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State records show 414 alligators removed from Walt Disney World" Resort
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (362+ words) Bassyonni 12 Jun 2026 State records show that at least 414 nuisance alligators have been captured and removed from walt disney world" resort since Lane Thomas Graves was killed there on June 14, 2016. The toll reaches back to the Grand Floridian Resort, where the…...
Mullineaux backs ban on Flea Treatments as 80% support sale limits
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (354+ words) Three vets told a House of Lords inquiry on Wednesday that flea treatments for pets should be banned from general sale. Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux said the British Veterinary Association's surveys showed 80% of its 20, 000 members backed that step, along with an…...
Tembo dies after 50 years at Topeka Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo shifts
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (237+ words) Bassyonni 7 Jun 2026 Tembo died on May 16, 2026 after 50 of her 56 years at the cameron park zoo. The Topeka Zoo is now transitioning away from housing elephants, ending a program built around the African elephant's long life there. Tembo had spent much…...
Hesty's baby boy arrives at Denver Zoo, a conservation gain
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (233+ words) Bassyonni 29 May 2026 Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance says Hesty, a first-time orangutan mother, gave birth to a healthy male infant on May 24 after a seven-hour labor. Animal Care and Animal Health teams stayed nearby during the birth, and specialists said mother…...
Marwell Zoo uses frozen blood ice blocks to cool London big cats
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (314+ words) Bassyonni 29 May 2026 At marwell zoo, London Zoo gave lions and Sumatran tigers frozen blood-based ice blocks during hot weather. The keepers also used misting systems and fans to help cool the surrounding air as temperatures rose. Angela Ryan, ZSL's head…...
Santa Monica Police Respond to Mountain Lion Santa Monica Backyard Sighting
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (339+ words) Santa Monica police responded Friday after a mountain lion was seen relaxing in the backyard of a home in the 700 block of 14th Street, just north of Montana Avenue. The mountain lion santa monica sighting drew the California Department of Fish…...
Marina Livery watches Athena grow into giant dog in 5 months " The Dodo
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (348+ words) Bassyonni 22 May 2026 Marina Livery found the dodo story at her front gate in Brazil one morning late last year: a plastic bag holding 3 frightened, abandoned puppies, including Athena. When the puppies were old enough to be adopted, she took Athena…...
Wyoming Game And Fish cuts 2026 wolf cap to 22 in Yellowstone area
3+ week, 2+ day ago (359+ words) Wyoming Game And Fish plans to cut the 2026 wolf hunt cap in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to 22 wolves after a canine distemper outbreak reduced the state's wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. Ken Mills, the department's wolf…...
Two Americans Arrested After Punch Enclosure Stunt in Japan
3+ week, 5+ day ago (262+ words) Two US nationals were arrested after one man climbed into punch's enclosure at Ichikawa City Zoo on Sunday morning while the other filmed the stunt. Police said no monkeys were injured, and zoo workers quickly apprehended the pair before they…...
RNLI volunteer rescues dog from rocks in Ilfracombe " Ilfracombe Lifeboat Dog Rescue
3+ week, 6+ day ago (309+ words) An RNLI volunteer carried out an ilfracombe lifeboat dog rescue after a dog fell from a path at Capstone, Ilfracombe, onto rocks below at around 4pm on Friday, May 15. The dog was later brought back to lifeboat station and reunited with…...