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Oakland Pet Adoption Center Hosts 2010 Spay/Neuter Cat Clini...

If you have a cat that is not spayed or neutered and you haven’t done it because of financial reasons, the Oakland Pet Adoption Center in conjunction with. The Michigan Pet Fund Alliance and the Michigan Humane Society are book [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Zoo denies deer mistreatment claims

The Calgary Zoo says four deer that died at the zoo did not die because of human error, contrary to claims made yesterday by the group Zoocheck. The animals died over the course of several months last year, not over the last week, as clai [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Three Entangled Sea Lions Still At Large

Crews with the Marine Mammal Center are still hoping to find three California sea lions that were spotted over the weekend with entanglements around their necks, a center spokesman said today. The sea lions all appeared to have become enta [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Adelaide's pandas play

Giant pandas Wang Wang and Funi have made their second public debut at Adelaide Zoo - this time outside their glass enclosures. The pandas, which are the only ones in captivity in the Southern Hemisphere, arrived in Adelaide late last year [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Zoo plans to close Nocturnal House

The Nocturnal House at the Woodland Park Zoo has always been in the dark. But now the zoo plans to turn the lights off. Because of budget troubles, the zoo plans to close the popular Nocturnal House, which houses 61 animals, from bats to sl [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Johari the giraffe euthanized at Woodland Park Zoo

Johari, a 13-year-old male giraffe, was euthanized Tuesday at Woodland Park Zoo after more than a decade of chronic illness. When the reticulated giraffe arrived at the zoo in 1998 he was suffering from chronic joint problems caused by abno [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Sumatran Orangutan Baby Made Her Official Public Debut Today...

A Sumatran orangutan, born on October 2, made her official public debut today at the Philadelphia Zoo. The red-haired baby, a female, can be seen clinging tightly to mom in their exhibit at PECO Primate Reserve. The orangutan was born to 1 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Work on Meghalaya zoo begins

The construction of Meghalaya’s first theme zoo at Umtriew in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district began recently.The proposed theme zoo, to be constructed at Umtriew, situated on the Assam-Meghalaya border, will be completed within thr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Seal makes a splash in Pulborough

MARINE mammal medics from British Divers Marine Life Rescue are monitoring a seal which swam 18 miles in-land.The harbour seal is thought to be in good condition and healthy.The charity are asking people to keep dogs under control and keep [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Explanation offered for sea lion mystery

Earlier this summer, reports of large numbers of dead or dying sea lions appeared in multiple news sources, including ours. Most of the mammals were malnourished, or suffering from bacterial infections. The cause of the problem was thou [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

LA Zoo welcomes giant otters and langurs monkeys

Two pairs of endangered species are settling in at the Los Angeles Zoo: two giant otters and two Francois' langurs, a kind of monkey from Southeast Asia. Zoo officials announced the new arrivals on Wednesday. The male and female [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Famed Polar Bear Knut Enters Dating World

Forget John and Kate. Forget Brad and Angelina. There is a new celebrity couple Thursday morning. The celebrity polar bear circuit has a new star; Giovanna. She's been strutting her stuff on a temporary visit to the Berlin Zoo, where they [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Keepers suspended over deaths at Bangladesh zoo

The Bangladesh government has suspended the head keepers of a state-run zoo after a giraffe died in the latest of a string of fatalities among the animals, officials said Wednesday.The giraffe, which died of suspected intestinal complicatio [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Early walrus count results alarm conservation group

A partial federal assessment of Pacific walruses estimates their minimum population at just 15,164 but says the count likely missed a number of animals. The estimate released Thursday only represents animals counted in about half of walrus [...]