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Tiger Airlifted to Happy Retirement Home After Decade in Grim Circus
After spending more than a decade with an abusive traveling circus in Peru, Hoover the tiger is about to kick back, relax, and enjoy...
It’s Grrrreat: Wild Tiger Populations On the Rise in Thailand
Thailand’s tigers are coming back from the brink — with their numbers nearly tripling here — thanks to heightened protections.
An eight-year long “census” tracked...
African Lions Granted Protection Under New American Law That Limits Hunters
The Obama administration implemented new measures to protect African lions, placing them on the Endangered Species List in order to curtail the loss of...
Nature Bridge Paves the Way For Mountain Lions’ Survival in California
The hunting of mountain lions has been illegal in California since 1990, but because of their proximity to humans and civilization in California, these...
Largest Ever Lion Airlift to Send 33 Circus Cats to New Home in Africa
Thirty-three lions are headed home on “Lion Air” to Africa after being freed from circuses in South America.
Animal Defenders International (ADI) worked with police...
Snapshot Serengeti Lets You Tag “Animal Selfies”
Given the chance, some animals are eager to take a selfie, like this playful lemur and a camera-stealing macaque (pictured right).
Another kind of animal...
Monkeys Give WAY Too Many Hugs to Animal Rescuers in Peru
While in Peru on a volunteer mission to improve an animal rescue reserve deep in the jungle, Trevor King found some unlikely friends in...
Panda Cub Plays in the Snow for the First Time (WATCH)
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As the first winter snow coated the Washington, D.C. area this week, the National Zoo's giant panda cub, Bao Bao, showed the exuberance...
New $80 Million Fund to Save World’s Wild Cats
Donors from China, India, the United Arab Emirates and the United States provided $80 million as cornerstone funding to save wild cats.
Panthera, a leading organization dedicated...
Tigers Roar Back in Three Critical Countries
In a field often dominated by news of felled forests and population declines, tigers have delivered a bit of holiday cheer. Wildlife conservationists report...
Cheetahs From Zoo Get Workout at Horse Track (UPDATED w/ VIDEO)
As the world's fastest animals, the big cats can run up to 65 mph and need to get up to speed to burn off...
Tiger Population in Nepal Doubles in 2 Years
Some good news was celebrated Sunday on Global Tiger Day by the 13 countries where big cats still live. In Nepal’s Bardia National Park,...
Rare White Tiger Cubs Born in Mexico
Two cubs from one of the world's most endangered species are being hand-reared at a Mexican zoo. The albino cubs were born in Loro...
Russia and China Vow to Protect Siberian Tigers
China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for rare Siberian tigers. Only about 500 of the big cats...
Sanctuary Rescues Lions From Concrete Pens
Nine cubs, and an adult lion and a tiger, rescued from bleak Romanian zoos sniffed the grass and began purring loudly, taking their first...
Meet the ‘Lion Whisperer’ (Video)
Kevin Richardson is drawing comparisons to the late Steve Irwin for his up-close-and-personal work with big cats. http://www.thenewsroom.com/mash/swf/cube.swf?a=v769405&m=139313&v=1
Jaguars Returning to U.S.
It seemed that jaguars were gone from the United States. The cat's historic range extended from northeastern Argentina through Brazil, Central America, Mexico and...