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Animals News tagged with captivity

Confinement of Elephants to Zoos Banned in India
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, elephants, captivity, banned, India, zoos, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 14 days ago - blog.peta.org
That's right. India, which is home to an estimated 23,900 to 32,900 wild elephants, will no longer allow its most prominent national symbol--the elephant--to be imprisoned in zoos. The move by India's Central Zoo Authority (CZA) comes after years of
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Sumatran Tiger Debuts At Belfast Zoo
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tigers, zoos, captivity, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 28 days ago - 4ni.co.uk
Belfast Zoo has this week presented the first Sumatran tiger to come to the city, writes Carla Liébana.
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ENDCAP
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, captivity, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 29 days ago - endcaptivity.org
ENDCAP is an international network of European organisations dedicated to the protection and conservation of wildlife in the wild. ENDCAP is opposed to the unnecessary exploitation of wild animals in captivity. Through scientific research, education,
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Man-Eater Leopard Joins City Zoo
Animals  (tags: animals, leopards, zoos, captivity, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 37 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The Kanpur zoo has added another leopard to its existing number (seven). But, this time, it is a female man-eater that has joined the 'barred' animal kingdom in city. However, there is no need to panic as the zoo authorities have made necessary
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Zoos Need to Play Vital Role in Wildlife Conservation
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, zoos, captivity, wildlife conservation, environment, protection, wildanimals )

Cher
- 49 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
We do not have any moral right to keep wild animals in captivity, believes every conservationist, unless it is for the welfare of the animal itself. But it's an unfortunate fact that we have, and need, zoos.
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Monroe County Woman Killed By Bear She Kept As A Pet
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, bears, pets, humans, killed, captivity, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 50 days ago - wfmz.com
A Monroe County woman was killed after police say she was attacked by a bear she kept as a pet at her house in Ross Township. It happened just after 5:00 Sunday night on Dogwood Lane in Saylorsburg. WFMZ's Jackie Shutack reports.
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Tell Georgia National Fair to Cancel Cruel Tiger Display ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, fairs, tigers, captivity, big cats, environment, habitat, AnimalCruelty, protection, wildlife, suffering )

Cher
- 56 days ago - secure.peta.org
This year's Georgia National Fair, scheduled for October 8 to October 18, will feature Great Cat Adventures (GCA), a business that hauls tigers and other exotic cats around the country for display and charges the public to have photos taken with tiger
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ACTION ALERT: Save Bears From Captivity in Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia Herzegovina!!!
Animals  (tags: young bears, imprisoned, captivity, chained, suffering, authorites, animal cruelty, wild animals )

Simone
- 60 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Appeal to save bears from captivity from Gornji Vakuf, Bistricka Rijeka Bound by the Shackles of Selfishness and Slavery There is nothing more natural than to see a bear catch fish with his paws, in the wild and his natural environment. But this case is
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Vietnam Has 70 Caged Tigers, Says CITES
Animals  (tags: animals, tigers, captivity, Vietnam, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 71 days ago - saigon-gpdaily.com.vn
There are around 70 caged tigers and held in captivity for many reasons in Vietnam, the Government's Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) office announced September 14.
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Help Lolita on the 39th Anniversary of Her Captivity ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, whales, Lolita, captivity, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, suffering, wildlife )

Cher
- 73 days ago - change.org
September 13th has been designated as a day for marine mammal supporters everywhere to add their voices in protesting Lolita's lengthy captivity. Please add your name to send an email to Carolina Perrina, the Public Relations Manager of the Miami
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Tigers Attract More to Noah's Ark
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tigers, captivity, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 84 days ago - thewestonmercury.co.uk
SOME wild antics from some of Noah's Ark Zoo Farm's most popular animals have helped the Wraxall attraction reach its highest visitor numbers.
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Aquarium of the Pacific's Newly Acquired Tiger Shark Is a Tough Customer
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, tiger sharks, captivity, aquarium, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 88 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Tiger sharks are "consummate scavengers, with excellent senses of sight and smell and a nearly limitless menu of diet items," according to National Geographic. Those in the know even sometimes refer to the indiscriminate eaters as "wastebaskets of the
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Save Bears From Captivity in Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia Herzegovina ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, bears, captivity, environment, habitat, AnimalCruelty, protection, suffering, wildlife )

Cher
- 89 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Appeal to save bears from captivity from Gornji Vakuf, Bistricka Rijeka Bound by the Shackles of Selfishness and Slavery There is nothing more natural than to see a bear catch fish with his paws, in the wild and his natural environment. But this case is
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Critically Endangered Mountain Chicken Breeds in Captivity
Animals  (tags: animals, mountain chicken, breeding, captivity, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 97 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
An emergency rescue operation to save the critically endangered mountain chicken frog from certain extinction has had a major breakthrough with the birth of four batches of tadpoles at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and Parken Zoo
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World's Oldest Polar Bear Dies in Zoo- VIDEO
Animals  (tags: worlds oldest bear, captivity, zoo, death, sadness, tashta )

Simone
- 104 days ago - fox11online.com
The Indianapolis Zoo said the oldest living polar bear known to scientists was put down Wednesday after a health condition prevented the 35-year-old bear from being able to stand up. A press release from the zoo said veterinarians decided to humanely
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