An Alberta judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought against the City of Edmonton by PETA and Zoocheck Canada that asked the court to declare Lucy, the Valley Zoo’s Asian elephant, an animal in distress.
In a ruling released Friday, Associate Chief Justice John Rooke of Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench called the originating notice by [...]

A 37-year-old Western Lowland gorilla described as the dominant female of the Toronto Zoo’s seven-member troupe has died.
Samantha, living at the zoo since 1974, was euthanized Monday after suffering her second stroke in a matter of weeks, the zoo said in a release.
The gorilla was paralyzed on her right side after a stroke in mid-July. [...]

A private zoo keeper in Taiwan is being investigated by authorities after breeding a lion with a tiger and creating two liger cubs.
Huang Kuo-nan has insisted he did not mate the two animals on purpose: Breeding and crossing of rare protected animals is illegal in Taiwan, and if he is convicted, he could be fined [...]

A rare Sumatran tiger at the Toronto Zoo has died.
Rengat, as he was known, had to be put down last night due to kidney failure, officials said.
The tiger, a star attraction at the zoo, turned 17 this week. The Sumatran tiger is an endangered species — it is estimated that there are only [...]

Two camels and a tiger that have been missing since Friday have been found.
Camels Shawn and Todd, and Jonas the tiger have been found in Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, in the Drummondville, Que., area. After finding them on a rural road late on Monday night, officials described all three animals as being “alive and well.”
The animals [...]