ZooNews Digest 26th - 29th May 2009 (Zoo News 597)

ZooNews Digest 26th - 29th May 2009 (Zoo News 597)

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Peter Dickinson peterd482001@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Colleagues,

I return once again to the subject of the so called Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (http://www.tigerfriends.com/). I received an email which gives a little more information on the 'expertise' of this place:

"Your fears about Antle being referred to as an “expert” happened years ago in 2004 or 2005 when chimp owner St. James Davis was attacked in California by two ex-entertainment chimps at a pseudo-sanctuary. I was shocked when that very night of the attack, CNN had Antle appear on their live news show as a “chimp expert” where he gave information about the dangers of chimpanzees. At that point, his experience was with one infant chimpanzee that he owned…. Now he owns two chimps (still juveniles) and four orangutans: three infants and one young juvenile who appeared on Oprah last week (and is the subject in the jet ski photos) . That orangutan and Antle appeared the next morning on the NBC Today Show with Matt Lauer…. and just this past Monday with Ellen Degeneres on her afternoon show."

A bit worrying don't you think?

I send my deep and sincere condolences to the friends and families of the two zoo keepers killed by tigers these past week. I really am genuinely sorry. Both sad, both tragic and at least one death was avoidable. Sorry but there really should be no need, no necessity, no reason whatsoever for anyone in any zoo anywhere to enter any enclosure with a large cat. All this talk of Tazers and Cattle Prodders are absolute insanity. I don't care if the tiger was hand reared and gone in with for years as a matter of routine. It is not clever or brave it is just stupid and an accident waiting to happen. It is Amateur!! Non Professional. Sadly these accidents are happening all too often. Why was is it I wonder that the press really jumped on the bandwagon as far as the death in New Zealand went but largely ignored the equally sad incident in Naestved zoo in Denmark. Was it because the Tiger in the Zion Wildlife Gardens was a so called 'Rare White Tiger'?

Congratulations Chiang Mai Zoo on the birth of the Giant Panda. I am delighted, of course I am. But call me 'old fashioned' in these matters but the very last thing I would have done was remove the cub to weigh and measure it within hours of its birth. There is too much of this sort of thing going on in the 'modern zoo'. I reckon it explains why so many animals end up being unnecessarily hand reared. Working as Curator or Head Keeper my rule was always hands off, stay away, mom knows best....and she does!

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Tributes paid to big-hearted zoo keeper
The fatal attack on a zoo keeper at Zion Wildlife Gardens in Whangarei comes as no surprise to one tiger expert.Dalu Mncube was cleaning an enclosure at the park yesterday when a male white tiger attacked and killed him.Dr Brendan Moyle from Massey University says accidents with big cats happen regularly at zoos all over the world. He says it has to be remembered that tigers are dangerous carnivores and their instinct is to kill.Dr Moyle has been working with tigers in Asia for the past two years and says he would never go into an enclosure with a tiger which has not been anaesthetised.Mr Mncube is being remembered as a big hearted man who just loved big cats. Philip Smith, the managing director of Great Southern Television which makes The Lion Man series filmed at Zion park, says Mr Mncube's
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=157887



Incidents at Zion Wildlife Park
The Zion Wildlife Park where a keeper was mauled to death today has been the scene of other, less serious, incidents. Park employee Demetri Price required surgery after he was attacked in February by a white tiger he had been working with. The cat had been spooked by a pride of lions.Dalu Mncube, who was killed in today's attack, had saved the situation by using his hands to open the tiger's jaws."I never got scared," Mr Mncube said at the time."You stay nice and calm. If I got scared and panicked we could have had two casualties ... it happened in a flash. It was over before we knew it."The South African cat keeper of nine years' experience, Mr Mncube said all keepers knew to keep calm if an animal bit and he played down his role.Abu is not one of the tigers that interact with the public because of his tendency to get frightened, Mr Mncube said.Last year, Scottish teenager and park volunteer Lisa Baxter was left scarred after putting her hands through a hole in the fence and being bitten by a white lion cub. Criticism was leveled at the park for failing to report the attack, and at Ms Baxter for her actions which led to the bite.In early 2007, a three-year-old child was scratc
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2449077/Incidents-at-Zion-Wildlife-Park



'Hero' keeper mauled to death had saved colleague
The South African zoo keeper mauled to death by a tiger at a New Zealand wildlife park yesterday had recently rescued a colleague from the same animal, and said the key was to "stay nice and calm" when attacked.Dalu Mncube, known affectionately as "Uncle Dalu", prised open the jaws of a white tiger after it sunk its teeth into fellow keeper Demetri Price at Zion Wildlife Gardens three months ago, and then blasted it with a fire extinguisher.The same tiger, named Abu, yesterday leapt at Mr Mncube as he was cleaning its cage, fatally "tearing" him in the head, torso and lower leg.Eight tourists, including two children, saw the mauling."It was very, very frightening ... we were all there when it happened. We are all very shaken at the moment," said a visitor from Auckland.The white tiger, one of only 120 in the world, was put down.Speaking after rescuing Mr Price three
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/hero-keeper-mauled-to-death-had-saved-colleague-20090528-bo7u.html








Former insider speaks out about tiger attack
A former volunteer at the Lionman's troubled wildlife park says more could have been done to prevent a tiger from fatally mauling a keeper.Dalu Mncube was killed at the Zion Wildlife Gardens in Whangarei by the same big cat that had previously mauled another keeper.The park says it followed all safety procedures and had recently carried out emergency drills.A former volunteer at the park says she had major concerns about the public being allowed to pet some of the big cats."If one of those animals were to turn 10 men couldn't stop it, I'm very surprised that somebody hasn't been killed already because of those issues," says Rosemary.She says park management was asked to look into tazers or stun guns for the keepers but didn't."What would have happened if he'd had a tazer would he still be alive today," she says.Many are mourning the death of Dalu and came on Thursday to give something back to a man who gave so much to the park."These flowers are from my girls this was given to my daughter on the 17th of may and she wanted to give it back to her Uncle Dalu," says one woman.Other friends joined in paying their respects."I reckon he was the backbone of this park he knew all the animals and the animals knew him and its a very sad loss I think even the lions feel it that they lost there father," says Neo Phamoste, a friend of Dalu.More details of the vicious attack are surfacing.Another keeper used everything he could to try and force the tiger back."He had a large stick next to himself he then beat the tiger repeatedly with the stick and then eventually started using an electric cattle prodder, now that cattle prodder delivers quite a bolt, it's quite a shock to receive. The animal stopped the attack very briefly when that was used and then returned," says Glen Holland, Zion Wildlife Gardens Manager.ONE News understands the mauling went on for som
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/former-insider-speaks-tiger-attack-2761601



Lion Man Craig Busch 'trusted killer tiger'
NEW Zealand's controversial Lion Man, Craig Busch, says his favourite tiger, shot after a savage mauling, never had behavioural problems while he was zoo boss.Senior zoo keeper Dalu Mncube was mauled to death by a rare white tiger, Abu, at Zion Lion Park in the North Island city of Whangarei on Wednesday.Staff shot the 260kg tiger to recover Mr Mncube's body.In February, the same 26-year-old keeper had saved an Australian colleague from Abu's jaws, prising its teeth apart using a fire extinguisher.It is the third major animal attack at the zoo since Busch, the operating manager and star of the international reality TV series The Lion Man, was dismissed under a cloud in December.He lost his job after a government investigation found his 42 big cats in insanitary and crowded conditions, with inspectors so concerned they considered putting the animals down.As a result, he faces a string of allegations including major breaches of safety protocols and inappropriate workplace, but is fighting to be reinstated through New Zealand's Employment Court.A tearful Busch today told journalists that the
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25555812-12335,00.html




Dalton animal park to treble in size
AMBITIOUS plans to expand Dalton zoo to three times its original size would see it become an even bigger tourist draw.Elephants and jaguars are among the new species to be introduced, along with superior visitor facilities.South Lakes Wild Animal Park, which celebrates its 15th anniversary today, has long been expansion-minded. The acreage of the park has never altered, despite visitor numbers soaring from 55,000 in its opening year to 250,000 a year now.Attendance is expected to climb even higher this year, partly due to the popularity of two rhino calves born in 2008.Director of the animal park, David Gill, is in talks with two landowners to acquire agricultural land surrounding the park as part of a deal that would cost £3.6m.The only thing standing in the way of the expansion is “legalities”.“We either stand still and struggle or work very hard to increase the quality of the experience by spreading people out more and building new facilities,” said Mr Gill, who turned 48 on Tuesday.We’ve been looking at somewhere over the last two-and-a-half years close to the M6, to catch people half an hour earlier in their journey.“That’s not what I want, but it may be something I might really have to consider doing.“But everything is looking very good. It’s just legalities and then the problem of funding it. Saying that, we’ve got to be one of the most successful businesses in the region for profitability.”Last year’s turnover was in region of £2.7m, before tax and VAT.From that, the zoo’s two conservation charities received more than £200,000. Over the past 15 years the zoo has given nearly £2m to its wildlife conservation projects abroad.Mr Gill puts his business’s success down to steady growth. He said: “The secret has been continual investment and always looking to do something new and be unique and give people a visit they will never forget.“People love the concept of coming here, enjoying themselves and contributing to changing the world a
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/dalton_animal_park_to_treble_in_size_1_560598?referrerPath=news







Zoo plan can benefit us all
WHEN South Lakes Wild Animal Park was opened even its eternally optimistic founder David Gill could not have imagined its success.Fifteen years later, on land once scarred by abandoned mine workings, “Dalton Zoo” is Cumbria’s biggest tourist attraction.Controversy has never been far from Mr Gill whose plans to triple the size of the park are his most ambitious to date.Detractors were voicing objections before a peccary set so much as a trotter on the lush Dalton grass.So too will he have objectors to his current plans.However, if he gets the requisite planning permission and obtains the land he needs for expansion, the zoo will not only be the greatest attraction in Cumbria but one of the biggest and best in the north of England.This can only be a good thing
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/no_title_1_560587?referrerPath=news




Jeddah zoo owner ordered to vacate municipality land
The Jeddah municipality has won its court battle with the former manager of the Beautiful Creatures Zoo after the latter filed a lawsuit demanding an SR6.38 million compensation for demolishing part of the facility last year.The case began when the period of contract for renting the 3,000 square-meter public land — which was used by the plaintiff to the run the zoo — ended last year and the municipality called for tenders to rent the area anew but the plaintiff lost the bid.In the meantime, a citizen lodged a complaint at the Makkah governorate that the zoo was spreading bad smells in its neighborhood and that it creates traffic congestion. Later a multidepartmental committee studied the issue and advised authorities not to renew the contract for the zoo. The municipality then went forward
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=122944&d=27&m=5&y=2009




Water Problems Suspected After 11 Stingrays Die
Most of the National Zoo's stingrays died over the holiday weekend, probably the victims of water problems in the Amazonia exhibit's aquarium, according to zoo officials. Eleven of the zoo's 18 freshwater stingrays and two arowana fish were found dead about 7 a.m. Monday in the 55,000-gallon tank designed to replicate a flooded Amazon forest, officials said. The exhibit was open to the public yesterday, while zookeepers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/27/AR2009052701734.html







Karen apes about to save gorillas
A ZOOKEEPER is jetting across the globe to help save an endangered species. Karen Swan, lemur keeper at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton, will fly to Uganda in October to join the Gorilla Organisation.Miss Swan, 21, will be trying to stop the country’s endangered mountain gorillas from becoming extinct. She has to raise £2,300 – covering her flight and accommodation – to take part in the rescue programme.To help fund her trip, she was due to do a sponsored walk on Saturday from Dalton to Ulverston, down the coast road, through Barrow and back to Dalton – dressed
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/karen_apes_about_to_save_gorillas_1_559142?referrerPath=news/



'Lion Man' says he was sacked without warning
"Lion Man" Craig Busch said today he was dismissed from the Northland wildlife park which helped make him famous without notice and without being given any warnings. He was giving evidence at an investigative meeting before Employment Relations Authority member Yvonne Oldfield into his claim for reinstatement to his job at Zion Wildlife Gardens in Whangarei. Mr Busch, who became famous worldwide through his Lion Man television series, was sacked from the park run by his mother Patricia Busch late l
http://www.3news.co.nz/News/NationalNews/Lion-Man-says-he-was-sacked-without-warning/tabid/423/articleID/105915/cat/64/Default.aspx



Polar bear at city zoo faces long road trip to new home
MOVING home is generally believed to be one of the most stressful activities in life.Anyone who has lived in the same home for more than 25 years would find the idea of switching to a new location hundreds of miles away understandably nerve-wracking.And while Mercedes the polar bear may not have to worry
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Polar-bear-at-city-zoo.5301520.jp







Hospital workers save orang-utan
Staff at Jersey Hospital have helped save the life of an orang-utan which suffered health complications while giving birth to a stillborn baby.Dana, who lives at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, went into labour on Saturday and suffered huge blood loss. An anaesthetist and an obstetrician from the hospital, together with
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/jersey/8068358.stm



Tiger mauls NZ zoo keeper to death
A zoo-keeper has been mauled to death by a white tiger in a New Zealand safari park, as horrified tourists looked on. The keeper suffered serious "tearing" injuries to his abdomen and lower leg after being attacked at around 11 am local time today when he and another keeper went to clean the white tiger enclosure at Zion Wildlife Centre in Whangarei, on North Island. Northland Police District spokeswoman Sarah Kennett said the other keeper had tried to help his colleague but despite his best efforts, the tiger would not let
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6369586.ece



Students study DNA of zoo's dolphins
Advanced science students at Zionsville High School extracted and analyzed dolphin DNA this month in an ongoing collaboration with the Indianapolis Zoo, the University of Indianapolis and other research facilities.Biology and genetics students used centrifuges, gel chambers, ultraviolet transilluminators and other high-tech lab equipment to determine
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090527/LOCAL0202/905270335/1013/NEWS/Students+study+DNA+of+zoo+s+dolphins







Mountain Lion Escape At Great Bend Zoo Blamed On Staff Error
Zoo officials in Great Bend say a Mountain Lion's escape from her enclosure Sunday night was the result of a staff error.
The escape happened during feeding time. Zoo Director Mike Cargill said an investigation showed the 150-pound female cat's double-gated entry was left unsecured by a member of the park's staff.Cargill said disciplinary action will be taken, but did not elaborate, calling the matter a personnel issue. The Mountain Lion, which Cargill said had a history of being aggressive and unpredictable, was shot and killed by Great Bend police approximately 20 minutes after her escape. Cargill says the cat was never more than 150 feet from her enclosure, and that guests in the park were not in immediate danger.Asked why the cat was not tranquilized, Cargill said sedatives are kept on zoo property. However, because the sedatives are classified as narcotics, laws limit that only a licensed individual -- such as a veterinarian -- administer them.Cargill said the zoo is too small to have a full-time veterinarian on staff, but contracts with a veterinarian in the community. Authorities quickly contacted the veterinarian Sunday night, but Cargill
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/46126802.html



Zoo keeper found dead in tiger cage
A 31-year-old man with a passion for tigers was found dead after apparently committing suicide in a Danish zoo, reports said on Tuesday.The man, who worked as a keeper at the Naestved zoo near Copenhagen, died of asphyxiation after he set alight hay used in the tiger's section.The man's remains were found on Tuesday by colleagues, the Ekstra Bladet tabloid reported, adding that the two big cats had partly eaten his remains.The man was said to have had
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=818342



First panda cub born at zoo in Thailand
Staff were not aware that 7-year-old female Lin Hui was pregnantA Thai zoo has announced the birth of a healthy panda cub after years of failed attempts that included using mating videos to entice the parents to have sex.The panda birth Wednesday in the northern city of Chiang Mai was the first in Thailand.Zoo director Thananpat Pong-amorn says staff were not aware that 7-year-old female Lin Hui was pregnant. Zoo staff artificially
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30960270/







Orangutans face abuse in Indonesian zoos: study
Orangutans in public and private Indonesian zoos are being abused to the point where they are eating their own vomit and drinking their own urine, according to conservationists.The non-governmental Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) said zookeepers were keeping the endangered apes malnourished so they would be eager to take food from visitors."The zoo managements have abandoned the principles of animal welfare," which is to keep animals free of pain, hunger and stress, COP captivity researcher Luki Wardhani told a press conference."We documented several stress symptoms and abnormal behavior. They bump their own bodies, vomit and eat it again, urinate and drink their own urine, lick their own nipples and sit without expression."A COP study of five zoos across Java island found that some of the apes were being denied proper nourishment so they would eat anything tourists tossed into their cages."Public feeding should be stopped. The visitors often feed the orangutans unsuitable food and the zoos fail to monitor this," COP captivity program manager Seto Hari Wibowo said.Too often the orangutans are kept in cages instead of larger enclosures which help reduce their stress levels, the group said.There are an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 orangutans left in
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4qMVA8Z2xelIm-q5NRg9wKozlzg



Cavern under zoo has opened for tours
Some of vast space used as storage sitePublic tours of the huge cavern under the Louisville Zoo are now being offered.The newly named Louisville Mega Cavern, also known as the Louisville Underground, is being billed as "a full-blown tourist attraction," said David Grantz, a spokesman for the tour venture being undertaken by the cavern's three owners, businessmen Jim Lowry and brothers Don and Tom Tyler.A ribbon cutting is planned at 11 a.m. tomorrow to announce the cavern tours.Representatives of the governor's and the mayor's offices plan to attend, along with officials
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090527/NEWS01/905270444/1008/NEWS01/Cavern+under+zoo+has+opened+for+tours



Zoo probe expanded after SPCA learns of albino black bear's death
Society's investigation sparked by reports of four zebra deathsA provincial animal-cruelty probe triggered by the recent sudden death of four zebras at the Greater Vancouver Zoo will also look into how a rare albino black bear died at the same facility in January.Eileen Drever, senior animal protection officer with the BC SPCA, met with zoo staff Tuesday afternoon to discuss the recent spate of animal deaths, and to decide whether animal cruelty charges are warranted."If an animal dies as a result of its captivity or negligence we have to obviously investigate further," Drever said.Officials at the Aldergrove zoo insist they've done nothing wrong. "We do have births and deaths, and even though we care deeply for all our animal friends, unfortunate
http://www.canada.com/Travel/probe+expanded+after+SPCA+learns+albino+black+bear+death/1521649/story.html







Now, the sound of spring is at risk
The cuckoo, the bird whose two-note call has long been one of the iconic sounds of spring, has been added to the Red List of Britain's most threatened species. Once familiar everywhere in the countryside, the cuckoo has declined by 60 per cent in the last forty years, and
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/now-the-sound-of-spring-is-at-risk-1691821.html



Beavers back in wilds of Scotland for first time in 400 years
THREE families of beavers will today become the first to be released into the wild in Scotland for more than 400 years.From Norway, the 17 beavers are being released into sites in Knapdale Forest, in Argyll, after six months in quarantine.The Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland have been given the green light for a trial introduction, despite fears about
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Beavers-back-in-wilds-of.5314208.jp



Tree rats and wallabies and dingoes, oh my: Updates on Oz's endangered species
It's been a busy week -- full of both good news and bad -- for Australia's endangered species. One of the country's most endangered mammals, the Victorian brush-tailed rock wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) now has a chance at survival thanks to an innovative breeding program at Adelaide Zoo. The process takes days-old joeys and transfers them to the pouches of mothers of a similar species, allowing the original mother to start breeding again. Only a dozen Victorian brush-tailed rock wallabies existed before this breeding program, but the zoo reports 130 successful births, a more than 1,000 percent increase in the species' population.The critically endangered Northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) has also seen a small population boost, from 115 animals to 138, over the last two years. The wombat lives in just a single site in Epping Forest National Park in central Queensland, but a AU$3 million ($2.35 million USD) partnership with the mining company Xstrata will soon create a site for a second habitat, which would help protect the species from threats such as disease or fire, which could otherwise wipe out the wombats in a single stroke. Previous conservation efforts -- such as building a predator-proof fence and feeding the wombats during droughts -- have been credited for the species' recent population growth.But the news isn't as good for the golden-backed tree-rat (Mesembriomys macrurus). The species has only been observed scientifically three times in the last century, and now an extensive search in Australia's Northern Territory has failed to turn up any trace of the species. It's now feared the species may
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=tree-rats-and-wallabies-and-dingoes-2009-05-28







Biologist Immortalised as ‘Smart’ Fish
A UAE-based researcher is on her way to being immortalised in biology textbooks after a new species of fish was named after her.Arabian freshwater fish Garra Smarti was named after the British-born Ph.D. student, Emma Smart, who discovered it while diving in Southern Oman.Smart has been studying Arabian freshwater fish, while working for a joint Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF initiative in Dubai over the last 
eight years.“To find a new species of invertebrate is not that common these days, so I’m very proud,” she said.“Although the fish was not that different from other freshwater fish, it was the location which was unusual. This particular species must have been separated in this region for hundreds of thousands of years.”She took measurements on the properties of the water
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/May/theuae_May696.xml&section=theuae




Turtle hunters become guardians of the endangered species
For centuries, turtle eggs have been as good as currency on this tiny Indonesian island—they helped put children through school and kept the village kitty in petty cash.But four years ago the people of Runduma, population 500, decided to change their way of life and start protecting the endangered animals, which return year after year to lay their eggs on the surrounding islands.Now environmentalists say turtle numbers are increasing in the seas off southeast Sulawesi, and the turtle hunters have become their guardians in the battle to save the marine reptiles from extinction.‘We used to have a long and unique tradition of organising the egg collection among the people here,’ Runduma village chief La Brani told AFP.‘Families took turns every night to collect eggs and 30 out of around 100 eggs from each nest were set aside for the village's petty cash.’ Most
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/sci-tech/19-turtle-hunters-become-guardians-of-the-endangered-species-sf-01




Gujarat Zoo tries to play Cupid for Cheetahs
After hogging limelight for acquiring the earth's fastest mammals, Cheetah from Singapore, officials of Sakkarbaugh Zoo in Junagarh, Gujarat have now got down to do more serious job ensuring courtship between the two African pairs. And they know its not an easy task given that the male Cheetahs who live in groups usually attack female, which are solitary in nature and seldom show any obvious behaviour revealing their reproductive status. "Breeding Cheetah is very challenging. But we will make this happen. We will soon visit to De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust is South Africa to get the training in breeding of the endangered species. "De Wildt has achieved remarkable success in increasing the population of the spotted big cat," V J Rana, director Sakkarbaugh Zoo
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Earth/Gujarat-Zoo-tries-to-play-Cupid-for-Cheetahs-/articleshow/4589646.cms





Lahore bomb explosion kills zoo animals
A hog deer died at the Lahore Zoo due to the impact of a blast in nearby Emergency 15 main office on Wednesday, a report said yesterday. Zoo Director Zafar Shah disclosed the hog deer died because of the shock. Windowpanes of various rooms at the zoo also broke following the blast, he said. He said zoo visitors were rescued through the Bagh-i-Jinnah gate. However, a zoo official said a partridge was also killed due to the impact of the blast. The Zoo Management Committee vice-chairman
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=293670&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23



A sinking feeling at the aquarium
In the shallow waters behind Sharjah’s aquarium, a team of divers spent Saturday scuttling a small boat that will form the foundation of an artificial reef which it is hoped will eventually become home to a host of marine life, including turtles and seahorses. Sinking a small wooden fishing boat off the coast of Sharjah may sound easy, but it took eight divers and around 20 large granite rocks to accomplish the task at the weekend.Submerged in the shallow waters outside Sharjah Aquarium, the vessel will act as the foundation for an artificial reef.Over the next two weeks, the reef will be built up around the boat using recycled building materials. In time, it will become encrusted with hard and soft corals. That, it is hoped, will in turn become home
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090526/NATIONAL/705259837/1041/rss



Phila. Zoo opens new avian center Friday
The Philadelphia Zoo will open its $17.8 million McNeil Avian Center bird exhibition on Friday.The center is a significant updating of the original 1916 bird house, this time with elements of entertainment, education and conservation, board chairman Jerry Calvert said at a ceremony unveiling the center on Thursday.The center consists of four exhibits and a “4-D movie” featuring the story of migration told on four screens. Exhibits stress the role birds play in the environment
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/05/25/daily26.html?surround=lfn


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Journal of Threatened Taxa

May 2009 Vol. 1 No. 5 Pages 253-308 Date of Publication 26 May 2009ISSN 0974-7907 (online) 0974-7893 (print)

Contents

Redescription of Batasio merianiensis, a catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from northeastern India-- Heok Hee Ng, Pp.253-256

Utilization of forest flora by Phayre’s Leaf-Monkey Trachypithecus phayrei (Primates: Cercopithecidae) in semi-evergreen forests of Bangladesh-- M.A. Aziz & M.M. Feeroz, Pp. 257-262

Morphometric geometric study of wing shape in Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) from Tamil Nadu, India-- K. Manimegalai, M. Arunachalam & R. Udayakumari, Pp. 263-268

Host range of meliolaceous fungi in India-- V.B. Hosagoudar & G.R. Archana, Pp. 269-282

Occurrence of the Madras Tree Shrew Anathana ellioti (Waterhouse) (Scandentia: Tupaiidae) in the Biligirirangan Hills, Karnataka, India-- Umesh Srinivasan, N.S. Prashanth, Shyamal Lakshminarayanan, Kalyan Varma, S. Karthikeyan, Sainath Vellal, Giri Cavale, Dilan Mandanna, Philip Ross & Thapa, Pp. 283-286

A priliminary report on the ichthyofauna of Yedayanthittu Estuary (Tamil Nadu, India) and rivulets draining into it-- M. Eric Ramanujam & R. Anbarasan, Pp. 287-294

Species composition and seasonal variation of butterflies in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India-- Sushant Kumar Verma, Pp. 295-297

Three additions to the known butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera and Grypocera) fauna of Goa, India-- Parag Rangnekar & Omkar Dharwadkar, Pp. 298-299

Taxonomic studies on a collection of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from India with new distribution records-- Ankita Gupta & J. Poorani, Pp. 300-304

Two species of Megastigmus Dalman associated with wild rose, Rosa webbiana (Rosaceae ) from Ladakh, India with a key to the oriental species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Torymidae)-- P.M. Sureshan, Pp. 305-308


Thanking you,


Sanjay Molur
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Could you give this link to members that want to help with the protest with the this article?
Ape rescue forest to be logged

AN INDONESIAN paper company is planning to log an area of unprotected jungle which is being used as a reintroduction site for about 100 critically endangered orangutans, activists said on Monday. A coalition of environmental groups said a joint venture between Asia Pulp & Paper and Sinar Mas Group had received a licence to clear the largest portion of natural forest remaining outside Bukit Tigapuluh national park on Sumatra. The area is home to about 100 great apes that are part of the only successful reintroduction programme for Sumatran orangutans, the sub-species most at risk of extinction, the coalition said in a statement. It is also a crucial habitat for the last remaining Sumatran tigers and elephants left in the wild, it said. 'It took scientists decades to discover how to successfully reintroduce critically endangered orangutans from captivity into the wild,' said Peter Pratje of the

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Sign Protest Petition at http://www.orangutan.org.au/

You can also voice your concern to APP customers in your country
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Thanks
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Endangered Species Recovery
20th July – 7th August 2009
A short-course for anyone with an active interest in animal conservation and a desire to learn how species can be saved. Lectures will be given by world class conservationists. Practical activities and behind the scenes experiences in Durrell’s animal collection will provide participants with first-hand exposure to the realities of endangered species recovery. On completion participants will be equipped with a fuller appreciation of the complexities of animal conservation and an ability to develop their personal or professional interests in the field.
For further information please visit http://www.durrell.org/ (get involved menu, select training)Or contact Catherine Burrows at: catherine.burrows@durrell.org

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Volunteering Opportunity
Elephantstay at the Royal Elephant Kraal Village, Ayutthaya Thailand
Please check http://www.elephantstay.com/ for additional information.


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Announcing the ASZK Des Spittall Scholarship for Keeper Research
Named in honour of the late Des Spittall, a life member of ASZK, the ASZK committee has launched the Des Spittall Scholarship for keeper research. This is open to people who have been a financial member of ASZK for 12 months or more. This is an annual scholarship up to the value of $2,000. Applications close 31st October 2009Please forward ‘Des Spittall Scholarship for Keeper Research’ application to ASZK President no later than 31st of October each year at email eo@aszk.org.au

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Meetings

The 9th International Conference on Environmental Enrichment.
31st May – 5th June 2009.
Torquay, Devon, UK
Please go to http://www.reec.info/
For more information
julian.chapman@paigntonzoo.org.uk



"First African Symposium on Zoological Medicine"
July 18th and 19th 2009.
Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa.
Financial assistance available for vets from other African countries.
For more details contact Teresa Slacke on vetadmin@jhbzoo.org.za



The 7th Annual Turtle Survival Alliance Symposium on Chelonian Conservation and Biology
August 5th - 8th, 2009
St Louis, Missouri
For details on membership, registration, program and events, please visit our website at http://www.turtlesurvival.org/




Professional Training Seminars at Shedd Aquarium
Animal Training Seminar with Ken Ramirez
Environmental Quality Seminar with Allen LaPointe
August 24 –28, 2009
Please contact the adult programs coordinator at
adults@sheddaquarium.org for more information



THIRD ORANGUTAN SSP© HUSBANDRY WORKSHOP
MONDAY, AUGUST 31 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Zoo Atlanta, USA
http://www.2009orangutanworkshop.org/



AZA 2009 Annual Conference
September 12-17, 2009
Oregon Zoo
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



26th EAZA Annual Conference
14 - 20 September 2009
Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark.


3rd International Congress on Zoo Keeping and the 36th American Association of Zoo Keepers National Conference
September 24th - 29th 2009 The Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK and WoodlandPark Zoo
See these websites for further information: http://www.iczoo.org/
http://www.pugetsoundaazk.org/



CBSG (Conservation Breeding Specialist Group)
1-4 October 2009
St. Louis, MO, USA (right before the WAZA Meeting)
For further information: ginger@cbsg.org
http://www.cbsg.org/cbsg/



64th WAZA Annual Conference
4 - 8 October 2009
St. Louis Zoo at the Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis (MO), USA.
For more information, please visit http://www.waza.org/


Second Okapi Workshop
11 14 October 2009
Antwerp Zoo
For further details go to:
http://www.theokapi.org/nieuwsvolledig.asp?nieuws=15



2009 ZRA Annual Conference : Overview
October 21-25, 2009
Zoo Boise , Boise , Idaho
If you have questions about the 2009 ZRA Annual Conference Program, please contact the Program Chairman, Pam Krentz, Registrar for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, at (216) 635-3361 or by email at pak@clevelandmetroparks.com




The Bear Care Group announces the second international bear care conference 'Advancing Bear Care '09.
SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 6-8 2009
http://www.bearcaregroup.org/




The 6th European Zoo Nutrition Conference
Barcelona, 28-31 January 2010
Please send comments or suggestions for topics/speakers directly to me (a.fidgett@chesterzoo.org). Further announcements and information will be posted online via the nutrition area of the EAZA website (http://www.eaza.net/).



20th International Zoo Educators' (IZE) Biennial Conference
19 - 23 October 2010 Disney's Animal Kingdom, Florida, USA.
For more information, please visit http://www.izea.net/



Zoohistorica
International meeting of collectors of zoo literature and memorabilia
Internationales Treffen der Sammler zoohistorischer Literatur
Rencontre internationale des collectionneurs de documents en rapport avec les zoos
See here for more details: http://www.zoohistorica.org/



7th International Penguin Conference
DATE: August 30 to September 3, 2010
LOCATION: Boston Massachusetts, USA
HOSTED BY: The New England Aquarium
ipcboston@neaq.org



AZA 2010 Annual Conference
September 11-16
Houston Zoo, Houston , TX
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



AZA 2011 Annual Conference
September 12-17
Zoo Atlanta , Atlanta , GA
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



AZA 2012 Annual Conference
September 8-13
Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix , AZ
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



AZA 2013 Annual Conference
September 7-12
Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City , MO
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html

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Zoo News Digest Update - Two Killed by Tigers

Man eaten by tigers

Tigers mauled and partly ate the body of a former zoo keeper, after he apparently committed suicide in their enclosure
The body of a former employee of Næstved Zoo was partly eaten by tigers after the man broke into their enclosure on Sunday night
Ekstra Bladet newspaper reports that the remains of the man were found by zoo staff on Monday morning, but local police would not confirm the details of the tragedy, saying only that the man died of smoke inhalation and not from the tiger attack.
An investigation showed that the man broke into the tiger enclosure with a flammable

http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/88-national/45749-man-eaten-by-tigers.html



NZealand zookeeper killed by white tiger: police

A zookeeper was mauled to death by a white tiger at a New Zealand wildlife park in an attack witnessed by horrified tourists, police said.
The male wildlife keeper was attacked by the animal while cleaning an enclosure in Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens in New Zealand's north.
Eight foreign tourists at the park were understood to have seen the mauling, a police spokeswoman added.
"It was very, very frightening," an Auckland man told a Fairfax reporter, without giving his name.
Two keepers had gone into an enclosure containing two white tigers, when one of the animals attacked, the police spokeswoman said.
"Despite the best efforts of the second keeper and a rapid response from other wildlife park staff, the tiger would not let the park worker go and he died at the scene," she said.
The tiger was later destroyed by staff and the wildlife park was closed.
Another employee of the park, which is home to around 40 rare lions and tigers, required surgery after he was attacked in February by a white tiger after it was startled by a pride of lions.
Zion Wildlife Gardens are well known in New Zealand as the home of the Lion Man television series, which followed the work of Craig Busch, who was dismissed from the park controlled by his mother last year.
On Tuesday, Busch claimed in a court hearing over his

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090527/ts_afp/nzealandaccidenttiger

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Dear Colleagues,

Many thanks for your emails and links of interest. Always an interesting story out there. The one about the Bristol Lion is an odd one but not that unusual. I have lost count over the years of similar that I have followed up. Lions? Yes a few. Never did see one but I did see the very clear soup plate sized pug marks which I followed on foot for an hour or two. Others I recollect where I did actually find something. A very large Indian Python in a wood in Snowdonia National Park. Then there was the 'Dragon' on the slopes of Snowdon itself. That turned out to be a large monitor lizard which had been living wild for months. But a lion in Bristol?....No way! Though I daresay some ardent cryptozoologist is searching as we speak.

I am now more aware of the facts about the Elephant in Edmonton and am satisfied with what I have learned. I just wish the protesting writers would do a bit of research and fact finding instead of the usual green blooded, cabbage headed, blinkered PETA way of going about things.

Gibbon Journal No. 5 has just been published. I urge you to take a look (see link below). The paper on the longevity of Gibbons makes a fascinating read.

Regular readers of ZooNews Digest will note I have been more than happy over the years to include contents listings of various zoo related terrestrial journals if they are sent to me. I don't appear to have had anything from ABWAK and some others in years. Living out here I really have no way of knowing if it is still going strong...and I am not alone.


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Bama's Journey

Alfred Bama works at the Limbe Wildlife Centre, a sanctuary for young primates and great apes orphaned by the illegal bush-meat trade. He has hand-reared nearly all of the apes from infancy. It is both a deep and touching relationship with the gorillas perceiving him as a father and part of their group.Bama's dedication to the gorillas is about to lead him on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that will take him from the gorilla sanctuary in Cameroon to a zoo in Northern England.As he experiences the life and the riches of the Western world for the first time he realises that in fact the real wealth is still in Africa, exactly where he left it.'Possible extinction'"Great Apes as well as other endangered species in Cameroon are facing possible extinction as a result of rapid deforestation and bush-meat hunting," Nicky Chalk, the film's director explains. "Out here bush-meat, including gorillas and chimpanzees, is a popular delicacy but over-hunting in recent years means that there are very few of these animals remaining in their natural habitat."Knowing all of this can make you feel very pessimistic about the future of wildlife in this country which is why meeting Bama was so wonderfully reassuring. He is passionate about his gorillas and his country and he gave me hope that it is still possible to save them."Nicky followed Bama on his adventure and

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/witness/2008/07/20087317736629792.html



Foot and mouth outbreaks ‘resolved’

Almost 200 gazelle have died or been destroyed this year in two outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, officials have said.Seventy animals died of the disease in the outbreaks in the Al Awir and Deira areas of Dubai, while another 125 were destroyed as a precaution against the disease spreading, according to a report submitted last week to the World Organisation for Animal Health by the Ministry of Environment and Water.The first and largest outbreak was detected on a farm for breeding oryx and gazelle near Al Maktoum bridge in Deira

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090526/NATIONAL/705259823/1040









Mataika heads Shangri-La’s marine programme

SHANGRI-LA’S Fijian Resort & Spa has appointed, Ms Mereoni Mataika (pictured), as its Marine Programme Manager. Ms Mataika began work at the Resort recently and is spearheading the development of a marine conservation centre at Yanuca, home to Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa. Ms Mataika previously worked as project officer at Partners in Community Development Fiji (PCDF), a Fiji-based non government organisation that has worked closely with the Resort on marine conservation for ten years. She has also worked with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pacific regional office and as an international intern with EarthCorps in the United States. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) via the Fiji Institute of Technology (FIT), a Diploma of Environmental Science and Certificate of Industrial Laboratory Technology. Ms Mataika will also assist in revitalising a range of programmes related to the Coral Gardens Living Reefs Programme and general marine conservation initiated six years ago by PCDF with Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort and Spa. We envisage our Resort to become a model for climate

http://fijidailypost.com/news.php?section=2&fijidailynews=23729



Cops hunt for Bristol's prowling lion

POLICE were scrambled to hunt for a LION by three terrified health workers convinced they saw one of the beasts on the prowl in BRISTOL. Two of the NHS Direct admin staff saw a mystery big cat lying under a tree near their office beside the M5 motorway at 7pm on Tuesday. It disappeared into undergrowth – but minutes later a third colleague spotted a "huge

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2444076/Cops-hunt-for-Bristols-prowling-lion.html



Big beasts take sides in zoos' panda war

Documents reveals how two royals and Boris Johnson have raced to woo China for a pair of the iconic animalsFrom The Sunday TimesMay 24, 2009
Big beasts take sides in zoos' panda warDocuments reveals how two royals and Boris Johnson have raced to woo China for a pair of the iconic animalsBoris Johnson dropped plans to lodge a formal request for the pandas while he was in Beijing, allowing Edinburgh to win A GENERATION ago, President Richard Nixon and Ted Heath each returned from China with two fluffy black-and-white creatures, as Beijing signalled its desire to engage with the West. Now senior royals and top politicians have been involved in a new round of panda diplomacy. Their goal - to win prestige for rival English and Scottish zoos by bringing back the first breeding pair of pandas for 15 years. The team supporting the Edinburgh bid was composed of heavyweights: Prince Andrew and Princess Anne, with David Miliband, the foreign secretary, providing political support. London zoo pinned its hopes on the city’s mayor, Boris Johnson, and the lure of the 2012 Olympics, to secure a cut-price deal. The rival dealings with the Chinese authorities have been laid bare in documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FoI) which detail the battle among three

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6350234.ece



Students help zoo's black rhino project
Potter Park needs $1M to expand, renovate exhibit

Donley Elementary third-grader Emily Fortino said she wants to help Potter Park Zoo save the world's black rhinoceroses.She and her East Lansing classmates are collecting soda cans and bottles this month to raise money for the Lansing zoo's upcoming renovation and expansion of its black rhino exhibit, which zoo officials have said could cost as much as $1 million.Other schools in the Lansing area are helping out, too. Local students who participated in the Big Zoo Lesson - a weeklong immersion activity at the zoo - are organizing fundraisers to help the zoo pay for its rhino project, said Dennis Laidler, the zoo's

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090524/NEWS05/905240683










Treasuring the Javan Rhino

In a tranquil forest on the westernmost tip of Java, the sound of lapping water in a moss-green river is accompanied by an occasional breeze whispering through the foliage of nipa palms as kaleidoscopic butterflies flit across the riverbed.Further down the river, past overhanging branches on which pythons slither and civets spring, across boggy terrain and two coral-bedded creeks, is a mud hole frequented by Javan rhinos. Measuring about 20 square meters, the mud wallow is a resting place for these rare mammals in Ujung Kulon National Park. The Javan rhino was listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 1996 and is now the rarest rhino in the world. Once found throughout much of Asia, the main population of Javan rhinos now live deep in

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/life-times/article/20725.html



At the Zoo

Caretakers push 39-year-old Asian elephant Boyu as they attempt to wake it up in a zoo in Kiev May 23, 2009. Boyu had to be given anaesthesia before it had its nails cut.

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Zoo-Kiev2C-Ukraine/ss/events/lf/031802zooanimals/im:/090523/ids_photos_wl/r1406954499.jpg/



Oklahoma City Zoo’s rhino getting used to new digs

One of the few captive rhinos in the United States arrived this week to live at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Niki, a 2½-year-old female, arrived Thursday from the Bronx Zoo in New York, said Laura Bottaro, mammal curator at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Niki was brought here to mate with Chandra, a 24-year-old male, as part of a nationwide program called a species survival plan, Bottaro said. They likely won’t mate for a while."We’ll give her another

http://newsok.com/zoos-rhino-getting-used-to-new-digs/article/3372164



Porcupine, python strut catwalk for Russian zoo

Leggy models shared the catwalk with a porcupine, a python and a yak on Sunday at a fashion show to raise public awareness of animal welfare and Saint Petersburg's zoo.About a dozen animals in all -- some on leashes, others in the models' arms -- strutted their stuff for the zoo, one of the oldest in Europe but hard-pressed for funds."Casting the models was not easy," Tatiana Fedorishenko, the zoo's deputy director, told AFP, referring to the human kind. "The animals in the show are tame, but the models have to be without fear, and comfortable with them.""It was hard," confided one of the models, Natasha

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hPjW-jZhX0rTg8rZe7A3yo3aIOVg



Vandals with dogs hunt zoo animals

AT LEAST 10 animals have been hunted and killed by dogs in illegal overnight raids at the East London Zoo over the last month. On Thursday night, two fallow dear were killed while another was left injured. The carcasses of the two dead animals were left by the “hunters”.Two weeks ago, a herd of bushbuck was attacked. Eight were killed and their carcasses also left behind. Friends of the East London Zoo’s chairperson, Cedric Harrop described the killings as “cruel and malicious”. He said the people responsible for the acts knew the zoo set-up and how to avoid security.“These are very highly organised people and what they are doing is sheer mindless vandalism because they just leave the animals there for us to find,” he said.Harrop said a R2500 reward

http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=317798









Memphis zookeeper OK after tiger bites him in leg

A spokesman for the Memphis Zoo says a zookeeper is in stable condition after being bitten in the leg by a Bengal tiger.Spokesman Drew Smith tells WMC-TV that the 3-year-old tiger bit the man in the lower calf on Sunday morning. The attack came before visitors were in the park in a secure area off-limits to the public.Smith says the tiger, named Kumari, was sedated after the attack and zoo officials are investigating. Smith says zoo officials don't know whether something provoked the tiger, but added that wild animals "don't necessar

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jxKx9D51xgKy_8ntYJxAKBBdnOgQD98CSF7G0



World’s rarest deer still roam Negros

FOR THIS group of British and Filipino environmentalists, there’s nothing more beautiful than the sight of droppings of the world’s rarest deer.It’s proof that the Visayan spotted deer (Cervus alfredi), endemic to the Philippines but in danger of extinction, still roam in the wild.A statement from the British Embassy said the Negros Interior Biodiversity Expedition (Nibe) “has found evidence of two groups of the Visayan Spotted Deer alive and well” in the North Negros Natural Park (NNNP).Fresh deer droppings, deer tracks and “significant evidence of feeding activity” were documented by the Nibe in its three-week scientific exploration last April in the park.The NNNP is considered a biodiversity hotspot which means the area has a high level of endemic species.“The team members did not actually [see] any of the rare Visayan spotted deer, but they found footprints and droppings which prove

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090524-206799/Worlds-rarest-deer-still-roam-Negros



Lion Man's job in the balance

The "Lion Man", Craig Busch, will discover whether he can reclaim his old job at Northland's Zion Wildlife Park this week.Busch, who created worldwide fame for the Whangarei wildlife park in the television series The Lion Man, has a meeting with the Employment Relations Authority tomorrow, where he is applying to be reinstated.He was sacked for alleged serious misconduct in November last year. A Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry investigation found 40 of his big cats in insanitary and crowded conditions

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10574372









Calgary Zoo's new curator brings unique perspective to job

You may have heard of Steve Irwin, but you likely don't yet know about Tim Sinclair-Smith.There are parallels in the lives of Irwin, best known as The Crocodile Hunter, and Sinclair-Smith, the Calgary Zoo's newcurator of Eurasian and behavioural husbandry.Both were born in Australia and lived in the state of Queensland. Irwin's father was a wildlife expert and his mother a wildlife rehabilitator, while Sinclair-Smith's dad was a zookeeper and his mom trained marine mammals.Both grew up with crocodiles and became field-trained wildlife experts, passionate about conservation. They

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Travel/Calgary+curator+brings+unique+perspective/1627731/story.html



500 trees relocated in Al Ain Zoo

More than 500 trees have been relocated at Al Ain Wildlife Park (Zoo), with a future plan of their re-introduction as an integral part of the new landscape emerging at the

http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/04/14/10303914.html



So that's how you cut an elephant's toenails

He might have preferred shocking pink, or a gold that would have twinkled in the sunlight as he lumbered along. But since Boy the elephant was asleep during his pedicure he had no choice in the colour of varnish smeared on his nails - and ended up with boring dark blue. His beauty treatment at Kiev Zoo, in the Ukraine, was a truly jumbo task

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1187125/So-thats-cut-elephants-toenails.html









Month after hippo death, Byculla zoo wakes up

Seems like the Byculla zoo authority has learnt a lesson the hard way, after suffering the loss of Shakti. The hippopotamus had died on April 24. A month after the hippo’s premature death due to kidney failure, the zoo authorities are taking action to provide better living conditions for the animals in their enclosures. “This is an ongoing process. We are trying to ensure that a good living environment is available for the animals till the makeover kicks off. We are currently improvising the monkey cages after which we will move on to the bears, lions and birds enclosures,” a zoo veterinarian said. At the monkey cage, work was on to set up new tree branches and swings on Monday. Th BMC has engaged

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Month-after-hippo-death--Byculla-zoo-wakes-up/465949/



Mt. Lion Killed After Escape At Great Bend Zoo

The Mountain Lion exhibit at the Great Bend Zoo sits empty 24-hours after its lone resident escaped and had to be put down."It's always difficult when you have to put an animal down," said Zoo director Mike Cargill on Monday afternoon.Cargill was at work about 7:30 Sunday night when the zoo's only Mountain Lion -- a 150 pound, 14-year-old female -- escaped from her enclosure during feeding time. Guests were still in the park, which wasn't supposed to close for another 30 minutes.Cargill says tourists were never in danger."She was never out of our sight," Cargill said. Staff quickly moved the few zoo-goers in the area to safety.The cat was cornered along a fence about 40 feet from the entrance to her own exhibit. She traced the fence to the edge of the zoo's Timber Wolf exhibit, became frightened, and ran back towards the Grizzly Bears. She eventually crouched in some bushes next to the Bobcat exhibit.Cargill said the cat was never more than 150 feet from her own enclosure.A resident of the zoo for the last six years, the Mt. Lion had a tendency to be aggressive., according to Cargill. While the zoo's first goal was to recapture the animal with the use of tranquilizers

http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/46023947.html




New Elephant Exhibit Opens at Zoo

Crowds turned out over the weekend for the opening of the San Diego Zoo’s new elephant exhibit. KPBS reporter Katie Orr was there and spoke with some visitors.Just an hour after it opened people were already lining the fences of the Elephant Odyssey exhibit watching the massive animals explore their new home. The exhibit cover 7 ½ acres and contains more than 35 different kinds of animals. But the stars are the pachyderms. They can wander up and down rolling hills or take a dip in a pool. Zoo visitor Kathy Anderson says the new exhibit is much better than the elephants’ old enclosure.“I think it’s wonderful. I think it was worth waiting 20 months for, it was 20 months I think. And I think the gestation of an elephant is 22 month, I think. So it was

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/may/25/new-elephant-exhibit-opens-zoo/









Paper protection not enough for Vietnam's marine turtles

Marine turtles are vanishing from Viet Nam's waters and illegal trade is largely to blame says a new study by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network.An assessment of the marine turtle trade in Viet Nam, launched to mark World Turtle Day found that large marine turtles are now virtually absent from Viet Nam's waters except for Green Turtles around the Con Dao Islands National Park.A government-owned souvenir shop found selling illegal turtle products was a potent symbol of how a national ban on turtle products enacted in 2002 has been undermined by a lack of enforcement.Traders in all Viet Nam's coastal localities reported that catches of local marine turtles, especially Hawksbill Turtles, were becoming rare, and even the few caught were smaller than in previous years."Without effective enforcement of the laws, the future for marine turtles in Vietnamese waters looks very bleak." says Tom Osborn, Acting Director of TRAFFIC's Greater Mekong Programme.A 2002 TRAFFIC study found that trade in marine turtles had extended into a large-scale wholesale export market and a Ministry of Fisheries report estimated the combined take across the entire Vietnamese coastline at 4,000 marine turtles annually.Shortly after these surveys, the Viet Nam Government prohibited the exploitation

http://yubanet.com/enviro/Paper-protection-not-enough-for-Vietnam-s-marine-turtles_printer.php



Vietnam’s commercial wildlife farms threaten Asia’s species

Commercial wildlife farms are not alleviating pressure on wild populations as claimed by proponents, but exacerbating the problem according to a new report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Vietnam’s Forest Protection Department. Such farms, which rear snakes, turtles, crocodiles, tigers, monkeys, and other—often rare—species, are meant to provide customers throughout Southeast Asia with legally produced ‘wild’ meats and other products. While

http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0522-hance_wildlifefarms.html




Poaching of endangered primates continues in Khanh Hoa

The Institute of Tropical Biology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology confirmed this Saturday after the dead animals were sent for examination by Khanh Hoa authorities. On May 11, forest wardens in Khanh Hoa’s Ninh Hoa District staked out at a stretch of the National Highway 1A, acting on tip-offs from local residents.They spotted a motorbike owner carrying a big bag and gave chase. The latter fled, leaving the bike and bag behind.The wardens found five disemboweled animals weighing between six to 10.5 kilograms each.The dead animals were then sent

http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=49125










Ape rescue forest to be logged

AN INDONESIAN paper company is planning to log an area of unprotected jungle which is being used as a reintroduction site for about 100 critically endangered orangutans, activists said on Monday. A coalition of environmental groups said a joint venture between Asia Pulp & Paper and Sinar Mas Group had received a licence to clear the largest portion of natural

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Tech%2Band%2BScience/Story/STIStory_378436.html



A Link I missed:

Zookeeper Offers Live Tiger as Payment in Virginity Auction

As heavily reported elsewhere, a 22-year-old going by “Natalie Dylan” is auctioning off her virginity through the legal Bunny Ranch brothel in Carson City, Nevada. Well, the auction has reached $3.8 million, but one offer seems more peculiar: a zookeeper has offered a live tiger.This raises quite a few questions: What zoo does this guy work at? Would it be legal to exchange said tiger for sex? How long will it be until PETA

http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/13/zookeeper-offers-live-tiger-as-payment-in-virginity-auction/

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GIBBON JOURNAL No 5

The Gibbon Journal No. 5 has just been published and is on-line. The whole issue of the journal can be freely donwloaded from the website of the Gibbon Conservation Alliance http://www.gibbonconservation.org/

The Gibbon Conservation Alliance, a non-profit organistion dedicated to gibbon conservation and research on gibbon biology. In addition, we work to increase the presence of gibbons in the media and to provide information on gibbons, the threats to their survival and the relevance of gibbon conservation.

Papers in Gibbon Journal No. 5:

- Status of the western black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) in the Nam Ha National Protected Area, Lao PDR.

- Gabriella's gibbon.

- The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is on the edge of extinction in China.

- Door slamming: Tool-use by a captive white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar).

- Hormonal correlates of the ovarian cycle in the yellow-cheeked crested gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), and a review of ovarian cycles in gibbons (Hylobatidae).

- Longevity in gibbons (Hylobatidae).

- Hoolock gibbon and biodiversity survey and training in southern Rakhine Yoma, Myanmar.

- Crested gibbons in southeastern Yunnan, China: Status and conservation.

- Comparing the role of androgens in paternal care between gibbon species.

Sincerely,

Thomas Geissmann

Dr Thomas Geissmann Anthropological Institute University Zurich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190CH - 8057 Zurich Switzerland
Phone: +41-44-635 54 13or: +41-44-635 54 11Fax: +41-44-635 68 04E-mail: thomas.geissmann@aim.uzh.ch

Websites: http://www.gibbons.de/
and: www.gibbons.de/art.html

Please support the Gibbon Conservation Alliance: http://www.gibbonconservation.org/


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Hi

Could you give this link (see below) to members that want to help with the protest with the this article?

Ape rescue forest to be logged

AN INDONESIAN paper company is planning to log an area of unprotected jungle which is being used as a reintroduction site for about 100 critically endangered orangutans, activists said on Monday. A coalition of environmental groups said a joint venture between Asia Pulp & Paper and Sinar Mas Group had received a licence to clear the largest portion of natural forest remaining outside Bukit Tigapuluh national park on Sumatra. The area is home to about 100 great apes that are part of the only successful reintroduction programme for Sumatran orangutans, the sub-species most at risk of extinction, the coalition said in a statement. It is also a crucial habitat for the last remaining Sumatran tigers and elephants left in the wild, it said. 'It took scientists decades to discover how to successfully reintroduce critically endangered orangutans from captivity into the wild,' said Peter Pratje of the
http://moourl.com/n7fdd

Sign Protest Petition at http://www.orangutan.org.au/

You can also voice your concern to APP customers in your country.

Thanks

Leif Cocks
President, Australian Orangutan Project


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ZooLex May 2009

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Hello ZooLex Friend, We have worked for your enjoyment!

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NEW EXHIBIT PRESENTATION

Monkey Islands is part of the Amazonia theme area at GaiaPark KerkradeZoo in the Netherlands. It consist of three islands: the capuchins and spidermonkeys each inhabit one island, whereas woolly monkeys andwhite-fronted marmosets share another island. The theme of GaiaParkKerkrade Zoo is the theory of Gaia about the complexity of ecologicalinterdependencies between all elements of the planet earth.
http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=891

Richard van Sluis and Maite Eikelenboom were students at van HallLarenstein University in the Netherlands. Part of their thesis projectwere exhibit presentations for the ZooLex Gallery. We would like tothank their supervisor, Dr. Tine Griede, and the director of GaiaParkKerkrade Zoo, Wim Verberkmoes, for this great initiative and hope thatother zoos will follow this example.

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ZOOLEX CORRESPONDENTS

We would like to welcome and introduce Enquan Zhang, Director of Conservation Education Centre at Beijing Zoo in China, as ZooLexeditor, translator and Chinese correspondent:
http://www.zoolex.org/editors.html

When you know somebody who would like to receive ZooLex newsletters in Chinese, please offer to contact Enquan Zhang at reptilecurator@yahoo.com.cn or reply to this newsletter.

he ZooLex newsletter is currently distributed in English, French,German, Russian, Spanish and Chinese to several thousands of readers worldwide, most of whom are working at or for zoological institutions.

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SPANISH TRANSLATION

Thanks to Eduardo Diaz Garcia we are able to present the Spanishtranslations of the privously published presentation of the pygmy hippoexhibit at GaiaPark Kerkrade Zoo:
http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=990

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We keep working on ZooLex ...

The ZooLex Zoo Design Organization is a non-profit organization registered in Austria (ZVR-Zahl 933849053). ZooLex runs a professional zoo design website and distributes this newsletter.

More information and contact: http://www.zoolex.org/about.html


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Some Nice Photos
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/sspopup.mg?AlbumID=1001578

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Auction for Orangutans
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=150347553155

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More on Orangutans
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/16/1888897.aspx


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FUNDING FOR ZOOS
http://moourl.com/yzrkq

Hello everyone,

1. Our new JRA website http://www.johnreganassociates.com/ will be on line within the next few days. This will carry all sorts of free resources for you to download, and it will now link directly to our two blogs “Zoofunding” and “Whatcouldzoosbe”. So please go ahead and help yourselves.

2. We are very pleased that after quite a lot of “to-ing and fro-ing”, we have finally managed to secure Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu as key note speaker for an event at one of our core clients, Marwell Wildlife this September. This of course will help enormously in the £6 million funding package towards which we are making very good progress on Marwell’s behalf. All those figures in position to make a difference to the site’s future will certainly sit up and take notice of the charity’s ability to draw the attention of such a globally admired figure.

3, The European Commission’s ENTRP funding programme for the developing world will open soon ( 80% for projects up to €3 million). I am afraid this stands for “thematic programme for environment and sustainable management of natural resources including energy”..! For those of you interested in finding money for many different sorts of projects in the developing world, this could be quite an opportunity – especially if you have a biodiversity project in South East Asia. All kind of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ and little fiddly ‘euro-bits’ within the programme, as you might expect. These are too complicated to put in an email and some of the info we have has not yet been made official, but if anyone want to chat through the match between their ambition and ENRTP over the phone, then please just email John (Regan). …and, just to be clear, there will be no charge for this.

4. You may remember that we contacted many sites a while back in connection with KPMG to make sure you were not missing a major VAT reclaim. A number of sites put in claims to be reimbursed for VAT under the precedents created by “the Fleming proposition” and the test case of “Compass Contract Services”. I understand that Customs seem to have accepted the principle and have actually paid out in certain instances within the banking sector. Although matters will take some time as HMRC have received some 15,000 to 18,000 claims, I am told prospects for settlements look fairly good, that some of the zoos who claimed might expect payments within a six month period from the claim at end of March and that the amounts involved are generally “well worth having”.

5. We recently interviewed Lena Linden, the director of Nordens Ark zoo, Sweden on her famous success in attracting external investment to her site. I shall send this to you all shortly.
In a little while I shall also be able to share the text of my interview with Sir Nick Scheele. Nick was the Chairman of Jaguar Cars with whom I negotiated the $3 million Jaguar sponsorship for Chester Zoo a few years back. He later rose to finally be President of Ford Worldwide and, after retirement, now sits on the Twycross Zoo Advisory Board.Nick will be able to provide the near unique perspective of the sponsor rather than ‘sponsored’ as to the story behind the UK zoo community’s biggest sponsorship ever.

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Bristol and Paignton were kind enough to provide some feedback to my last email. Please do let me know if this kind of material is of interest to you, so I can send more of the same. Conversely, if this is just clogging up your in box, let me know and I can remove you from the list

Hope to see some of you at next week’s BIAZA conference at Edinburgh


Best,

John

John Regan

NEW FREE newsletter on funding opportunities for zoos, botanic gardens and similar organisations - email Johnedwards@johnreganassociates.com to subscribe

John Regan Associates

JohnReganAssociates.com

Contact John Regan 00 44 (0) 161 434 1681

00 44 (0) 7534 379309Look at our website for various free funding resources:

http://www.johnreganassociates.com/

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Endangered Species Recovery

20th July – 7th August 2009

A short-course for anyone with an active interest in animal conservation and a desire to learn how species can be saved. Lectures will be given by world class conservationists. Practical activities and behind the scenes experiences in Durrell’s animal collection will provide participants with first-hand exposure to the realities of endangered species recovery. On completion participants will be equipped with a fuller appreciation of the complexities of animal conservation and an ability to develop their personal or professional interests in the field.
For further information please visit http://www.durrell.org/ (get involved menu, select training)Or contact Catherine Burrows at: catherine.burrows@durrell.org

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Volunteering Opportunity

Elephantstay at the Royal Elephant Kraal Village, Ayutthaya Thailand
Please check http://www.elephantstay.com/ for additional information.


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Announcing the ASZK Des Spittall Scholarship for Keeper Research

Named in honour of the late Des Spittall, a life member of ASZK, the ASZK committee has launched the Des Spittall Scholarship for keeper research. This is open to people who have been a financial member of ASZK for 12 months or more. This is an annual scholarship up to the value of $2,000. Applications close 31st October 2009Please forward ‘Des Spittall Scholarship for Keeper Research’ application to ASZK President no later than 31st of October each year at email eo@aszk.org.au

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ZOO BIOLOGY

The Zoo Biology Group is concerned with all disciplines involved inthe running of a Zoological Garden. Captive breeding, husbandry,cage design and construction, diets, enrichment, man management,record keeping, etc etc

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zoo-biology



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For Current Zoo Vacancies Take a Look at:

http://zoowork.blogspot.com/

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Meetings

Conference of the Association of Latin American Zoological Parks
May 25 - 29 2009
Panama City, Panama
For further information:
http://www.alpza.com/index.php



The 9th International Conference on Environmental Enrichment.
31st May – 5th June 2009.
Torquay, Devon, UK
Please go to http://www.reec.info/
For more information
julian.chapman@paigntonzoo.org.uk



"First African Symposium on Zoological Medicine"
July 18th and 19th 2009.
Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa.
Financial assistance available for vets from other African countries.
For more details contact Teresa Slacke on vetadmin@jhbzoo.org.za



The 7th Annual Turtle Survival Alliance Symposium on Chelonian Conservation and Biology
August 5th - 8th, 2009
St Louis, Missouri
For details on membership, registration, program and events, please visit our website at http://www.turtlesurvival.org/




Professional Training Seminars at Shedd Aquarium
Animal Training Seminar with Ken Ramirez
Environmental Quality Seminar with Allen LaPointe
August 24 –28, 2009
Please contact the adult programs coordinator at
adults@sheddaquarium.org for more information



THIRD ORANGUTAN SSP© HUSBANDRY WORKSHOP
MONDAY, AUGUST 31 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Zoo Atlanta, USA
http://www.2009orangutanworkshop.org/



AZA 2009 Annual Conference
September 12-17, 2009
Oregon Zoo
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



26th EAZA Annual Conference
14 - 20 September 2009
Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark.


3rd International Congress on Zoo Keeping and the 36th American Association of Zoo Keepers National Conference
September 24th - 29th 2009 The Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK and WoodlandPark Zoo
See these websites for further information: http://www.iczoo.org/
http://www.pugetsoundaazk.org/



CBSG (Conservation Breeding Specialist Group)
1-4 October 2009
St. Louis, MO, USA (right before the WAZA Meeting)
For further information: ginger@cbsg.org
http://www.cbsg.org/cbsg/



64th WAZA Annual Conference
4 - 8 October 2009
St. Louis Zoo at the Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis (MO), USA.
For more information, please visit http://www.waza.org/


Second Okapi Workshop
11 14 October 2009
Antwerp Zoo
For further details go to:
http://www.theokapi.org/nieuwsvolledig.asp?nieuws=15



2009 ZRA Annual Conference : Overview
October 21-25, 2009
Zoo Boise , Boise , Idaho
If you have questions about the 2009 ZRA Annual Conference Program, please contact the Program Chairman, Pam Krentz, Registrar for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, at (216) 635-3361 or by email at pak@clevelandmetroparks.com




The Bear Care Group announces the second international bear care conference 'Advancing Bear Care '09.
SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 6-8 2009
http://www.bearcaregroup.org/




The 6th European Zoo Nutrition Conference
Barcelona, 28-31 January 2010
Please send comments or suggestions for topics/speakers directly to me (a.fidgett@chesterzoo.org). Further announcements and information will be posted online via the nutrition area of the EAZA website (http://www.eaza.net/).



20th International Zoo Educators' (IZE) Biennial Conference
19 - 23 October 2010 Disney's Animal Kingdom, Florida, USA.
For more information, please visit http://www.izea.net/



Zoohistorica
International meeting of collectors of zoo literature and memorabilia
Internationales Treffen der Sammler zoohistorischer Literatur
Rencontre internationale des collectionneurs de documents en rapport avec les zoos
See here for more details: http://www.zoohistorica.org/



7th International Penguin Conference
DATE: August 30 to September 3, 2010
LOCATION: Boston Massachusetts, USA
HOSTED BY: The New England Aquarium
ipcboston@neaq.org



AZA 2010 Annual Conference
September 11-16
Houston Zoo, Houston , TX
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



AZA 2011 Annual Conference
September 12-17
Zoo Atlanta , Atlanta , GA http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



AZA 2012 Annual Conference
September 8-13
Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix , AZ http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html



AZA 2013 Annual Conference
September 7-12
Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City , MO
http://aza.org/ConfWork/AC_Intro/index.html






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