India’s Supreme Court has ordered an inquiry into Vantara, a sprawling private zoo in Gujarat founded by Anant Ambani, son of Asia’s richest man. The 3,000-acre facility claims to be the “world’s biggest wild animal rescue centre,” but critics say it’s less about rescue and more about prestige — with more than 150,000 animals housed […]
Tag: crocodiles
Hunters Killed when Prey turned Predator
They set out to kill – but ended up facing nature’s most ruthless revenge. From the savannahs of Africa to the wild of Argentina, a string of hunters have discovered the brutal reality that the animals they stalk are not always willing to go quietly. These are the moments when prey turned predator, when instinct, […]
Mama Elephant Boldly Kicks Crocodile Out of Mud Hole So Her Baby Can Bathe
If you’re a mom, you know that Mama Bear mode is real, especially when your child’s safety is on the line; nothing stands in your way! Wildlife Rescuers recently shared the perfect example of this instinct in action: a video of a protective mama elephant kicking a crocodile out of a mud hole so her […]
A Cuban Crocodile Gallops Like a Horse in Pursuit of a Man in a Florida Theme Park
Just a few weeks ago, an image of a handbag made of crocodile skin on exhibit at the London Zoo drew the attention of many on social media. Instead of a live Siamese crocodile inside the glass enclosure, the zoo has chosen to display the handbag with a placard that reads: “This bag used to […]
Locals Release 10 Endangered Siamese Crocodiles into Laos Wetlands to Save Species from Extinction
While less than 1,000 Siamese crocodiles remain in the wild, community members in Laos have released ten of the rare animals into a local wetlands to boost the population. While crocodiles are not hunted, the species (Crocodylus siamensis) is ranked as Critically-Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature because of the threats of […]
Even hippos, elephants and monkeys are fleeing bloody gang violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa province
Organized crime and violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has forced a local sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 animals – including elephants, tigers, lions, ostriches, chickens, monkeys, crocodiles, and hippos – to a new location 212 kilometers (approximately 131 miles) away. The animals were relocated from the Ostok Sanctuary in Culiacan, […]
Two New Species of Neotropical Crocodiles Identified
Crocodiles immigrated to the Neotropics from Africa approximately 5 million years ago and diversified into the four living species recognized today. The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) inhabits a wide variety of environments from hypersaline to freshwater localities on the mainland, islands, cays, and coral atolls along the Neotropical Pacific and Caribbean coasts and is sympatric […]
‘Lovely gentle dinosaurs’: Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing may be held in saltwater crocodile habitat
After 82 years of a life devoted to saltwater crocodiles, John Lever still fondly recalls the first “saltie” he ever caught on Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River, about 500km north of Brisbane. The year was 1982, the crocodile was a three-metre long female and she’d just eaten “a lovely labrador dog” from a market garden in the […]