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SF Zoo Boss Comes Under Fire

Ignores staff expertise, animal welfare, say workers

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 31, 2007 5:02 AM CST

(Newser) – The tiger escape that resulted in the death of a teenage boy at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day has unleashed a rash of staff complaints about long-term mismanagement of the institution by director Manuel Mollinedo, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Employees are leaving... Read full story »

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