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World's oldest polar bear dies at Assiniboine Park Zoo  -  Nov 19, 2008
NEWS.com.auBy Michel Comte in Ottawa. THE world's oldest polar bear, orphaned as a cub in the cold Russian north and raised in captivity, has died after thrilling ...

Sunday Special: Brand-new zoo  -  Jul 20, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressFounded in 1904, the Assiniboine Park Zoo features many enclosures and exhibits that ... The plan for a brand-new Assiniboine Park Zoo involves a lot more ...

Winnipeg zoo's polar bear, world's oldest, dying: officials  -  Aug 1, 2008
CBC.caDebby celebrates her 40th birthday in her enclosure in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo in December 2006. (CBC)The Assiniboine Park Zoo's polar bear Debby, ...

Sichuan takin has zoo visitors takin' another look  -  Dec 27, 2006
CBC.caQuinton, a male Sichuan takin at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, should welcome a female breeding partner next year. The 295-kilogram animal, ...

Boost Assiniboine Park cash, city told  -  Jun 20, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressA white-handed gibbon suns herself in Assiniboine Park Zoo, the oldest zoo ... The Assiniboine Park Zoo is now the oldest zoo in Canada still operating at ...

… - WORLD'S OLDEST GREY GIBBON DIED IN ASSINIBOINE PARK ZOO  -  Dec 8, 2007
$2.95 - Grand Forks Herald - NewsBankAssiniboine Park Zoo ape Bobby-Jean died Tuesday at age 50 after spending all but ... Assiniboine Park Zoo also has proven adept at breeding snow leopards, ...

World's oldest polar bear dies in Winnipeg zoo at 42  -  Dec 9, 2009
Canada.comOfficials with the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg announced in a statement Monday evening that Debby the polar bear was euthanized earlier in the day, ...

… handout photo courtesy of the Assiniboine Park Zoo... | Article...  -  Nov 18, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchThis undated handout photo courtesy of the Assiniboine Park Zoo... ... find Getty Images articles. HO Getty Images 11-18-2008 This undated handout photo ...

Polar bears' return buoyed by provincial cash  -  Dec 3, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressThe Assiniboine Park Zoo has been without a polar bear since Debby died last year at age 42. WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government announced a $31-million ...

Province to donate statue of polar bear to zoo  -  Apr 13, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressAssiniboine Park Zoo is getting a new polar bear, but don't expect this one to do much in the way of... well, anything. The province of Manitoba wants to ...

Zookeepers treat ailing Winnipeg polar bear to cupcakes, chocolate  -  Sep 12, 2008
CBC.caDebby in her enclosure in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo in December 2006, during celebrations of her 40th birthday. (CBC)Zookeepers feared the worst for ...

Bear Debby leaves a hole  -  Jan 24, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressRiley Sawka and Kylie Newman check out a statue of Debby Thursday at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. Debby died in 2008 as the oldest polar bear in captivity. ...

Canadian human landscape examples: naturally cultural: the zoo as …  -  Jun 22, 2006
$4.95 - Canadian Geographer - ECNextThe Assiniboine Park Zoo opened in 1904 and, similar to numerous other zoos ... Quite characteristically for North American zoos, Assiniboine Park Zoo was ...

Article: Lincoln Park Zoo Investigated After Series Of Animal Deaths ...  -  May 16, 2005
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Zoos offer great location for family bonding  -  Dec 21, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressOur research, conducted at Assiniboine Park Zoo as well as larger national ... We know zoos such as the Assiniboine Park Zoo are places of value because of ...

Zoo woo wows zebra zealot  -  Dec 13, 2009
TheChronicleHerald.caFor Kayla Proteau, it describes how she ended up standing in the zebra pen at Assiniboine Park Zoo with her boyfriend David Wall on one knee. ...

Beloved polar bear at Winnipeg zoo euthanized after organ failure  -  Oct 18, 2006
Truro Daily NewsWINNIPEG — A beloved polar bear billed by the Assiniboine Park Zoo as the oldest in the world has died at the age of 42. Zoo officials announced Monday ...

Oldest Polar Bear Dies a Month Shy of 42nd Birthday  -  Nov 25, 2009
FOXNewsDebby, the world's oldest polar bear, at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada, who died at the age of 41. WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Debby, the world's ...

Fast cats at zoo  -  Jul 4, 2006
Canoe.ca - Canoe.caThe Assiniboine Park Zoo is showing off a young pair of Cheetah for the first time today. Shomari and his mate Mandisa are on loan from a South African zoo. ...

Boo-rific time for survivors  -  Oct 24, 2007
Canoe.ca - Canoe.caThis also happens to be the largest fundraiser of the year for the Zoological Society of Manitoba, and thereby the Assiniboine Park Zoo, so it's very worth ...

Rare white bison at Calgary zoo  -  Dec 8, 2008
Calgary CTVBlizzard, the white bison, is on loan to the Calgary zoo from the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg for the next five months. ...

It's such a boo-tiful thing  -  Dec 18, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressLeanne White took her eight-month-old son Lucas to his first Boo at the Zoo at the Assiniboine Park Zoo Thursday. It was the first night of the annual ...

All fingers crossed for baby 'roo  -  Dec 21, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressStaff at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg are hopping to keep a baby red kangaroo alive after it was expelled from its mother's pouch. ...

Drama never cools in Tropical House  -  Dec 27, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressCA A lemur enjoys some holiday raisins at Assiniboine Park Zoo on Christmas Eve. Socialization among the animals is key, due to the indoor environment. ...

Arsonist sets small fires near zoo, duck pond  -  Jan 7, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressOn Saturday, wooded areas east of the Assiniboine Park Zoo parking lot were found on fire by passersby traversing the informal pathways known as monkey ...

Male camel is finally showing interest in female  -  Feb 21, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Daily Mercury - ProQuest ArchiverPerry was brought to the Alberta zoo in December in the hope she would breed with Kleaver. Camels at Assiniboine Park Zoo have not bred in years. ...

Big cat spotted near Winnipeg Zoo  -  Mar 17, 2008
CBC.caWinnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo closed its doors noon Monday so zookeepers could investigate reports they might have one extra-big cat on the prowl. ...

Old panda digs will showcase Asian lions  -  Jan 7, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressThe Assiniboine Park Zoo is hoping to swap India some macaques for an Asian lion couple. Nearly one-third of the cost of the $1-million panda enclosure ...

CJOB 68: Manitoba's Information Superstation CJOB 68: Manitoba's …  -  May 15, 2009
CJOBVeterinarians at Assiniboine Park Zoo have been busy lately trying to keep a baby kangaroo alive. The four month old Red Kangaroo - which weighs just 560 ...

This undated handout photo courtesy of the City of Winnipeg shows......  -  Nov 18, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchIt is with great sadness that Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo must advise that Debby the polar bear -- one of the world's most-famous and loved bears -- was ...

The conversion of St. Paul  -  Jan 25, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressSt. Paul is very pedestrian-friendly and features many downtown parks and street malls, such as this one. THOMPSON submachine-gun bullet holes pock mark the ...

Freebie festivities for Winnipeg families  -  Jan 24, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressWinnipeg families will again be able to visit the Assiniboine Park Zoo for free on July 1 with the city covering the cost of admission as part of the ...

What's open, what's closed in Winnipeg  -  Jan 27, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressAssiniboine Park Zoo: Open 9 am to 6 pm throughout the long weekend. Assiniboine Park Conservatory: Open 9 am to 4:30 pm Saturday, 9 am to 8 pm Sunday and ...

Winnipeg entertainment guide  -  Mar 4, 2007
CANOEAssiniboine Park Zoo: Where the real animals come out to play. Unless it's -40 C, in which case, who can blame 'em? 46. Comic Billy Jaye on Freq 107: The ...

What's open on Thanksgiving Day  -  Jan 18, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressAssiniboine Park Zoo: Open 10 am to 4 pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Assiniboine Park Conservatory: Open 9 am to 4:30 pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday. ...

Activists want better life for polar bear at Winnipeg zoo  -  Oct 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverAnimal rights critics are saying 30-year-old [Debbie], reputedly the world's oldest living polar bear in captivity, is another example of polar bear ...

Park makeover takes first steps  -  Oct 8, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressOver the next 10 years, the conservancy hopes to raise $180 million to build a new conservatory, give dilapidated Assiniboine Park Zoo a complete facelift ...

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Verdens ældste isbjørn er død  -  Nov 18, 2008
TV 2|DANMARKVerdens ældste isbjørn Debby fra Assiniboine Park Zoo i Canada er død i en ... Debby ankom til Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo fra det russiske Arktis, ...

Eagle makes voice heard  -  Feb 1, 2008
Canoe.ca - Canoe.caWith an eagle call heard 'round the world, Assiniboine Park Zoo is spreading its wings as a player in important international research. ...

Schoolkids raise 'Toonies for Tomar' to help dying tiger  -  Jan 19, 2007
CBC.caTomar was just five months old when he arrived at the zoo in May 1989 from Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, where he was born. ...

A murit cel mai bătrân urs polar  -  Nov 19, 2008
Evenimentul ZileiA ajuns la Assiniboine Park Zoo, din Canada, în septembrie 1967, după ce fusese salvată de un grup de cercetători care au constatat că puiul fusese ...

Better than tax raise  -  Nov 24, 2009
Winnipeg SunIt was proposed as far back as 1997 in the Reshaping our Civic Government report which recommended corporate sponsorships for the Assiniboine Park Zoo. ...

10 reasons to travel . . . in June  -  May 28, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverAssiniboine Park Zoo (to see the real thing at one of the world's best primate collections) and IMAX Theatre (for a trip deep into Gombe National Park, ...

Baby Xander's change of heart  -  Feb 18, 2006
Globe and Mail...but it didn't seem like a huge thing at that point," said Ms. Martens, 30, a zookeeper who works at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo. ...

Canada Day: what's open, what's not  -  Jul 1, 2009
Winnipeg SunAdmission to Assiniboine Park Zoo is free for Mayor's Family Day. The attraction is open 9 am to 7:30 pm. - A number of wading pools are open Canada Day, ...

Polar bear in 'Peg the oldest  -  Aug 11, 2007
CANOEForty-year-old Debby, who has called the Assiniboine Park Zoo home since 1967, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest living polar bear ...

Meerkat draws attention of children in London zoo  -  Mar 30, 2009
News International - The News InternationalA reality show at Assiniboine Park Zoo has produced a positive mix. Not unlike Survivor or Big Brother, where strangers are forced to co-exist in tight ...

Meerkat matches leave zoo hoping for spring meerkittens  -  Jan 7, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressThe Assiniboine Park Zoo says its colony of slender-tailed meerkats has finally bonded and there could be meerkittens later this spring. ...

World´s oldest polar bear dies at 42 in Canada  -  Nov 21, 2008
央视国际She was euthanized Monday after suffering multiple strokes and organ failure, officials at Winnipeg, Manitoba's Assiniboine Park Zoo said Tuesday. ...

Leopards in love may have lesson for us, zookeepers say  -  Feb 25, 2006
Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverA snow leopard at Assiniboine Park Zoo may have uncovered the secret to living a long, happy life. Zoo officials say 19-year-old Dimetri has nearly doubled ...

ANIMAL SPOTTING  -  Aug 8, 2005
Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverWhere spotted: Practising his roar at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg. And the baby weighs . . . : At just over three months, the cub and its sibling ...

Zoo opens to allow goodbye to dying tiger  -  Jan 12, 2007
Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverTomar, who was born in 1988 at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, is from a captive breeding population. Dougan said the tiger won countless fans with ...

Zomrela najstarÅ¡ia ľadová medvedica na svete  -  Nov 19, 2008
24hod.skGordon Glover, koordinátor Manitoba's Assiniboine Park Zoo, v utorok ... BRATISLAVA 19. novembra (WEBNOVINY) - Najstaršia medvedica ľadová na svete, ...

Partridge, pear tree leave carbon print  -  Nov 27, 2007
Canada.comHe shopped within Manitoba for eight cows for the maids to milk, the pear tree and the six geese-a-laying, acquiring them from the Assiniboine Park Zoo in ...

Obamas see new digs  -  Nov 19, 2008
Seattle TimesDebby, the world's oldest polar bear, has died at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was 42. Malia and Sasha Obama got a tour of their new ...

From lifesaver to bird litter: Manitoba's used sandbags headed for...  -  Jan 16, 2010
Winnipeg Free PressBob Wrigley, curator of Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, said the zoo wants as many used bags as possible. Every year, he said, the attraction goes through ...

ZOO OWLS DIE OF WEST NILE  -  Aug 7, 2005
$2.95 - Grand Forks Herald - NewsBankThe three at the Assiniboine Park Zoo died of the virus within a week in mid-July, said zoo veterinarian Dr. Gordon Glover. ...

Zoo staff nurse joey  -  May 16, 2009
Winnipeg SunThe four-month-old joey -- the term for a baby kangaroo -- was ejected from her mother's pouch inside her enclosure at the Assiniboine Park Zoo more than a ...

World's oldest polar bear dies at Canada zoo  -  Mar 12, 2009
The GuardianKeepers at the Assiniboine Park zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are mourning the death of the bear named Debby. She had lived at the zoo since 1967 after being ...

Tracking the changing world of polar bears  -  Feb 6, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press...not only because it mentions Debby, the famous resident of the Assiniboine Park Zoo who died in 2008 and was the longest-lived polar bear on record. ...

Brief  -  Dec 8, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverA grey gibbon, thought to be one of the oldest in captivity, has died at Assiniboine Park Zoo at age 50. The city of Winnipeg said in a release that ...

Bald eagle becomes regular visitor to Assiniboine Zoo  -  Feb 27, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressA wild bald eagle has returned to Winnipeg where it's visiting four bald eagles at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. The wild bald eagle perches on nearby trees and ...

100 days of calm a boon for Selinger  -  Jan 25, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press...and environmental initiatives, such as the cleaning up of old mines, a new bear enclosure for the Assiniboine Park Zoo and more highway construction. ...

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Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 38190 Receipt of Applications for Permit  -  Jul 1, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawThe applicant requests a permit to import one male captive born vicuna (Vicuna vicuna) from the Assiniboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg, Canada, for the purpose of ...

Bruin from Winnipeg zoo named world's oldest living polar bear  -  Aug 9, 2007
Westmount ExaminerDebby, who lives in a rocky enclosure at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, was recently named the world's oldest polar bear by Guinness World Records. ...

Meerkat matchmaking could lead to meerkittens at Winnipeg zoo  -  Dec 21, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressThe Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg says its colony of slender-tailed meerkats has finally bonded and there could be meerkittens later this spring. ...

Zoo building big cat habitat  -  Apr 30, 2009
Winnipeg SunThe Assiniboine Park Zoo is set to become the only zoo in the Western Hemisphere to host a permanent display of Asian lions, the Winnipeg Sun has learned. ...

On top of the world  -  Jan 18, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press...the kids spilled off their buses and were met outside the airport by Jazz and Haley, two very real and very cute reindeer from Assiniboine Park Zoo. ...

Belleville News-Democrat, The : OLD LEOPARD  -  Feb 27, 2006
$2.95 - Belleville News-Democrat - NewsBankBelleville News-Democrat, The : Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, ...

For Manitoba polar bear, good life is in Scotland  -  Dec 20, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressIn sharp contrast, the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg is without a polar bear after beloved Debby died last November. She had been in captivity for more ...

Wild eagle loves our free grub  -  Dec 20, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressA wild bald eagle has been making annual stops at the Assiniboine Park Zoo for the past three years, surprising zoo staff and the little Arctic foxes now ...

Do the right thing on polar bears  -  Oct 19, 2009
Toronto StarDebby, the world's oldest polar bear, from the Assiniboine Park Zoo, died at the age of 41 in Winnipeg, Nov. 17, 2008. Debby was put to sleep after ...

Jean seals the deal  -  May 28, 2009
Winnipeg SunBy LAURIE MUSTARD. Breaking news: Canada's Governor General, Michaelle Jean -- caught eating the raw heart of a seal -- is now being investigated in the ...

Insider's Guide: Abigail Camp and Alexander Mickelthwate defy …  -  Jul 3, 2009
National PostHe played trombone for children at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, appeared on stage at a jazz concert at the Lyric Theatre, and taught a breakfast-show host how ...

Polar bear Debby gets SNL nod  -  Nov 24, 2008
CANOEOn Saturday roughly 200 people turned out for a memorial ceremony at the Assiniboine Park Zoo for Debby. The Saturday Night Live joke came less than 10 days ...

Baby boom at Manitoba zoo  -  Apr 26, 2007
Canoe.ca - Canoe.caWINNIPEG (Sun Media) - There's something new at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, and oh, baby, it's sure to delight. The zoo is welcoming the newest members to the ...

What the new premier's been doing...  -  Jan 25, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press...contribution toward the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre that will include an enclosure and education facility at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. ...

Zoo reports death of oldest polar bear .  -  Nov 18, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News ArchiveThe Assiniboine Park Zoo said the bear, named Debby, was euthanized Monday after suffering several strokes and organ failure. ...

Orphan bear cubs taken, euthanized  -  May 30, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressA city spokesman said Friday the Assiniboine Park Zoo has two black bears and can't take more. Even if they took a cub temporarily, he said, the zoo is not ...

Factiva Search  -  Aug 8, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Kitchener-Waterloo Record - Factiva, from Dow JonesWhat: Lion cub Where spotted: Practising his roar at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg. Copyright (c) 2005 Kitchener-Waterloo Record. View full article. ...

World's oldest polar bear dies at Winnipeg zoo  -  Nov 19, 2008
Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverDebby was a beloved icon at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo ever since she was sent there from the Soviet Union in 1966. The 41-year-old bear was put to ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 5875 Receipt of Applications for Permit  -  Feb 3, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawPRT-116434 The applicant requests a permit to export one captive-born male Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) to Assiniboine Park Zoo, Manitoba, ...

Elderly eagles hatch two chicks, surprise zookeepers  -  Jun 24, 2008
Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverStaff at the Assiniboine Park Zoo say it's rare for eagles to live to 30, and these two are believed to be in their 40s, equivalent to a 110-year-old human. ...

Cop chopper, polar bear exhibit promised  -  Nov 30, 2009
Winnipeg SunWinnipeg is not only getting a police helicopter, the city may be getting a new polar bear exhibit for the Assiniboine Park Zoo as well. ...

Zoo creatures get own X-mas gifts  -  Dec 26, 2007
Canoe.ca - Canoe.caWith help from the corporate head office in Ontario, the stores raised enough money to buy $820 worth of toys for animals at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. ...

Churchill to expand polar bear holding area  -  Dec 7, 2009
Winnipeg Free Press...development of international polar bear conservation at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo as part of a wider project to add more attractions to the park.

Province protects polar-bear habitat  -  Dec 9, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressOn the heels of cutting a $31-million cheque for a new Arctic exhibit and polar-bear research centre at Assiniboine Park Zoo, he will announce today his ...

Maybe it's time to set up Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...  -  Feb 7, 2009
CANOEIf you missed her death notice, she was the world's oldest polar bear at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, who died at 41 years of age. ...

Factiva Search  -  Dec 28, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Guelph Mercury - Factiva, from Dow JonesWINNIPEG There were some puzzled looks at the Assiniboine Park Zoo yesterday as it unveiled its newest animal attraction. Copyright (c) 2006 Guelph Mercury. ...

Today's Santa Claus parade to enjoy balmy weather  -  Nov 14, 2009
Winnipeg SunWhile outdoor destinations like The Forks and Assiniboine Park Zoo enjoy unusually high numbers of visitors for this time of year, the continued dry, ...

Economist blames red ink on recession  -  Dec 24, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressHe said it also doesn't make sense for the province to commit $30 million towards a new polar bear exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo at this time, ...

Theatre & Arts  -  Dec 29, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressAssiniboine Park Zoo, 6 pm tonight and tomorrow; $7.50 at Safeway or $10 at the gate. Presented by Art City, 4 to 8 pm tomorrow, Broadway Neighbourhood ...

Winnipeg Airports Authority wins special event award  -  Aug 7, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressHOT103, Fehr Way Tours and Beaver Bus Lines, Perkins Restaurants, Pizza Hotline, HMS Host, Dairyland, Assiniboine Park Zoo and Coca-Cola.

Ice storm wreaks havoc  -  Feb 9, 2009
Winnipeg SunGarbage and recycling trucks have also been 'temporarily suspended' and the Assiniboine Park Zoo is also closed due to extremely icy walkways, according to ...

City firm to pick up residential compost  -  May 9, 2009
Winnipeg Free PressThe company had been composting animal waste from the Assiniboine Park Zoo and Assiniboia Downs for years when they fully launched their composting project ...

Hard not to love it here  -  Dec 15, 2009
Winnipeg SunBased on my experience with zoos in other cities, I was immediately impressed with the size and scope of the Assiniboine Park Zoo at an incredibly ...

Open and closed on Victoria Day  -  May 17, 2009
Winnipeg SunAssiniboine Park Zoo is open 9 am to 6 pm today and 9 am to 4 pm Monday, while the Conservatory is open 9 am to 8 pm today and tomorrow. ...

What's open, what's closed on Easter weekend  -  Apr 9, 2009
Winnipeg SunThe Assiniboine Park Zoo will be open 10 am to 4 pm daily. The conservatory will be open from 9 am – 4:30 pm Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11, ...

Sunday Special: Brand-new zoo  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Winnipeg Free Press...(KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) As weird as it sounds, the people responsible for the Assiniboine Park Zoo are actually happy to hear visitors

Gift for nephew sold 350 copies  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Barrhaven This WeekDavid loves animals and the book, Zootopia is set at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in his hometown of Winnipeg. So far, Sage said the writing of the books has

Fox host says sorry for mockery  -  25 Mar 2009
Canoe.caThe Assiniboine Park Zoo has a few new residents. The Zoo has reported the birth of 16 Afghanistan Markhor, the largest member of the goat family.

Assiniboine Park Zoo  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsThe Assiniboine Park Zoo, located in beautiful Assinboine Park has over 400 species and 2600 specimens spread over a 50 acre facility.

Rotarians taken on a trip to Churchill  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Central Plains Herald LeaderRoss, who used to be the zoo director for the Assiniboine Park Zoo, retired from that position only to end up driving a polar bear-spotting tour bus for

Final chopper victims recovered  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
Canoe.caStaff at the Assiniboine Park Zoo Animal Hospital perform a medical examination on a Great Horned Owl who was found tangled in a soccer net.

Native animals officially seized from zoo owner  -  Feb 18, 2009
London Free Press,Staff at the Assiniboine Park Zoo Animal Hospital perform a medical examination on a Great Horned Owl who was found tangled in a soccer net.

A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Humans  -  Feb 7, 2009
Edmonton Sun,If you missed her death notice, she was the world's oldest polar bear at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, who died at 41 years of age.

Ice storm wreaks havoc  -  Feb 9, 2009
Winnipeg Sun,Garbage and recycling trucks have also been 'temporarily suspended' and the Assiniboine Park Zoo is also closed due to extremely icy walkways, according to

There's company comin'  -  Oct 28, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,By PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIA The Assiniboine Park Zoo is bringing in a male snow leopard from Calgary to provide some company -- nudge nudge, wink wink -- to

Remembrance Day: what's open and what's not  -  Nov 10, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,The Assiniboine Park Zoo will be open Tuesday from 1 pm to 4 pm The park’s conservatory is open 1 pm to 4:30 pm on Tuesday.

Haunting Parties  -  Oct 29, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,SPOOK-CIFICS: Today, 6 pm - 9 pm, Assiniboine Park Zoo. Tickets $7.50 @ Safeway, $8.50 @ www.zoosociety.com; admission $10. FEAR FACTORS: Bubbling witches

Zookeepers Treat Ailing Polar Bear to Cupcakes  -  Sep 12, 2008
AOL Canada,She looks a little rough, but the Assiniboine Park Zoo's polar bear Debby, famous for being the oldest living polar bear in the world, is dealing better

A playground for seniors, this polar bear likes junk food, drug ...  -  Sep 12, 2008
National Post,Assiniboine Park Zoo keepers is feeding an ailing polar bear cupcakes and chocolate to help her gain weight. Debby, the world's oldest polar bear,

Rochester Zoo’s Popular Polar Bear Dies, His Female Partner May be ...  -  Sep 2, 2008
eFluxMediaThe oldest living polar bear is Debby, of Assiniboine Park Zoo, born in 1966. Few polar bears live past 18 years. On May, 2008 the US Department of the

Winnipeg zoo's polar bear, world's oldest, dying: officials  -  Aug 1, 2008
CBC.ca,Debby celebrates her 40th birthday in her enclosure in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo in December 2006. (CBC)The Assiniboine Park Zoo's polar bear Debby,

Winnipeg A - Z  -  Aug 10, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,Today, roughly 50 of Assiniboine Park Zoo's 400 species are endangered in the wild. The top priorities for new zoo facilities include a larger,

EDITORIAL - After Debby dies  -  Aug 12, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,When she dies, Winnipeg will be unable to replace her at the Assiniboine Park Zoo because the polar bear enclosure is older still and widely recognized now

Manitoba metal continues to shine  -  Jul 18, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,...out the 14th annual Henry Ford Birthday Car Show, being held from from 10 am to 4 pm at the Assiniboine Park Zoo overflow parking lot on Corydon Avenue.

Ältester Eisbärin der Welt geht es schlecht  -  Aug 2, 2008
AFPDie 41 Jahre und acht Monate alte Debby zeige deutliche Zeichen von Altersschwäche, teilte der Assiniboine Park Zoo im kanadischen Winnipeg mit.

Súlyos beteg a világ legidÅ‘sebb jegesmedvéje  -  Aug 4, 2008
Ma.hu,...jeleit mutatja: ugyan még minden nap előjön, hogy üdvözölje az Assiniboine Park Zoo látogatóit, de már nem úgy tűnik, mint aki talpra fog állni.

WEM's flamingoes fly east to breed  -  Apr 4, 2008
Canada.com,EDMONTON - West Edmonton Mall's flamingoes have travelled east to participate in a breeding program at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo.

Zoo now a much battier place  -  22 Feb 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,Four Indian fruit bats are the newest addition to the Assiniboine Park Zoo. As their name might suggest, they're only after food of the banana,

Bringing up baby Carl  -  Feb 15, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,...known as CJ -- a now-four month-old Bolivian squirrel monkey whose mom died of an infection shortly after he was born at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

Monkey gets new mom  -  Feb 14, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,If all goes well he will reunite with his family at the Assiniboine Park Zoo by spring, though he is now staying at the Zoo Hospital.

Sex secrets of the wild kingdom  -  Feb 14, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,By JULIE HORBAL, SUN MEDIA The dating jungle and actual jungle will collide tonight at the Assiniboine Park Zoo during Wild at Heart -- an annual

Eagle makes voice heard  -  Jan 31, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,By ROSS ROMANIUK, SUN MEDIA With an eagle call heard 'round the world, Assiniboine Park Zoo is spreading its wings as a player in important international

You can put Stella's call on your phone  -  Feb 1, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,She is an unusually vocal eagle and is at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. Want to scare your co-workers and help the Assiniboine Park Zoo at the same time?

Rare surgery saves croc eye  -  Feb 8, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,Dirk the crocodile will soon see things much clearer thanks to veterinary surgeons who performed a rare eye operation this week at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

You can put Stella's call on your phone  -  Feb 1, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,..."Most eagles are relatively quiet in captivity," said Wrigley, and the Assiniboine Park Zoo's chatty eagle is an exception. "Stella was hand-raised," he

Surrogate 'mom' cares for animals in need  -  Feb 15, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,CJ, an inquisitive Bolivian squirrel monkey, was taken to the Assiniboine Park Zoo hospital a few days after his birth, when his mother became too sick to

Winnipeg zookeeper 'adopts' baby monkey  -  Feb 14, 2008
CBC Manitoba,A zookeeper at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo has taken on round-the-clock care for an orphaned baby squirrel monkey. The monkey, dubbed CJ, was born Nov.

Hee-haw, Stella got her groove  -  Feb 3, 2008
Canoe.ca,By CP WINNIPEG -- With the help of diligent researchers, the Eagles have cut a new record at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo. No, not the rock band of Hotel

Hanna thrills U of M audience  -  Jan 25, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,With help from the Assiniboine Park Zoo, Hanna also trotted out about a dozen variety of rodents, reptiles and reindeer -- never veering from the

Zoo's snowy seven a hot commodity  -  Nov 19, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,Seven six-month-old Arctic fox pups will leave the Assiniboine Park Zoo over the next week or so, destined for different animal enclosures across North

Leapin' lords -- the price of gifts these days  -  Nov 27, 2007
Vancouver Sun,He shopped within Manitoba for eight cows for the maids to milk, the pear tree, and the six geese a-laying, came from the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg,

A guide to what's open and what's not  -  Nov 10, 2007
Winnipeg Free Press,The Assiniboine Park Zoo is open on Saturday and Monday from 10 am to 4 pm, but is open on Sunday only from 1 pm to 4 pm The park's Conservatory is open

Check out our frightening list of Halloween spots for the family  -  Oct 13, 2007
Winnipeg Free Press,This year's proceeds will help purchase a new enclosure for Stanley and Stella, Assiniboine Park Zoo's beloved pair of Steller's sea eagles.

Open and closed for Thanksgiving  -  Oct 5, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,The Assiniboine Park Zoo is open 10 am to 6 pm over the long weekend. - Manitoba Liquor Marts are closed Thanksgiving Monday. Licensed restaurants, bars and

Another chance at love  -  Oct 4, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),That “job� now goes to Rusty, a frisky young fella from Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo. He’s entrusted with knocking off the rust in the Fargo breeding

Zoo's polar bear accepted into record book  -  Aug 10, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,By Sun Media Debby -- the beloved polar bear at the Assiniboine Park Zoo -- has been entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest living polar

Polar bear here oldest  -  Aug 10, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,By SHANNON VANRAES, SUN MEDIA Forty-year-old Debby, who has called the Assiniboine Park Zoo home since 1967, has been recognized by Guinness World Records

Winnipeg zoo resident declared world’s oldest polar bear  -  Aug 11, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,Debby, who lives in a rocky enclosure at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo, was recently named the world’s oldest polar bear by Guinness World Records.

Bruin from Winnipeg zoo named world's oldest living polar bear  -  Aug 10, 2007
Canoe.ca,The Assiniboine Park Zoo is planning a celebration with some of Debby's favourite treats - veggie dogs and smoked goldeye. Debby's story was submitted to

Winnipeg polar bear oldest in world  -  Aug 11, 2007
CBC News,Debby, who lives at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo, is 40 years old — double the life expectancy of most polar bears that live in the wild.

Crown followed, intimidation alleged  -  Aug 12, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,The animal was temporarily housed at the Assiniboine Park Zoo after passers-by spotted it in a cage inside a van parked in River Heights.

Records fall again  -  Jul 31, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,At the Assiniboine Park Zoo, the high temperatures have had only a minor impact. At 69000, attendance for the month is down by about 5500 people compared to

Tame party for world's oldest polar bear  -  Aug 12, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe bear, which lives at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada, has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, the Canadian Broadcasting

STOCK UP ON BOOZE NOW, OR GO TO GIMLI ON MONDAY  -  Aug 4, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,Am. Most outdoor and wading pools will be open, weather permitting, and municipal golf courses and the Assiniboine Park Zoo will also be open on Monday.



Antlers aweigh  Nov 21, 2006
..."We always tell the kids they're reindeer in training," said Chris Neuendorff, an Assiniboine Park Zoo foreman. "They're just learning to fly.". ... - Winnipeg Sun,

Gov't offices closed Monday  Nov 10, 2006
...hours tomorrow. - Assiniboine Park: Zoo open from 1 pm to 4 pm today and from 10 am to 4 pm tomorrow and Monday. Conservatory open ... - Winnipeg Sun,

Today in music history  Oct 27, 2006
6; $47.95, children $21.50 at 982-8282. Safeway Boo at the Zoo Assiniboine Park Zoo, until Monday, 5:30 to 9 pm; $7 in advance at Safeway, $10 at the gate. ... - Winnipeg Free Press (subscription),
Brew at the zoo Jan 28, 2006
...that says some reaction, any reaction, is better than no reaction," Eccles explained as the events were announced at Assiniboine Park Zoo's Animal Tracks Cafe. ...
Winnipeg Sun,
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