Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Maggie's Holiday Greeting

Enjoy a holiday greeting from Maggie herself, created by Alaskan wildlife cinematographer Daniel Zatz.




In addition to making this wonderful video, Daniel and his family have spent days up at ARK 2000 helping us with our webcam infrastructure. His company, SeeMore Wildlife, has been integral in our webcam expansion project and we can't thank him enough!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Nicholas and Gypsy Move to ARK 2000

At last, Nicholas and Gypsy are HOME.

Construction of the bull barn finally complete, on November 23, 2008, Nicholas and Gypsy made the move to their new habitat at ARK 2000. Bob Barker was on hand to celebrate and welcome them home. Click here to read more on the PAWS website.



And to top it all off, today is Nicholas' birthday!

About Pat Derby and PAWS

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Galt, California, United States
Pat Derby’s advocacy for animals developed more than 35 years ago when she began working with captive wildlife in movies and television commercials. While working on television series such as Gunsmoke, Lassie, Daktari, and Flipper, she witnessed the neglect and abuse prevalent in animal training. Determined to initiate better standards of care and handling for performing animals, Pat chronicled her adventures in a Book-of-the-Month Club autobiography, The Lady and Her Tiger. The first exposé of the treatment of performing animals, The Lady and Her Tiger won an American Library Association Award in 1976. Since 1984, The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has been at the forefront of efforts to rescue and provide appropriate, humane sanctuary for animals who have been the victims of the exotic and performing animal trades. PAWS investigates reports of abused performing and exotic animals, documents cruelty and assists in investigations and prosecutions by regulatory agencies to alleviate the suffering of captive wildlife.