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

When it comes to amusement parks (excuse me, “Adventure Parks”), I’ve always felt that SeaWorld and Busch Gardens , with their focus on wildlife, have the best and most obvious opportunity to make an impact on the environment. Indeed, they have a large non-profit organization committed to wildlife conservation. The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund was created to support habitat and wildlife conservation, research, education and animal rescue. And many of the animals at Sea World have been rescued from the wild, or in the case of one of their non-oceanic shows, “Pets Rule,” from shelters around the country. However, while visiting SeaWorld ... 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

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