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		<title>Not “Just” Bears and Wolves: Exhibit Provides Exciting New Programming Opportunities at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Aimee Chlebnik - Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center Interpreters are champions of the “big idea”. Part of our responsibility in the world of zoos and aquaria is to help our visitors understand how individual species fit into a larger puzzle. For the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, moving away from interpreting solely bears and wolves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than a Logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Laura Beers - Disney’s Animal Kingdom I was touring Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park ® for the first time as a new Cast Member and I was part of an all day training class about the park and its history.  It was during this class that I learned about our logo and why the silhouettes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African Elephant Crossing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Terry Joyce and Allison Dusenbury, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Opening this past May at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, African Elephant Crossing is a $25 million, world-class exhibit and conservation center. Zoo guests are able to see the elephants like never before as they engage in a wide range of natural behaviors. This new exhibit offers exceptional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center Announcement</title>
		<link>http://naisections.org/ZWPA/2011/10/21/grizzly-and-wolf-discovery-center-announcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Aimee Chlebnik, Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center The Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, MT will now offer complimentary admission to any current NAI member. We&#8217;ve long offered free admission to professional animal keepers, and would now like to extend that invitation to professional interpreters as well. Just show your membership card or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ZWPA 2011 NAI National Workshop Scholarship Announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[? With less than a month to go, the NAI National Workshop is just around the corner! With so many incredible sessions and speakers to “put there just a spark”, you are sure to catch fire with inspiration! The Zoos, Wildlife Parks &#38; Aquaria section is pleased to announce a $300 scholarship for the NAI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nominations Chair Position &#8211; Apply Within</title>
		<link>http://naisections.org/ZWPA/2011/07/05/nominations-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://naisections.org/ZWPA/2011/07/05/nominations-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a passion to help others succeed? Do they accept challenging leadership positions because of your encouragement? If so, the ZWPA needs you as our Nominations Chair! Your goal is simple &#8211; build interest and connections for board member positions. Your enthusiasm, charm and positive reinforcement will help identify and nominate quality candidates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You See with Your Eyes, You Feel in Your Heart, Forever</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Laura Beers - Disney’s Animal Kingdom Jambo ZWPA members!  Many of you are probably wondering what Jambo means.  For those of you who don’t know, jambo is how you say hello in Swahili.  Last October, I wrote an article named “Let the Adventure Begin” for the ZWPA newsletter.  It was about Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening a New Exhibit – Interpretive Trials and Tribulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Stacey Luhring &#8211; Point Defiance Zoo &#38; Aquarium Though the temperature doesn’t show it, here at Point Defiance Zoo &#38; Aquarium, we have begun our peak season.  Each peak season brings something new for our visitors to ooo and ahh over. This year, our new attraction is a $1 million Cats of the Canopy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Native Is Nice, But Not Always Easy</title>
		<link>http://naisections.org/ZWPA/2011/07/05/native-is-nice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jessica Moore &#8211; Northwest Trek Wildlife Park One might think a native animal collection would be easy to acquire, however, it is often times easier to get non-natives or exotics than it is to get natives.  Why would native collections be so hard to maintain? The simple answer is…not many accredited zoos exhibit natives!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watershed Heroes</title>
		<link>http://naisections.org/ZWPA/2011/07/05/watershed-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Amber Neilson - Sequoia Park Zoo Sequoia Park Zoo (Eureka, CA) is extremely excited to announce it was awarded $2.3M to fund Watershed Heroes—an innovative and multi-sensory exhibit that will educate the public about watershed pollution prevention with River otter, Bald eagle and salmon ambassadors.  As one of the smallest AZA accredited institutions in the [...]]]></description>
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