Conservation Fund

Eligibility : Goya Worlds of Discovery Summer Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico, who are 18 years of age or older as of June 1, 2009. Promotion Period : The Goya Worlds of Discovery Summer Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) on June 1, 2009 and ends at 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET on September 30, 2009 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). How To Enter : During the Sweepstakes Period, to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes, visit www.goya.com (the “Site”) and complete the on-line registration form. Limit : Limit one (1) registration entry per ... Read Full Story

Busch Entertainment President Says Sale To Result In New Jobs ORLANDO, Fla. -- Anheuser-Busch InBev sold its theme parks, including SeaWorld in Orlando and Busch Gardens in Tampa, to New York private equity firm Blackstone Group for $2.7 billion on Wednesday.The world's largest brewer has been shedding assets to help pay for its $52 billion buyout of Anheuser-Busch last year. The two sides confirmed the deal Wednesday, saying Blackstone paid $2.7 billion. Anheuser-Busch also can get up to $400 million more in returns on Blackstone's initial investment.Anheuser-Busch InBev owns 10 amusement parks, including three SeaWorlds, two Busch Gardens and other parks including Aquatica, Discovery ... Read Full Story

Cheetahs are the fastest land mammal! Capable of reaching speeds in excess of 70mph they are an amazing animal, unfortunately their numbers in the wild have dropped drastically in the past 100 years. Namibia is one of the last refuges of the remaining world Cheetah population. A quarter of all the remaining cats are found in Nambia. It is estimated their numbers globally have declined by over 90% in the last 100 years. A local thorn bush species is invading the savannah in the country, causing over US$90 million each year in lost revenue to Namibian farmers, whilst also destroying the native habitat of ... Read Full Story

Grand Prize (10): A 5-day/4-night trip for winner and three (3) guests to Worlds of Discovery Parks in Florida - SeaWorld® Orlando, Aquatica® (SeaWorld’s® Water park in Orlando, FL) and Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay. Trip includes coach-class air transportation between the major continental United States gateway airport closest to winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) and the Orlando International Airport; room accommodations consisting of one (1) quad occupancy room for four (4) nights selected by Sponsor; four (4) single-day tickets to each of the following parks: SeaWorld® Orlando, Aquatica and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay; four (4) Shuttle Express tickets (coach bus ... Read Full Story

We thought this was pretty cool! Over 250 Turkish Anatolian Shepherd (sheepdog) dogs work with the Cheetah Conservation Fund and farmers to protect sheep and other livestock from the African cheetahs, saving the big cats from potential shootings by offended farmers and potential extinction. The Cheetah Conservation Fund's Livestock Guarding Dog program has been helping to save the wild cheetah in Namibia since 1994. Working with local farmers and their livestock, the dogs and this program is one of several non-lethal predator management strategies that CCF has developed over the years. With all the hard work they do, bet those pups keep pretty thin, ... Read Full Story