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Little Rock Zoo's Oldest Chimp Dies - Sep 19, 2008 Today's THV,Jodie came to the Little Rock Zoo in 1970 from Vanderbilt University. Jodie's actual birth date is not known and is only an estimate because she was Education at the Zoo - Sep 23, 2008 Arkansas Times,An item yesterday about the Little Rock Zoo prompted a question from a reader about the status of the Zoo's education program and a long-planned veldt Admission’s free Saturday at LR Zoo - Sep 5, 2008 Arkansas Democrat Gazette,Admission to the Little Rock Zoo is free this Saturday to celebrate War Memorial’s 60 th anniversary and the Arkansas Razorbacks’ first game at War Memorial Monterey Bay Aquarium shares new baby otter with visitors - Sep 2, 2008 The Salinas Californian,Kamili and Kipenzi will eventually find a home at the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas. Aquarium staff first introduced Neema and Ziwa to their Wild About Otters Planning underway for Iron Mountain Festival - Sep 3, 2008 Walnut Ridge Times Dispatch,...that will be returning this year are the rock wall sponsored by the National Guard, the Arkansas Game and Fish aquarium and the Little Rock Zoo animals. Old chimp at LR Zoo dies at age 50 - Sep 19, 2008 WREG,AP - September 19, 2008 1:24 PM ET LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A chimpanzee from 1 of the last generations of wild-caught apes died at the Little Rock Zoo Admission’s free Saturday at LR Zoo - Sep 5, 2008 Arkansas Online (subscription),By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact) Admission to the Little Rock Zoo is free this Saturday to celebrate War Memorial’s 60th anniversary and the 10:00 am - LR Zoo Hires Caretaker for Hoof Stock - Aug 12, 2008 KARK,The Little Rock Zoo is proud to announce that Joseph Darcangelo has been hired as the new curator of hoof stock. As the Zoo’s new hoof stock curator, Free LR Zoo admission for kids through Labor Day - Jul 22, 2008 WREG,AP - July 22, 2008 10:14 AM ET LITTLE ROCK (AP) - The Little Rock Zoo will offer free admission to children under 12 through Labor Day, Full Story - Jul 22, 2008 KARK,...“The Little Rock Zoo is a great place for families and we’re happy to offer this promotion to make the Zoo a favorite ‘staycation’ summer destination. Editor’s choice - Jul 16, 2008 Arkansas Times,BEST SNAKE HANDLER: The Little Rock Zoo's Randal Berry, the guy who had to take care of those poisonous snakes mysteriously shipped into Little Rock last Zookeeper loses fingertip while feeding new rhino - Jul 20, 2008 Arkansas Democrat Gazette,BY JIM BROOKS A keeper at the Little Rock Zoo required surgery Saturday after the zoo’s new black rhinoceros, Naivasha, bit the tip of the keeper’s finger See and be seen - Jul 24, 2008 Arkansas Online,Democrat-Gazette photographer Benjamin Krain went looking for the blinks, glances and stares that animals give back at the Little Rock Zoo. Tautphaus Park Zoo Will Get Asian Sloth Bears - Jul 23, 2008 KPVI-TV,The two bears are brothers that were born in 2006 at the Little Rock Zoo. They will arrive in Idaho Falls this fall and the display will be finished by Delivery surprise at Knoxville Zoo - Jul 21, 2008 WBIR-TV,She came to Knoxville in 2005 from the Little Rock Zoo, while George's father, Jimbo, arrived in 2006 from the Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo. OTUS THE HEAD CAT : Elusive pet-snatching coyote seen on busy ... - Jul 19, 2008 Arkansas Democrat Gazette,Little Rock Zoo officials note that coyotes normally dine on small mammals such as rabbits and mice. They’ll chow down on food left in bowls for outdoor PHOTO IN THE NEWS: "Conjoined" Birds Puzzle Experts - Jul 23, 2008 National Geographic,X-rays of the bodies taken at the Little Rock Zoo did not show shared internal organs or skeletal elements, which are typically present in conjoined twins. Heat’s on for aid givers as 100-degree days near - Jul 29, 2008 Arkansas Democrat Gazette,At the Little Rock Zoo, employees have prepared animals, too, for the heat’s onslaught. Workers have frozen food treats in large blocks of ice for tigers, Zookeeper, bitten while feeding rhino, loses fingertip - Jul 20, 2008 Arkansas Online,By Jim Brooks (Contact) A keeper at the Little Rock Zoo required surgery Saturday after the zoo’s new black rhinoceros, Naivasha, bit the tip of the Little Rock Zoo Celebrates Earth Day - Apr 19, 2008 Today's THV,Saturday the Little Rock Zoo held a party for the planet to celebrate Earth Day. Folks enjoyed booths about conservation education, a special biofacts Little Rock Zoo welcomes new 20-foot python - Apr 2, 2008 Log Cabin Democrat,LITTLE ROCK (AP) It took four people to escort the newest resident at the Little Rock Zoo to her home. The zoo is welcoming a 20-foot reticulated python, Zoo closed - Apr 4, 2008 Arkansas Times,The Little Rock Zoo is closed today because of a power outage, the city's PR guy Scott Carter has notified us. Not a good day to go anyway! Earth Day Celebrations - Apr 17, 2008 About - Cities & Towns,For the Little Rock Zoo's annual Earth Day celebration, the zoo presents several animal shows featuring earth friendly themes, booths featuring places like Storms wash out 1st part of zoo’s Earth Day revelry - Apr 19, 2008 Arkansas Online,By Michelle Hillen (Contact) Storms put a damper on festivities at the Little Rock Zoo’s “Party For the Planet� on Friday, but a zoo official said she hopes Take Photos & Win Money - Apr 13, 2008 About - Cities & Towns,First is the Little Rock Zoo photo contest. That one is for any photo taken at the Little Rock Zoo in the last year. The winners get Bedford Camera gift Central Arkansas area attractions - Apr 3, 2008 Log Cabin Democrat,501-682-5080; www.sosweb.state.ar.us Little Rock Zoo - The restored historic Spillman Engineering Over the Jumps Carousel, an expanded gift shop, E. Idaho zoo faces deadline to get sloth bears - Apr 6, 2008 Twin Falls Times-News,If the zoo can't raise the money, the brother bears born in 2006 and now at the Little Rock Zoo will likely be sent to a different zoo. Strange News - Apr 2, 2008 WTOC,The newest member of the Little Rock Zoo reptilian family is of the huge variety. The zoo has added a 20-foot reticulated python to its collection. Bring Back the Bears Campaign Short of Goal - Apr 2, 2008 KPVI-TV,Two Asian Sloth Bears are being held at the Little Rock Zoo until a proper exhibit is built in Idaho Falls. Despite generous contributions, the zoo is still Life lines - Apr 7, 2008 Arkansas Democrat Gazette,...with Tom Brown Jr. ’s Tracker School (www. trackerschool. com ) since 1983 and has been a park ranger and an animal keeper at the Little Rock Zoo. All Rights Reserved - Apr 8, 2008 Hot Springs Village Voice,And you noticed when Art Saalfield wrote about his Little Rock Zoo trip. Art has taken another trip, less than a day away. He makes it sound like Wilhelmina Calendar items for April 5-7 - Apr 4, 2008 Searcy Daily Citizen,Activities: A group from The White County Aging Program will be taking a trip to the Little Rock Zoo April 7. Lunch will be at The Cracker Barrel Restaurant Snortin' Norton, The Sloth Bear, Dies At Little Rock Zoo - 22 Feb 2008 Today's THV,...“Snortin’ Norton,� a male sloth bear born at the Little Rock Zoo in 1992, died in his sleep after early medical tests suggested the bear was suffering BushDog returning to Stuttgart - 22 Feb 2008 Stuttgart Daily Leader,None of the band members are musicians full-time; Mead teaches guitar, Pfeiffer works at the Little Rock Zoo, Luetgers is in the United States Air Force, Finally Over The Jumps - Feb 17, 2008 Carousel News & Trader,By Cindy Dawson After 16 long years out of circulation, the fully restored Over-the-Jumps carousel has found a new home at the Little Rock Zoo. Do You Love Animals? Want To Volunteer At The Zoo? - Jan 27, 2008 About - Cities & Towns,If you love animals, being a Little Rock Zoo docent might be up your alley. Docents are volunteer teachers who get to handle some cool animals, Chimp at Little Rock Zoo Dies - Nov 9, 2007 KATV,Little Rock (AP) - Officials say an elderly chimpanzee at the Little Rock Zoo died after suffering from congestive heart failure and other maladies. Unique carousel, long warehoused, rumbles back to life in Little Rock - Nov 4, 2007 The Canadian PressAfter more than US$1 million in donations, the carousel spun back to life this fall at its new home in the Little Rock Zoo. Death at the Zoo - Nov 9, 2007 Arkansas Times,Kim,a chimp kept at the Little Rock Zoo since 1969, died Thursday evening. News release on the jump. The Little Rock Zoo mourns the loss of Kim, The little things - Nov 7, 2007 Arkansas Times,...and ingenuity of restorers, engineers, machinists and the like, children were riding the Over the Jumps Carousel at the Little Rock Zoo in late October. Old Arkansas ballpark going to seed, awaits call on fate - Nov 9, 2007 SI.com...a sprawling midtown park that includes the ballpark, the Little Rock Zoo and a 56000-seat stadium used for high school and college football. Big Breakfast With Big Cats - Nov 24, 2007 Today's THV,It was breakfast with the big cats at the Little Rock Zoo. Visitors were treated to a breakfast buffet and then an up close look at the morning routines of Unique carousel rumbles to life in Little Rock - 22 Oct 2007 Pine Bluff Commercial,After more than $1 million in donations, the carousel spun back to life Monday at its new home in the Little Rock Zoo. "You can't put a price on childhood Unique 'Over-The-Jumps' Carousel To Reopen In Little Rock - Oct 21, 2007 Today's THV,The carousel, now at the Little Rock Zoo, is unique. It works as an over-the-jumps carousel, meaning it operates on a track that dips and rises. OCTOBER CALENDAR : Tricks and treats - Sep 27, 2007 Arkansas Democrat Gazette,OMINOUS PAWS 24 Boo at the Zoo trick-or-treating through Oct. 31 at the Little Rock Zoo. Call (501 ) 666-2406. Author Mitch Albom (Tuesdays With Morrie ) Fun things to do in October - Sep 25, 2007 Hot Springs Village Voice,The Little Rock Zoo, Magic Springs Theme Park in Hot Springs and museums around the state offer family oriented activities. The full version of this story UAPB report - Oct 12, 2007 Arkansas Democrat Gazette,Children will be admitted free all day free Saturday at the Little Rock Zoo with a paying adult. All those with a football ticket stub will be admitted free Clinton Adds Public Stop in Fayetteville - Aug 18, 2007 Springdale Morning News,...at the Association of Arkansas Counties headquarters near the Capitol, and a 5 pm fundraiser with young professionals at a cafe at the Little Rock Zoo. Sen. Clinton adds public appearances to Arkansas schedule - Aug 18, 2007 Arkansas News,...state legislators and county officials at 4 pm Monday at the AAC building, and a 5 pm fundraiser with young professionals at a cafe at the Little Rock Zoo. Iced Treats Help Zoo Animals Keep Their Cool - Aug 7, 2007 KATV,Officials at the Little Rock Zoo are busy trying to keep the more than 200 species of animals there cool as well. (Susan Altrui, LR Zoo) “One of the Clinton Adds Stops To Itinerary In Arkansas Campaign Swing - Aug 16, 2007 Fort Smith Times Record,From there, she plans to attend a 5 pm fundraiser with young professionals at a cafe at the Little Rock Zoo. The afternoon appearances in Little Rock were Preacher, General On Rise - Aug 16, 2007 Springdale Morning News,At 5 pm Clinton will appear at a cheap-ticket reception for "young professionals" at the relatively new Cafe Africa at the Little Rock Zoo. Regional attractions debut new animals - Aug 14, 2007 The News Journal,At 10 am, guests and media will meet the cubs born to female Kira, who came from Germany in 1998, and male Dmitri, who came from the Little Rock Zoo last Zoo elephant changes - Jul 21, 2007 Seattle Post IntelligencerNational Elephant Center - Little Rock Zoo, St. Louis Zoo, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Indianapolis Zoo, Birmingham Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Denver Zoo, FORDYCE’S PAST IS ON TRACK NOW - Aug 3, 2007 Pine Bluff Commercial,The 72-ton locomotive was eventually given to the City of Little Rock and displayed in the Little Rock Zoo for more than 20 years before being removed. Little Rock zoo announces largest donation in 80-year history Nov 15, 2006 AP. LITTLE ROCK -- The Little Rock Zoo will receive $775,000 to help build new penguin and cheetah exhibits, the largest single gift ever given in the zoo's 80 ... - Springdale Morning News, Little Rock Zoo Gets $775,000 for New Exhibits Nov 15, 2006 The Arkansas Zoological Foundation on Tuesday said the Little Rock Zoo received the largest gift in its 80-year history, a $775,000 donation by the Laura P ... - Arkansas Business Online, History In The Making At The Little Rock Zoo Nov 14, 2006 Tuesday, the Laura P. Nichols Foundation announced the grant that will go to help the zoo fund new exhibits and education programs. ... - Today's THV, Gift to the Zoo Nov 14, 2006 That big gift to the Little Rock Zoo we mentioned yesterday is $775,000 from the Laura P. Nichols Foundation, details on the jump. ... - Arkansas Times, LR zoo announces largest donation in 80-year history Nov 15, 2006 LITTLE ROCK - Fast cats and large swimming birds will be the focus of new facilities at the Little Rock Zoo, to be funded in part by the largest single gift ... - Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Business on THV: Tyson Announces 4Q Loss Nov 13, 2006 ...court action in the future. Finally, the Little Rock Zoo is set to receive its largest financial gift ever. The zoo is tight-lipped ... - Today's THV, Arkansas Business on THV: Tyson Announces 4Q Loss Nov 14, 2006 ...take legal action in the future. In other news, the Little Rock Zoo is set to receive its largest donation. The zoo is tight-lipped ... - Arkansas Business Online, NATIONAL BRIEFS Nov 19, 2006 AP/MIKE WINTROATH. Sekani, a 16-year-old western lowland gorilla, holds her son Saturday at the Little Rock Zoo in Little Rock, Ark. ... - Fort Worth Star Telegram, War Memorial points Hog fans toward signs Oct 25, 2006 Access to a couple of nearby attractions — War Memorial Golf Course and the Little Rock Zoo — will also be affected by the game traffic. ... - Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Zoo Donation Given In Honor Of Woman Nov 14, 2006 That money is being put to good use today. The numbers are big, but the heart behind the Little Rock Zoo donation is even bigger. ... - Today's THV, News the Zoo can use Nov 13, 2006 The Arkansas Zoological Foundation will announce that the Little Rock Zoo has received the largest gift in its 80-year history this Tuesday, November 14, at 11 ... - Arkansas Times, What a hoot Nov 2, 2006 The Little Rock Zoo is happy to announce the safe return of Barnabus, a ten-year-old barn owl that had been missing since the bird untied its tethers and flew ... - Arkansas Times, OUR TOWN : Little Rock notebook 31 Mar 2006 The Little Rock Zoo will celebrate its 80th birthday Saturday. The festivities, called Verizon Wireless Call of the Wild, are scheduled ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), Always a WILD CHILD 31 Mar 2006 The Little Rock Zoo might be 80, but it sure knows how to throw a birthday party. BY HELAINE R. WILLIAMS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE. ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), The final stretch Mar 28, 2006 ...in Little Rock. The carousel, with a 40-foot diameter, might be operational at the Little Rock Zoo by early fall. Over the decades ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), The bunny's on its way Mar 23, 2006 Easter Egg Hunt, children's activities, crafts and games, music, food vendors, informational booths, a petting zoo sponsored by the Little Rock Zoo and free ... Arkansas Times, April calendar Mar 24, 2006 Square and Fairgrounds. Little Rock, 1, 80th Birthday for Little Rock Zoo, zoo; 7, Eggshibition XV, Clear Channel Metroplex. Mena, 13 ... Dallas Morning News (subscription), $6.5 million loan to LR will include elephant aid Mar 22, 2006 It appears the Little Rock Zoo’s two elephants will be seeing some improvements in their habitat, to the tune of about $75,000, thanks to the Little Rock ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), Untidy pair keeping zoo crews busy Mar 4, 2006 BY JILL ZEMAN ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE. The most recent arrivals to the Little Rock Zoo are making quite a mess of their new home. ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), Spring Break! Mar 16, 2006 The Little Rock Zoo: There's nothing like the zoo to help kids work of some of their extra Spring Break energy! The Purple Cow: Yummy! ... About - Cities & Towns, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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