Caged and cut open for bile: The fight to free Asia’s farmed bears
CNN — When the call came in, the staff at Animals Asia jumped into action. A bear in Vietnam’s northeastern Haiphong region had been kept captive for years, her bile…
Alleged Russian ‘spy’ whale now in Swedish waters
CNN — A beluga whale widely speculated to be an alleged Russian “spy” has entered Swedish waters, according to OneWhale, an organization set up to protect the animal’s health and…
Giant panda Ya Ya becomes internet sensation in China after returning from the US
CNN — Giant panda Ya Ya has become an internet sensation again after Chinese state media showed images of her arriving at her new home in Beijing on Sunday, following…
Norway tells people to stay away from ‘spy’ whale for animal’s safety
CNN — People should “avoid contact” with a famous beluga whale to avoid accidentally injuring or killing it, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has said. The whale, nicknamed Hvaldimir, shot…
Japanese dog got letter of appreciation for saving life
Tokyo/Hong Kong CNN — A dog has been hailed as a hero in Japan after she saved the life of a man who was having a heart attack by sounding…
Freya the Walrus: Norway unveils sculpture of euthanized walrus in Oslo
CNN — The artist behind a sculpture of a walrus that was controversially euthanized over public safety concerns says she hopes her creation becomes a “three-dimensional history lesson” after it…
More than two-thirds of elephant habitat lost across Asia, study finds
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Elephants have lost almost two-thirds of their habitat…
Second cheetah dies after relocation to India as part of conservation efforts
CNN — A cheetah from Africa has died two months after being reintroduced to India as part of an intercontinental effort to revive the big cat in the country, the…
Noor Jehan: Elephant dies at Karachi Zoo after fall
A 17-year-old critically ill elephant called Noor Jehan has died at Pakistan’s Karachi Zoo, with the animal welfare charity that had been treating her calling for the zoo’s closure. The…
Elephant Noor Jehan critically ill at Karachi Zoo after fall
Noor Jehan, an elephant in Pakistan’s Karachi Zoo, is critically ill after the 17-year-old fell in a pond on Thursday in a small enclosure. Right after the fall Four Paws,…