An Educational Zoological
Park of the U.S.A.
Welcome to our China site. Dedicated to all of those in and around China who help our Animals.
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Spring Break Hours
March 15-23
8am to 7pm
We have rescued 3 white tigers that need your help.
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Law on Animal Husbandry to take effect in China on July 1st |
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The Law on Animal
Husbandry will take effect in China on July 1st, a
milestone legislature that will see China improve
its raising of livestock.
The law will ensure sound breeding conditions of livestock and livestock product quality, said Chinese Vice Minister of Agriculture Zhang Baowen on Monday. Zhang said China's animal husbandry industry has faced some new problems in recent years, like the existence of fake livestock species, increased risks of animal diseases and out dated rearing methods. The eight-chapter law includes regulations on livestock breeding, raising and production, transportation and product quality protection, said Zhang. According to the new law, to ensure the quality and security of livestock products, the use of foodstuffs, additives and medicines should follow legal and technical standards. The new law will help facilitate the modernization of China's animal husbandry industry by encouraging the development of large-scale and highly-productive livestock farms. Many farmers still raise their livestock in their households. Animal husbandry has become a pillar industry of China's rural economy. Its output value exceeded 1,300 billion yuan (162.5 billion US dollars) last year, accounting for 35 percent of the total agricultural output value. Currently, there are more than 100 million farmers engaged in the animal husbandry industry in China, and the farmer's average annual income from the animal husbandry industry is around 600 yuan, about 30 percent of the farmer's total household income. Source: Xinhua |
With the help of our international sponsors our Indo Chinese Breeding Program has been successful.
To date we have 3 generations to pass on to the younger generation Asian Americans who cherish these beautiful cats.
We would like to invite you to come stay the night with the animals and listen to them talk to each other all night while you relax setting on the deck. And you can cook over an open fire.
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Spring is not far away! Hel
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us get the animals fun summer toys...
Animal enrichment toys are a valuable asset to all sanctuaries and zoos. Not only do they provide the exercise that all animals need, but they also help to eliminate boredom and keep animals mentally active.
Order toys for our park directly from Sanctuary Supplies and have them shipped directly to the park.
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Ozzie
This 5 year old Grizzly
loves taken walks on the wild side
The Parks primate section has gone
to the monkeys, Newly remodeled with TV's,
DVD players and Stereos
We Have reached our point of over 2 million supporters world wide and now with our international locations we need to expand our contacts, and news letters are now emailed out instead of mailing. If you would like to be added to that list for a monthly email news letter contact.
Take a look at our international sites
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ST.
AUGUSTINE, FL -- Three toothy ambassadors from St. Augustine are set
for a trip to their homeland, China.
The Alligator Farm and Zoological Park are partnering with a few
other animal programs in the United States to send a total of 12
Chinese Alligators to China in the middle of May.
The Alligator Farm has been raising the extremely rare species for
about ten years. Director John Brueggen says the park has about 20
of the reptiles.
It’s estimated there are only 120 wild Chinese Alligators left in
the world. The United States and China are teaming up to help
re-establish wild populations of the gators.
Chinese alligators differ from the other kind of alligator, the
American. Chinese are smaller. An adult only grows to about four of
five feet long, when an American can grow to about 13 feet. Chinese
alligators have shorter noses and appear bonier too.
Brueggen says their temperament is different from their American
cousins. He describes them as the pit bull of alligators because
they can be a little feistier.
Interestingly enough, many people say the image of the Chinese
dragon comes from the Chinese alligator.
Brueggen says the Chinese use “photos of this Chinese Alligator or
they’ll have the Chinese Alligator in the Year of the Dragon
ceremonies. It’s the closest thing they have in their country.”
He will be traveling to China with three of his reptiles. The plan
is to then keep the U.S lot quarantined for a period of time in
China to assure they are not bringing over any diseases or
illnesses. Then they will be eased into the wild.
Brueggen says Chinese groups have been active in cleaning up a
habitat for the Chinese Alligators. He says, “every time you save a
habitat for something like an alligator, you also save it for
everything else that usually lives in that habitat.”
Summer hours
8am-7pm
7 days a week
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Northwest China, where temperatures in some areas have dropped as low as minus 43-degrees Celsius since the start of January. The lowest temperatures in 30 years are now starting to threaten livestock and wild animals.
This year's snowy season came two months earlier than expected. There was an average of over 40-centimeters of snowfall in the region, and in some mountainous areas over a meter of snow fell.
Sub-zero temperatures have also hit Xinjiang. Parts of the region have seen temperatures drop by more than 20 degrees Celsius. A part of the Altay region has even seen temperatures of minus 43-degrees Celsius, the lowest in over three decades.
Snowfalls also covered winter grazing areas. The Altay region, where 70 per cent of the population lives on livestock farming, has been affected by snowfalls and low temperatures.
Snowfall and low temperatures also threatened survival of the wildlife. A local Natural Reserve Region has seen snowfall of over forty centimeters. Animals including wild horses, wild donkeys and antelopes are unable to find food, and are already showing signs of extreme hunger.
Efforts has been made to deliver food, but bad weather conditions have made transportation difficult.
Local officials said they were working to ensure both livestock and wild animals had enough to eat.
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General Admission
1-20 people, $8 adults, $5.00 for children 12 yrs and under
Or do it all, African Walk about, The front part of the zoo, play with a baby for $25.00 adults, $15.00 kids
G.W. Exotic Animal Park hosts on-site safari
campouts, cookouts, birthday parties and
other special events for small and large
groups. Call 405-665-5197 for pricing and
reservations. G.W. loved all animals and life. This is a memorial park, dedicated to loved ones that have been lost. Anyone wishing to dedicate a habitat with a memory plaque are welcome to do so. Please see our "You Can Help" page |
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