISIS listed several Zoos that haven't exhibited hummingbirds for several years, which I discovered when I contacted these facilities. This suggests that the demands of caring for these birds is so high that many zoos elect to eliminate their exhibits. If any visitors to this page have more recent or complete information on the following zoos, or any additional zoos with living hummingbird exhibits, I would greatly appreciate their sending me the information. Thank you.

19. Baghdad Zoo, Baghdad, Iraq Wild Aid; Baghdad Zoo Animals to Get Help From us zoos Hillary Mayell National GeographicNews April 18, 2003. Click on the small image to view a larger version. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/baghdad-zoo.htm

Home Military World Iraq ... Green Zone Baghdad Zoo Baghdad, Iraq It once was the largest zoo in the Middle East. The Baghdad Zoo had more than 600 animals before the American invasion. In 2001 it had some 1.5 million visitors. Saddam closed it for renovation in 2002 and it was intended to reopen in April 2003 after a $50 million facelift. During Operation Iraqi Freedom on 19 March 2003 there was fierce fighting between the Iraqi Republican Guard and the 3rd Infantry Division in the area. Mortar rounds and tank released many zoo animals. But the main damage was caused later, when looters came through the zoo and stole all the animals that wouldn't eat them. The exotic birds were probably the first to go. The birds and other exotic animals are probably being smuggled to collectors in Europe or the US. The zoo falls into what is known as the “green” zone, an area that contains most of Saddam Hussein’s city palaces and government departments, and which is under heavy US security. As of May 2003 there were about 50 animals, mostly big cats and other carnivores which had been collected at the Baghdad Zoo from four other collections, one public and three private, which had been identified from around the city. American civil affairs soldiers and engineers are helping rebuild the zoo. All zoo employees have returned; the US military is paying them until the interim government stands up. Veterinarians from around the world are coming into Baghdad to help the Iraqi docs. The 10th and 94th Engineer battalions sent welders, plumbers, carpenters and earthmovers to the zoo to help rebuild the cages and take down some of the trees felled by the fighting.

20. Swaziland Elephants Latest The imports would mark the first time in over a decade that African elephantswill be removed from the wild and sold to us zoos for exhibition. http://www.bornfree.org.uk/elefriends/news030403.htm

NEWS PROJECTS EDUCATION GET INVOLVED ... EXTRAS U.S. Zoo Import of African Elephants Challenged SAN DIEGO, California - Charging that the San Diego Zoo and the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida plan to import 11 wild African elephants from Swaziland in violation of U.S. and international endangered species laws, an international coalition of wildlife conservation and animal protection organizations has sent formal notice to the zoos, demanding that they surrender the federal permits authorizing the imports or face legal action. The notice, sent on March 26, challenges the import of seven elephants to San Diego and four to Lowry Park. The 10 to 12 year old elephants are protected by both the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The imports would mark the first time in over a decade that African elephants will be removed from the wild and sold to U.S. zoos for exhibition. Elephants currently at San Diego zoo The zoos want the young elephants for U.S. captive breeding programs that will ensure a future supply of elephants - particularly baby elephants, who are extremely popular with zoo visitors - for public exhibition, the coalition says. These captive bred elephants are not intended for reintroduction into the wild. While the San Diego Zoo is paying the modest sum of $85,000 for seven elephants, and the Lowry Zoo is paying $48,000 for four, this is an enormous amount of money in Swaziland.

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