Critter News

MAY 4, 2009

A baby lowland gorilla was rescued from smugglers on Sunday, April 24. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species. There has unfortunately been an increase in smuggling attempts in the Congo. Here is an article about it. Look at the face of the baby when it's revealed.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2021

This may seem like government agency hair-splitting, but the calls needed to be made not to the wildlife division of the wildlife agency, but to the exotic species division of the wildlife agency. The bird is a captive-bred Peregrine/Gyrfalcon hybrid owned by people with an Exotic Species Permit.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Animal Rescues: Feeling Compassion for Those in Need. Photo by Evan Long.

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