Lions That Killed Zookeeper Isolated Indefinitely, Safari World Predator Zone Closed

BANGKOK — The five lions involved in the fatal mauling of a zookeeper at Safari World will be permanently isolated in a restricted zone for behavioral observation and barred from tourist areas, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced on Thursday. The zoo’s predator section has also been ordered closed pending a […]

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Khao Kheow Zoo Near Pattaya Warns Visitors After Harassment of Popular Baby Hippo Moo Deng

The director of Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province has implemented new measures to protect “Moo Deng,” the zoo’s beloved viral pygmy hippopotamus who is the internet’s newest sensation and now going global, after she was allegedly harassed by visitors throwing shellfish and splashing water on her. The zoo warned that legal action would […]

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Kangaroo hops out of Chiang Mai zoo

A joint team of Chiang Mai Zoo and Doi Suthep-Pui National Park officials were busy this morning searching for a kangaroo that got loose and was filmed heading towards Doi Suthep. Trip to Sriracha city and Sriracha Tiger Zoo The officials want to locate the animal as soon as possible, worrying that it may be […]

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Giant Panda Lin Hui Dies at Chiang Mai Zoo

CHIANG MAI, April 19 (TNA) – The 21-year-old giant panda Lin Hui died at Chiang Mai Zoo on Wednesday morning. Giant panda Lin Hui pregnant, says Chiang Mai Zoo Lin Hui had unusual symptoms with bleeding from the nose on Tuesday and was under medical care. The zoo officials had consulted Chinese experts to help […]

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Chiang Mai Zoo refutes charges of neglect

CHIANG MAI: Chiang Mai Zoo has addressed accusations of neglect following posts to Twitter depicting animals and grounds at the zoo in what appeared to be a derelict state. Zoo director Wuthichai Muangman and his staff held a news conference on Saturday to respond to photos and messages posted on Thursday by a Twitter user […]

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Samut Prakan Zoo Held for Elephant Abuse

SAMUT PRAKAN, July 20 (TNA) – Officials of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and the Department of Livestock Development found four elephants were poorly kept at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo. The officials saw four unusually skinny elephants and their dirty living quarters there, showing that the places were not […]

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