Zoo News Digest: November 1998

Dear Colleagues,

I hope your week was a good one. There follows this weeks current Zoo
News. Something to interest everyone. As I expected the bad weather washed
up more seal pups. The last one arrived late last night. It looks strong
and I feel sure will make it. There was another two days previous which
had come into contact with a boat propeller that did not. About 50 new
people signed up for the news this week and another dozen names were
suggested. Anyhow here goes...

Condors Flying High
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/STATE/t000101556.1.html

Hungry hippo gets fall treat at Hogle Zoo
http://www.desnews.com/cit/zp174on2.htm

Action taken for elephants' return
http://www.bangkokpost.com/today/081198_News16.html

Animal house
(Melbourne Zoo)
http://www.theage.com.au/daily/981108/news/news17.html

Zoo privatisation looms
(Melbourne Zoo)....bit of a horror story
http://www.theage.com.au/daily/981108/news/news18.html

Feeding time at the zoo - a $66,000 bill
http://www.theage.com.au/daily/981108/news/news19.html

Ailing animal? These docs make zoo calls
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/110898_SZOO08.html

Zoo Atlanta carousel set to spin
http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/1998/11/08/zoo.html

City appeals loss of zoo accreditation
(Mesker Park Zoo)
http://www.msnbc.com/local/wfie/47348.asp

Once costly and popular, emus now cheap and often unwanted
(Reid Park Zoo)
http://flash.cleveland.com/cgi-bin/clv_nview.pl?/home1/wire/AP/Stream-
Parsed/GENERAL/a0518_AM_UnwantedEmus

Several papers covered the Emu story in one form or another.

Zoo's beloved Ruby faces risky C-section
(Phoenix Zoo)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/1103ruby.shtml

Phoenix Zoo fights to keep Ruby the elephant alive
http://www.tulsaworld.com/scripts/tulsaworld/tulsaworld.dll?VBEXE=C:\inets
rv\scripts\tulsaworld\tulsaworld.exe&DSPLY=Story&ID=981103_Ne_a24phoen

Elephant's health plan has a price
http://www.azcentral.com/news/cols/1105montini.shtml

Vet surgeons gather to save Ruby
(Phoenix Zoo)
http://www.azcentral.com/news/1105ruby.shtml

Ruby the Painting Elephant Dies
(Phoenix Zoo)
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/1998/nov/06/110700185.ht
ml

Tears for Ruby mix with other mourners
http://www.azcentral.com/news/cols/1107montini.shtml

Flirtatious Ruby shared her breath
http://www.azcentral.com/news/1107vignette.shtml

CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS LIKE RUBY FADING AWAY AS BREEDING EFFORTS FAIL
http://web3.stlnet.com/postnet/news/wires.nsf/National/820B3F223515ED92862
566B6000FF924

There was scarcely a paper in the USA that did not carry a Ruby Story. I
have chosen just a few. I would like to add my own condolences to the
keepers and those who worked closely with her. I know how they feel. Some
of my best friends were elephants.

Rare Wolf Died by Bullet, Not Lion
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/1998/nov/06/110700183.ht
ml

Handle with Care
(Cape May Zoo)
http://www.abcnews.com/local/wpvi/News/20031_1161998.html

Lemurs are back
(Mesker Park Zoo)
http://courier.evansville.net/cgi/view.cgi?/199811/06/+lemurs_news.html+19
981106

AZA Applauds Appropriations for Wildlife Conservation Acts
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1105-106.txt

Libraries, Zoo to Get Aid; Sidewalk Tax Fails
(Los Angeles)
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/STATE/t000100480.1.html

TRISTATE SCENES: RED WOLF SANCTUARY
http://enquirer.com/editions/1998/11/05/loc_wolf05.html

Giant Panda Stuffed and Placed Back in Zoo After Death
(Taiyuan zoo)
http://www.insidechina.com/china/news/98110522.html

The Philadelphia Zoo isn't letting the animal waste go to waste.
http://web3.stlnet.com/postnet/news/wires.nsf/National/70A3371F537F15A8862
566B20040EB7D

New zoo admission policy upsets a few
(Memphis Zoo)
http://www.gomemphis.com/capages/local/e4zoo.htm

Sloth bear refuses to 'obey' court order
(Children's Park, Guindy)
http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981104/04/04042238.htm

Restriction on elephant expert lifted
http://www.bangkokpost.com/today/041198_News14.html

SNH gives go-ahead for return of beavers
http://www.scotsman.com/news/ne19beav981104.1.html

Beaver to return after 400 years
http://www.independent.co.uk/stories/A0411814.html

Probe into smuggling of houbara bustards
http://dawn.com/daily/text/nat11.htm

Some vital body parts stolen from dead tiger
http://www.jaring.my/~star/tuesday/03rimau.html

Endangered Malayan tiger killed by bus on highway and gutted
http://www.foxnews.com/news/international/1102/i_ap_1102_63.sml

Rare lion cubs nameless but famous
(Papanack Park Zoo)
http://www.vancouversun.com/cgi-bin/newsite.pl?adcode=n-
mm&modulename=national%20news&template=national&nkey=vs&filetype=fullstory
&file=/c pfs/national/981103/n110303.html

With this giraffe, and ring too, I thee wed
(Hogle Zoo)
http://www.desnews.com/cit/zl0lsqxt.htm

Improve, don't move zoo
(Buffalo Zoo)
http://www.amcity.com/buffalo/stories/110298/editorial1.html

Texas Zoo begins to regroup after flood
http://www.expressnews.com/pantheon/news-bus/counties/2901amca.shtml

Zoo nabs snakes, but gators still free
http://www.expressnews.com/pantheon/news-bus/counties/2910agt1.shtml

Proposal to ban mourning dove hunting is not as simple as 'yes' or 'no'
(Columbus Zoo) http://www.dispatch.com/pan/localarchive/dovesxnws.html

Animals set to return to war-damaged zoo
(Sarajevo zoo)
http://www.foxnews.com/js_index.sml?content=/etcetera/wires/1102/e_rt_1102
_11.sml

Animals set to return to war-damaged Sarajevo zoo
http://cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9811/02/RB001275.reut.html

Parenting instinct strong among some fish species
(Sacramento Zoo)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/beetoday/newsroom/local/110298/local01.html

Council to Consider Zoo Construction Bid
(Oklahoma City Zoo)
http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/getarticle?ID=237194

LaRue: Zoo felt squeezed on two sides
(Topeka Zoo)
http://cjonline.com/stories/110298/com_laruezoo.shtml

Elephant care was one point of contention in investigation
(Topeka Zoo).
http://www.msnbc.com/local/KSNT/10949.asp

Mayor moves parks chief in shake-up involving zoo
(Topeka Zoo)
http://cjonline.com/stories/110598/com_zooshakeup.shtml

Mike Hall: Zookeeper's book uncages animal house occurrences
(Topeka Zoo)
http://cjonline.com/stories/110298/gov_hallcolzoo.shtml

Situations Vacant

For the most up to date links to sites advertising Zoo work go to:
http://members.tripod.com/~Sciurus/index.html

Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

Primate Society of Great Britain Winter Meeting
December 2nd 1998
Zoological Society of London
For further information contact:
mirandast@email.msn.com

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

ABWAK 25th Celebration, Then, Now & the Future
April 17 - 18 1999
Marwell Zoological Park
for more details contact:
lgdb@pinnipedia.demon.co.uk

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)

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

16th EAZA/EEP Annual Conference
Basel Zoo, Switzerland
September 8-12 1999
For further information contact :
EAZA offices

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

European Zoo Educators (EZE) Conference
Safari Beekse Bergen; Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands
16 - 20 September 1999
For further details contact: Chris Peters; IZE-Regional Representative for
Europe/Middle-East e-mail: Rob.Belterman@inter.nl.net

Veterinary conference on Australian Wildlife
Western Plains Zoo, Australia
September 13-17, 1999.
Topics include zoonoses, medicine and surgery of
macropods, reptiles, bats, native birds and amphibia as well as pest
control and assisted reproduction. Interested parties can contact :
David Blyde on dblyde@tpgi.com.au

Research and Captive Propagation in Birds
Antwerp Zoo
October 21-23 1999
For Further info :
mettke@erl.ornithol.mpg.de

Help Wanted
One of my Animal Management trainees is researching bedding as an
enrichment experience for chimpanzees. It is coming together quite nicely
after three months of work. She mailed out questionnaires to a huge number
of zoos with quite a disappointing response. From within the UK all
replied except for three. From the US only three replied!!(So far?)
(Actually 7 now and increasing...Many Thanks) If you can help please
e-mail me and I will send you a questionnaire to complete. If you work
with chimpanzees it will take no longer than 7 minutes. I promise. Full
credit will be given to those who do help. Many thanks.

Pumpkins
The Halloween Season being upon us I have been asked by a colleague to see
if anyone out there has any animal enrichment ideas using surplus
pumpkins. Please e-mail me. I will list the top ten.

Very disappointing response to the pumpkin question...first posed last
week. Only one respondent so far.

The Behaviour Bridge Association
2005 Sunny Lane, Knoxville, TN, 37912.
Interested in exchanging ideas on Training? Contact the above for further
info or e-mail : BhvrBridge@aol.com

Penguins
Kelly Tarltons are doing excetionally well with their breeding colonies of
King and Gentoo penguins. Whereas they do not have surplus birds at the
present time they would be interested in making contact with reputable
collections who have an interest in either species in the future. Please
contact: Craig Thorburn Head Curator Kelly Tarltons Antarctic Encounter
and Underwater World PO Box 42-021 Orakei Auckland New Zealand
thorburn@kellytarltons.co.nz (Ph) ++64 9 5280603 (Fax) ++64 9 5285175

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. THE BOARD is a useful place for posting
your interests. http://ns.awebpresence.com/cgi-lasmith/ZCboard.pl

Sites worth checking out
Have you got a suggestion? Let me check it out.

http://members.aol.com/joycebk/zooschool/index.htm

http://members.tripod.com/~SPHOZANHI

http://members.tripod.com/~SallyWalker

http://members.aol.com/abbie555/index.html

Most e-mail packages will allow you to point and click on the site
address(hyperlink). 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. Cutting from this e-mail and pasting in your browsers
address 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.

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Kind Regards,

Wishing you a wonderful week,

Peter

Zoo News Digest

Wednesday, November 4, 1998

Zoo News Digest 4 Nov 1998 (Zoo News 24)

Sunday, November 1, 1998

Zoo News Digest 1st November 1998 (Zoo News 23)