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Taiwan Prepares White Rhino ‘Emma’ to Find Mate in Japan

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
conservationists, rhinoceros, sex, Taiwan, zoo

It’s been a busy and exciting time at Taiwan’s Leofoo Safari Park where zookeepers have been preparing to send one of their southern white rhinos over to Japan.

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Entertainment Environment International 

Fear and Love Surround Escobar’s Hippos Thriving in Colombia

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Colombia, invasive species, wildlife, zoo

Pablo Escobar and his Medellin Cartel are long dead, but at the drug kingpin’s former palace in Colombia his prized hippopotamus flourish today in the tropical countryside and wetlands surrounding what is now a theme park.

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Business Criminal Entertainment 

Exotic Animals

January 19, 2021January 20, 2021 BRIEF
animal rights, animals, Oklahoma, zoo

The new owners of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, which was featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary, must turn over big cats that are one year old or younger and their mothers to the government, a federal court in Oklahoma ruled.

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Business Entertainment Environment 

Roadside Zoo

January 15, 2021January 19, 2021 BRIEF
animal cruelty, animals, Wisconsin, zoo

The owner and manager of a Wisconsin roadside zoo are banned from owning or exhibiting animals other than the dogs that are their personal pets and may not work with any business that does so, a federal court in Wisconsin ruled. The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the zoo for mistreating animals, including two endangered tigers.

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Environment International Science 

Polish Zoo Captures Rare Mouse-Deer Birth on Video

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
endangered species, Poland, zoo

A zoo in Poland says it’s the first to have captured on video the birth of a rare Philippine mouse-deer, and everyone’s hoping it’s a male so it can help the endangered species breed.

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Environment International 

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Asia, Elephants, rescue, zoo

The pachyderm dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant ” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo was greeted on his arrival in Cambodia on Monday by chanting Buddhist monks and was then sent on his way to a wildlife sanctuary.

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Environment International 

Cher in Pakistan to Help ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
animal rights, Elephants, Pakistan, zoo

Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists.

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Environment International Science 

Zoo Monkeys Prefer Traffic Noise to Natural Sounds: Study

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
primates, Research, traffic, wildlife, zoo

They may be naturally suited to swinging in rainforests, but monkeys in a Finnish zoo have demonstrated a “significant” preference for traffic sounds instead of the noises of the jungle, researchers have found.

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Criminal Entertainment 

Zoo Embezzlement

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 BRIEF
California, embezzlement, San Diego, sentencing, zoo

Matthew John Anderson, a former biologist at the San Diego Zoo, was sentenced in federal court in California to six months in prison for embezzling more than $236,600 from the zoo. Anderson had worked at the zoo for 17 years and defrauded it over the course of eight years.

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Entertainment Environment Science 

Cells at San Diego Zoo Lead to Cloning of Endangered Horse

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
endangered, horses, Medicine, Research, San Diego, zoo

Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he frolics playfully in his pen. He isn’t afraid to kick or head-butt an intruder who gets in his way and, when he’s hungry, dashes over to his mother for milk.

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Criminal Entertainment 

Man Featured on ‘Tiger King’ Charged With Animal Cruelty

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Endangered Species Act, trafficking, Virginia, wildlife, zoo

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A wild animal trainer featured in the popular “Tiger King” series on Netflix has been indicted

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Entertainment Science 

St. Louis Zoo Says Python Laid 7 Eggs Without Male Help

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
animals, pregnancy, zoo

Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades.

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Business Entertainment Government 

‘Tiger King’ Zoo Shut Down After Inspection by Feds

August 20, 2020August 24, 2020 DAVID LEE
animals, licensing, Oklahoma, reality TV, USDA, zoo

The roadside zoo formerly owned by Joe Exotic and featured in the hit Netflix true-crime docuseries “Tiger King” suddenly closed Thursday after federal authorities suspended the license of operator Jeff Lowe for alleged mistreatment of the housed animals.

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Environment International Science 

Captive Beluga Whales Released Into Iceland Sea Sanctuary

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
conservationists, marine biology, whales, zoo

Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium have returned to the sea in an Icelandic sanctuary, conservationists said Monday, expressing hopes of creating a model for rehoming some 300 belugas currently in captivity.

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Business Environment Law 

Endangered Species

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 BRIEF
Endangered Species Act, Indiana, zoo

A federal judge in Indiana ruled for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in a suit accusing a zoo of violating the Endangered Species Act by declawing lions and tigers and prematurely taking cubs away from their mother.

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Government Health Regional 

NYC Goes Off Menu, Keeping Bar on Indoor Dining

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 CHRISTINE STUART
athletics, coronavirus, museums, NYC, Restaurants, zoo

Announcing a more limited final phase of the state’s reopening plan, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that indoor dining, malls and museums are still considered too risky.

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Health Regional 

San Diego Zoo Reopens as Sanctuary for Cooped-Up Families

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 BIANCA BRUNO
animals, coronavirus, San Diego, zoo

Following the first extended closure in its 103-year history as a worldwide animal education and conservation leader, the San Diego Zoo had a successful reopening weekend despite an increase in Covid-19 cases in the city and across the Golden State.

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Business Entertainment Environment 

Zoos Flex Creativity During Pandemic Closures

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 BIANCA BRUNO
animals, coronavirus, tourism, zoo

Since zoos across the country shuttered their doors to visitors to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, they’ve tapped their creativity to keep supporters engaged and money flowing. The result? Animal live-web cam shows have gone viral and drive-through zoo car tours have sold out.

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Economy Entertainment Environment Health International 

Mexican Zoo Saves Animals Endangered by Virus Crisis

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coronavirus, Mexico, rescue, wildlife, zoo

Kira, a 2-1/2-year-old tiger, arrived at a zoo in Mexico’s northeast in April after her owner could no longer feed her due to the coronavirus-induced economic collapse.

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Business Entertainment 

‘Tiger King’ Star Slams Court Order Giving Zoo to Rival

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 DAVID LEE
animals, Netflix, Oklahoma, property, Trademark, trusts, zoo

Netflix star Joe Exotic lamented behind bars Tuesday a court order turning over his former Oklahoma zoo to nemesis Carole Baskin to satisfy a $1 million trademark judgment.

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