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Muni overhaul vote delayed 3 weeks - Sep 25, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,You see, the San Francisco Zoo, which is also owned by the city, has been breeding the federally protected critters since 2005 as part of a conservation Right hand, left hand - Sep 24, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,Turns out, though, that even as the parks department allegedly harms these animals, the San Francisco Zoo -- which is also owned by the department -- is San Francisco Zoo Won't Become Rescue Center - Sep 16, 2008 KCBS,SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- The Board of Supervisors Tuesday rejected a plan to convert the city zoo into a rescue center. Supervisor Chris Daly who had pushed Zoo's pending lawsuits over tiger attack means that safety review ... - Sep 18, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,...'Fraidy cats: The lawsuits expected to be filed in connection with the fatal tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo have stifled an open discussion of SF supervisors should reject zoo legislation - Sep 8, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The San Francisco Zoo has been the object of animal welfare advocates' concern for years. The zoo had little priority for city funding, and it showed in Newsom switches to 'greener' city wheels - Sep 11, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,Sad ending: It wasn't a complete surprise, but a necropsy shows that the hundreds of black masses found in a dead mother giraffe at the San Francisco Zoo Oakland: The little zoo that could - Sep 10, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,While we debate whether to make the San Francisco Zoo an animal sanctuary, bemoan the outdated exhibits and read about the latest chapter in the escaped Zoo's gorillas get heart checkups - Aug 29, 2008 Scripps News,On hand for the exam at the San Francisco Zoo were the zoo's head veterinarian, Jacqueline Jencek; a private veterinary cardiologist, Sam Silverman; SF's CultureBus to shuttle among museums - Sep 15, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,On the current schedule, service ends before 6 pm Newsom originally proposed including the San Francisco Zoo but was persuaded to scale down and focus on Zoo report points to deteriorating conditions - Sep 12, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The conditions of old exhibits at the San Francisco Zoo are so bad that some animals may be suffering mentally and physically, and even some newer The Bay Area in pictures for the week of August 24 — August 30 - Aug 31, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The San Francisco Zoo and UCSF Medical center team up to perform cardiovascular tests Wednesday on Nneka, one of the zoo's female gorillas. Ex-candidate wants SF to send flowers - Sep 9, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The Board of Supervisors postponed by one week a vote to turn the San Francisco Zoo into an animal rescue facility. It also will be several weeks before the It’s Time to Plan for the 2009 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo - Sep 17, 2008 Biodiesel Magazine,...including the San Francisco Airport, Department of Public Works, Municipal Transportation Agency buses and the San Francisco Zoo, have successfully used SANTA BARBARA ZOO - Sep 18, 2008 Santa Ynez Valley Journal,After seeing the San Francisco Zoo’s success with the Zoo Ranger, the Santa Barbara Zoo was eager to add the device. However, there will be one added Breast Cancer 3-Day walk kicks off - Sep 5, 2008 abc7news.com,After Friday morning's opening ceremony at the Cow Palace, the walk passes through Golden Gate Park, and near the San Francisco Zoo. Along the way each day, SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET - Aug 29, 2008 Scripps News,GORILLAHEALTH (Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle) -- SAN FRANCISCO: Zoo's gorillas get heart checkups. 700. UC-OVERTIME (Schevitz, San Francisco Chronicle) Santa Barbara Zoo Visitors Can Now Tour With A Zoo Ranger - Sep 4, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,Zoo Ranger tours are available at the San Francisco Zoo, Dallas Zoo, Oklahoma City Zoo and Santa Barbara Zoo. GPS Ranger tours are currently available at Designer's tale - Sep 24, 2008 StateHornet.com,Gymboree, Columbus Salame, NapaStyle, The Nature Company, Stanford Law School, United Airlines, PG&E Corporation, The San Francisco Zoo and many more. Mixing it up with the queen of corpses, author Mary Roach - Sep 10, 2008 The Daily Evergreen,What was it like working for the San Francisco Zoo and getting through those early rough and tumble years of breaking into the journalism game? Virginia City International - Sep 5, 2008 Nevada Appeal,As legend has it, they leased camels from the San Francisco Zoo then raced down C Street. The event gained immediate notoriety because Marilyn Monroe and Sept. 11 Examiner - Bored of Supervisors, 09/11 - Sep 11, 2008 Examiner.comSupervisor Daly’s ordinance making the San Francisco Zoo into an animal rescue facility was also considered Tuesday. Sierra: Reno inflates the party baloons - Aug 31, 2008 Sacramento Bee,Local lore holds that movie director John Huston won it, charging to victory on a camel borrowed from the San Francisco Zoo. The spectacle became an annual Tuesday Night Book Club meets - Sep 9, 2008 Clanton Advertiser,Later, when they attended the San Francisco Zoo in the same type of dress, there must have been as much gazing going on from the animal cages to spectators Kentucky Woman Recalls Bear Attack - Sep 5, 2008 kypost.com,Grizzly bears, like this one in a San Francisco zoo, are increasingly an endangered species. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The Christopher Buckley squanders chance to skewer Supreme Court - Aug 28, 2008 Rocky Mountain News,9/11, the Iraq War, a 40 percent decline of the US dollar, the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2008, a fatal tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo, Steve Irwin's son to star in wildlife show? - Sep 17, 2008 ABC 4,...'The Crocodile Hunter', Steve Irwin, poses with a three foot long alligator at the San Francisco Zoo on June 26, 2002 in San Francisco, California. PRSA Silicon Valley Announces "In the Spotlight" Spokesperson ... - Sep 17, 2008 Centre Daily Times,Sam Singer -- San Francisco Zoo, 49ers, Chevron, Levi Strauss Case Study: SF Zoo Tiger Attack -- Robin Carr -- Kaiser Permanente, Gap, EA, Nike, Prisons or Sanctuaries? - Sep 19, 2008 The Santa Barbara Independent,The most recent attack was the tragic tiger attack in December at the San Francisco Zoo that killed one person and severely wounded two more. SF Zoo hippo Mama Cuddles, 46, euthanized - Aug 14, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,...(08-13) 16:09 PDT San Francisco - -- A 46-year-old African Nile hippopotamus known as Mama Cuddles was euthanized Wednesday at the San Francisco Zoo after New mission for San Francisco Zoo approved - Aug 7, 2008 San Jose Mercury News,Zoo officials are opposing the proposal, saying that it would cost the San Francisco Zoo its accreditation and many donations. Mother giraffe dies at San Francisco Zoo - Jul 29, 2008 San Jose Mercury News,A 9-year-old giraffe that gave birth earlier this year died at the San Francisco Zoo today, zoo officials announced. Zookeepers told veterinary staff Sunday SAN FRANCISCO Zoo to limit free day to residents only - Aug 2, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The San Francisco Zoo will restrict its once-a-month free admission program to city residents only beginning in September, officials said Friday. Long-lived hippo dies - Aug 14, 2008 Examiner.comSAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - One of the longest San Francisco Zoo residents was euthanized Wednesday after the African Nile hippo, named Mama Cuddles, Zoo’s seniors may bunk up - Aug 11, 2008 Examiner.comElder care: Jacqueline Jencek, the San Francisco Zoo’s head veterinarian, pets 12-year-old wallaroo Unti before treating her with an antibiotic eye ointment San Francisco Zoo faces uncertain future - Aug 11, 2008 Los Angeles Times,The action to move the measure forward was praised by animal-welfare advocates who have long pushed for more oversight of the San Francisco Zoo. Supervisors' Committee Postpones Decision On Zoo Ordinance - Jul 17, 2008 FoxReno.com,Speakers at the meeting included San Francisco Zoo Interim Director Tanya Peterson, representatives of the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare, New law would cost SF Zoo its accreditation - Aug 2, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The San Francisco Zoo will lose its accreditation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums if legislation that would turn the zoo into a rescue facility A PATCHWORK OF BAY AREA PARTIES & PERSONALITIES - Jul 25, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The Fur Ball was hosted by Zoo II, a club of young professionals who promote and support the San Francisco Zoo. 1 Zoo II committee member Todd Stern (left) Hearing on SF rescue-zoo legislation today - Jul 16, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The San Francisco Zoo may have to consider giving up some animals to get its finances in order, the facility's interim director said Wednesday. Interactive Ads For The Zoo Unleash Your Wild Side - Aug 8, 2008 InventorspotTo promote the San Francisco Zoo, these bus shelter ads were placed around the city. The ads featured such animal features as wings, antennae and horns, Zoo hearing brings out the predator in Daly - Aug 9, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle,The future of the San Francisco Zoo is one of those hot-button issues that is stirring plenty of debate. Supervisor Chris Daly brought his resolution to SF: ZOO'S MONTHLY FREE ADMISSION DAY NOW FOR CITY RESIDENTS ONLY - Aug 1, 2008 CBS 5,Public and animal safety issues have prompted San Francisco Zoo officials to change the zoo's monthly free admission day policy to now exclude non-city Lions and crocodiles may call desert home - Aug 13, 2008 The Desert Sun,After a tiger escaped at the San Francisco Zoo and killed a visitor and injured two others on Christmas Day, Living Desert officials say they will take the Francisco Mascot Race Part of the San Francisco Marathon on August ... - Jul 24, 2008 7thSpace Interactive (press release),Mascots scheduled to appear in the race include: Havana Savanna from the San Francisco Zoo, The Don from the University of San Francisco, Oski from the Diane Werts | GLUED TO THE TUBE - Aug 9, 2008 Newsday,..."Explorer: Zoo Tiger Escape" (tomorrow at 10 pm, NatGeo) analyzes what happened in that San Francisco Zoo incident, the first time a visitor was killed by Debate Set On SF Zoo Change To Rescue Facility - Jul 16, 2008 CBS 5,SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ― A committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider on Thursday a proposal to transform the San Francisco Zoo into an Media missed some great stories after tiger attack - Aug 6, 2008 Highland Community News (subscription),He was referring to last Christmas' tiger slaying at the San Francisco Zoo. Seems the media has missed out on some mighty neat opportunities to pursue some Search: Salon The Web - Aug 8, 2008 SalonNever more so than on Christmas Day 2007, when a 243-pound tigress named Tatiana burst the confines of her San Francisco Zoo enclosure and mauled three Sex, animals and big bucks - Jul 29, 2008 Examiner.comPlaywright Trevor Allen has been working on a play, "Zoo Logic," about his experiences as an employee of the San Francisco Zoo. As part of his research, The magic of wind power - Jul 31, 2008 Examiner.comCommissioned by The City in 2004, the study discovered “poor� economic feasibility for wind-energy projects at Pier 39, the San Francisco Zoo and Hunters Business helps keep roller coaster industry on track - Aug 10, 2008 Murfreesboro Post,The company’s largest client are the Six Flags Theme Parks but others include Legoland in Carlsbad, Calif.; the San Francisco Zoo; and Cypress Gardens in BlabberMouth PR will represent BarZ Adventures and their GPS ... - Jul 18, 2008 PR Web (press release),Zoo Ranger tours are available at the San Francisco Zoo, Dallas Zoo, and Oklahoma City Zoo. Historic city walking tours are available in Key West, Mendte nominated for 19 local Emmys - Aug 7, 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer,The topic is "Zoo Tiger Escape," playing off the cat escape last year at the San Francisco Zoo. PBS's History Detectives goes to the USS Olympia on Penn's Comedian Stephen Colbert Has New Spider Named After Him - Aug 2, 2008 eFluxMediaAlready named after Mr. Colbert are a Virgin American airplane, a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor and a bald eagle from the San Francisco Zoo. Shenandoah National Park Launches Multimedia Tour Inviting ... - Jul 17, 2008 TravelVideo.tv (press release)Texas, while zoo tours delivered through the Zoo Ranger™ are currently available at San Francisco Zoo, Dallas Zoo and Oklahoma City Zoo. The remaking of a mountain: Mori Point a work in progress - Jul 16, 2008 Pacifica Tribune,Stanbridge Academy, Westborough Middle School, GGNRA Big Year volunteers, the San Francisco Zoo Crew and the Animal Resource Center interns. Philadelphia’s Independence Visitor Center Launches Multimedia ... - Jul 22, 2008 TravelVideo.tv (press release)Valley National Park and Shenandoah National Park, while Zoo Ranger tours are available at the San Francisco Zoo, Dallas Zoo, and Oklahoma City Zoo. Feline Conservation Federation Stresses Handler Training and ... - Aug 7, 2008 PR Web (press release),The tragic escape of the tigress Tatiana from the San Francisco zoo last Christmas underscores the fact that tigers can leap out of a twelve-foot barrier. Schools adapt to tighter budget - Aug 4, 2008 Monterey County Herald,Diamsay confessed that she was relieved when her husband decided that morning to stay close to home instead of visiting the San Francisco Zoo. Have You Read?: A curious coupling - Aug 1, 2008 Tahoe Daily Tribune,According to the author's biography, Roach was a freelance copy editor before landing a part-time public-relations job at the San Francisco Zoo and writing Every doggie has his day - Jul 30, 2008 Examiner.comLike any true legend, he has bounced back and is in fighting trim on the median strip on Sloat at the old entrance of the San Francisco Zoo. Allure of the tiger and its deadly aftermath - Aug 8, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,By GLENN GARVIN AP A TV video image shows paramedics taking away one of the victims of the tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo. Councilman Pike uncertain about run for reelection in November - Jul 20, 2008 Hollister Free Lance,Pike is spending the afternoon at the San Francisco Zoo with his family, with whom he expects to discuss his dilemma. He said he expects to make a decision [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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