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Rare Amur leopard cubs venture out for the first time at San Diego Zoo

A pair of rare Amur leopard cubs are exploring their outdoor habitat for the first time at the recently reopened San Diego Zoo.

23/06/2020

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Climate change is now the greatest threat to ultra-rare snow leopards

UNEP have launched a new monitoring programme to save endangered snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan.

09/06/2020

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Lions’ whisker patterns are as unique as a human fingerprint

Now they are being used to keep track of how many of these majestic big cats are left in Kenya.

29/05/2020

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White tiger cubs, brother and sister, greet visitors at Bulgarian zoo

There are now fewer than 4,000 tigers left in the wild, down from 100,000 in the early 1900s.

26/05/2020

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A Mexican zoo has named two newborn puma cubs Pandemic and Quarantine

Vets at the zoo say the births were due to the coronavirus lockdown, which stopped visitors coming and stressing out the animals.

25/05/2020

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Rescued beluga whales are in training for their new home

After a decade in captivity, two beluga whales will be released into the first whale sanctuary in the world.

10/05/2020

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‘Green Oscars’ award conservation heroes with £60K for saving animals

The Whitley Awards showcase grassroots organisations fighting extinction in the Global South.

07/05/2020

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Wildlife is roaming the Mayan forests

Jaguars, pumas and other animals have taken over a Guatemalan national park.

05/05/2020

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Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View

The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites...

30/04/2020

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While you stay home, animals roam free in our towns and cities

Goats are out and about in Wales, while cayotes stalk around in San Francisco.

25/04/2020

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Europe's 'Tiger Kings': New report highlights scale of captive tigers

There are at least 1,600 captive tigers in Europe, compared to just 3,900 wild globally, according to the global animal welfare organisation, FOUR PAWS. Activists say the trade of animals is “poorly regulated and monitored” in the EU and many animals are suffering abuse in terrible conditions.

21/04/2020

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Day of the Jackal: Lockdown quiet brings out wild animals in Tel Aviv

Jackals have been spotted in a Tel Aviv park as people stay away amid the coronavirus confinement.

14/04/2020

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Protecting critically endangered orangutans from coronavirus

Orangutans share 97 per cent of their DNA with humans so a rehabilitation centre in Indonesia decided to take extra care.

08/04/2020