A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities

The NSPCA is calling for the zoo’s sole elephant to be released and is prepared to take legal action to see it done

The animals are worth R26-million, but valuing them for insurance and other purposes is not easy

Maintaining a zoo is not only a balancing act, it contributes importantly to the world we live in.

Britain’s only female giant panda has suffered a miscarriage, according to the Edinburgh Zoo.

Jo’burg’s famous hyena is safe and napping at the Jo’burg Zoo after being captured in Randburg and treated for dehydration.

A British zoo said it has banned visitors from wearing leopard or zebra-print clothes because they were confusing the animals.

The wide-eyed lion cub inched slowly to the edge of the wooden crate. He stared around him, then with a growl from the older cub behind him, he leapt out onto the grass.