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UN Year of the Gorilla 2009
2010/03/11
boosts conservation of the world’s most endangered great apes and generated € 100,000 for field projects
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Vamp our Virtual Zoo!
2010/03/10
WAZA is looking for donors to provide images of animals for our online virtual zoo. Get involved and support us!
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2 February 2010 World Wetlands Day
2010/02/01
Message from Ahmed Djoghalf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Transfer of two western lowland gorillas
2010/01/19
from Zurich Zoo in Switzerland to the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa in Pretoria
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
2010/01/12
Officially launch the International Year of Biodiversity.
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Biodiversity is Life, Biodiversity is OUR Life
2010/01/08
Ban Ki-moon calls on every country and each citizen of our planet to join together in a global alliance to protect life on Earth.
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Polar Bear Cub Born
2010/01/06
The Toledo Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of a polar bear cub. Eleven-year-old mother Crystal is caring for the cub in a den area off-exhibit...
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New Release!
2010/01/05
The WAZA Biodiversity Book "Building a Future for Wildlife" is an introduction to biodiversity projects of Zoos and Aquariums committed to biodiversity conservation. Order Now!
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Male Giraffe Born at The Toledo Zoo
2009/12/26
Toledo, Ohio—The Toledo Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of a Masai giraffe. The male calf was born on Saturday, December 26 to five-year-old mother Elvira.
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A WAZA X-Mas Story:
2009/12/22
The relocation of five rare endangered sea turtles: after discovering the eggs of Hawksbill Turtles by a customs sniffer dog at the airport, the hatchlings are now being returned into the wild!
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