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All Posts Tagged With: "Rhinos"
Nepal zoo opens ‘honeymoon suite’ for rhinos
(AFP) KATHMANDU — Nepal’s only zoo has opened a new “honeymoon suite” for its two one-horned rhinos in the hope of persuading the endangered pair to breed for the first time. Kancha, 20, and 22-year-old Kanchi have lived together in captivity for most of their adult lives, but have never bred — something the zoo’s [...]
14Aug2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Baby rhino the victim of new military-style poachers
Sophisticated criminal gangs are targeting South Africa’s nature reserves for rhino horn By Jane Flanagan, The Sunday Telegraph The plight of a baby rhino whose mother was left to die after poachers drugged it and sawed off its horn has highlighted a resurgent threat from criminal poaching gangs in South Africa. Bewildered, hungry and confused, [...]
18Jul2010 | Sara | 1 comment | Continued
Africa’s game parks rapidly losing animals: study
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Africa’s game parks have lost well over half of their big mammals, such as the lions and buffalos that draw millions of tourists each year, to rampant hunting and farming since 1970, a study has found. The continent-wide study by specialists, including from the London Zoological Society and U.N. environment programme (UNEP), [...]
13Jul2010 | Sara | 2 comments | Continued
Rare tapir calf makes debut at Cambridgeshire zoo
Source: BBC News A rare tapir calf born at the beginning of June has made its debut with its mother at a zoo in Cambridgeshire. The new Brazilian tapir calf adds to a European breeding programme for which adults Shannon and Tanya at Linton Zoo have produced 10 other offspring. That pair of adult tapirs [...]
12Jul2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
GARLAND, ARTWORK and SMELLY THINGS Create Enrichment at the Kansas City Zoo
KCZOO: Create your very own enrichment item for the Kansas City Zoo animals on Saturday, July 10 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Second Saturday Kids Fun Fest. It is all about the animal’s enjoyment. Enrichment enhances animal activity, provides mental stimulation and even improves the successes of breeding. Enrichment can be special [...]
7Jul2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Group breaks into Albuquerque zoo, posts photos on Facebook
By The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police are investigating a break-in at the Rio Grande Zoo after a group of young adults posted pictures on Facebook showing themselves entering after hours and going inside enclosures for giraffes, sea lions and possibly rhinos. The trespassers are shown feeding and touching some animals. BioPark director Rick [...]
17Jun2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
South Africa battles to save rhinos from high-tech poachers
The recent brazen slaying of two rhinos–a pregnant mother with her two-year-old calf–in a highly popular wildlife park on the outskirts of Johannesburg, has focused attention on the growing poaching crisis in South Africa, a country renowned for the …
12Jun2010 | Sara | 2 comments | Continued
Orana welcomes baby rhino
The Press – stuff.co.nz After a long 17-month pregnancy, Orana Wildlife Park’s white rhino, Tamu, has become a mum for the first time. Tamu, 7, delivered the yet-to-be-named 55kg calf five weeks ago. Park staff are planning a naming competition for the male calf, which will make his first public appearance tomorrow. Animal Collection Manager, [...]
31May2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Baby tapir makes debut at Edinburgh zoo
BBC News A new baby animal has been introduced to the public at Edinburgh Zoo. The tiny Malaysian tapir, born on 23 April, has been named Kamal, which means “perfection”. Kamal is the third calf born to mother Sayang and father, Ka. He has white stripes and spots which will remain for up to six [...]
27May2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Rare Sumatran rhino gets pregnant in Indonesia
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – A rare Sumatran rhino born at the Cincinnati Zoo could soon become a very proud papa. Andalas stands to become the father of only the fourth calf of the endangered species born in captivity in more than a century. The wild Indonesian-born mother, Ratu, will give birth in May [...]
19Feb2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued