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Green Tip of the Week- November 5, 2009


Support Species Survival

This is the season of the Seneca Park Zoo’s Annual Appeal.  Donors support the preservation of endangered species, because our Zoo participates in many Species Survival Plans as an affiliate of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.  To get to know the particular species and the specific zoo residents covered by these Plans, visit https://www.senecaparkzoo.org/,  click on ‘Meet the Animals,’ ‘Animals,’ and any of the following species:

African Elephant
African Penguin
Amur Tiger
Bali Mynah
Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Bornean Orangutan
Golden Lion Tamarin
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Ocelot
Panamanian Golden Frog
Polar Bear
Radiated Tortoise
Spider Monkey
White-handed Gibbon
White Rhino

If you know youngsters who might be interested in the educational coloring book that features these Species Survival Plan animals, check it out at:

https://www.rge.com/MediaLibrary/2/5/Content%20Management/RGE/GivingBack/PDFs%20and%20Docs/SPZ_ColoringBook.pdf

Jennifer Markham
Biology
11/05/2009