Zoo Says Handraised Tigers Suffer 50 Percent Mortality Rate View Slideshow COLUMBUS ZOO AND AQUARIUMThe Amur tiger cubs were taken from their mother in part because of the storm-caused power failure. Two newborn tiger cubs are struggling to survive at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium after being taken from their mother because of their precarious…
ST. LOUIS • The staff at the St. Louis Zoo is hand-raising two newborn lion cubs because their mother, Cabara, has failed to produce enough milk to feed them. Two other cubs in the litter have died. “In the wild, it is not uncommon for lion mothers to rear fewer than 50 percent of the cubs…
Lion Cubs Born Into Caged Life at Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo There are two new additions at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. Cooey, a female lion on loan from Ontario, gave birth to one male and one female cub on September 24th. “We are thrilled to have lion cubs born at…
Lion cub smuggling a worrying trend in Somalia MOGADISHU, SOMALIA—Behind a fortified compound encircled with sandbags near Mogadishu’s airport is a large fenced enclosure that was the unlikely home to a pair of lion cubs rescued from smugglers earlier this year. The two cubs were discovered aboard a ship at Mogadishu port. They were taken…
THE TRUTH ABOUT TIGER CUB PETTING DISPLAYS IN MALLS By Howard Baskin, JD, MBA, Advisory Board Chairman of Big Cat Rescue, Tampa, FL Cubs at the mall always = cub abuse Breeders who charge the public to pet and take photos with young tiger cubs tell venues and customers some or all of the following…