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Overlooked
in the zoo's announcement that it is raising money is the fact that it
is staying where it is, not moving downtown. That, coupled with the downtown
establishment's harsh criticism of the Rain Forest Project in the Des Moines
Register recently, essentially "puts the nail in the coffin" of the project
landing in Des Moines, a top business source told us. We've also heard
that Ted Townsend himself is no longer the biggest cheerleader of the Rain
Forest, especially since his Great Ape Trust has begun to "really be noticed."
CV