Critter News
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Dr. Clement Lanthier, Calgary Zoo president and CEO (is this a corporation??) It's off the table until somebody comes to the zoo and says, I want this and I'm willing to pay," said Lanthier. Lanthier doesn't hide his contempt for animal rights groups who lash out, without considering the role zoos play in conservation.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2024
A paper on the Little Cormorant is titled “Activities of the Little Cormorant , Phalacrocorax niger (Vieillot) in relation to sunlight in captivity” Not only was this study done in a zoo, which should seriously affect the relevance of the result. min/h) in rainy day.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 11, 2019
But this potential population of California Condors will be a “nonessential experimental” group. An experimental population is a special designation for a group that will be reintroduced in an area that is geographically isolated from other populations of the species. What does that mean? The longer answer requires some background.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
The new cub was born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to a mother who wasn’t able to care for him. When zoo keepers saw that the baby was not eating and having trouble gaining weight, they made the decision to hand-raise him. It was on the SSP and Jacksonville Zoo’s advice that the new baby was brought to Busch Gardens.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
The opportunities for those seeking a zoological profession include: Working at zoos or aquariums. Working at zoos as curators where they are responsible for acquiring animals, either through buying them from other zoos or overseeing breeding programs. Working as educators in sanctuaries, aquariums and other such venues.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
Yellow-billed Stork portrait (note the pink flush indicating breeding status), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania by Adam Riley The Yellow-billed Stork has a closely-related sister species in Asia known as Painted Stork. They are often found roosting in small groups along the edges of lakes and riverine sandbars.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2011
Actually, it’s one I originally thought was endemic to the Chatham Islands, a group of islands to the east of the main islands that hosts endemic species like the Black Robin. Until recently the species certainly only hung on to existence on two small islands in that group, but this distribution is an artefact of a long decline.
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