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Smithsonian National Zoological Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With the aid of the Secretary of the Smithsonian, Congress approved of the founding of a National Zoological Park in Rock Creek Park; Hornaday, embittered over not being chosen as director, left Washington in disgust. The National Zoo maintains its own security police, the National Zoological Park Police, which consists of 50 full-time and part-time officers. He opened a small trial zoo outside the Smithsonian castle featuring bison, bears, and other American animals. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smithsonian_National_Zoological_Park   (1113 words)

About Smithsonian Archive Mandara, a lowland western gorilla at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., has been described as something of a "supermom." Mandara adopted Baraka Ya M'welu, the infant in her arms. From the Western Civilization exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Displayed in the Western Civilization exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. www.africa.upenn.edu /Smithsonian_GIFS/About_Smithsonian_11670.html   (1845 words)

Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The castellated architecture of the Smithsonian Institution Building on the National Mall has made it known informally as "The Castle". The Smithsonian Institution is established as a trust by act of Congress, and it is functionally and legally a body of the federal government. The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institution and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smithsonian_Institution   (945 words)

ArcNews Winter 2003-2004 Issue -- Asian Elephant Range Loss Studied With GIS For more information on this project, contact Peter Leimgruber, head of CRC's Conservation GIS Laboratory (e-mail: leimgruberp@crc.si.edu), or visit the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park Conservation and Research Center at www.natzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ConservationGIS. National Zoo researchers and their Burmese colleagues are currently tracking the movement of a wild elephant herd at Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park, Myanmar. The Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park lies at the edge of Myanmar's hill region, close to the country's center, and is very steep and rugged. www.esri.com /news/arcnews/winter0304articles/asian-elephant.html   (1217 words)

National Zoological Park Library Smithsonian Institution Libraries Smithsonian National Zoological Park staff publications are kept in the library. It supports the research, exhibition and public programs of the Smithsonian Institution (SI), as well as the specialized interests of the staff of the National Zoological Park (NZP) and members of the public. The National Zoological Park Branch Library is one of 20 libraries in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries system. www.sil.si.edu /Libraries/NZP/nzp_about.cfm   (198 words)

Clouded Leopard Conservation Nashville Zoo and Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park are proud to announce the birth of three clouded leopard cubs on April 26 at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. The cubs were born through the efforts of the Thailand Clouded Leopard Consortium, an international collaboration between the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Asian Wildlife Consultancy and the Clouded Leopard SSP. 122 or Dr. JoGayle Howard, Smithsonian's National Zoological Park; 202-673?-4644. www.nashvillezoo.org /cleopard_cubs_04.htm   (269 words)

National Zoological Park --  Encyclopædia Britannica Lesson plan and guide to visit the National Zoological Park to study the tropical rain forests. Lake District, Peak District, and Yorkshire Dales national parks are among the largest in England. byname National Zoo zoo in Washington, D.C., that was established under the Smithsonian Institution by acts of the U.S. Congress in 1889 and 1890, when a site in the wooded valley of Rock Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, was purchased. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9055021   (840 words)

National Zoo in DC: Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park, wild animals, giant pandas. The National Zoological Park is a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex. National Zoo in DC: Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park, wild animals, giant pandas. The National Zoo is a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek National Park in the heart of Washington DC. www.mclean411.com /zoo-nationalzoo1.htm   (254 words)

Letter to the Committee on the Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park (washingtonpost.com) Committee on the Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park I have been the Associate Pathologist at the National Zoological Park since September 1991. I used to be very proud to tell people that I worked for the National Zoo because it was one of the best zoos in the country and had a stellar reputation as a leader in zoological research and conservation biology. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/metro/specials/zoo/nichols_letter.htm   (11945 words)

National Building Museum: Visit the National Building Museum Nearby parking lots/garages are located at the Verizon Center's 6th Street entrance and at the corner of 7th and H Streets. The Museum is on the north side of F Street between 4th and 5th Streets; metered parking is available on all sides of the building. The National Building Museum is open to the public Monday - Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm. www.nbm.org /Info/visit.html#hours   (616 words)

National Zoological Park The National Zoological Park was created by an Act of Congress in 1889. The National Zoological Park was founded in 1889. Note: Parking lot A is on the left and parking lot E is on the right. www.carteretcountyschools.org /aes/dc04/NatZoo.htm   (499 words)

Giant Panda Online - Species Survival Plan Smithsonian National Zoological Park: David Wildt, Conservation and Research Center, 1500 Remount Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630. Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Lisa Stevens, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Ave. Mark Edwards, National Zoological Park, Dept. of Veterinary Services, 3001 Connecticut Ave. www.giantpandaonline.org /home/aboutus.htm   (613 words)

GREAT CATS at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park From the time the Smithsonian National Zoological Park was established in 1889 until today, 116 different tigers and 274 lions have lived here at one time or another. GREAT CATS at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park He was born (9/6/98) at the San Antonio Zoological Gardens, was moved to Alexandria Zoological Park in 1991, and came to the National Zoo in 1997. www.hrw.com /science/si-science/biology/animals/greatcats/catatzoo.html   (498 words)

MSN Encarta - Lion John Seidensticker, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Curator of Mammals, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution. Susan Lumpkin, B.S., Ph.D. Director of Communications, Friends of the National Zoo, National Zoological Park. Another 300 lions, called Asian lions, live in a reserve called the Gīr National Park and Lion Sanctuary in northwest India. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761566718/Lion.html   (1808 words)

SORS Smithsonian Internships The Internship Program of the National Museum of the American Indian is designed to provide an educational opportunity for students in the area of museum practice and related programming through guided work/research experiences using the resources of the National Museum of the American Indian and other Smithsonian offices. The Smithsonian buildings vary in date and style from the Patent Office Building (housing the Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery) of 1839 to the National Museum of the American Indian now under construction. Smithsonian's Research Training Program features a ten-week summer internship for 10 - 15 college level undergraduate students to engage in studies on the formation and evolution of the Earth and similar planets; discovery and understanding of life's diversity; and the study of human diversity and cultural change. www.si.edu /ofg/intern.htm#iofg   (8091 words)

DC Metropolitan Ecological Health Listserv is the zoological veterinary resident at Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. She is a 1999 graduate of the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany. Mashima is a Research Associate with the Smithsonian Institution (Department of Animal Health, National Zoological Park), a member of the board of directors for the Alliance of Veterinarians for the Environment, a consultant to the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and a volunteer with the Adoption Services Information Agency. is an associate veterinarian with the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. www.vetmed.vt.edu /Organization/Maryland/ecohealth.asp   (4361 words)

BioBeat Online Magazine One of the goals that the Smithsonian National Zoological Park is to develop outreach programs with neighboring communities, notes Dr. Maldonado. Although many of the exhibits at the National Zoological Park showcase habitats located in the Amazon basin in South America, many conservation research projects in Dr. Fleischer's lab center on studies of genetic variability in rare and endangered species of birds found on the Hawaiian Islands. For projects involving molecular systematics, researchers at the Smithsonian Zoo look for patterns of variation in the DNA of different organisms. www.appliedbiosystems.com /biobeat/index.jsp?articleId=bb2c1ed4-ad24-6249-25e621dd5ac7abe7&type=0   (2217 words)

Amherst Magazine Winter 2003: Creature Comforter As head vet at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Murray in the next 12 hours will tend to a gibbon with diarrhea, a zebra with an infected hoof, a toad with skin disease, a raft of turtles and tortoises with various ailments and Norman the sea lion. Murray is one of only three people with hands-on responsibility for the medical health of the 3,100 animal residents of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, more commonly known as the National Zoo. Founded in 1889, the zoo is one of the nation’s finest, with a collection of more than 400 species that annually attract between two and three million visitors from all over the world. www.amherst.edu /magazine/issues/03winter/features/creature.html   (779 words)

Records Relating to Pre-National Zoological Park Purchases National Zoological records at the SI Archives show that the Park Commissioners paid the Holt family $40,000 for their 13.36 acres. National Zoological Park: For repairs to the Holt Mansion, to make the same suitable for occupancy, and for office furniture, including the accounts set forth hereunder in House Document Number 324 of this session, $426.75. .....near Adams Mill Road entrance to the Zoological Park.' She further quoted George Simmons from 'Roadside Sketches': 'At the northeastern corner of the cemetery is the entrance to the Holt place, the old mansion being a few hundred yards to the westward on an emenence overlooking Rock Creek. www.si.edu /oahp/holthous/pz1889on.htm   (11881 words)

Bulletin, September 2001 Because there are many complex and special needs that must be incorporated in animal exhibit design, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park starts each project by forming an in-house team to define initial requirements and identify the additional skills needed to proceed with the project. Robin L. Vasa, AIA is the Associate Director for Facilities at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Over the next ten years, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park will be undertaking the most comprehensive modernization program ever planned in its history. www.wbcnet.org /SEP01.HTM   (1706 words)

Panda Conservation and the National Zoo Today, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park - and any U.S. oo that receives captive giant pandas from China - has a critical role in and responsibility for conserving giant pandas in the wild. By covering the crucial yet costly conservation needs of protecting pandas in their natural environment, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and other U.S. oos can make the most constructive impact on giant panda conservation. A new national survey, a massive initiative now underway, will yield more accurate information about where the remaining giant pandas are, how they are faring, and what needs to be done to shore up key populations. www.ecoworld.com /Animals/articles/articles2.cfm?TID=172   (511 words)

Giant Pandas - National Zoo FONZ National Zoo Stores are now selling "A Panda Is Born," the Animal Planet show that follows the Zoo's recent giant panda breeding efforts, culminating in Tai Shan's birth. Giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are at the National Zoo on a ten-year loan from the China Wildlife Conservation Association. Support the National Zoo's panda conservation efforts and get Tai Shan wallpaper and a screen saver with your donation to the Giant Panda Conservation Fund. nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/GiantPandas   (1111 words)

Marc Bekoff - Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park I received the Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park on January 23, 2004. Review of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park The entire National Zoo must be kept under the closest scrutiny by organizations and individuals who will enforce recommendations without compromise (and without fear of retribution if necessary). www.awionline.org /articles/bekoff.htm   (1588 words)

National Zoo Residency in Zoological Medicine The Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park (NZP) is offering a 3-year residency program in zoological medicine. The National Zoological Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The residency is designed to provide training for those interested in zoological medicine and specialty board certification by the American College of Zoological Medicine. www.aazv.org /NZP_residency.htm   (231 words)

Clouded Leopards A program was developed between the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Nashville Zoo, AZA Clouded Leopard and Fishing Cat SSP’s and Thailand’s Zoological Parks Organization (ZPO) to initiate a unique collaboration to support a breeding program utilizing resources in Thailand with the assistance and support of the North American institutions. In conclusion, a coalition of institutions including the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, the Nashville Zoo and the Clouded Leopard Species Survival Plan are working together to develop a multi-disciplinary conservation project for the clouded leopard in Thailand. In addition, Ed McCrea (training coordinator from Environmental Education and Conservation Global; EECG), Rudy Rudran (Smithsonian National Zoological Park) and Karen Povey (Clouded Leopard SSP Education Advisor from the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Tacoma, WA) will be conducting a Thailand Environmental Education and Ecotourism Training Workshop at KKOZ in July and August of 2003. www.nashvillezoo.org /cleopard.htm   (1850 words)

Feschscrift Kleiman was at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park from 1972 to 2000 as Assistant Director for Research, and served for more than 17 years in an administrative capacity. She has also been involved with the giant panda research and conservation since 1972 and has been active in the development of national and international policy for its protection and conservation. Her studies of giant panda social behavior and communication were among the first to document in detail the behavior of this unique animal. vm.uconn.edu /~PSYCADM7/pres7.htm   (498 words)

Animal Awareness / DC Zoo Contact Info Lucy Spelman, spelmanl@nzp.si.edu, Director of the Smithsonian National Zoo Politely inform the zoo staff and board members that The National Zoo has suffered so much embarrassing controversy lately, that adding such a controversial exhibit would expose the zoo to more negative attention because of misleading content of the Kids' Farm and the great potential for disease transmission, such as e-coli. Animal Awareness is currently is the process of campaigning to stop production on a new potential zoo exhibit that would educate the public about factory farming in an unrealistic and inaccurate fairytale portrayal. www.animalawareness.org /pages/campaigns_dczoo_contacts.html   (570 words)

Lectures-John Seidensticker Feb 1982: "Wildlife Research at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center," Sunday Afternoon at the Zoo Series, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Apr 1982: "Tangjiahe, Wanglang and Fengtongzhai Panda Reserves," Minnesota Zoological Society, Apple Valley, MN. Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington D.C. March 2002. Feb 1985: "Rabies in Raccoons: Behavioral and Ecological Considerations," invited lecture to the National Capital Section of the Wildlife Society and University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Apr 1985: "The National Zoological Park's Research and Conservation Program in South and Southeast Asia," Smithsonian Institution Workshop on Tropical Biology, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.* home.earthlink.net /~lala5252/jslectures.htm   (3143 words)

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service - About the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service's mission, history, and goals. A Magic Web was organized in cooperation with STRI and the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. The National Zoological Park was created in 1889 “for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people.” The National Zoo’s scientists conduct research in animal behavior, breeding, genetics, anatomy, medicine, and nutrition. A new traveling Smithsonian exhibition answers these questions through the vivid photography of tropical ecologist and nature photographer Christian Ziegler. www.sites.si.edu /exhibitions/exhibits/web/main.htm   (1158 words)

National Zoo and FONZ Directors - National Zoo FONZ Under Secretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution, and Interim Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park The National Zoological Park is an accredited member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. National Zoo and FONZ Directors - National Zoo www.bonus.com /contour/eye_on_elephants/http@@/nationalzoo.si.edu/AboutUs/Directors   (144 words)

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