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Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative is a great ape sanctuary and scientific research facility in Des Moines, Iowa.The facility was announced in 2002 and received its first ape residents in 2004, conceived of as the Great Ape Trust, [1] or Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary, [2] launched in part by the primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Des Moines businessman Ted Townsend.
The Science Center of Iowa is a science museum located in Des Moines, Iowa. The museum opened in 1970 in Greenwood-Ashworth Park and was called the Des Moines Center of Science and Industry. [1] It was renamed the Science Center of Iowa in 1985. [1] It moved to its current location in 2005. [1]
The foundation's number-one goal was to provide financial support for capital improvements, animal acquisitions and promotional and marketing activities. The foundation succeeded by forming a partnership with the City of Des Moines that resulted in a $1.8 million bond referendum, as well as an additional $1.4 million from the community. [1]
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is moving to a new, 22,000-square-foot hub off Southeast 14th Street just north of the Des Moines River.
Starr's Cave Nature Center: Burlington: Des Moines: Southeast: website, operated by Des Moines County Conservation in 184-acre Starr's Cave Park and Preserve Story County Conservation Center: Ames: Story: South Central: website, located in 200-acre McFarland Park Swiss Valley Preserve Center: Peosta: Dubuque: Northeast
Technically, West Des Moines gave the owner of the Val Air Ballroom until Dec. 31, 2023, to finish a $14.5 million renovation of the historic concert venue in order to qualify for a tax rebate and ...
A bear with a salmon. Interspecific interactions such as predation are a key aspect of community ecology.. In ecology, a community is a group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area at the same time, also known as a biocoenosis, biotic community, biological community, ecological community, or life assemblage.
This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.