Zoo News Digest 20th August 1998 (ZooNews 13)

Dear Colleagues,

Hope you find something of interest.

Bridgeport mayor revives P.T. Barnum stunt by testing bridge with
elephants
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/wirehtml/223/Bridgeport_mayor_revives_P_T__Barnu.shtml

Threatened wallabies thrive on island From AAP
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4358694.htm

Fort Myers doctor killed by elephant in Zambia
http://www.naplesnews.com/today/florida/d272196a.htm

Alarming rise in Slaughter of Dolphins - Dr. Sriyani Miththapala
http://www.lanka.net/lakehouse/1998/08/22/new02.html

African elephants move trunks to new zoo home
http://www.dispatch.com/pan/news/elenewnws.html

Flood Report Aid plea by dolphin park
http://www.scmp.com/news/template/China-
Template.idc?artid=19980821034833036&top=china&template=Default.htx&maxfie
ldsize=1020

Father of first gorilla born in captivity dies of heart attack
http://www.naplesnews.com/today/florida/d356900a.htm

Zoo plans offer animals new creature comforts
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news1/zoo20i.html

Two rare herons, blind three years, get eye surgery
http://www.tampabayonline.net/news/flor100d.htm

Rescuing the rhino
http://www.dallasnews.com/metro-dfw-nf/dfw73.htm

Rhinos recovering, wildlife group says
http://www.startext.net/news/doc/1047/1:METRO47/1:METRO47081998.html

Elephant conceives by artificial insemination
http://www.enn.com:80/news/enn-stories/1998/08/082098/ele19.asp



Rhinos recovering, wildlife group says
http://www.star-telegram.com:80/news/doc/1047/1:METRO47/1:METRO47081998.ht
ml

Emus and Wallabies and Pigs, Oh My! Zoobreakers Head to Swiss Woodlands
http://www.foxnews.com/js_index.sml?content=/etcetera/081998/zoobreak.sml

Nick's Big Help to drop in at zoo
http://www.thestate.com/daily/local/bighelp19.htm

Pill may save rhinos, tigers
http://www.phillynews.com/daily_news/98/Aug/19/local/PILL19.htm

Hundreds hope for peek at renegade crocodile relative
http://insidedenver.com/news/0819gatr2.html

Zoo Chimps, Lions taking leave.
http://www.greensboro.com/nronline/news/chimps19.htm

Monkeys, kangaroos are on the loose
http://www.foxnews.com/js_index.sml?content=/etcetera/wires/0818/e_rt_081
8_12.sml

An imported delicacy? Tiger eats Kangaroo.
http://www.desnews.com:80/wir/xh0i8tx9.htm

Scientists hope to re-create extinct zebras
http://www.desnews.com:80/tdy/xg0xc94c.htm

Rare Siberian Tigers Evacuated as Flood Waters Rise
http://www.insidechina.com:80/china/news/98081707.html

'Captain Kangaroo' falls for keeper
http://www.sptimes.com:80/Hernando/81798/_Captain_Kangaroo__fa.html

The item below was forwarded to me by the Seal Conservation Society. I
include it as I expect the story to breaking as a news item in the
mainstream press before too long. I well remember all the problems we had
with this virus last time.

Subject: SAR-ALERT : SEAL MORTALITY
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 19:55:22 -0000

Colleagues,
This is a flash concerning high seal-mortality in Belgium.
Over the past 2 weeks 11 seals washed-up on the Belgian coast, most were
dead.
This is a highly unusual phenomenum as 7 is the normal average for a full
year, most arrivals occuring in spring. Yesterday another 5 washed-up, 4
dead. Scientists fear the same morbil-virus that a decade or so created
havoc among seals as a result of which large quantities perished. Are any
other unusual signs re: seal-mortality noticed in other Northsea
bordering countries?
Let's keep each other informed on this.
Ward-------------------------

Oils soothe - and stimulate - the savage beast
http://www2.thestar.com:80/thestar/back_issues/ED19980815/news/980815NEW08
b_NA- BEARS15.html

Ocean Park pandas anger campaigners
http://www.scmp.com/news/template/HK-
Template.idc?artid=19980818015124032&top=hk&template=Default.htx&maxfields
ize=1729

Savor exhibit at zoo before it flies away
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/godd_081798.html

Priming for primates
http://www.phillynews.com/daily_news/98/Aug/17/local/ZOOO17.htm

Chimp bites four people in West Covina
http://www.msnbc.com/local/KNBC/133979.asp

Keep the Zoo in Delaware Park! (Not strictly news)
http://keepthezoo.edgeglobal.com/

About Shape (Thought I would include this as a reminder to those with a
special interest in behavioural enrichment). Well worth subscribing to the
paper edition. I do. Providing Enrichment at No Cost
http://www.enrichment.org/sample.html

Johannesburg Zoo serves worms, locusts, termites (Old news. Worth a look
if you did not read it the first time round. Can`t see it working in the
UK) http://www.cnn.com\/WORLD/9703/10/fringe/safrica.bugs/

Don`t forget ZooChat, it has its moments!
http://ns.awebpresence.com/cgi-lasmith/ZooChat1.cgi

Happy keepering,

Peter
Peter@If you know of anyone else who may be interested in ZooNews please let me
know and I will include them in the mailing. Again my thanks to those who
have pointed me to news items.

Zoo News Digest 16th August 1998 (ZooNews 11)

Dear Colleagues,

Quietish week on the ZooNews front . There follows all I managed to find.
I hope you find at least some of it of interest.

I have included several new people in this mailing list this week at the
suggestion of others. If you do not find it of interest please let me know
and your name will be removed.

Strategy mapped for gator capture
http://www.denverpost.com/news/news0816k.htm

Sooner or gator, lake may yield answer
http://www.denverpost.com/news/news0815a.htm

Fla. experts identify caiman lurking in Wash Park pond
http://insidedenver.com/news/0816gatr1.html

Police say they have a strong lead in case of missing turtles
http://www.naplesnews.com/today/florida/d325867a.htm

The sea comes to Waco
http://www.accesswaco.com/news/august/nw081503.html

Zoo Negara to stay put, says Cabinet
http://www.jaring.my/~star/friday/14hzzo.html

Circus Elephant Will Stay at Zoo
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/5news8-14.htm

Zoo spiffs up its image
http://www.detnews.com/1998/metro/9808/12/08120117.htm

Marineland no place for orphaned cubs
http://www.canoe.ca/TopStories/aug14_marineland.html

Laurel Park mall visitors enjoy zoo while they shop
http://detnews.com:80/1998/biz/9808/14/08140047.htm

Sweaty Penguins Bake in Tokyo Zoo
http://www.tabloid.net:80/1998/08/11/penguin_980811.html

Heavy breeding in Dublin Zoo for many species
http://www.irish-times.com:80/irish-times/paper/1998/0813/hom32.html

Zoo raises kangaroo orphan in pillowcase
http://www.sfgate.com:80/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1998/0
8/14/NEWS9971.dtl

Toledo Zoo gains its 11th gorilla
http://www.toledoblade.com:80/editorial/spot98/8h14gor.htm

Blushing bride is tall, wide
http://www.desnews.com:80/wir/x616avrw.htm

Ailing tortoise a hard case
http://www.phillynews.com:80/daily_news/98/Aug/14/local/ZOOO14.htm

Zoo's popularity is soaring, thanks to butterflies
http://www.desnews.com:80/tdy/x20xe7ev.htm

L.A. Zoo chimpanzees debut in $5 million new home.
http://www.latimes.com:80/CNS_DAYS/980814/tCB0012820.html

Girls delight visitors to cat house
http://www.phillynews.com:80/daily_news/98/Aug/14/local/ZBAR14.htm

Strike threat at zoo eases
http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoNews/ts.ts-08-14-0013.html

Siegfried and Roy send white lioness, nursed from eye-dropper, to Ohio zoo
http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1998/Aug-13-Thu-1998/news/8022076.html

California condor with gunshot wound dies
http://www.augustachronicle.com/stories/081398/tec_124-7636.shtml

California condor with gunshot wound dies
http://web3.stlnet.com/postnet/news/wires.nsf/National/A53BB441EC199D0D862
5665E001113 74

Lost species coming home
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/state/4344190.htm

Wolf count down to 7 in project
http://www.azcentral.com/news/0811wolf.shtml

CANADIAN TOURIST MISSING
http://www.canoe.ca/LondonNews/11_n1.html

Pachyderm sent packing
http://www.fosters.com/news98b/august/11/nh0811i.htm

Baby vulture perseveres through troubles with
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/980811babyvultureperseveres.stm

Tusk, tusk - noisy neighbors
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe/globehtml/221/Tusk__tusk___noisy_neighbor
s.shtml

Pandas go online for mating season
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctc424.htm

A Farewell to Paws
http://www.discovery.com/area/nature/zoo/zoo1.html
(worth a read)

If you find anything of interest, please send it for inclusion in next
weeks mailing.

Don`t forget ZooChat..bworth dropping by from time to time
http://ns.awebpresence.com/cgi-lasmith/ZooChat1.cgi

Here is a snippet posted by the seal conservation society:
For those who may be interested, the Oceanic Society in San Francisco is
looking for a Research Director on a one-year contract, involving 50%
field work and 50% in the office. Applications must be received by 30
August 1998 and the contact is Birgit Winning director@oceanic-society.org

Kind regards,

Peter