Bangladesh’s elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued the two-month-old cubs in June after a tip-off that the endangered animals from the Sundarbans mangrove forest were in cages at the house ready to be sold. The raid raised alarm over the safety of about 400 tigers living in the Bangladeshi part of the 4,000-square-mile coastal forest…
Bangladesh suspends officials over tiger smuggling Nine officials have been suspended after the finding of Bengal tiger cubs at a house in Dhaka. Despite strict wildlife-protection laws, poaching remains rampant in Bangladesh. Bangladesh said on Monday that nine forest officials had been suspended for “gross negligence” after three Bengal tiger cubs were found in…
POWELL, Ohio — Two Amur tiger cubs were born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on June 28 and 29, 2012. The first arrived at 10:41 p.m. and the second about four hours later. The newborn cubs, weighing just two to three pounds at birth, were initially monitored by the animal care team using a…
Toronto Zoo Displaying Inbred White Lions A pair of young, cuddly looking white lions made their debut at the Toronto Zoo on Friday. A male and a female cub were on display while a third lion, a female, is expected to become part of the exhibition later in the year. The lions are native to…
Gaza Zoo stuffs dead animals to cope with shortages The lion may have starved to death in 2009 but this has not prevented Gaza’s Khan Yunis zoo from exhibiting its emaciated body. Video at link below By Phoebe Greenwood in Tel Aviv 3:55PM BST 22 Apr 2012 Using rudimentary taxidermy techniques learnt on the internet,…