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Peoria Zoo Breeds More Tigers for Cage Life

The Peoria Zoo announced the birth of four new tiger cubs born June 24, 2012. The father Vaska and mother Kyra were just recently introduced and obviously are a compatible couple. Vaska  is eleven years old and came from the Minnesota Zoo where his brother also sired a litter of two cubs but unfortunately only…

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Captive Lion Reintroduction is a Conservation Myth

Business is good for the “lion encounter” industry. There are now dozens of these operations across Africa that sell close encounters with captive lions. Starting at $60 for “a precious twenty minutes” of cub cuddling, and climbing to more than $3,500 for a month of paid “volunteering,” anyone can pay to play with young lions…

Lufkin zoo shows off lion cub first born here since late 70s

Lion cub STEVE KNIGHT/The Lufkin News Beth Wegner, a big cat keeper at the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin, shows a male African lion cub, which was born at the zoo on Saturday. The yet-to-be-named cub is the first of his kind born at the zoo since the late 1970s. Previous Next STEVE KNIGHT/The Lufkin News…