Taiwan Prepares White Rhino ‘Emma’ to Find Mate in Japan
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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Fear and Love Surround Escobar’s Hippos Thriving in Colombia
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.
Read moreExotic Animals
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.
Read moreRoadside 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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Polish Zoo Captures Rare Mouse-Deer Birth on Video
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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‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia
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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Cher in Pakistan to Help ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’
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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Zoo Monkeys Prefer Traffic Noise to Natural Sounds: Study
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.
Read moreZoo Embezzlement
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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Cells at San Diego Zoo Lead to Cloning of Endangered Horse
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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Man Featured on ‘Tiger King’ Charged With Animal Cruelty
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A wild animal trainer featured in the popular “Tiger King” series on Netflix has been indicted
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St. Louis Zoo Says Python Laid 7 Eggs Without Male Help
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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‘Tiger King’ Zoo Shut Down After Inspection by Feds
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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Captive Beluga Whales Released Into Iceland Sea Sanctuary
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.
Read moreEndangered Species
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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NYC Goes Off Menu, Keeping Bar on Indoor Dining
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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San Diego Zoo Reopens as Sanctuary for Cooped-Up Families
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.
Read moreZoos Flex Creativity During Pandemic Closures
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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Mexican Zoo Saves Animals Endangered by Virus Crisis
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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‘Tiger King’ Star Slams Court Order Giving Zoo to Rival
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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