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Hi there,
Re:
leucorchestris alexandrina
can you please help me to find the correct way to care
for these spiders? I bought 2 about a month ago and they seem to be thriving
on the same care as my 65 or so tarantulas, naturally I would like to think
I was taking proper care of them but I can’t find care sheets anywhere, and
none of the BTS can enlighten me.
Thanks in advance,
Mary Walters Email
Mary Walters
Dear Damian Aspinall ,
I want to introduce myself, my name is Ton Veldkamp and i am the director of
the Wild Cat Foundation in Holland. A rescue and breeding facility for wild
cats. I have no comments , but i admre the work you do with breeding
Gorilla’s and replace them to the wild in Congo. I want the same with wild
cats and my question is : is it possible that we come to the United Kingdom
to meet you and talk with you about whats the best thing how we here in
Holland can do that. Perhaps its possible to see you animals overthere. My
facility is a small one but lots of small ones can get the same
goal…..releasing animals in the wild.
I hope to meet you and your wonderfull work soon.
Sincerely,
Mr.Ton Veldkamp,
The Wild Cat Foundation.
in dutch : de Stichting Wild Cat
Donation of Tropical Birds – Can you
direct me to a zoo in the Washington Dc area that would be willing to accept
a donation of beautiful tropical birds. Email
Lana Gray
I am a PhD student at the
University if Bolton (England, EC).
My research is focussed on the utility of fossil and extant eggs as
indicators of (palaeo)-biodiversity testing their metric and morphological
variability and diversity.
Basically, the project will try to define their intra- and inter- specific
metrical variation from three different species of extant land turtle,
crocodile, gecko, and bird and a nest and eggshells from fossil
Megaloolithic oogenera.
The assessment of their utility will be based on the level of statistical
significance of the variability of morphometric characters within same eggs
(poles and equator), nest, and all together.
The morphometric characters will be chosen from their eggs macro- micro-,
and ultra-structures.
Please, I would appreciate if you could provide me with material from any
modern eggs from reptiles, mammals, or birds.
Indeed, if your institution provides eggshell material will be mentioned in
any publication where your material were used. Email :
Xavier Panades I Blas
A Sanctuary for Papua New Guinea?
Ms Dobi Kidu
, PO Box 5223 Boroko, NCD, Papua New Guinea, Telephone: 6932413 FAX: 3277675, Email: [email protected]
Why was the status of cuscus in PNG rated R = Rare? I have a male and female which I am
hoping to breed. Do you have any information which might help me in my bid to provide a
sanctuary of sorts for our wildlife? I have picked up quite a bit about their habits etc
but I would like to know more about their ‘make-up’ ie; digestive system, when is the
female old enough to mate [she is about a year old, the male is two years]. I have other
PNG animals which I look after. Is there a site where I can look up on wildlife care?
Sickness, wounds due to hunters, what to do in these cases.
Langurs in Britain: I am a vet student at the RVC, London and was wondering if you
could help me. I am trying to find a list of all the zoos that keep langurs in the UK
(and how many). If you can help please let me know. Natasha Prior [email protected]
Wedding at the Zoo?
Yes this may sond a very bizarre
request!! 🙂 but I would love to get married at a zoo or simular. I have been in touch
with London Zoo and they can provide this service but I have to have at least 40 guests. I
would only have about 12. I am not too worried about the reception, just the ceremony to
be carried out at such a place. I came across your site and wondered if you would know of
anywhere like a zoo or simular that I could get married at. I just love animals and want
something different for my wedding day. I live in the South of England. Many thanks for
your time, Anne Gadd [email protected]
Looking for Skye Adams : Anja Wibbeke, Papenweg 46’
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Telephone: +31 43 3217771 Email: [email protected]
Hi there! I’ve been searching the net for you because I am looking for an old friend. Her
name is Skye Adams and I met her in the summer of 1998 when we were both working at the
SRRC, the "Zeehondencreche" in Pieterburen in the Netherlands. She was working
with seals in the Taronga Zoo back then. For one reason or another we lost contact.
Hopefully she still works in Taronga Zoo and hopefully you will be kind enough to give her
this message. Thank you in advance!
Looking for Claus Pohle:
it’s writting Smirnova Natasha from Novosibirsk (Russia). Soon I’ll go to Berlin and would
like to visit Tierpark-Friedrichsfelde. I was met with one person from Tierpark, but I
have problem – I don’t know his address. Can you help me to find him? His name is Claus
Pohle and he’s profession is biolodgist or zoolodgist. If you can find this
person or his E-mail, please send to me it I have private E-mail: [email protected]
Golden Pheasant Eggs: I am looking for
eggs of the above bird for hutching. Can you supply them or do you know who may supply
them if you do not have tem. Please e-mail or ring me on (UK) 07956 882 119 Many thanks, [email protected]
Job Wanted: I am very happy to discover
your web-site. I am a russian young man and presently looking for a Zoo in an English
speaking country. I would like to combine the interesting work in a Zoo with further
english studies (highschool level). I have worked in the Moskow Zoo for two and a half
year, taking care of snakes: cobra, Boa, Mamba (especially with the full responsibility
for one poison snake "Naja Oxiana"). I am sixteen years old, will finish school
in May this year, and after that I am very interested in doing this project. My family
will pay the flight ticket, for english course and living expenses I must work. I will be
very glad if you can help me, if you have an idea who I might contact, which organisations
to contact. And maybe you can foreward this mail to zoo’s of english location in your
database. Later I can send you letters of recommadations from the Moskow Zoo and my
school. : [email protected]
Looking for Arne Schiotz; I am looking for
the emailaddress of: DR. Arne Schiotz Do you have the addres? Greetings, Hugo Belgian
Herpetological Society Hugo Claessen Arthur Sterckstraat 18 B-2600 Berchem – Antwerp
Belgium Tel/Fax: +32 03-239.11.03 Email: [email protected]
Http://www.terravzw.org
Job
Wanted at London Zoo: Hello The Editors of this site. I was looking on iformation on
how to apply for a job at london zoo and i came across this site. I was Just Wondering how
you would apply for a job there and who to contact etc… Yours Thankfully Ross Smith [email protected]
Job Wanted: Dear
sir/madam, i am a third year zoology undergraduate and i am seeking a research post for
the summer to do my project on and wondered if you knew any zoos, which offered this,
yours gratefully Eleanor thomson Eleanor Thomson BSc. Aquatic Bioscience email [email protected]
US Job Wanted: Does your website offer any
type of messageboards advertising job openings at zoos in the U.S.? Leanne R. Cole
Multi-Cultural Recruiter Haverford College (610) 896-2959 [email protected]
Job Wanted: Dear sir/madam, I am a 26 year
old woman living in Cyprus where i am heavily involved in my work with animals. I own two
pet shops which are used for my fundamental education work – i.e we do not sell puppies,
kittens wild caught birds or animals…. I also have set up a charity for animals in
Cyprus through whiich we do valuable work. Lastly i am also setting up a pet magazine in
Greek for the people of Cyprus which is due for publication very soon. My own knowledge
and experience stems from my growing up with animals on a farm in Cyprus and later on
studying veterinary nursing inthe UK although sadly due to health problems at the time i
did not finish my studies. However i have worked for many vets and animals welfare
charities in the UK before moving to Cyprus three years ago. The reason for writing to you
is that i am now considering moving back to the UK with my fiance. We will sell our pet
shops here and leave as soon as we can get organised. I would like to find a job in
England with animals so that i can continue my valuable work. I want to also continue
helping the charity in Cyprus as much as possible even though i will be in England. I am
very aware of the good zoos in England and generally and would be interested in working at
one of these too. I am not sure who to contact or if you can help me but any advice and
help you can offer will be greatly appreciated. You can cantact me at the following
details. Michelle Foulia Kantaras 8 Pyla Larnaca Cyprus tel 00 357 9 607 243 fax 00 357 2
666782 e-mail [email protected] I do hope
to hear from you soon
Zoos in Turkey: Dear Editor, I recently
visited Istanbul and went to a Zoo in the Sultanamet area of the city. Tigers, Lions and
Bears were kept in cages far too small and looked so unhappy they just paced up and down
the enclosure. There was also inadequate cages for the moneys and apes (1 monkey just
crouched in the corner of the cage) There is also an aquarium in which I observed a tank
with turtles in – I am no expert but there was not enough dry area for them to rest on,
they seemed constantly imersed trying to keep their heads out of the water. Can anything
at all be done about these conditions. Turkey is such a beautiful country and their people
friendly and hospitable it seems such a shame that the zoo cannot be updated and some sort
of educational programme put into place, I do believe that ignorance is the cause of this
suffering. Regards Denise Tully ———————- [email protected]
Blank Zoo Pass: I have been told that
there is a family pass — "Blank Zoo Pass" — that is accepted at several US
zoos. I want to purchase this for my grandson — and family — for a Valentine. I have
searched through several different search engines but have not found any information about
this. Does anyone know if there is a website offering this pass — or any type of
"multi-zoo" pass? Or does this option even exist? Thank you. [email protected]
Making a Film: I
hope you don’t mind me contacting you out of the blue – I’ve been looking at your website,
which i found very interesting, and was hoping that you might be able to help me with a
few queries… I’m writing from a London-based documentary company, Cicada Films. We are
currently working on a series for Animal Planet Discovery. This is a series that we have
been hoping to make for several years, but have only now just received the funding. The
series will be presented by a zoologist who travels to the corners of Europe that still
have wonderful animals, and where she can be taken to by someone either studying them, or
someone who has an indepth knowledge of them. We are visiting each place for just three
days, and while we are aware that we will not be able to capture a great deal of wildlife
during such a short time, we are equally interested in filming the scientists and
conservationists at work, providing an overview of the area at the same time, with
glimpses of the wildlife in between. Our first shoot is planned in March – so we’re fairly
up against time. The reason that I’m writing is that one idea we had to find contact was
to contact European zoos in the hope that they could recommend local
scientific/conservation projects that could feature in the series with the aim of
increasing awareness for certain worthwhile projects… I’m therefore wondering whether
you might be able to recommend some reputable zoos in Europe – perhaps the larger ones
that may be aware of local projects, or perhaps you yourself are aware of some projects
that you think would be an interesting feature?? Thank you so much for your time – In
would be very grateful for any help or advice that you could offer me. I hope to hear from
you in the near future. With best wishes, Natalie Burke Cicada Films, London Direct Dial
Tel: +44 207 266 6952 Cicada Tel: +44 207 266 4646 Fax: +44 207 289 2599 Mobile: 0976 707
373 Natalie Burke [email protected]
Help Zimba! Zimba
is a two year old handicapped lion cub at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo here in Kerala,
southernmost India. We, the members of ‘PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS’, Thiruvananthapuram
chapter,seeing zimba locked up almost permanently in a small, congested, dark, stone paved
cage constantly kept in touch with the concerned zoo authorities. Our aim was to convince
them that Zimba needs a larger space to live his life. He has a born right to have a feel
of the sand, breeze and open space. Meanwhile, one of our members became quite friendly to
Zimba so much that he responds to her call and lets her touch him through the iron bars.
Zimba is a real beauty to watch! Now,. due to the sincere efforts taken by the
Thiruvananthapuram zoo director Mr.Yalakki, Zimba is provided a larger space to move
around which would indeed give more strength to his weak legs. We at People For Animals
consider this as the beginning. People here in Kerala must become more aware of special
animals like Zimba. We are quite sure that there are more examples like Zimba’s in other
zoos around the world. We will be grateful if we are let known about such cases handled in
any of the other zoos around the world. And how they reach out to the people to make them
aware of these precious animals by letting them come close to the animals and how it is
systematically handled. We will let you know more about Thiruvananthapuram Zoo soon. We
will wait for your reply at [email protected]
Thanking you sincerely, PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CHAPTER
Lookig for Herbert Lucker; I am triyng to
establish contact with Dr. Hubert Lucker (Director) of Zoo Dresden as at 1997. We had a
working relationship with him on a conservation programme involving an endangered antelope
specie called Hirola (damaliscus hunteri). By then I was working for The East African
Wildlife Society. My Names are: Agnew Mbwavi (Mr.) Please give him this information and
request him to write me an email. I will be very grateful if he communicated soon. Yours
Sincerely, Agnew Mbwavi Director-Enviroconsult Africa P.O BOX 62461 Nairobi, Kenya. Email:[email protected] OR [email protected]
Job Wanted: Hi. My name is Victor Ikini. I
am currently at University of Liverpool, in my second year reading a Zoology degree. I was
wondering if you could help me. You see i need more work experience, i have worked in
small veterinary practices, but i want some experience with larger, more exotic animals. I
would like if i could do it over the summer. I will be free from June till September
ending. Please is is it possible to get in contact with any of the zoos or safari parks
for me and I will send them a CV. I would be extremely grateful. Yours hopefully, Victor
Ikini. [email protected] [email protected]
Zoo
Stufff Wanted: Please send information on your zoo (wherever you are) to Hannah
Jones, C/O ID Jones, Engineering Operations, RAF Akrotiri, BFPO 57, Cyprus. Hannah
is doing a project to compare Limassol Zoo in Cyprus to other zoos.
Job with the
National ZooI’m trying to find online postions for Conservation and Research
within the National Zoo. Can you help me out with this? Thankyou, Debbie N
[email protected]
Home wanted for Quaker Parrot I
have a quaker parrot that was found wounded outside about 9 months ago. I would like to
donate it to a zoo where it can be with other simalar birds. If you can take it or direct
me to someplace that could please contact me at [email protected]
thank you Katheryn Brown
Jobs in Zoos? Does your website offer any type of messageboards advertising job
openings at zoos in the U.S.? Leanne R. Cole, Multi-Cultural Recruiter, Haverford College
(610) 896-2959 [email protected]
UK Zoo Job Wanted: i am a third year zoology undergraduate and i am seeking a research
post for the summer to do my project on and wondered if you knew any zoos, which
offered this, yours gratefully, Eleanor Thomson Sc. Aquatic Bioscience email [email protected]
London Zoo Job Wanted I was
looking on iformation on how to apply for a job at london zoo and i came across this site.
I was Just Wondering how you would apply for a job there and who to contact etc…Yours
Thankfully Mr R Smith [email protected]
A Tatoo Carreta?
: [email protected] ALMOST 3
YEARS AGO Y FOUND A TATOO CARRETA AND I HAVE IT SINCE THEN.SOME TIME AGO IN AN ARGENTINE
MAGAZINE I LEARNED THAT IT IS A SPECIES IN DANGER OF EXTINTION AND THAT IT IS VERY
VALUABLE. SINCE THEN MANY PRIVATE COLLETORS HAVE TRIED TO BUY IT, BUT FIRST I WOULD LIKE
TO ASK IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT BECAUSE MAYBE YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE AND CAN MAKE THEM
HAVE BABIES.
Getting Married at the Zoo?
[email protected] This may sound bizarre, I’m looking
for a zoo in the southern UK that we hold weddings ceremonies. Do you know of any
Gorillas: 1)what is
the largest and heaviest gorilla you have ever had at your zoo? 2)what is his name and how
much did or does he weigh? [email protected]
Looking for Work: I
am a Russian young man and presently looking for a Zoo in an English speaking country. I
would like to combine the interesting work in a Zoo with further english studies
(highschool level). I have worked in the Moskow Zoo for two and a half year, taking care
of snakes: cobra, Boa, Mamba (especially with the full responsibility for one poison snake
"Naja Oxiana").
I am sixteen years old, will finish school in May this year, and after that I am very
interested in doing this project. My family will pay the flight ticket, for english course
and living expenses I must work. I will be very glad if you can help me, if you have an
idea who I might contact, which organisations to contact. And maybe you can foreward this
mail to zoo’s of english location in your database.
Later I can send you letters of recommadations from the Moskow Zoo and my school. With
friendly regards Nil [email protected]
Zoo
Animals in Turkey: Question on which I’d appreciate your advice. Someone I am
working with is very disturbed about the quality of care given to the animals in a zoo in
Turkey. She is spending time trying to help that she needs for other things. She is an
amateur. Is there an organization that she could put this zoo in touch with that would
give guidance on improving the quality of their care? It is not that they don’t care about
the animals, they just don’t seem to know much about what to do other than keep them in
cages. Thanks for any advice you can give.
Light, Life, Love and Laughter, Diana Robinson, Ph.D. [email protected]
A Pictorial Record of Zoo Bred Hybrids: Dear Collegues, I am currently trying to
compile a pictoral record of zoo-bred hybrids and wondered whether anyone could furnish me
with any material. I am mainly concerned with species hybrids (even genera hybrids in some
cases) but am also interested in subspecific hybrids if they are between distinct
sub-species (e.g. Syncerus c. caffer x S. c. nanus or Varecia v. variagata x V. v. rubra).
Although I am concentrating on Mammals, I might also include birds depending on how much
material I can collate. One particular Hybrid I have a few details about and am anxious to
get a picture of, is a Sooty Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus) x Mandrill (Mandrillus
sphinx) hybrid in an american zoo in or around 1980. Does anyone know where this animal
was or could anyone even supply me with a photo of it? I have tried contacting several
zoos for help with this project but have got, on the whole, a very poor response. Of
course, if I can get enough material together, any of you who would like a copy of the
complete work, once it is finished, should contact me. If you think you can help me with
my request you can either post a message on the notice board or contact me individually
at: [email protected]
Thanks in advance, Sam Whitbread.
Designs
for a Koala Enclosure? I am a student at Plashet School in England
currently studying Graphic Products. My GCSE task is to design and make an enclosure
for an animal of my choice, considering the comfort and the happiness of the animal. So i
have decided to make an enclosure for a Koala. As you probably know it is very difficult
to know what types of enclosures they live in and how they look. I made a visit to a
couple of zoos but unfortunately there weren’t any Koalas. Due to the fact that Englands
climate doesn’t reach to a Kolas standard, which is why i thought of your Zoo. So i will
be very grateful if you could send me information at my email address on Koalas and how
their enclosures are set out, also their likes and dislikes. My design proposal should
take into account the following; (a) How the proposal will improve the quality of life and
the comfort of the animal (b) Safety (c) Maintenance and upkeep through the year (d)
Visual appeal and improvement to the immediate surrounding (e) Structure and
construction The size of my enclosure has to be 300mm by 250mm by 200mm
Yours Sincerely, Raeesa Patel
My email address is: [email protected]
What makes
a good Tiger Enclosure?: I am 2nd year student at Newton Rigg collage in Cumbria.
I am currently working on my dissertation. My chosen topic is, what aspect make up a good
tiger enclosure. I am looking at how the cage design can contribute to the tigers
behaviour and welfare, in a negative/positive way. I am also looking at the design
from the keepers point of view, how safe is the enclosure, and how what designs to the
enclosure make the kepers jobs more difficult or easier. The publics piont of view is also
being taken into consideration, how well do the enclosure looks to them and is it
educational. Do you have any information that would be of use to me? I have been searching
for journals but have found few on the subject. Do you Know of any? Also if you know of
any books that are of use please could you send me the details. E-mail is; [email protected] or, [email protected]
Please
Befriend Kela Wild Club of Uganda: Greetings from Kela Wild Life Club. I’m
chairman of kela wild life club based in Uganda. In my club I have around 120 members who
are interested in the nature of the animals and the nature of the Tress in world. We
believe that with out these two, the world will be meaningless, we take part here in
Uganda to protect the animals, trees and plants that no man can put them away. So in that
case I would like to learn more about your club or park that is to say the animals and
trees that we don’t have here in Uganda that are found I your park, so that I can educate
my members and that we can learn from you .In this case I wanted to know more about you
and I would like to come there and make a research on animals and the rest. And it is
possible to become a member of your club also. I hope to hear from you soon. Please reply
by e-mail, which is <[email protected] Best
regards, Chairman:
Looking for a Photo of Frankfurt’s Bonobo: Hello ,this is the first time i visit
yor page ,i would like to make me a favor. i live in Tenerife and the father of my
wife is in holydais here ,before he live in Congo , and he bye in 1951 a bonobo and is
inscript in hes genealogic tree MAGRIET Nº 0031 F BORN in november or dicember 1950 and
he cost 150 belgium francs and .In this moment the bonobo is in the frankfurt zoo we would
like if is posible send us a actual photo from this bonobo and give a happy birthday for
her 50 yearsalso with the compliments of Ludo from PLANKENDAEL and mi adress in Belgium is
Van Wynsberghe Andre ,Eikelenberg 55 Diest ( 3294) (B) . Thanks very much for your help.
PD If you can send me the photo to this e-mail .: Angel Baez [email protected]
Penguin
Parades: Hi! I found out through [email protected] that you guys have
a penguin parade with the king penguins. We are currently training our kings and I
was wondering if anybody there also trains penguins. I am looking to improve our
training program. We are currently training ours to come to a bridge, step up on a
scale, nail trims and for blood draws.
If you could please forward this to someone that does do training and would like to give
me some more ideas for trained behaviors and techniques, I would greatly appreciate it!
Sincerely,Tammy Root, Indianapolis Zoo- Senior Aquarist, Waters
317-630-2072 [email protected]
Picture Library Wanted: I am currently looking for pictures for an Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Animals Dorling Kindersley are publishing. The book will include profiles
of over 2000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates and
will also contain illustrated introductions to many of the individual orders and families
covered. I saw you website and was wondering if your organisation had a picture library.
If so please advise and I will send through a list of animals I am trying to find and
confirm all relevant details. [email protected]
Internships: Can you please let me know of any Zoo or wildlife center
that is willing to give a chance to a freshman biology college student by giving me an
internship over the summer (May-August)? I want to get my feet wet and see if
zoology is the degree for me. They have to be in the United States and
either in South Carolina or help with some type of housing. I will sleep about
anywhere 🙂
Belfast: I really don`t know if i am contacting the right person but i
hope you can help. I have just attained a BSc in Applied Plant and Animal Science and am
carrying on into fourth year to complete an Honours degree. As part of the honours course
a dissertation must be completed, at the present time i am looking for suggestions for
possible projects. I do not believe that enough research is being done inside zoo`s so i
am hoping to get involved in some sort of project for a zoo. I am from Northern Ireland so
it would be ideal to speak to someone in Belfast Zoo. However I have tried aimlessly to
contact the zoo to no avail. I was wondering if you could give me the contact number or
mailing address to a member of staff in Belfast Zoo. This would be a great help. Thank you
for your time and consideration
THE CASPIAN HORSE: A FILM We need to contact anyone and everyone
who might be able to assist in the marketing of a superb Iranian film about the Caspian
Horse in order that it can be shown on television all around the world. We really
must make the most of such a wonderful unique opportunity and so I am asking that you
please copy the following letter to anyone you can think of who might know someone who
knows someone, who knows someone …… ! If you can think of
better wording, please feel free<br> “An Iranian Film Crew have recently
completed a film dedicated to a rare and ancient breed of small horse. The
recently re-discovered Caspian horse of ancient Persia, once thought extinct, is believed
to hold an ancestral role in the history of the horse, pre-dating the Arabian breeds
which, until recently, were thought to hold this position. The story of the
exquisite Caspian horse is told with a wonderful atmospheric quality and is also of
geographical and historical interest. The film includes location filming at the ruins of
the ancient Palace of King Darius the Great at Persepolis, Iran, and Caspian studs at
Ghara Tepe Sheik and Kurdan, Iran. Film locations also include The British Museum,
London, Henden Caspian Stud, Wiltshire, UK, and Caspian studs in Texas, USA. Interviews
include Louise Firouz, who re-discovered the ancient breed in 1965 and whose life with the
Caspian horse in Iran has been tinged with the excitement of discovery and the horror of
revolution and war, Lawrence Alderson (Rare Breeds Survival Trust), John Schneider Merck,
who maintains a stud of foundation animals in Kurdan, Khasheyar Sadeghi (Iranian
Veterinarian), Gus Cothran of Kentucky University, Brenda Dalton (International
Registrar), and HRH Prince Philip, whose advice to found a stud outside Iran in case of
fatal disease, proved to be crucial to the survival of the breed, following the Iranian
Revolution
EMU – A Home Wanted
I have a healthy male Emu that I can’t keep over the winter for lack of proper facilities.
I would be willing to sell him to you if you would be interested please contact me at [email protected] P.S. I live Near Walsenburg
DOHA
ZOO – An Appeal for Help
Please can you tell me if there is an international body that investigated zoos? I am
concerned about Doha Zoo ie how they get their animals and if they sell them on privately,
Two chimps where being smuggled into Doha airport at the beginning of September by a pet
shop owner customs discovered them inside a container inside a carton of exotic birds.
These chimps are now at the zoo and some of us are trying to get them off the zoo and sent
to CHIMFUNSHI chimp orphanage in Zambia. Do you have any info about Doha ZOO? Or can you
tell me who may have info about the working of the zoo. Do zoos have to apply to an
international body when then buy animals. Many of the animal groups in the states know
about the chimp smuggling also CITES knows but we need to find more info. Any thing may
help.
Can You Help Encarta?
Hello. I am an editorial researcher for Encarta Encyclopedia, a cd-rom reference
product based in Seattle, Washington. I have been given the following questions to
research for the upcoming article on zoos, and hope you can either provide the answers or
suggest sources you think might be able to. The questions are:
1) Which zoo has the largest animal collection, and how many animals does it have?
2) Which zoo is the largest in terms of acreage?
3) Is there an international organization which accredits zoos? And how many
accredited zoos are there?
Thank you very much for any help you can provide.
A New Aquarium for Utah
Just thought you would like to know: Utah is about to get a huge aquarium, set to open in
2002. However, last I heard, they had not yet chose a site to build… Anyway, it is
called The Living Planet Aquarium, and it will have a HUGE oceanarium/salt water tank, a
freshwater tank, and a tropical tank with a 10 story rainforest with birds, monkeys,
chameleons, lizards, bugs, even Cats! T he website is www.thelivingplanet.com They already
have some of the animals, which they are taking out on 2 vand (the aqua van and the
rainforest van) to elementry schools to tell the children about them. I participated in
that, and it was lots of fun. Well, just FYI . -Kristie K., Salt lake City, Utah, USA
Opel
Zoo
Does anyone have the email add or the website of opel zoo.because we are a group of
TV,and we want to make a documentry film about the persian fallow deer. Our email
is: [email protected] Best Regards
– Maryam Motlagh
Ring
Tailed Lemurs?
I wonder if you can help me? My daughter will be 9 years old at the end of August,unlike
most young girlswho love puppies and ponies she has a passion for Ring Tailed Lemurs. At
school they were asked to draw a picture of what they want to do when they grow up
Charlotte didn`t want to teach , dance ,act or sing she wanted to go to Madagascar as a
vet to work with Lemurs. Do you know of any zoos who offer people the opportunity to
handle or feed Lemurs, if so could you please forward me the information.
SKUNKS How do I find out how many zoos have skunks on display and in their
educational program to teach the public how to coexist with their backyard wildlife
neighbors?I have seen too often that there is no skunk used in these ways. It is very sad
that the myths about the skunk are keeping the important information away from the public.
Raccoons are used, but not skunks……go figure!
ALSO, zoos like Los Angeles Zoo kill about 250 raccoons and skunks a year that are lured
by zoo animal food and not kept out of the zoo perimeter because of poor enclosure
planning. If you know of any zoo conferences, I’d like to be informed and teach a class
about skunks. Also, is there any zoo chats where this can be discussed? See our web site
at www.stinkybusiness.org Share Bond,
PresidentS.K.U.N.K.S. (Society of Kind Understanding for Not Killing Skunks) Rescue,
rehabilitation, release studies, statistical research, education, and protection of all
skunks Author of book "Stinky Business: How To Rehabilitate Skunks" Producer of
video "Rescue, Handling and Care of Wild Skunks"www.stinkybusiness.org