Zoos
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Officials race to contain virus outbreak after 72 captive tigers die in Thailand
Dozens of the animals in Chiang Mai region first began to show signs of illness earlier this monthA highly con…
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‘I lost part of my heart’: last of Japan’s pandas leave for China as ties fray
Hundreds at zoo in Tokyo say farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, as China ends ‘panda diplomacy’ with JapanHund…
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Black and white and sent back over: end of panda diplomacy as Japan returns bears to China
The departure of pandas will leave legions of Japanese admirers bereft, but it is also symptomatic of a dramat…
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‘A life of captivity’: Canada refuses marine park’s request to export its whales to China
Fisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the wha…
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India’s supreme court orders inquiry into giant zoo run by son of Asia’s richest person
Activists claim Anant Ambani’s Vantara facility has no plan to return its endangered species to the wildIndia’…
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Pygmy hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday with fruit cake – video
Moo Deng turns one! The Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand is holding four days of activities in celebration of M…
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Finland zoo will return its giant pandas to China, blaming inflation
Ahtari Zoo said it had spent 8m euros on a facility for Lumi and Pyry since they were brought to Finland in 20…
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Panda diplomacy: Chinese premier Li Qiang could announce two new rare bears for Australia during state visit
Wang Wang and Fu Ni have not conceived during more than a decade at Adelaide Zoo, sparking speculation they ma…
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Wild horses return to Kazakhstan steppes after absence of two centuries
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian coun…
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How two giant pandas loaned to Adelaide zoo tell the story of the ups and downs of China-Australia relations
Giant panda pair Wang Wang and Fu Ni have been on loan from China since 2009 – now their future in Australia h…
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‘Rock star of an animal’: Edinburgh zoo’s pandas to return to China
After 12 years in Scotland, pandas to fly home amid ongoing dispute about purpose of zoos and ethics of China’…
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‘Human in a costume’ sun bear draws crowds to Chinese zoo
Visitor numbers rise by 30% as footage sparks claims animal could be a staff member in a bear suitVisitors hav…
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Calls grow for Pakistan’s zoos to close after death of 17-year-old elephant
Case of Noor Jehan in Karachi draws criticism of conditions and renewed accusations of neglect at country’s fa…
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‘Dying of boredom’: the fight to release Thailand’s shopping mall gorilla
Bua Noi has spent decades in a cage in a decaying Bangkok shopping mall. Her owner says is she too old to be t…
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Thailand zookeeper dresses as ostrich in novel approach to training drill
Chiang Mai Zoo not keeping its head in the sand, with man captured after fleeing enclosure in bird suit as par…