Zoo bullish about bear project Oct 13, 2009
"I think when we get this done, it will double attendance at our zoo," Ransom said, adding a new grizzly bear exhibit at a Minnesota zoo has already paid significant dividends there. City workers started moving earth for the exhibit Sept. 30. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Hospital trend Sep 9, 2009
the Pediatric Center part of the Mayo Clinic which opened in June 2007 has a webcam in the lobby where visitors can watch live video of animals at the Minnesota Zoo. The idea of using animals to help children cope with hospital stays shares similarities with pet therapy, says Jan Haugen-Rogers, vice president of children's services at Sanford. (USA Today)
Pretender speaks her mind Aug 29, 2009
On insisting that a recent concert be moved from the Minnesota Zoo. As soon as she heard about the zoo gig, she asked her friends at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to research the Minnesota Zoo, where, she learned, exhibited farm animals are later sold for slaughter. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Rare Amur tiger cub fights to survive at S.D. zoo Aug 8, 2009
"That is really extraordinary because for the life of me I can't ever remember six cubs being born," said Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo and coordinator of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for tigers. During a feeding this week, the cub gives off a chuffle -- a greeting noise -- as a zoo worker held her bottle and rubbed her with a wet rag to stimulate her mother's licking. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The identity crisis of the modern zoo Jul 26, 2009
The zoo now plans to invest $4 million in a more elaborate cheetah course while other new exhibits, like Russia s Grizzly Coast at the Minnesota Zoo, are not only naturalistic, but bring the animals up close through clever tactics like heated rocks and well-placed pools of water. The bears spend a lot of the day - especially in the summer when it s hot - in the water, swimming, playing with each other, and sometimes trying, and succeeding, to catch live fish, said Lee Ehmke, director and CEO of... (Boston Globe)
Attendance up at Minnesota Zoo Jul 2, 2009
The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley said Wednesday that attendance in the fiscal year ended June 30 was nearly 1. 36 million the highest number of guests in the zoo s more than 30-year history. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Where Are Those '90s Artists Now? (Don't Go There!) Jun 1, 2009
The band is also joining the '90s summer tour parade, including a July homecoming show at the Minnesota Zoo. "Hello, Apple Valley. Don't feed the bears.". (Fox News)
Rosedale theater debuts IMAX May 23, 2009
The Science Museum and the Minnesota Zoo both offer IMAX. However, those theaters usually don t show Hollywood films. kgrayson@bizjournals. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Weber Shandwick gets 10 Minn. PRSA honors Mar 28, 2009
Annual Reports (Government/Nonprofit): - Celebrating Success Minnesota Zoo. Brochures - Prescribing More Play for Arthritic Dogs Novartis Animal Health, US, Inc. with Exponent. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Judge blocks welfare cuts Feb 18, 2009
What would an oriole's nest, a giant spider web and a massive mosquito be doing at the Minnesota Zoo. Pioneer Press: Brandi Jade Thomas. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
Endangered Sharks to Get Artificial Uteruses Feb 17, 2009
A grey nurse shark at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minn. Scientists are developing an artificial uterus in a race against time to save the endangered grey nurse shark. (Fox News)
Cute koalas call Calgary home Feb 12, 2009
What's On Classifieds. Wed, February 11, 2009. (Canoe.ca)
