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Boston Zoo May Close and Kill Animals

Critter News

I'm not a fan of zoos on principle. But I know there are good zoos and bad zoos. Unfortunately I think there are way more bad zoos than good ones. But even for a bad zoo, this is awful. They would lay off most of their 165 employees and attempt to find new homes for more than 1,000 animals, the officials said.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

10,000 Birds

At the same time, reading When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers, set me wondering about viewers’ reactions, especially New Yorkers who have never seen an owl outside of a zoo or a picture book. But–is that it? A sense of ourselves in the world that is nearly inexpressible.”