ZOO AND CONSERVATION NEWS: 2009

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Local, San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park news in red 

January

Date

Headline

Source
1/1 Fewer Whooping Cranes in Texas Than Predicted www.chron.com
  Bronx Zoo Cats Enjoy Snow abcnews.go.com
  Rebranding the Malaysian National Zoo www.bernama.com
  San Diego Zoo Elephant Diet www.signonsandiego.com
  More Polar Bears Go Hungry www.newscientist.com
  Australian Scientists Reengineer Mosquito www.physorg.com
  Study of Hawaii's Pygmy Killer Whales www.physorg.com
  Chula Vista Nature Center Will Remain Open www.signonsandiego.com
  Endangered Species Ring Tones www.nytimes.com
  Wildlife Biologists Concerned About California Drought www.nytimes.com
1/2 Global Warming is Disrupting Ecosystems www.nytimes.com
  Wellington Zoo Notes 2008 Collection Changes www.stuff.co.nz
  EU Admits Failure to Protect Biodiversity www.enn.com
  NASA Reports 2 Trillion Tons of Ice Have Melted www.enn.com
  Obituary: Arthur Crane Risser www.signonsandiego.com
1/4 Australian Reptile Park Breeds Tasmanian Devils www.smh.com.au
  Service Animal Regulations    

 www.nytimes.com
  Rescuing Kenya’s Orphaned Elephants

 www.thestar.com
1/5 Latest Condor Numbers www.examiner.com
  Papahaanaumokuaakea Marine National Monument, Hawai`i www.epa.gov 
  Listing the Atlantic Wolffish www.epa.gov
  Jack Hannah Comments on LA Zoo Elephant Exhibit www.businesswire.com
  Louisville Zoo Wins Award for Recycling Cell Phones www.bizjournals.com
  Detroit Zoo’s New Curator of Reptiles www.zandavisitor.com
  Rainforest Exhibit Boosts Mesker Zoo Attendance www.chicagotribune.com
  Point Defiance Zoo Cuts Back www.komonews.com
  Wild Animal Park’s Frozen Zoo www.todayslocalnews.com 
  Minnesota Zoo Raises Over $6 Million www.thisweeklive.com
  Any time is a good time to visit San Diego www.bradenton.com
  Victor H. Krulak, Marine Behind U.S. Landing Craft, Dies at 95 www.nytimes.com
1/6 Bronx Zoo Funding Cuts Possible www.nydailynews.com
  Petition to List 475 Southwestern U.S. Species www.epa.gov
  10.5 Million Visit Dutch Zoos in 2008 www.radionetherlands.nl
  Dallas Activists Press for Elephant Relocation www.msnbc.msn.com
  New Executive Director for Elmwood Park Zoo www.timesherald.com
  Wild birds Likely Cause of H5N1 Outbreak www.thestandard.com.hk
  Pelicans Distressed & Disoriented on California Coast www.latimes.com
  “In Defense of Animals” Cites Worst Zoos for Elephants www.helpelephants.com
1/7 Hantavirus Spread by Biggest/Oldest Mice www.eurekalert.org
  USFWS Protection for 3 Latin American and Caribbean Birds    www.fws.gov
  New Iguana Species Found in Galapagos news.nationalgeographic.com
  Bush Protects Pacific Ocean Monuments www.mercurynews.com
  Wisconsin Ospreys and Trumpeter Swans Rebound www.wbay.com
  Wild Animal Park’s 1st 2009 Baby - Zambesi Lechwe www.imperialvalleynews.com
  Austin Zoo Rescues 4 Wolf Hybrids www.chron.com
  Strong 2008 Attendance for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo www.clevelandleader.com
1/8 Shanghai Wild Animal Park Overview english.eastday.com
  Beijing Panda Mauls Intruder www.monstersandcritics.com
  Annual London Zoo Animal Count www.timesonline.co.uk
  Bulgaria Zoo Animals Suffer from Cold uk.reuters.com
  Oregon Zoo Breaks Attendance Records www.zandavisitor.com
  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 2008 Attendance www.crainscleveland.com
  Australia Zoo Keeper Bitten by King Brown Snake www.brisbanetimes.com.au
  World Food Crisis By 2100 www.sciencemag.org
  Canada’s Trees Now Contribute to Global Warming www.enn.com
  Japanese Scientists Clone Legendary Bull www.physorg.com
  International Primate Protection League www.charleston.net
1/9 Bat White-Nose Syndrome Caused by Fungus www.sciencemag.org
  National Zoo’s 2009 Photo Contest www.webwire.com
  Cockatoos Stolen From Bristol Zoo Are Recovered news.bbc.co.uk
  Hispaniolan Solenodon Captured on Film news.bbc.co.uk
  USFWS Mexican Wolf Conservation Assessment www.fws.gov
  Permit for Humpback Whale Study is Issued by NMFS & NOAA www.epa.gov
  El Paso Zoo Responds to Misinformation about Elephants www.newspapertree.com
  Cheetah Reproductive Cycle news.nationalgeographic.com
1/10 Tree Kangaroo Twins at Lincoln Children’s Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
1/11 Topa the California condor www.latimes.com
1/12 National Zoo’s New Baby Gorilla www.washingtonpost.com
  Zookeepers Write Letter to LA City Council latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Overview of the Sarajevo Zoo www.setimes.com
  Mitochondrial Genome of Tasmanian Tiger www.sciencenews.org
  Ebola Research at Iowa State University www.public.iastate.edu
  Science Learning at Museums & Zoos www.eurekalert.org
  Primate Stone-Handling Study www.eurekalert.org
  Disease Risk and Yellowstone Bison www.eurekalert.org
  Super-Predators (Humans) Reshape their Prey www.eurekalert.org
  Human Acts Impact Evolution of Animals www.nytimes.com
  Report on USGS Research www.fws.gov
  Ecosystem Meltdown from Invasive Species www.eurekalert.org
  Top 5 Invasive Plants Threatening Southern Forests www.srs.fs.fed.us
  Cryopreservation of Elephant Sperm www.sciam.com
1/13 WCS Video Response to NY Budget Cuts dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
  Babylon’s Ark: The Rescue Of The Baghdad Zoo features.csmonitor.com
  New Rhino Exhibit at Potter Park Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Thylacine DNA Study www.world-science.net
  Conservation Lecture Series Begins at Oregon Zoo www.oregonlive.com
1/14 National Zoo Needs Bamboo www.washingtonpost.com
  Florida Environmental Program in Jeopardy www.floridatoday.com
  Henry Doorly Zoo Director Lee Simmons Retires www.omaha.com
  Dennis Pate Will Become CEO of Henry Doorly Zoo www.bizjournals.com
  Dragon Fish Bred at Bristol Zoo www.telegraph.co.uk
  Endangered Status for Black Abalone www.epa.gov
  Panda Genome Sequenced www.signonsandiego.com
  Largest Population of Asian Elephants in Malaysia www.sciencedaily.com
  New Lincoln Park Zoo Initiative on Animal-Human Relationships www.chitowndailynews.org
  St. Louis Zoo Won’t Cut Staff or Programs www.stltoday.com
  More Endangered Species Lawsuits Filed www.enn.com
1/15 Capuchin Monkey’s Choose Tools Selectively www.sciencenews.org
  Ecological acoustics: Mosquito Mating www.sciencemag.org
  Penguin Has Cataract Surgery deseretnews.com
  Lincoln Park Zoo Cuts $1 Million from Budget www.chicagotribune.com
  Chaffee Zoo Director Resigns www.fresnobee.com
  Status Review of the Bald Eagle in the Sonoran Desert www.epa.gov
  Gray Wolf Off Endangered List….Again www.nytimes.com
  California Pelicans Hurt By Weather www.nytimes.com
1/16 Buffalo Zoo’s New Rainforest Exhibit www.bizjournals.com
  Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium Staff Face Layoffs www.nydailynews.com
  Fort Worth Zoo Wants Better City Contract www.star-telegram.com
  Dropping L.A. Elephant Exhibit Would Be Costly www.contracostatimes.com
  Online Poll Supports Keeping Billy at L.A. Zoo www.marketwatch.com
  Fish Important in Fighting Climate Change www.newscientist.com
  7 Top Alternative Energy Sources newscientist.com
  California Conservation Corp Threatened by Budget Cuts www.enn.com
  Recovery Plan for North Atlantic Loggerhead Sea Turtle www.epa.gov
  Airplane Bird Strikes www.nytimes.com
  SeaWorld Showcases Sex-selected Dolphin Calf www.signonsandiego.com
  Senate Votes to Protect California Wilderness www.sfgate.com
  8 Best Non-Human Tool Users blog.wired.com
1/18 New Species: Carnivorous Sea Squirt news.nationalgeographic.com
1/19 Rangunan Zoo’s Orangutan Policy Questioned redapes.org
  2 Chinese Leopard Cubs Born in Paris zoo www.google.com
  Jaguars Quarantined after Zookeeper Attack www.wtop.com
  National Zoo’s Giant Panda Breeding Attempts www.washingtonpost.com
  Chester Zoo’s Breeding Program for Parrots news.bbc.co.uk
  Louisville’s Male Gorilla Celebrates 50th Birthday www.cleveland.com
  New Safari Lodge Near Port Lympne Wild Animal Park www.portsmouth.co.uk
  Sipaheejala’s Clouded Leopard Breeding Program timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  $93 Million Since '96 to Save Mojave Desert Tortoise www.azcentral.com
  Peruvian Baskets Sold at San Diego Zoo www.nytimes.com
  New Reptile Facility at the Wild Animal Park www.nctimes.com
  Diet Exposes California Sea Otters to Disease www.eurekalert.org
1/20 Effects of Poaching on Elephant Society www.eurekalert.org
  New Catfish Species www.amnh.org
  Singapore Zoo Steps up Safety Measures  
  Twycross Zoo Bonobo Moves to Frankfurt www.zandavisitor.com
1/21 15 Sharks Die at Indianapolis Zoo www.msnbc.msn.com
  Mexican Wolves Come to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Philadelphia Zoo Announces “Animal-In-Chief” abclocal.go.com
  Sequoia Park Roots & Shoots Group www.redwoodtimes.com
  Species Recovery Plan for Smalltooth Sawfish www.epa.gov
  India Launches Snow Leopard Conservation Program timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  Johannesburg Bird Curator Steps Down www.joburg.org.za
  Kruger Park Crocodile Die-off www.google.com
  Mountain Gorilla DNA  Survey www.telegraph.co.uk
  Frogs Being Eaten to Extinction www.sciencedaily.com
1/22 Santa Ana Zoo Required to Have 50 Monkeys www.ocregister.com
  Belfast Zoo Becomes"Retirement Home" for Female Elephants news.bbc.co.uk
  Cobra Spitting Analysis www.eurekalert.org
  E.U. Maps Alien Plant Invasions www.eurekalert.org
  Trees in Pacific Northwest Dying www.eurekalert.org
  Rabies Eradication Strategy in Africa www.eurekalert.org
1/23 Coquerel's Sifaka Born at Houston Zoo www.usatoday.com
1/24 Legoland Hotel Moves Ahead www.msnbc.msn.com
  Pig-to-Human Ebola Case in Philippines www.nytimes.com
  Congo Rebel Leader Arrested www.nytimes.com
  Bronx Zoo Will Remove Skyfari www.nydailynews.com
  LA Times Editorial Supports Pachyderm Forest www.latimes.com
1/25 SD Zoo’s Elephant Odyssey www.signonsndiego.com
  Elephant Odyssey PDF www.signonsandiego.com
1/26 Jacksonville Zoo’s Youngest Bonobo Dies www.jacksonville.com
  Panda Diplomacy in the U.K. www.newstatesman.com
  First Chimpanzee Census for Sierra Leone www.google.com
  L.A. Residents Support Pachyderm Forest www.earthtimes.org
  Mobile Wireless Technology at Cleveland Zoo www.computerworld.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  10 Gorillas Born in Congo abcnews.go.com
  Tejon Ranche’s Multi-Species Habitat Plan finance.yahoo.com
  Louisville Zoo Receives $50,000 from UPS www.wlky.com
  Timeline of Toronto Zoo Troubles www.torontosun.com
  Tuatara Male Reproduces at Age 111 www.physorg.com
1/27 Security Improves Baghdad Zoo Attendance www.stripes.com
  Oregon Zoo’s Elephant Reserve Plans www.theoutlookonline.com
  WCS Survey of Equador’s Jaguars www.eurekalert.org
  Chester Zoo’s £225 million Transformation Plan www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk
  WWF Launches Smart Fishing Competition www.enn.com
  Emperor Penguins Face Extinction www.whoi.edu
  Memphis Zoo is Highest-Ranked U.S. Zoo www.myfoxmemphis.com
  Fisher-Price Donates $250,000 to WCS www.examiner.com
1/28 Lincoln Park Zoo Awarded $1.5 million for Research Institute www.eurekalert.org
  Saving Tasmanian Devils by Killing Foxes www.guardian.co.uk
  Houston Zoo & Baylor Work on Elephant Herpes Virus www.chron.com
  How to “Green” Your San Diego Zoo Experience sustainablog.org
  Burmese Star Tortoises Hatch at Knoxville Zoo www.wbir.com
  Future of the Duluth Zoo is Decided www.msnbc.msn.com
  Stimulus Package Funds Won’t go to Zoos www.cnn.com
  Singapore Zoo Bans Smoking www.zandavisitor.com
  Elephant Seal Web Cam www.insidebayarea.com
  World’s Largest Open Range Zoo in South Australia www.theage.com.au
  Buffalo Zoo Faces More Financial Cuts www.buffalonews.com
  Hibernating/Burrowing Animals More Likely to Survive www.eurekalert.org
  Primate Dialects Recorded in South America news.nationalgeographic.com
  L.A. Zoo Will Keep Elephants www.latimes.com
  Rocky Mountain Caribou's Ancestry Revealed www.eurekalert.org
  Gates Foundation Will Increase Spending in 2009 www.sciedevnet.org
1/29 Rebuilding China's Panda Facilities news.nationalgeotraphic.com
  California’s Wind Slowdown www.nytimes.com
  Manatee Numbers Up in Florida www.floridatoday.com
  Living Desert Zoo Cuts Staff www.mydesert.com
  World Seed Bank Threatened by Finances www.reuters.rom
  Blue Light Destroys MRSA www.eurekalert.org
  Recession Hits Cultural Attractions www.bizjournals.com
  Possible Lion Stronghold in Central Africa www.eurekalert.org
  Tacoma Zoo Works to Save Clouded Leopards www.tacomaweekly.com
  New Babbler Bird Species Discovered in China www.physorg.com
1/30 Teacup Pigs at Scottish Zoo www.stuff.co.nz
  Minnesota Zoo’s Million Dollar Playground www.startribune.com
  Cassowary Count by CSIRO www.physorg.com
  How New Species Emerge www.sciencemag.org
  Endangered Species Permit Requests www.epa.gov
  Budget Cuts at the Bronx Zoo www.cnn.com
  Secret of Locust Swarming www.sciencemag.org
1/31 Another Beluga Pregancy at Vancouver Aquarium news.guelphmercury.com
  Ringling Brothers vs Animal Rights www.nytimes.com
  Political Turmoil in Madagacar www.nytimes.com
  Little Rock Zoo Hopes to Expand www.msnbc.msn.com

February

Date

Headline

Source
2/1 Ripley’s Aquarium Plans “Babies” Exhibit www.scnow.com
  Cow Nose Ray at Calgary Zoo Dies from Parasite Infection www.cbc.ca
 


Differential Impact of West Nile Virus on California Birds
February 1, 2009   www.bioone.org  The Condor. 2009; 111(1):1-20.

  
2/2 Elephant Inventory Problem in Bali www.thejakartapost.com
  Quantifying Nature's Services to Humans www.esa.org
  Ten New Amphibian Species in Colombia www.eurekalert.org
  Small Chimps Use Politics Rather Than Aggression www.eurekalert.org
  WWF Proposes National Park on Ice blog.wired.com
  Caspian and Siberian Tigers are Same Species www.enn.com
  Google Ocean www.eurekalert.org
  Zoo Web Site Recognizes Tony Vecchio www.zandavisitor.com
2/3 Google Earth 5.0 education.zdnet.com
  Four Birds Test Positive for West Nile Virus in SD County www.signonsandiego.com
  Baby Rhino Calf at San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park www.imperialvalleynews.com
  Petition to Reclassify the Wood Bison From Endangered to Threatened www.epa.gov
  San Diego Zoo Honors Ashland's Ken Goddard www.mailtribune.com
  Pygmy Rabbit Survival Questioned www.sciam.com
  The Travel - Twitter Phenomenon www.usatoday.com
  Manatee Recovery Program at Columbus Zoo dispatch.com
  Cloning of Extinct Pyrenean Ibex www.scieam.com
  Zoorotica at Binder Park Zoo www.battlecreekenquirer.com
2/4 Prehistoric Fossil Snake is Largest on Record www.eurekalert.org
  Montana Grizzly Bear Study Published www.usgs.gov
  History of Milu Reintroduction to China en.ce.cn
  New Report Defends Benefits of Zoos www.redorbit.com
  3 California Condors Move to Oregon www.zandavisitor.com
  New Director for Texas Zoo www.victoriaadvocate.com
  Photos of New Frog & Salamander Species news.nationalgeographic.com
  Endangered Species is Topic of Museum Conference www.signonsandiego.com
  Catalina Island Fox No Longer Endangerred? www.dailynews.com
  Early Whales Gave Birth on Land www.eurekalert.org
2/5 Picnic's Over at the San Diego Zoo www.signonsandiego.com
  WCS Thanks NY State Legislature www.zandavisitor.com
  Petition to list 206 Species in the Midwest and Western U.S. www.epa.gov
  £2.3m Children’s Play Area at London Zoo www.hamhigh.co.uk
  San Diego Zoo Conservation Medal Winners www.signonsandieto.com
  How New Species Emerge www.sciencemag.org
  Mystery of Wolves’ Black Coats is Solved www.sciencemag.org
  Climate Change & the Spread of Disease www.eurekalert.org
  Predicting Diversity Within Hotspots www.eurekalert.org
  Financing for Oregon Zoo’s Predators of the Serenbegi www.zandavisitor.com
  Important H5N1 Discovery www.cnn.com
  Columbian Mammoth Discovered in San Diego www.signonsandiego.com
2/6 New Honolulu Zoo Learning Center www.kitv.com
  Polar Bear Root Canal at Baltimore Zoo www.baltimoresun.com
  Red List Live – Music Concert at Port Lympne hangout.altsounds.com
  Taking and Importing Marine Mammals by Space Vehicles www.epa.gov
  Platypus DNA Study news.nationalgeographic.com
  Mauritius Pink Pigeon at Blank Park Zoo www.desmoinesregister.com
  Improving Giza Zoo in Cairo www.globalpost.com
2/7 Expansion Plans for Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo www.masslive.com
  Elmwood Park Zoo's Future Plans www.philly.com
2/8 Pentagon Issues 'Credits' To Offset Harm to Wildlife www.washingtonpost.com
  Mother Whales Teach Babies Where to Eat www.eurekalert.org
  Protecting Qatar’s Endangered Birds www.thepeninsulaqatar.com
2/9 Hen Harrier Release in Great Britain www.guardian.co.uk
  Israelis Send Aid to Gaza Zoo www.israel21c.org
  San Diego Zoo’s State of Endangered Species Conference www.imperialvalleynews.com
  San Diego Zoo’s Desert Tortoise Rescue Program www.imperialvalleynews.com
  Audubon Report on California Birds www.sfgate.com
  California Birds Becoming More/Less Common www.google.com
  Salamander Extinction news.nationalgeographic.com
  Gorilla Gestures Point to Language Evolution www.physorg.com
2/10 Wild Chimpanzees Dying from AIDS? sciencenow.sciencemag.org
  New Way to Analyze Species Relationships newscenter.lbl.gov
  Indianapolis Zoo Plans New Cheetah Exhibit www.chicagotribune.com
  Petition To List the Wyoming Pocket Gopher www.epa.gov
  Wild Otter Breaks into Jacksonville Zoo www.upi.com
  Fortworth Zoo Chooses New Management Software uk.sys-con.com
  Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey Population Growing english.people.com.cn
  L.A. Zoo Program for Autistic Children abclocal.go.com
  Gharial Population Study www.gulf-times.com
2/11 St. Louis Zoo elephant treated for herpes www.stltoday.com
  Calgary Zoo Receives Koalas from San Diego www.660news.com
  Jaguar Seen in Central America news.nationalgeographic.com
  Dhole Escape at Howletts Wild Animal Park news.sky.com
  Henry Doorly Zoo Vet Bitten by Anesthetized Tiger www.omaha.com
  Revised Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Flatwoods Salamander Endangered www.fortmilltimes.com
  Hawaiian Hawk Delisting Plan www.epa.gov
  5-Year Reviews of 23 Southwestern Species www.epa.gov
  Reinventing Darwin – Things Darwin Never Said www.physorg.com
  On the Origin of Subspecies www.nature.com
2/12 Darwin’s Birthday www.nytimes.com
  WiLDCOAST Executive Director Receives Conservation Medal www.imperialbeachnewsca.com
  Balboa Park Museums Downsize www.signonsandiego.com
  Lead Poisoning in Wildlife Stirs Debates www.jsonline.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Geothermal Heating System for Toronto Zoo Primates www.theglobeandmail.com
  Lehigh Valley Zoo is Rescued www.ldnews.com
  Jim Maddy, President of AZA Talks about Zoos www.thedailysound.com
  Penguin Populations in Decline www.eurekalert.org
  Climate Change and Fisheries www.eurekalert.org
  The Common Cold Virus is Sequenced www.sciencemag.org
2/13 Neandertal Genome Sequenced www.sciencemag.org
  Evolution of Hormones in Mammals www.sciencemag.org
  Animals Relearn Smell of Kin After Hibernation www.sciencemag.org
  SF Zoo Baby Gorilla Raised by Keepers www.sfgate.com
  USGS Bird Banding Program Report pubs.usgs.gov
  Australian Wildfires Devastate Wildlife www.google.com
  West Nile Virus Has Reached Austria www.earthtimes.org
  New Research on Chronic Wasting Disease www.newswire.ca
  Monster Fish in Congo River news.nationalgeographic.com
  L.A. Zoo Hippo Moves to San Diego Zoo www.imperialvalleynews.com
  Bristol Zoo Aldabran Giant Tortoise Union news.bbc.co.uk
  American Pika Re-evaluated by USFWS www.sciam.com
2/15 Asian Cat Exhibit at Baton Rouge Zoo www.2theadvocate.com
  Baboon Fecal Hormone Analysis www.eurekalert.org
2/16 Seed Rescue Program www.bloomberg.com
  Zoos and Aquariums Barred From Stimulus Funds www.thecherrycreeknews.com
  Survey of Antarctic Marine Life www.enn.com
2/17 SF Zoo Settles Law Suit Over Tiger Killing www.mercurynews.com
  Mandrill Born at Bioparco Zoo in Rome latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Assisted Colonization to Counteract Global Warming www.eurekalert.org
  Chimpazee Dies at St. Louis Zoo www.stltoday.com
  Plant Identification Problem www.eurekalert.org
  Master Gardener Classes at Nashville Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Pet Chimpanzee Attacks Woman www.reuters.com
  Endangered Species Status for Spring Snails www.lasvegassun.com
2/18 WCS Helps Cameroon Create National Park www.eurekalert.org
  Fleshing-Eating Disease in Possoms www.news.com.au
  The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Recycling www.msnbc.msn.com
  Campaign for 1 Million Ponds in U.K. www.telegraph.co.uk
  Breeding Gray Nurse Sharks www.sciam.com
  Gaza Zoo May Not Survive news.bbc.co.uk
  Relocation of Big Bear’s Moonridge Animal Park www.bigbeargrizzly.net
  New Mammoth Skeleton at LA Tar Pit www.nytimes.com
  New Rat Species Found in Philippines www.physorg.com
  Bird Diversity Protects Against West Nile Virus www.birdlife.org
2/19 Chytrid Fungus Meeting at San Diego Zoo www.sandiego6.com
  Gilbert’s Potoroo Conservation albany.yourguide.com.au
  Georgia Aquarium Tests Pill Camera www.usaha.org
  Top 10 U.S. Zoos? www.bizjournals.com
  2 Elephants at St Louis Zoo Have Herpes  
  Why Wild Animals Don’t Make Good Pets www.aza.org
  Cloned Wolves Will Mate www.google.com
  California Sea Otters Need Abalone Diet www.sacbee.com
  Seattle Zoo Monkey Escapes seattlepi.nwsource.com
  Meerkat Alarm Call Analysis www.eurekalert.org
2/20 Melbourne Zoo Elephant is Pregnant www.theage.com.au
  How Many Endangered Species Will Recover www.sciencemag.org
  Warfare in Biodiversity Hotspots www.physorg.com
  Seagull’s Life-Saving Behavior Strategy www.eurekalert.org
  Online Encyclopedia of Spanish Birds www.birdlife.com
  Jacksonville Zoo’s Jaguars www.jacksonville.com
  Tracking TB in Mongooses news.nationalgeographic.com
  Condors Rediscover Tejon Ranch mountainenterprise.com
  Disease Transfer from Humans to Wildlife news.nationalgeographic.com
  Copenhagen Zoo Celebrates 150 Years www.cphpost.dk
2/21 No Economic Stimulus for Zoos & Aquariums www.chicagotribune.com
  Antelope Reintroductions in Tunesia allafrica.com
2/22 Borneo Pygmy Elephants Battle Palm Industry news.yahoo.com
  Oregon Zoo Plans Condor Release in Arizona www.zandavisitor.com
  Capybaras At Risk of Extinction www.latimes.com
2/23 Creative Nordstrom Helps Cincinnati Zoo www.kypost.com
  Bristol Zoo Offers Spider Course www.telegraph.co.uk
  Little Rock Zoo’s New Bird Show www.nwanews.com
  St. Louis Zoo Elephant’s Condition Improves www.upi.com
  Naked Mole Rats Popular in Japan www.yomiuri.co.jp
  Elephant Behavior in Zoos www.telegraph.co.uk
  New Book on Orangutans www.eurekalert.org
  Conserving Albatross Species news.bbc.co.uk
  Elephant Poaching in Kenya news.yahoo.com
  Animal Crossings Analyzed www.nature.com
  Antibodies Offer a New Path for Fighting H5N1 www.nytimes.com
  Safety Lapses By Zookeeper in Jaguar Attack www.baltimoresun.com
  Arizona Hunters Won’t Use Lead Ammo www.azcentral.com
2/24 Giant Freshwater Stingray news.nationalgeographic.com
  New Zealand's Smallest Bird Gets Island Home www.nzpa.co.nz
  Drought and California Wildlife www.signonsandiego.com
  House Votes to Stop Interstate Chimp Trade uk.reuters.com
  New Fish Species www.eureklert.org
  First Pictures of Saharan Cheetah www.newscientist.com
2/25 Puerto Rico's Problem Monkeys Go to Iraq www.google.com
  Wild Animal Park's Oldest Elephant Euthanized www.signonsandiego.com
  Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's Baby Orangutan www.kktv.com
  National Zoo's Whistling Orangutan www.wjla.com
  Poison-Arrow Killings in Africa Elephant Poaching news.nationalgeographic.com
2/26 Hemlock Trees Dying in Southeast www.eurekalert.org
  California Considers Australia's Wildfire Policy www.eurekalert.org
  Limiting Deductions on Charities www.nytimes.com
  Global Seed Vault Gets 4-ton Shipment of Food Crops www.eureklaert.org
  Conserving the European Bison www.physorg.com
  U.S. Zoo’s Asian Elephants Fight Herpes Virus www.nytimes.com
  Bristol Zoo Breeds Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat news.bbc.co.uk
  London Zoo’s Time Capsule www.zandavisitor.com
  WWF Releases Gharials into Ganges www.panda.org
  WCS’s Tiger Stimulus Plan www.eurekalert.org
  Health Assessment of Primates in the Field www.springerlink.com
  Future of Polar Science www.nature.com
  Leaf Cutter Ant Traffic Analysis www.nature.com
2/27 National Ecological Network for Research & Education www.sciencemag.org
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Copenhagen Petting Zoo Goats Euthanized www.cphpost.dk
  Safari Park Gets 6 Kangaroos from Australian Zoo www.thejakartapost.com
  Frog Immune System Study www.eurekalert.org
  Condor Release on March 7 www.nps.gov
  Rare Bongo Group in Kenya Forest news.nationalgeographic.com
2/28 Australia Zoo Wins Tourism Award www.watoday.com.au

March

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3/1 Birth of Elephant-Shrew at National Zoo

www.washingtonpost.com
3/2 St. Louis Zoo Gorilla Accidentally Strangles www.stltoday.com
  New Projects at Henry Vilas Zoo badgerherald.com
  Emmen Zoo Elephant is Euthanized After Fall www.radionetherlands.nl
  Cheetah Bioacoustic Research www.signonsandiego.com
  Papua New Guinea’s First Natural Preserve finance.yahoo.com
  200 Whales & Dolphins Stranded in Sydney www.enn.com
  Northwest Salmon Threatened by Invasive Fish www.eurekalert.org
  Star of India Ties to San Diego Zoo www.signonsandiego.com
  Top South African Journals Go Open Access www.scidev.net
3/3 Collared Jaguar Euthanized in Arizona www.azcentral.com
  Armadillo Born at Minnesota Zoo www.myfoxtwincities.com
  Circus CEO Defends Elephant Practices www.google.com
  Peace in Eastern Congo www.nytimes.com
  Lincoln Park Zoo Scientists Receive NIH Grant www.eurekalert.org
  Obama Moves to Overturn Bush ESA Rule www.washingtonpost.com
  Tropical Lizards Suffer from Climate Change www.eurekalert.org
  Selectively Breeding Tasmanian Devils www.nature.com
3/4 Cape Town Aquarium Joins Amphibian Ark www.pressportal.co.za
  Push for Green Bullets www.cnn.com
  IUCN SSP Antelope Report www.kyivpost.com
  Chimpanzees Create New Tool news.bbc.co.uk
  Necropsy Results on Arizona Jaguar latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Herbicide Level halts Zoo Doo Sale seattlepi.nwsource.com
  New Gecko Species in Australia www.independentweekly.com.au
  San Diego Zoo Collects Donations for Australian Animals www.signonsandiego.com
  Oregon Zoo Hosts Turtle Forum www.oregonlive.com
  75% of Common European Birds at Risk www.birdlife.org
  Living Roofs in London www.thisislondon.co.uk
  White-cheeked Gibbons & Red-shanked Douc Langurs www.earthtimes.com
  New TB Assays for African and Asian Elephants cdli.asm.org
3/5 Coquerel’s Sifaka Born at Philadelphia Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Oregon Zoo’s New X-ray Machine www.zandavisitor.com
  White-nose Syndrome in Bats www.eurekalert.org
  Parks That Can Move When Animals Move features.csmonitor.com
  Study on Bird-Tower Collisions www.esajournals.org
  Drought Sensitivity of Amazon Rainforest www.sciencemag.org
  Wildbirds Likely Caused Hong Kong H5N1 Outbreak www.abs-cbnnews.com
  Whooping Crane Deaths in Texas www.chron.com
  WWF Films Javan Rhinos www.telegraph.co.uk
  CDC Warns Zookeepers Against MRSA Virus www.upi.com
  Study of Verreaux's Sifaka www.sciencedaily.com
3/6 Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Earliest Domestic Horses Found in Kazakhstan www.sciencemag.org
  Kew Gardens Holds Social Life of Plants Event www.kew.org
  Official Report on Zoo MRSA Outbreak www.latimes.com
  California Brown Pelican Removed from Endangered List www.tahoebonanza.com
3/7 Australia Moves Endangered Species From Burned Areas www.theage.com.au
3/8 Ebola Reston Outbreak In Pigs in the Philippines scienceline.org
  Omaha Zoo’s Skyfari Opens in April www.kptm.com
3/9 California Condors Come to Santa Barbara Zoo www.independent.com
  Endangered Species Permit Requests www.epa.gov
  Marine Mammal Pathology Permit www.epa.gov
  Permit Request to Work with Hawksbill Sea Turtles www.epa.gov
  Applications for Endangered Species Permits www.epa.gov
  Pipistrielle Bat in Decline www.theage.com.au
  American Carnivores Evolved to Avoid Each Other www.eurekalert.org
  Rock-throwing Chimpanzee at Swedish Zoo www.current-biology.com
  Edinburgh Zoo to Breed Western Chimpanzees thescotsman.scotsman.com
  CORRECTION:  Regarding last week’s article on California Condors at the Santa Barbara Zoo www.independent.com
3/10 Prairie Dog Conservation www.physorg.com
  Non-invasive Field Research Tools www.nytimes.com
  Wild Bird Food Recalled www.ncagr.gov
  Mammoth, Whale and Giant Sloth in Downtown San Diego www.signonsandiego.com
  Louisiana Black Bear Critical Habitat www.epa.gov
  Critical Habitat for the Oregon Chub www.epa.gov
  Orang Utan Island - Malaysia www.reuters.com
  National Zoo’s Elephant Shrew Dies dcist.com
  Delisting of Gray Wolf in Western Great Lakes Region www.sciencedaily.com
3/11 Prioritizing Species for Conservation www.newscientist.com
  Hawaii Urges Planting Native Species finance.yahoo.com
  4 New Primate Births at Singapore Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Bighorn Sheep vs Sheep Ranchers nativetimes.com
  American Adults Need Science Education www.eurekalert.org
  Long Tail Feathers Don’t Cause ‘Drag’ www.eurekalert.org
  How Rhesus Macaques Handle Temper Tantrums sciencenow.sciencemag.org
  How to Survive a Great Ape Attack news.bbc.co.uk
3/12 Windfall for Columbus Zoo www.bizjournals.com
  Tracking Tigers in 3D www.physorg.com
  Radiotagging Gharials www.sciam.com
  History of Primatology in Japan www.yomiuri.co.jp
  Macaques Floss with Human Hair news.nationalgeographic.com
  Rare Lizards Stolen from Hamilton Zoo www.stuff.co.nz
  St. Louis Zoo Elephants are Doing Well www.stltoday.com
  San Diego High Tech Fair www.signonsandiego.com
  Treatment for Deadly Asian/Australian Bat Viruses www.scidev.net
3/13 Condor Treated at LA Zoo for Lead Poisoning www.google.com
  Columbus Zoo Considers Building a Hotel www.10tv.com
  European Zoos Views on Euthanasia online.wsj.com
3/14 Zoo plans $6M Vet Center www.pittsburghlive.com
  Miniature Cows at the Memphis Zoo www.commercialappeal.com
  Male African Elephant Born at Wild Animal Park www.10news.com
3/15 Python Feeding Draws a Crowd at Memphis Zoo www.commercialappeal.com
  Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Elephant Star www.gazette.com
  Cleveland Metropark Zoo’s Summer Plans www.zandavisitor.com
3/16 Coquerel’s Sifaka Born at St Louis Zoo www.fox4kc.com
  Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm Installs Wind Turbine www.zandavisitor.com
  Endangered Hawaiian Species Review www.epa.gov
  San Diego Zoo’s Elephant and Conservation Efforts www.imperialvalleynews.com
  More Stingray Deaths at Calgary Zoo www.cbc.ca
  70-Year-Old Elephant Dies at Mexico City Zoo www.laht.com
  The Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium www.dglobe.com
  Red Wolves Get U.S. Aid www.newsobserver.com
  Hippo Sweat Analysis www.msnbc.msn.com
  San Diego Zoo’s Sun Bear Twins www.10news.com
3/17 St. Paul’s Como Zoo Gets State Funds www.startribune.com
  Right Whale Population Rebounds www.iht.com
  Gorilla Education Manual www.izea.net
  Biodiversity Resource Manual www.izea.net
  Zoo Vet Tech Discovers New Parasite www.dallasnews.com
  Beijing Pandas Head Back to Wolong www.chinaview.cn
  Chytrid Fungus Devastates 'Chicken' Frog news.bbc.co.uk
  Giant Anteater Born at National Zoo media-newswire.com
  Golden-headed Tamarins Arrive at Blank Park Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Elephant Shark Genome Findings www.eurekalert.org
  Role of Scent in Female Mammal Mate Choice www.eurekalert.org
3/18 Oakland Zoo’s Proposed Vet Hospital www.mercurynews
  Atlanta Zoo’s Panda Cam is Back www.ajc.com
  Zoos Cut Budgets www.nytimes.com
  Crocodile Reconstructive Surgery www.telegraph.co.uk
  Chester Zoo’s Fundraising 3D Film www.eveningleader.co.uk
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Hippo Ancestry Disputed www.nature.com
3/19 Political Turmoil in Madagascar news.mongabay.com
  State of U.S. Birds Report www.sciam.com
  Wild Animal Park Flightline www.signonsandiego.com
  Polar Bear Protection www.nytimes.com
  Reptile Smuggling Ring is Broken www.nytimes.com
  Distemper Devastates Yellowstone Wolves powelltribune.com
  Tuatara Breeding Population Discovered www.physorg.com
  San Diego Zoo Babies Slideshow www.nbcbayarea.com
3/20 Controlling BVDV in wild ruminants www.avma.org
  SD Polar Bears Get Snow Bonanza www.signonsandiego.com
  Native Hawaiian Birds in Danger www.msnbc.msn.com
3/21 Philadelphia Zoo is 150 Years Old www.philly.com
3/22 Philadelphia Zoo Cuts Budget www.philly.com
3/23 32 Newborn Komodo Dragons at Sruabaya Zoo www.mysinchew.com
  Wildfires in Kenya Parks www.earthtimes.org
  Dallas Zoo’s New African Savanna www.dallasnews.com
  New Parakeet Aviary at Zoo Atlanta www.ajc.com
  Inbreeding Leads to Poor Sperm Quality dsc.discovery.com
  Fins and Limbs Evolved with Gills www.eurekalert.org
3/24 Lowry Park Zoo Sues Former Director www2.tbo.com
  High Whooping Crane Mortality this Year www.rockportpilot.com
  Ringling Bros. Circus Update www.nytimes.com
  Animal Weaponry www.nytimes.com
  Lizard Tail Shedding www.ns.umich.edu
  SD Zoo’s Cheetah Vocalization Study news.nationalgeographic.com
  Oregon Zoo is Hiring www.oregonlive.com
  Ailing Beluga Whale at Port Defiance Aquarium www.thenewstribune.com
  25% of Antelopes Threatened with Extinction www.iucn.org
  Largest Population of Siki Gibbon Discovered english.vietnamnet.vn
3/25 5-year Review of 58 Southwest Species www.epa.gov
  Clouded Leopard Cubs Born at National Zoo www.washingtonpost.com
  White-Crested Laughing Thrush Born at NY Zoo www.newsday.com
  Petition to List the Yellow-Billed Loon www.epa.gov
  4 Endangered Seal Species www.sciam.com
  Moose Decline at Jackson Hole www.jacksonholenews.com
  50 New Species Found in New Guinea www.msnbc.com
  International “Save Your Logo” Campaign www.afp.com
  Oregon Zoo’s 2009 Condor Program www.oregonlive.com
  Saving Red Squirrels in Scotland news.scotsman.com
  White Cheeked Gibbon Chromosome Analysis www.plosone.org
  Petition To List the Yellow-Billed Loon www.epa.gov
  Contraceptive Pellets Curb Rats in Tibet freeinternetpress.com
3/26 African Elephant Plasma Bank www.bioone.org
  Congress Approves Landmark Conservation Bill www.reuters.com
  Virus Strikes Chimps at Lincoln Park Zoo www.chicagobreakingnews.com
  New Entrance for Woodland Park Zoo blog.seattlepi.com
  Abilene Zoo Accreditation is Tabled www.reporternews.com
  Bronx Zoo Gorilla Gets MRI www.eurekalert.org
  Australia Zoo Lays Off 26 Staff www.news.com.au
  Wild Animal Park Elephant Named After Donor www.signonsandiego.com
  Funding Keeper-Initiated Projects www.zandavisitor.com
  Smallest Known Frog Discovered in Peru news.nationalgeographic.com
  Edinburgh Zoo Seeks Pandas news.scotsman.com
  Endangered Species Permit Requests www.epa.gov
  Virginia Living Museum Wins Dual Accreditation www.dailypress.com
  Hunting Behavior of Apes in Zoos www.economist.com
  Veterinary Use of Native African Plants www.k-state.edu
3/27 WWF: Switch Off Your Lights This Saturday mail.panda.org
  Saving Australia’s Broad-headed Snakes www.usyd.edu.au
  Madagascar Coup Endangers Science www.sciencemag.org
  Male Asian Elephant Born at Columbus Zoo www.earthtimes.org
  Participatory Conservation - Evidence for Policy www.north-south.unibe.ch
  Louisville Zoo Rope Climbing Activity www.bizjournals.com
  48-Year-Old Brookfield Gorilla Dies www.suntimes.com
3/28 Swainson Hawk Migration and Citizen Count www.signonsandiego.com
  Earth Hour is Successful www.panda.org
3/29 AZA Zoo Accreditations aza.org
3/30 Why Chimps are Stronger Than Humans www.eurekalert.org
  New Theory on Largest Mass Extinction www.ufz.de
  Faulty Methodology Used in Some Genetic Studies www.pnas.com
  Handwashing More Important than Isolation in MRSA Control www.eurekalert.org
  Aussie Meat Ants May Control Cane Toads www.eurekalert.org
  CWD Herd Certification for Captive Hoofstock www.aphis.usda.gov
3/31 Belugas Future at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquariums www.thenewstribune.com
  USDA Regulation on Movement of Sheep & Goats www.aphis.usda.gov
  Genetic Basis for Monarch Butterfly Migration www.biomedcentral.com
  New Executive Director at El Paso Zoo www.elpasotimes.com
  Arizona Jaguar’s Euthanization Questioned www.azcentral.com
  Judge Orders Feds to Protect Jaguar www.startribune.com
  Antarctic Marine Biodiversity Databases Online www.eurekalert.org
  Extinct Pleistocene Cats Were ‘Lions’ www.physorg.com
  Saving a Rare Venomous Mammal www.physorg.com
  Obama Signs Wilderness Protection Bill www.cbsnews.com

April

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Source
4/1 Blank Park Zoo’s “April Fool’ Hotline www.zandavisitor.com
  Amphibian Fungal Disease www.physorg.com
  Butterflies at San Diego Zoo’s Hidden Jungle current.newsweek.com
  St. Louis Zoo Polar Bear Dies www.stltoday.com
  Knoxville Zookeeper Heads Red Panda SSP www.knoxnews.com
  Dallas Zoo Will Upgrade Elephant Exhibit cityhallblog.dallasnews.com
  Joberg Zookeepers On Strike www.iol.co.za
  Seed Germination Study publicaffairs.llnl.gov
  Colchester Zoo Releases White Rhino in S.A. www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk
  WCS Report on Irrawaddy Dolphins www.sciam.com
  Nature Conservancy Report on New Orangutan Population www.sciam.com
  Global Warming Threatens River Dolphins www.nytimes.com
  Tracking Wildlife Disease Around the World wildlifedisease.nbii.gov
4/2 Cheetah Cub Conceived Via Bioacoustics www.northcountytimes.com
  Google Maps Path to Green Energy news.cnet.com
  Behavioral Training at Taronga Zoo www.smh.com.au
  2 Condor Chicks Hatch at Wild Animal Park www.nctimes.com
  Ruling on Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolves www.epa.gov
  Ruling on the Western Great Lakes Populations of Gray Wolves www.epa.gov
  Parents Magazine 10 Best Zoos for Children www.fwdailynews.com
  10 Lake Superior Zoo Keepers Dismissed www.wdio.com
  Color of Bird Feathers Analyzed www.opa.yale.edu
  Photos of 11 Animals Before Extinction ecoworldly.com
4/3 Confiscated Turtles Go To Buffalo Zoo www.publicbroadcasting.net
  RoboCroc Dies 2 Weeks After Surgery www.miamiherald.com
  Adelaide Zoo Opens $4 million Interactive Learning Facility www.abc.net.au
  Privatization of LA Zoo Considered www.dailynews.com
  Guantanamo Bay Home to Rare Species news.nationalgeographic.com
  Oregon Zoo Plans Release of Oregon Spotted Frogs www.katu.com
  Teaching People to Co-exist with Big Cats www.time.com
4/4 Seattle’s New Penguin Exhibit seattletimes.nwsource.com
  Wild Animal Park’s Butterfly Jungle www.signonsandiego.com
  Human Virus Killed Lincoln Park Chimp www.chicagotribune.com
  Dolphin Euthanized at Brookfield www.chicagotribune.com
  Inquiry Into Death of Last Known Jaguar in U.S. www.nytimes.com
4/5 Relinquishing a Pet Chimp Can Be Difficult www.usatoday.com
  Brevard Zoo Translocates Scrub Jays www.tcpalm.com
  2nd California Condor Shot with Illegal Ammo www.mercurynews.com
4/6 Safe Harbor Agreement for Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly www.epa.gov
  Migratory Bird Permits; Double-Crested Cormorant www.epa.gov
  $30,000 Reward for Condor Shooting Info www.mercurynews.com
  Manual on Dealing with Chytrid Fungus is Produced ecoworldly.com
4/7 Dinosaurs Return to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo www.auroraadvocate.com
  2 Sea Turtles Arrive at Cushing Zoo www.guampdn.com
  49 Indian Mammal Species Endangered www.expressbuzz.com
  Takins Come to Detroit Zoo detnews.com
  Brookfield Zoo’s Dinosaur Promotion www.rblandmark.com
  10 Raccoons with H5N1 Antibodies www.yomiuri.co.jp
  Santa Ana Zoo Update www.ocregister.com
  How to Help 10 Animals on the Brink of Extinction www.guardian.co.uk
  Whale Shark Migration Study www.eurekalert.org
  Dolphins Temporarily Deafened by Sonar www.telegraph.co.uk
  Climate Change and Wildfires www.eurekalert.org
  Owl Communication Study www.eurekalert.org
  Amphibian Diseases Spread by Bait Shops www.eurekalert.org
4/8 WCS Restructuring Plan www.zandavisitor.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Elephant Odyssey Sculptures Moving to Zoo www.signonsandiego.com
  Memphis Zoo Panda Not Pregnant www.myfoxmemphis.com
  Bunnyville at Detroit Zoo www.clickondetroit.com
  Value of North America’s Biological Field Stations www.eurekalert.org
  Animal Rights Movement www.nytimes.com
  Meat for Sex in Wild Chimpanzees www.mpg.de
  Early Death of Congo Gorilla www.google.com
4/9 Study of Mountain Lion Attacks www.physorg.com
  America’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers www.cnn.com
  India’s Wild Ass Threatened by Flu timesofindia.indiatimes.com
4/10 Happy Easter in Pictures www.telegraph.co.uk
  Chytrid Fungus Prevention Guidelines www.avma.org
  PI Will Investigate California Condor Shootings www.mercurynews
  Animal Nutrition at Oregon Zoo www.oregonlive.com
  Environmental Transmission in Avian Flu Epidemics (Including H5N1) www.ploscompbiol.org
4/12 Tortoise Training at the Vienna Zoo economictimes.indiatimes.com
4/13 Reward for Finding Condor Shooters www.fws.gov
  Do Zoo Programs Save Endangered Species? www.miamiherald.com
  EPA May Regulate Animal Waste www.wwn-online.com
  Public Trust Doctrine Could Protect U.S. Waters www.sciencedaily.com
  Diet Study of Elephants in Kenya www.physorg.com
  500 Trees Relocated in Al Ain Zoo www.gulfnews.com
  Corroboree Frog In Vitro Fertilization nqr.farmonline.com.au
  New Population of Orangutans in Borneo www.cnn.com
4/14 Peninsular Big Horn Sheep Habitat Loss www.signonsandiego.com
  80-100 Florida Panthers Survive digg.com
  Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep www.epa.gov
  Effort to Save Borneo's Sun Bears www.voanews.com
  Detroit Zoo Promotes Conservation in Peru www.zandavisitior.com
  Cure for Honey Bee Colony Collapse? www.enn.com
  Critical Habitat for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales www.epa.gov
  First Cloned Camel www.physorg.com
4/15 90% of Japan’s Koalas Carry Leukemia-Causing Virus www.physorg.com
  Captive Breeding Otago Skinks www.odt.co.nz
  Oakland Zoo Saves Western Pond Turtles www.insidebayarea.com
  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo “Invasive Plant Pull” www.zandavisitor.com
  Chester Zoo Launches New Program Series www.eveningleader.co.uk
  Red Panda Taste Test www.eurekalert.org
  Climate Change Makes Bird Migrations Longer www.physorg.com
  Feather Color Study www.springer-sbm.com
  All Octopuses are Venomous uninews.unimelb.edu.au
  Gray Titi Monkey Born at Lincoln Park Zoo abclocal.go.com
  National’s Clouded Leopard Cubs latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Animal Rights Activists vs Dallas Zoo Elephant Exhibit www.nbcdfw.com
  World’s Cleanest Countries www.forbes.com
  Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Management Criticized www.biologicaldiversity.org
4/16 New El Paso Zoo African Exhibit www.elpasotimes.com
  Animal Coloration Analysis www.physorg.com
  San Diego’s Giant Pandas Mate Again www.imperialvalleynews.com
  Volcanic Eruptions on Galapagos www.physorg.com
  Night Vision Depends on DNA’s Unconventional ‘Architecture’ www.physorg.com
  Mission Blue Butterfly Release In S.F. www.ktvu.com
  Stoats Attack Kiwis in New Zealand www.sciam.com
  Museum Specimens Aid Madagascar Conservation Efforts www.eurekalert.org
  National Elephant Center Update www.tcpalm.com
4/17 San Diego Zoo Previews Elephant Odyssey www.signonsandiego.com
  Dallas Zoo’s Albino Alligator www.dallasnews.com
  Pandas at Taipei Zoo See 1 Million Visitors www.monstersandcritics.com
  Bacterial Blood Infection Killed Point Defiance Beluga www.thenewstribune.com
  Bristol Zoo’s “Animals in the City” Campaign www.zandaquarium.com
  CPR Rescue for Little Rock Zoo’s Baby Lemur www.kare11.com
  Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaii’s Alala www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Saving Bermuda’s Cahow www.physorg.com
  African Lion & Environment Research Trust www.sciencemag.org
  TRAFFIC Report on Illegal Orangutan Trade www.physorg.com
4/19 L.A.'s Mayor Budget Implications for Zoo www.latimes.com
  China Will Build New Panda Breeding Center abclocal.go.com
4/20 "Snubby" Dolphins Spit to Hunt news.nationalgeographic.com
  Bio-Boundary for African Wild Dogs www.pulitzercenter.org
  Price Tag on Invasive Species www.eurekalert.org
  Mountain Lions Kill Arizona Bighorn Sheep www.azstarnet.com
  Chameleon Basking Determined by Vitamin D www.eurekalert.org
  New Technique to Freeze Fish Sperm www.nst.com.my
  Woodland Park Zoo's New Exhibits www.ballardnewstribune.com
  Louisville Zoo gets $142,000 for Energy Project www.courier-journal.com
  4 Zebras Die at Vancouver Zoo www.cbc.ca
  National Zoo Hosts Bird Fest 2009 www.examiner.com
  New Cotton Top Tamarin Exhibit at Utica Zoo www.wktv.com
  Call for Wild Horse Contraception www.nytimes.com
  Ohio Zoos' Recycling Programs blog.cleveland.com
  Hope for Wild Yangtzee Alligator www.sciam.com
  Status of Yellowstone Grizzlies news.yahoo.com
  Rattlesnakes in San Diego County www.signonsandiego.com
4/21 Solar Panels Power Lowry Park Zoo Skyride www.tampabay.com
  Mountain Chicken Frogs Rescued www.zandavisitor.com
  No Beverages in Plastic Bottles on Earth Day www.zandavisitor.com
  Toledo Zoo Renovates Butterfly Center toledoblade.com
  Condor Nest at Pinnacles National Monument www.thecalifornian.com
  ~$60 Million in U.S. Grants for Conservation www.infozine.com
  $900,000 Grant to Save Maui Parrotbill www.honoluluadvertiser.com
  North Negros National Park Field Study newsinfo.inquirer.net
4/22 100 Questions of Importance to Conserving Biological Diversity www.eurekalert.org
  Missing Link in the Origin of Seals, Sea Lions & Walruses www.eurekalert.org
  Tree Kangaroo Husbandry news.nationalgeographic.com
  Cougars Expand into Central U.S. www.signonsandiego.com
  Best Zoos in the USA www.forbestraveler.com
  Best Zoos in the USA - Trends www.usatoday.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Issuance of Permit to Work with Sea Turtles www.epa.gov
  Petition To List the Tehachapi Slender Salamander www.epa.gov
4/23 Invasive Lionfish Swarm N.C. Coast www.physorg.com
  Cattle Genome Sequenced www.sciencenews.org
  Santa Barbara Zoo Opens California Condor Exhibit www.thedailysound.com
  Tacoma's Last Beluga Will Move to San Antonio www.seattlepi.com
  Pronghorn Twins Born at the LA Zoo www.mercurynews.com
  New Tree Species in Ethiopia www.alertnet.org
  Oldest Sumatran Tiger in N.A Euthanized at Zoo Atlanta www.ajc.com
  UC Davis Launches 'One Health' Care for Mountain Gorillas www.firstscience.com
4/24 Experts Comment on Snake Toxins www.pe.com
  38 Animals Die in Fire at Wildlife Refuge www.mercurynews.com
  4 Exhibits Close at Bronx Zoo www.amny.com
  Sacramento Zoo’s Carousel Has Dung Beetle Chariot www.sacbee.com
  New Strain of Swine Flu www.nytimes.com
  Hyena’s Laugh Analyzed www.eurekalert.org
  Protection Possible for Tehachapi Salamander www.enn.com
  New Herd for Elephant Odyssey www.northcountytimes.com
  North Carolina Zoo Reintroduces American Chestnut Tree www.zandavisitor.com
4/25 Henry Doorly Zoo Opens New Aerial Tram www.kptm.com
  Asian Elephants Transferred from WAP to Zoo latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Baby Chimp Born at Dallas Zoo www.nbcdfw.com
4/26 Sedgwick Zoo Opens “Tiger Trek” www.kansas.com
  Bankok’s Dusit Zoo www.bangkokpost.com
4/27 Mexican Tourism & Zoo Hurt by Violence and Flu www.nytimes.com
  Swine Flu Information Hub sis.nlm.nih.gov
  8 Heroic Species Rescues www.newscientist.com
  Baby Pronghorns at L.A. Zoo latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Giant Pandas Will Move to Adelaide Zoo www.theaustralian.news.com.au
  3 New Animal Genome Projects www.biologynews.net
4/28 Critical Habitat for California Red-Legged Frog www.epa.gov
  Golden Eagle Chicks Hatch at Toledo Zoo www.cjonline.com
  ESA Species Reviews Restored www.washingtonpost.com
  Grizzled Leaf Monkey Born at Howletts www.kentonline.co.uk
4/29 Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  National Zoo Hippo Moves to Milwaukee www.washingtonpost.com
  Zoo Atlanta Tightens Budget www.ajc.com
  New Frog Species in Negros National Park www.yehey.com
  Zoo Atlanta Plans New Exhibits www.ajc.com
  New Egg Cryopreservation Techniques www.physorg.com
  High Mercury Levels in Arctic Seals Due to Global Warming www.physorg.com
  Howletts Now Has 51 Gorillas news.bbc.co.uk
  2 Distinct Brown Bear Populations in Spain www.physorg.com
  New Whooping Crane Research www.gbra.org
4/30 Origins of California Wolverine Verified www.redorbit.com
  Dingoes Protect Native Species www.usyd.edu.au
  U.S. Zoo Budget Cuts Widespread abcnews.go.com
  Iraqi Government Kills 3 Wild Boars www.google.com
  Lincoln Park Zoo Breeds Eastern Rattlesnakes www.chicagotribune.com
  Phoenix Zoo’s Zoo Brew www.zandavisitor.com
  Blizzard Kills Calgary Zoo Crane Eggs www.calgaryherald.com
  Some Animals Can Move to a Musical Beat www.eurekalert.org
  U.S. Wildlife Trade Poorly Regulated news.brown.edu
  Guidelines for Petting Zoos www.upi.com
  Mittemeier Recieves Roger Tory Peterson Medal www.eurekalert.org

May

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Headline

Source
5/1 KC Zoo’s “Tropics” Opens Today www.kansascitty.com
  Dolphin Acoustic & Visual Study www.physorg.com
  Zipline / Flightline Opens at Wild Animal Park www.nctimes.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Free Access To CABI Global Health Database www.cabi.org
  Animal Planet: Elephants Breaking Boundaries www.wildkingdom.com
  National Zoo’s Panda Given a Colonoscopy www.washingtonpost.com
  Wildlife Trade Threatens Public Health & Ecosystems www.sciencemag.org
  Oak-Killing Beetle in San Diego County www.eurekalert.org
  Robotic Animals Catch Poachers news.nationalgeographic.com
5/2 Legalizing Tiger Trade to Save Them www.nzherald.co.nz
  Red Wolf Reintroduction www.suntimes.com
  AZA’s Elephant SSP to Meet Next Week www.pittsburghlive.com
  Zoo & Wild Animal Park Transportation Rules www.signonsandiego.com
5/3 National Zoo on Panda Watch www.upi.com
5/4 Zoos Help Track Pandemics www.nature.com
  Saving Mission Blue Butterfly www.mercurynews.com
  Citizen Science Movement Grows www.cnn.com
  Most Gray Wolves Now Off Endangered List www.msnbc.msn.com
  Scottish Wildcat Breeding Program news.scotsman.com
  New Fresno Chaffee Zoo Director www.kmph.com
  Penguin Virus Found in Antarctica wdin.blogspot.com
  Orphaned Mountain Goat Sent to Oregon Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  New Rapidly Evolving Rabies is Spreading news.nationalgeographic.com
  Killmar Warns Critics of Lawsuit www2.tbo.com
  Beluga Stressed After Companion's Death seattletimes.nwsource.com
5/5 Minnesota Zoo’s “Fun Facility” for Kids www.startribune.com
  Successful Gorilla Baby Introduction at S.F. Zoo www.sfgate.com
  WAP Elephants Explore New Zoo Exhibit www.imperialvalleynews.com
  Recovered Condor Released in Big Sur thecalifornian.com
  Portland Zoo Hires Volunteer Resource Manager www.oregonlive.com
  Decline of Caribbean’s Big Fish www.eurekalert.org
  Bird Flu H5N1 Global Update www.nytimes.com
  NOAA / USGS Sea Otter Study www.noaanews.noaa.gov
  New Centre for Public Health, Zoonoses in Canada www.exchangemagazine.com
  New Living Desert Director www.mydesert.com
  Oregon Zoo Director Will Lead Florida Zoo www.oregonlive.com
5/6 Philadelphia Zoo marks 150th Anniversary with Gifts www.courierpostonline.com
  Nashville Zoo is Accredited triangle.bizjournals.com
  Chimpanzee Population Falls news.mongabay.com
  National Zoo Gets ‘Stimulus’ Funds www.allgov.com
  200 New Frog Species in Madagascar www.reuters.com
  S.F. Zoo Financial Problems www.sfexaminer.com
  Cavies Come to Erie Zoo www.goerie.com
5/7 Kroger Market Donates Produce to Zoo www.pjstar.com
  Naked Mole Rat Pregnancy at Zoo Atlanta www.wsbtv.com
  Domestication Led to Horse Color Explosion www.msnbc.msn.com
  AZA Speaks Out Against HR 669 scienceblogs.com
  Hippo Dies During Castration at Israeli Safari Park english.ntdtv.com
  Dinosaurs at Detroit Zoo www.freep.com
  Nature Editorial on Pandemic www.nature.org
  H1N1 Update: Swine Flu Cases Exceed 2,300 Worldwide www.nytimes.com
  ‘Born Free’ Fights Zoos Over Elephants in the UK www.telegraph.co.uk
  USFWS Will Review American Pika Status www.enn.com
  New Insights on Flores “Hobbit” www.nature.org
5/8 Louisville Zoo’s New Gift Shop Sells Animal Paintings www.bizjournals.com
  Heidelberg Zoo's Whistling Orangutan Releases CD www.spiegel.de
  Denver Zoo’s Aye-Aye Baby Doing Well www.denverpost.com
  White-Naped Crane Hatches at Toledo Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Critical Haitat for SW Alaska Northern Sea Otter www.epa.gov
  Sea Turtle Environmental Impact Statement www.epa.gov
  Toronto Zoo Board Approves ‘Divorce’ www.theglobeandmail.com
  Black Jaguar Born at Lima Zoo www.livinginperu.com
  Porpoise Gives Birth at Harderwijk Dolphin Centre www.physorg.com
  2 Sumatran Elephants Found Poisoned www.physorg.com
  Ecuador Eliminates Fossil Fuel Use in Galapagos www.enn.com
  Whale Shark Migration Study dsc.discovery.com
  ESA Can’t Be Used to Protect Polar Bear www.nytimes.com
  Columbus Zoo Hosts Cleveland Elephants www.cleveland.com
  Brazilian Center for Neotropical Felids news.nationalgeographic.com
  New Population of Hoolock Gibbon in Arunachal www.assamtribune.com
  Surgery for Louisville Zoo Giraffe Baby www.zandavisitor.com
5/9 Francois’ Langur Dies at Toledo Zoo of Heart Failure toledoblade.com
  Toronto Zoo CEO Retires www.thestar.com
  San Diego Zoo Celebrates Moms & Plants www.imperialvalleynews.com
5/11 Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Requests www.epa.gov
  2 Golden Lion Tamarins Born at Hogle Zoo www.abc4.com
  Orangutan Escape at Adelaide Zoo www.msnbc.msn.com
  ZSL Operates on Prickly Leatherjacket Triggerfish www.inthenews.co.uk
  Financing Pandas for Scotland news.scotsman.com
  Zoo Joins Amphibian Conservation Group www.gazette.com
  Recent Lemur Births at Singapore Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Red-Ruffed Lemurs Born At Jackson Zoo www.wapt.com
  EPA Bans Pesticide Harmful to Birds www.commondreams.org
  Cincinnati Zoo’s New $19.6 Million Entrance news.cincinnati.com
  Climate Change Drives Michigan Animals North www.ns.umich.edu
5/12 California Condor Dies at LA Zoo of Lead Poisoning www.mercurynews.com
  Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project 7thspace.com
  Lincoln Park Zoo Studies Gorilla Intelligence news.nationalgeographic.com
5/13 Dingo Conservation www.smh.com.au
  JAMA: MRSA From an Elephant Calf in San Diego JAMA. 2009;301(18):1872-1874.  MMWR. 2009;58:194-198
  Brazil's Endangered Species List Triples www.myfoxchicago.com
  Postmortem Evaluation  of Reintroduced Whooping Cranes www.jwildlifedis.org
  Study of Macaroni Penguins www.physorg.com
  Ultrasonic Communication in Borneo Frog www.physorg.com
  Conserving the Maleo news.nationalgeographic.com
  Phoenix Zoo Goal: Save Threatened Frogs www.azcentral.com
5/14 USFWS Celebrates Endangered Species Day www.infozine.com
  2% of World Bird Species are CRITICALLY Endangered www.scientificamerican.com
  Animal Stress & Translocation rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org
  H1N1 News www.scidev.net
  Seven Restored Lion Sculptures at the L.A. Zoo www.latimes.com
  Sea Lion Swims with Sharks at Pittsburgh Zoo www.post-gazette.com
  Disease Management for Wildlife Conservation www.interscience.wiley.com
  31 Elephants in Nepal Have TB www.myrepublica.com
  Wolong  – One Year After the Earthquake www.nature.com
  N.M. Chiricahua Leopard Frog Protection durangoherald.com
5/15 Important White Rhino Birth at Hamilton Zoo www.odt.co.nz
  May 15th is Endangered Species Day www.scientificamerican.com
  Veterinarians at High Risk for Infections from Animals www.eurekalert.org
  Coral Reef Conservation www.enn.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Phoenix Zoo Half Way to $20 Million Goal www.bizjournals.com
5/16 WAP Flightline Review travel.latimes.com
5/17 New “ZooRopia” at Bristol Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Record Crowds Attend $5 Day at Lowry Park Zoo www.tbo.com
  Gorilla Haven – For Zoo Gorilla Misfits www.chicagotribune.com
5/18 Seattle Zoo's Penguin Exhibit Problem Is Solved www.seattlepi.com
  Detroit Zoo’s INCREDIBLE New Classrooms livedesignonline.com
  Komodo Dragon Venom www.nytimes.com
  World’s Largest Leatherback Turtle Population www.enn.com
  Polar Bear – Climate Connection Affirmed www.newswise.com
  Swineflu (H1N1) Timeline www.nature.com
  Orangutan / Tiger / Elephant Habitat to be Logged www.straitstimes.com
5/19 Critical Habitat for Wintering Piping Plovers www.epa.gov
  Protection for Philippine Forest Turtle is Needed www.scientificamerican.com
  Bear Park in Sweden www.earthtimes.org
5/20 National Zoo’s Panda Not Pregnant www.washingtonpost.com
  New Right Whale Population Found www.eurekalert.org
  Owl Monkey Born in Colombian Zoo www.mysinchew.com
  Donor Event for San Diego’s New Elephant Exhibit www.signonsandiego.com
  Recovery Plan for Short-Tailed Albatross www.epa.gov 
  Budget Cuts Affect Dallas Zoo www.dallasnews.com
  Atlanta Zoo’s Naked Mole Rat Gives Birth www.wsbtv.com
  Wombat Numbers Increase au.news.yahoo.com
  Haigh’s Chocolates Partners with Adelaide Zoo www.news.com.au
  Manatee Calf Born at Lowry Park Zoo www.myfoxtampabay.com
  Mike Wallace Talks About California Condor www.sdnn.com
5/21 Berlin Judge Orders Zoos to End Knut Dispute www.theage.com.au
  Zoos Work to Save Puerto Rican Crested Toad www.zandavisitor.com
  Brookfield Zoo’s President Answers Elephant Critics www.timeoutny.com
  Summer at Southern California Theme Parks www.latimes.com
  San Diego Theme Parks Tighten Belts www.nctimes.com
  San Diego County Theme Park Offerings www.nctimes.com
  Sperm Whale Acoustic Study www.eurekalert.org
  Orange & L.A. County: Theme Park Offerings www.nctimes.com
 

European Zoo’s Carnivore Conservation Program

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  Oregon Zoo Condors Fight Over Chick www.oregonlive.com
  Orangutan Cannibalism news.bbc.co.uk
  Alaskan Boreal Owls Died of Starvation newsminer.com
5/22 Australia Declares Tasmanian Devil Endangered www.examiner.com.au
  New Wild Exhibits at U.S. Zoos www.usatoday.com
  History of Chicago Zoo’s Elephants www.chicgotribune.com
  Buffalo Zoo’s Expanded Vet Hospital www.buffalonews.com
  Taronga Zoo’s Devil & Frog Conservation Programs www.canada.com
  Interim CEO for Toronto Zoo www.theglobeandmail.com
  Top 10 Important New Species Described in 2008 www.physorg.com
  Elephant Odyssey Officially Opens www.sandiego6.com
  Plant Biodiversity Enhanced by Wildlife Corridors news-info.wustl.edu
  Blacktip Reef Shark Born in Nha Trang Aquarium www.thanhniennews.com
  New Study on Saving the World’s Forests www.nature.com
  Hogle Zoo Will Receive $33 million www.sltrib.com
5/23 Catching the Condor Killer www.nytimes.com
5/25 Bonobo Conservation Initiative news.mongabay.com
  Memphis Zookeeper Bitten by Tiger www.upi.com
5/26 New Tool for ‘Managed Relocations’ www.eurekalert.org
  Hotel Possible for Columbus Zoo and Aquarium www.usatoday.com
  Komodo Dragon Attacks May Be Increasing news.nationalgeographic.com
  Mountain Lion Shot at Great Bend Zoo www.ksn.com
  USGS Reports Disease Threat to Hawaiian Honeycreeper www.usgs.gov
  Domestic Animals Star in Columbus Zoo Show www.columbusdispatch.com
  Master Gardeners Demonstrate Techniques at Zoo www.oregonlive.com
5/27 Tiger Kills Zookeeper in New Zealand www.upi.com
  9th International Environmental Enrichment Conference www.zandavisitor.com
  Aspinall Gorilla Conservation Program www.telegraph.co.uk 
  Bridge Built for Malaysian Orangutans www.google.com
  Protection Lacking for California Gnatcatcher www.scientificamerican.com
  Desert Tortoise Map Created by USGS dsc.discovery.com
  Horned Lizard Could Go On Endangered Species List www.yumasun.com
  Javan Zoos Criticized for Orangutan Treatment www.thejakartaglobe.com
  Japanese Scientists Create Transgenic Marmosets www.physorg.com
  Emerging Infections: The One Medicine, One Health Concept www.wiley.com
5/28 First Panda Born in Thailand www.chinaview.cn
  New Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Exhibit www.fwdailynews.com
  Stingrays Die At National Zoo www.washingtonpost.com
  Oregon’s Baby Elephant Gets Stuck www.oregonlive.com
  La Jolla Cow Returns After Cownapping www.signonsandiego.com
  San Diego Zoo’s Galapagos Tortoise Exhibit Remodel www.signonsandiego.com
  Nashville Zoo Offers Family Picnic Series www.tennessean.com
  Seal Eviction from La Jolla Cove www.signonsandiego.com
  Visayan Spotted Deer Found on Philippine Island www.physorg.com
  ‘Pacific Ocean Synthesis Report’ is Released www.scidev.net
  Four Madagascan Tortoises Stolen news.bbc.co.uk
5/29 Australia’s Endangered Species Update www.scientificamerican.com
  Asian Elephant Baby Debuts at Moscow Zoo www.mosnews.com
  Raptor Center Launches Kestrel Watch kestrelwatch.ahc.umn.edu
  30% Honeybee Colony Loss in U.S. www.sciencedaily.com
  California May Close San Diego County Parks www.signonsandiego.com
  Recovery Plan for the Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon ESU www.epa.gov
  S.F. Zoo Tiger Victims Get $900,000 Settlement www.mercurynews.com
  Philadelphia Zoo Will Open Avian Center www.bizjournals.com
  Role of Bats in Ebola Transmission www.scidev.net
  Exotic Animal Amnesty Day at Beardsley Zoo www.courant.com
  What Determines Coral Health? www.sciencedaily.com
5/31 Wildebeests at Louisiana Purchase Zoo www.thenewsstar.com
  San Diego Zoo’s Odyssey Bash www.signonsandiego.com
  Bronx Snow Leopards Move to Central Park Zoo www.nydailynews.com

June

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Headline

Source
6/1 ZSSD Scientific Paper Acknowledged www.sciencewatch.com
  ScienceWatch Profile of ZSSD www.sciencewatch.com
  Kids Free at Phoenix Zoo www.abc15.2om
  Louisville Zoo Hosts Safety Safari www.courier-journal.com
  Korean Tigers Registered in International Studbook www.koreatimes.co.kr
  Co-extinction: Hosts & Parasites www.sciencedaily.com
  55 Stranded Whales Die in South Africa www.reuters.com
  Study of a Unique Squid Light Organ www.eurekalert.org
  Mosquito Evolution May Harm Galapagos Tortoise www.physorg.com
  Ungulate Migration Study www.eurekalert.org
  New Parasite Species in Chimps www.nytimes.com
  Regret in Animals www.nytimes.com
  New Research on Tapirs www.nytimes.com
  Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort Attendance Increases www.middleeastevents.com
  New Test for Mad Cow Prions www.techjournalsouth.com
  Oregon Zoo's Elephant Keeper Replaces Tony Vecchio www.oregonlive.com
  Nashville Zoo Anteaters Catch H1N1 (swine flu) www.google.com
  H5N1 Bird Flu Infectious for 600 Days In Municipal Landfills www.redorbit.com
6/2 Complex Chimp-made Tool Kit dsc.discovery.com
  Penguins Mapped from Space www.eurekalert.org
  Ancient Mammals Shifted Diet with Climate Change www.eurekalert.org
6/3 White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) Meeting www.physorg.com
  Louisville Train Accident Report www.courier-journal.com
  Thai Panda's Sperm Collected by Chinese news.xinhuanet.com
  Male Mandrill Arrives at Jacksonville Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
6/4 White Rhino Born at Madrid Zoo By AI www.winnipegsun.com
  Minnesota Zoo's Online Scat Recognition Game www.startribune.com
  National Zoo Breeds White-Naped Crane www.google.com
  Denver Zoo’s Asian Tropics Receives Funding www.examiner.com
  Saki Monkey Born at Santa Ana Zoo www.ocregister.com
  Bats Recognize Individual Voices of Other Bats www.eurekalert.org
  Hormone Auxin is Responsible for Egg Production in Plants www.news.ucdavis.edu
  Egg Size a Sex Determinant in Some Lizards www.eurekalert.org
  Evolution of Laughter in Great Apes www.eurekalert.org
  Sustainable Brands '09 Meeting news.prnewswire.com
  Afghanistan Releases First List of Protected Species www.physorg.com
  Making Forest Conservation in Indonesia Profitable www.latimes.com
  Possible Listing of Western-Gull-Billed Tern www.mydesert.com
  Peoria Zoo’s New Africa Exhibit Opens centralillinoisproud.com
  Dead Birds on California Beaches www.coastalpost.com
  Pythons Endanger Eld’s Deer in Chinese Reserve www.shanghaidaily.com
  Meerkat Vocalization Study www.nature.com
  Chile’s Coastal Wildlife Crisis www.time.com
6/5 Federal Protection for Tern in San Diego Bay www.signonsandiego.com
  Hawaiian Hawk Removed from Endangered Species List www.epa.gov
  Wild Animal Park Baby Elephant is Named www.signonsandiego.com
  Beehive Fence Deters Elephants www.physorg.com
  First Climate-Based Model to Predict Dengue Fever www.eurekalert.org
  New Shark Exhibit at Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium www.post-gazette.com
  Update on Arizona’s Only Aquarium www.azcentral.com 
  Chomutov Zoopark Releases Ibex in Alps praguemonitor.com
  Over 600 Species in Great Swamp www.recordernewspapers.com
  Nation’s Largest Marine Mammal Hospital Opens www.mercurynews.com
  Rejected SF Zoo Baby Gorilla Reintroduced www.sfgate.com
6/6 27-Year-Old Patas Monkey at Racine Zoo www.journaltimes.com
  Washington Wind Project Criticized www.columbian.com
  Black Rhinos Flown to Tanzania from Czech Republic www.coastweek.com
  Las Vegas Zoo Lion Euthanized www.lvrj.com
6/7 Wildife In Kenya Declines Drastically www.eastandard.net
6/8 Gorilla Bartering Study at Franklin Park Zoo www.boston.com
  Chimpanzee Bartering Study www.eurekalert.org
  Outbreak of Avian Pox in Palm Springs www.mydesert.com
  Denver Sells Bonds for Zoo Projects www.bizjournals.com
  Chimp Bites Off Berlin Zoo Director’s Finger www.spiegel.de
  New Report on Gorilla Conservation Released www.news4press.com
  Animal Mate Choice Study news.uns.purdue.edu
  Animal Temperament Study www.eurekalert.org
  Bat Disease Could Reach California in 5 Years www.miamiherald.com
  Probiotic Drug Could Save Frogs from Chytrid Fungus www.newscientist.com
  Red Ruffed Lemurs Born at Happy Hollow Zoo www.mercurynews.com
  Siberian Jays Use Complex Mobbing Calls www.sciencedaily.com
  Tiger Deaths Will Be Studied www.physorg.com
  Chimpanzees Mentally Map Fruit Trees news.bbc.co.uk
  Long-Beaked Echidna Study www.nytimes.com
6/9 Critical Habitat for Northern Sea Otter DPS www.epa.gov
  Snake Locomotion Study www.nature.com
  Clouded Leopard Triplets Born in Nashville www.tennessean.com
  Interactive Soybean Exhibit at Lincoln Park Zoo news.prnewswire.com
  World Music Nights at the LA Zoo www.wavenewspapers.com
  American Bird Conservancy Announces IUCN Changes www.upi.com
  Huntington Garden Corpse Flower Ready to Bloom huntington.org
  Baboon Society Study www.newsroom.ucla.edu
  Polar Bear Exhibit at KC Zoo www.kansascity.com
  Endangered Right Whales Rediscovered www.sciencedaily.com
  Dallas Zoo Photo Safari www.examiner.com
  Video of Red-Capped Mangabey news.bbc.co.uk
6/10 Critical Habitat for Navarretia fossalis (Spreading Navarretia) www.epa.gov  
  New Federal Ruling Affects S. California Forests www.sanluisobispo.com
  African Safari Wildlife Park Selects Director www.portclintonnewsherald.com
  Northern Spotted Owl Genetic Bottleneck www.oregonlive.com
  Owl Feather DNA Analysis www.theaustralian.news.com.au
  LA Zoo’s New Exhibit Plans www.dailynews.com
  Washington State’s New West Nile Virus Reporting Tool www.doh.wa.gov
6/11 Swine Flu (H1N1) Pandemic Declared by WHO www.nytimes.com
  Milwaukee Zoo Birdies & Eagles Golf Tournament www.jsonline.com
  Exotic Bird Show Comes to Blank Park Zoo www.desmoinesregister.com
  Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort’s Night Zoo www.eyeofdubai.com
  Nandankanan Zoo Study of FPL Virus www.expressbuzz.com
  WWF Urges Western Australia to Change Laws www.abc.net.au
  Isolated Forest Patches Lose Species www.eurekalert.org
  Black Rhino Moves from Columbus to Cincinnati news.cincinnati.com
  First World Census of Caribou & Reindeer www.eurekalert.org
  Central Florida Zoo Gets Green Initiatives Award www.orandocentinal.com
  New Director Arrives at Henry Doorly Zoo omaha.com
  African Elephant Translocation Halted news.nationalgeographic.com 
  Wolverines May Get Protection www.enn.com
  Eastern Lowland Gorilla Range Extended news.mongabay.com
  Governments Sign Pact to Save Gorilla www.un.org
6/12 Why L.A. Zoo’s Golden Monkey Deal Failed www.latimes.com
  5 Families Sue Louisville Zoo Over Derailment www.courier-journal.com
  Prairie Dogs Escape Maryland Zoo www.baltimoresun.com
  Green Roof Garden at Pittsburgh Zoo www.examiner.com
  Critical Habitat Expands for Hawaiian Monk Seals www.physorg.com
  Bonobo Reintroduction www.sciencemag.org
  Petition to Revise Critical Habitat for Hawaiian Monk Seal www.epa.gov
  Integrated Fishery Management Plan www.epa.gov
  Review of Central Park Zoo’s Snow Leopard Exhibit www.nytimes.com
  Scientists Seek Easier Access to Seed Banks www.sciencemag.org
  Send Your Wild Research Ideas to Bill Gates scidev.net
  Riverbanks Zoo Gorilla Escapes www.google.com
6/13 Humans Intrude on Indonesian Parks www.nytimes.com
  Micronesian Kingfisher Hatches at Lincoln Park Zoo www.chicagotribune.com
  Las Vegas Lion Died of Cancer not Rubber Ball www.mercurynews.com
  Six Flags Files for Bankruptcy www.nytimes.com
6/14 Nashville Zoo Announces Clouded Leopard Cubs www.usatoday.com
6/15 Dallas Gorilla-Attack Lawsuit Settlement www.wwltv.com
  Columbus Zoo Celebrates it’s Number 1 Ranking www.chron.com
  Chester Zoo Opens New Walk-Through Aviary www.eveningleader.co.uk
  New Wildlife Health Strategy from the U.K. www.defra.gov
  Toronto Zoo Elephant Dies in Fall www.thestar.com
6/16 Korea Seeks Mates for Siberian Tigers joongangdaily.joins.com
  Oldest Snow Monkey at Blank Park Zoo www.chicagotribune.com
  Tawny Frogmouth Chick Born at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Zoo Atlanta Cutbacks www.ajc.com
  Nashville Zoo Attendance Soars www.tennessean.com
  Vandalur Zoo’s Crocodile Collection timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  Possible Surcharge on San Diego Zoo & SeaWorld www.signonsandiego.com
  H1N1 Flue Fears at Wellington Zoo www.newstalkzb.co.nz
  Same-Sex Behavior Seen Across Species www.eurekalert.org
  What Limits Bird Size? www.physorg.com
  Clapper Rails Reintroduced at San Elijo Lagoon www.signonsandiego.com
  How the Giant Blue Butterfly Was Saved www.physorg.com
  New Russian Arctic Park For Polar Bear www.panda.org
6/17 Quino Checkerspot Butterfly Revised Critical Habitat www.epa.gov
  2,500-Year-Old Gyrfalcon Nest in Greenland news.bbc.co.uk
  Louisville Zoo Hatches Madagascar Teal www.upi.com
  Zoo Atlanta Seeks $500K to Keep Pandas www.ajc.com
  McNeil Avian Center Opens at Philadelphia Zoo www.montgomerynews.com
  Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Skyride Offers Food & Cocktails www.gazette.com
  Oregon Zoo Plans Expanded Off-Site Elephant Facility www.oregonlive.com
  Dingo Reintroduction Recommended news.bbc.co.uk
  Oklahoma Zoo $20 million Budget Approved newsok.com
  Panda Mating Vocalization Study www.newscientist.com
6/18 Rhea Births at National Zoo www.myfoxdc.com
  International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos sev.prnewswire.com
  Animal Activists Object to Expanded Elephant Exhibits www.google.com
  Water Snake Hunting Behavior Study www.eurekalert.org
  Largest Illegal Ivory Trade is in Thailand www.traffic.org
  New Polar Bear Tracking Technique www.eurekalert.org
  WCS Counts Tigers By DNA analysis www.eurekalert.org
  Exploring a Google-Discovered  Forest www.birdlife.org
  Mekong River Dolphins on Brink of Extinction www.panda.org
  Which Ape is Our Closest Relative? www.eurekalert.org
  Swine Flu So Far www.nature.com
  Polar Bear & Walrus Stock Assessment Reports www.fws.gov
  Age and Sex in the United States: 2007 and 2008 www.census.gov
6/19 Jabari Gorilla Attack Lawsuit Settles www.dallasnews.com
  Condor Chick Hatches in Baja www.google.com
  Snow Leopard Cubs at Woodland Park Zoo www.mynorthwest.com
  Polar Bear and Walrus Population Studies Released www.enn.com
  USFWS Seeks Grant Proposals www.fws.gov
  Polar Bear Hair/Fecal Studies www.upi.com
  Saving the Leopard Frog www.thespectrum.com
6/20 Joshua Trees Are Vanishing www.pe.com
  Rwanda Celebrates 18 Mountain Gorilla Births www.afp.com
  SF Zoo Considering Layoffs www.sfgate.com
6/21 Camel Rides at Point Defiance Zoo www.thenewstribune.com
6/22 What Makes Reintroductions Successful? www.physorg.com
  Iberian Lynx Conservation in Spain www.redorbit.com
  Przewalski’s Horse Born at Taronga Zoo www.horsetalk.co.nz
  Caribou Populations in Rapid Decline dsc.discovery.com
  Fight for Florida’s $3.4 Million Eco-Passage www.tallahassee.com
  Bad Economy Means More Zoo Visitors www.google.com
  Red Panda Triplets at North Dakota Zoo www.jamestownsun.com
  “Message” Art at the Schönbrunn Zoo www.guardian.co.uk
  Seneca Park Zoo Website Makeover www.bignews.biz
  Bronx Zoo's High Density Plastic Cooling System news.thomasnet.com
6/23 Endangered Species Permit Application www.epa.gov
  Koala Visits Lowry Park Zoo www.tampabay.com
  Bronx Zoo Rhino Moves to Oklahoma Zoo newsok.com
  Scientists Block Ebola Infection in Lab www.eurekalert.org
  Swine Flu Probably Started in Asia not Mexico www.nytimes.com
  Prarie Dogs Influence Metal Collection in Plants www.eurekalert.org
  Climate Change - Wildlife, Toolkit for Educators www.epa.gov
  Hunters Deplete Cougar and Lion Populations www.upi.com
  Insights on How Climate Will Impact a Species Range www.physorg.com
  'Elephant Odyssey' Links Ancient & Modern www.voanews.com
  Rabbit-Size Elephant Ancestor Found news.nationalgeographic.com
  Barbary Lion Studbook Developed news.bbc.co.uk
  Tsetse Flies Attracted to Lizard Scent www.scidev.net
6/24 Successful Lynx Reintroduction in Colorado www.summitdaily.com
  Whale Culture Diversity an Important Consideration www.wired.com
  Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo www.albawaba.com
  Cancer – A Hidden Threat to Wildlife www.newscientist.com
  The San Diego Zoo’s RITZ www.sdnn.com
  Creating Habitat for the Javan Rhino www.thejakartapost.com
6/25 Philadelphia Elephants Move to Pittsburgh www.pittsburghlive.com
  Birmingham Zoo Gorilla Dies During Procedure www.nbc13.com
  New Species of Bat in Comoros www.earthtimes.org
  “Be a Zookeeper” at the Fort Wayne Zoo www.indianasnewscenter.com
  Malayan Sun Bear Gets Root Canal www.justnews.com
  NC Zoo’s “American Backyard Plants” www.zandavisitor.com
  A Third of All Sharks Threatened with Extinction www.msnbc.msn.com
6/26 Blue Monkey Born at Henry Doorly Zoo www.omaha.com
  LA Zoo’s Beastly Ball Raises $1,226,000 www.zandavisitor.com
  Chester Zoo “Teach-Ins” on “Natural Vision” www.clickliverpool.com
  Elephant Necropsy Will Be Televised in U.K. www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  CITES Increases Elephant Cull in Mozambique allafrica.com
  From Cages to Conservation : American Zoos www.insideout.org
  Virus-Caused Carp Die-off is Spreading www.sbsun.com
  Unifying Biodiversity Databases www.sciencemag.org
6/27 SF Zoo History www.sfexaminer.com
6/28 SF Zoo’s 80th Anniversary Reassessment www.sfgate.com
  Malaysia’s First Insect Zoo malaysia.news.yahoo.com
  San Diego Tourism Slow Start This Summer www.signonsandiego.com
  Fort Worth Zoo Reptile Exhibit Opening Delayed www.star-telegram.com
6/29 Obituary: Jeffery Swanagan, Director Columbus Zoo www.ajc.com
  New Direction for Louisiana Purchase Gardens Zoo www.thenewsstar.com
  Recovery of Pacific Northwest Salmon and Steelhead www.epa.gov
  Great Lakes Gray Wolves Re-Listed www.detnews.com
  Cotton-tops & Penguins Born at Chattanooga Zoo timesfreepress.com
  Protection for U.S. Bred Oryx & Gazelles www.scientificamerican.com
  Permit to Work with Hawksbill Sea Turtles www.epa.gov
  Columbus Zoo Interim Director Chosen www.bizjournals.com
  More on “Closest Human Relative” Controversy www.msnbc.msn.com
6/30 Calgary Zoo Co-op Kid Zone www.calgaryherald.com
  Brookfield Zoo’s 75-year Birthday Celebration abclocal.go.com
  Brookfield Zoo 75-Year History abclocal.go.com
  EU Criticizes 11 Spanish Zoos www.typicallyspanish.com
  Scimitar Oryxes Born at Chapultepec Zoo www.laht.com
  Echo-Location in Humans www.eurekalert.org
  Horned Toad Lizard Status Fight Continues www.pe.com
  California Tiger and Barred Tiger Salamanders Hybridization Study www.nytimes.com
  New Tree Species Named for David Attenborough www.enn.com
  Baby Orangutans Rescued from Taiping Zoo thestar.com

July

Date

Headline

Source
7/1 California Sea Otter Population Falling www.sfgate.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Northern Leopard Frog Status in Western U.S. www.epa.gov
  Mangrove-Dependent Animals Threatened with Extinction www.physorg.com
  Protection Sought for Washington’s Giant Worm www.startribune.com
  4 Malayan Tigers at Cincinnati Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Minnesota Zoo Attendance Up 16% news.moneycentral.msn.com
  Oregon Zoo Sets Attendance Record www.oregonlive.com
  Mummified Dino Yields Skin Molecules www.enn.com
7/2 IUCN Report: 2010 Species Pledge Set to Fail www.physorg.com
  Latest IUCN List Released www.scientificamerican.com
  Amur Tiger Genetic Study news.bbc.co.uk
  Extinct Giant Moa “Reconstructed” www.adelaide.edu.au
  Bronx Zoo Offers Congo Craft-making www.yournabe.com
  San Diego Zoo’s Nighttime Events www.pe.com
7/3 Alabama Zoo Elephant Necropsy Results www.wztv.com
  Two Angolan Colobus Monkeys Move to Atlanta www.zandavisitor.com
  Australia’s Largest Chimpanzee Exhibit www.abc.net.au
  Pygmy Hippo Born at Edinburgh Zoo www.google.com
  Nandankanan Zoo Joins WAZA timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  WNV Impact on California Birds elibrary.unm.edu
7/4 USGS Seminars Zoonotic Diseases www.nwhc.usgs.gov
  Uganda’s Wildlife Education Center www.allafrica.com
  Gorilla Koko Celebrates 38th Birthday www.prweb.com
7/5 Saving India’s Red Crowned Roof Turtle www.indianexpress.com
  West Nile Virus Update www.rimoftheworld.net
  Breeding Southern Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies www.abc.net.au
  30 Chimps Escape from Chester Zoo news.bbc.co.uk
  Wombat Conservation in Queensland www.independent.co.uk
  History of Chatanooga Zoo’s New Carousel www.carouselnews.com
  Babies at LA Zoo www.latimes.com
  Colony Collapse Disorder Report pubwiki.extension.org
  Dangerous Avian Bacterium www.sciencedaily.com
7/6 San Diego Zoo Adopts New Navigation System www.signonsandiego.com
  Bonobo Reintroduction Study www.charlotteobserver.com
  Barbary Macaques Still Loose in Edinburgh Zoo news.bbc.co.uk
  DNA Feather Analysis www.physorg.com
  Prisoners Raise Oregon Spotted Frogs seattletimes.nwsource.com
  Report from Polar Bear Specialist Group www.canadaeast.com
7/7 Australia’s First Baby Elephant at Taronga Zoo www.watoday.com.au
  Proposed Rule on 4 Species of Birds from Colombia & Ecuador www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Sasquatch and Climate Change www.nature.com
  Bluefin Tuna Captive Breeding Progress seattletimes.nwsource.com
  U.S.- Mexico Border Wall Study www.eurekalert.org
  Sea Turtle Gets Prosthetic Flippers news.nationalgeographic.com
  Thailand Zoo Panda On Exhibit news.asiaone.com
  Thailand Zoo Panda Off Exhibit www.bangkokpost.com
  Bicycles Replace Golf Carts at Naples Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  New monkey Discovered in Brazil www.eurekalert.org
  Southern African Bird Census www.birdlife.org
  New Species of Salamander in Georgia www.physorg.com
7/8 Polar Bear Knut Will Stay in Berlin news.bbc.co.uk
  Condor Group Opposes Tejon Development www.biologicaldiversity.org
  Evaluation of Kenya’s National Parks www.physorg.com
  Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  San Diego Zoo Tiger Moves to Charles Paddock Zoo www.atascaderonews.com
  Memphis Zoo Elephant Calf Dies After Stumble www.commercialappeal.com
7/9 Importation of Cheetahs Questioned by Connecticut Atty General www.courant.com
  Zoo Atlanta Raises $40k For Pandas www.ledger-enquirer.com 
  Oakland Zoo’s “Feast for the Beasts” www.examiner.com
  Toledo Zoo Saves Wyoming Toad www.zandavisitor.com
  World’s Oldest Nile Hippo Turns 58 www.courierpress.com
  South Africa’s National Zoo Sponsor’s Cheetah Guard Dog www.zandavisitor.com
  Dieting Primates Live Longer www.nytimes.com
  Humans May Give Swine Flu (H1N1) to Pigs www.eurekalert.org
  Large-Area Biodiversity Theory www.berkeley.edu
  Okapi Born at Denver Zoo www.timesoftheinternet.com
7/10 Permit to Work with Hawaiian Monk Seal www.epa.gov
  G8 Talks End With Little Progress www.npr.org
  Franklin Park Zoo Hosts a Movie Set www.boston.com
  Edinburgh Zoo May Become Smaller news.bbc.co.uk
  Proposal for a 2nd Scottish Zoo www.theherald.co.uk
  Proboscis Monkeys Born Surabaya Zoo english.ntdtv.com
  Aldabra Tortoise to Visit Tulsa Zoo www.tulsaworld.com
  Moisturizing Elephant Skin at Belfast Zoo news.bbc.co.uk
  Cooling Animals at the San Antonio Zoo www.mysanantonio.com
  Evolution of the Turtle Shell www.sciencemag.org
  Saving the Buena Vista Lake Ornate Shrew www.enn.com
7/11 New Singapore Conservation Fund www.straitstimes.com
7/12 Aukland Zoo Bars Cadbury Chocolate www.stuff.co.nz
  Zoo New England Pleads for Funding www.usatoday.com
7/13 Oregon Zoo’s Elephant Car Wash news.bbc.co.uk
  CITES – 15th Meeting Announcement www.epa.gov
  Lawmakers Hope to Restore Zoo New England Cuts www.boston.com
  Portland Zoo Releases Butterflies in Washington www.kgw.com
  Orangutan Escapes from Perth Zoo www.watoday.com.au
  3rd Clouded Leopard Cub at National Zoo dcist.com
  Protection Sought for Palm Springs Scarab Beetle www.enn.com
  Lead Found in Wild-Hatched Condor Chick in Pinnacles thecalifornian.com
  Circus Lawsuit Challenges Elephant Management www.timescall.com
  Virtual Zoo Vacation for Families www.examiner.com
7/14 Dwayne the Shark is Now Tweeting! www.thestar.com
  Reintroduced Chinese Alligators are Breeding www.eurekalert.org
  Breeding the Western Tragopan www.calcuttanews.net
  Why Male and Female Lemurs are the Same Size www.rice.edu
  Petition to List 14 Parrot Species www.epa.gov
  Review of Fort Wayne Zoo’s African Journey www.frostillustrated.com
  US Trade in Amphibians Spreads Disease bio.research.ucsc.edu
  Western Scrub Jay Positive for H5N1 www.danvilleweekly.com
  Thiamine Deficiency Causes Europe Bird Decline www.physorg.com
  Evolution of the Dog’s Bark www.physorg.com
  Kruger Wildlife is Not Safe www.rhinos-irf.org
  Fecal Analysis for H5N1 Surveillance wdin.blogspot.com
  Pangolin Trade Devastates Population www.traffic.org
7/15 Financing Louisville Zoo’s Glacier Run www.bizjournals.com
  Tool Use in Gibbons news.bbc.co.uk
  Fossil Evidence for Asian Origin of Apes www.physorg.com
  Teaching Chimpanzees at Kyoto Zoo search.japantimes.co.jp
  Nematode Responsible for Captive Asian Horned Frog Mortality jvdi.org
  Silverback Dies in Tshiaberimu www.gorillas.org
  Scientists Find Ebola in Pigs www.scidev.net
  Search for Ivory-billed Woodpecker Terminated www.physorg.com
  Camel Reproduction Study www.physorg.com
7/16 Dog Wet Nurse Saves Red Panda Cubs in China www.google.com
  Twin Moose Calves Born at Minnesota Zoo kstp.com
  Zoo Northwest Florida Gets Public Support www.pnj.com
  Contact Lenses for Animals www.redorbit.com
  Removing Invasive Pythons from Florida www.physorg.com
  Fort Worth Zoo’s 100th Birthday www.chron.com
  Saharan Lizard Is a Sand Swimmer www.nytimes.com
7/17 Neon Blue-Tailed Tree Lizard Can Glide www.eurekalert.org
  Wildlife Without Borders--Critically Endangered Animal Program www.epa.gov
  Nutrition Affects Yellowstone Elk Reproduction www.montana.edu
  Experts Report on Biofuels www.sciencemag.org
  USDA Funds TB Serum Bank www.aphis.usda.gov
  America’s Best Bargain Vacations www.forbes.com
  Discovery Playground Opens at San Diego Zoo www.10news.com
  Cow Auction Canceled www.sdnews.com
  Portland Zoo Ships Condors to Peregrine Fund in Idaho www.zandavisitor.com
  Sequencing Neanderthal Mitochondrial DNA www.sciencemag.org
7/18 Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth Born at Philadelphia Zoo www.nj.com
  San Diego Douc Langur Moves to Philadelphia Zoo www.nj.com
  Humbolt Squid Invade San Diego Coast www.signonsandiego.com
7/19 Raising George the Chimpanzee www.knoxnews.com
  Species Survival Plans at the Knoxville Zoo www.knoxnews.com
  How New England’s Zoos Compare www.boston.com
7/20 Jaguar From Belize Sent to Milwaukee www.upi.com
  Proposed Wolf Reintroduction in Scotland www.physorg.com
  Loggerhead Shrike Conservation www.wildbirdmagazine.com
  Experimental Species Move www.cbsnews.com
  National Zookeepers Week July 20-24 www.zandavisitor.com
  New Zealand Brown Teal Rebounds www.times-age.co.nz
  Defining Animal Behavior www.nytimes.com
  Lowry Park Zoo Will Seek Accreditation www2.tbo.com
  Endangered Species Tracking is Inadequate www.summitdaily.com
7/21 Northern Spotted Owl Permit Request www.epa.gov
  LA Zoo Pays USDA Fine www.latimes.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Cleveland Zoo’s Koala Breeding Program www.msnbc.msn.com
  Oregon Zoo Releases Western Pond Turtles www.katu.com
  Atlanta’s “Give So They Stay” Campaign www.ajc.com
  Lonesome George Mates at 90 www.reuters.com
  Cheetah Race at Cincinnati Zoo news.cincinnati.com
  California has 3 Species of Horned Lizard www.eurekalert.org
  Mapping America’s Oldest Trees news.bbc.co.uk
  Building a Den Could Save a Panda www.newscientist.com
7/22 ZSL Opens “Giants of Galapagos” Exhibit www.pr.com
  AIDS-like Syndrome in Gombe Chimps www.eurekalert.org
  Population Synchronicity www.physorg.com
  Petition to List the White-Sided Jackrabbit www.epa.gov
  AfricaAdapt Funds Knowledge Sharing www.scidev.net
  Clapper Rail Release in San Diego Area www.portofsandiego.org
  Wild Bactrian Camel Genetic Study news.bbc.co.uk
7/23 Potter Park Bird Exhibit Reopens www.lansingstatejournal.com 
  Bristol Zoo Garden Breeds Fish “Extinct in Wild” news.bbc.co.uk
  Recent Births at the National Zoo's Conservation & Research Center www.wtop.com
  Croc Disease Study www.sciencealert.com.au
  Long Beak Helps Toucan Keep Cool www.nytimes.com
  Greater Sage Grouse Permit Application www.epa.gov
  Southern California Steelhead Recovery Plan www.epa.gov
7/24 IUCN Criteria Inaccurate for Island Species www.eurekalert.org
  Wind Farms and Bat Collisions www.sciencemag.org
7/25 Zoo Nurtures Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs www.signonsandiego.com
  New Species in an Age of Extinctions www.nytimes.com
  LA Zoo Giraffe Dies from Birth Complications www.latimes.com
  Smart Bears www.nytimes.com
  Baby Panda Born from Frozen Sperm news.bbc.co.uk
7/26 Essay on the History and Future of Zoos www.boston.com
  Indianapolis Zoo Vet Will Lead Mountain Gorilla Project www.zandavisitor.com
  Saving the White-Shouldered Ibis www.eurekalert.org
7/27 Sichuan Earthquake’s Damage Assessment to Panda Habitat www.eurekalert.org
  121 Breeding Tigers in Nepal www.eurekalert.org
  Disease May Change Frog Breeding Habits www.eurekalert.org
  Orangutan Re-introduction On Hold www.independent.co.uk
  Knoxville Zoo’s Hellbender Conservation www.knoxnews.com
  Massachusetts Highway Study to Protect Turtles www.tauntongazette.com
7/28 Mapping the Crocodile Genome www.eurekalert.org
  Update on First Panda from Frozen Sperm www.kolb.com
  Houston Zoo Plans $50 Million African Forest www.chron.com
  Cleveland Zoo Offers Cell Phone Tours www.newsnet5.com
  Extinctions in Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands www.eurekalert.org
  Extinct Rodent Species Re-discovered www.eurekalert.org
7/29 San Diego’s Giant Panda Bai Yun is Pregnant www.sandiego6.com
  Protective Regulations for Killer Whales in the Northwest Region www.epa.gov
  WCS Scientists Discover New Bird Species www.eurekalert.org
  New Zealand Walking Bat www.eurekalert.org
  Possible Listing of the Largetooth Sawfish www.epa.gov
  Dallas Zoo May Be Run by Private Society www.dallasnews.com
7/30 Tony Vecchio’s Plans for Jacksonville Zoo www.jacksonville.com
  Baby Indian Rhino Debuts at Lowry Park Zoo www2.tbo.com
  Omaha Zoo Welcomes Aardvark Calf www.wowt.com
  Hopeful Analysis of  Marine Ecosystems www.sciencemag.org
  White Faced Saki Born at Oregon Zoo www.katu.com
  Calgary Zoo Plans New Penguin Exhibit www.calgaryherald.com
  Rodent Size Linked to Human Population & Climate Change www.eurekalert.org
  Disney Profits Down Last Quarter www.nytimes.com
7/31 San Diego Zoo Criticized for Lending Animals to Las Vegas www.10news.com
  Saving the Venomous Solenodon www.sciencemag.org
  Roadrunner Ecology Study www.eurekalert.org
  How Penguins & Seals Survive Deep Dives www.nsf.gov

August

Date

Headline

Source
8/1 Zoo Poop Research www.newsday.com
  Critics Call for Closure of Pakistan’s Lahore Zoo www.latimes.com
8/2 Black-crowned Night Heron Delays Lincoln Park Project www.chicagotribune.com
  Sequoia Park Zoo is 102 www.times-standard.com
8/3 Family Reunion Contest at the Columbus Zoo www.fastcasual.com
  Endangered Species Act Interpretation Controversy www.redorbit.com
  New Strain of HIV Found in Gorillas news.bbc.co.uk
  Columbus Zoo’s African Forest www.examiner.com
  Translocation and Disease in Laysan Ducks www.sciencedaily.com
  Zoo Reciprocal Memberships blog.oregonlive.com
8/4 Color Intimidation in Finches is Innate www.nature.com 
  San Diego Zoo Institute for Teachers www.signonsandiego.com
  Endangered Kashmir Deer Rebounds www.reuters.com
  European Bison Genetic Bottleneck news.bbc.co.uk
  Important Millenium Report on Future of World www.millennium-project.org
  New Dink Frog Species Discovered news.nationalgeographic.com
  Tejon Ranch Releases Secret Condor Documents ecoworldly.com
  Condor Release Scheduled for September 26 www.freelancenews.com
  One Amur Tiger Cub Remains at Great Plains Zoo www.argusleader.com
  Corroboree Frog Bred in Australia news.nationalgeographic.com
  Koala Scent Gland Study www.publish.csiro.au
8/5 Condor Chick Dies After Ingesting Trash www.mercurynews.com
  Lincoln Park Zoo Breeds Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake www.zandavisitor.com
  Sequential Tool Use By Crows www.physorg.com
  Hyenas Move to Bronx Zoo www.zandavisitor.com 
  Houston Zoo Helps Save Houston Toad www.chron.com
  Elephant Population Control in Swaziland www.stitchkingdom.com
  Bai Yun Gives Birth to 5th Cub www.kpbs.org
  U.S. Army Tortoise Relocation Plan Questioned latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Chytrid Fungus May Suppress Frog’s Immune System www.newswise.com
8/6 Panda Cub Makes Debut on Panda Cam www.signonsandiego.com
  UAE Releases 20 Arabian Oryx in Jordan www.wam.ae
  Komodo Dragon Relocation Plan Criticized www.thejakartapost.com
  Documentary Criticizes Sea World www.modbee.com
  Crowned Crane Chicks Born at Topeka Zoo www.worldzootoday.com
  Slender-billed Vulture Bred in Captivity www.telegraph.co.uk
  New California Theme Park: Environmentaland www.enn.com
  Kansas City Zoo Builds New Polar Bear Exhibit www.zandavisitor.com
  Virginia Zoo Opens New Australia Exhibit www.zandavisitor.com
  Safe Haven for Piping Plover telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com
  St. Louis Zoo Begins New Entrance Construction www.stltoday.com
  Europe’s First Vertical Farm Opens at Paignton Zoo www.jamblemag.com
8/7 USGS Report on Melting Alaska Glaciers www.reuters.com
  Abilene Zoo Breeds Attwater Prairie Chickens www.victoriaadvocate.com
  Reintroduction of the Philippine Crocodile news.bbc.co.uk
  Possible Assisted Migration for California Newts www.scientificamerican.com
  Bantham Zoo to Establish Sun Conure Breeding Colony www.edp24.co.uk
  Vulnerability to Extinction Runs in Families www.sciencemag.org
  Farmers, Warriors, Builders: Smithsonian Ant Exhibit www.mnh.si.edu
8/9 Invasive Lionfish Threatens Bahamas www.npr.org
8/10 Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Project news.mongabay.com
  New Elephant for Brookfield Zoo www.chicagobreakingnews.com
  Fort Worth Zoo Celebrates 100th Birthday www.fwbusinesspress.com
  Custom-Made Shoes for Elephant Foot Problem www.telegraph.co.uk
  Macaw Takes Flight After San Diego Zoo Bird Show www.signonsandiego.com
  Hotel Deals Celebrate Philly Zoo’s 150th Birthday intransit.blogs.nytimes.com
  Binder Park Zoo’s “Corks for Conservation” Wine Tasting www.battlecreekenquirer.com
  London Zoo’s Great Gorilla Run www.explore.co.uk
  Hundreds of New Species in Eastern Himalayas www.worldwildlife.org
  Endangered Species in Appalachia www.nytimes.com
8/11 African Elephant Born at Hogle Zoo www.abc4.com
  Louisville Zoo Breeds Meller’s Ducks www.zandavisitor.com
  Caltech Launches First Standard Graphical Notation for Biology www.eurekalert.org
  Unique Device Controls Ticks that Spread Lyme Disease www.ars.usda.gov
  South African Leopard Conservation Success www.susanblondinc.com
  Role of Climate Change in Chytrid Fungus Infection www.scientificamerican.com
  Animal Planet & AZA Educate Zoo Visitors with Kiosks bx.businessweek.com
8/12 Spotted Hyenas Pass on Social Status izw-berlin.de
  Water Dispensers Save Bighorn Sheep www.pe.com
  USFWS Will List 12 Foreign Species www.fws.gov
  San Diego Union Tribune’s Panda Quiz www.signonsandiego.com
  Mosquitos Threaten Galapagos Species www.guardian.co.uk
  Oregon Zoo Releases Silverspot butterflies www.zandavisitor.com 
  Petitions for Listing Foreign Bird & Invertebrate Species www.epa.gov
  Listing Brazilian Birds Throughout their Range as Endangered www.epa.gov
  Status Review of Humpbacked Whale www.epa.gov
  Dallas Zoo Turned Over to Dallas Zoological Society www.examiner.com
  Importance of Niche Differences in Biodiversity www.eurekalert.org
  Lincoln Park Zoo Releases Piping Plovers www.upi.com
  World’s Oldest Polar Bear Dies at Indianapolis Zoo www.indystar.com
8/13 The London Zoo’s Rare Asian Lion Cubs news.bbc.co.uk
  NOAA’s Shark Survey off U.S. East Coast www.nefsc.noaa.gov
  Mexican Wolf Re-introduction Qustioned www.usnews.com
  Red Panda Quadruplets Born at Denver Zoo www.denverpost.com
  Woodland Park Penguin Dies from Water Sealant www.mynorthwest.com
  Why Flamingos Stand on One Leg www.upi.com
8/14 Imitation Promotes Bonding in Primates www.sciencemag.org
  Atlanta Raises Cash to Keep Pandas www.ajc.com
  Cameron Park’s ‘Asian Forest’ Opens www.wacotrib.com
  ‘Vulture Restaurants’ for an Endangered Species www.time.com
  Qatar Will Host CITES Conference in March www.gulf-times.com
  Genetic Diversity in Wild Tigers www.plosgenetics.org
  Bushmeat Threatens Vietnamese Species www.upi.com
8/15 Proposed Mojave Desert Solar Farm www.nytimes.com
  India’s Central Zoo Authority Issues Breeding Plan www.calcuttanews.net 
8/16 Thai Elephant Gets Prosthetic Leg news.bbc.co.uk
8/17 Hawaiian Water Bird Survey www.kpua.net
  Global Warming Shrinks Size of Some Australian Birds cnews.canoe.ca
  NPR’s Forest Elephant “Wild Sounds” www.npr.org 
  Peregrine Falcons No Longer Endangered www.signonsandiego.com
  Elephants as “Ecosystem Engineers” www.msnbc.msn.com
  Dallas Zoo Interviews Its Visitors www.dallasnews.com
  Lion Population Declines in Kenya www.nytimes.com
  WWF States Giant Panda Extinction Probability www.physorg.com
  Foreign Frogs Accidentally Released on Barrow Island www.news.com.au
  Zoo Northwest Florida Closes www.pnj.com
  Origin of Dog Domestication www.signonsandiego.com
  Bangkok’s Elephant Problem www.bangkokpost.com
  Saving the Sumatran Rhino thestar.com.my
8/18 Sedgwick County Zoo Offers Preschool Classes www.kake.com
  Tiger Salamander Critical Habitat www.epa.gov
  USFWS Finding 29 Midwest and Western Species www.epa.gov
  Cadbury Influenced by Australia Zoo Boycott www.nzherald.co.nz
  WCS Study Used in Managing U.S. Waterways www.eurekalert.org
  USFWS Says 29 More Species May Be Listed dsc.discovery.com
  Florida Panther Population Thinning www.oanow.com
  Zoo Atlanta’s New Avian Propagation Center www.ajc.com
  Plan to Save Guam’s Fadang Tree www.physorg.com
  San Diego State Parks Threatened with Closure www.npr.org
8/19 Right Whales Returning to Tasmanian Waters to Breed www.theadvocate.com.au
  Detroit Zoo’s July Attendance Jumps www.detnews.com
  Saving Brazilian Rainforest www.nature.com
  Zoo Northwest Florida Closes www.pnj.com
  Panda in China Has Twins www.physorg.com
  Tribe Works For Release of Condors in Northern California www.sfgate.com
  Tasmanian Devil Relationship Study www.physorg.com
  USGS Survey of Fresh Water Fish www.doi.gov
  Ashy Storm Petrel Won’t Be Listed www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
8/20 Missouri Bat Survey Finds Endangered Species www.joplinglobe.com
  Function of Sleep www.sciencemag.org
  Denver Zoo Gorilla’s Brief Escape www.thedenverchannel.com
  New Frog Species in Queensland (Kuranda Tree Frog) www.abc.net.au
  Steelhead Recovery Plan Meeting in Carlsbad www.ocregister.com
  Bighorn Sheep Personality Study www.physorg.com
  $1.8 Million Bequest to Santa Barbara Zoo www.noozhawk.com
8/21 Denver Zoo Raises Orphaned Tamarin Twins www.denverpost.com
  SF Zoo Uses earthbath Pet Wipes in Nursery www.prweb.com
  Bushmeat Trade Threatens Madagascar’s Lemurs news.yahoo.com
  UK Birdwatchers Search for 47 “Lost” Species www.telegraph.co.uk
  Polar Bear Fact Sheet Update library.sandiegozoo.org
  San Diego Zoo Fundraiser Supports Andean Bear & South American Conservation sduptownnews.com
8/22 Reintroduction of Pere David’s Deer in China www.channelnewsasia.com
  Indian Rhinoceros Calf at Wild Animal Park www.imperialvalleynews.com
8/23 Oregon Zoo Celebrates Elephant’s First Birthday www.oregonlive.com
  San Diego Zoo Accepts 2 Asian Elephants latimesblogs.latimes.com
  San Diego Zoo’s New Backstage Pass Program www.examiner.com
  Geriatric Medicine At the Philadelphia Zoo www.post-gazette.com
8/24 Poachers Harvest Tiger Parts Inside Indonesian Zoo www.google.com
  Lowry Park Zoo’s Ex-Chief Won’t Be Charged www.tampabay.com
  Addax Born at Brookfield Zoo abclocal.go.com
  Acacia’s Role in African Agriculture www.worldagroforestry.org
  Shark  Behavior Study www.oceanconservationscience.org
  “Google Wave” : A New Science Communication Tool www.nature.com
  USFWS Urged to Stem Bat Extinctions www.biologicaldiversity.org
8/25 Boreal Forests are Threatened www.adelaide.edu.au
  Bat’s Mating Song Decoded www.eurekalert.org
  Genetic Marker for Bee Colony Collapse Disorder www.sciencedaily.com
  Online “Encyclopedia of Life” has 150,000 Species www.physorg.com
  Clouded Leopards at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bangkok www.bangkokpost.com
  New Owl Sanctuary Opens on Isle of Wight www.telegraph.co.uk
  3 Amur Tiger Cubs at Hogle Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  Student Builds Robotics for Oregon Zoo Elephants www.ecnmag.com
  Dearth Rate Spikes for Whooping Crane www.startribune.com
  Wild Pikas are Natural Host for H5N1 Virus www.sciencedaily.com
  Risks of Exterminating Rats from Islands www.mnn.com
  Flying Fox Extinction Threat news.bbc.co.uk
  New Tempe Sea Life Aquarium www.azcentral.com
8/26 Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Petition to List Black-Footed Albatross www.epa.gov
  Bird Flu Adapting to a New Host www.eurekalert.org
  Feeding the National Zoo’s Pandas www.washingtonpost.com
  Global Priority Regions for Carnivore Conservation www.eurekalert.org
  New Database for Predicting Mammal Extinction Factors www.newscientist.com
  Global Warming Warps Food Webs sciencenow.sciencemag.org
  Launch of Amphibian Survival Alliance news.bbc.co.uk
8/27 Critical Habitat for Ambrosia pumila (San Diego Ambrosia) www.epa.gov
  Species Permit for Endangered Abalone www.epa.gov
  DNA Extracted from Linnaeus’ Plant Collection www.eurekalert.org
  Dog Genes Responsible for Coat Types www.nytimes.com
  Investigation of Brazilian Zoo www.guardian.co.uk
  Medical Evaluations for San Diego’s 2 New Elephants www.imperialvalleynews.com
8/29 Toad vs Fungus in Wyoming www.npr.org

September

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9/3 Primate Genome Study genome.annualreviews.org
  Pericardial Effusion in Orangutans www.bioone.org
  Bai Yun's Cub is a Boy www.sdnn.com
 


Saving the Saola from Extinction
September 3, 2009  www.iucn.org

 
9/5 New Ideas for Smithsonian www.google.com
9/6 Sumatran Rhino at Cincinatti Zoo Dies www.google.com
9/7 Arakan Turtle Rediscovered in Myanmar www.physorg.com
  South America's Spectacle Bear www.signonsandiego.com
  Twycross Zoo’s Chimp Genetic Study www.physorg.com
9/8 Calabasas Wildlife Center Gets Grant latimesblogs.latimes.com
  San Diego Zoo’s Celebration for the Critters www.cbs8.com
9/9 Drought & Poaching Threaten Kenya’s Elephants www.msnbc.msn.com
  Colorado State University to Study Chronic Wasting Disease denver.bizjournals.com
  Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission www.nytimes.com
  Fanged Frogs & Giant Rats in Papua New Guinea www.guardian.co.uk
  Petition to List the Eastern Population of the Gopher Tortoise www.epa.gov
9/10 Birds Versus Wind Turbines www.examiner.com
  WCS Study of Road Building in Ecuador National Park www.eurekalert.org
  Petition to List the Amargosa Toad www.epa.gov
9/11 Southern California Steelhead Recovery Plan www.epa.gov
  Uganda Plans Online Gorilla Tracking www.nytimes.com
  Plan to Amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan of 1980 www.epa.gov  
  Permit to Take American Bald Eagles www.epa.gov
  Enamel Study Supports Darwin’s Theory www.plos.com
  Global Amphibian Extinction Risk Assessment www.mdpi.com
9/13 AZA Annual Conference www.zandavisitor.com
9/14 Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western US with Critical Habitat www.epa.gov
  Listing the Chatham Petrel, Fiji Petrel, and Magenta Petrel as Endangered www.epa.gov
  Carnivorous Plant Study www.eurekalert.org
  Great White Shark Ancestry Determined www.nytimes.com 
  New Barcoding Technique for Endangered Turtles www.eurekalert.org
  Cincinnati Cheetah Sets Speed Record latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Sea Turtle Conservation www.epa.gov
  History of the San Diego Zoo & Heart Research www.the-aps.org
9/15 Sierra Nevada Birds Follow Climate Shift www.eurekalert.org
  WWF Guide to Climate Change www.panda.org
  Maori Man-Eating Bird Legend blogs.nature.com
  Famous Gorilla Titus Dies in Rwanda www.physorg.com
  Mediterranean Mammals Endangered www.physorg.com
  Bronx Zoo's Loggerhead Shrike Exhibit www.mongabay.com
  Barcodes Produced to Curtail Bushmeat Trade www.physorg.com
  Phoenix Zoo Releases Captive-bred Chiricahua Leopard Frogs www.azcentral.com
  Large Scale Gorilla Poaching in Congo news.bbc.co.uk
9/16 Mobile Phone App for Biologists news.bbc.co.uk
  Taipei Zoo's Tortoise Conservation Program www.etaiwannews.com
  Mobile Phone Software for Ecologists news.bbc.co.uk
  Arctic Geese Skip Migration dsc.discovery.com
  Protections Gray Wolf in the Western Great Lakes www.epa.gov
9/17 39 year old Chimp Dies at Oregon Zoo www.oregonlive.com
  Spain’s Lynx Re-introduction Plan www.physorg.com
  Tiger at Zoo in Binh Duong Province Kills Worker www.thanhniennews.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  California's Condor Exhibits www.santamariatimes.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
  Japanese White-Eyes Threaten Hawaiian Native Songbirds www.eurekalert.org  
  Biomimicry of Insect Flight www.eurekalert.org
9/18 Cincinnati Fishing Cat Cubs Go On Exhibit content.usatoday.com
  Mexican Navy Protects Olive Ridley Turtles news.nationalgeographic.com
  Biodiversity Policy Challenges www.sciencemag.org
  Vaccine Sought as Cure for Euthanasia www.sciencemag.org
9/21 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish www.epa.gov
  Working Dogs for Conservation news.mongabay.com
  Koala Disease Epidemic www.news.com.qu
  MRSA and Pets www.nytimes.com
  Study of Birds with Silver Wings news.bbc.co.uk
9/22 Protection for Yellowstone Grizzlies www.nytimes.com
  Central American Frog Extinction Study news-info.wustl.edu
  New Species of Ghostshark from S. California and Baja www.eurekalert.org
  Giant Sable Antelope Breeding Program www.physorg.com
  Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo Dies From Fall at Lincoln Children’s Zoo journalstar.com
  Zoo-Raised Houston Toads Released www.upi.com  
  Public Invitation to View Condor Release www.nationalparkstraveler.com
  Diamondback Terrapin Conservation www.physorg.com
9/23 Lincoln Park Zoo Receives AZA Award www.chicagotribune.com
  Bolson Tortoises Born in New Mexico  
  Quarantine Delays Arrival of Pandas at Adelaide Zoo www.chinaview.cn
  Baby Asian Elephant Introduced at Rio Grande Zoo www.krqe.com
  Halloween at the Bronx Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  North Carolina Zoo’s Geyser Exhibit www.zandavisitor.com
  Salisbury Zoo Awarded AZA Accreditation www.delmarvanow.com
  Aquarium of the Pacific Honored www.zandavisitor.com
  BBC’s New “Wildlife Finder” www.guardian.co.uk
9/24 Female Monarch Butterflies in Decline in Eastern N.A. www.physorg.com
  Lawsuit to Block LA Zoo’s Pachyderm Forest latimesblogs.latimes.com
  Birmingham Zoo is Accredited www.wbng.com
  Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Gorilla Has Ear Surgery www.denverpost.com
  Moorpark College Responds to Fire Threat www.latimes.com
  Toronto Zoo’s Panda Plan www.theglobeandmail.com
  Slender Loris Born at ZSL www.prlog.org
  North Carolina Zoo’s New Wetlands Exhibit www.zandavisitor.com
  Whale / Dolphin Evolution www.eurekalert.org
  Monarch Butterfly Migration Analysis www.physorg.com
  Sanctuaries for Cao Vit Gibbon and Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey www.independent.co.uk
  Saving the South Australian Warru news.nationalgeographic.com
  Detroit Zoo Wins AZA Conservation Award wwwzandavisitor.com
  Possible Listing of Gopher Tortoise www.chieflandcitizen.com
  New Gibbon Exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo www.nj.com
  Responding to White Nose Syndrome www.enn.com
  San Diego Zoo Aids Desert Tortoises www.10news.com
  IUCN Analysis of Pacific Islands www.iucn.org
9/25 Global System Needed to Respond to Zoonotic Diseases www.nationalacademies.org
  Baby Orangutan at Erie Zoo www.philly.com
  Palau Creates Shark Sanctuary news.bbc.co.uk
  San Diego Zoo’s Desert Tortoise Conservation Center www.lasvegassun.com
  Camp Pendleton Environmental Impact Statement www.epa.gov
  Endangered Species Permit Application www.epa.gov
  Audubon Nature Institute Wins AZA Bean Award www.zandavisitor.com
  163 New Species in Mekong River www.nytimes.com
  Endangered Species Permit Applications www.epa.gov
9/26 Keith O'Brien: Modern Zoo Identity Crisis www.dallasnews.com
9/27 Transient Climbs into SF Zoo Bear Cage www.mercurynews.com
  Male Brown Bear Kills Mate at German Zoo www.google.com
9/28 Zoo, Wild Animal Park Free for Kids 11 and Under www.signonsandiego.com
  Sustainable Hydroponics at Paignton Zoo www.zandavisitor.com
  AZA Award for Zoological Society of Milwaukee www.wauwatosanow.com
  DNA Anaysis of Anegada Iguana www.wiley.com
  Hyenas Better Than Primates at Cooperative Problem Solving www.eurekalert.org
  Australian Researchers Discover 850 Underground Species www.physorg.com
  Reducing Wind Turbine-Caused Bat Deaths www.physorg.com
  Lemur Crisis in Madagscar www.heraldtribune.com
  Status Review for Humpback Whales www.sfgate.com 
  Washington State Establishes Invasive Species Hotline www.columbian.com
9/29 Possible Revision of Critical Habitat for Florida Manatee www.epa.gov
  Important New Climate Simulation Tool www.nature.com
  Endangered Species Permits Issued www.epa.gov
  New Australian Study of Endangered Animals www.physorg.com
  IMLS Grant to Improve Captive Breeding Programs finance.yahoo.com
  Toddler Injured by Lynx at Little River Zoo, OK www.google.com
  Chinese Paddlefish Is a Giant on the Verge of Extinction bbc.co.uk
  Binghamton Zoo Resents the Comparison With Local Basketball Team msnbc.msn.com
  New England Whale Watching Does Not Impact Calf Survival Rates doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.07.018
  Wildlife Habitat Modeling of Birds With Lasers (LiDAR) www.physorg.com
  Cheetah Biomimicry Possibility news.nationalgeographic.com
9/30 Hope for Ganges River Dolphin www.timesonline.co.uk
  Belgrade Zoo Kangaroos Killed in Vandalism Attack www.google.com
  Houston Zoo Partners with Comcast Cable bizjournals.com
  Detroit Zoo’s Lemur Twins Have Names www.freep.com
  Heavy Hunting of Cougar Populations Increases Overall Mortality conservationmagazine.org
  Buenos Aires Zoo Crowned Eagle Reintroduction www.google.com
  DNA Analysis Finds Japanese Whale Meat From Protected Stocks www.newscientist.com
  National Zoo Hippo Moves to Milwaukee www.washingtonpost.com
  Three Seal Species Under NOAA Consideration for Endangered Species Protection www.redorbit.com
  New Oregon Zoo Exhibit Showcases Native Plant Gardens www.oregonlive.com
  Howler Monkeys Exhibit Non-Vegetarian Behavior bbc.co.uk
  DNA Evidence of Small Mammals Supports New Theory of Human Settlement in UK bbc.co.uk
  Chinese Paddlefish Near Extinction www.nytimes.com
  Lion Encounters Are Not ‘Conservation’ www.huffingtonpost.com
  Mineral Absorption in Black Rhino Compared with Horse www.eznc.org
  Disease and Dynamics of Food Webs

 www.plosbiology.org

October

Date

Headline

Source
10/1 Komodo Dragons Originally Evolved in Australia www.plosone.org
  After 75 Years, Brookfield Zoo’s Cookie the Cockatoo Gets a Break www.chicagotribune.com
  Parakeet Shooting Without a License Gets the Green Light in UK www.telegraph.co.uk
  Study Finds Link Between Brain Size and Monkey Grooming Practices www.physorg.com
  ‘Ardi’ Sheds Light on Human Evolution sciencemag.org
  CA Delta Pumping Cutbacks for Endangered Species To Be Reviewed www.hanfordsentinel.com
  Nature Conservancy & US Army Partner to Protect Endangered Birds www.mysanantonio.com
  Uganda Uses Web 2.0 Technology for Gorilla Conservation www.nydailynews.com
  Loss of top predators causing surge in smaller predators, ecosystem collapse www.eurekalert.org
  Re-examining Darwin’s thoughts on species www.physorg.com
  Baby Pudu Born at the Detroit Zoo www.clickondetroit.com
  Cincinatti Zoo Monitors Gorilla Facial Tumor www.wlwt.com
  Oakland Zoo Baboons Move Into New Panda Exhibit www.insidebayarea.com
  U.K. Honey Bee Study news.bbc.co.uk
  Buenos Aires Zoo Releases Crowned Eagles english.ntdtv.com
  Brookfield Zoo Cockatoo Retires www.chicagotribune.com
10/2 Video of Przewalski’s Horse Born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo www.zooborns.com
  Orangutan Birth at Philadelphia Zoo www.myfoxphilly.com
  Wildlife Disease Photo Galleries wdin.blogspot.com
  ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s Asian Elephant Calf Video www.zooborns.com
  26 Countries Formally Condemn Icelandic Whale Hunt www.telegraph.co.uk
  Livestock Grazing Helps Native Plant Recovery from Fires www.sciencedaily.com
  Teton Trek Exhibit With 3 Grizzlies Opens at Memphis Zoo www.wreg.com
  Tracking Green Sea Turtle Migration dailyuw.com
  African Cattle To Be Vaccinated Against East Coast Fever www.eurekalert.org
  Toxic Snow Takes Toll on Tadpoles www.usgs.gov
  Ardipithecus – Last Common Ancestor with African Apes www.sciencemag.org
10/3 Sumatran Orangutan Born at Philadelphia Zoo www.philly.com
  Cataract Surgery for Metrozoo Gorilla www.miamiherald.com
  Behavioral Ecology - Winged warnings www.nature.com
  Great Ape Trust May Move Some Operations to Blank Park Zoo www.chicagotribune.com
10/4 Ecuadorean Immigrants Expelled from Galapagos www.nytimes.com
  Solar Power for Wildlife Research www.sfgate.com
10/5 Faculty of 1000 Supports Animal Research www.eurekalert.org
  Calgary Zoo Tiger Mauling www.edmontonsun.com
  New Vet Hospital for Roger Williams Zoo www.andavisitor.com
  International Zoo Leaders Convene in St. Louis www.stltoday.com