The Ark in the Park: the story of Lincoln Park Zoo

I came across the link below last night, and noted that one of the sources quoted was the "Ark in the Park" authored by my friend Mark Rosenthal, Carol Tauber, and Edward Uhlir.

http://mobile.chicagotribune.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=289&nid=48888457&cid=16288&scid=811&ith=0&title=Opinion

I have recommended the book in the past, for all you folks who love zoo history and Lincoln Park as I do, and bring to your attention that it normally sells for 49.95 hardcover but there are currently 5 available at Amazon for 39.89. It is one of the best book available on the history of an American Zoological Institution and along with our friend Gary Clarke Director Emeritus of the Topeka Zoo's book "Hey Mister, Your Alligator is loose, I promise you zoo buff's don't have a complete library without these two publications.

The ark in the park: the story of Lincoln Park Zoo - Google Books Result

Zoo News Digest: Hey Mister-Your Alligator's Loose!

Clarke shares zoo stories | CJOnline.com

Gary Clark e & Clayton Freiheit Scholarship - Association of Zoos ...

Denver Zoo's Freiheit shepherded much change - The Denver Post


The University of Illinois Press:

The history of one of the oldest zoos in the US, filled with pictures and wonderful stories about the people and animals who made Lincoln Park Zoo

Drawing visitors to the heart of Chicago's north side for 135 years, Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest and most popular zoos in America. This thorough and fascinating history of the zoo combines archival materials, photographs, and oral histories to chronicle the zoo's development and chart the unique role it has played not just in the growth of Chicago but in the establishment of zoos in cities across America.

Lincoln Park Zoo was established in 1868 when New York's Central Park Commissioners sent the Lincoln Park Commissioners the gift of two pairs of swans. The swans were such a popular attraction that the park commissioners began acquiring other animals and building quarters for them, adding a bear cage, a bison enclosure, a sea lion pool, an eagle exhibit, and an animal house, all before 1900.

Although the zoo was initially conceived as a primarily recreational attraction, its mission has evolved over time, with conservation, science, and education now forming central elements. Starting in 1884, when the zoo saw what was reportedly the first-ever birth of a North American bison in captivity, Lincoln Park Zoo has been part of the effort to study and protect endangered species from all over the world.

This comprehensive history of Lincoln Park Zoo also tells the wider story of the growth of the American zoo movement and the changes that have occurred in the past century, as zoos evolved from a leisure pursuit into a multimillion-dollar industry and an invaluable participant in global conservation efforts.

"Lincoln Park Zoo is a Chicago treasure. For more than a century Chicago families have come here to relax, enjoy themselves, and learn more about animals. By staying free and accessible to all, the Lincoln Park Zoo serves as a vital anchor in Chicago."--Mayor Richard M. Daley

"When we look at the primates, we kind of see our own emotions. We look at our fellow creatures that inhabit the earth and realize how incredible nature is. That is what the zoo brings us."--Studs Terkel

"One of the greatest rewards of having a zoo of Lincoln Park's caliber is its commitment to not only educate locally, but to contribute to the understanding of animal behavior on the global level, in order to create a more sustainable world.


Mark Rosenthal on left with artist Ingrid Albrecht

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Mark Rosenthal, on the left presents one of Ingrids limited edition prints to Zhang Ci Zu, former Director of the Shanghai Zoo

Present--President at Rosenthal Consulting

Past--Operations Manager at The Commission on Animal Care and Control for the City of Chicago
Curator Emeritus at Lincoln Park Zoo
Served as Curator of Mammals and held the position of Abra Prentice Wilken Curator of Large Mammals
Spectacled Bear Stud Book Keeper Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus): International studbook. 1997-1999. Mark Alan Rosenthal and the Lincoln Park Zoological Society Studbooks