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A SPECIAL group of visitors helped bring children with disabilities or developmental difficulties out of their shells. Sparkle, the charity partner of the Serennu Children's Centre, offered a number of activity…

An exotic animal sanctuary has been warned by the regulator about seeking donations from the public more than a year after it was stripped of its charitable status.The National Exotic Animal Sanctuary (NEAS) at Co Meath houses and cares for…

Herpetologists have long wondered how the king cobra, which weaves through the vast Asian landscapes, got separated by seemingly inscrutable divisions such as the Himalayas might be a single species. It also intrigued them that the…

Scientists in Galway have released the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a protected species of bat in the UK. The new study, titled Webslinger Versus Dark Knight, published in the international journal Ecosphere, shows!-->…

A University of Texas biology professor faces charges of allegedly smuggling exotic animal parts into the United States, prosecutors said. Richard Kazmaier, 54, who is an associate professor at West Texas A&M…

Breadcrumb Links Local News Greenview Aviaries Park and Zoo in the Chatham-Kent area is up for sale, along with its more than 450 animals, including lions, tigers, zebras, monkeys and more. A lion sits in its…

A team of Indian and Russian researchers have unearthed an unknown group of skink family lizards from Arunachal Pradesh.The team consisted of researchers from the National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore (NCBS), Bombay Natural…

The beleaguered Happy Pants Ranch animal sanctuary has now been singled out for rubble.Owner Amey James and his partner Phil Greenhalgh used hardcore to reach and feed the 450 animals scattered around their 20-acre site in Bobbing near!-->…

Last year, the first year of the pandemic, people needed so much to cheer themselves up that they clung to all kinds of wellness stories, many of which turned out to be false.There were dolphins and swans returning to the canals of Venice……

December 23 — The owner of a local pet store whose criminal case is at the heart of today's animal rescue stories is still fighting his charges in court.Timothy Charles Lorraine, 61, of Whitley City, is next due in Pulaski District Court…

The owner of a local pet store whose criminal case is at the heart of…

The owner of a local pet store whose criminal case is at the heart of…

A sanctuary that cares for 450 abandoned animals has been granted a last-minute stay of execution after being threatened with closure just days before Christmas.Swale council planners had recommended that Happy Pants Ranch's retrospective!-->…

Tehran, Iran (AFP) - "No, my cat is not dangerous," said Mostafa, an Iranian animal lover, outraged by a proposal by ultra-conservative lawmakers to ban pets. The 25-year-old, who runs a pet supply store on bustling Eskandari Street…

Tehran (AFP) - "No, my cat is not dangerous," said Mostafa, an Iranian animal lover, outraged by a proposal by ultra-conservative lawmakers to ban pets. The 25-year-old, who runs a pet supply…

An animal rescue could be halted if planners work out tomorrow night. (Dec 9)Swale's board, already reeling from previous planning scandals, appears poised to turn down a request for a change from farmland to animal sanctuary for the!-->…

Posted: 7:00 p.m. November 16, 2021 Update: 3:01 p.m. November 18, 2021 Working with animals is considered the dream job of many people and for Ipswich's more exotic creatures they are in good hands under the care of a 22 year old!-->!-->!-->…

"Slow and steady wins the race," according to one new study of lepidosaurs (lizards, snakes, amphisbenes and tuatara) published in the journal Paleontology. pleurosaurus, a remarkable long-bodied swimming rhynchocephalus who lived during…

The number of small animals - rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and turtles - left at the shelter has doubled in the past year.…

Nearly 850 people have fallen ill with Salmonella infections in recent years as part of an outbreak linked to feeding rodents. The epidemic was first investigated in 2015 and most of the sick people lived in households with one or more pet…

Tarpon Springs Aquarium and Wildlife Sanctuary Expands When the Tarpon Springs Wildlife Sanctuary decided to expand, it invited a childhood cancer survivor to cut the ribbon for the new enclosures. TARPON SPRINGS, Florida. - When the…

The recently discovered fossil of an animal that walked both above and possibly under the Earth has been named after a sea serpent which, according to Norse mythology, will invoke the end of the world and the rebirth that it brings. result.…

Twenty years after its discovery in Argentina, the 231.4 million year old Lepidosaurus fossil has been described in detail by paleontologists. This animal has characteristics that place it before the split between lizards, snakes and…

Reconstruction of Taytalura's life in its natural habitat with the extinct conifer Rhexoxylon in Ischigualasto…

Reconstruction of Taytalura life in its natural habitat with the extinct conifer Rhexoxylon in Ischigualasto (Argentina) during the Upper Triassic, hiding from the primitive dinosaur Eodromaeus (in the background) inside the skull of a…

This story is part of Grist's Summer Dreams arts and culture series, a weeklong exploration of how popular fiction can influence our environmental reality. People thought the snake seen in the park was a black mamba. Who knows…

When you think of the animal you most fear encountering, for many people bears, pumas, and other large predators with sharp teeth come to mind. However, when it comes to your real…

When we meet Watson, he is walking - slowly, deliberately - through Kirk and Libby George's large garden in…

When Jordan Woodhead witnessed the hatching of his two spectacled caimans earlier this year, he realized a lifelong dream. The pair of tiny fangs had been bred by Jordan himself during the pandemic and are just part of his plan to create!-->…

By carbon dating the remains and surrounding sediment, they discovered that mass extinction has only occurred in the past 500 years. The arrival of European settlers led to a mass extinction of 50 to 70% of the populations of snakes…

Monthly events held at the Knights of Columbus HallZANESVILLE - Over a thousand creatures will be on display at the Zanesville Reptile Expo on Sunday."You're going to see snakes, lizards, turtles, turtles, and there are feeders which are…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Reptile enthusiasts rejoiced last weekend when the Kentucky Reptile Expo returned to the Central Bank Center in Lexington. What do you want to know The event returns after a one-year hiatus Reptiles, their food and…

The state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has tried for years to deal with the influx. Among other strategies, he required owners to shoot iguanas on sight and invited amateur hunters to compete for prizes at a roundup of…

DJ Goddess, aka Jessica Dhillon, with Maya the boa constrictor at Urban Safari in South Surrey. (Photo: facebook.com/iamdjgoddess) DJ charms snakes and lizards at Surrey Wildlife…

DJ Goddess, aka Jessica Dhillon, with Maya the boa constrictor at Urban Safari in South Surrey. (Photo: facebook.com/iamdjgoddess) DJ charms snakes and lizards at Surrey Wildlife…

Florida restricts the possession and private breeding of certain exotic animals, including Burmese pythons, green iguanas and tegu lizards, citing concerns about invasive species invading the state. This decision is met with strong…

NEW YORK, January 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- World Animal Protection, a global non-profit animal welfare organization, is today launching a campaign urging PetSmart® end the sale of reptiles and amphibians. The group notes that the sale of…

Cave geckos illustrate evolution at its most fantastic. Some have blood red eyes and sport bright yellow stripes on their dark bodies. Others are Popsicle blue or have camouflage patterns of fiery orange and brown. Many species of these…

the tuatara is old. 250 million years old. This is when this bizarre creature shared its last common ancestor with other reptiles before further evolving and diverging. It was once one of many species of Rhynocephalia…

In the evolutionary tree of life, the New Zealand lizard-like tuatara is on a branch all to itself.In the days of the dinosaurs, this amazing animal had many relatives all over the world, and yet now there is nothing else like it on Earth.…