The British are offered the opportunity to shoot elephants and lions at bargain prices. The “Special Deal” is a desperate attempt to bring big game hunters back to Africa after the pandemic. Covid has hit the industry hard as tourists from the UK and US have been unable to travel to South Africa. One company, […]
White-tailed deer are one of the few wildlife species scientists have found to be infected with the coronavirus – at least so far. Credit: Andrew C/WikimediaCommons, CC BY In April 2020, tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo made headlines when they caught COVID-19. In the months since these startling diagnoses, researchers and veterinarians have […]
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WARSAW, March 3 (Reuters) – A truck carrying six lions, six tigers, two caracals and a wild dog from a sanctuary east of Kiev reached Poland on Thursday after a two-day drive to escape a Russian invasion, said a Polish zoo official. noted. The owner of the sanctuary had requested help from Poznan Zoo in […]
In April 2020, tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo made headlines when they contracted COVID-19. In the months since those startling diagnoses, researchers and veterinarians have discovered SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in nearly a dozen other species, both in captivity and at home. the wild state. How do so many animals catch […]
Last Thanksgiving, Rilu, an eleven-year-old snow leopard and father of seven, started sneezing and wheezing. Snow leopards are native to the Himalayas, but Rilu was born in an Oklahoma City zoo and then moved to Miller Park Zoo in Illinois in 2011 to be part of the Species Survival Plan – the effort twinning zoos […]
Research has shown that culture exists in a myriad of animal species, enabling the sharing of information between generations, leading to instances of tool use, and potentially affecting the adaptability of animals to changes in their environment. In a new paper, scientists offer a step-by-step process for considering and protecting animal culture in conservation efforts. […]
Breadcrumb Links News Lack of regulation raises questions about a buyer’s ability to operate a facility safely One of the residents hanging out at Greenview. Photo by Facebook/Greenview Content of the article A recent real estate listing offering a small business near the shore of Lake Erie is attracting attention not for the 50-acre property […]
Members of the University of Pretoria veterinary team take samples from a lion that contracted the coronavirus from its handlers at a zoo in Johannesburg.Credit…Marietjie Venter JOHANNESBURG – Lions at a South African zoo who caught the coronavirus from their handlers were sick for more than three weeks and continued to test positive for up […]
We are a nation of animal lovers and love nothing more than taking a trip to see them in zoos or safari parks. In the West Midlands, that means a trip to West Midlands Safari Park or Dudley Zoo. But tucked away in the Worcestershire countryside are five secret places to see animals and birds. […]
Strelley’s lion keeper Reece Oliver has completed his new enclosure for his lions – and he’s now caring for a rare animal he calls ‘Mr T’. Nottinghamshire Live agenda editor Joseph Locker and photographer Joe Raynor got an exclusive look inside the newly expanded compound after it was approved at a Broxtowe City Council planning […]
FATAL ATTRACTION: P-22 became a Hollywood hero, but cougars are known to kill (Image: STEVE WINTER/National Geographic) Bears and wolves could once again roam remote parts of Britain, if the growing rewilding campaign is successful. It aims to restore ancient natural habitats and reintroduce species that have long been hunted on our coasts. Not everyone […]
By Kasun Warakapitiya Views) : Some inhabitants of the city and the suburbs are increasingly disturbed by the nocturnal activities of palm civets, which take refuge in their homes. The palm civet is a small mammal with a long, hairy tail and a pointed muzzle. There are times when residents seek help from local authorities, […]
Lucifer’s Lesley-Ann Brandt appears in a new public service announcement for PETA asking fans to stop visiting Tiger King-esque petting zoos. Lucifer Actress Lesley-Ann Brandt recently teamed up with PETA in hopes of encouraging fans and other moms to stop visiting petting zoos with wild animals, like the ones featured in the Netflix hit. King […]
The rust-spotted cat population thrives outside protected forest areas, in human-dominated spaces such as agricultural landscapes. In this commentary, the author recounts the journey of a rusty cat who was the first to be captive-bred and released to the wild in India. Countless wild animals are found in zoos and rescue centers with limited resources […]
Colorado wildlife is popular. Each year, millions of people visit a number of Colorado parks or conservation lands to see elk, mule deer, moose, and bighorn sheep. But the infrastructure created to support human life in Colorado has historically endangered herd animals. Animals in herds have distinct migratory patterns, which means that they move at […]
When Dr Mike Murray’s needle was ready, the scene gave a new definition to ‘vaccine hesitant’. He squirmed and squirmed, even with four assistants wearing thick, bite-resistant gloves holding the patient on a mat with a gym bag filled with foam. “Buzz saw in a fur coat,†Murray joked after administering the blow in a […]
The best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The State Department is in the middle of an annual month-long program to generate ideas on how to stop wildlife trafficking. It sponsors Zoohackathon sessions on three continents. To learn more about what […]
ROHNERT PARK (CBS SF) – A wayward mountain lion who caused a lockdown Monday morning at two colleges in Rohnert Park has been reassured and removed from the area, public safety officials have said. The Rohnert Park Public Safety Department said Evergreen and Lawrence Jones Middle Schools were closed after a puma was seen walking […]
While it is not uncommon to spot wild animals on the University of Utah campus, it is rare to see backyard animals such as sheep. Much to the amazement of University of Utah professor Avery Holton, chairman of the communications department and editorial advisor to the Daily Utah Chronicle, a lost lamb was seen outside […]
It’s the end of an era for Australia’s last circus lion trainer Matthew Ezekial as he settles his pride of six African lions into early retirement. It’s a heartbreaking final act for the 20-year-old clown and lion trainer of Stardust Circus, as the much-loved carnivores are permanently transferred to the Central Coast Zoo in Wyong […]
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A zookeeper has revealed why she replaced the lions, tigers and cheetahs with a slightly less exotic dog. Stacey Foreman, a former carnivore keeper, left her wild life behind and started her own dog walking business in Mulbarton, on the outskirts of Norwich. As she enjoyed her days of zookeeping at Longleat Safari and Adventure […]
Photo: contributed Graphic content Click here to view the gallery A Castanet reader who saw our story on a cougar attack near Bear Lake Main Road, reached out to share photos he took of an emaciated cougar lying on the side of the road a few miles from the location where the attack took place […]
Emily bitto October 1, 2021 – 1:58 p.m. Who knows why a particular idea, true story, historical figure, or image captivates the imagination of a particular writer and becomes the germinal seed of a new novel, but the experience of the initial spark is something that novelists seem to frequently name it as how a […]
Trang Nguyen, the 31-year-old Vietnamese founder and executive director of WildAct, travels the world as wildlife conservation scientist. Vietnam has emerged as one of the world’s hotspots for the illegal wildlife trade, with some of the world’s most endangered species, such as the pangolin, tiger, and elephant, being targeted. Vietnam has been at the center […]
Good news for Indians: Kenya has included India among the countries exempt from the quarantine list. Indians can now apply for a visa online at www.ecitizen.go.ke for around $ 50 and fly direct from Mumbai to Nairobi three times a week to the beautiful country. Kenya in July 2020, was awarded by the World Travel […]
Agra Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan visited Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital and Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura on Saturday to raise awareness of the plight of captive elephants. Returning for the third time, the cricketer star and animal enthusiast spent time interacting with Wildlife SOS staff over lunch before moving to the Elephant Hospital […]
KAYSERÄ° This year’s excavation at the ancient site of Kültepe, located in the province of Kayseri in central Anatolia, uncovered a lion’s jaw dating back 4,000 years. The head of the excavation, Professor Fikri KulakoÄŸlu, professor in the Archeology Department at Ankara University, said he found many animal bones and large logs in the basement […]
Emmanuel Koro Why should rural African communities coexisting with wildlife and receiving no benefit from it care about the conservation of wildlife that damages their crops, kills their livestock, their loved ones and destroys their property? This is the key wildlife conservation question that all African states had to answer when they took over from […]
One-third of white-tailed deer in the northeastern United States developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, indicating they had been infected in some way, according to a study. White-tailed deer have been exposed to coronavirus | Photo: Wikipedia One-third of white-tailed deer in the northeastern United States developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, indicating they had been infected in some […]
In 1985, biologist Michael Soulé introduced the burgeoning field of conservation biology, a scientific response to the planet’s many ecological disturbances. Its purpose, he writes, was to support efforts to “conserve biological diversityâ€. He also stated several core values ​​to guide the emerging discipline; chief among them: Biodiversity has intrinsic value. Soulé also stressed that […]
A PAIR of “psychic” meerkats delighted football fans as they predicted England’s victory over Germany at the Euro. Whenever there is a big soccer tournament you can bet there will be some pretty weird and wild animals predicting the scores. And while the meerkats alongside the lions may seem straight out of a Disney movie, […]
Are smartphones and social networks destroying a generation? I guess it’s easy for a baby boomer like me to ask questions like this, but the world has become a complicated place. At the height of the global pandemic, I yearned for those long lost childhood years growing up in my hometown of Nashua in the […]
There are so many fun things going on at Potter Park Zoo! Earlier this month they announced they will be adding baby red pandas soon, in February triplet otter puppies were born and now another new resident this week! Sophie the prehensile-tailed porcupine Potter Park Zoo announced on its social media yesterday, June 24, that […]
Published on: 06/22/2021 – 6:24 PMAmended: 06/22/2021 – 6:22 PM Paris (AFP) The pandemic and climate change are testing the delicate balance of human coexistence with the natural world like never before. As an Australian prison is evacuated after being overrun by the plague of mice ravaging the east of the country, we take a […]
Animal rights activists and hunters may have more in common when it comes to nature conservation than they think, according to a recently published study by a researcher at Texas A&M AgriLife. The research focused on whether an individual’s level of empathy towards wildlife predicted their support for conservation efforts. The researchers believe the study […]
Infectious disease models designed to take into account all ecological and anthropological contexts of pathogen transmission in predicting future pandemics, argue Smithsonian researchers in an article published May 17 in Ecology and evolution of nature. They would probably pale at the description, but consider it “One Health” on steroids. Indeed, the new approach adapts established […]
In films like “King Kong” and “Planet of the Apes”, gorillas are formidable monsters who pose a direct threat to human survival. But in real life, humans have played the role of monsters in the human-gorilla relationship. Because humans destroyed their habitat and poached them, gorillas are now among the most endangered apes in the […]
PATNA: Pursuant to an order issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the state’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change has decided to maintain the Valimiki tiger reserve in West Champaran and the park Sanjay Gandhi’s biological in Patna closed to visitors and tourist activities until later orders. The state forestry department has […]
The latest in a series of COVID-19 outbreaks in zoos across India, the Indian government has ordered the temporary closure of all tiger reserves to visitors. Following the death of a COVID-positive lioness a few days earlier, the National Tiger Conservation Authority, part of the government’s Environment Department, issued its order on Monday, June 7. […]
KARACHI: A zoo lion is believed to have died of “natural causes” on Tuesday afternoon, sources told Dawn. The big cat had been in the zoo since 2017 after rescuing another lion from a circus held in the city. Upon contact, zoo officials said the 19-year-old Asian lion died of heart failure as his post-mortem […]
The park is located on both sides of national road 33, approximately 20 km from the Ranchi. (Representative image) The 21 felines at Ranchi Zoo in Jharkhand – from 1.3-year-old tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik – undergo COVID-19 test to rule out infection risks following the death of tiger Shiva with fever for three days, […]
In early May, Asian lions at Hyderabad Zoo (Nehru Zoological Park) tested positive for Covid. At the time, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change said the infection was not caused by any variant of concern. The ministry said the eight lions that had been infected were isolated. They responded positively to treatment and […]
Breadcrumb Links Saskatchewan Local News Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation executive director Darrell Crabbe is concerned that the import of exotic wildlife poses a threat to native species. Author of the article: Nick pearce • Local journalism initiative Animals like crocodiles are considered “openly dangerous” under Saskatchewan’s Restricted Species Rules. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by underworld111 /Getty Images […]
A poacher suspected of killing at least 70 Bengal tigers has reportedly been apprehended by authorities after escaping capture for decades. Habib Talukder, a 50-year-old man known as Tiger Habib, was arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, Dhaka Tribune reported. Talukder was taken from a border village between Bangladesh and India in the Sundarbans, which were […]
BSP (Bahujan Samaj) Party leader and provincial deputy Umashankar Singh on Saturday demanded the immediate arrest of Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda for his alleged reprehensible comments against the Mayawati party leader. This latest development comes after a redesign of a music video of Randeep Hooda making the remarks 8 years ago. The BSP MP demanded […]
Author Patience Itson – May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Reading time 3 minutes Sponsored Pure pleasure that can only be found at the beach. Photo via Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism As the world reopens around us, summer vacations are eagerly planned. The first place on my family’s travel list – Gulf Shores, Alabama. […]
Matt Kauffman is a wildlife researcher at the University of Wyoming. He runs Wyoming Migration Initiative, which studies the migratory paths of animals such as deer and elk in the US state of Wyoming. In 2019, Kauffman and other scientists spoke at a conference in Italy. He began to think that wildlife around the world […]
I was walking up a stream, then crossing a meadow, looking for the next good body of trout water. It was late May and the grass was almost hip height. As I was about to take another step, I looked down for some reason, and there was a little white-tailed fawn huddled just below my […]
Biological diversity is the sum of the different species and forms of life (animal, plant, entomological and others), their evolution and the interactions they can have within the ecosystem where they develop. Africa is home to some of the most diverse biodiversity in the world, with animals and plants living in forests, savannas, mountains, mangroves […]
If a youngster has a TikTok account and loves animals, they can find their food filled with a flood of irresistible creatures doing irresistibly cute things – from puppies, rabbits, cats to slow lorises, monkeys, chimpanzees and tigers. . After all, who doesn’t love a cute video of a domestic cat pouncing on its owner’s […]
After hiding in a San Francisco neighborhood and alarming some locals for two days, a 2-year-old, 100-pound male mountain lion was captured Wednesday evening after retreating into a tree in Bernal Heights. Unable to make a low-key exit – while in the middle of town surrounded by neighbors and curious onlookers – the cougar was […]
The Covid-19 crisis has prompted us to rethink the relationship between man and nature. The protection of biodiversity, including wildlife, and public health issues are receiving increased attention around the world. In response, China has stepped up the pace of wildlife protection over the past year, which has included the Standing Committee of the National […]
Imagine discovering that an animal species that you thought was extinct was still alive – without looking at it. This was the case with the Brazilian frog species. Megaelosia bocainensis, whose complete disappearance in 1968 led scientists to believe it was extinct. But thanks to a new genetic detection technique, it was rediscovered in 2020. […]