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The following summary was translated by Veronica Gmachl from the much longer German version for the English-speaking world to be included in Peter Dickinsons ZooNewsDigest Newsletter

Ostsee Zeitung - Nov. 15. 2003

Nuremberg: Orangutan "Hummel" dies

"Hummel" died after a narcosis. He was 47, and a father of 6 offspring.

Märkische Oderzeitung - Nov. 14. 2003

Forced to Save: Tierpark or Zoo?

Berlins budget 2004/2005 forces officials to think of how to keep both facilities open.

Berliner Zeitung - Nov. 15. 2003

Close An Opera, Not the Tierpark

Surveys show that the majority of Berlin residents would not appreciate the closing of the Zoo nor of the Tierpark.

Salzburger Fenster - Nov. 17. 2003

Zoo: Finances Serious Concern

Last May, the Registered Association "Tiergarten Hellbrunn" has been transformed into the Non-Profit Organization "Zoo Salzburg GmbH". City and State had to give a guarantee bond, since the zoo is in serious financial distress. Different strategies to resolve the situation are being discussed after the controller's office issued a report.

Sächsische Zeitung - Nov. 15. 2003

Drake Looking For Bride

A lot is going on at the Dresden Zoo: not only are Saxonians waiting to see if elephant Drumbo is pregnant, the Common eiders have started courtship, and animals have been added to the subterranean presentation: Spanish sharp-ribbed Newts, Pygmy Hamsters from West-Mongolia and Turkish Spiny Mice. New also: Multimammate Mice from Africa.

Tiroler Tageszeitung Online - Nov. 14. 2003

Ape Suffered from Cataract - Surgery in Gänserndorf

Chimpanzee Pepi has undergone eye-surgery. He will be able to see sterically again.

Freie Presse - Nov. 14. 2003

Falkenstein: After Max' Death Manja Shall Not Stay Single For Long

Max the brown bear had to be euthanised this week; his hinds had been paralyzed. There was no hope for cure. The zoo is thinking of getting a bear from Tierpark Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld is working on improvements of the life-conditions for their bears, and they would be happy to see one of them moving.

WAZ - Nov. 17. 2003

Zoo Will Be City's Jewel

Gelsenkirchen: Three officials solemnly began the construction work for the new "Zoom"- experience world at the Ruhr Zoo. There will be a "Polar-Region" with Tundra and forest. Alaska's landscape will be rebuilt as realistically as possible. A gold washing station will be set up as one of the many special attraction.

Leipziger Volkszeitung - Nov. 14. 2003

Leipzig Zoo Supports Taura Animal Area

The 1-hectare large area will be designed according to a project study the Leipzig Zoo and the "Friends of the Erlebnisdorf Taura" are working on.

Bieler Tagblatt - Nov. 18. 2003

Dschungle Safari in Switzerland

The Papilorama in Kerzers presents the wonderful world of the tropical rain forests to help preserve the world's lung. Whatever profit the company makes, it invests in a nature conservation project in Belize, where a sister-trust, the ITCF, runs a nature reservation of 110.000 hectares.

Hamburger Abendblatt - Nov. 15. 2003

New Aquariums in Berlin

In December, two more aquariums will be opened in Berlin: the "AquaDom" and the "Sea Life".

Mitteldeutsche Zeitung - Nov. 20. 2003

Animal-Love 'till Late at Night

Aschersleben. Carola Wiele, animal keeper, "adopted" her second Common Squirrel Monkey. "Kirmet" is the second child the mother abandoned.

Berliner Kurier - Nov. 14. 2003

Orfa And Shane Are Sly Old Dogs

The three-month-old Clouded Leopards of Berlin Tierpark Zoo may look sweet, but they can scratch and bite like the big ones!

Berliner Morgenpost - Nov. 20. 2003

Berlin. On August 18, Orpha and Shani, Clouded Leopards, were born. Serval Mia came to the light of the world in the middle of October.

Mitteldeutsche Zeitung - Nov. 18. 2003

Darling Without Name

Mausi and Fritze, the two donkeys of Petersberg Animal Park, are proud parents of a girl. She was born on October 26. The zoo accepts suggestions for a name.