US authorities have seized 68 big cats from an Oklahoma animal park that featured in the 2020 Netflix series Tiger King, the Department of Justice has said. In an affidavit of more than 50 pages, prosecutors said they believed a jaguar, seven lions, 46 tigers and 15 lion-tiger hybrids owned by Jeffrey Lowe and his […]
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Texas Tiger Found Wandering Neighborhood Arrives at Black Beauty Ranch
The Texas tiger that was wandering a residential neighborhood recently in Houston has been safely caught and is at a new home, Black Beauty Ranch, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) reports. Houston authorities tracked the tiger, India, and ensured his safety. India was taken from his home and is now resting comfortably. India […]
Video of Zebra Mistreatment Goes Viral
A video of zebras being mistreated during a zoo transfer from Bulgaria to Iran has gone viral. One animal was beaten and another one died in transit. Animal activists are describing it as a failure by the officials. The video, taken at customs patrol, shows several people trying to contain the zebra as they move […]
Petition: Don’t Allow Trophy Hunting Influencer to Post Hunting Photos on Instagram
Influencers have a huge role in our social media-obsessed society. They have hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions, of followers who look to them for what to wear, do, read, watch, and more – essentially, these famous social media stars influence how people live their lives. Sadly, while some types of influence may have a positive […]
Spiny new chameleon species described from Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
Researchers have described a new chameleon species from the Bale Mountains of south-central Ethiopia, and say the biodiversity hotspot may harbor even more. Named Wolfgang Böhme’s Ethiopian chameleon (Trioceros wolfgangboehmei), in honor of the senior herpetologist at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZMFK) in Bonn, Germany, the chameleon is around 15 centimeters (6 inches) […]
Yet Another Zookeeper Injured After Cheetah Attack
A Columbus zookeeper was injured on March 11 after an incident with a cheetah. The keeper worked at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and was taken to the hospital with injuries, according to local station WBNS. According to the zoo, two keepers were walking Isabelle the cheetah for her exercise using standard procedures. Another keeper approached […]
Cher Urges Edmonton Zoo to Free Elephant Living in Captivity for 40 Years
After helping Kaavan, the world’s loneliest elephant, Cher has her sights set on freeing another elephant. As the co-founder of Free the Wild, Cher is encouraging the Edmonton Valley Zoo to free Lucy, an Asian elephant that’s lived in Canada for 40 years. Cher wrote to Mayor Don Iveson and the Director of Edmonton Valley […]
Petition: Send Captive Elephants From World’s Worst Zoo to a Sanctuary
Elephants are gentle giants that are often taken advantage of by human beings. The endangered animals are trophy-hunted, pushed out of their natural habitat, poached for their ivory, neglected in zoos, exploited for various tourist attractions, and forced to perform in circuses. There are some amazing, credible sanctuaries out there for elephants, however, there are […]