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UPDATE: Baghdad Zoo (03/07/2008 08:00am)
Just in from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Update on Kabul Veterinary Services (12/16/2005 08:41am)
Read how a U.S. veterinarian is using her skills to help Afghanistan's domestic animals by working in a veterinary clinic that donors to the N.C. Zoo Society's Afghan Animal Fund helped equip.

Zoo Construction will Limit Views of Elephants and Rhinos (12/14/2005 04:16pm)
An $8 million expansion and renovation of the Zoo's elephant and rhinoceros exhibits will reduce the amount of time visitors will be able to see these animals over the next several months.

Winter Weather Closes Zoo December 15 (12/14/2005 04:12pm)
Predictions of icy weather prompted Zoo officials to announce that the Zoo will be closed to the public on Thursday, December 15.

Big Star To Headline the Zoo's Groundbreaking Ceremony on Nov. 30 (11/22/2005 05:29pm)
C'sar-the Zoo's 31-year-old, 10,000-lb, African elephant bull will be turning some dirt at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Zoo's new $8 million elephant and rhinoceros exhibit expansion.

Zoo Wins Sustainability Award (11/14/2005 03:12pm)
Sustainable North Carolina picks five winners for this state-wide award

Sylvan Heights Assistent Director Receives Conservation Award (11/14/2005 10:29am)
The International Wild Waterfowl Association has awarded the prestigious Jean Delacour Award for outstanding contributions to the betterment of aviculture to Ali Lubbock, assistant director of Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center, Scotland Neck, N.C.

N.C. Zoo Goes to Ft. Bragg to Release Bobcat (10/19/2005 08:02am)
Click above to see a photo of the rehabilitated youngster released at Ft. Bragg

American Zoo and Aquarim Association Renews Accreditation for N.C. Zoo (10/17/2005 07:15am)
North America’s largest organization of zoo and aquarium professionals has renewed its accreditation of the North Carolina Zoo for another five years.

Wolf Awareness Week (10/14/2005 02:42pm)
Meet the keepers who keep the wolves and learn how they howl.

"Killer" Elephant Gives Birth (09/21/2005 10:09am)
Mother and baby are doing fine!

Update on the Kabul Zoo Story (09/08/2005 03:41pm)
An overview of the current situation at the Kabul Zoo and the work that gifts through the N.C.Zoo Society is supporting.

N.C. Zoo Keepers Honored for Rain Forest Conservation (09/06/2005 02:02pm)
The N.C. Zoo, the N.C. Zoo Society and the local chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers share a national award for their long-term fundraising efforts in support of rain forest conservation.

N.C. Zoo Society to Fund Emergency Elephant Protection (05/16/2005 03:10pm)
The North Carolina Zoological Society today announced that it will provide $15,000 in emergency funding to shore up elephant protection in the African nation of Cameroon.

Ramar Sires Third Offspring. (05/10/2005 09:12am)
Ramar, the 37-year-old male gorilla who was once the star attraction at the North Carolina Zoo, has become a father for the third time at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo

Come Meet Murphy, the Zoo's Mammal Meterologist (03/22/2005 01:02pm)
Murphy the magnificent groundhog will meet his fans on March 26-27 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) in the North America entry plaza.

Society Receives $100,000 Gift for Sylvan Heights Waterfowl (03/07/2005 12:56pm)
The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Foundation of New York City provides a $100,000 gift to the Zoo Society in support of a capital campaign for Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center.

N.C. Zoo Society Receives $500,000 Gift for Watani Grasslands Rhino Exhibit (02/17/2005 10:19am)
The North Carolina Zoological Society received a $500,000 gift in February from Leonard and Rose Herring and the Leonard G. Herring Family Foundation of North Wilkesboro. The gift, a response to the Zoo Society’s Project: Pachyderms capital fundraising campaign , will sponsor the rhino exhibit in the N.C. Zoo’s planned Watani Grasslands expansion.

Chimp’s Death Attributed To Heart Failure (02/15/2005 04:07pm)
Heart failure has been determined as the cause of death for Koby, a 29-year-old male chimpanzee that died last week at the North Carolina Zoo.

Chimpanzee Dies At N.C. Zoo (02/09/2005 11:03am)
A 29-year-old male chimpanzee died Tuesday at the North Carolina Zoo while undergoing an annual physical exam.

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