Refine Search

  •  
  •  
Polar bear cub prepares for new home in New York

...about two weeks."The decision to have him with another cub his own age, it's priceless," said Alaska Zoo director Pat Lampi. "They're normally with their mother and another sibling for the first few years of their lives."The bear's mother...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-14/polar-bear-cub-prepares-new-home-new-yo
State
3 Alaska orphaned grizzly bear cubs headed to Detroit Zoo; mother bear had been shot

...of the city's outlying neighborhoods.It wasn't that easy to catch the cubs, said Alaska Zoo executive director Pat Lampi."They were pretty mobile," he said.Eventually, the three were corralled. The first cub to be caught was brought...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-11-15/3-alaska-orphaned-grizzly-bear-cubs-hea
State
Alaska dentist performs root canal on 300-pound Siberian tiger

...He was a good boy, he handled things well," Brunson said.Hours after the procedure, Alaska Zoo Executive Director Pat Lampi said 7-year-old Kunali was doing fine."It couldn't have gone any better today, it was perfect," said Dr...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-10-23/alaska-dentist-performs-root-canal-300-
State
Lazy elephant avoids custom treadmill

...progress, she has a long way to go. "She has two feet on the treadmill and has touched a third one on it," zoo director Pat Lampi said Tuesday. "Every six inches forward is a new goal. There are a lot of steps to go." Maggie's trainers and zoo...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/051706/sta_20060517025.shtml
News
State Briefs

...wounds during a roaring, tooth-baring spat. The incident climaxed years of increasing bullying by Oreo, said curator Pat Lampi. Lampi locked up Oreo to give Ahpun a chance to explore the exhibit alone. The bear was immediately more playful and...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/060303/sta_briefs.shtml
News
Anchorage zoo installs treadmill for its elephant

...elephant. "They have built them for race horses and race camels but never for an elephant," said assistant zoo director Pat Lampi. The treadmill arrived Monday and was lowered through the roof, which has been removed for a renovation project to double...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/091405/sta_20050914007.shtml
News
Juneau Empire Story Archive

...grizzly is too busy having a temper tantrum. ``He was beating on the bars and making a lot of big racket,'' said Pat Lampi, curator of the Anchorage Zoo, who darted the 3´-year-old bear after he broke into the zoo last week for at least...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/042400/Loc_bear.shtml
Alaska Digest

...is ongoing. Tiger dies at Alaska Zoo in Anchorage ANCHORAGE - The Alaska Zoo says its last tiger has died. Director Pat Lampi says Al the Amur tiger was euthanized under veterinary supervision Friday. Lampi says the health of the 18-year-old...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/123007/sta_20071230010.shtml
News
Animal-rights group criticizes candidate for elephant's home

...Animals. The place in question is the Elephants of Africa Rescue Society, located in Salinas, Calif. Alaska Zoo director Pat Lampi confirmed EARS is one of the top two locations being considered for Maggie's new home, though he said the zoo board...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082307/sta_20070823003.shtml
News
California center offers to take, pay for Maggie

...very generous offer from them, but our main concern is finding the best place for Maggie," said Alaska Zoo Director Pat Lampi. "PAWS is a well-known facility, and they do a lot of good work." The costs of flying the 8,000-pound beast...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082707/sta_20070827007.shtml
News

CONTACT US

  • Switchboard: 907-586-3740
  • Circulation and Delivery: 907-523-2295
  • Newsroom Fax: 907-586-3028
  • Business Fax: 907-586-9097
  • Accounts Receivable: 907-523-2270
  • View the Staff Directory
  • or Send feedback

ADVERTISING

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES

SOCIAL NETWORKING