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Big Country keeps a wary eye on rain - Sep 10, 2008 Abilene Reporter-News,Also Wednesday, the Abilene Zoo deployed a four-member crisis team to assist in animal evacuations at The Texas Zoo in Victoria. A nice respite from weather worries - Sep 18, 2008 Victoria Advocate,The family decided to take advantage of the Victoria Hospitality Hurricane Afterparty thrown by local museums, the Texas Zoo and the library. Get the critters, get out of town - Sep 10, 2008 Victoria Advocate,The staff at the Texas Zoo has been working night and day in preparation of possibly having to evacuate the zoo’s animals. “As it stands right now, Volunteers help penguins keep cool - Sep 16, 2008 Abilene Reporter-News,The Abilene Zoo deployed a crisis team of three staff members and one volunteer to the Texas Zoo in Victoria to help prepare for the hurricane. Council tentatively decides on funding for 11 agencies - Sep 3, 2008 Victoria Advocate,COM Doug Hotle has mixed emotions about how the city has handled the Texas Zoo’s request for funding. The zoo’s executive director is pleased the zoo is Recreation listings - Sep 17, 2008 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 9 am to 5 pm daily. 376-A Jenkins Road, Cedar Creek. $4.49-$6.99. Group seeks lower tax rate, city budget cuts - Sep 2, 2008 Victoria Advocate,The Texas Zoo has requested $200000 from the city this year, up from $160000 from the previous year. Russell Pruitt, another taxpayer, said the city is Recreation listings - Sep 3, 2008 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 9 am to 5 pm daily. 376-A Jenkins Road, Cedar Creek. $4.49-$6.99. Oldest Living Gorilla In Captivity Dies In Texas Zoo - Sep 5, 2008 KWTX,Zoo spokesman Sean Greene said Friday that Jenny was euthanized at age 55 because of an inoperable tumor in her stomach. Jenny had stopped eating and Three Malayan tiger cubs debut at Texas zoo - Aug 29, 2008 McClatchy Washington Bureau,By Kevin Lyons | Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas _ There are fewer than 550 Malayan tigers in the world, and three new ones have just made an Recreation listings - Aug 13, 2008 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 9 am to 5 pm daily. 376-A Jenkins Road, Cedar Creek. $4.49-$6.99. Protecting Zoo Animals From Heat - Aug 5, 2008 KXII-TV,...water," said Susan Kleven of the Frank Buck Zoo in Gainesville, Texas. Zoo keepers also keep themselves hydrated and stay in the shade whenever they can. Recreation listings - Jul 30, 2008 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 9 am to 5 pm daily. 376-A Jenkins Road, Cedar Creek. $4.49-$6.99. Prayer Walk - Aug 6, 2008 KTRE,...by Christa Lollis LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - Christians from around Angelina County will be walking the loop praying for East Texas. On Friday at six groups will Idea could land Victoria in Guinness Book - Aug 11, 2008 Victoria Advocate,Entities that would be asked to participate include the Texas Zoo, Lion’s Club, Riverside Multi-Plex and Riverside Golf Course, Horseman’s Arena and Leatherwood seeking Blackburn's 7th District - Jul 26, 2008 Clarksville Leaf Chronicle,..."That's part of the problem with the deficit," he said, specifically noting a $300000 trip to the Houston, Texas, zoo that Blackburn allegedly supported. ZOO GETS NEW DIRECTION - Apr 18, 2008 Victoria Advocate,BY DOMINIQUE GARCIA - SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The Texas Zoo in Riverside Park will be seeing several changes and improvements over the next few years under Recreation listings - Apr 24, 2008 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 10:30 am to 4 pm Fridays, 10:30 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays. Editorial: Branding Waco by selling great assets - Apr 12, 2008 Waco Tribune Herald,...“Branding� was a term prominent when city leaders headed off the ill-advised proposal to build a giant Texas Ranger statue off Interstate 35. KIDS GIVE EARTH SOME LOVE - Apr 22, 2008 Victoria Advocate,Tammy Zellner, an education curator from the Texas Zoo, gave a presentation at the school about animal diversity and conservation. She brought animal pelts Three local events celebrate Earth Day - Apr 21, 2008 Victoria Advocate,William Wood Elementary's environmental science school will host a Texas Zoo program regarding endangered species at about 1 pm The group will then plant a Elephant dies giving birth at Texas zoo - Jan 26, 2008 China Post,AP FORT WORTH, Texas -- A 40-year-old elephant died while trying to give birth to a calf that also died, zoo officials said. Babe, an Asian elephant that Elephant Dies While Giving Birth At Texas Zoo - Jan 25, 2008 KWTX,...(January 25, 2008)--A 40-year-old elephant has died while trying to give birth at the Fort Worth Zoo. "Babe" the Asian elephant arrived at the Fort Worth Lion bites zoo volunteer - Jan 23, 2008 KHOU,By Amy Johnston / KVUE News A volunteer at the Capital of Texas Zoo was recovering Tuesday after being bitten by a mountain lion Sunday afternoon at the zoo Mountain lion attacks zoo volunteer - Jan 23, 2008 Austin American-Statesman,By Joshunda Sanders A Capital of Texas Zoo volunteer was recovering after her thumb was broken by a mountain lion she tried to pet after feeding it Sunday, Recreation listings - Feb 13, 2008 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 10:30 am to 4 pm Fridays, 10:30 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays. Ocelot Festival honors cats - Feb 8, 2008 TheV247.com,Other non-human guests will make appearances courtesy of the Gladys Porter Zoo and the Capital of Texas Zoo. Attendees will be able to build their own bird Caring for Coty - Feb 6, 2008 Southeast Missourian,The Texas Zoo in Fort Worth trains them for shows," she said. The coatimundi is an omnivore; its diet consists mainly of ground litter in invertebrates and Dallas Zoo converting "poop and pee" into power - Nov 5, 2007 Xinhua,5 (Xinhuanet) -- A Dallas, Texas, zoo official says "poo and pee is our bread and butter" and aims to prove his point as the animal park moves onward with a Mara joins hippo pool at Topeka Zoo - Nov 20, 2007 Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),23, 2003, at the Texas zoo. She arrived in Topeka last Wednesday and will be slowly introduced to the zoo's other hippo, Peka Sue. New zoo exhibit - Nov 20, 2007 News 10 Now,A Fossa (pronounced foosah) named Koto was brought to Syracuse from the Capital of Texas Zoo, near Austin. Fossas are an endangered species hailing from Recreation listings - Nov 28, 2007 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 10:30 am to 4 pm Fridays, 10:30 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays. Her dinosaurs are big business - Nov 3, 2007 Houston Chronicle,Sandra Billings now runs the company with her son, Trey, a 24-year-old business student at the University of North Texas. Zoo officials say Billings Recreation listings - Nov 21, 2007 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 10:30 am to 4 pm Fridays, 10:30 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays. New fossa exhibit at Rosamond Gifford Zoo - Nov 20, 2007 The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,The zoo's newest member, a male fossa named Koto (Koo-too) comes from the Capital of Texas Zoo near Austin. "Endangered animals, especially those that are mckinney company builds life-size dinosaurs - Oct 30, 2007 Houston Chronicle,Sandra Billings now runs the company with her son, Trey, a 24-year-old business student at the University of North Texas. Zoo officials say Billings Recreation listings - Nov 1, 2007 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 10:30 am to 4 pm Fridays, 10:30 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays. Police Search Zoo for Man Who Fled Traffic Stop - Oct 5, 2007 KLTV,Police and K-9s search Friday night for a man at an East Texas zoo. Tyler Police say around 7pm, a man fled after a traffic stop, and jumping the Caldwell Recreation listings - Oct 24, 2007 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. 10:30 am to 4 pm Fridays, 10:30 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays. 'Feisty old guy' in his late 60s a 1st-time dad - Oct 4, 2007 Chicago Sun-Times,Enter Maggie, who arrived from a Texas zoo in 1997. It took a year before they could "tolerate each other,'' said Mulkerin. Crocodile coitus begins with the Creating a Naturalistic Research Environment - Oct 9, 2007 Animal Lab News,By Robert L. Degenova, RA And Christian R. Abee, DVM A veterinarian and an architect explore new ways to promote animal wellbeing through the construction Texas Zoo prepares for hurricane - Aug 17, 2007 Victoria Advocate,BY APRILL BRANDON - VICTORIA ADVOCATE With the threat of Hurricane Dean to the Gulf Coast, the Texas Zoo is looking out for Victoria's furry residents if Texas zoo elephant dies at age 49 - Aug 13, 2007 International Herald Tribune,AP ABILENE, Texas: A stressed-out elephant that had been treated with Xanax died Monday morning at age 49 in a Texas zoo, according to a media report. Texas Zoo Elephant Dies - Aug 13, 2007 KWTX,Tanzy, one of the Abilene Zoo's African elephants, died Monday morning at the age of 49. Zoo officials are scheduled to release more details on her death Free shots offered at zoo, DeTar Hospital North - Aug 9, 2007 Victoria Advocate,Just in time for school, DeTar Hospital North and the Texas Zoo have partnered with the Rotary Clubs of Victoria to host "Shots Across Texas" on Saturday. Gellman: Zoos Are Bad Deal for Animals - Aug 1, 2007 Newsweek1, 2007 - On July 14, Jeff Tierney, a zookeeper at the San Antonio, Texas, zoo was attacked and mauled by a five-year-old male Sumatran tiger named Berani Recreation listings - Aug 8, 2007 Austin 360 (subscription),Capital of Texas Zoo. Nonprofit zoo dedicated to education and conservation. New to the zoo is Rajah, a white tiger cub. 10:30 am to 4 pm Friday, A shot at good health - Aug 11, 2007 Victoria Advocate,This year's event was held at Citizens Medical Center, DeTar Medical Center and the Texas Zoo. And it was more than just immunizations at Citizens, Zoo director: facility in 'crisis mode' (Read EXTENDED INTERVIEW) - Jul 28, 2007 The Northwest Florida Daily News,And after two years the nursing wasn’t mandatory, it was coming on solid food and the Texas Zoo in Victoria, Texas, was building a new exhibit for him and Area rivers watched for crest levels - Jul 22, 2007 Victoria Advocate,The Texas Zoo Executive Director Eddie Overbay said that at that height the waters are about 10 feet from the zoo's front gate and 8 feet from the back gate Texas Zoo has two new tiger cubs Oct 27, 2006 BY APRILL BRANDON - VICTORIA ADVOCATE. Get ready to say hello to the Texas Zoo's two newest residents. The 2-month-old tiger cubs ... - Victoria Advocate, Central Texas animal parks Oct 25, 2006 The crocs rule at Snake Farm & Exotic Animal Park in New Braunfels. The camel and most of the animals at Capital of Texas Zoo aren't shy. ... - Austin 360 (subscription), New lions on the way for Akron Zoo Nov 3, 2006 The Ohio zoo says it's getting a young male lion from a zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a young female from the Fort Worth, Texas, zoo. ... - Team 4 News, Trespasser smacked around by elephant Mar 6, 2006 WACO, Texas (AP) - The elephants didn't want to play. A 25-year-old woman got smacked by an elephant at the Waco, Texas, zoo. Cameron ... KTVO, Elephant Smacks Intruder Mar 6, 2006 WACO, TX-March 6, 2006 - The elephants didn't want to play. A 25-year-old woman got smacked by an elephant at the Waco, Texas, zoo. ... 6abc.com, In the news Mar 5, 2006 Jim Fleshman, director of a Waco, Texas, zoo, said a 25-year-old woman who wanted to play with an elephant was smacked by the animal’s trunk and suffered ... 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