Zoo News Digest 19th September 1998 (ZooNews 20)

Dear Colleagues,

A much quieter week, both at work and on the net. There follows the result
of last weeks search. I hope you find something of interest. If any of you
are getting a double mailing, please let me know and I will do my best to
sort the problem out

9 condors fly to Utah — on a plane
http://www.desnews.com/cit/yv0koasg.htm

More California condors headed from Idaho to Grand Canyon
http://www.trib.com/HOMENEWS/STATE/CondorRelease.html

Zoo fails to placate its critics
Khao Din Zoo
http://www.bangkokpost.net/today/091098_News03.html

Zoo plan 'is monkey business'
Bangkok Zoo
http://www.scmp.com/news/template/Asia-
Template.idc?artid=19981007005921046&top=asia&template=Default.htx&maxfiel
dsize=1225

Danger motivates hobbyists who milk snakes for venom
Underground Zoo
http://www.bergen.com/morenews/snakes199810075.htm

Ontario zoos get failing grade
Zoocheck
http://www.canoe.ca/TopStories/oct7_zoos.html

Healthy Critters
Fort Worth Zoo
http://www.startext.net/news/doc/1047/1:EDIT41/1:EDIT41100798.html

FW Zoo's new hospital helps break ground in animal science
http://www.dallasnews.com/metro-dfw-nf/dfw238.htm

Fort Worth Zoo's new health center debuts
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/doc/1047/1:METRO31/1:METRO31100698.html

Get Your Goats At The Oregon Zoo
http://www.channel6000.com/news/stories/news-981007-143359.html

Council discusses housing codes, Topeka Zoo
http://cjonline.com/stories/100798/com_councilcodes.shtml

Poverty threatens environment
http://www.tulsaworld.com/scripts/tulsaworld/tulsaworld.dll?VBEXE=C:\inets
rv\scripts\tulsaw orld\tulsaworld.exe&DSPLY=Story&ID=981007_Ne_a18pover

High Adventure Unfolds At Jacksonville Zoo
http://nt.excite.com/news/pr/981007/fl-jacksonville-zoo

Georges' fury stalls 'gators' trip back to bayou
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
http://www.cleveland.com/news/pdnews/lorain/rgator29.htm

Aquarium awarded for saving a species
Belle Isle Aquarium
http://www.freep.com/news/locway/qfish6.htm

Frankie the giant anteater rides his mom's back at the Detroit Zoo.
http://detnews.com:80/1998/features/9810/04/10030114.htm

Making a mint out of mole heaps
http://www.suntimes.co.za:80/1998/10/04/news/news17.htm

Zoo's `Ottertoberfest' highlights otters, autumn
Saint Louis Zoo
http://www.stlnet.com/postnet/news/pdtoday.nsf/AllStories/98ED3B887145EBF1
86256694001F A499

Teen teams with aquarium for shark studies
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
http://flash.oregonlive.com/cgi-bin/or_nview.pl?/home1/wire/AP/Stream-
Parsed/OREGON_NEWS/o1010_AM_WA--Sharkman

Bigfoot or bust
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsliving/051ld2.htm

Only New Hampshire zoo now open to public
Greenville Wildlife Park
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/wirehtml/278/Only_New_Hampshire_zoo_now_op
en_to_.s html

Zoo anticipates patter of pachyderm feet
Columbus Zoo
http://www.dispatch.com/pan/news/pachynws.html

Baltimore's National Aquarium Turtle Rescue
Baltimore's National Aquarium
http://www.tabloid.net/1998/09/02/turtle_980902.html

Significance of conserving biological diversity
http://frontierpost.com.pk/art4oct-04.html

Animals yet to return to Kaziranga Park
http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981005/04/0405203i.htm


Situations Vacant

Senior Keeper & Keeper required by The Royal Zoological Society of
Scotland for posts in Edinburgh Zoo. Candidates should have the City &
Guilds Diploma in Animal Management or equivalent and have a good working
knowledge of primates. The Senior position requires a minimum of five
years experience in animal keeping and managing people. Letter of
application and CV to Dr M. Gore, Head of Animal Department, RZSS,
Edinburgh Zoo, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 6TS

Meetings

Komodo Dragon Conference
Parc Zoologique de Thoiry, France
4- 7th November 1998
For further details contact :
Parc Zoologique de Thoiry - 78770 Thoiry, France
Tel : 01 30 88 51 53
Fax : 01 34 87 54 12

ECM 3rd European Congress of Mammalogy
Jyvaskyla, Finland
May 30- June 4 1999
For further details contact :
congresses@conf.jyu.fi

Symposium on Carnivore Conservation
Zoological Society of London
20/21 November 1998
For further details contact :
Zoological Society of London
Regent`s Park
London
NW1 4RY

British Chelonia Group
Annual Northern Symposium
Chester Zoo
17th October 1998
For further details contact :
Jon Chaston on
01253 691010

26th Annual I.M.A.T.A Conference
Zoomarine-Portugal
7 - 12 November 1998
For further details contact :
Geraldine Lacave on
geraldine.lacave@skynet.be

Canadian Parrot Symposium
Toronto
14th - 16th November 1998
For further details contact :
Mike Pearson on
cwparrot@worldchat.com

International Conference on Wetlands & Development
Dakar, Senegal
8 - 14 November 1998
For further details contact :
post@wetlands.agro.nl

British Zoo Educators` Conference
Bristol Zoo
20 - 22 November 1998
For further details contact :
Education Department on
0117 970 6176

7th World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species
May 22 - 26 1999
Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio, USA
for more details contact:
Grace Rettig (Fax 1-513-559-7791)

1st European Zoo Nutrition Conference
Jan 8 - 11 1999
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
for more details contact:
J.Nijboer@inter.nl.net

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Annual Conference
Oct 17-22 1998
for more details contact:
75634.235@compuserve.com

The Zoo Registrars Association
Oct 22-24 1998
For more details contact:
gbickert@colszoo.org

Fourth International Enrichment Conference
29th August-3rd September 1999
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Details as and when available from the Shape of Enrichment website:
http://www.enrichment.org

Journal Notification
ZOOCRIADEROS Journal is an indexed international publication, that comes
to establish a narrow scientific relationship between Universities,
Zoological, Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Zoobreedings and Organized
Private Collections, as well as professionals and students of related
areas in the whole world. Below we offer a list of the areas and features
in which ZOOCRIADEROS is interested in. Articles are published in three
issues per year which constitutes a volume. All articles are arbitrated;
once accepted for their publication, they are sent by electronic mail to
an international title list, including authors, summaries and key words.
When each volume is closed, you will have received the corresponding
accrued, then it proceed to the impression in order to be sent by air mail
to our subscribers. In short time, Titles, Summaries and Bibliographies
are placed separately, in Spanish or English languages, according to
subscribers preferences, so they will be available from any part of the
world thr ough the Web address:

http://www.ciens.ula.ve/~cires

AREAS OF INTEREST

Animal Conduct. Animal Behavior. Animal Training. Natural History.
Species. Ecology. Genetics. Molecular Biology. Physiology. Ecophysiology.
Systematic. Taxonomy. Reproduction. Invertebrates. Ornithology.
Mastozoology. Herpetology. Entomology. Marine Bi ology. Register. Captive
Management. Reintroduction. Field Studies. Exibits Design. Exibits
Evaluation. Graphic. Aquaculture. Aquariumculture. Ichtyology. Collections
Managements. Biology of Conservation. Zoological Education. Zoological
Records. Displays . Areas Disign. Enviroment. Horticulture. Legislation.
Permisology. Rehabilitation. Zoos. Zoobreedings. Morphology.
Parasitology. Veterinary Medicine. Necrosis. Pathology.
Zoonosis.Nutrition. Diets. Population Biology. Wild Life Management.
Developments of Zoology. Planning of Zoological. Planning of Zoobreedings.
Bioterium. Vivarium. Management of Collection Plan. Zoological Development
and Zoobreedings News. Summaries of Scientific events. Audiovisual.
Biological Control. Expositions. Books Review.



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Researchers letting their hair down at the end of the day. Very
lighthearted most of the time. Serious some of the time. Useful for making
contacts and generally having fun.
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Peter

Zoo News Digest 16 September 1998 (ZooNews 18)

Dear Colleagues,

Sorry to be a day or so late. Life complicated this week by an infected
seal bite on my right thumb, my wife falling off her horse and breaking
her arm and my need to complete an urgent report. Still I got there in the
end. I hope you find this weeks offering of interest. Please remember
though that some of these links are very short lived.

Zoobilee raises funds for lion exhibit
http://www.accesswaco.com/news/september/092601.html

Cougar-poaching ring discovered
http://www.glenwoodpost.com/stories/092498/new_0924980032.html

Squirrels red and dead
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_178000/178132.stm

Half of our mammals facing extinction
http://www.jaring.my/~star/tuesday/22yysavei.html

Python that escaped from zoo cage is found
(Virginia Zoo)
http://www.gatewayva.com/rtd/dailynews/virginia/stabrf26.shtml

Zoo operator, employee cited in bears' deaths
(Queen Wilhelmina petting zoo)
http://www.ardemgaz.com/today/bfbear26.html

Flamingos crowd together in a room built for humans
http://www.freep.com/news/weather/qzoo26.htm

ZOO'S NEW ARRIVAL
(San Francisco)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1998/09/
25/NEWS15349.dtl

Zoo society gives gift shop to Fresno
(Chaffee Zoological Garden)
http://www.fresnobee.com/localnews/story/0,1225,42453,00.html

U.S. wants koala listed as threatened
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1998/09/092598/koala.asp

Fossil Rim provides safe haven for wildlife
http://www.enn.com/multimedia/

Australia acts to protect its marine mammals
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1998/09/092398/dugong23

Poachers kill 2 mountain gorillas
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1998/09/092298/gorilla22.asp

DNA samples used to study flightless birds
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1998/09/092298/cassowary.asp

Species conservation agreement signed
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1998/09/092198/zoos15.asp

Leakey Returns To Kenya Wildlife
http://www.africanews.org/PANA/news/19980925/feat3.html

2nd Population of Rare Fish Found
http://www.newsday.com/ap/rnmphs0x.htm

Endangered bat thwarts I-99 project
http://www.phillynews.com/inquirer/98/Sep/25/city/BAT25.htm

Miami zoos prepare for hurricane by putting flamingos in bathrooms,
gorillas in bunkers
http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/NEWS/9809/25/hurricane.zoos.ap/

Rehabilitated bear wobbles back into Miss. hardwoods
(Greater Baton Rouge Zoo)
http://www.theadvocate.com/news/story.asp?StoryID=2881

Washington News Summary
Zoos Will Keep Petting Farms
http://news.lycos.com/stories/local/washington/19980924rtwashington-news-s
ummary.asp

Arkansas News Summary
Seventh Animal Lost
http://news.lycos.com/stories/local/arkansas/19980921rtarkansas-news-summa
ry.asp

Even flamingos need shelter from Georges
http://flash.al.com/cgi-bin/al_nview.pl?/home1/wire/AP/Stream-
Parsed/BAMA_NEWS/j3504_BC_FL--Georges-Zoos

Sunday at the zoo becomes a mitzvah for Isaiah volunteers
http://www.jewishsf.com/current/ebazoo.htm

Helping Others: Wear a pith helmet to zoo's Wild Affair
http://www.sacbee.com/news/beetoday/newsroom/scene/092498/scene03.html

Rhino dies on way to Columbus Zoo
http://flash.cleveland.com/cgi-bin/clv_nview.pl?/home1/wire/AP/Stream-
Parsed/OHIO_NEWS/o0409_BC_OH--RhinoDies

Seattle elephant comes to Springfield looking for tryst with Big Mac
http://www.msnbc.com/local/KYTV/44090.asp

Newborn at zoo is five feet tall
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/980923/1630275.html

No veterinary surgeon; elephant with gunshot injuries breathing her last
http://www.lanka.net/lakehouse/1998/09/22/new16.html

Hog deer re-emerge from near-extinction as pets
http://www2.nando.net/newsroom/ntn/health/092198/health1_3587_noframes.htm
l

2nd Time's a Charm for Chimps' New Habitat
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/STATE/t000086507.1.html

Hog Deer Thought Near Extinct Found
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/1998/sep/20/092000678.ht
ml

Death of tiger cub leads Zoo to reunite parents to try to breed another
http://www.stlnet.com/postnet/home.nsf/NewsBreak/03B1F1D8B2683DA2862566880
00BCC4C

Baby giraffe escapes serious injury after being attacked by her father.
http://www.fresnobee.com/localnews/story/0,1225,41827,00.html

Zoo's Siberian tiger dies while on trip
http://www.stlnet.com/postnet/news/pdtoday.nsf/News/154154338CFB849E862566
87002131E9 ?OpenDocument

Furry Fliers Have a Friend In Bat Woman
http://www.sltrib.com/09221998/utah/53620.htm

Sedgwick County Zoo's curators lead conservation efforts in Central and
South America.
http://www.wichitaeagle.com/news/environment/zooamerica0922.htm

Programs in South, Central America
http://www.wichitaeagle.com/news/environment/docs/zooamericabox_txt.htm

Dad in a Packet , Freeze-Dried Sperm, Finally
http://www.abcnews.com/sections/science/DailyNews/sperm980921.html

Small zoos may close under new regulations on cruelty
http://www.the-times.co.uk/

Zoo Club inaugurated in Chennai
http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980922/04/0422223a.htm

Palm Beach Zoo security beefed up
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/daily/detail/0,1136,6000000000037070,00.h
tml

Kuwait's 'aristocat' tigers move into posh new digs
http://www2.nando.net/newsroom/ntn/health/092098/health11_16007_noframes.h
tml

Remembering a little boy's trips into the jungle
http://www.startext.net/news/doc/1047/1:MCCONAL/1:MCCONAL092098.html

The elephant telegraph
http://www.sjmercury.com/books/docs/elephants20.htm

They Creep and Crawl at Insectarium
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/a/AP-Bug-Museum.html


Situations Vacant
Experienced Keeper Needed for Middle East Collection
Vacancy for an experienced keeper, with a special interest in birds, to
work with British staff in a rapidly growing mixed collection. Usual
conditions apply, flights, accommodation, four weeks` annual leave
entitlement with return fare, etc. Salary dependent on experience. Apply
to International Zoo Veterinary Group, Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. to
5 pm (UK time) on 01535 692000

Meetings

British Chelonia Group
Annual Northern Symposium
Chester Zoo
17th October 1998
For further details contact :
Jon Chaston on
01253 691010


26th Annual I.M.A.T.A Conference
Zoomarine-Portugal
7 - 12 November 1998
For further details contact :
Geraldine Lacave on
geraldine.lacave@skynet.be

Canadian Parrot Symposium
Toronto
14th - 16th November 1998
For further details contact :
Mike Pearson on
cwparrot@worldchat.com

Bringing Back the Bison
A Grazing Conference
Marwell Zoo
1 - 2 October 1998
For further details contact :
Michele Walton on
adoptions@marwell.org.uk

International Symposium on Physiology & Ethology of Wild & Zoo Animals
Berlin 7 - 10 October 1998 For further details contact :
symposium@izw-berlin.de

International Conference on Wetlands & Development
Dakar, Senegal
8 - 14 November 1998
For further details contact :
post@wetlands.agro.nl

British Zoo Educators` Conference
Bristol Zoo
20 - 22 November 1998
For further details contact :
Education Department on
0117 970 6176


Smithsonian Tiger Talk

The Smithsonian Institution has invited award-winning author Cory J
Meacham to appear at the National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. on
Thursday, October 1, 1998 for a discussion of his controversial book, "How
the Tiger Lost Its Stripes."

Meacham's presentation, which has been scheduled to coincide with the
opening of the Smithsonian's "Great Cats" exhibit, will begin at 8:00 p.m.
in the auditorium of the Zoo's education building. (Enter at Connecticut
Avenue and park in Lot A.)

The event is free, but attendees are asked to RSVP either by calling
202-673-4801 or by sending an e-mail to rsvp@nzp.si.edu. (Please note the
difference between that address and the one from which this e-mail was
sent.)

Media representatives are invited to contact Margie Gibson at the National
Zoo for more information by calling 202-673-4866, ext. 4.


14th International Zoo Educators Conference
Tapei Zoo, Taiwan
Oct 1st-6th 1998
for more details contact:
ize.@mail.zoo.gov.tw

7th World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species
May 22 - 26 1999
Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio, USA
for more details contact:
Grace Rettig (Fax 1-513-559-7791)

1st European Zoo Nutrition Conference
Jan 8 - 11 1999
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
for more details contact:
J.Nijboer@inter.nl.net

Joint Conference of Elephant Managers Association, Association of
Zoological Horticulture and American Association of Zoo Keepers Sept 26-30
1998 for more details contact: belkins@mail.indyzoo.com

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Annual Conference
Oct 17-22 1998
for more details contact:
75634.235@compuserve.com

The Zoo Registrars Association
Oct 22-24 1998
For more details contact:
gbickert@colszoo.org

Fourth International Enrichment Conference
29th August-3rd September 1999
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Details as and when available from the Shape of Enrichment website:
http://www.enrichment.org

Don`t forget ZooChat, it has its moments! Curators, Keepers, Vets,
Researchers letting their hair down at the end of the day. Very
lighthearted most of the time. Serious some of the time. Useful for making
contacts and generally having fun.
http://ns.awebpresence.com/cgi-lasmith/ZCboard.pl

Most e-mail packages will allow you to point and click on the site
address. This should launch your web browser and send you directly to the
site. If your package will not do this you will have to use cut and paste.
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column...then press return and away you go! The other problem you may have
is that the site address is longer than the page width. You will have to
cut and paste twice, taking care that you marry to the two halves exactly.
Some of these links are quite short lived, but I have checked them all
today and they all work.. If you have a problem, do let me know.

Zoo News is currently sent to over 250 interested parties worldwide each
week. If you know of anyone who you think would like to be included please
e-mail me. If you would like to include notification of any items of
interest i.e. Meetings or seminars please contact me.

Kind Regards,

Wishing you a wonderful week,

Peter