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Sayajibaug zoo obtains two Asiatic lions

For the first time in recent history, the Sayajibaug Zoo will have Asiatic lions among its collection of animals. The lions were procured by the zoo recently in exchange for exotic birds with the Sakkarbaug zoo at Junagadh. The Sayajib [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Asiatic lions make roaring entry at zoo

The death of a barn owl has left the zoo workers disappointed as they were planning to organize an 'Aarti' to welcome the new pair of Asiatic lions on Tuesday. The new blue bloods reached on Tuesday evening and the pair wou [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Dolphins, sea lions going on guard at Bangor base

The Navy is keeping quiet about the Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions that will guard Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor's shoreline, except to say they'll arrive sometime this year. The dolphins and sea lions are [...]

Posted On : May, 31 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

White tiger killed by lions at Czech zoo

The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, entered the open-air area occupied by the 17-year-old tiger Isabella by opening a trap door, Liberec Zoo spokesman Ivan Langr said. He said it happened too quickly for authorities to preve [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Two Oregon Coast Aquarium Sea Lions Have Their Artwork Publi...

Original art has become a regular feature at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, with a new exhibit opening annually near the shark tunnel in the exhibit, Passages of the Deep. Recently, however, an unusual art form has found its way to the Aquariu [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Wlgtn Zoo male lions off to Chch to mate

Wellington Zoo's two male lions are off to Christchurch to spend a year learning the definitive art of mating.The two four-year-olds will spend a 12 hour journey over land and sea on a Cook Strait ferry at 8pm on Tuesday, off to meet the la [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Marine Mammal Protection Act Was Enacted 35 Years Ago to Pro...

Ocean Conservancy celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) on October 21st. The MMPA is a federal law that was established in 1972 to protect marine animals such as large whales, dolphins, seals and s [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

China Lake Towns Invaded by Billions of Rats

Dongting - China / The residents living around Dongting , China’s 2nd largest lake, have been smelling rats for the past two weeks, and finally found them to be in billions dwelling there. All this started when [...]

Posted On : Jul, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

India's Rare Lions Haunted by Iron Traps & Pits

GIR NATIONAL PARK (Reuters) - Authorities have unearthed hundreds of large iron traps and pits in the world's only natural habitat for rare Asiatic lions after a spate of killings of the big cats by poachers in India. Gir National Park For [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

Restoration Efforts for Making Lions Come Back on Kenya Ranc...

Conservationists have currently made efforts to restore lion population on ranches in southern Kenya, an African predator expert said. The positive trend is a bright spot in an otherwise dismal situation for lions in the shadow of Mount [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Three Rare Lions Killed in Indian Park

Rangers at the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat found the mutilated bodies of two lionesses and a cub deep inside the park, said the park's conservation officer Bharat Pathak. According to an authentic estimate over 300 [...]