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News Archives - January 2011 through April 30, 2012
Zoo Animals in the News A Psychologist Goes to the Zoo Scientific American - April 7, 2012 Denver Zoo Test-Drives Elephant-Poop-Powered Vehicle Grist - April 4, 2012 Dogs and Cheetahs Living Together at the San Diego Zoo Cesar's Way - April 3, 2012 Two Male Gorillas at the National Zoo Become First Participants of Gorilla Heart Health WUSA9 - April 3, 2012 Detroit Zoo Gorillas Have Big Hearts WXYZ Detriot - April 2, 2012 Gorilla Loose at Buffalo Zoo; Contained Within Facility Buffalo News - March 20, 2012 Endangered African Black-Footed Cat Born in New Orleans Huffington Post - March 18, 2012 Surabaya Zoo Giraffe Death Brings Indonesia Animal Abuse to Light Huffington Post - March 16, 2012 At the Bronx Zoo, What the 111-Year Old Monkey House Accommodated and Why It Needed to Change New York Times - March 14, 2012 Bronx Zoo Monkey House Ends 111-Year Run New York Times - March 5, 2012 Gorilla Loose at Kansas City Zoo Fox4KC - February 21, 2012 Devoted Denver Zookeeper Enlists Team of Doctors to Save Orangutan's Life Denver Post - February 10, 2012 Zoo Gives Monkeys Red Wine to Ward Off Colds Herald Sun Australia - February 4, 2012 Dolphins Learn to Speak in Whale Songs Practical Fishkeeping - February 2, 2012 Orangutan at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo the First in U.S. to Get Contraceptive Implant Cleveland.com - January 28, 2012 Apps for Apes: Engaging Orangutans with iPads Scientific American - January 14, 2012 Perlis Primate Park a 'Nightmare' Free Malaysia Today - January 9, 2012 Orangutans Locked Up in Tiny Cages in Malaysian Zoo The Mirror - January 5, 2012 Squirrel Monkey Stolen from San Francisco Zoo is Found Safe CNN - January 1, 2012 Click Here to View/Hide 2011 Zoos News Despite the Scars of Battle, Tripoli Zoo's Wildlife Begins to Recover International Fund for Animal Welfare - December 21, 2011 International Orangutan Center Will Be One of a Kind Indy Star - December 9, 2011 Monkeys at English Wildlife Park Use Touch Screens in Study BBC - December 8, 2011 The Science and Heartbreak of Zoo Romance BBC Magazine - December 6, 2011 Zebras Escape from Petting Zoo and Roam Around Town in Leesburg, VA Huffington Post - December 1, 2011 9-Day Old Gorilla Dies at Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago Tribune - November 30, 2011 Sumatran Tiger Cubs Make Debut at Chester Zoo Huffington Post - November 26, 2011 Gorilla Born at Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago Tribune - November 25, 2011 Neglect Cry Over Chimp Death Telegraph India - November 23, 2011 Fears for Zookeepers After TB Spreads from Elephant to Chimp at Taronga Zoo, Australia Sydney Morning Herald - November 21, 2011 Birth of Bronx Zoo's Mbura Overcomes Okapi Odds New York Times - November 9, 2011 Spider Monkey Escapes at Dallas Zoo My Fox DFW News - November 8, 2011 Baby Goeldi's Monkey born at Vancouver Aquarium CBC Canada - November 2, 2011 Newborn Titi Monkey Welcomed at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago Chicago Tribune - November 1, 2011 Chimpanzee Escapes Her Enclosure at Dallas Zoo Star-Telegram - October 28, 2011 Monkey Escape Prompts Calls For Tighter Regulations - San Antonio, TX My San Antonio - October 26, 2011 Ginger, Sacramento Zoo's Beloved Orangutan, Dies at Age 56 Sacramento Bee - October 22, 2011 Greedy Gorilla Bogarts Carrots Intended for Family Discovery News - October 21, 2011 San Diego Safari Park Gorilla Dies San Diego Union Tribune - October 18, 2011 Perth Zoo: Sumatran Orang-utan to be Released into Wild Sydney Morning Herald - October 15, 2011 Zoos Seek Causes of Heart Disease in Captive Apes Cincinnati News - October 13, 2011 Aging and Ill Animals Bring Tough Choices to Zoos Live Science - October 5, 2011 Could We See An End to Performing Whales? Practical Fishkeeping - September 28, 2011 Beluga Dies at Ontario Aquarium - video CBC - September 18, 2011 No More Cigarettes for Smoking Malaysian Orangutan Verizon News - September 14, 2011 Elephant at Washington, DC Zoo Wows Researchers - Video Huffington Post - September 11, 2011 Tiger Kills Mate in Surprising Attack at El Paso Zoo Huffington Post - September 11, 2011 Zoo to Breed Chimpanzees Despite Cruelty Warning Independent - September 6, 2011 Orangutans Go Ape Over iPad Apps JSOnline - September 6, 2011 Orangutans Use iPads for Zoo to Zoo Contact Discovery News - September 1, 2011 North Carolina Zoo Loses Male Chimp NC Zoo - August 29, 2011 National Zoo Animals React to August 24 Earthquake National Zoo - August 26, 2011 Chester Zoo Team to Build Orangutan Bridges in Malaysian Borneo BBC - August 23, 2011 Orangutan at Japanese Zoo Cools Herself with Towel - Video Huffington Post - August 21, 2011 iPads as enrichment for captive orangutans? Kotaku - August 16, 2011 Zoo Electrified by Elephant-Poo Discovery News - October 14, 2011 Zoo Orangutans Observed Smoking Given Plastic Bags to Play With The Mirror - August 6, 2011 Hogle Zoo's Male Orangutan Undergoes 2nd Surgery for Breast Cancer Deseret News - July 27, 2011 Orangutan Twins Born at Hong Kong Zoo - photos Mail Online - July 14, 2011 Gorilla Inconsolable After Death of Her Lifelong Mate Treehugger - March 6, 2011/ posted March 8, 2011 Zoo Gorillas Go Heart-Healthy with New Diet Animal News: Animal Planet - February 23,2011 Back to Top	More News by Category: Exotic Animal Black Market General Animal-Related and Environmental News International Pets and Domesticated Animals Primate News - General Research Sanctuaries United States Zoos Back to Current Headlines Donations can be mailed or conveniently made online. Your generous support makes our work possible. 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