Zoo

  • Environment NewsUPDATE: Phuket Zoo animals left abandoned and starving – VIDEO
    ThaigerPublished: 09:38, 17 April 2020
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    UPDATE: Phuket Zoo animals left abandoned and starving – VIDEO

    UPDATE: Edwin Wiek, Founder at People & Animals Thailand, has made this announcement relating to the tigers at the Phuket Zoo… There are some fundraisers ongoing on the net to help the tigers at PHUKET ZOO that are in need of help. Please be informed that these fundraising campaigns are set up by private people who are not owners of…

  • South Thailand NewsSongkhla zookeepers close up whilst keeping the tigers cool
    AnukulPublished: 17:06, 15 April 2020
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    Songkhla zookeepers close up whilst keeping the tigers cool

    Songkhla Zoo has announced its closure today as part of the southern province’s lockdown, but the zookeepers still have to take care of animals with the summer temperatures high and on the rise. The animals can become distressed at this time of the year with the extreme heat and need constant veterinary care. The zookeepers say they’re are trying as…

  • Covid-19 NewsTiger in Bronx Zoo tests positive for Coronavirus
    Sean KellyPublished: 18:30, 06 April 2020
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    Tiger in Bronx Zoo tests positive for Coronavirus

    Nadia, a four year old female Malayan tiger, has tested positive for Covid-19 according to the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Bronx Zoo in the US. She, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers, and three African lions all developed a dry cough but are expected to recover. This positive Covid-19 test for the tiger was confirmed by USDA’s National Veterinary…

  • Tourism NewsNong Nong forced to lift weights and perform for tourists at a Phuket zoo – VIDEO
    ThaigerPublished: 11:18, 03 March 2020
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    Nong Nong forced to lift weights and perform for tourists at a Phuket zoo – VIDEO

    A monkey has been filmed lifting weights and doing other ‘tricks’ for tourists at an unnamed zoo in Phuket. Footage was shot by people recording the video for PETA, the global animal rights group, of the monkey being forced to lift weights and do press-ups as entertainment for the island’s tourists. The monkey is an indigenous Macaque species and named ‘Ning…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s favourite giant panda dies in Chiang Mai Zoo aged 19
    ThaigerPublished: 16:44, 17 September 2019
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    Thailand’s favourite giant panda dies in Chiang Mai Zoo aged 19

    A beloved male giant panda, on permanent loan to Thailand from China, has died aged 19 in Chiang Mai. Thais are morning the death of the hugely popular black and white mammal whose sex life captivated the kingdom. Chuang Chuang, a resident of the northern city’s zoo since October 2003, arrived with female Lin Hui, where the pair lived in…