Twenty exotic cats, including a Bengal tiger, four cougars, a lynx and four bobcats, have died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington.
Source: Tiger among 20 cats to die of bird flu at sanctuary in Washington state
:( This is so sad!
This and my tiger photo are the first additions to this facility's gallery in a while. Shooting here was very tricky, but it was a good learning experience that a zoo photo doesn't have to look completely natural to be of value, which was a mindset I was very much stuck in at the time.
I noticed no one's posted a review of the Smithsonian's new Claws and Paws Pathway, which I just found out about and then visited today. So, here goes (trying to be as complete as possible since I plan on deleting this account later to avoid distractions):
North American Porcupine:
This...
Introduction
I have created this thread for the purpose of learning more about the exotic cat species kept in our region: past, present and future.
Past context includes people sharing historical information on exotic cats (such as data), posting news articles they’ve found from the past or...
Hi all, it has been sometime since I have stopped by here on Zoo Chat. As some of you know I have been a animalkeeper (now for over 15 years..wow time is a flyn')
I finally got my first chance (well only had 2 hours) to check out the S.F. Zoo. It looked very nice, and I wish the keepers and...
I just wanted to update you guys if anyone was interested.
The Zoo is now working on three new exhibits for three new interesting species of animals to take up residence at the Zoo. I will give you details on both the animals and the exhibits.
Snow Leopard
We have made arrangements to...