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Colossal Biosciences Secures $150M Series B and Announces Plan to De-Extinct the Iconic Dodo

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230131005411/en/
    Dr. Beth Shapiro, Ph.D. (Lead Paleogeneticist and Colossal Scientific Advisory Board Member) and Ben Lamm (Colossal Co-Founder and CEO).
  • Since launching in September 2021, Colossal has raised $225M in total funding.
  • Colossal is on a mission to reverse these staggering statistics through genetic rescue techniques and its de-extinction toolkit.
  • Colossal creates innovative technologies for species restoration, critically endangered species protection and the repopulation of critical ecosystems that support the continuation of life on Earth.

Fort Worth Zoo continues string of awards as Elephant Springs honored with prestigious, international Themed Entertainment Award

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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FORT WORTH, Texas, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fort Worth Zoo is thrilled to announce that the Zoo's newest habitat, Elephant Springs, has received a coveted Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA).

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  • FORT WORTH, Texas, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Fort Worth Zoo is thrilled to announce that the Zoo's newest habitat, Elephant Springs, has received a coveted Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA).
  • Among the Outstanding Achievement award recipients, the Fort Worth Zoo is the only zoo, the only institution in Texas and one of only six facilities in the United States to be recognized.
  • Her passion, commitment and vision are the reasons for the 30-year renaissance of the Fort Worth Zoo.
  • Since establishing its elephant breeding program in 1986, the Fort Worth Zoo has become an international leader in elephant conservation.

Sound The Trumpets! Fort Worth Zoo Celebrates Asian Elephant Birth

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fort Worth Zoo officials are thrilled to share the birth of a healthy, 37-inch-tall, 255-pound male Asian elephant calf.

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  • FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fort Worth Zoo officials are thrilled to share the birth of a healthy, 37-inch-tall, 255-pound male Asian elephant calf.
  • Fort Worth Zoo officials are thrilled to share the birth of a healthy, 37-inch-tall, 255-pound male Asian elephant calf.
  • Rasha's birth of Bluebonnet in 1998 marked the first elephant born at the Fort Worth Zoo.
  • Since establishing its elephant breeding program in 1986, the Fort Worth Zoo has become an international leader in elephant conservation.

Elephant Cooperation Delivers Food Assistance to Kenyan Wildlife Villages in Need

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Thursday, February 4, 2021
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In 2021, as part of a new initiative, called "Elephants to the Rescue" , Elephant Cooperation will distribute $100,000 of food to over 2,500 people living in Amboseli and Marsabit.

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  • In 2021, as part of a new initiative, called "Elephants to the Rescue" , Elephant Cooperation will distribute $100,000 of food to over 2,500 people living in Amboseli and Marsabit.
  • "I founded Elephant Cooperation in 2016 with a focus to save the African elephants while feeding and educating children and their communities, supporting rangers and increasing public awareness," said Struthers, Founder of Elephant Cooperation.
  • "These series of food drops will occur monthly throughout 2021 to help rangers and their families who are instrumental to reducing wildlife poaching."
  • "Life in Africa has been drastically disrupted by Covid-19 and there is extreme food insecurity in these Kenyan wildlife villages," said Patrick Igunza, a Kenya-based journalist who supports Elephant Cooperation conservation efforts.

World Elephant Day: Inspur Develops Technology to Protect 300 Wild Asian Elephants and Drive Ecological Harmony

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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Inspur and China Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve have joined hands to develop a world-leading system for the conservation of Asian elephants.

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  • Inspur and China Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve have joined hands to develop a world-leading system for the conservation of Asian elephants.
  • It also sets an example of how technology can be leveraged to protect endangered species, promote harmony between humans and nature, and drive sustainable development.
  • The Asian elephant, the largest mammal in Asia, is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List for its small population size.
  • To alleviate human-elephant conflict and enable more informed scientific research, Inspur has developed a system to protect wild Asian elephants.

International Elephant Foundation Names San Antonio Zoo CEO as Vice President/Secretary

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Friday, January 4, 2019
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- San Antonio Zoo is pleased to announce that CEO and Executive Director, Tim Morrow has been named incoming Vice President/Secretary of International Elephant Foundation.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- San Antonio Zoo is pleased to announce that CEO and Executive Director, Tim Morrow has been named incoming Vice President/Secretary of International Elephant Foundation.
  • Morrow says, "I am honored not only to be on the Board of Directors of International Elephant Foundation, but to be voted into the position of Vice President/Secretary.
  • "Tim Morrow and San Antonio Zoo provide adept expertise and financial support to the International Elephant Foundation, which shows their dedication to conservation and securing a future where elephants thrive," said Deborah Olson, Executive Director of the International Elephant Foundation.
  • San Antonio Zoo, operated by San Antonio Zoological Society is a non-profit organization committed to securing a future for wildlife.