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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

Critter News

Things have been tough at the San Francisco Zoo after Tatiana the Siberian tiger attacked those three people in 2007. Here's an article that explains the hard times the Zoo has faced since then. From the San Francisco Chronicle. The zoo's budget fell into the red as it tried to recover.

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Migration and More: A Bird News Update

10,000 Birds

Can California Condors be taught to avoid the dangers of power lines ? Staff from the San Diego Zoo think so. The best guess scientists have about the “mystery goo” that sickened hundreds of birds in San Francisco Bay earlier this year is “a polymerized oil similar to a vegetable oil.”

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The Truth Is Out There

10,000 Birds

Recently a Fork-tailed Flycatcher was reported from a park in San Francisco, a long ways away from its home in Central and South America. Pin-tailed Whydah at Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco, CA. Fork-tailed Flycatcher is a vagrant that ABA Area birders unashamedly lust for.