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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo zoo welcomes pair of golden-cheeked gibbons

The tiny apes have their own island in the middle of an artificial lake.

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Giant Panda bears play in the snow as winter fall blankets US capital

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are not wasting a moment on their natural luge.

Greece

Extinction threat for Greek zoo closed during COVID-19 lockdown

With no paying visitors or state aid big enough for its very particular needs, it still faces huge bills to keep 2,000 animals fed and healthy.

Austria

Man tries to smuggle 74 live chameleons into Vienna in suitcase

Some of the animals had been hidden in socks and empty ice-cream boxes. Sadly, two chameleons did not survive.

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Giant pandas could be set to leave UK after zoo loses €2m in lockdown

Edinburgh Zoo is facing tough decisions as closures last summer had a 'huge financial impact'.

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Animals at Berlin Zoo get Christmas treats

The animals weren't left out of festivities at Berlin's famous zoo.

World

Lonely 36-year-old Asian elephant transferred from Islamabad Zoo

For years Kaavan was living in substandard conditions at a Islamabad zoo. After a public outcry and campaigning by the US singer Cher. Kaavan, considered the world’s ‘loneliest elephant’ has finally moved from Pakistan to Cambodia.

Ireland

Cash-strapped Dublin Zoo raises €1m in just 12 hours

The zoo, deprived of customers amid the coronavirus lockdown, says it needs €500,000 a month to stay afloat.

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Ultra-rare rhino birth is caught on camera at Chester Zoo

The new calf is a major milestone for her species, as there are fewer than 1,000 eastern black rhinos left on earth.

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Prague Zoo launches fundraising effort to feed its animals

The zoo has been significantly affected by the government's restrictive measures imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Spain

Keeper mauled by 200-kg gorilla in attack at Madrid Zoo

The zookeeper, who is in a serious condition in hospital, suffered head and chest traumas and open fractures on both arms.

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British man quits job and sells home to build a zoo without bars

Martin Blyth has gone from the classroom to founding his own innovative wildlife park with a focus on conservation.

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Elephant kept in chains in Pakistan is released after 35 years

A triumph for the worldwide campaign calling for Kaavan the elephant's release. But where will he go now?

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Four cheetah cubs make their first appearance in Austrian zoo

The four cubs were born on June 22 at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna.

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Red Panda is born for the first time in nine years at the Berlin Zoo

For the first time in nine years, a rare red panda was born at Berlin's Tierpark Zoo.

Switzerland

Siberian tiger kills animal keeper at zoo in Zürich

A 55-year-old woman who worked at the Zürich zoo was attacked and killed by a Siberian tiger. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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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.

United Kingdom

Survival of the fittest: UK zoos reeling after coronavirus lockdowns

Cash-strapped and crying out for visitors, zoos in the UK are struggling to cope with the fallout from coronavirus lockdowns.

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Social media saves Europe’s leading conservation zoo from closure

The future was looking uncertain for the zoo, but after a wave of public support the park is re-opening its doors.

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Europe’s leading conservation zoo is “fighting for its future”

The UK's Chester Zoo has gone from protecting animals around the world to now needing saving itself.