Fight to Free Zoo’s Elephants Stumbles in Connecticut Court
An activist group fighting to free three elephants from a Connecticut petting zoo urged an appeals court Monday to revive their case.
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Topeka Zookeeper Attacked by Tiger Is Improving
The director of the Topeka Zoo says a zookeeper who was attacked by a Sumatran tiger remains in intensive care but her prognosis for recovery is good.
Read moreAegean Sea Sees ‘Very Unusual’ Spike in Dolphin Deaths
The Aegean Sea has seen a “very unusual” spike in dolphin deaths over the past few weeks, a Greek marine conservation group said Monday.
Read moreTrial Reveals Seamy Side of Tiger Park
An Oklahoma federal jury convicted zookeeper “Joe Exotic” on all charges Tuesday of trying to hire a hitman to murder a rival animal sanctuary operator in Florida and for killing five tigers under his care.
Read moreOnline Shopping
Expecting to find a pair of Vince Camuto boots he ordered, a New Jersey man claims in a federal complaint that the shipment he received from Macy’s this past January instead “contained two dead, skinned cats.”
Read moreRare Albino Penguin Makes Debut at Poland Zoo
An extremely rare albino penguin has made its debut at Gdansk Zoo in northern Poland.
Read moreA Nanny State? Vermont Town Elects Goat as Honorary Mayor
A 3-year-old Nubian goat named Lincoln is poised to become the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven.
Read moreZookeepers Testify at Trial on Elderly Captive Elephants
Describing instances where they had to discipline two Asian elephants that have lived for decades a Massachusetts zoo, current and former workers testified Monday that they used the minimum force necessary to curb bad behavior.
Read moreOver 1,500 Turtles Found Inside Luggage in Philippines
Philippine authorities said Monday that they found more than 1,500 live turtles stuffed inside luggage at Manila’s airport.
Read moreZoo Escape
A group of chimpanzees at the Belfast Zoo used branches weakened by a storm to make a ladder and escape from their enclosure Saturday, zookeepers say.
Read morePoland Exported 5,500 Pounds of Meat From Sick Cows to EU
Poland’s top state veterinary official says about 5,500 pounds of meat from sick cows who were slaughtered illegally have been exported to 10 other European Union countries.
Read moreMoose Survey
With the goal of creating a statewide moose-management plan, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation said Wednesday it observed 83 moose or groups of moose, all healthy, during a multiyear survey of Adirondack Park, conducted via helicopter.
Read moreStray Cows to Be Bar Coded in Indian State to Counter Menace
Authorities in India’s most populous state have been ordered to bar code stray cows and use vacant buildings to shelter them in response to farmers’ complaints that the closure of slaughterhouses has created a menace of crop-destroying, free-range cattle.
Read moreHumane Society Rescues 84 Cockatiels From Apartment
The San Diego Humane Society has rescued 84 cockatiels from an apartment.
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Returning two penguins to the zoo where they haven’t been seen since November, police in Nottinghamshire, England, said Friday that a 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft in the case.
Read moreMan Pleads Guilty After Alligator Threat
A man who police say placed a 3-foot alligator on top of another man in Connecticut as part of an extortion attempt has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
Read moreNew York Touts Removal of Feral Cats From Jones Beach
New York officials are facing backlash after following through on a pledge to rid Jones Beach of feral cats to protect a threatened coastal bird.
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