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. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare.
Critter News
JULY 2, 2009
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. The attacks led to intense scrutiny from the city and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which threatened to yank the zoo's accreditation.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Birds and Booze News: Night Lizard Brewery in Santa Barbara, California is making news with its commitment to environmental activism, as related in this article in the Antioch University Odyssey. Melon and vanilla stand out on the palate, while the moderate acidity and minerality of this wine combine for a fresh, pleasing finish.
Critter News
MARCH 4, 2010
He was the cute little polar bear whose birth at the Berlin Zoo was so controversial because his mother rejected him. He was raised by a trainer. Tags: zoos knut Germany polar bear PETA. PETA Germany's position is that he should be castrated so he doesn't mate with his cousin Giovanna. How suggestive!
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 22, 2015
The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The other two are motionless.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2019
For some reason, even though there are Mandarin Ducks in zoos throughout New York City, this escapee has become an internationally known tourist attraction, even heading the New York Times list of “Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018.” It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant.
Critter News
JUNE 16, 2010
They were one, two or three to a cage, and I am 80 percent sure the accommodations were exemplary as far as such institutions (or for that matter traditional zoos) go. We approached a long corridor lined, to the vanishing point as in a perspective drawing, with caged chimpanzees. Like other mammals, they are capable of strong emotions.
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