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Advocates Urge SF Zoo to Say No to Pandas
Why an international panda advocacy group urged the city to think twice.
Aug 21
July 2025
The Silent Death of Lamont: SF Zoo’s Jaguar Shame
How a 13-year-old jaguar disappeared, and why the zoo said nothing
Jul 30
Rethinking Zoos: Welfare, Design, and the Next Century
David Hancock’s “Zoos 2112” laid out a radical blueprint that still shapes the debate on welfare, biodiversity, and relevance today.
Jul 21
23:43
SF Zoo Treats Gorillas Like Inventory, Not Individuals
Why Moving Cecil the Gorilla to SF Zoo Is a Mistake
Jul 6
Tanya Peterson Resigns—Time to Rescue the SF Zoo
Peterson’s Exit Is Just the First Step. Now It’s Time to Clean House.
Jul 2
June 2025
San Francisco Zoo is Failing Its Primates
In a city of progress, mandrills, chimps, gorillas, and orangutans remain trapped in the past.
Jun 28
The Future of Zoos: More Truth, Less Show
How public opinion, animal welfare, and zoo practices are colliding
Jun 18
16:31
SF Zoo Called Out—Again
After Missed Deadline and Appeal from SF Zoo Watch, Phil Ginsburg Again Presses SF Zoo
Jun 12
“They Run it Like a Dictatorship”
Top city official calls for ousting SF Zoological Society after damning revelations
Jun 9
Refused and Redacted: Inside the SF Zoo’s Audit Stonewall
Letter for City Auditor Confirms Longstanding Pattern of Secrecy at SF Zoo
Jun 4
The Oakland Zoo Is Doing Everything Right.
Let’s Pay Attention.
Jun 3
SF Officials Break Their Silence on the Zoo’s Dysfunction — Finally!
After years of silence, two of the city's top officials are saying what workers, advocates, and the public have long known: the San Francisco Zoo is…
Jun 3
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