From allowing captive-bred lion hunting to selling lion bones to East Asia for their alleged “medicinal” qualities, South Africa’s treatment of its big cats has long tarnished its reputation for conservation. However, the country is now ending all of that.
Animals that have been transferred from Ukrainian zoos to Poland’s Poznan Zoo include lions, tigers, bears, and other animals as those seeking refuge from Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. On their way to new homes in Western Europe and the United States, that is their first stop.
Last month, eight cheetahs were brought from Africa to India in an attempt to conserve a species that became extinct there seven decades ago. The project is extremely challenging, but conservationists claim that if it is successful, it might help rescue neglected ecosystems like grasslands in addition to protecting the fastest land animal in the world
In Karnataka’s Ballari district, the Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located. The sloth bear sanctuary is Asia’s first. It covers 82.72 square kilometres or 31.94 sq mile. Ballari is 50 kilometres away, and Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 15 kilometres away
Gir National Park is in the Indian state of Gujarat, near the coast of India’s far west-central region. A total of 545 square miles of national park land is protected (1,412 sq km). Sasan Gir is another name for the region
Zimbabwean snake catcher, Chawatama Marimo, at work in Harare
Botswana’s neighbor, Zimbabwe, recorded its first mysterious deaths last week, with the loss of at least 11 elephants. Wildlife authorities there say the cause appears to be a bacterial infection
Even though human interactions are very limited because of the coronavirus pandemic, business is brisk at a Virginia animal park that’s found a way to safely keep its doors open. As VOA‘s Saqib Ul Islam reports, visitors are lining up for up-close-and-personal interactions with the animals, while still adhering to social distancing guidelines
Kyrgyz wildlife center is nursing a snow leopard named Zhaabars back to health after he was badly wounded by a shotgun. Despite conservationists’ efforts, the rare cats are sometimes targeted by poachers and farmers protecting their herds
Mike Stura runs a 230 acre farm about an hour from New York City in the state of New Jersey. He isn’t really a farmer by trade, but he is a rescuer by choice and gives ailing animals a second chance. Anna Nelson visited Stura at Skylands Sanctuary