A virus that may weaken the immune system of koalas, similar to HIV in humans, is a new “wild card” among threats facing the species and nearly all koalas in Queensland could already be infected.
Read more at Australian Geographic…
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/koala-aids-virus.htm

CALGARY – Two snakes are missing at the Calgary Zoo after slithering down a drain in their enclosure.
But zoo officials say there's no way the creatures have made their way into the city's sewer system.
They say it's likely the Malagasy Giant Hognose snakes, which are not venomous, are hiding in the building's plumbing system.
Zookeepers are [...]

A Siberian tiger that killed its owner near London, Ont., last month has been transported unharmed to an undisclosed location, provincial police say.
The 300-kilogram tiger fatally mauled 66-year-old Norman Buwalda on Jan. 13 at his exotic animal sanctuary in Southwold Township, about 30 kilometres southwest of London.
The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to [...]

(CNN) — Tigers could become extinct in the wild in less than a generation, the World Wildlife Fund warned Wednesday as it launched a campaign to save them.
The number of tigers in the wild has dwindled to 3,200 — less than the number held in captivity in the United States alone, the campaigners said.
"There is [...]

BEIJING – Ni hao — hello — Mei Lan! Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to an American-born giant panda arriving this week in her parents' homeland.
The language lessons, a special diet and even blind dates are also part of the red-carpet welcome being rolled out for 3-year-old Mei Lan, or [...]

Animals rights groups are taking the City of Edmonton to court over Lucy, the Asian elephant at the city-run Valley Zoo.
The two-page originating notice was filed in Edmonton on Monday by high-profile lawyer Clayton Ruby on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Zoocheck Canada and Tove Reece, an Edmonton animal rights [...]

A hippo escaped from a flooded private zoo in Montenegro on Tuesday, shocking villagers who found her strolling near their homes.
Even more shocking, the zoo owner plans to wait a bit before trying to recapture the 2-ton hippo named Nikica.
Nikica escaped as heavy rains sent water flooding through the zoo, raising the water level in [...]

A 66-year-old man was mauled to death by a pet tiger that he kept on his property in southwestern Ontario, provincial police said Sunday.
Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a property in Southwold, about 28 kilometres southwest of London, which was known to be home to exotic animals.
Norman Buwalda, who spent years battling with neighbours [...]

MOSCOW – Two rare Siberian tigers were among a group of big cats in a Russian travelling circus that died during a 20-hour truck journey this week, a circus administrator said Thursday.
Veterinarians suspect the animals were suffocated by exhaust fumes in the enclosed truck, which was heated to counter outside temperatures below minus-30 degrees Fahrenheit [...]

ARLINGTON, Texas – Starving snakes, dead rodents and hundreds of reptiles packed in shipping crates were discovered Tuesday when animal welfare groups in Texas raided an exotic animal delivery company, officials said.
Dozens of people with the city of Arlington, SPCA of Texas and the Humane Society of North Texas took inventory of the animals — [...]