[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 83 (Monday, June 27, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     TRIBUTE TO THE LOS ANGELES ZOO

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 27, 1994

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying 
tribute to the Los Angeles Zoo, which has been a member of the American 
Zoo and Aquarium Association since 1972. During the month of June, the 
Los Angeles Zoo and 160 other zoos and aquariums are celebrating Zoo 
and Aquarium Month. This celebration is designed to raise public 
awareness of the conservation practices of zoos and aquariums 
accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association [AZA].
  For more than 20 years, zoos and aquariums have made a great effort 
to educate the public on the importance of the balance between animals 
and their natural environment and of habitat conservation. In some 
cases, these facilities have become the last stand for species on the 
brink of extinction. The Los Angeles Zoo, for example, has assisted in 
the recovery of the Arabian oryx, golden lion tamarin, Bali mynah, and 
the Andean and California condors. Thanks in part to the Los Angeles 
Zoo's breeding successes, the California condor has rebounded from a 
low of 27 birds in 1987 to more than 90 today.
  Every year more than 400,000 schoolchildren tour the Los Angeles Zoo. 
Education programs such as animal artifact carts, keeper talks, and 
natural behavior shows are provided at no cost to visitors. Schools can 
also visit the zoo through ZooReach, a program that recently 
demonstrated through pre and post tests the value of zoo field trips.
  In conjunction with Zoo and Aquarium Month, the Los Angeles Zoo 
hosted its fifth annual ``Kids Care About Conservation'' on June 18 and 
19. On these days, more than 20 environmental organizations were 
represented and tours were conducted that focused on the Endangered 
Species Act.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in expressing appreciation to the Los 
Angeles Zoo for its outstanding work.

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