Test Tube Rhino: Scientists successfully transfer embryo in an effort to save a species

June 26, 2019

It’s a scientific first for endangered species, but it’s far from a panacea. Researchers announced Tuesday they have successfully transferred an embryo into the…

Zoo practices how to recapture an escaped lion using a mascot in a costume

June 25, 2019

Tobe Zoo in Japan does training every year to make sure its staff is prepared if an animal escapes. This year, for the first…

Baby pronghorn saved after mother fatally injured on the Canadian prairies

June 12, 2019

It was a local rancher who first spotted the badly injured pronghorn. The doe was on the highway just east of Veinerville, in the…

Lightning strikes kill two giraffes in Florida zoo

June 12, 2019

Two giraffes were struck and killed by lightning, according to a Florida zoo which conducted a study to find out why the animals died…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Goat yoga and goat feeding at Washington cemetery

June 5, 2019

A fundraiser at Washington D.C.’s 200-year-old Congressional Cemetery using goat yoga and goat feeding was so successful, there are plans to hold more events…

Catholic school principal resigns after going to strip club with his service dog

June 3, 2019

The principal of a Louisiana Catholic school has resigned after being arrested at a strip club in Washington, D.C. on a field trip and sources say the…

Llama on the loose has police puzzled in Alberta

May 30, 2019

This llama is on the lam. But police outside Edmonton, don’t know from whom or why. But it’s definitely on the run. “Strathcona County…

Breeding farmed frogs may stop the illegal trade of exotic frogs

May 27, 2019

A conservation group in Colombia is breeding sought-after exotic frogs in an attempt to thwart traffickers from capturing the animal and selling them to…

Mounties get their goslings amid forest fire evacuation in northern Alberta

May 25, 2019

Forest fires tearing through northern Alberta have evacuated entire communities. The Chuckegg Creek fire, now more than 10,000-square kilometres in size, is threatening homes…

Ducklings in distress saved from storm drain by Calgary police

May 24, 2019

Everything about this rescue mission is police-speak perfection. “On Sunday, May 19, 2019, Calgary Police were called to the community of Royal Oak for…