The recession is causing difficult times for zoos nationwide. (Not a good time, the news suggests, to undertake an expansion program, speaking of a Little Rock-relevant idea.)

The NY Times reports. Article mentions that a strapped zoo in Missouri is shipping animals off to other zoos, including impalas and kudus to Arkansas and Texas. Susan?

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UPDATE: Zoo spokesman Susan Altrui says if those animals are headed to Arkansas, they are not headed to the Little Rock Zoo.

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