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LA Zoo African Crowned Crane (credit: Jamie Pham)

Photo of the Month: East African Gray-crowned Crane

Zoo photographer Jamie Pham captured this stunning photo of one of our East African Gray-Crowned cranes. read more →

Animals & Plants
The numbers of elephants at Lewa have increased over the years—they seem to understand that they are safe within its boundaries. To protect grazing areas for rhinos and the lodges and campsites where people gather, Lewa has developed ways to exclude elephants from parts of the Conservancy

A View from the Field

For the past 25 years, animal keepers across the U.S. have donated their time to hold Bowling for Rhinos (BFR) fundraisers, which have generated more than $5 million for rhino conservation. Los Angeles keepers have participated in this event for six years now, and in that time we have raised $217,000—more than twice the amount of the next closest chapter over the same period. As a result of this success, I was lucky enough to be awarded an honorary trip to Kenya to visit our primary beneficiary, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. read more →

Animals & Plants, Conservation
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