Critter News
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
An animal rights group has called for a federal investigation into the death of an elephant at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The Northern California-based In Defense of Animals called for the Department of Agriculture, which does inspections of zoos, to investigate Umoya's death.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 16, 2011
I, on the other hand, had a very busy weekend that included seeing The Big Year (look for a review soon), joining the huge Occupy Wall Street rally in Times Square, taking Desi to the Queens Zoo, and driving upstate to visit the newest addition to the family, my nephew, Andrew Peter (Congrats Jonathan and Shannon!).
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
But it wasn’t all that diabolical when you consider that it was the Queens Zoo that served as the setting and I also left this clue: “a knowledge of what birds can be seen in my fine borough will be of great assistance to you.&# Those who are really familiar with Queens should know what birds are in the zoo named for our borough.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2012
The roost used to be in front of the “Stadtwerke” (the high chimney with breeding Peregrine Falcons) along Kurfürstenanlage a few hundred metres to the east, but the birds switched to the train station in January 2011. The zoo has a small colony of genuinely wild Grey Herons (watch them compete with the seals for the fish!),
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
40 Responses to “Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens&# Nick Mar 15th, 2011 at 6:26 pm My guesses are: (1) Mallard, (2) Monk Parakeet, and (3) Bald Eagle Will Mar 15th, 2011 at 9:34 pm I’m going with Wood Duck, Monk Parakeet and Red-tailed Hawk. Greg Lawrence Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:58 pm 1.) Monk Parakeet 3.)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2011
4 Responses to “Domestic or Ganky Geese&# John Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:12 pm I see goose hybrids regularly since the local, nonmigratory Canada Geese happily interbreed with the domestic geese at a county park’s zoo. RENEE LARRY Mar 7th, 2011 at 12:18 pm I SAW THIS GOOSE IN HERSHEY PA, THOUGHT IT WAS A LEUCISTIC CANADA GOOSE.
Animal Ethics
MARCH 31, 2011
To the Editor: Re “ Lost Cobra May Hide for Weeks, Zoo Says ” (news article, March 29): The sideshow atmosphere surrounding the lost cobra at the Bronx Zoo has yielded online hilarity and supplied material for late-night talk show hosts, but the zoo is never fun for the animals. SHARON FEDER Rego Park, Queens, March 29, 2011
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