Noted animal rights campaigner, Heritage Animal Task Force has demanded a probe into the frequent deaths of wild elephants inside Athirappilly–Vazhachal forests in Thrissur district, about 260 kms...
Controversial Italian hunter Luciano Ponzetto has died after falling 30 meters (100ft) down a ravine. His death occurred while he was hunting, prompting many to describe it as “karma”. Ponzetto, who...
Separated from his mother shortly after birth, Manno the chimpanzee was smuggled to Iraq and spent his days smoking cigarettes handed to him by amused zoo visitors and posing for pictures. The...
A routine round of golf has taken a uniquely Australian turn with stunned players finding a giant python wrestling with a wallaby on a fairway. Robert Willemse was on the 17th hole at the Paradise...
Over the past 16 years, the weight of adult reindeer in Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic has dropped by 12 percent, likely due to global warming, said study findings presented to a meeting at the...
Author: Henry Nicholls Name: Bobby Species: Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Dates: 1983-2008 Claim to fame: Much-loved zoo animal Where now: National Museum of Scotland In...
Animalia, a Thorntown-based not-for-profit, will close its animal care facility and stop its nature education programs, according to an e-newsletter signed by zoologist and executive director Joel...
Japan is likely to face international criticism at a whaling summit this week for killing whales in the Southern Ocean in defiance of a court ruling and a three-decade-old ban. Japanese fleets...
An “urgent inquiry” is needed after a male gorilla escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo, conservationists say. Armed police were called in as staff sought to recapture the 29-stone...