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Los Angeles Times (blog)For the newest residents of the Bronx Zoo, New York is a long way from home. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which operates the zoo, recently took in ...

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Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsBronx, NY - The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo announced today the opening of a new exhibit featuring the Kihansi spray toad, ...

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NBC New YorkThe storm forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, and it closed most of the region's courts, the United Nations, and the Bronx Zoo and other ...

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NY1The Wildlife Conservation Society said three of the cubs are brown bear siblings, rescued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. ...

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Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...“Governor Paterson's proposed state budget cuts would deal a devastating blow to the Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo, ...

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Huffington Post (blog)In a reversal of the animated movie Madagascar, all of the world's Kihansi spray toads suddenly found themselves living in the Bronx Zoo, far from their ...

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KCAWThe Bronx Zoo last Thursday (1-28-10) displayed Sitka, Kootz, and Denali to the public for the first time. A fourth orphaned cub from Montana shares an ...

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NewsBlaze...the world-renowned Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and the New York Aquarium, from competing for these federal dollars. ...

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OpEdNewsOnly once, when my friends and I attempted to pick up some girls at the Bronx Zoo did I find out that I had killed Christ. When I went to George Washington ...

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Redbird Rants (blog)Lou was a hard-nosed leader on the Yankees Bronx Zoo teams. He was a close friend of Thurman Munson's, and you know Munson would hate these steroid guys. ...

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New York Daily News..."There is a 29-story building around the corner from me in front of the Bronx Zoo. There are much, much taller buildings in the area than what I want to ...

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Bronx News Network (blog)The Bronx Zoo is at the forefront of an effort to save a species of toad, whose natural habitat was destroyed when a river in Tanzania was dammed. ...

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Auburn CitizenThe storm forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, and it closed most of the region's courts, the United Nations, and the Bronx Zoo and other ...

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EmpireStateNews.netNEW YORK – The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo today announced the debut of three young brown bears and one young grizzly bear that were rescued ...

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Bleacher ReportSince then he's written a handful of Yankees autobiographies, such as Sparky Lyle's The Bronx Zoo, Billy Martin's Number 1, Graig Nettles' Balls, ...

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YourNabe.com...delegates from the Bronx Quad – Fordham University, Montefiore Medical Center, the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo – told CB6. ...

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San Diego Union Tribune...contract that paid $4000 annually, Buck, 41, came to San Diego on the strong recommendation of Dr. William T. Hornaday, director of the famed Bronx Zoo. ...

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Minneapolis Star TribuneI have spent a lot of time in the Ugandan rainforest, both in this job and my previous one [with New York's Bronx Zoo], and it's full of interesting, ...

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AOL NewsIt was caught by an emergency services unit and transferred to the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. Another coyote was spotted this past ...

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Los Angeles Times...(Ota Benga is the name of a 26-year-old Congolese pygmy notoriously displayed at the Bronx Zoo in 1906; he later committed suicide. ...

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NJBIZBronx Zoo, NY, responsible for soliciting capital gifts (2008-2009); director of advancement, Cardinal Spellman High School, NY (2000-2008). ...

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Shore News TodayFiore has served as a senior development officer for the Wildlife Conservation Society headquartered in the Bronx Zoo, where she was responsible for ...

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Conducive...trips to City Island, and visits to the Bronx Zoo, where we were sometimes rewarded with pink and green oversized lollypops that looked like they'd been ...

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E! Online (blog)Now that summer's done, look for lusty Jwoww this winter hanging around the primate section at the Bronx Zoo. Learn even more about animal husbandry on The ...

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GothamistThe coyote is currently under evaluation by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. The WCS's Mary Dixon says she is about 1 or 2 years old, ...

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New York Times (blog)They arrived at the Bronx Zoo in time to play in the Christmastime snow you see above. On Thursday, the bears were displayed to the public. ...

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DNAinfo...found wandering the streets in Upper Manhattan. The NYPD captured the wild animal Wednesday and brought it to the Bronx zoo. By Nicole Bode, DNAinfo.com.

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New York Daily NewsMom Joanne Dugan was heading to the Bronx Zoo with her 11-year-old son, Hugo, when he ran in front of her just as she swiped her MetroCard. ...

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Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. ...

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NewsBlazeAs part of his testimony, Deutsch discussed the connection of humans to great apes and cited WCS's Bronx Zoo's Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit as an example. ...

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Broadway World...global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. ...

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Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...planet at the five parks they manage in New York City, including the Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo. ...

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Mother Nature Network (blog)...but 4000 live in a complex system of misty tanks and tubes at the Bronx Zoo and Toledo Zoo, waiting to one day be reintroduced to the wild. ...

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Hunterdon ReviewMarshall works in wildlife conservation and as a sculptor of exhibits at the Bronx Zoo, and the leopard, Ivy, was located in a cage near where she works. ...

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UPI.comAn emergency service unit tranquilized the animal and took it to the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, CNN reported. ...

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NorthJersey.comWhy dont you just go to the Bronx Zoo for your Target Practice and Thrills !!!!!!!!! They need to kill at least half of them. They are serve no use; ...

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Sandspur (subscription)...went by the name of Brother Miles, and performed a piece about Ota Benga, an African man who was put on display at the Bronx zoo in the early 1900s. ...

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Phoenix New Times (blog)This week, TV Dinner saw Buddy the Cake Boss make a wild tribute to the Bronx Zoo's 110th anniversary. Chef Chuck Wiley, from Café ZuZu prepared a fabulous ...

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Phoenix New Times (blog)Buddy designs a cake celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Bronx Zoo. Later he deals with an indecisive client when creating a cake for the grand opening ...

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CNN International...tranquilized in Trinity Cemetery on 155th street and Broadway, and then taken to the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, authorities said. ...

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Times Herald-RecordThe Bronx Zoo and other Wildlife Conservation Society parks were closed. Long Island Power Authority reported virtually no outages, but officials were ...

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10 ConnectsIn New York City, schools, courts, libraries, the United Nations and the Bronx Zoo were closed, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg said schools would open Thursday ...

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Daily Mail - CharlestonBesides "Prometheus," he also created such landmarks as "The Unisphere" for the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, the Bronx Zoo's Rainey Memorial Gateway, ...

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FOX CT...including the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, the Bronx Zoo in New York or the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and admission is free. ...

The Hyenas are Laughing at the New Bronx Zoo Exhibit  -  05 Aug 2009
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsBronx, NY - The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that laughter may be heard from the Bronx Zoo's famous African Plains

World's largest turtle at Oglebay Zoo  -  05 Aug 2009
Marietta TimesThe python arrived in June, transported by the zoo's curator and head keeper, directly from its former home at the Bronx Zoo in New York.

Buyer's remorse no more  -  05 Aug 2009
Examiner.comSome activities are easy to spot as money suckers and understandable to pass on – like a few hours at the Bronx Zoo - which costs over $20 just for my 2

In Appreciation Of Andy Pettitte  -  05 Aug 2009
Subway SquawkersGuidry seemed to me like an ancient relic of another time, the last link to Bronx Zoo years and the 1977-78 championship teams, when he announced his

Your morning adorable: Coquerel's sifakas at the Bronx Zoo  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesThis Coquerel's sifaka and her baby are residents of the Madagascar exhibit at New York's Bronx Zoo. The sifaka, like the tiny dik-dik antelope,

Zoo New England Demands Massachusetts Restore $4M in Cuts ... or Else  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
ABC NewsIn April, one of the most renowned zoos in the country, New York's Bronx Zoo, which is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, told New York City

Zoo Director (OK, Be That Way)  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
New York TimesWELL TRAINED James J. Breheny, the director of the Bronx Zoo, at the gorilla exhibit in the Congo section. By RALPH BLUMENTHAL And you think your workplace

Okapi born this spring at the Bronx Zoo makes first public appearance  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Mongabay.comAn okapi calf born this spring at the Bronx Zoo made its first public appearance, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society. The endangered forest giraffe,

Zoo starting work on $50 million African Forest  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Houston ChronicleThe style is notably characterized by a massive African gorilla exhibit that opened a decade ago at the Bronx Zoo. That exhibit, which underscores the need

Toddler Time at the Bronx Zoo: Free admission to the Children's ...  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Examiner.comAnother offering at the Children's Zoo is musical shows, such as "Barnyard Babble," performed by the Wildlife Theater Players and puppets every 20 minutes

Your animal instincts say, 'Go to the zoo!' (Score: )  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
The Leader NewspapersResidents of northern New Jersey also have the luxury of taking day trips to the famous Bronx Zoo (2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY — 718-367-1010),

My First Job: Five young New Yorkers make a foray into the work world  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
New York Daily NewsJOB: Children's zoo aide at the Bronx Zoo. Why did you choose to work at the zoo? My mom came up with the idea. We live right across the street from the zoo

Apartment Happy: Three new Bronx residents  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
New York Daily NewsHe liked it so much, he decided to live there, moving to Mosholu Parkway, an emerging area near the Bronx Zoo. Right outside his front door,

School Beat  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
TomRiver Times...then to Riverdale (the Gold Coast of the Bronx), pass by the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, and Pelham Bay Park, the largest park in NYC.

Bronx Special: 'You have to see it to believe it'  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
New York Daily NewsIts hospitals, colleges and such area amenities as the Bronx Zoo and the equestrian center at Van Cortlandt Park are among the best in the world.

Once-captive Chinese alligators breed in wild  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
msnbc.comThe alligator group that gave birth to the new hatchlings includes four animals from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo.

The Cities Swarm With Bees  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
NHPR...farm manager of the Chicago Honey Co-Op. Jim Fischer is the beekeeper for the Bronx Zoo in New York, and a founding member of the Gotham City Honey Co-Op.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announces Dominican pride ...  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
New York Daily NewsToday, a trolley tour of the Bronx Zoo is scheduled. Tomorrow, there will be a Gala Banquet at the Marina del Rey, followed by a street festival and

Goodbye, Jumbo  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Boston Globe...“We need to make that connection, and it's not hard,� said Bill Conway, the legendary former director of the Bronx Zoo and now a senior conservationist at

In action, School of One mixes high- and low-tech teaching  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
GothamSchools...set of students dialed in to distant tutors by phone while another set worked one-on-one with teachers in a section of the room called “The Bronx Zoo.

Delta's big plans for the Big Apple  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comPlastering the Delta name across sports stadiums, the Tribeca Film Festival and the Bronx Zoo, the world's largest airline seeks to build on its 70 percent

Catcher Thurman Munson, The Captain, was heart and soul of the NY ...  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comUnable to arrange the usual chartered flight, the Yankees flew commercial -- not an advisable plan for the Bronx Zoo team -- sort of like Jack Nicholson's

WCS Scientists in Northern Alaska Spot a Shorebird Tagged 8000 ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
NewsBlaze...global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.

The taxi business thrives in the Big Apple  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
The Colorado StatesmanThere was one subway trip to the Bronx Zoo, a pedicab ride back from Magnolia Bakery (1240 Ave of the Americas, 212/767-1123; www.magnoliacupcakes.com).

SFGate: Day in Pictures  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleTen ssss-cents: A Kanburian pit viper stops on a dime at the Bronx Zoo. This is just a baby - 1 week old - but still plenty poisonous.

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
JoongAng DailyThe Bronx Zoo in New York has an area called the Congo Gorilla Forest, where foggy squalls pour down and groups of gorillas sit around on tall trees.

Today is The Fifth Blogoversary For Living the Scientific Life  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
ScienceBlogsVisited the Bronx Zoo to see the birds, but planning to return and indulge in some photography with the new Nikon camera.

Tale of Two Chinas, Protest by Tamils, Artist Feted at UN for Big ...  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Inner City PressJoseph Reed announced the presence, as dignitaries, of the senior vice president of the Bronx Zoo and of representatives of Sotheby's, whom he thanks for

A Look at a 'Wilderness Warrior' Pioneer  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
FOXNewsThey actually were bred at the Bronx Zoo and brought repopulated. So I was looking at TR and his friends that 100 years ago saved while the American.

Books of The Times Mother Nature's Son, With a Big Stick (and Rifle)  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
New York Times...“The Wilderness Warrior� is able to reconcile that Roosevelt with the one who used the Bronx Zoo, which he had helped to found, to breed buffalo that could

Meet Marty Appel  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Subway SquawkersAppel, who knew Thurman Munson during the team's glorious “Bronx Zoo� years and co-wrote the catcher's own autobiography, will talk about Munson's great

Kenerson Bison Farm  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
WABIIn the late 1800's, less than 1000 bison were left and those were saved by the combined efforts of William Hornaday (Director of the Bronx Zoo) and a small

After 10 years, experts say West Nile here to stay  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
NewsdayDr. Tracey McNamara, the former veterinary pathologist at the Bronx Zoo who was key in the 1999 identification of West Nile, said its emergence has helped

'1959: The Year Everything Changed' by Fred Kaplan  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesThere is a 31-year-old Fidel Castro eating an ice cream cone at the Bronx Zoo -- not yet a feared enemy or despot but a kind of folk hero in a United States

Renovated zoo exhibit brings nocturnal animals out of dark  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Henderson GleanerThe sand cats also are new to the exhibit, coming from the Bronx Zoo. One thing that will be missing is the bug exhibit that used to be in the entrance to

Coyotes play through at Putnam National  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Lower Hudson Journal newsFred Koontz, executive director of Teatown Lake Reservation in Yorktown and a former mammals curator at the Bronx Zoo, said the Mahopac coyotes' behavior

Berlin animal park introduces snow leopard cub  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
NECNSayan's last litter, two snow leopards, found their homes in New York's Bronx Zoo and the Zoo Beauval in France. Visibly shy, Altai crawled back into his

Mobile Clinics, Kenyan Style: On Camelback  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Fast CompanyThe project took just a few thousand dollars to build, and it was tested out stateside using camels at the Bronx Zoo. The organizers think it could be up

New Creatures in an Age of Extinctions  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
New York TimesFabio Röhe of the Bronx Zoo's Wildlife Conservation Society and his colleagues just announced the discovery of a new monkey in the Brazilian Amazon,

Jeronimo Maradiaga's Journey  -  ‎Jul 12, 2009‎
Colby MagazineThe south entrance to the Bronx Zoo, where Maradiaga worked at a concession in high school to help support his family. The discount store on 179th Street,

A breath of Fresh Air: Local family welcomes visitor from New York  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Greenwich PostA few months ago they went to the Bronx Zoo together. “Day four?� Ryan said when his mother told the Post about plans for the coming week.

Friends of Library Support Tax Petition  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Pike County PressNovember 4, the group will be heading to the Bronx Zoo for a day with furry friends. December 1 & 2, the Friends will visit the Brandywine Valley and

Chinese-American Children Sent to Live With Kin Abroad Face a ...  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
New York TimesAlisa Chen, 4, greeting her mother, Qiao Yuni Chen, after a class trip to the Bronx Zoo. “We did not know why,� said his mother, Winnie Liu, recalling the

Pulling chestnuts out of the urban forest  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Connecticut PlusA fungus from Asia that infects the bark--first identified in samples from the Bronx Zoo in 1904--virtually decimated the chestnut forests by the 1950s,

Philly rolls out solar-powered trash compactors  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
The Associated PressAbout 100 BigBelly compactors are being used by various entities in New York, including the Bronx Zoo. Chicago has 90. There are about 30 in Vancouver.

'Bald' bird a first for Asia in 100 years  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
AFP...face with bluish skin around the eye extending to the bill, said the Society, which manages urban wildlife parks including the Bronx Zoo in New York.

Metropolitan (soap) opera  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Metro.usHard as it is for Met fans to admit, the Mets have become the Bronx Zoo-era Yankees Lite. The Mets have promptly gone from disappointing to embarrassing.

Mold-A-Rama Madness!  -  25 Mar 2009
Huffington PostI've always liked the place--it reminds me of a pancake-flat Bronx Zoo, minus the Bengali Express monorail ride through Wild Asia that I grew up riding.

Inside: Greenhouse  -  25 Mar 2009
Metromix...combined with the art-store vegetation filling the glass-box tables, it gives the effect of clubbing in the Nocturnal Creatures section of the Bronx Zoo

Bronx Zoo Fights for Funding with Video Starring Porcupine  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
LiveScience.comBy LiveScience Staff The agency in charge of the Bronx Zoo has released a video starring a porcupine named Wednesday to rally support for full funding of

Cute Baby Tree Kangaroo Photos From The Bronx Zoo  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsTo plan a visit to see this little one and the many other amazing animals at the Bronx Zoo, go to www.bronxzoo.com. Be sure to check out the upcoming EARTH

Animals! Rides! Discovery! New York Wildlife Habitats Have Them All  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
City Guide MagazineOne of the Bronx Zoo’s most popular new attractions is the Madagascar! immersion exhibit, which brings the island’s mysterious, exotic creatures “as close

Porcupine Encore Aims to Save Kindred Animals, Plants, and Workers  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Audubon MagazineWhat's more, WCS's Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium facilities are located in some of the most under-served areas in New York City. Just the Bronx Zoo and

WCS Zoo Spring & Summer Hours & Rates  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
Western Queens Gazette...global conservation, education and management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.

This Is the Best Time To Visit New York Aquarium  -  ‎Mar 9, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.

Animals around the world  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Detroit Free PressIn this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a Matschie’s tree kangaroo joey climbs on a branch in the Bronx Zoo's JungleWorld exhibit,

Sharing What I Love  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
Great Dad...experienced together about animals, I failed to understand one vital element that became crystal clear to me when we went to the Bronx Zoo last summer.

Quintessentials will perform at church concert  -  ‎Mar 22, 2009‎
Redding PilotWestchester Hospice to the United Nations, and have sung in New York City at the Rainbow Room, The Metropolitan Club, Gotham Hall, and The Bronx Zoo.

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't ...  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Eurweb.com...less) description to info@eurweb.com. Mar. 20, 1916: An African native once kept in a Bronx zoo, Ota Benga, commits suicide. (Source: www.BlackFacts.com)

U2 Sneaks Into Fordham for a Concert, and So Do Fans  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
New York Times...quad) on the college’s Rose Hill campus on Fordham Road in the Bronx, an area better known as the home of the Bronx Zoo than a site for major concerts.

Invitation to a Gorilla Lovefest  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Concierge..."In 2007, I went to the Bronx Zoo," reads the Kids Save Apes home page, "and was blown away by the gorillas. My parents got me the movie Gorillas in the

Scholar Richard Milner sings songs of evolution  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleAs kids, they hung out at the Bronx Zoo and the American Museum of Natural History (Milner returned years later to work as a senior editor at the museum's

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Double DVD pack)  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
JoBlo.comMadagascar at The Bronx Zoo (8:14): A pop-up video style tour of the new Madagascar exhibit at The Bronx Zoo, led by the zoo’s director.

Is it wrong to use animals in plays?  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
guardian.co.ukPhotograph: Tristram Kenton Lately, you could be forgiven for confusing a night out at a Manhattan theatre with a visit to the Bronx Zoo.

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk a...  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Eurweb.com...less) description to info@eurweb.com. Mar. 20, 1916: An African native once kept in a Bronx zoo, Ota Benga, commits suicide. (Source: www.BlackFacts.com)

Save the Zoos!  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
NewsdayThey spoke about how this funding cut would directly affect their learning, specifically regarding education programs at the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium

History not on Sabathia's side  -  ‎Mar 2, 2009‎
Sun-Sentinel.comThat dynamic provided classic fodder for Lyle's bestselling book, The Bronx Zoo. If Sabathia and Burnett want to avoid a similar narrative, they must ignore

"When We Were Kings" Pro-Boxing Back in the Hood  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
Brooklyn RailNo, there isn’t much chance I’ll one day find I have to fight for my life versus a roaring, flesh-eating monster unless there’s an escape at the Bronx Zoo,

Seaboard Weatherproofing Completes Restoration at The Jewish Museum  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
Emediawire (press release)...and numerous accolades for its work on high-profile projects, including The Elephant House at the Bronx Zoo, The Cloisters museum, and 90 West Street.

Scott Swanay Makes Living with Statistics  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Harvard CrimsonBobby Murcer, and—Swanay’s personal favorite—Cliff Johnson play ball during the tumultuous yet exhilarating “Bronx Zoo� era in Yankees’ history.

Adios TO And Any Hope Of Cowboy Gold  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Bleacher ReportThe Cowboys are just like the "Bronx Zoo" of the 1970's, minus the whole winning championships thing. As for my good friend Terrell.

Reptile Smugglers Are Arrested, Authorities Say  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
New York TimesFrank Indiviglio, a former Staten Island Zoo and Bronx Zoo keeper, who has written and spoken extensively about reptiles, said while illegal trade is

Slain chimp's owner now says it wasn't on Xanax during Feb. attack  -  ‎Mar 9, 2009‎
Los Angeles Daily NewsColleen McCann, a primatologist at the Bronx Zoo, said chimpanzees are unpredictable and dangerous even after living among humans for years.

Gillibrand Helps House Candidate -- and Herself  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Washington Post BlogsThe day before, she made a stop at the Bronx Zoo to talk about job creation, and the day before that, she bragged that she was co-sponsoring legislation to

Smithsonian Shows Paintings from 1934’s 1st Federally Funded Art ...  -  ‎Mar 15, 2009‎
Kansas City infoZineA native New Yorker, she used her study of animals at the Bronx Zoo and tropical plants at the Botanical Garden to create a painting of that exotic black

Finding new values in tough fiscal times  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Binghamton University Pipe Dream...keen architectural ingenuity, or because the northern white cedars and white-tailed deer in the Nature Preserve remind you of the Bronx Zoo back home.

Doctor's tall tales fail to stand up to examination  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
Irish TimesReacting to his team-mates’ embarrassment at certain revelations in his 1979 confidential The Bronx Zoo , another Yankees pitcher, Albert (Sparky) Lyle,

Rare Vulture Returns to Cambodian Skies  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Insciences Organisation...global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.

Savvy Shopper: Free Coffee, Mini-Doughnuts At Tastease  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Hartford Courant...including the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Bronx Zoo in New York or the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and your admission fee will be waived.

FICTION: Bodies In Motion  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
Brooklyn RailIn between father-daughter trips to the Bronx Zoo and kitchen-table chats, he and a new woman engage in an S&M relationship that makes 9 and 1/2 Weeks look

Commentary: City student is a guiding light  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Poughkeepsie JournalContributions will include helping students with science fair projects and studying skills, as well as taking them on field trips to the Bronx Zoo and the

• Baseball classic a grand slam  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
Hamilton SpectatorNo Bronx Zoo-style bedlam. Just that joy. Because of the whole event, but because of that one game in particular, baseball fans have become sold on the

Cameroon creates new national park to protect gorillas, chimps and ...  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
Wildlife ExtraSociety will be celebrating this special year with awareness activities, including its "Run For The Wild," a 5-kilometre run on the Bronx Zoo grounds.

Tracking tigers in 3-D  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Genetic Engineering News (press release)...global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo.

A Primate Family Picnic It’s Not  -  21 Feb 2009
New York Times,...their behavior and how they or any other wild animal will respond when they feel threatened,� said Colleen McCann, a primatologist at the Bronx Zoo.

City to trap plastic cups, grocery bags  -  21 Feb 2009
YourNabe.com,Then DEP will install screens at an overflow outfall inside the Bronx Zoo and under Bronx Park Avenue off E. 177th Street. The job will close down a section

Florida Marlins pitcher Scott Proctor excited about team's potential  -  21 Feb 2009
MiamiHerald.com,BY ARMANDO SALGUERO Scott Proctor knows the Marlins clubhouse bears no physical resemblance to the Yankees' ''Bronx Zoo'' because a dozen reporters aren't

Chimp attack: Owner denies giving Travis Xanax  -  Feb 18, 2009
Telegraph.co.uk,...humans that means there is no risk involved to humans for potential outbursts of behaviour," said Colleen McCann, a primatologist at the Bronx Zoo.

SHOOTIN' THE BREEZE - It's always going to be the Bronx Zoo in NY  -  Feb 12, 2009
Valley Breeze,So two months before the 2009 season begins, The Bronx Zoo is already in full regalia, with the inmates once again at the controls of Steinbrenner's asylum.

Budget cuts force Bronx Zoo to 'fire' animals  -  Jan 30, 2009
CNNThe Bronx Zoo has made a short video posted on its Web site www.bronxzoo.com/ to draw attention to the cuts. In the video, the zoo director fires a

WCS Asks New Yorkers To Assist New York Aquarium, Bronx Zoo,  -  Feb 5, 2009
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,This week’s vote will ensure that living museums across our state, including the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium, funded by ZBGA will get the original $9

Sabathia saddled with an aging zoo  -  Feb 10, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle,He knew he was signing with a corporate bully, tossing money into the air like confetti, but he had no idea the Yankees' so-called Bronx Zoo would escalate

RODRIGUEZ DEBACLE MEANS BRONX ZOO BACK IN BUSINESS  -  Feb 8, 2009
New York Post,By MIKE PUMA Move over, Jason Giambi, Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, there's a new potential inductee to the Yankees' Hall of Shame.

Little Rock Zoo Expansions  -  Feb 1, 2009
MSNBCNew Yorks state budget, for example, includes cuts at the Bronx Zoo and New York aquarium. On the heels of a disappointing decision for the Little Rock Zoo

Rare pink pigeon awaits mate at zoo  -  Feb 7, 2009
DesMoinesRegister.com,The Bronx Zoo in New York became the first zoo in North America to receive a pink pigeon in the early 1980s. Volunteers coordinate captive breeding programs

Are they pets?  -  Feb 18, 2009
Daily American Online,Colleen McCann, a primatologist at the Bronx Zoo, said chimpanzees are unpredictable and dangerous even after living among humans for years.

Yanks are crazy to stifle controversy, remember the Bronx Zoo?  -  Jan 29, 2009
Examiner.comWho doesn't know the team's nickname, "Bronx Zoo" ? Are Hank and Hal Steinbrenner going all corporate? I'd love to hear how the "A-Fraud" name would fit

Love puppet used to teach bird how to find mate  -  Feb 15, 2009
Mongabay.comAt the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo Paprika, a male red bird of paradise, presented a challenge for senior wild animal keeper, Patti Cooper.

Zoo funds originally cut from budget restored  -  Feb 6, 2009
WatertownDailyTimes.com,But a "strong coalition" of affected parties, led by the Bronx Zoo, coordinated a letter-writing and lobbying campaign to preserve the funding in full,

Economy Forces Zoos: Animals or Workers?  -  Feb 11, 2009
MyFox Chicago,At the Bronx Zoo in New York City they are not firing the animals, but they are facing a tough choice: cut costs or close exhibits.

MacLeod: A-Roid Will Be Intriguing Theatre  -  Feb 17, 2009
Globe and Mail,Today the Bronx Zoo is relocating to Tampa. This is the big moment of baseball's spring training so far – and it has nothing to do with balls and bats but

Pink slips for the animals?  -  Jan 28, 2009
MPNnow.com,Staub said the Bronx Zoo alone, for instance, could be cut by as much as $1 million. “We can’t fire our bears or furlough our sea lions,� said John Calvelli

Potential mates arrive for six Detroit Zoo animals  -  Feb 16, 2009
MLive.com,Carol, a 1-year-old female pudu (world's smallest species of deer) from the Bronx Zoo. She will be paired with 2-year-old T. Roy.

Waiting for A-Rod  -  Feb 17, 2009
CBSSports.comNow, with disgraced slugger Alex Rodriguez expected to conduct his first public news conference at 1:30 pm EST today, want to know what a (Bronx) zoo this

Zoo's beloved Glory lived to 36  -  Feb 17, 2009
New York Daily News,He started his career at the Central Park Zoo in 1972 before being moved to the Bronx Zoo. He came to the Queens Zoo in 1992 after it was taken over and

Charles Darwin: Spinning in his grave?  -  Feb 19, 2009
American Chronicle,...of self-awareness in animals after observing Happy, a 34-year-old Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo, examining a blemish on her forehead in a mirror.

Mr. Porcupine… You’re Fired  -  Feb 2, 2009
New America Media,The Bronx Zoo was so worried about losing furry companions that they made a video and posted it on their website. In the video, the zoo director sadly

A-Rod to address media Tuesday at 1:30pm  -  Feb 17, 2009
Examiner.comThe media circus returns to the Yankees tomorrow. The Bronx Zoo is back, it's amazing that Torre was able to keep it closed for most of his tenure.

Giving the zoos a break  -  Feb 17, 2009
Binghamton University Pipe Dream,Dear governor, why don’t you take a break from your office and visit the Bronx Zoo on a Wednesday, or the New York Aquarium on a Friday after 3 pm,

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal Helps Fisher-Price® Launch Precious ...  -  Jan 27, 2009
WELT ONLINE,Wild Animal Park Zoo, the San Diego Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, the Bronx Zoo, Phoenix Zoo and the Buffalo Zoo – right in its own hometown.

Movie Review: The Penguins Of Madagascar  -  Feb 16, 2009
Blogger News NetworkThere is Alex’s dance off, a look at having the heart of a lion, video game demos and exclusive cheat codes, a look at the Bronx Zoo, printable features and

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa  -  Feb 7, 2009
Blu-ray.comThe Bronx Zoo and Madagascar (HD, 8 minutes): A promotional tour of a new Madagascar-themed exhibit at New York's Bronx Zoo. More Penguins (HD, 24 minutes):

A-Rod circus folds up its tent and heads south  -  Feb 11, 2009
Providence Journal,That had all the potential to turn Yankee spring training into just the latest installment of the Bronx Zoo. Little did we know what that was only the

Bronx News Roundup for Jan. 26  -  Jan 26, 2009
West Bronx News Blog,...the construction of the filtration plant. The Bronx Zoo grounds its Skyfari air tram, its third most popular attraction, because it's too expensive to run.

Web Extra: Ken Davidoff on A-Rod  -  Feb 8, 2009
myfoxny.com,Or call it another chapter in the saga of the Bronx Zoo. The Yankees will be heading off to spring training soon and reports that A-Rod tested positive for

Chestnut group HQ leaving Bennington  -  Feb 6, 2009
Bennington Banner,Blight, first found at the Bronx Zoo in 1904, wiped out the trees, which made up about 25 percent of eastern forests, by the 1930s and '40s, and they have

“Deborah Simon: Roost.â€?  -  Feb 7, 2009
Time Out Chicago,...who by day creates exhibitions for the Bronx Zoo, challenges viewers to confront the growing artifice of our encounters with so-called nature.

Sanborn works to curb poor student behavior  -  Feb 20, 2009
Rockingham News,They plan a dinner cruise around Manhattan, trip to the Bronx Zoo, visit to Ground Zero, Times Square, the Empire State Building, Little Italy and Chinatown

Extra, Extra  -  Feb 1, 2009
Gothamist,City museums and other cultural institutions are being forced to tighten the purse strings and lay of employees—even the Bronx Zoo porcupine has been sent

Blu-ray Review: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa  -  Feb 10, 2009
RopeofSilicon.com,...a look as the filmmakers head to Africa for inspiration, a guided tour of the Madagascar exhibit at the real Bronx Zoo, a bonus game, trailers and a

Bronx News Roundup, Feb. 6  -  Feb 6, 2009
West Bronx News Blog,The Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the Bronx Zoo and Botanical Garden, praised Albany lawmakers for resisting a 55% cut proposed by Gov.

Jury selection in Astor trial to begin  -  Feb 18, 2009
Bangor Daily News,New York institutions including the New York Public Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall, the Bronx Zoo and the Museum of Natural History.

Maggie Gyllenhaal Helps Fisher-Price Support American Zoos  -  Feb 12, 2009
Ecorazzi,San Diego’s Wild Animal Park Zoo, the San Diego Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, the Bronx Zoo, Phoenix Zoo and the Buffalo Zoo.

Monday forecast: cold, sunny and dry  -  Jan 26, 2009
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,For the Empire State, that means cuts to its zoos. The Bronx Zoo staff has come up with a clever way of asking for public support as it faces budget reductions.

Use money to save, not kill, animals  -  Feb 1, 2009
Lower Hudson Journal news,At the Bronx Zoo, where I am a volunteer, it will mean the elimination of many education and outreach programs as well. This will certainly impact children,

SB Community Ed. classes going on now  -  Feb 19, 2009
North Brunswick Sentinel,New trips offered include Alvin Ailey & Sweet Honey in the Rock, May 8, and the Bronx Zoo, June 6. Township senior citizens will receive a discount on most

Looking for 'purr-fect' matches  -  Feb 11, 2009
Royal Oak Daily Tribune,Carol, a 1-year-old female pudu is a big-city gal from the Bronx Zoo. Native to South America, the pudu is the world's smallest species of deer.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa DVD Review  -  Feb 11, 2009
Ultimate Disney..."The Bronx Zoo: Madagascar" (8:13) returns to the more irreverent tone found elsewhere. Here, Bronx Zoo director Jim Breheny takes viewers on a tour of the

Wheel of Misfortune: Major Bronx & Brooklyn Parks Edition  -  Jan 28, 2009
Curbed,An chimp taking part in an accounting experiment at the Bronx Zoo and playing with a Excel spreadsheet has been ruled out, however.

Success of party leads to another Bronx day  -  Feb 1, 2009
Myrtle Beach Sun News,The borough is bordered by the East River and Harlem River, and it is home to the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium, which opens its new ball park in April.

Wildlife Conservation Society helps Cameroon create new national park  -  Feb 19, 2009
HULIQ,Society will be celebrating this special year with awareness activities, including its "Run For The Wild," a 5-kilometer run on the Bronx Zoo grounds.

A-Rod's underappreciated greatness: a familiar story  -  Jan 28, 2009
SI.comBuster Olney's Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty and Howard Bryant's Juicing the Game, with a pinch of Sparky Lyle's Bronx Zoo thrown in for flavor.

FEATURE-Zoos lack funds to inspire Obama's future scientists  -  Feb 3, 2009
Reuters...anything to eat," he said, with a mischievous grin, explaining why he loves science during a recent scavenger hunt at the Bronx Zoo's Congo exhibit.

Staten Island Advance  -  Feb 1, 2009
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com,...the "natural" comfort of homo sapiens to traipse along them with the delusion that they are actually hiking, akin to going on "safari" in the Bronx Zoo.

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