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A worker at a Crimean wildlife park has been killed by lions

Oct. 16, 2024 12:28 PM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A worker at a wildlife park in Crimea died Wednesday when she was attacked by lions, officials said. According to the Russian Investigative Committee's office in the Russia-annexed peninsula, the death occurred when the worker went into a cage at the Taigan...

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

Oct. 04, 2024 06:06 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals contracted bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, officials said. State media VNExpress cited a caretaker at Vuon Xoai zoo in Bien Hoa city saying the animals were fed with raw chicken bought from...