After weeks of political wrangling, negotiations and shouting matches between elected officials and metro area residents, the Detroit City Council agreed this afternoon to transfer daily operations of the Detroit Zoo to the non-profit Detroit Zoological Society.
A collection of stories/articles about the possible closure of the Detroit Zoo
On Saturday morning, February 25, a team of seven veterinarians from Rochester, Florida, Missouri and Canada, and nine Seneca Park Zoo staff members performed a four-hour surgery, successfully removing a 248-pound, dead male calf from Genny C.'s (elephant) birth canal.
The battle to save the earth will be won or lost in cities – that is the resounding message from conservation leaders at the World Congress of the International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (ICLEI).
A Kiwi egg hatched at the National Zoo, only the second time in 116 years!
Cintas Corporation announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Van Dyne Crotty, a privately-held uniform rental company headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.
Today at approximately 4:00pm a "boogie boarder" was swept out to sea at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. A witness heard the man yelling for help as he was passing the Sutro baths, heading towards the Golden Gate.
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Everyone loves penguins! The picture of the penguin chick is great.
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