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June 2009 
Inside this issue ...
The National Zoo's changing role
A matter of fact
Hot news - exciting winter holiday courses
Identify those flighty swallows
The crocodile who swallows the sun
National Zoo gets nod of approval
Involving the community in growing produce
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Komodo travels
ISIS - The next generation
Are elephants a threat to marula trees in the Kruger Park?
The molecular biologist as matchmaker
Building capacity for wildlife disease monitoring
Charles Darwin - reluctant proponent of the theory of evolution
Novel ways to bring science to the public
Conservation Grapevine
NZG snippets

NZG snippets

Mystery solved of elephant in Belfast back yard
As part of the Belfast Zoo's 75th anniversary, it launched a campaign to find the mystery woman who kept a baby elephant in her back yard for months during World War 2.
Tiny seahorse on list of top 10 new species
Charting the species of the world is an essential part of understanding the history of life.
Europe's amphibians and reptiles are under threat
The first European Red Lists for amphibians and reptiles reveal alarming population trends.