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White lion cubs born in Germany
Three white lion cubs have been born at the Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock safari park in Germany, and were proudly shown off to the public yesterday.
White lions are not in fact a separate species: Their white colouring is due to a rare mutation of the more common yellow-gold variety, not common in the wild, but which is sometimes bred selectively in captivity. Three white lion cubs have been born at the Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock safari park in Germany, and were proudly shown off to the public... more -
The population of big cats is declining at an alarming rate. Is it too late to sav...
In India tigers are in trouble again—and it may be the last time. Wildlife conservation experts now believe that India has so few tigers left, and they have so little room to maneuver, that populations have no recourse but to dwindle to extinction. Alan Rabinowitz, president and CEO of the Panthera Foundation, has championed tigers, jaguars, leopards and pumas and worked to preserve their habitats, from South America to Southeast Asia. Formerly the executive director of science of exploration at the Wildlife Conservation Society, based at the Bronx Zoo, Rabinowitz wrote "Life in the Valley of Death," about his recent experience negotiating with the Burmese dictator to create the largest tiger reserve in the world, in the Hukaung Valley in Burma. NEWSWEEK's Lily Huang spoke with Rabinowitz by phone about the work of conservation and strategies for the future. Excerpts: In India tigers are in trouble again—and it may be the last time. Wildlife conservation experts now believe that India has so few tige... more
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Dog nurses tiger triplets at zoo
It's a dog's life for three newborn tiger triplets in eastern China.
The cubs, whom officials at the Jinan Paomaling Wild Animal World in Shandong province are so far just calling "One," "Two" and "Three," have been nursed by a dog since they were rejected by their tiger mother shortly after birth, said Paomaling manager Chen Yucai. It's a dog's life for three newborn tiger triplets in eastern China. ... more -
Escaped tiger kills man at San Francisco zoo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An escaped tiger killed a visitor at San Francisco Zoo and mauled two other men on Tuesday, a year after the same animal attacked a park employee, officials said.
The Siberian tiger fatally attacked the unidentified man just after the zoo's 5 p.m. (8 p.m. EST closing time. It was shot and killed by police while it was on top of another victim, said zoo spokeswoman Lora LaMarca. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An escaped tiger killed a visitor at San Francisco Zoo and mauled two other men on Tuesday, a year after the... more
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