Alaska zoo's challenge: keep patrons coming in winter

Alaska zoo's challenge: keep patrons coming in winter: "Ever wanted to feed a snow leopard? What about a moose, or a pack of wolves? This year you can, for a tidy sum.

It's part of a package deal at the Alaska Zoo, just one piece in a strategy particular to non-profits in the high north: Finding ways to bring in a little extra cash during the long, lean winter months ahead of tourist season."



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Tisei: Closing zoos would be costly mistake - Malden - Your Town - Boston.com

Tisei: Closing zoos would be costly mistake - Malden - Your Town - Boston.com: "Unfortunately, these two popular family destinations may not have a chance to break any more attendance records in the future, thanks to a $4 million reduction in state funding assistance. Faced with a 60 percent drop in state support, at least one, and probably both, of these zoos will have to close. That is a scenario that Zoo New England (ZNE), the private entity that runs the two zoos, would like to avoid."

Zoo might cut hours, staff to bridge deficit

Zoo might cut hours, staff to bridge deficit: "The fatal tiger mauling of a 17-year-old on Christmas Day 2007 has had a ripple effect that caused donors to pull back and visitors to stay home, and led the zoo to spend on safety upgrades.

It's a triple whammy in one of the worst recessions on record.

The zoo is projecting a $17 million budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, down $3 million from the current budget."

Life: NONPROFITS AROUND TOWN: Zoo Ball guests pony up for conservation and animals | guests, nonprofits, animals : Gazette.com

Life: NONPROFITS AROUND TOWN: Zoo Ball guests pony up for conservation and animals | guests, nonprofits, animals : Gazette.com: "An invitation to 'A Wild Event!' in the new Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit drew nearly 300 guests to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on May 17 for the 2008 Zoo Ball.

Talking to the animals, especially the evening's North American moose mascot, entertained patrons, who gave a record $261,905 to support the zoo's conservation programs and the animal residents."