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The Amusing Case of the Gulf Breeze Zoo Canada Geese

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Next door to my hometown, the Gulf Breeze Zoo occupies 50 acres near the Santa Rosa Sound. The first time I visited the 30 acre enclosure, I walked the raised boardwalk over the space with eyes wide. A few weeks later, I returned to the zoo, and sure enough, the nest was empty. Had they merely hatched? Where were the babies?

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The return of the Old Man

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Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World states that “disturbance by local people, tourists, and egg and zoo collectors has similarly reduced the colonies, and more protection is vital”. In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections.

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what if a komodo grown with only clean foods?

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so what if someone or a zoo raised it with only clean foods like clean and fresh meats and clean water since it's a baby? they say komodo's venom is from all the bacteria and microbes it gathered up in its system, and those are from all the dirty food it eats including carcasses and whatnot.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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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.

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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

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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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Urban Birding in San Diego

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There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. San Diego has a lot going for it. Whether you want a short walk or a longer hike, San Elijo Wetland can offer that.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of July 2018)

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Encountering exotics raises all manner of questions in birders, the toughest of which rarely center on identification. The reason I ask is because my family and I visited the Bronx Zoo this weekend. July often means travel, which sometimes means tourist attractions, which occasionally means exotic or introduced bird species.

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