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The Peregrine Chick:
That's really too bad about Chinook  :-\

Debbie and Skipper produced a number of young at the Assiniboine Park Zoo over the years.  Will be interesting to see if the Destination Churchill exhibit will have a similarly successful breeding record.

Kinderchick:
That is too bad, Elaine. :( Haven't looked at these guys lately. Thanks for reminding me about them. :)

Elaine L:
Well, this will not come as a big surprise to anyone, I think:  Chinook is not pregnant.  She has now been reunited with Tatqik and Kalluk, and apparently all three are delighted to be together again, romping around in their enclosure, which is good.  But I don't know if the San Diego Zoo will ever be able to come up with just the right conditions for polar bear babies; and even if they do, there is no guarantee that the babies will live.  They have to keep trying, though.  I am sure Kalluk and Chinook will be willing to give the baby-making a go again in the Spring, but it is abit disheartening when nothing comes of it, especially considering the precarious situation of our polar bears in the wild.

Kinderchick:
Very interesting, sami. I didn't hear that. Please keep us posted if you hear anything else. :)

sami:
Heard on the news this evening that there was some sort of agreement between the San Diego Zoo and our Assinniboine Zoo about the polar bears - education and such, both working to the same ends. I imagine we'll hear more about it in the future.

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