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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

Tiroler Tageszeitung -04. Dec. 2003

Zoo worries About Decrease In Visitors

Alpenzoo director Michael Martys reports 20.000 less visitors than last year, meaning a loss of about 98.000 EUR less income, and possible problems with paying bills. He blames the summer heat and a lack of parking spaces for the decrease, but faces critique from a state official.

Leipziger Volkszeitung - 04. Dec. 2003

Zoo Sells Animals On The Internet

Thuringian Zoo-Park Erfurt now offers animals for sale on the Internet. The new business brought 15.000 EUR in 2003 so far. The zoo spent only 1.700 for new livestock. The zoo of course also participates in exchanges and lending out of animals for conservation and other scientific efforts.

Hamburger Abendblatt - 28-11-2003

Esmeralda Has To Move

About half of the Tierpark Arche Warder rare breeds livestock has to move before Christmas. Reason is a serious contamination of the enclosure pastures with parasites. The Arche (Ark) has recently been bought over by an association founded by Greenpeace, Warder's major and 2 other parties. The Zoo hopes to re-open by April.

Norddeutsche Neueste Nachrichten - 02. Dec. 2003

Willy's Wedding Night Yet To Come

Erfurt. After three weeks of adjustment, rhino lady Natala got in touch with her new husband for the first time. He turned out not to be a gentleman - yet - trying to protect his territory. Normal behavior, the zoo officials state. But due to Natala's age (33) there is little hope for offspring

Sächsische Zeitung - 29. Nov. 2003

Tierpark To Be Experience-World

Tierpark Weißwasser hosted its first forum recently, offering a retrospect on a successful year 2003. Since its privatization, the Zoo has become a lot more active, aiming to attract visitors on a supra-regional scale.

Controversial reports about the Grand Opening of SeaLife Centre Berlin:

Berliner Morgenpost - 29-11-2003

Domaquaree: Quarantine Office for Surgeon Fishes

The DomAquaree features 2.600 tropical fishes, and is the worlds biggest cylindrical aquarium, and also the deepest one (14.2m).

Berliner Zeitung - 02. Dec. 2003

Five Minutes Of Caribbean

The AquaDom holds about 1 Mio Liters of seawater, with an elevator right in its center. The "ride" takes about 5 minutes.

Berliner Kurier - 03. Dec. 2003

Lots Of Water, Few Fishes: And that for 13.50 EUR

The new attraction disappoints with only 2.600 fishes swimming in 1 Mio liters of water - every 384 liters a fish. All the same, about 1.000 visitors came to see SeaLife on its opening day.

Berliner Morgenpost - 03. Dec. 2003

Sea Life: Under-Water-World Fascinates First Visitors

At 10 o'clock on 2nd of December, the Sea Life Berlin opened its doors for a mild onrush on its first day. The manager expects a lot more visitors on the weekend.

Berliner Morgenpost - 03. Dec. 2003

From The Spree Up To the Tropes

Germany's capital has an attraction more: Sea Life and AquaDom on Spandauer Straße had their Grand Opening. The Sea Life Centre shows local fresh and seawater habitats, the AquaDom shows exotic tropical fish.

TAZ - 02. Dec. 2003

A Pot With Fishes

The DomAquaree may be a financial success, but it does not provide enough information about the topics presented. The constant background music disturbs not only the more sensitive fishes. A staircase should have substituted the elevator in the center of the 25m high AquaDom.

Leipziger Volkszeitung - 02. Dec. 2003

Experience-Trail Right Through The Enclosure

The Wild Animal Park in Connewitz presents a new attraction: a 400m-long experience-trail through the Red Deer, Fallow Deer and European Mufflon Sheep's enclosures. Thanks to the Friend of the Wild Animal Park, the 78.000EUR project was completed before time.

Heidenheimer Zeitung - 1. Dec. 2003

Oran-Utan "Grisella" Paints

Heidelberg. The lady's and the chimpanzee "Conny" and "Henry"'s paintings were auctioned to raise funds for an improvement of the apes' enclosure. Four years ago, animal caretaker Kowalsky brought in nontoxic finger-paint for the first time.

Norddeutsche Neueste Nachrichten - 03. Dec. 2003

Pupils Hands On Models For Bear-Enclosure

Güstrow. The contest "Build a Model for a New Bear Enclosure" started in April, on 4th of December, 32 pupils present 9 models to a jury of specialists.

Berliner Zeitung - 29-11-2003

Little Nameless Ape

Tierpark Zoo Berlin announced that the Gelada Baboon, born on Nov. 1st, is a boy.

Ostseezeitung - 04. Dec. 2003

Little Apes at The Zoo Have Twins

The South America house at Rostock Zoo is comfortably warm. The animals obviously feel well in their new home. On 5th of November, the Common Marmoset had twins, one of the many offspring visitors get a chance to see at the zoo.