Cortland Kitty is One Year Old!

From Sharon . . .

Back on August 9th our beautiful Cortland Kitty turned one year old! What does a Margay cat get for a birthday present? If you look closely, Cortland is munching away on a nice chicken foot. She loves them! A talented photographer spent time at the zoo recently, and was particularly enchanted with Cortland. Perhaps we will catch her on a calendar or greeting card one of these days. TBZ is always happy to see how our animals serve to bring the beauty of tropical wildlife into the homes and hearts of so many....Cortland Kitty is a star!!!

On October 28th, I will host a celebration of Cortland's birthday on the campus of her namesake, SUNY Cortland. The celebration will start at 8 p.m. in the Corey Union Exhibition Lounge, and will feature two bands (Tribal Revival and the SUNY Cortland Rock and Blues Ensemble), refreshments, and a birthday cake. If you are in the area please stop by and wish Cortland a belated happy birthday! If you need directions to the party or have any questions about the event contact Tom Pasquarello.

We've been busy!

TBZblog is sorry for the recent lack of posts, but we've been very busy! Sharon is preparing for the upcoming Harpy Eagle release set for 18 October, 2009, and her upcoming visit to the U.S., during which she will participate in a "big cat conference" and give presentations at SUNY Cortland, Cornell University, and Alfred University.

On the Cortland end we've been busy preparing for Sharon's visit, and will soon do a post about the schedule of events that are open to the public during her end-of-October visit. In the meantime, new readers of TBZblog might want to check out some older posts from our archives, especially the profiles of favorite Belize Zoo animals such as Junior Buddy the Jaguar, or the descriptions of the all the exciting things there are to do in Belize if you stay at TBZ's Tropical Education Center.


In case you can make it to the Harpy Eagle Release, here are the details:

¨ A MAGICAL EVENT IS PLANNED FOR SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER TO CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING “RELEASE INTO THE WILD” OF “HOPE” THE HARPY EAGLE

¨ RENOWNED MAGICIAN GRAHAM JOLLEY IS COMING TO KICK OFF THIS SPECTACULAR RELEASE!

¨ JOIN US AND SHARE THE JOY OF OUR BELIZE HARPY EAGLE RESTORATION PROGRAM’S CONSERVATION MAGIC!!!

WHEN: SUNDAY 18TH OF OCTOBER 2009
WHERE: JAGUAR PAW RESORT
TIME: 6:00 PM
FOOD AND DRINKS AND MAGIC!!!!!

¨ Sponsored by Jaguar Paw and the Belize Zoo in an effort aimed at calling attention to the issue of Climate Change.
¨ The negative impacts of Climate Change can be reduced if our forests are saved, not destroyed….AND “HOPE” THE HARPY EAGLE AND HIS SPECIES NEED HEALTHY FORESTS TO SURVIVE INTO THE FUTURE TOO!!

The Belize Zoo & Tropical Education Center
P.O. Box 1787
Belize City
Belize, Central America