April 14, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo director tries to foster change When Anne Baker became executive director of the Toledo Zoo, she knew she brought something to the position that no one on staff could match: the objectivity of an outsider.
February 25, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo says 70% of task force's goals are met Toledo Zoo officials told Lucas County commissioners yesterday that the zoo has acted on nearly 70 percent of the goals set for it by the commissioners-appointed task force that reviewed its...
February 15, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo 2 zoo levies to go before the voters on May 2 After a barrage of questions and recommendations from citizen review committees, future funding for the Toledo Zoo will now be left to the voters.
February 14, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo leader asks to drive Jeep Liberty Give me Liberty! That's the call of the Toledo Zoo's new executive director.
January 31, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Group wants to redo survey of zoo workers A group that calls itself Citizens for a Responsible Toledo Zoo says it wants to hear from zoo employees that the zoo has truly changed.
January 27, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Ex-zoo vet's sister named to panel A newly formed group demanding more details of efforts to fix problems at the Toledo Zoo has appointed the sister of the zoo's former veterinarian as one of its spokesmen.
January 25, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo leaders sell panel on the need for 2 levies After a month of answering tough questions about such issues as diversity and accountability, Toledo Zoo officials finally convinced a citizens committee yesterday they need more financial support...
January 21, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo director passionate about care of animals The surgery table in the veterinary hospital makes a nice bed when you can’t get home from the zoo, says Anne Baker, the Toledo Zoo’s new executive director.
January 20, 2006 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Board taps New York woman as executive director Anne Baker, executive director of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, N.Y., will be the next executive to run the Toledo Zoo.
October 21, 2005 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Study: Toledo Zoo’s birds get above-average care A study conducted by animal managers at the Toledo Zoo suggests that birds at the zoo get more individual attention than the nation’s average zoo bird.
October 8, 2005 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Officials praise zoo for making changes The Toledo Zoo won the praise of Lucas County officials yesterday for accepting 93 percent of the recommendations made in July by a Special Citizens Task Force.
September 13, 2005 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo gets temporary reprieve from deficit The good news is that the Toledo Zoo was out of the hole at the end of August. The bad news is it probably won't be for long.
September 9, 2005 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo mulls qualities sought in next director The next executive director of the Toledo Zoo must be a dynamic leader and coach with an understanding of animal issues who will embody the zoo to the community while juggling management duties and...
July 9, 2005 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo's ex-vet on hand for report With the man who started it all watching from the wings, the Lucas County task force charged with examining operations at the Toledo Zoo officially offered up its report to the public yesterday.
July 8, 2005 | Toledo Zoo - Turmoil at the Zoo Zoo task force knew its critical findings would ruffle feathers The county task force investigating the Toledo Zoo had reached a consensus - a strongly worded report had to be issued to save an institution plagued by recent controversies and personnel issues.