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Monday, March 21, 2016
Thursday, February 4, 2016
A SWEET devotion to Wildlife - Valentines Candy with a Cause
Valentine’s Day retail spending is expected to reach a record $18.9 billion this year,as people to invest in gifts for their loved ones. Nearly 55 percent of women and 52 percent of men will buy candy for their valentines - are you one of them?
If you are, you can use this handy candy shopping list! The power is in your palm to make wildlife-friendly choices and help orangutans around the globe!
If you are, you can use this handy candy shopping list! The power is in your palm to make wildlife-friendly choices and help orangutans around the globe!
Thursday, August 20, 2015
ICYMI - Ibu and Khaleesi make their Zoo debut
Check out these photos from The El Paso Times and El Diario from their coverage of Ibu and Khaleesi's debut at the Zoo!
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| Diana Carrillo/El Diario de El Paso |
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| Diana Carrillo/El Diario de El Paso |
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| RUBEN R. RAMIREZ—EL PASO TIMES |
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| RUBEN R. RAMIREZ—EL PASO TIMES |
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| RUBEN R. RAMIREZ—EL PASO TIMES |
Come meet Baby Khaleesi!
Baby orangutan Khaleesi is ready to meet the El Paso community.
Khaleesi was born on April 23 at the El Paso Zoo to first-time parents Ibu and Butch. According to the birthing plan, Khaleesi and Ibu spent approximately four months bonding behind the scenes. This time allowed for Zoo keepers to observe both baby and mom to ensure they were doing well and baby was nursing.
“The first few months are crucial for the baby and a first-time mom to bond,” said Griselda Martinez, Collections Supervisor. “This time is also extremely crucial for us to build the trusting bond with the baby that we already have built with Ibu. It further allowed us to put the mommy training we did with Ibu for two years prior to her pregnancy using the wood block and plush baby into action with her real baby.”
In preparation for Khaleesi’s introduction to her new home, Zoo staff spent time baby-proofing the orangutan exhibit. Once the baby-proofing was completed, Ibu and Khaleesi spent a bit of time exploring the exhibit in private, with only Zoo staff around to allow them to get comfortable with the new surroundings.
PLEASE NOTE: Ibu and Khaleesi are on exhibit from 9:30 a.m. to noon daily. However, they have access to their behind the scenes living spaces. Because they have access to these spaces, they may not be immediately visible.
Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered worldwide. The birth of an orangutan is a huge milestone historic conservation achievement for the Zoo and our community, and an important contribution to the conservation of this endangered species
Khaleesi was born on April 23 at the El Paso Zoo to first-time parents Ibu and Butch. According to the birthing plan, Khaleesi and Ibu spent approximately four months bonding behind the scenes. This time allowed for Zoo keepers to observe both baby and mom to ensure they were doing well and baby was nursing.
“The first few months are crucial for the baby and a first-time mom to bond,” said Griselda Martinez, Collections Supervisor. “This time is also extremely crucial for us to build the trusting bond with the baby that we already have built with Ibu. It further allowed us to put the mommy training we did with Ibu for two years prior to her pregnancy using the wood block and plush baby into action with her real baby.”
In preparation for Khaleesi’s introduction to her new home, Zoo staff spent time baby-proofing the orangutan exhibit. Once the baby-proofing was completed, Ibu and Khaleesi spent a bit of time exploring the exhibit in private, with only Zoo staff around to allow them to get comfortable with the new surroundings.
PLEASE NOTE: Ibu and Khaleesi are on exhibit from 9:30 a.m. to noon daily. However, they have access to their behind the scenes living spaces. Because they have access to these spaces, they may not be immediately visible.
Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered worldwide. The birth of an orangutan is a huge milestone historic conservation achievement for the Zoo and our community, and an important contribution to the conservation of this endangered species
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Five ways you can contribute to orangutan conservation on World Orangutan Day (and every day!)
1. Be a Consumer Conservationist
Did you know Palm Oil deforestation is the No. 1 threat to orangutans worldwide? Be a consumer conservationist and know which products you use have palm oil. You can check food, cosmetic and toiletry labels and company websites for palm oil information and make sustainably sourced and no palm oil choices to help save orangutan habitats. Just by changing one palm oil product in your home, you help save orangutans!
2. Visit Butch, Ibu and Khaleesi at the El Paso Zoo
At the El Paso Zoo, we advocate to end deforestation and decimation of orangutans and other species threatened by unsustainable palm oil harvesting practices. We also are on the forefront of saving the critically endangered orangutan population, both here in El Paso with the birth of Khaleesi, and in Indonesia, by putting boots on the ground to help with conservation efforts around the globe. The birth of a baby orangutan contributes to the biological diversity of a critically endangered species, while our worldwide efforts help sanctuaries and conservationists better protect wild orangutan populations.
3. Share your savvy
Use the hashtags #orangutanday and #palmoil when you share your support for orangutans on your social media sites. You can also share your support for your favorite palm-oil free and sustainably sourced palm oil products. Share your knowledge with your friends so we can all be consumer conservationists together and help save orangutan habitats!
4. Become a Zoological Society Member
Zoological Society memberships at the El Paso Zoo have many perks, and contributing to conservation is one of them! The Zoological Society has contributed more than $10,000 to orangutan conservation efforts using funds raised from its membership contributions.
5. Sign your support
Sentiment without action does not effect change. Sign a petition protecting orangutan habitat or tweet, facebook or write your favorite brand and thank them for their sustainable palm oil practices or encourage them to take up sustainably-sourced palm oil.
Did you know Palm Oil deforestation is the No. 1 threat to orangutans worldwide? Be a consumer conservationist and know which products you use have palm oil. You can check food, cosmetic and toiletry labels and company websites for palm oil information and make sustainably sourced and no palm oil choices to help save orangutan habitats. Just by changing one palm oil product in your home, you help save orangutans!
2. Visit Butch, Ibu and Khaleesi at the El Paso Zoo
At the El Paso Zoo, we advocate to end deforestation and decimation of orangutans and other species threatened by unsustainable palm oil harvesting practices. We also are on the forefront of saving the critically endangered orangutan population, both here in El Paso with the birth of Khaleesi, and in Indonesia, by putting boots on the ground to help with conservation efforts around the globe. The birth of a baby orangutan contributes to the biological diversity of a critically endangered species, while our worldwide efforts help sanctuaries and conservationists better protect wild orangutan populations.
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| Dr. Vikki with veterinarian Dr. Iman and Area Manager Dhani from the Center for Orangutan Protection in Samarinda. |
3. Share your savvy
Use the hashtags #orangutanday and #palmoil when you share your support for orangutans on your social media sites. You can also share your support for your favorite palm-oil free and sustainably sourced palm oil products. Share your knowledge with your friends so we can all be consumer conservationists together and help save orangutan habitats!
4. Become a Zoological Society Member
Zoological Society memberships at the El Paso Zoo have many perks, and contributing to conservation is one of them! The Zoological Society has contributed more than $10,000 to orangutan conservation efforts using funds raised from its membership contributions.
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Mommy Ibu and baby Khaleesi on exhibit
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5. Sign your support
Sentiment without action does not effect change. Sign a petition protecting orangutan habitat or tweet, facebook or write your favorite brand and thank them for their sustainable palm oil practices or encourage them to take up sustainably-sourced palm oil.
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