Critter News
JUNE 20, 2010
We've written about the Calgary Zoo here before. To many people, the number of animal fatalities at the Calgary Zoo in newer years seemed very high. A hippo passed away following a long, horrible transfer from another zoo. Woodyer wanted Lanthier to quit and for the zoo’s accreditation to be taken away.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Yikes, plan “B” was quickly formed and we made the short walk to the Zoo, Gardens and Conservation center of the same name. This fairly good sized piece of property is a mix of petting zoo, education center and rehabilitation center for birds and animals. Here is one of those Ani’s sunning it’s self. L ittle Big Year species – 1280.
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4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
Durand-Eastman Park–Zoo Rd. Durand-Eastman Park–Zoo Rd. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Durand-Eastman Park–Zoo Rd. Green-crowned Brilliant – Heliodoxa jacula. Cinchona–Mirador La Cascada. 09 Jul 2019. Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris. 14 Jul 2019. 27 Jul 2019.
10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2012
One of the first examples I ever encountered was in the books of Gerald Durrell, the famous conservationist who was an early pioneer of the roles of zoos in conservation. He often defended that role in his books from animal rights activists who opposed “imprisoning” animals in zoos even if it saved them from extinction.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2018
Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Plantation Preserve. 10 Jan 2018. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Lake Marion, Summerton US-SC (33.5666,-80.4384). 28 Jan 2018.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2018
Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.
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