Two Bald Eagles from Tennessee Sent to New York City Wildlife Centers.Lifestyle Editors/Environmental Writers PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2000 Two non-releasable bald eagles cared for by the National Foundation to protect America's Eagles (NFPAE) were transported today to new homes at wildlife centers in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . &uot;Seminole&uot; was sent to the Bronx Zoo Bronx Zoo formally New York Zoological Park Zoo in New York City. It opened in 1899 on 265 acres (107 hectares) in the northwestern area of the Bronx. In 1941 it added the 4-acre (1. and &uot;Escatawpa&uot; to the Queens Wildlife Center. Both eagles have permanently disabled left wings due to natural accidents. The disabilities prevent them from surviving in the wild. The Bronx and Queens operations are Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS See Windows CardSpace. ) facilities. The eagles left the McGhee-Tyson Airport in Knoxville around noon today. Upon arrival in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , they will be off-exhibit for the standard 30-day quarantine period. The National Foundation to Protect America's Eagles (NFPAE), based in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., with headquarters at the Dollywood entertainment park, is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. with the goal of fully restoring our threatened national symbol throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The NFPAE is widely recognized as a national leader in bald eagle conservation, recovery and education. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is one of the oldest and most effective wildlife conservation organizations in the world, today managing more than 300 conservation projects in over 50 nations. WCS also operates five wildlife parks in New York City. Its world-famous Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan wildlife park in the United States and is home to 7,000 animals, including some of the world's most endangered and threatened species. WCS's Queens Wildlife Center is an 11-acre, natural habitat zoo devoted to American species. Media: Please call Al Cecere at the NFPAE Office at 423/429-0157. |
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