Bindi and Terri Irwin’s right hand man Luke Reavley went on the PR offensive for the family on Monday, live on Sunrise. The general manager of Australia Zoo spoke to Sam Mac as he presented the weather from the zoo in Queensland. At one point, Sam asked Luke to share some facts about the family … Read more
Snow day! Adorable moment Edinburgh Zoo’s pandas play outside in the snow amid warnings they could be returned to China next year amid Covid funding crisis The footage shows a panda named Yang Guang enjoying the wintery conditions There are two giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo – Yang Guang and Tian Tian The pair could … Read more
Edinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas may have to return to China next year at the end of their 10-year contract with the Chinese government due to financial pressures amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs both Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park, faced enormous financial pressure when it was forced … Read more
Zoos are facing extinction as a result of the pandemic as they say they are unable to access vital funding to help them survive. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) says zoos will struggle to survive the winter without immediate government intervention. Although the government launched the £100 million Zoo Animals … Read more
Supermarket juggernauts Iceland have adopted Chester Zoo’s whole rookery of Humboldt penguins in a bid to support the popular attraction which is facing an uncertain future. Chester Zoo launched a campaign last Wednesday as government coronavirus laws keeping zoos shut mean it could be closed ‘indefinitely’. The campaign has generated over £2million already and now supermarket … Read more
Animal magic: The coronavirus lockdown has resulted in viewings to a zoo’s webcams soaring by 27,000 PER CENT The Hampshire zoo has reported 64,000 viewings compared to 187 last week Dedicated workers are taking care of the animals even though the zoo is closed The zoo’s live flamingo cam is proving particularly popular with remote … Read more
HISTORY THE ZOOKEEPERS’ WAR by J.W. Mohnhaupt (S&S £18.99, 272 pp) Here’s a tale from the Cold War that’s little-known but deserves not to be. After World War II, as you know, Berlin was split into two. West Berlin was under the control of the Allies, while East Berlin was under the Soviet yoke, and an … Read more