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Zoo cuts are bad news (for) bears
Crain's New York Business - May 11, 2010
By Miriam Kreinin Souccar

The city has proposed a 42% cut in funding to the Wildlife Conservation Society which runs Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium

Proposed budget cuts for the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium could send lions and tigers packing. The Wildlife Conservation Society on Tuesday launched a petition campaign to fight against a proposed 42% cut in city funding for the zoo and aquarium, the biggest reduction in 10 years. If enacted, the cuts would reduce city support for the nonprofit to $5.4 million from $9.3 million for fiscal year 2010, which starts July 1.The move comes as the WCS battles a proposed 50% cut from the state, which would reduce its funding to around $1.6 million. For the full article, click here