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)
R-R-MR School Board proposes to raise tax levy rate Mar 20, 2008
Approved a fourth grade trip to the Minnesota Zoo. Approved the pre-kindergarten handbook for 2008-2009. (Charles City Press, IO)
Albert Lea graduate now raises tortoises Mar 16, 2008
These are the same tortoises that the Minnesota Zoo has in the Tropics Trail. A keeper there runs the studbook for the species and Glen is listed in it. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Minnesota moose herd mysteriously dying Feb 25, 2008
A team of researchers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the Minnesota Zoo and other groups are trying to figure out why. Scientists said the animals are dying of tipover disease, meaning they just weaken and fall to the ground where they are finished off by wolves and other predators. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Zoo Atlanta's tigers facing oblivion in wild Feb 14, 2008
They may vanish altogether in Indonesia, warned Ron Tilson, director of conservation for the Minnesota Zoo. Tilson heads the AZA's species survival plan, a program that oversees the breeding of captive tigers at zoos across the country. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bridges consume big chunk of Pawlenty bonding bill Jan 15, 2008
5 million for the Minnesota Zoo. 4 million for the Perpich Center for the Arts and the state academies for the deaf and blind. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Video Game Lets Players Run With Wolves Jan 3, 2008
Minnesota Zoo, Eduweb ... "You have to learn how to hunt, survive, defend your territory and ultimately find a mate and establish your own pack," said project director Grant Spickelmier, assistant education director at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley ... The Minnesota Zoo developed "WolfQuest" with Eduweb, an educational software developer in St. Paul, on a $508,253 National Science Foundation grant. (Fox News)
1st Kuwaiti woman MP sworn in Jan 1, 2008
The Minnesota Zoo is offering an online opportunity to play wolf. Nortel Networks and Vonage Holdings Corp. have settled patent ligitation that was pending between the two telecom firms. (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Game brings wolves to web Jan 1, 2008
The Minnesota Zoo is offering an online opportunity to play wolf ... The Minnesota Zoo is offering an online opportunity to play wolf ... The Minnesota Zoo is offering an online opportunity to play wolf. (CBC Nova Scotia)
Zoo's emergency plan details very different scene than what unfolded after tiger escape Dec 30, 2007
"That height would be scalable," said Ronal Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, who since 1987 has been overseeing the tiger species survival plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. "A tiger cannot leap over something like that, but what it can do is stand up and with a little hop or jump, more than likely get its paws on the ledge," Tilson said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
S.F. Zoo's Tatiana acted her part as alpha predator, experts say Dec 29, 2007
"There was no reason whatsoever," said Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, who since 1987 has been overseeing the tiger species survival plan of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Louis Dorfman, an animal behaviorist with the International Exotic Feline Sanctuary in Boyd, Texas, agreed that Tatiana posed no greater danger than she had before Dec. 22, 2006 - when she reached under the bars of her cage and seized the arms of zoo employee Lori Komejan as dozens of people... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Wall of escaped tiger's pen lower than reported Dec 28, 2007
"There are rare glimpses of this in the real world that suggest, when taunted, tigers can be fairly extraordinary in their physical feats," said Ronald Tilson, who is director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo and the big-cat expert who sets safety standards for tiger exhibits at North American zoos. Many other U.S. zoos have significantly higher walls around their tigers. (AZCentral -- News)
Zoo director says tiger wall was lower than recommended height Dec 28, 2007
"There are rare glimpses of this in the real world that suggest, when taunted, tigers can be fairly extraordinary in their physical feats," said Ronald Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, who coordinates tiger protocol for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. A spokesman for the accrediting association said the minimum wall height was just a guideline and a zoo could still be deemed safe even if its walls were lower. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Tiger's escape from grotto baffles zoo specialists Dec 28, 2007
The organization does not specify wall or moat dimensions, but the recommended height is 16 feet - a 14-foot wall or fence, plus a 2-foot ledge pointed into the enclosure at a 45-degree angle, said Ron Tilson, conservation director at the Minnesota Zoo and coordinator of the the American Zoological Association's Tiger Species Survival Plan. "I know from personal observation that an adult Siberian male tiger - a little bit bigger than an adult female - can step on its hind legs and reach its paw... (Boston Globe)
Safety of tiger exhibit questioned Dec 28, 2007
The zoological association does not specify wall or moat dimensions, but the recommended height is 16 feet -- a 14-foot wall or fence, plus a 2-foot ledge pointed into the enclosure at a 45-degree angle, said Ron Tilson, conservation director at the Minnesota Zoo and coordinator of the association's Tiger Species Survival Plan. He is expected to be the AZA expert who will inspect the tiger grotto. (Los Angeles Times)
Free download 'WolfQuest' allows gamers to follow call of wild Dec 22, 2007
"WolfQuest" was developed by the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, where Spickelmier is assistant director of education, and Eduweb, an educational software developer in St. Paul, with the help of a $508,253 National Science Foundation grant. Other partners include the National Zoo in Washington, the Phoenix Zoo, Yellowstone and the International Wolf Center in Ely. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
South China tiger cub born in Africa Nov 28, 2007
If there are several living tigers out there, that would be marvellous, says Ron Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo near Minneapolis. It would obviously be the place to start a recovery programme, he says. (Nature News Service)
Let children have memories, imaginations Aug 30, 2007
After a trip to the Minnesota Zoo, my 5-year-old granddaughter said, Grandma, guess what. We went to Africa and we took the van. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Paul Cebar: Tommorow Sound Now for Yes Music People Aug 15, 2007
PAUL CEBAR opens for Tower of Power on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 at the MINNESOTA ZOO WEESNER AMPHITHEATER; 952. 431. (City Pages)
Femi Kuti outshines the Wailers at the Zoo Aug 4, 2007
Femi Kuti and The Wailers / Minnesota Zoo / August 2, 2007 ... Femi Kuti and the Wailers, August 2, 2007 at the Minnesota Zoo. (City Pages)
The Collapse of the I-35W Bridge and the Aftermath Aug 4, 2007
Femi Kuti and the Wailers, August 2, 2007 at the Minnesota Zoo. Before, during, and after: photos of the recent tragedy. (City Pages)
Hustle & Slide Jul 25, 2007
As if to prove that no harm was meant, Buddy Guy has invited Miller to open for him again, at a concert at the Minnesota Zoo. "Maybe this time, I'll actually be able to talk to him," Miller says with a laugh. (City Pages)
Minnesota Zoo Opens New Minnesota Trail Jul 8, 2007
(WCCO) Following a year-long renovation, the Minnesota Zoo opened its new Minnesota Trail Saturday. The quarter-mile trail takes guests through more than 15 wildlife exhibits for everything from raccoons to pumas. (WCCO.com, MN)
Fun in the sun at City Beach luau Jul 1, 2007
Upcoming trips in the works include ones to Cascade Bay Water Park, Minnesota Zoo and to a Minnesota Twins baseball game. I think the program s really fun, said Emmalee Gavle, 10. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Rediscover Minnesota! Minnesota Zoo Opens New Minnesota Trail Jun 30, 2007
Minnesota Zoo Opens New Minnesota Trail: Financial News - Yahoo ... Source: Minnesota Zoo ... Minnesota Zoo Opens New Minnesota TrailFriday June 29, 1:50 pm ET. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Blow to head may have killed Alaska Zoo camel Jun 17, 2007
Sue Gergen is a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Zoo, which has been successful in breeding Bactrian camels ... She said the Minnesota Zoo sent Knobby to Alaska by Fed ... The Minnesota Zoo has several female camel calves, with another calf due soon. (Anchorage Daily News)
Mall of America Hotels & Packages May 28, 2007
The "Big Ticket" package gives visitors up to a 30% discount on attractions throughout the mall and at the nearby Science Museum of Minnesota, Minnesota Zoo, and IMAX Theater. Here are some of the best hotels near the Mall of America. (Suite101.com)
Miller Park zoo gets Amur leopard Apr 21, 2007
The 8-year-old animal is on permanent loan from the Minnesota Zoo at Apple Valley, said Miller Park Zoo superintendent John Tobias ... If he can handle their weather, he can handle ours, said Tobias, who once worked at the Minnesota Zoo ... Boris, the Leopard, walks around in its cage for the first time after arriving from the Minnesota Zoo while Zookeeper Erik Heinonen looks on at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Blues-Rock Guitar Virtuoso Joe Bonamassa Voted 'Best Blues Guitarist' in Guitar Player's 2007 Readers' Choice Awards Apr 14, 2007
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‘Snakes in a Realty Office’ Feb 7, 2007
A while later, the Minnesota Zoo called me and said it was not a pet and not to give it back to anyone that would keep it as a pet. In the end, the snake was turned over to the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo in Owatonna. (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
Shania hits pay dirt Jan 21, 2007
The feistiest of the four timber wolves at the Moonridge Animal Park was put in a crate the day after Thanksgiving and shipped to the Minnesota Zoo ... The Minnesota Zoo, having just completed a new raccoon enclosure, was interested in adopting the animals ... Also, Minnesota Zoo recently completed a new wolf enclosure and during the raccoon transaction an employee asked Richardson if the Animal Park had any available wolves. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Zoo's public feedings of big cats praised, condemned by experts Jan 17, 2007
San Francisco might have the only zoo in North America where big cats are fed in public, said Ronald Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minn. and head of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for tigers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Horrified zoogoer recalls tiger attack Jan 2, 2007
" If Tatiana behaved the way Krishna thought a tiger would act, her savagery was also in line with what big-cat experts expect and fear. "They can inflict real severe damage, if not kill you, because they are trained to do that," said Ronald Tilson, director of conservation at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, near Minneapolis. "They are unpredictable and they have all of the accessories to get the job done. Anything can set them off. (San Francisco Chronicle)
