Seattle Zoo Humanely Kills Ailing Giraffe Nov 18, 2009
The zoo says the 13-year-old male named Johari that was euthanized Tuesday had chronic joint problems since it arrived in 1998 from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. The average life expectancy of giraffes in the wild is 10 to 15 years. (KIRO TV, WA)
Keith Winsten: Zoos across the country work to restore nature Sep 19, 2009
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs was instrumental in saving the black-footed ferrets. The Brookfield Zoo in Chicago helps breed trumpeter swans for release in the Midwest. (Florida Today)
Project launched to fight frog-killing fungus May 12, 2009
Other groups involved in the project include Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Zoo New England in Stoneham, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.-based Defenders of Wildlife; Africam Safari in Mexico; Houston Zoo in Texas; and Summit Municipal Park in Panama. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Tiger's tale takes turn to West Feb 22, 2009
Grom -- a.k.a. "Billy Ray (Cyrus)" -- at his new home at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo ... The now 9-month-old, 135-pound tiger cub named Billy Ray (Cyrus) by zoo donors but always called Grom by zookeepers, was trucked to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo ... But the Association of Zoos & Aquarium's Species Survival Plan Program, which manages breeding programs for species threatened with extinction, suggested the move to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, where... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
