NEW CHIMP ENCLOSURE AT LIMBE
We are very pleased to announce that the Born Free Chimpanzee Enclosure built at the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon was opened on Saturday 7th March. Local politicians, officials, press and public were joined by Ian Redmond, Born Free’s Senior Wildlife Consultant, for the event. (more…)
March 20th, 2009 by admin
Elephants ‘die earlier in zoos’
Zoo elephants have a very repetitive, boring lifestyle A new study comparing wild, captive and working elephants has found that living in zoos can significantly shorten the animals’ lives. Writing in the journal Science, researchers say obesity is a major cause of death in adult zoo elephants. They also cite stress as the key factor in the death of young captive animals when...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
Not so deadly? Chance Tulsa spider misidentified
TULSA, Okla. – A spider that was found in a Tulsa grocery store may not have been as deadly as originally thought. The spider found in a shipment of bananas at Whole Foods was taken Sunday to the University of Tulsa, where animal facilities manager Terry Childs identified it as a Brazilian wandering spider, considered one of the most lethal in the world. believe that it was a Huntsman spider, which...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
