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Tiny pump means pain relief for big cats
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Veterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo and the University of Tennessee have found a solution to the challenge of providing effective pain relief to some of their most difficult patients: ...
Swine flu joins list of animal diseases that affect people
Apr 29, 2009 |
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The swine flu virus that is smoldering in this country and triggering a full-blown outbreak in Mexico is one of a growing number of animal pathogens to jump the species barrier -- and may be the microbe that jumpstarts the ...
A happy new year for penguins
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Dec 31, 2008 |
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The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that its efforts to protect a wildlife-rich coastal region in South America have paid off in the form of a new coastal marine park recently ...
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Endangered gopher frogs bred in zoo
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Apr 08, 2008 |
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Tennessee's Memphis Zoo says it has successful started the first captive breeding program for endangered Mississippi gopher frogs.
Australian zoo evacuated after orangutan escape
May 10, 2009 |
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An Australian zoo was evacuated Sunday when an orangutan escaped after using a branch to scale an electric fence around her enclosure, zoo officials said.
Zoo polar bear cubs left to nature's fate
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Jan 06, 2008 |
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Three polar bear cubs at a German zoo were at risk of starvation after being rejected by their mother.
Relocation of endangered Chinese turtle may save species
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May 21, 2008 |
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There are only four specimens of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle left on Earth—one in the wild and three in captivity. In order to save this species from extinction, conservation partners from the Wildlife ...
SD Zoo's online Panda Cam crashes due to overload
Aug 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The San Diego Zoo's pandas have become such cyber-stars that their Panda Cam got caught in a popularity crunch.
Reintroduced Chinese alligators now multiplying in the wild in China
Jul 14, 2009 |
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The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that critically endangered alligators in China have a new chance for survival. The WCS's Bronx Zoo, in partnership with two other North American parks and ...
Gorilla gets MRI at Bronx Zoo
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Talk about house calls! The Wildlife Conservation Society thanks The Brain Tumor Foundation and its "Road To Early Detection" campaign for their assistance in performing a brain scan on a gorilla at the Bronx Zoo.
Accident kills giraffe at Ill. zoo
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Jan 21, 2008 |
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Dusti, an 11-year-old male giraffe, was found dead at the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago, after his neck got caught in a rope.
Bison can thrive again, study says
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Apr 29, 2008 |
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Bison can repopulate large areas from Alaska to Mexico over the next 100 years provided a series of conservation and restoration measures are taken, according to continental assessment of this iconic species ...
Dutch zoo breeds own jellyfish
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Sep 29, 2007 |
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Marine biologists at a Dutch zoo say they have succeeded in the difficult task of breeding jellyfish in captivity.
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