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Some 300 animals, including herds of critically endangered African scimitar horned oryx and addax, were sent to Mary River Australian Safaris following two separate legal disputes...The deal had been kept quiet until the accidental shooting of a pygmy...
Tags: AAP, Mareeba Wild Animal Park, told aap, Tipperary Wildlife Sanctuary, Mary River Australian Safaris, horned oryx, scimitar horned, ve got, United Kingdom, London, Wildlife, Zoo, Human Interest, Scimitar Oryx, Oryx, Hunting, Environment
In his early years, Dale Schmidt dreamed of becoming the next Jacques Cousteau. But instead of becoming a famous undersea explorer, he's now Jack Hanna's straight man. Yesterday, Schmidt was named executive director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Pointing...
Tags: Dale Schmidt, Tayler Schmidt, Jeff Swanagan, Columbus Zoo, executive director, Connie Woodburn, Clearwater, Colo, Schmidt, Zoo, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Jack Hanna, Human Interest
Two lions at a zoo in the northern Czech Republic have killed a rare white tigress after entering her enclosure. The incident happened at Liberec Zoo - the only one in the country which has white tigers. Zoo workers were alerted by the...
Tags: Sultan, Czech Republic, David Nejedlo, rare white, Isabella, San Francisco, David, Rewa, White tiger, Zoo, National symbols of Singapore, Lion, Tigers, Alipore Zoological Gardens, Fauna of India, white tigers, Human Interest
It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, keeping company with the Disney Animal Kingdom and the San Diego Zoo...All the zoos seeking accreditation are held to the same standard. But the size of the zoo's effort to meet the accreditation...
Tags: San Diego Zoo, Davina Jamison/Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Animal welfare, Zoo, Zoology, Human Interest
However, the growing expectation of more visitors has also spread the fear that the lack of zoo manners amongst them might cause further suffering to the animals. "Many visitors don't care about the cleanliness of the zoo, and they throw different objects...
Tags: Kuwait Zoo, Mulla Ahmad, Kuwait Times, North Korea, Pyŏngyang, Arignar Anna Zoological Park, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Environment, Animal welfare, Zoo, Zoology, Human Interest
A male California sea lion died Wednesday at the North Carolina Zoo while being examined by veterinarians for a variety of medical problems. Joey, a 25-year-old sea lion, passed away under anesthesia while specialists from the N.C. State College of Veterinary...
Tags: sea lion, Joey, lion died, Asheboro, Randolph County North Carolina, California Sea Lion, Zoo, MarineLand, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Oceanaria, Asheboro North Carolina, North Carolina Zoo, Human Interest
Construction of an elephant habitat could begin in 2010 at Reid Park Zoo, now that the Tucson Zoological Society has raised more than $5 million and is within $1 million of its goal, Executive Director Nancy Schlegel said Wednesday. The habitat, called...
Tags: Tucson, Zoo, Central Zoo Authority of India, Government of India, Elephant, Human Interest, Oregon Zoo, Reid Park Zoo, Tucson Electric Power, Environment
A small hole was punched in the bottom of an oil cooling container on a transformer in the 4600 block of Merle Hay Road in Des Moines last night, causing some 200 gallons of oil to drain out and blow the transformer. A representative of MidAmerican Energy...
Tags: Des Moines, Iowa, ape trust, Orangutan, Bonobo, Hominidae, Indianapolis Zoo, Zoo, Apes, Great Ape Trust, Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines Iowa, Human Interest
At first glance things appear to be going well for the sprawling Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), where exotic and endangered wildlife draw lakhs of tourists every year. But a closer look reveals an alarming statistic: in the last four months alone,...
Tags: Bannerghatta National Park, Bannerghatta Biological Park, zoo authorities, India, Bangalore, Zoo, Central Zoo Authority of India, Human Interest
And zoo officials seem not too unhappy about the move, for some of the elephants have in the past shown violent tendencies and their upkeep is expensive. November 7, 2009 sent to the Chief Wildlife Wardens of all States requires the zoo to immediately...
Tags: India, Chennai, Elephant, Mysore Zoo, Phoenix Zoo, Environment, Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Central Zoo Authority of India, Zoo, Human Interest, Musth, Zoo Outreach Organisation, Government of India