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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

sz-online - 23. Jan. 2004

Lion Sultan in his Cage in Chemnitz Tierpark

His keeper is still in intensive care.

The 17-year old lion mangled her legs and back. Colleagues who ran to

the cage daunted the animal. It could have ended worst.

Officials are investigating.

SŠchsische Zeitung - 24. Jan. 2004

Lion Attack: Caretaker is Better

Chemnitz Tierpark's keeper is getting better. Doctors say she can

get up and walk. She only talks to her nearest family members. Reason

for the accident: She forgot to close the sliding door.

Tiroler Tageszeitung Online - 24. Jan. 2004

Safari Park - Baxter Advances "ChimpanzeeRent"

The pharmaceutical company Baxter pays 57.000 EUR in advance for the

423 chimpanzee living at the Safari Park Gaenserndorf. Officials say

they will not pay for caretakers, because they are not responsible for

the bankruptcy and are unwilling to stand in for the park's

management's mistakes.

Salzburger Nachrichten - 24. Jan. 2004

Money for Safaripark Employees in Sight

The employees have not received money since September 2003.

Vienna's Zoo Schoenbrunn and others offered to provide food for the

animals, but it has not been requested yet.

Director Pechlaner of Schoenbrunn rejects accusations about him

following selfish interests.

Oesterreich Journal - 28. Jan. 2004

The State of Niederoesterreich subsidizes Austrian Zoo Organization

The organization is taking care of the animals at the closed-down

Safari Park Gaenserndorf. The operating company has been adjudged

bankrupt on January 19, 2004.

Berliner Morgenpost - 23. Jan. 2004

New Neighbours for the Giraffe: Piggy Banks

Berlin Zoo and Berlin Tierpark's officials met with city officials to

discuss cuts in the budgets. Both facilities have been saving for years,

cutting subventions up to 50%. But the hard times are not over yet,

and nobody is surprised. The main problem is the lack of time. changes

at a zoo are not that easily made.

Berliner Morgenpost - 26. Jan. 2004

Savings Ideas From A(pe) to Z(ebra)

Both Berlin Zoo and Tierpark are creatively thinking about how to save

money. A few of their unusual ideas:

1. No more gardeners! Landscaping should develop to be a jungle.

2. More breeding efforts! Maggots, cockroaches and co. are popular!

3. Money does not smell: Sell the animals droppings to Berlin flowerpots.

Ostsee Zeitung - 29. Jan. 2004

Frog Guenther is Single

Inventory at Rostock Zoo: 282 mammals, 513 birds, 340 fish, 27

reptiles, numerous other, altogether 1383 animals of 249 species.

New: otter, white-fronted marmoset, green acouchi and others.

Singles: a gyrfalcon, a ball python, a kingsnake and Guenther, the

horned frog.

Hamburger Abendblatt - 27. Jan. 2004

Ounce-Love

The two snow leopards living at Wild animal park Lueneburger Heide in

Nindorf are in love. If everything goes well, Ghurl will give birth in

about 100 days. The ounce is a protected species, but is not safe from

hunters, selling its thick fur and the bones on the black-market in

Russia and Asia. The NABU (a German federation for conservation) started

a project in Kirgisistan, and the park published a book on the cats.

Sächsische Zeitung - 24. Jan. 2004

Hoping For Drumbo

Elephant cow Drumbo did not get pregnant after 4 artificial

inseminations. Dresden Zoo thinks of trying on.

Rhein Main Presse - 23. Jan. 2004

Two Students Jazz Up Fasanerie's Image

The Animal Park and Botanical Garden Fasanerie is developing to be

Wiesbaden's jewel.

Now 2 students are developing a new logo, information leaflets, a

webpage and a catalogue with products the zoo offers as from 2006.

WAZ - 26. Jan. 2004

Tired Scorpions

The Tapir at the Ruhr Zoo have company now: different insects are

living at their house: scorpions, giant tiger snails, giant hissing

cockroachesÉ

Leipziger Volkszeitung - 23. Jan. 2004

Eilenburg Tierpark Builds Domestic Animals House

The original building was swept away by the 2002 summer flood. The

delivering companies for the construction are from Lithuania and Russia,

keeping the costs lower.

Tagesanzeiger - 29. Jan. 2004

Cable Car To The Zoo

Zurich Zoo is getting more and more popular, the Masoala Rainforest

Hall is only one of the reasons. Now city officials plan to build a

cable car from the Stettbach Train Station to the zoo.

Waldeckische Landeszeitung - 24. Jan. 2004

Wild Animal Park Edersee: Record Attendance (125.700)

Only once in its 33-year history, the park had more visitors: in 2000

(126.100). Officials say the low admission fees and the great attractions are

responsible for the success. The director reveals plans for new

enclosures.

Ostsee Zeitung - 24. Jan. 2004

Plants Wanted

The new turtle basin at the marine museum in Stralsund will soon be

opened. Employees ask for donations of tropical plants of at least 1.8m

height to build a green wall.

Ostseezeitung - 23. Jan. 2004

Construction on Eagle-Owls Enclosure

The new zoo law forced Grimmen Animal Park's officials to make changes

on the Tiger enclosure, now they are working on the Eagle-Owls

enclosure. Different associations bring financial support.

Hamburger Abendblatt - 27. Jan. 2004

Dormouse at "Black Mountains"

The Association for German Game Animals elected the

dormouse to be the Animal of The Year 2004. Wildpark Schwarze Berge

offers the opportunity to get to know the species better.

Mitteldeutsche Zeitung - 27. Jan. 2004

Goodies and Money For Animals

The profit of the 13th edition of a calender sponsored by a bank

goes to the Friends of the Koethen Tierpark.

Leipziger Volkszeitung - 24. Jan. 2004

Gorilla-Girl Feels Comfortable

She has no name yet, and was born on January 13. A future

Godfather/mother will have the opportunity to choose a name for 2.500

EURO / year.

Kölnische Rundschau - 23. Jan. 2004

Handy Giants

The 3 four-month old rosy boas rather look like earthworms than like

actual snakes at the moment. The 3 young Burmese pythons will be up to 3 meters long in 2-3 years.

Wormser Zeitung - 27. Jan. 2004

Beginning Spring-Feelings at the Tiergarten

A Stork couple that bread at the zoo last season is coming back to

Worms Tiergarten. A Zebu cattle mother is busy taking care of her young, and the 4

raccoon young the zoo took over last year are developing great.

Berliner Zeitung - 24. Jan. 2004

Rockhopper Penguins Moving In

6 Rockhopper Penguins joined their 3 fellows at Zoo Berlin.

The zoo hopes for offspring, and plans to release the endangered animals later on.

Berliner Morgenpost - 24. Jan. 2004

Love-Lections From Mama

Javan-Leopard Lombok is the son of Bamboo and Tosari. Bamboo is too old to

have children now, so Lombok was allowed to enter Tosari's enclosure.

She was in heat, trying to convince the uninterested male. Probably

though, there will be young in 3 months.

Berliner Zeitung - 26. Jan. 2004

Newborn Wolverines

After over 30 years wolverines were born at Tierpark Berlin. The two

young are raised by humans and very tame.

Höchster Kreisblatt - 27. Jan. 2004

Two Men Fighting For One Bactrian Camel

A veterinarian is trying to keep a Bactrian camel Frankfurt Zoo had

asked him to take care of for a limited time. He states that the zoo's

enclosure is too small and not appropriate for the animal and offers to

take care of the bull if the zoo abstains from using him for breeding

efforts.

Märkische Allgemeine - 28. Jan. 2004

Foxes Came for Ducks

Luckenwalde Tierpark is covered by a blanked of snow. The animals seem

undisturbed by the temperatures. The employees, though, have to work a

little harder. Foxes sneaked into the zoo and stole most of the ducks. They also came

for other birds.

WAZ - 24. Jan. 2004

The End of The Wild-Animal Park

17 animals live at the wild animal park in the Grutholz park close to the

city Castrop-Rauxel, amongst them 4 Sika and 5 Fallow Deer. The park

will close after 35 years. Only four of the animals have found a new

home so far, there are interim solutions for the other 13.