A maintenance worker, River Rosenquist, was recently hospitalized after suffering a tiger attack at Naples Zoo in Florida. Rosenquist was at the zoo after hours as he had been hired to do cleaning around the zoo, in areas such as the bathrooms and gift shops. He was not authorized to go into the area where […]
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Foundation to Undertake Biggest Tiger Rescue in Thailand’s History
The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand plans to undertake the biggest tiger rescue in Thailand’s history. Last week, the WFFT received news that the Phuket Zoo would be suddenly closing its doors for good. They asked that the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand rehome eleven tigers and two bears. The WFFT already takes care of more than […]
Waccatee Zoo Looking at Messy Lawsuit
PETA recently sent an official notice to Waccatee Zoo, the “Worst Roadside Zoo in America,” that they are planning to sue the zoo for mistreating animals that are protected under the Endangered Species Act. PETA alleges the Waccatee Zoo is violating the federal Endangered Species Act by mistreating its lions, ring-tailed lemurs, as well as […]
Eldest of world’s last two northern white rhinos retired from breeding programme
One of the world’s last two northern white rhinos is being retired from a breeding programme aimed at saving the species from extinction. Najin, 32, is the mother of Fatu, who is now the only donor left in the programme, which aims to implant artificially developed embryos into another more abundant species of rhino in […]
Gorilla caged in ‘concrete cell’ at ‘world’s saddest zoo’ for 38 years begs for scraps
Thailand’s only living gorilla remains caged in a small concrete enclosure after being homed in “one of the saddest places in the world” in 1983. Celebs such as Cher and Gillian Anderson have campaigned for her freedom but efforts have so far been fruitless. That’s because Bua Noi remains locked up at the infamous Pata […]
Pet Cougar Rescued From New York City Home
On August 26, the Humane Society of the United States helped relocate a cougar that was being kept as a pet in a New York City home. The rescue was done in collaboration with and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York City Police Department, and the Bronx Zoo. The cougar, […]
Animal Trainer Attacked by Alligator While Performing at a Birthday Party
Lindsay Bull, the animal trainer, works at Scales and Tails, an educational and entertainment company. Bull was just beginning to feed the 8-foot alligator when he began to act aggressively. Bull grabbed under the alligator’s lower jaw to push him back as she had done many times before, but this time, the alligator fought back […]
Fury as two antelope shot after escaping from enclosure at wildlife park
Animal lovers were furious after two antelopes were shot dead after escaping from their enclosure at a wildlife park. The adult waterbucks were killed after they broke out of Port Lympne near Hythe in Kent and got onto a public footpath. Waterbucks are a type of antelope found in sub-Saharan Africa. Carrie Johnson – the […]