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. The zoo claims it's to preserve the species. Very controversial with organizations such as In Defense of Animals, PETA and the Northwest Animal Rights Network. They say it's cruel.
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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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2011
I am reminded of the ducks’ perilous and arduous existence on each family outing to Heidelberg Zoo. This is especially true for my toddler son, who will rush there past the elephant enclosure and without giving the tigers as much as a casual glance. He doesn’t go there for the ducks, but for the fish.
Critter News
DECEMBER 12, 2009
Another animal dies at the Calgary Zoo and more questions are being raised about their practices. I don't track zoos, but this seems like an unusually high number of casualties. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds. In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti.
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.
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
Nat Geo WILD takes viewers around the world to follow dedicated people working to save Nature’s Miracle Babies – often the last hope for critically vulnerable species. The giant panda is one of the world’s most iconic species, but its population numbers are critically low. Meanwhile, at Whipsnade Zoo in the U.K.,
Animal Person
MARCH 27, 2009
The only way most of us will ever see an elephant (or a tiger or a hippo) is on the National Geographic Channel, at a circus or in a zoo. But most zoos and circuses today, including ours, are delicately sensitive to animal well-being. The elitist “animal-rights” zealots hate to admit this.
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