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Title: Question 1 Kicks Off At Museum
Description: Report of the press conference held by Mayor Kay Barnes at Corinthian Hall to kick off the Question 1 bond issue election to be held in April. Money will be used to repair infrastructure, build a Liberty Memorial Museum, and make additions to the Kansas City Zoo.
Date: 2004-03-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Three Bond Issues on KC Ballot Tuesday
Description: Article describes the 3 bond issues to go before voters on April 6, 2004. A 57.1% approval is needed to pass. The money will be used to repair infrastructure in Kansas City ($250 million), to have a Liberty Memorial Museum ($30 million, and to help the Kansas City Zoo ($20 million).
Date: 2004-03-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: A Well-Earned Drink
Description: Captioned photograph of the Mary A. Fraser Memorial Fountain located at the Kansas City Zoo. It was recently restored thanks to students who raised $300 in coins. It was placed on the zoo grounds in 1951.
Date: 2003-10-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Hunting for Humans
Description: Review of the Kansas City Zoo with a chart of attendance from 1990 to 2004.
Date: 2005-06-02
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Inaction Hero
Description: Article describing an unusual promotional version of a comic book that appeared as a 20 page insert in the Kansas City Star in 1982. The comic book, which was intended to advertise the downtown Jones Store, featured Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk battling a foe on the grounds of the Kansas City Zoo to protect a giant panda on loan from China.
Date: 2005-11-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Zoo's Great Ape House is No More
Description: Article announces that demolition of the Great Ape House at the Kansas City Zoo has commenced. A brief history of the structure is provided. Zoo Directory Randoy Wisthoff is interviewed and discusses the structure as well as future plans for the site.
Date: 2015-09-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Male Polar Bear Leaving KC as Part of Breeding Effort
Description: Article details the reasons behind the Kansas City Zoo's decision to send one of their polar bears to another zoo. The male polar bear, Nikita, will be going to North Carolina in an attempt to "keep the species strong" by pairing him with a 15-year-old female.
Date: 2015-06-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Chimp Care at KC Zoo is Criticized
Description: Article describes the publication of a report produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that cited the Kansas City Zoo for instances of improper care of its primates. The article focuses upon the investigation of the chimpanzee Nusu in December of 2011 and provides details regarding his physical condition at the time of death. Zoo officials respond by detailing improvements to primate care procedures enacted since the incident.
Date: 2012-10-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Is It the Squawk of the Town Yet?
Description: Article describes problems of Kansas City Zoo. Attendance in 2006 was fewer than 400,000 people. Recent visitors complained of a lack of amenities but zoo officials are confident that once season opening bugs are worked out, and $30 million in city bonds starts coming in, the park will be successful. Includes charts: Zoo Attendence 1996-2006 and Zoo Budget Deficit versus Surplus, 2002-2006.
Date: 2007-05-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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