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the marshes and grasslands below the Sahel in Africa. Carrying the PE TRRASINIONGNALNow Located in Downtown Naples
wetland theme through, they are joined this year by a sitatunga that
arrived from the North Carolina Zoo. This shaggy coated antelope THE FRAME UP
can live a semi-aquatic lifestyle. Notably, its hooves are splayed out CUSTOM FRAMING
and are longer than antelope twice their weight allowing them to (239) 261-4413
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their nostrils above water! Naples Zoo is cooperating with the larger
breeding program in response to a call for help from the Ungulate GABOR MOLNAR
Taxon Advisory Group for this species. While males are solitary in
the wild, we hope to welcome a female in the future. • Health and Wellness Consultant
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Late last year,Naples Zoo got word from the Cheetah SSP that we’ll gmflavon@gmail.com
be welcoming two 9-year-old female cheetahs. They will be arriving
from White Oak Conservation Center. You should be able to see them
in the early part of the year. And if White Oak sounds familiar, it’s
because our giraffe named Jigsaw moved there last year for breeding.
That’s also where we will be sending one of our critically endangered
slender-horned gazelles for a recommended breeding. Finally, Niklas,
another of our giraffe, will be moving to Memphis Zoo as part of
another SSP recommended transfer for breeding. Given the 40 percent
decline in giraffe populations in the last 15 years, breeding programs
like this are crucial as a hedge against extinction.

NAPLES ZOO SOCIETY LAUNCHED

Over the past year, we have been crafting a program to recognize
our most dedicated donors. The result is the Naples Zoo Society.
Donors that give a gift of $1,000 or more are invited to join the
Society. Society members become partners in present and future
successes like all those above and so much more. If you’d like to help
ongoing conservation and education efforts, call 239.262.5409 ext.
144 or visit www.napleszoo.org/society.

Far from the simple menageries of past, today’s nationally accredited
zoos are centers of learning and natural crossroads for biologists, educators,
environmental scientists, and researchers - as well as for students,
conservationists, and all animal lovers. Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
is a trusted, private 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving wildlife and families here
and around the world. More information at www.napleszoo.org.

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