Critter News

APRIL 27, 2009

Lilly Tomlin is in Seattle and spoke out about the conditions of elephants at the Woodland Park Zoo on behalf of the Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN). Addressing supporters and the media at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, Tomlin said elephants in zoos across the country are suffering in confinement.

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Critter News

JULY 18, 2011

An article in today's Seattle Times about Woodland Park Zoo's attempts over the last 20 years to breed elephants. Very controversial with organizations such as In Defense of Animals, PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network. They say it's cruel. The zoo claims it's to preserve the species.

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Critter News

MAY 12, 2009

I live in Seattle where Woodland Park Zoo is located. On the one hand, Woodland Park is very proud of its elephant conservation program and its elephant residents. On the other hand, Friends of Woodland Park Zoo Elephants says they are not well-treated and should be in a sanctuary. I just don't know what to think.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I'm surprised that Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle didn't make it. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), York's Wild Kingdom Zoo (Maine) tied with Southwick's Zoo (Mass.),

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Seattle–Terminal 91. Violet-crowned Hummingbird – Amazilia violiceps. Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons’ Yard). 12 Oct 2018. Curve-billed Thrasher – Toxostoma curvirostre. 09 Oct 2018. Broad-tailed Hummingbird – Selasphorus platycercus. 08 Oct 2018. 09 May 2018.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Seattle–Terminal 91. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Razorbill – Alca torda. Breezy Point Tip. 27 Jan 2018. Black Guillemot – Cepphus grylle. Loblolly Cove. 17 Feb 2018. Pigeon Guillemot – Cepphus columba. 08 May 2018. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. Glacier Bay. 24 Jul 2018. 01 Jul 2018.

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Seattle–Terminal 91. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Razorbill – Alca torda. Breezy Point Tip. 27 Jan 2018. Black Guillemot – Cepphus grylle. Loblolly Cove. 17 Feb 2018. Pigeon Guillemot – Cepphus columba. 08 May 2018. Marbled Murrelet – Brachyramphus marmoratus. Glacier Bay. 24 Jul 2018. 01 Jul 2018.

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