russia

LOOK: Human ‘foster mothers’ raise a pair of polar bear cubs after their mother rejected them

Animal SceneJanuary 21, 2021

Four human foster mothers are taking turns raising a pair of abandoned polar bear cubs born in captivity at a safari park in Russia. It is exceptionally ra... Read More...

FUR0 Comments 02 min read

Orcas loaded onto trucks as Russia releases more ‘whale jail’

Animal SceneJuly 19, 2019

Nakhodka, Russia (AFP) - Three orcas were loaded onto trucks at a controversial facility in Russia's Far East on Thursday as the country continues to release a... Read More...

FINS0 Comments 04 min read

The future of zoos: Is there one?

Megan CabalcarJune 4, 2019

"I am cautiously optimistic we’ll be able to overcome this, but I’m not sure.” David Towne, former Director of Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, expressed uncer... Read More...

CONSERVATIONHOOMANS0 Comments 09 min read

Russian ‘spy whale’ found in Norway

Maxine LagmanApril 30, 2019

A beluga whale was found off Norway’s coast, which appeared to be wearing a special Russian harness that a Norwegian expert believes was trained by the Russian... Read More...

FINS0 Comments 02 min read

Polar bears floated 434 miles away from home, because there was not enough ice

Maxine LagmanApril 27, 2019

A polar bear was seen floating on an ice floe, stranded for what appeared to be more than 400 miles away from its original home. Witnesses said there was n... Read More...

CONSERVATIONFUR0 Comments 02 min read

Developments in the Arctic adds to polar bears’ woes

Maxine LagmanMarch 27, 2019

A month after 50 polar bears fled to Belyushya Guba, a village on the far northern Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Russia’s future plans of developing the pla... Read More...

CONSERVATIONFUR0 Comments 02 min read

Polar bears invade remote Russian island, due to melting of ice

Maxine LagmanFebruary 13, 2019

About 52 polar bears invaded a small military settlement in the Russian Arctic after ice caps in their home started to melt. Arkhangelsk regional governmen... Read More...

CONSERVATIONHOOMANS0 Comments 02 min read

REPTILES

Lizards, men, and Lizardmen

3 unique Monitor Lizards in the Philippines

What happens if all Wild Snakes go extinct?