4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Busch Gardens’ animal care team has something new keeping them up at night – a four-week-old baby cheetah that requires regular feedings and 24-hour care. When zoo keepers saw that the baby was not eating and having trouble gaining weight, they made the decision to hand-raise him. Only approximately 12,400 cheetahs remain in the wild.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 23, 2008

In response to both kinds of scenarios, some have begun to raise the possibility of an "eco-intervention," analogous to humanitarian interventions. In some parts of Africa, rangers receive military training and equipment to defend animals (and themselves) from poachers in pursuit of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered species.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 14, 2011

Just a month after Busch Gardens took in a cheetah cub whose mother wasn’t caring for it, the park’s animal care team has identified the perfect four-legged friend for the 8-week-old cat: a 16-week old female yellow Labrador puppy. The two were first introduced over the weekend and have been spending supervised play times together each day.

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