With the wrap‐up of Summer Zoo Camp (pictured below) at the end of July, we are cer‐ tainly starting to feel as though summer is “winding down.” Of course, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t still busy! In fact, August is pretty packed for us in the Education Department. We have nearly a dozen Zoo‐ mobile programs scheduled, as well as several Wild En‐ counter programs and even quite a few Zoo Classes booked, too. In fact, there are several summer camps from around the area planning to visit us for their end‐of‐the‐ summer field trips—and we are excited to offer them the chance to meet our Ambassa‐ dor Animals up‐close and personal during Zoo Classes. Birthday parties will also be keeping us busy—with several parties booked throughout the month—mainly on week‐ ends, of course. Luckily, we still have the majority of our Summer Interns with us through at least the middle of August. But, like all good things, the Summer Intern season must come to an end—and we’ll be sad to see them go! Our Fall Intern training will take place at the end of this month, so if you know anyone who may want to join us, there’s still time for them to apply! Just let them know to check out our website. Don’t forget to visit the zoo by August 21st to take ad‐ vantage of our FREE summer programs, which happen daily every hour from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Hope to see you soon! August 2016 Issue 101 Inside this issue: Palm Oil & Orangutans 2 Animal Collection Report 3 N.E.W. Zoological Society News 4 Adoption Special 5 Upcoming Events 6 Heartfelt Farewell 5 NEW Zoo & Adventure Park Paws & Claws GiŌ Shop Monthly Special 10% off on all SNAKE items The WildTimes From the Editor: Summer Wind‐Down by Angela Kawski‐Kroening
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With the wrap‐up of Summer
Zoo Camp (pictured below) at
the end of July, we are cer‐
tainly starting to feel as
though summer is “winding
down.” Of course, that
doesn’t mean that we aren’t
still busy! In fact, August is
pretty packed for us in the
Education Department. We
have nearly a dozen Zoo‐
mobile programs scheduled,
as well as several Wild En‐
counter programs and even
quite a few Zoo Classes
booked, too. In fact, there are
several summer camps from
around the area planning to
visit us for their end‐of‐the‐
summer field trips—and we
are excited to offer them the
chance to meet our Ambassa‐
dor Animals up‐close and
personal during Zoo Classes.
Birthday parties will also be
keeping us busy—with several
parties booked throughout
the month—mainly on week‐
ends, of course. Luckily, we
still have the majority of our
Summer Interns with us
through at least the middle of
August. But, like all good
things, the Summer Intern
season must come to an
end—and we’ll be sad to see
them go!
Our Fall Intern training will
take place at the end of this
month, so if you know anyone
who may want to join us,
there’s still time for them to
apply! Just let them know to
check out our website.
Don’t forget to visit the zoo
by August 21st to take ad‐
vantage of our FREE summer
programs, which happen daily
every hour from 10:00am until
5:00pm. Hope to see you
soon!
August 2016
Issue 101
Inside this issue:
Palm Oil & Orangutans 2
Animal Collection
Report 3
N.E.W. Zoological
Society News 4
Adoption Special 5
Upcoming Events 6
Heartfelt Farewell 5
NEW Zoo &
Adventure Park
Paws & Claws
Gi Shop
Monthly Special
10% off on all
SNAKE items
The WildTimes
From the Editor: Summer Wind‐Down by Angela Kawski‐Kroening
Issue 101
As a consumer, there are many things that you can do to help stop this epidem-ic. The most important thing is to be a smart shopper. Palm oil can be hidden on labels under many different names, in-cluding “vegetable oil.” Reading a prod-uct label can help, but it is important to do research online as well. You can find information online about which products are produced either without palm oil, or by using sustainably-harvest palm oil. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, or the RSPO, certifies companies that use sustainable palm oil. Looking for the RSPO seal on a product can help you ensure that you are helping animals like the orangutan with your shopping choic-es.
You can also reach out to companies using unsustaina-ble palm oil by writing letters and signing peti-tions. While this will not immedi-ately cause change, it will help make a difference to one day cause change. Several companies have already made the switch to using RSPO certified oil
If you are a Netflix user, you may have heard of the show Grace & Frankie. In the new season, they bring up the issue of palm oil. “Palm oil? Palm oil? Palm oil destroys the rainforest! And you know who lives in the rainforest? Oh, I don't know - only your cousins - the orangutans!” This quote probably made you laugh - but in reality, the topic is no laughing matter. This issue has been con-sidered a UN crisis issue since 2004, yet it is rarely talked about.
Palm oil is a common ingredient found in many different items, including snack foods, makeup, shampoo, and much more. This type of oil has been added to many items because it extends shelf life. While many companies find it bene-ficial to add it for that reason, there is a dangerous cost to our environment. Palm oil is harvested from around the world, especially in heavily-forested areas close to the equator in Asia and South Ameri-ca. It comes from the African oil palm tree. Unfortunately, most of these trees are harvested unsustainably, causing irre-versible damage to the planet. This defor-estation is bringing species to the brink of extinction, and also causes global climate change from the constant burning of the forests.
In other words, many animals are losing their homes because of our constant con-sumerism. Perhaps the most notable ani-mal of this fast-paced habitat loss is the orangutan. Orangutans are losing habitat in Southeast Asia, specifically in their island homes of Borneo and Suma-tra. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, about 300 football fields worth of rainforest are chopped down each hour in order to keep up with de-mand for palm oil. At this rate, it is pre-dicted that orangutans will be extinct in 20 to 30 years. Orangutans are not the only species, of course, facing extinction because of this issue. Other species in danger include pygmy elephants, sun bears, Sumatran rhinos, and even tigers.
simply due to consumer demands. So be a conscientious consumer by purchasing RSPO certified products - and help make others aware of this often- overlooked crisis. Education is the most powerful tool to help save these species from ex-tinction – so help spread the word to fam-ily and friends about using RSPO certi-fied products, too – or about avoiding palm oil altogether. You CAN make a difference with your everyday “small choices!”
Article contributed by NEW Zoo Intern Cassandra Otte. Information sourced from http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/
Images sourced from WWF.
Conserva on Connec on: Palm Oil & Orangutans
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Otter pups Howard and Suamico have been reunited with their fa‐ther. In the wild, North American river otter males have no part in raising young. These motherless pups are unaware of the way things “ought to be” and immediately looked to their father for guidance. Although at first, Skokie seemed nervous about the youngsters shadowing his every move, he was very accepting and adjusted quick‐ly. After a few days together, keep‐ers witnessed Skokie floating on his back with both pups draped over his belly – using him as floata‐tion device! All three otters can be seen together on exhibit daily.
It is molting season for African penguins. Several have completed their annual molt and others have just begun. Molting for an African penguin is usually a two week or‐deal that is preceded with a huge increase in appetite. The birds swell up with fluids (they typically gain at least 1/3 of their normal body weight) and become relative‐ly inactive during the molt. They normally stop eating and stay out of the water during this time.
Zookeepers sweep up large piles of tiny molted feathers as the birds new feathers appear. Penguin feath‐ers are stiff and densely packed. Their sleek appearance leads many people to assume, at first glance, that penguins have fur similar to that of seals.
Representatives from AZA Zoos (including the NEW Zoo) that par‐ticipate in the African Penguin Spe‐cies Survival Plan met in Baltimore in late July to make breeding and transfer recommendations and to discuss strategies for treating and preventing health problems that occur in this species. The group also met with AZA SAFE (Saving Ani‐mals From Extinction) representa‐tives about the conservation efforts underway to help save wild popula‐tions of this highly endangered spe‐cies. The NEW Zoo has been direct‐ly involved with a tagging project which is crucial for gathering infor‐mation about the wild population. In the future, in addition to provid‐ing funding for this project, we hope
to have zoo staff travel to South Africa to assist with conservation efforts in the wild.
A second Cotton‐topped tamarin has been diagnosed with diabetes. Bonnie, an elderly female, has been under treatment for the condition since 2015. Her son, 5 year old Hue‐vos, is now receiving medication as well. Both animals are doing very well under treatment. It is proba‐ble that there is a genetic compo‐nent to the condition within this family group. The Zookeepers and Veterinarian will be watching the other 5 animals in the troop closely as they are all Bonnie’s offspring.
Adorable fluffy red panda Addison (above, center) has shown her car‐nivorous origins on several occa‐sions in the past month. Although red pandas subsist almost entirely on bamboo in the wild, they are classified as carnivores and have been known to eat meat on occa‐sion. Addison has developed a tal‐ent for catching baby rabbits through the fence of her exhibit and dragging them inside, where she creates a gruesome scene. Ad‐dison is the only one of the 8 red pandas who has resided at the NEW Zoo to exhibit this behavior. It does not appear that she actually consumes any of the meat. Perhaps she feels threatened by their cute‐ness?
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July 2016 Animal Collec on Report, by Carmen Murach
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N.E.W. Zoological Society News: August News
The Wisconsin Restaurant Association and the N.E.W. Zoological Society are pleased to
present the 17th annual Feast with the Beast Event sponsored by Capital Credit Union on
August 8th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and are available at our ticket outlets in‐
cluding the NEW Zoo, 1951 West, Los Banditos (East and West), Olsen's Piggly Wiggly, and Denmark
State Bank (Bellevue Branch). Please come join us for a night of food, fun, music and beverages!
Our two otter pups officially have names! They have been dubbed “Howard” (male) and “Mico,” (female, short for “Suamico”) in honor of the NEW Zoo being in the Howard‐Suamico area. Both Howard and Mico are doing wonderfully after their illness earlier this summer—and they are entertaining guests regularly with their playful
antics on exhibit! They get along great with their dad, Skokie, so stop on out to see them!
In honor of their strength and resilience, we are continuing our special
Share the Care Animal Adoption Package during the month of August:
Anyone who adopts an Otter at the BFF ($50) level will receive a special Otter Plush with their package.
There is no need to write anything special or make any notes on your Adoption Package purchase. Just process your BFF otter adoption as you normally would—and we will add the special plush into your package before
we ship. Visit http://newzoo.org/support/adoptions to purchase!
Don’t forget: Animal Adoptions make great gifts!
Please note, packages must be purchased anytime before August 31st, 11:59pm for this special to be valid.
O er Adop on Special ‐ con nued this month!
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A Hear elt Farewell
The Education & Volunteer Departments recently lost a treasured Ambassador Animal to a
sudden illness: Bowser the rooster. Bowser’s spunky attitude, sassy antics, and
boisterous crows were a constant source of laughs and good times for interns, volunteers, staff members, and visitors alike. He will be sorely
missed! We are grateful for the time he spent with us as an Ambassador Animal—educating both children and adults as they touched his soft
feathers and listened to his crows as they echoed through the ECC.
Thanks for everything, Bowser!
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NEW Zoo & Adventure Park
The Feast with the Beasts event takes place on Monday, August 8th from 6‐8pm
The Zoo will be closed from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. that day to prepare for the event. Advance tickets are
available.
Summer Exhibit Chats and Amphitheater Presentations will end August 21st
Be sure to visit the zoo before the 21st to take advantage of these fun and free educational programs!
Fall Hours start on September 1st
Daily hours for the NEW Zoo will be 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Adventure Park will be open on
Saturdays and Sundays only, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The NEW Zoo will be open for regular hours on Labor Day: Monday, September 5th
We will be open all holiday‐weekend long for regular hours. The Adventure Park will also be open on
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