Bird flu scare: BBP stops feeding chicken to zoo carnivores
In wake of bird flu scare in Karnataka, the Bannerghatta Biological park (BBP) has stopped feeding poultry to the zoo carnivores. A circular has also been issued by the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK)...
View ArticleWhite Sharks Might Feed On Whale Sharks
Being the biggest fish in the sea is no guarantee of a place at the top of the food chain, as evidenced by the discovery of two whale shark vertebrae in the stomach of a white shark. Aside from...
View ArticleSyracuse zoo tales: Animal stories of love, friendship, enemies (interactive...
Syracuse.com has a new page dedicated to news about Syracuse's Rosamond Gifford Zoo. And to introduce it, here is a collection of 12 behind-the-scenes tales of zoo animals. They are the stories of...
View ArticleBird flu: Chicken, eggs off animals' diet in Mysuru Zoo
Zoo authorities have stopped feeding non-veg to select carnivores, birds Following the outbreak of bird flu (H5N1 virus Avian influenza) at a poultry farm in Molkera village in Humnabad taluk of Bidar...
View ArticleWhy you should keep feeding the birds in the spring and summer
Don’t put away the bird feeders as it gets warmer. If you aren’t feeding the birds through the spring and summer months you are missing out on seeing some interesting birds that only visit in the...
View ArticleFlicker’s early morning hammering is too much
DEAR JOAN:�We have a flicker hammering on the top of our chimney, usually early in the morning. We have one of those covers that prevent animals from going down the chimney. Do you know why the flicker...
View ArticleEarly Hominin Bone Shows Predation By Hyenas
Around half a million years ago, when our human ancestors were still confined to the African continent, it really was an eat or be eaten world. In a cave in North Africa, researchers have found what...
View ArticleGoat Carcass Feeding Frenzy for African Painted Dogs (Cincinnati Zoo &...
(Source: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden) The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's ten painted dog pups and their mom, "Imara," received special enrichment in the form of a USDA-inspected goat...
View ArticleRosamond Gifford Zoo lion, Mindine, dies at 14
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Rosamond Gifford Zoo has lost one of its lionesses, 14-year-old Mindine. The zoo announced her death via Facebook...
View ArticleLion Safari to have leopards, deer and bears from Dehradun
KANPUR: Lion Safari may get leopards, deer and bears from the Dehradun forest department. Separate areas for these animals are being carved within the safari premises. Three more Asiatic lions would...
View ArticleCZA team from Delhi inspects Deer park site at Etawah safari
KANPUR: A two-member team from Delhi's Central Zoo Authority (CZA) on Sunday arrived in Etawah to inspect the site proposed for Deer Park at Reserve Fisher Forest area and took stock of the various...
View ArticleAre hummingbirds getting hypothermia from chilled nectar?
DEAR JOAN:�Please help with a struggle of mine. I have two hummingbird feeders that I keep out year-round, because they’re used year-round. When I worked and was up before dawn, I would bring the...
View ArticleNumber of dead animals on roads in forest areas is only 10% of fatalities
Madurai: Spotting a lone wild animal lying dead run over by some unknown vehicle on roadside may not strike an emotional note for many travellers. But animals found dead on a pleasant morning ride...
View ArticleBrew at the Zoo: Drinking to raise money for a new elephant pool and other...
By Tobias Nguyen More than 2,000 people gathered Friday night to drink for a good cause at the 19th annual "Brew at the Zoo" fundraiser, sponsored by the Friends of Rosamond Gifford Zoo. The guests...
View ArticleCarnivores Spread Distemper to Lions
Joe DeCapua New research shows that dogs are no longer the primary source of a disease that has infected and killed lions in Tanzania. Canine distemper now appears to be spread mostly by other...
View ArticleOhio 'Tiger Man' Fights For Return Of Rescued Exotic Animals
STONY RIDGE, Ohio (AP) — The maze of steel cages where bears and black leopards roamed for more than three decades are quiet now. The growls and roars of tigers and lions no longer echo across Kenny...
View Article'Tiger Man' fights for return of seized animals to sanctuary
STONY RIDGE, Ohio (AP) -- The maze of steel cages where bears and black leopards roamed for more than three decades are quiet now. The growls and roars of tigers and lions no longer echo across Kenny...
View ArticleActivists seek animal rescue centre in Nashik
NASHIK: Activists are demanding an animal rescue centre in Nashik on the backdrop of the rising incidents of wild animals straying into human habitats. The activists will write to the Chief Conservator...
View ArticleJohn Switzer | From The Stump: Last of summer's hummingbirds flock to...
Where has so much of the summer gone? Do you realize that the male hummingbirds already are leaving to return to the tropics? Jim McCormac, avian expert at the Ohio Division of Wildlife, said that the...
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