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Contact:   Aimee Yamamori, Phoenix Zoo
  (602) 914-4305 or pager (602) 223-8222

March 1, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CALENDAR ADVISORY:

PHOENIX ZOO TO HOST UNIQUE TRAVELING EXHIBIT

WHAT: The Phoenix Zoo will host "Beyond Our Borders, " a traveling exhibit created by Heifer International.  Heifer International is an organization committed to ending poverty and hunger in developing countries through environmentally sound farming and livestock gifts. 

 The exhibit features replica dwellings of village life in Uganda, Thailand and Ecuador.  Each dwelling illustrates how a particular animal helps alleviate hunger and poverty, and how communities can work together to address global issues.

WHEN: March 1 through March 27, 2006. The exhibit is free with Zoo admission and open daily during regular Zoo hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Beyond Our Borders can be found at Harmony Farm in the Phoenix Zoo.

WHY: The Phoenix Zoo is proud to partner with Heifer International in a shared mission to promote environmental stewardship, caregiving and the end of a solution for global poverty and hunger.

For nearly 60 years, Heifer International has helped more than four million impoverished families in 128 countries lift themselves out of poverty and achieve self reliance.  For more information about Heifer International, visit www.heifer.org

For more information about the Phoenix Zoo, call 602-273-1341 or visit www.phoenixzoo.org