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MARCH 11, 2024

It is a bit worrying that while the Basel Zoo is listed by Google as having a page on the Red-tailed Laughingthrush , that page itself does not seem to exist anymore, and the species is not listed among the inhabitants of the aviary of the zoo. His obituary was published in Nature.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Dr. Clement Lanthier, Calgary Zoo president and CEO (is this a corporation??) Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears. sounds like a real jerk.

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Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2010

A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangered species.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

They are in zoos, circuses, commercials, movies, etc. If they are members of an endangered species, why are there so many of them around? And, of course, if they are so severely endangered, why are so many carelessly exploited for medical experimentation? The public in general has a warped understanding of chimpanzees.

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