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 […]
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Tiger with Collar Wandering in Houston Neighborhood Caught on Video
A tiger creeping around a Houston neighborhood was caught on video recently. A video sent to local station KHOU-11 shows a tiger with a collar in their owner’s front yard. Police responded to the incident. In the video, a man is seen waving a gun at the animal. “This is about a tiger. I’m on […]
John Cox Recklessly Brings Live Bear on Newsom Recall Tour
GOP Candidate John Cox brought a 1,000-pound bear on tour as he campaigns for Governor Newsom‘s election recall. Tag the Kodiak bear is getting a lot of attention, and drawing ire from animal rights activists, ABC7 News reports. Tag groomed himself, had some snacks, and was paraded in front of a crowd in Sacramento, in […]
Pet Tiger and Bobcat Found in Texas Homeowner’s Garage
Just a few weeks after Elsa the tiger was rescued from a dangerous situation in Texas, officials removed a bobcat and tiger from Bexar County. Like Elsa, these animals were treated as pets. Luckily, they were rescued from this dangerous situation too. The two animals were being kept by a 25-year old, according to local […]
Bears beg tourists for food at Thai zoo declared ‘hell on Earth for animals’ where tigers and other animals have been left emaciated during Covid lockdown
A notorious Thai zoo has sparked concern for the health of its animals after it reopened to visitors following the Covid lockdown. People found bears begging for food in tiny enclosures, emaciated tigers and cattle, crocodiles swimming in filthy water and orangutans desperately reaching out to tourists behind bars. A vet dispatched by the government […]
Gone fishing: the fight to save one of the world’s most elusive wild cats
For more than a decade, wildlife biologist Tiasa Adhya has spent many a day (and night) in a small wooden boat, silently gliding through dense vegetation in the wetlands and mangroves of West Bengal, scanning the banks for signs of a rarely seen wild cat – the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus). “Fishing cats are fascinating […]
New owners of Tiger King zoo ordered to surrender cubs
The new owners of an Oklahoma zoo featured in the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King have been ordered to surrender all tiger cubs and their mothers to the federal government. The case was filed against Jeff and Lauren Lowe, owners of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. They are accused of violating the Endangered Species Act […]
Petition: Eight Year Old Campaigns for India’s Elephants
An eight-year-old in the UK is helping support India’s rescued elephants, according to Wildlife SOS. Xavi, a student with learning difficulties, led a campaign at his school to help the elephants. He’s raised over £1600 in just a few weeks! Xavi started an online fundraiser to support elephants at Wildlife SOS, a wildlife conservation non […]