Zoo

The real family behind “We Bought A Zoo”

December 21, 2011 By Joanne Brokaw 69 Comments

On December 23, the movie “We Bought A Zoo,” starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, hits theaters. It’s the story of a father who, following his wife’s untimely death, moves his young family to the California countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo, Rosemoor Wildlife Park. But did you know that the film is based [...]

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Coke’s white can campaign to help polar bears backfires

December 4, 2011 By Joanne Brokaw 1 Comment

White holiday can on the left, Diet Coke can on the right. When Coca Cola rolled out its new campaign last month to support the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the company had a noble goal: celebrate the polar bear and commit up to $3 million to WWF’s polar bear conservation efforts. The plan was for Coke to [...]

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Wild animals in Zanesville, OH – when humans err and animals suffer

October 20, 2011 By Joanne Brokaw 1 Comment

The headlines yesterday were filled with stories about Terry Thompson, the owner of the 73-acre Muskingum County Animal Farm, who opened the cages on his wildlife farm before killing himself, releasing lions and tigers and bears (and more) into the community of Zanesville, OH. By last night, according to a Reuters’ news story, all of [...]