Comment on this storyComment Over the past year, the keepers at the Kazkova Dibrova zoo in southern Ukraine battled to safeguard their charges under Russian occupation. The park surrounding the zoo was mined and access routes blocked, making evacuating the animals impossible. Workers braved bullets from troops firing across the Dnieper River to make their […]
Caldwell Zoo offers animal encounters
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — If you’ve ever wanted to interact with creatures of the wild, you can make your dreams come true at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler. There, you can reserve an animal encounter, allowing you and your small group to get up close and personal with its colony of 12 penguins. Summer reservations […]
El Paso Animal Services says strep zoo and distemper cleared from shelter
El Paso, Texas (CBS4) — El Paso Animal Services said they were able to “clear distemper and strep zoo” from its shelter. The City of El Paso Animals Services reported that it had an outbreak back in February. The outbreak also caused Animal Services to move to an emergency-only admissions schedule until further notice, which […]
UK Zoo Recruiting ‘Seagull Deterrent’ To Keep Them Away From Animal, People’s Food
As the world is developing and becoming more connected with many different industries, some jobs become obsolete and others become more unique in their ways. But some come under the category of bizarre jobs that are important to some and odd to hear for others. And if you are looking for a new job that […]
What happens to animals who die at the zoo?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — When your family pet dies, you likely work through your veterinarian on a cremation plan or head to the backyard to find a final resting place. But when the local zoo loses a resident, the next steps can be a little more secretive. Early in April 2023, the Sioux Falls […]
Feature: Writing obituaries for zoo animals
NANJING — A heartfelt obituary remembering “Laoma,” a deceased sun bear, has made national headlines in China. Published earlier this year in the Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing, the capital of East China”s Jiangsu province, the obituary detailed the last days of the male bear’s 33-year life and the interactions between the animal and the […]
Tiger escapes from Georgia safari park after tornado damages its enclosure
At least one tiger is unaccounted for at the Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain Conflicting reports suggest another is also on the loose A tornado struck the area at around 7am Sunday At least one tiger has escaped its enclosure from a Georgia zoo after a tornado struck the area early Sunday morning. The […]
Suffolk: Meet Our Animal World mobile zoo with over 40 species
Our Animal World, an educational mobile zoo based near Framlingham, has provided youngsters and elderly people with the chance to see, hold and touch animals from around the world, on their doorstep. Our Animal World has over 40 species of animal, including royal pythons, chameleons, skinks and pray mantis’s. One of the royal pythons. Credit: […]
Dallas Zoo missing animals: Monkeys found in abandoned home inside closet
Two monkeys taken from the Dallas Zoo were found Tuesday in an abandoned home after going missing the day before from their enclosure, which had been cut. But no arrests have been made, deepening the mystery at the zoo that has included other cut fences, the escape of a small leopard and the suspicious death of an endangered vulture. […]
No air? Animal lovers concerned for rats in Singapore Zoo enclosure that seem to be struggling for fresh air (Video)
AFP News One dead in machete attack on Spain churches A church official was killed and a priest seriously wounded late Wednesday when a man wielding a machete stormed two churches in southern Spain, the government said. Prosecutors immediately opened a terror probe into the attack, which took place in the port city of Algeciras in […]