http://www.louisvillezoo.org/ News from the Louisville Zoo. http://www.louisvillezoo.org/images/Logos/zoo/L-Zoo-green.jpg http://www.louisvillezoo.org http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-05-060%20mulch.htm Because of overwhelming response, the Louisville Zoo horticulture department has extended its spring Zoo Poopy Doo and mulch sales, adding Saturdays May 17 and 24. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-05-050%20addax.htm The Louisville Zoo is now on baby duty with the recent births of two endangered Addax born weeks apart—one was born April 14 and the other on April 27. Addax, one of the world’s rarest mammals, are critically endangered and number close to just 250 in the wild. Media Releases Babies http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-04-280%20meijer.htm Get ready to save every Monday May 5 through Sept. 29, 2008, when you bring a Meijer receipt to the Louisville Zoo. During Meijer Mondays, when you purchase one adult Zoo admission you get one child’s admission for free just by showing a Meijer receipt! One receipt can be used by up to four adults for four free child admissions. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-04-220%20throo.htm Throo the Zoo 5K Run/Walk, sponsored by Norton Audubon Hospital, will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Proceeds benefit the Louisville Zoo, which is dedicated to its mission of bettering the bond between people and our planet. Media Releases Events http://www.louisvillezoo.org/events/earthday08.htm The week-long celebration educated visitors on caring for our planet through environmental displays, activities and presentations. Events http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-04-020%20porcupine.htm She has a big, round nose, sharp quills and a curly tail. “She looks a little odd, but is a very cute animal,” quipped Jane Anne Franklin, Louisville Zoo Supervisor of Animal Training, about the Zoo’s newest resident. ! Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-310%20party.htm Come celebrate the arrival of spring with a special “Party for the Planet!” at the Louisville Zoo. Sponsored by Coca-Cola with additional support from Toyota Georgetown and KAIRE (Kentuckiana Air Education), the week-long celebration April 6-April 13 will educate visitors on caring for our planet through environmental displays, activities and presentations. One can learn how to build a toad abode (toad home), get up-close and personal with some of our outreach animals and dig in the dirt while learning about the importance of earthworms! Media Releases Events Conservation http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-270%20eticket.htm Do you want to provide your employees and members with special perks and extra benefits? It’s easy with Louisville Zoo’s new e-consignment ticketing program where corporations and associations can register to receive special discounted Zoo tickets. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-180%20mulch.htm Plan now for the Louisville Zoo’s April mulch and compost sale Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-17%20boris.htm Boris, a 17-year-old Amur tiger, died at the Louisville Zoo Sunday, March 16. Seventeen is considered to be geriatric for big cats. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-15%20scotty.htm Baby African elephant Scotty celebrated his first birthday today, March 15. His actual birthday is Tuesday, March 18, but we were so excited that we just couldn’t wait! Media Releases Babies http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-12%20aza.htm Only the very best zoos and aquariums can meet tough AZA accreditation standards,” said AZA President and CEO Jim Maddy. “The leadership and staff of the Louisville Zoo are to be congratulated for the hard work and commitment that they put into the accreditation process.” Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-05%20camps.htm The Louisville Zoo is truly a “living classroom,” and the Zoo’s Education Department offers exciting “hands-on,” “minds-on” experiences for Zoo visitors throughout the year. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-03-03%20sctotty.htm Louisville Zoo to throw a big birthday party bash for baby elephant Scotty on March 15; Zoo admission only $1 Turning 1 year old is a big deal—especially if you’re a baby elephant. Join baby Scotty on Saturday, March 15, as he celebrates his 1st birthday with a cake fit for an elephant and more! Media Releases Babies http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-29%20polar.htm The Louisville Zoo, in partnership with Polar Bears International (PBI), is involved in an amazing opportunity to select one Kentucky youth to represent the Louisville Zoo and become an “Arctic Ambassador” as part of PBI’s Teen Leadership Camp. Media Releases Conservation http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-28%20siamang.htm A cause of death has finally been determined for the siamang couple—Ziggy, 15, and Sue Ann, 9—who died April 4, 2007. They died of acute systemic shock from Escherichia coli (E. coli) septicemia. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-25%20polar.htm Global warming and vanishing habitat are putting extreme pressure on existing polar bear populations, according to Canadian conservation experts. In February, the Canadian home to polar bears—the province of Manitoba—recognized polar bears as threatened under the Manitoba Endangered Species Act. Media Releases Conservation http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-13%20walking.htm Want to get healthy this year? Come to the Zoo and find out how at the annual Norton Healthcare Get Healthy Walking Club Expo on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-11%20taylor.htm The Louisville Zoo recently hired Amy Taylor as its new Group Sales Supervisor. Taylor comes to the Zoo with a wealth of experience, including sales operations for the major league baseball team Atlanta Braves and special events management for the National Football League’s Super Bowl XXXIV. Taylor most recently served as the Louisville District Director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-06%20schnatter.htm Community leaders Annette and John Schnatter today announced a $1 million personal commitment to the Louisville Zoo’s Glacier Run project. This gift is in addition to the Schnatters’ $100,000 previous campaign gift, and brings the Glacier Run campaign total to more than $12.6 million toward its $25 million estimated cost. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-03%20tunuka.htm The Louisville Zoo family is mourning the loss of Tunuka, a 45-year-old female gorilla. Tunuka passed away February 2nd from peritonitis, an inflammation of the thin membrane that lines the abdominal wall. When Gorilla Forest staff found Tunuka this morning, they said she looked as if she was sleeping. “She looked very peaceful,” said Gorilla Forest keeper Cynthia Cole. “It was the way she always looked when she was asleep.” Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-02-01%20glacierrun.htm Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson and Zoo Director John Walczak will make a special Glacier Run capital campaign announcement and special unveiling. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-01-31%20amber.htm Amber (a 20-year-old orangutan) has made her first ever Super Bowl prediction. Media Releases Enrichment http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-01-28%20amber.htm As part of animal enrichment, Amber, the Louisville Zoo’s 20-year-old energetic and inquisitive female orangutan, will make her first-ever sports prediction. Media Releases Enrichment http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-01-22%20wave.htm The Louisville Zoo has teamed up with WAVE3.com to offer an exclusive opportunity to purchase a discounted family membership to the Louisville Zoo. Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-01-17%20cell.htm According to ECO-CELL, North America’s premiere cell phone recycling program, out of 100 Zoos the Louisville Zoo was listed as the No. 1 zoo in the United States for cell phone recycling efforts in 2007 and No. 2 in North America just behind Toronto Zoo! Media Releases Conservation http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-01-14%20grant.htm The Louisville Zoo recently received a $100,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS. The grant will be used to help support School at the Zoo, a week-long “hands-on,” “minds-on,” interdisciplinary experience designed primarily for middle school students using the Zoo as a “living classroom.” Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-01-11%20bongo.htm Louisville Zoo staff received a special New Year’s gift on Jan. 6 when bongo Kaya gave birth to her second calf. “This is a special birth, because it is the first offspring for Forest, our male bongo,” said Louisville Zoo Assistant Mammal Curator Candy McMahan. “Forest was born here at the Zoo, and it means so much to see an animal you raised grow up and become a father.” Babies Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2008-01-02%20scottyphoto.htm Louisville Zoo volunteer photographer Nick Bonura recognized for award-winning elephant photo. Babies Media Releases http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/press/MR/MR%2007-11-29%20ocelot.htm El Conquistador was born at the Louisville Zoo September 23. He and mom Miguela are doing well. Babies Media Releases Conservation http://www.louisvillezoo.org/news/stories/makeawish.htm The Louisville Zoo recently helped the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfill the dream of 13-year-old Elaney Pickering of Eudora, Kan.