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Trained dog to help reduce human encounters with wildlife in busy areas of Grand Canyon National Park
35+ min ago (250+ words) GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ " Grand Canyon National Park officials are utilizing a new method to help keep wildlife and visitors separated: a dog." Earlier this month, "Blue, a trained canine, joined the park's wildlife management team in an effort…...
Jackson the elephant turns 50 with a party that tells a bigger story
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (279+ words) The International Conservation Center is celebrating Jackson's 50th birthday with a Birthday Bash June 13. Jackson, the iconic 11, 000-pound bull elephant, is tied to nearly 50% of the births in the North American population over the past decade." The bash is from 3-8 p. m. at…...
Russia sends Amur tigers to Kazakhstan as part of unique experiment
4+ min ago (207+ words) VLADIVOSTOK, May 28. /TASS/. Four Amur tigers have been brought from Russia to Kazakhstan in a unique experiment performed as part of an international relocation program aimed at restoring the Caspian tiger population, Sergey Aramilev, director of the Amur Tiger center,…...
May 28 in history: Harambe the gorilla was shot, killed after a child slipped into his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo
52+ min ago (52+ words) Yahoo In 2016, a young boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. Zoo officials were forced to shoot and kill the gorilla -named Harambe- to rescue the boy....
Grand Canyon deploying a dog to scare other animals away from park visitors
17+ min ago (245+ words) COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz. " Officials at Grand Canyon National Park are trying a more natural approach at containing the wildlife population encroaching on the park's developed areas." Blue, a trained Catahoula Leopard Hound, has been assigned to keep animals like elk…...
Jersey Zoo relocates bats to 'fantastic new homes"
56+ min ago (434+ words) Jersey Zoo has announced it has found homes for its Livingstone's fruit bats. In October last year the owner of the zoo, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, said it was looking for new homes for its colony of bats after weighing…...
Wildlife filmmaker from Ballinasloe features on BBC Springwatch
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (122+ words) A self-taught wildlife cinematographer from Ballinasloe is set to make his television debut Aughrim native Jack Kelly will appear on BBC Springwatch at 8 tonight, showcasing footage of basking sharks filmed off Ireland's Atlantic coast. Jack has combined a background in…...
Baby quail season came early, keeping these Arizona rescuers busy - azcentral. com and The Arizona Republic
53+ min ago (557+ words) As temperatures rise across Arizona, baby quail season begins, bringing hundreds of fragile chicks into the world and to the Tucson Wildlife Center for care and survival. Every year, the center rescues hundreds of quail, enough that they have their…...
Bison ambassadors to champion wildlife comeback in the Southern Carpathians
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (364+ words) The return of the bison to Romania's Southern Carpathian mountains is one of Europe's most uplifting wildlife recovery stories. Three new bison ambassadors will help bring this remarkable comeback to life, inspiring deeper connections between people, wild nature, and the…...
Baby Fox Rescued After Getting Peanut Butter Jar Stuck on Its Head: "Never Came Across Anything Like This" - AOL
3+ week, 1+ day ago (335+ words) Two Pennsylvania public works employees rescued a baby fox after noticing it had a peanut butter jar stuck on its head "It took two of us to get the jar off. It feels good. I'm an animal lover," Joe Judge…...