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Stone Zoo to Close in Budget Cuts in Stoneham
A 1,200 pound polar bear Major and elderly apes Stanley and Betty along with a thin Siberian tiger Sasha face relocation or euthanasia as Stone Zoo closes Nov 12 due to a 30 percent budget cut. About half the 200 animals may move to Franklin Park Zoo or other facilities. some may remain too old or large to relocate.
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Stoneham
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Major
Stanley
Betty
Sasha
Stone Zoo
Mark Goldstein
Boston
Goldstein
Franklin Park Zoo
MetroParks Zoos
John Linehan
Metro- Parks
U.S
Linehan
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago