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A baby orangutan may have died from coronavirus at a German zoo, PETA has claimed – prompting an angry denial from zookeepers. Leipzig Zoo announced the death of nine-month-old baby Rima last week, saying she was seriously ill without giving a cause of death. Since then, PETA’s German branch has demanded an investigation into whether … Read more
London Zoo may have to shut down: Bosses facing losses of £2.3m a month in the coronavirus crisis The zoo has furloughed 280 staff and needs a £25m cash injection to stay afloat It faces the worst crisis since it opened in 1847 as its reserves are running out This could put its world-renowned collection … Read more
This is flipping fun! Penguins are given a chance to explore Singapore zoo after lack of human contact left them bored Singapore State Zoo is closed to the public during the Covid-19 pandemic Penguin keepers decided to give the creatures a free run of the empty complex They were apparently unimpressed by the climbing frames … Read more
Polar bear kills female at Russian zoo after she rejects his attempt to mate with her in front of horrified zookeepers Aurora had moved 1,900 miles from Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, to Izhevsk, the Urals She was brought to Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk to meet giant male Baloo During two-week ‘courtship’ they played, basked in the sun, … Read more
A zoo in Devon was saved from closure during the coronavirus lockdown after more than £44,000 of donations helped it meet its fundraising target in a single night. Dartmoor Zoo, in Sparkwell, can now survive for another month in spite of losing all its visitors after it raised more than double its £20,000 target since … Read more
A zoo owner may be forced to euthanise his animals or let them starve after struggling to find £2,000 a day to feed them during the coronavirus lockdown. Andy Cowell founded the Fenn Bell Conservation Project with a pair of Kunekune pigs but now houses 120 animals and 40 different species at his small zoo … Read more
The dozens of howler monkeys, macaws and sloths in a zoo in the jungles of Peru have enough animal feed to last for about two more weeks. After that, their future during the new coronavirus pandemic is uncertain. The situation is the same for more than 140 breeding centers and zoos throughout Peru that have … Read more
One of Britain’s oldest penguins will be serenaded with a ‘special birthday celebration’ from the confines of her zoo in honour of reaching the milestone age of 30. Rosie the Humboldt Penguin, who arrived to Sewerby Hall and Gardens, near the seaside town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990, has left … Read more
Zookeepers across Britain are still going to work amid the coronavirus lockdown to keep thousands of animals alive. Safari parks and zoos have been closed for more than three weeks nationwide, but keepers are still looking after animals six feet apart from one another, reducing direct contact with creatures where possible and wearing gloves and … Read more
A director of a zoo in Germany has admitted that for her zoo to survive, it may be forced to feed some animals to others. Visitor attractions across the globe have been closed down because of the coronavirus, and without the income generated from visitors, zoos are struggling to find the funds to look after … Read more