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North Carolina ZooArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlTelegraph.co.uk,A polar bear surfs on a red float after leaping on to it from the side of a pool. Wilhelm, who weights 1000lbs, was captured on camera by a volunteer at the Les Schobert dies at 61; Los Angeles Zoo's former general curator - Oct 22, 2008 Los Angeles Times,Schobert arranged to move Ham to the North Carolina zoo, where the chimps inhabited close to an acre of land. The loner was integrated into the group and Ken Reininger Is North Carolina's New General Curator - Nov 12, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,By Rod Hackney Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo has named Curator of Birds Ken Reininger as the park’s new general curator. NC Zoo Launches New, Improved Web Site - Nov 11, 2008 Southern Pines Pilot,The North Carolina Zoo has launched a new and improved Web site at www.nczoo.org that provides users with more up-to-date information, added features and North Carolina Zoo Will Teach You How To Become More Attractive To ... - Oct 30, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,By Rod Hackney Asheboro, NC - In an effort to promote better understanding of one of nature’s more unusual and misunderstood animals, the North Carolina Zoo New Animals Stampeding Their Way To North Carolina Zoo - Oct 28, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,By Rod Hackney Asheboro, NC - It will be a busy week for the Animal Division at the North Carolina Zoo as 19 new animals representing 11 different species, North Carolina Zoo's Forest Aviary and Africa Pavilion Closed For ... - Oct 27, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,By Tom Gillespie Asheboro, NC - The North Carolina Zoo will temporarily close its Forest Aviary and Africa Pavilion exhibits for routine winter maintenance Animals make their way to Africa! exhibit - Nov 6, 2008 Peoria Journal Star,She was born in the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, but was transported Tuesday from the children's zoo in Fort Wayne, where she lived for a while waiting Elephants, Chimpanzees And Many Other Animals Receive Special ... - Nov 2, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,...of today’s top rock bands, but it’s also an apt description of what happened involving some of the animals at the North Carolina Zoo this past Friday. Potter Park Zoo acquires African lion - Nov 7, 2008 Lansing State Journal,Dakota, originally born at the North Carolina Zoo, was named in honor of a young cancer victim. Kyle Vessa, of Oak Ridge, NC, suggested the name of Dakota Zoo areas to undergo maintenance - Oct 27, 2008 WRAL.com,Asheboro, NC — Annual maintenance will close two exhibits at the North Carolina Zoo in coming weeks. The Forest Aviary will be closed Nov. 3-7. Slump shouldn't steer us from sensible course - Oct 25, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,To that end, the city and other local governments in Western North Carolina might consider projects like those undertaken by the North Carolina Zoo in Halloween provides plenty of choices - Oct 21, 2008 Lexington Dispatch,For more information, go to www.piedmontenvironmental.com • On Saturday and Sunday, the North Carolina Zoo continues ZooFest with its annual Boo at the Zoo, Gloves come off in NC Senate's district 9 race - Oct 27, 2008 StarNewsOnline.com,...pork-barrel spending in Raleigh, including $2.9 million for a polar bear exhibit at the North Carolina Zoo and $400000 for the Sparta Teapot Museum, Academy is going native - Nov 7, 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer,Donated by Morris Arboretum, the Chestnut Hill Academy seedlings were grown by the North Carolina Zoo and Trees Asheboro, an environmental group, More local news briefs - Nov 8, 2008 Lansing State Journal,Dakota, born at the North Carolina Zoo, was named in honor of a young cancer victim. Kyle Vessa, of Oak Ridge, NC, suggested the name of Dakota in memory of Meet us at the North Carolina Zoo this Saturday -- and now, get ... - Sep 16, 2008 ScienceBlogsGreta and I will be at the North Carolina Zoo this coming Saturday, September 20, to meet with readers and practically all of the North Carolina Labor Day Travelers Visit North Carolina Zoo - Aug 30, 2008 WFMY News 2,...such big crowds to be out coming out here but we thought it would be a great idea," said Arlene Butler, a visitor to the North Carolina Zoo visitor. Operant conditioning at the NC Zoo - Sep 22, 2008 ScienceBlogsOur group toured the North Carolina Zoo, led by Jayne Owen Parker, Ph.D., the Director of Conservation Education of the Zoo Society. Wet vs. dry debate rages - Aug 29, 2008 FayObserver.com,By Sarah A. Reid Every year, more than a million people visit Asheboro, home of the North Carolina Zoo. Inevitably, a few people on business trips call Greensboro provides entertainment, food, shopping and art all ... - Sep 3, 2008 The Pendulum,NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER: The Natural Science Center offers a closer venue for viewing animals than the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. Doctors perform hysterectomy on gorilla - Sep 12, 2008 News & Observer,...for Reproductive Medicine and Duke University Medical Center perform surgery on Donna, a western lowland gorilla who lives at the North Carolina Zoo. Male Giraffe Dies At North Carolina Zoo - 15 Aug 2008 WFMY News 2,Asheboro, NC-- A 14-year-old male giraffe died at the North Carolina Zoo Thursday while undergoing surgery to remove a stone blocking his urinary tract. New Black Bear Cubs Arrive At The North Carolina Zoo - Aug 6, 2008 WFMY News 2,The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has two new American black bear cubs. They're the first bear cubs ever at the zoo. An animal refuge in Arkansas donated Alcohol could prompt zoo expansion - Aug 4, 2008 News 14 Carolina,ASHEBORO, NC -- The director of the North Carolina Zoo says the approval of Asheboro’s alcohol sales could bring expansion. Some 750000 people a year visit NC Zoo Hosting Chilling Event - Aug 7, 2008 Southern Pines Pilot,Visitors can get a firsthand look at how the North Carolina Zoo helps its animals beat the heat when the park hosts "ZooCool" this Saturday and Sunday, Zoo Exercise Tips - Jul 18, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,PHOTO #1: North Carolina Zoo staff on an exercise walk through the zoo. PHOTO #2: North Carolina Zoo staff and members taking an exercise walk in the zoo. Mixed drinks for NC zoo city - Jul 30, 2008 Charlotte Observer,Unofficial results from the Randolph County city, home of the North Carolina Zoo and a popular dinner or lunch spot for people traveling from the Charlotte Black bear cubs go on display at NC Zoo - Aug 5, 2008 Greensboro News Record,...and the two adults can be viewed from 3 pm until closing. A young black bear cub splashes her litter mate at the North Carolina Zoo on Tuesday. Leaders say alcohol may help zoo plans - Aug 2, 2008 Greensboro News Record,Tuesday’s referendum could bring the North Carolina Zoo, one of the area’s largest tourist attractions, closer to a long-planned expansion. NC Zoo photographer wins spot in Smithsonian - Jul 22, 2008 WRAL.com,Asheboro, NC — An employee of the North Carolina Zoo has earned a place in the Smithsonian Museum for a photograph he took in Arizona. On The Wildside: Galapagos Tortoise - Aug 4, 2008 WFMY News 2,Tort was the first resident at the North Carolina Zoo back in 1974. He was there when the doors opened. He's a young 55-years old....but with a life span of State budget comes up short with child nutrition funds - Jul 24, 2008 Mount Airy News,The General Assembly has set aside $2.7 million to expand and renovate the polar bear exhibit at the North Carolina Zoo, for example. Teens From Across The Country Fix Homes In Greensboro - Jul 21, 2008 WFMY News 2,Some teens even traveled to help make repairs at the North Carolina Zoo. Each teen paid $350 for the trip to Greensboro. They sleep on the floor of St. Paul Site Trades in Asheboro, NC for $1.4M - Jul 25, 2008 CoStar Group,The site is along Old Cox Road in the Southwest Randolph County submarket, across the street from the North Carolina Zoo. Walter Moffitt of Coltrane Luck As animals age, zoos adapt - Jul 21, 2008 Greensboro News Record,How should veterinarians treat aging lions afflicted with what Mary Joa n Pugh, the North Carolina Zoo's chief of staff and business officer, called "some Liquor vote divides Asheboro - Jul 27, 2008 Greensboro News Record,...“We have new, better highways and the North Carolina Zoo,� Crisco says. “But there’sa little town called Greensboro that’s advertising 'See the zoo, Weekender Calendar - Jul 24, 2008 FayObserver.com,The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro is open from 9 am to 5 pm daily. The zoo presents animals and plants in exhibits that closely resemble their natural Space Chimps Ham has roots in real history - Jul 18, 2008 Collectspace.comFollowing his flight, Ham was retired to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, followed by the North Carolina Zoo. He died at age 26 in 1983, never fathering Campers get a chance to just be themselves - Jul 20, 2008 Burlington Times News,...a fundraiser organized by Rhonda Farmer's sports and marketing class at Williams High School, the campers have been able to go the North Carolina Zoo. Donation Given for Building Giraffe Feeding Station - Apr 21, 2008 MyFox WGHP,ASHEBORO, NC (WGHP) -- An anonymous donation will allow the North Carolina Zoo to build a feeding station where visitors can offer treats to giraffes from a No Bad Breath For This Bear - Apr 17, 2008 WFMY News 2,For this reason, it is up to zoo keepers at the North Carolina Zoo to keep the animals teeth healthy. Zookeepers say that most of the animals have been NC Zoo Reopens With Expansion of Elephant, Rhinoceros Exhibit - Apr 5, 2008 WRAL.com,ASHEBORO, NC — The North Carolina Zoo opened the gates Saturday on its first major addition in more than 10 years. It's an expansion of its elephant and Zoo unveils brand new Africa plains - Apr 4, 2008 News 14 Carolina,ASHEBORO -- It took the North Carolina Zoo 10 years to complete. But this weekend officials are celebrating the grand opening of the brand new Watani Vet school programs link NCSU, Iraq - Mar 27, 2008 N.C. State University Technician Online,With the help of North Carolina Zoo Director David Jones, who has experience rebuilding the Kabul Zoo in Afghanistan, they were able to raise money to Biltmore tops list of North Carolina attractions - Feb 19, 2008 Bizjournals.com,2 on the list with 792500 visitors; the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro was No. 3 with 752000. The top Triangle attraction on the list was the NC Museum of Biltmore Reigns Once Again as Top Historic Attraction in North ... - Feb 18, 2008 Earthtimes,The only newcomer in the central region was the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, which finished third in the overall survey. Groups provide support for grandparents raising grandchildren - Feb 20, 2008 StarNewsOnline.com,Members visited the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, took a boat ride on the Cape Fear River and traveled to Ingram Planetarium at the Museum of Coastal Zoo launches state's largest solar power project - Jan 29, 2008 News 14 Carolina,ASHEBORO, NC -- The North Carolina Zoo flipped the switch on the largest solar project in the state. It's an idea that's been in the works since 2004. Zoos try to prevent extinction - Feb 1, 2008 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,For example, at the North Carolina zoo, all the zebras and all of the ostriches are female to keep them from reproducing. Other animals have been very hard Need a gift? The NC Zoo is for you - Feb 10, 2008 News 14 Carolina,Right now, you can adopt one of these animals or about a dozen others from the North Carolina Zoo. While you don’t get to take them home, your gift will go Heroes, stars, athletes: Greensboro has welcomed them all - Feb 17, 2008 Greensboro News Record,Jim Fowler — The Wild Kingdom co-star appears in a fund-raising telethon for the North Carolina Zoo. April 15-16, 1978. Yo-Yo Ma — The cellist performs at NC Zoo offers winter discount - Nov 30, 2007 Greensboro News Record,The North Carolina Zoo is reducing admission prices by $2 to bolster attendance during the winter months. Starting Saturday through February, adults will be a service of the News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina - Nov 27, 2007 Greensboro News Record,They made a weekend of it, spending Saturday at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. So much of television is sexually tinged, said Mike Daigneault, Trumpet the news: Elephant is going to be a mom - Nov 19, 2007 Atlanta Journal Constitution,The zoo originally hoped to breed the elephant with C'sar, a handsome guy at the North Carolina Zoo. But Dottie stayed in Atlanta after officials at the Zoo Atlanta expecting baby elephant in 2009 - Nov 20, 2007 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,...from Berlin artificially inseminated the 25-year-old Dottie in June after plans to mate her with a male elephant at the North Carolina Zoo fell through. Super-green Greensboro Hotel Incorporates Signature Art - Nov 24, 2007 WRAL.com,But it did get him jobs designing exhibits at the North Carolina Zoo and painting murals at Gastonia's natural history museum. Mural, painting and sculpture No-Clutter Gift-Giving Services, donations, classes and tickets ... - Nov 22, 2007 Winston-Salem Journal,Admission to the North Carolina Zoo runs $10 for adults, $8 for people age 62 or older and for college students with school IDs, and $6 for children age [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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