2006
In Review
We were able to:
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Send
64 Attwater Prairie chickens to South Texas for release |
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Send 2
addax females to Tunisia |
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Send 2
scimitar horned oryx females to Tunisia |
Our acquisitions
included:
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Five
male Cheetah adults |
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One male
and 2 female Addra Gazelle |
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Three female
Mexican Gray Wolves |
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One male Giraffe |
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A Grant’s Zebra |
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Sable, Roan and Bongo males |
Our research
has included:
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Assistance
to the International Rhino Foundation with their Conservation
Medicine Program and continued diet study for Attwater Prairie
Chickens and Black Rhino in association with Mazuri feeds and
Fort Worth Zoo’s Nutritional Department |
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Determining
oocyte activity in aging female cheetah |
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Assisting
US Fish and Wildlife with deer sample collections regarding
Fish and Wildlife genetic project |
We
are happy to report several improvements:
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We
completed replacing the White Rhino Barn floor heating unit. |
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Progress
on a replacement cheetah house in the Intensive Management
Area with three more coming |
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Near completion
of a replacement breeding facility for the Attwater Prairie
Chickens – part of a four stage project |
And we
celebrate you, our loyal readers and supporters. We are here for the animals
but
we just couldn’t make it without all of
you. |
