Tiger

Paris circus personnel kill escaped tiger

Paris - AFP

A tiger which had escaped Friday from a circus in Paris was "neutralised" by circus personnel and was now dead, police said. Firefighters had been called around 1700 GMT by people who saw the animal in the 15th district of the French capitalRead more

Paris circus personnel kill escaped tiger: police

Paris - Emirates Voice

India man-eating tiger dies after being electrocuted

New Delhi - Emirates Voice

A tiger which killed four villagers in central India has died after being electrocuted, an official said Sunday, ending a hunt by armed rangers for the beast. A court in Maharashtra state issued a shoot-to-kill order Friday against the two-year-old female tiger after its latest victim, a woman, died earlier this month. But efforts to capture or kill the tigerRead more

Indonesia steps up protection on endangered species

Jakarta - Xinhua

Indonesian attorney general office and Wildlife Conservation Society-Indonesia program (WCS-IP) have teamed up in taking measures to boost protection on endangered species in the archipelago country. The collaboration would allow the appliance of stronger sanctions against those committed in a crime against protected animals, Noor Rachmad, a deputy attorney general at the office said on Monday. The attorney general officeRead more

Man killed in tiger attack in east China zoo

Ningbo - ArabToday

A man has died in hospital after he was attacked by a tiger in a zoo in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo on Sunday afternoon. The attack occurred around 2 p.m. at the Tiger Hill enclosure in Ningbo Youngor Zoo, according to the administrative committee of Dongqian Lake Tourist and Holiday Resort in the city, where the zoo isRead more

Twin South China tiger cubs born at Nanchang Zoo

Nanchang - XINHUA

Twin South China tiger cubs have been born at Nanchang Zoo in east China's Jiangxi Province, making the total number of the endangered species at the zoo 26. The cubs were born on May 13 and have passed the 90 to 100 days of observation period. "Both of the twins are male and now weigh nearly 10 kg," said SongRead more