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Zoo's CEO Must Go, Iorio Says
Lowry Park Zoo's embattled president should repay the attraction at least $202,000 for animals and equipment he has taken from the complex, according to preliminary results from a city audit released Friday. ...more
December 13, 2008
Zoo Chief Should Repay $202,000 For Animals, Gear: Audit
Lowry Park Zoo's embattled president should repay the attraction at least $202,000 for animals and equipment he has taken from the complex, according to preliminary results from a city audit released Friday. ...more
December 12, 2008
Former Zoo Worker Tells Of Links To Private Ranch
A former employee of Lowry Park Zoo said he was told to resign or be fired after he questioned why zoo president Lex Salisbury took zoo animals and supplies home to his private Dade City ranch. ...more
December 10, 2008
Polk's Safari Wild Faces Lien From Electric Company
Henriquez Electric Corp. in Tampa filed a $13,000 lien for unpaid work at the planned Polk County exotic-animal park owned by Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury. ...more
December 10, 2008
Lowry Park Zoo's Chairman Voluntarily Steps Down
A central figure who helped forge a much-criticized relationship between Lowry Park Zoo and its CEO's for-profit exotic-animal park has resigned from the zoo's board of directors. ...more
October 18, 2008
Zoo Chairman Who Helped Set Up Safari Wild Deal Resigns
TAMPA - A central figure who helped forge a much-criticized relationship between Lowry Park Zoo and its CEO's for-profit exotic-animal park has resigned from the zoo's board of directors. ...more
October 17, 2008
Zoo Chief's Nature Reflects Decisions
Lex Salisbury says he isn't much for reflection. The president and chief executive officer of Lowry Park Zoo does what he believes is right and admits he doesn't always think enough about the consequences. ...more
October 12, 2008
Zoo's CEO Takes Leave Of Absence
Lex Salisbury, Lowry Park's Zoo's embattled president and chief executive officer, is taking an immediate leave of absence. ...more
October 4, 2008
Mayor Seeks To Tighten Reins On Nonprofit Groups
In the wake of conflict of interest allegations at Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio wants to strengthen rules governing nonprofit organizations that receive taxpayer dollars. ...more
October 1, 2008
Zoo Disputes Tampa's Oversight, Animal Ownership
The nonprofit organization that runs Lowry Park Zoo is at odds with Mayor Pam Iorio over the attraction's oversight and ownership of the zoo animals. ...more
September 17, 2008
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