Living Nature
The animal had been shot several times.
A landmark study on the endangered giant pangolin will help with the long-term protection of the species across Africa, scientists hope. Pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammal. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Rhino Fund Uganda.
"People are scared, they are afraid to leave their homes."
"Don’t escape you bad little gorilla."
Edinburgh Zoo welcomed their new tapir calf on 31 January. Born to mother Sayang and father Mowgli, he’s the eighth tapir calf to have been born at the zoo since 2007.
As part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), a male Sumatran tiger, Asim, was transferred from Denmark to be a mate for London Zoo's resident female tiger, Melati. The aim of the programme is to save the species from extinction.
A polar bear cub was seen taking its first steps inside an enclosure at Tierpark Berlin on 22 January 2019, over seven weeks after its birth.
Zookeepers have started the week-long task of counting the almost 20,000 animals at the zoo. London Zoo is home to almost 700 species and the data will be used by conservation and breeding programmes around the world.
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“Our country’s wildlife is no match for these dogs once they’re set upon," the RSPCA has warned.