We need to stop patronizing roadside zoos The pathetic roadside zoos in Cherokee claim that they take good care of the animals and that tiny, concrete, barren pits provide adequate habitat for bears. Past stories in the Asheville Citizen-Times have documented citations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for failure of these zoos to provide…
Calif. Wildlife Official: ‘Zero Chance’ I’ll Resign (Image Credit: ABC) The California Fish and Wildlife Commission president fired back at critics who demanded his resignation after a photo surfaced of him posing with a dead mountain lion. Hunting the creatures has been against the law in California since 1990. Dan Richards, however, shot the animal in…
onnecticut woman mauled by chimp says governor knew animal was dangerous Updated: Monday, 26 Mar 2012, 11:14 AM EDT Published : Monday, 26 Mar 2012, 11:14 AM EDT HARTFORD, Conn. (NEWSCORE) – The woman who underwent a face transplant after she was nearly killed in an attack by a pet chimpanzee said Connecticut Gov. Dannel…
SD biologist fired after mountain lion kill Published 03/09/2012 RAPID CITY (AP) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has fired a big game biologist who waited almost a day to report a mountain lion kill that would have ended the hunting season. Word count: 384 To continue reading the full text, purchase…
Lioness Gives Birth To Mixed Lion-Tiger Cubs As long as stupid people will pay to see ligers there are those who will cross breed for that market. That’s right, “ligers” (or “tigons” if you prefer) now officially exist outside the realm of Napoleon Dynamite. A lioness in China officially made history when she gave birth…