JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A female lion cub born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on June 30 continues the baby boom that started at the zoo with the birth of two Amur Leopard cubs on May 31. The cub, who is the first surviving lion birth at the zoo since 1974, is also being nursed…
Topeka Zoo Announces Hope of AZA Accreditation …which used to be a violation of the accrediting process As they prepare for the arrival of a second Sumatran tiger later this month, Topeka Zoo officials are getting ready for a three-day visit next week from a group that ultimately will determine its status with a…
Horrific moment three young tigers attack and eat young cub at Chinese wildlife park ‘because they hadn’t been fed’ Visitors said the Siberian tigers looked hungry and had no food These horrific images show three young tigers killing and feeding on a young cub at a safari park in eastern China, apparently because they had…
Federal warrant issued for US Global Exotics’ owner Jason Shaw Texas 21131 74-B-0520 U.S. Global Exotics, Inc. 504 Edinburgh Lane Coppell 75019 A federal warrant has been issued for U.S. Global Exotics’ owner Jason Shaw, and officials now believe he has fled to his native New Zealand. The warrant charges Shaw with multiple violations of the Lacey Act,…
Lowry Park Zoo officials’ links to ZAA raise questions TAMPA — The list includes an amusement park in Maine where an elephant plays the harmonica and a breeder in Kansas who sold exotic birds to a pet shop. There’s a drive-through safari park in North Carolina where zebras can stick their heads into your car….