Zoos

Parents of teen killed by tiger seek redress (Denver Post)

16 May 2008

The parents of a teenager killed by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo filed a claim against the city Thursday, seeking compensation for his death.

'Ark' offers haven for endangered amphibians (Detroit News)

16 May 2008

NEW YORK -- The 300 Kihansi spray toads residing in a small room at the Bronx Zoo chirp cheerily as they bask in a light sprinkling of water 14 times a day. Until a few years ago, the tiny, mustard-colored toads existed only in a river gorge in Tanzania. Now the survivors are confined to the Bronx and Toledo zoos, having gone extinct in the wild.

Butt out (The Murray Valley Standard)

16 May 2008

TOURISTS who visit Monarto Zoological Park and smoke will now be asked to put their cigarette butts out before entering the gates. For the past six months Zoos SA has been trialling a ‘no smoking’ policy at both the Adelaide and Mon-arto zoos.