Today In SCV History: November 4, 2011 - Founder Of Gibbon Conservation Center Alan Mootnick Dies Today In SCV History: November 4, 2011
Today In SCV History: November 4, 2011 - Founder Of Gibbon Conservation Center Alan Mootnick Dies
Today In SCV History: November 4, 2011
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Date: 11/04/2026 10:00am
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Alan Mootnick, Founder of the Gibbon Conservation Center, Dies at 60 on November 4, 2011
Alan Mootnick, who founded the Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus and devoted his career to studying and protecting gibbons, died on Nov. 4, 2011, at age 60 after complications from heart surgery. The center, which recently marked its 50th anniversary, is the only institution worldwide to house and breed all four gibbon genera.
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Date: 11/04/2026 10:00am
Article Summary:
Alan Mootnick, Founder of the Gibbon Conservation Center, Dies at 60 on November 4, 2011
Alan Mootnick, who founded the Gibbon Conservation Center in Saugus and devoted his career to studying and protecting gibbons, died on Nov. 4, 2011, at age 60 after complications from heart surgery. The center, which recently marked its 50th anniversary, is the only institution worldwide to house and breed all four gibbon genera.
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