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Elephant at centre of animal rights campaign dies in Philippine zoo

Paulding Progress 29 Nov 2023
An elderly elephant has died in a Philippine zoo, an official said Wednesday, after a failed global campaign to relocate her to an animal sanctuary. Mali had been a popular attraction at Manila Zoo, where animal rights activists say she was kept for decades in "solitary confinement" in a concrete enclosure.
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Elephant at center of animal rights campaign dies in Manila Zoo

Manila Standard 29 Nov 2023
An elderly elephant has died in a Philippine zoo, an official said Wednesday, after a failed global campaign to relocate her to an animal sanctuary. Mali had been a popular attraction at Manila Zoo, where animal rights activists say she was kept for decades in “solitary confinement” in a concrete enclosure.
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Elephant at center of animal rights campaign dies in Philippine zoo

Phys Dot Org 29 Nov 2023
An elderly elephant has died in a Philippine zoo, an official said Wednesday, after a failed global campaign to relocate her to an animal sanctuary. Mali had been a popular attraction at Manila Zoo, where animal rights activists say she was kept for decades in "solitary confinement" in a concrete enclosure.
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Mali, ‘world’s saddest elephant,’ dies after 33 solitary years at zoo

New York Post 29 Nov 2023
28 of congestive heart failure at Manila Zoo in Manila, Philippines ... Mali died at the Manila Zoo on Tuesday ... “I am writing to add my voice to the many others who are supporting the transfer of Mali, the lonely elephant currently being held at the Manila Zoo, to a sanctuary in Thailand as soon as possible.”.
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Four New Luminous Snails Come To Light In Second-Of-Its-Kind Discovery

IFL Science 06 Oct 2023
It's Impossible To Keep Mountain Gorillas In A Zoo – Here's Why. While examining various terrestrial snails collected in Thailand during 2022, an international team of researchers from Chubu University in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, ...
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What Bangkok Has in Store for You in September

Hindustan Times 30 Sep 2023
But why not take it up a notch and explore this vibrant city in September? Not quite as bustling as peak season yet not too quiet, September offers a balanced experience of Thailand's bustling capital ... Zoo and Theme Park ... It's like experiencing a mini-African safari right in the heart of Thailand.
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News in pictures: Wednesday August 23, 2023

The Times/The Sunday Times 23 Aug 2023
A zookeeper dressed as a tiger is shot with a toy rifle in a bizarre animal escape drill in Thailand. Staff at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province held the simulation to practise emergency routines ... A calf born without spots at Bright's Zoo in Tennessee has been hailed as one of the world’s rarest giraffes.
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Efforts made to bring back red-crowned cranes from brink of extinction

Vietnam News 15 Aug 2023
The project is a joint effort by the provincial People’s Committee, the Việt Nam Zoos Association, the International Crane Foundation, and the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, which has been successful in the work.
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Really cheeky! Watch dogged spider monkey climb on to US tourist pull her t-shirt down ...

The Daily Mail 14 Aug 2023
'I don't know what to do y'all. I'm scared.' ... She then asks another man ... 'She does not want to let go.' ... In May, video emerged of a 'notorious' orangutan groping a woman's breasts at a Thai zoo. Panisara Rikulsurakan, 26, was visiting Bangkok's Safari World in Thailand when she stopped to sit down and pose with the cheeky primate named Nhong ... .
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Announcing that you've ridden an elephant on holiday should be greeted with the same horror ...

The Daily Mail 05 Aug 2023
Expedia, until contacted by the Mail this week, also promoted the horrific and dangerous Nong Nooch village garden in Thailand, one of the worst venues for elephant abuse, and Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, where elephants are forced to swim up and down a deep glass-sided tank.
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The Daily Telegraph Australia 29 Jul 2023
Here's the latest for Saturday, July 29th. Four air crew members missing after Australian helicopter crash; Protesters march through streets of Thailand; 'X' sign goes atop Twitter building; Malaysian zoo celebrates International Tiger Day ....
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Two New Pandas Were Born in South Korea. Here’s Why They’ll Eventually End Up in China

Time 13 Jul 2023
If you’re looking at a giant panda in a zoo outside of China, it almost certainly belongs to China ... When Lin Hui, a celebrity panda at a Thai zoo died in April, the zoo’s director said that Thailand would have to fork out 15 million baht ($430,000) in insurance payout to China.
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A temple elephant in Sri Lanka will be airlifted back to Thailand after allegations of neglect

Chatanooga Times Free Press 02 Jul 2023
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Veterinarians are preparing to airlift an Asian elephant from Sri Lanka back to its home country of Thailand this weekend after it spent more than two decades at a Buddhist temple where activists alleged it was abused ... to Thailand for medical treatment.
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:18 a.m. EDT

The Galveston Daily News 01 Jul 2023
A temple elephant in Sri Lanka will be airlifted back to Thailand after allegations of neglect ... The Thai government intervened, and veterinarians at Sri Lanka's national zoo are preparing the elephant for an airlift to Thailand on Sunday.
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:13 a.m. EDT

Rutland Herald 01 Jul 2023
A temple elephant in Sri Lanka will be airlifted back to Thailand after allegations of neglect ... The Thai government intervened, and veterinarians at Sri Lanka's national zoo are preparing the elephant for an airlift to Thailand on Sunday.
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