Had anyone heard of this before? Apparently it was a goat known as the bucardo; a mountain goat that had been extinct since 1999. The kid was...
Hey TheMightyOrca; If you're curious on research; I suggest you check out this publication:...
@ TheMightyOrca I agree with you completely; the one thing (of many things) that bugs me about animal rights is that it's a completely circular...
This honestly makes me sick. What's worse is that the city councilors can wipe their hands clean of the whole ordeal, losing AZA accreditation...
DavidBrown- no worries; the article had nothing important other than the City Council had voted they would no longer be supporting the zoo and...
So- my mom called me in a tizzy informing me that as of yesterday; the City Council has decided to sell the Toronto Zoo:...
Unfortunately I have to agree with you Deviant*Strain on the non-releasibility of captive-wild caught orcas (or cetaceans alike...)- I had this...
Hey Gaz As far as I know Aglemar is correct on the laws regarding captive exotics being held at the Municipal level (Guelph for example doens't...
I was actually in favour of them disbanding the "killer whale interactive exhibit"; my whole anti-captivity-stance was actually stemmed when I...
:( That's so incredibly sad- I remember going to the zoo when I was a kid and we'd always go to see her/the troupe...my sincerest condolences to...
An update on Lucy's case Apparently there is argument on whether Lucy's case will even make it to court... CBC News - Edmonton - Throw out...
That's great news! I agree the "dangerous dog" sign is stupid and probably only promotes the misunderstanding on these breeds even more...but I'm...
Unfortunately I don't know what's happened to them...I'm no longer in Ontario actually so everything I can find is through the internet; I've been...
Hey everyone This is a story that was a bit too close to home NOT to post- so I apologize for sticking it on a zoo forum: The Brampton...
There are a lot of parallels between the arguments posed for moving the Toronto Zoo elephants and Lucy @ the Edmonton Zoo (climate and exhibit...
Ohhhh man I won't even BEGIN to point out the things wrong in that article- it was painful to read I couldn't even finish it!
- To add to yours HuxleyPig- tall people who crowd the exhibit windows when there are children present. This especially holds true when the animal...
I agree- furthermore with the girls so close to each other in age; how could people not think that they'd follow each other closely in death? It's...
At least according to a California-based animal rights group; referring to "unprecedented" death rate for the elephants...:( Tusk! Tusk!...
AZA posts a bunch of internships on their website :) Good luck! Association of Zoos and Aquariums
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