Buddhist monk Thich Minh Thanh has told media in Vietnam that beginning the New Year by chopping pigs or stabbing buffalos will not bring good luck.
Distinctive white whales live in communal groups, migrate thousands of miles and raise each other’s young, but are being poached to stock aquariums.
The hippo is crucial to entire ecosystems and as populations dwindle, their loss will cause other species to die out too.
Sun bear Aurora worked up the courage to explore the unknown – finding cool grass beneath her paws, coconuts and even potential new friends.
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For $45 a month, you can sponsor a rescued bear.
$35 a month could pay for a dozen fruity ice blocks that keep the bears active and stimulated.
$15 a month could provide two bears with dried fruit and nuts, an essential part of their diet.
$10 a month could keep four recovering bears supplied with plus-size fruit smoothies that disguise the taste of their medicines.
$195, could provide a rescued bear with vet care for a month.
$140 could buy the bears a swing to relax on in their enclosure.
For $80, you can befriend a rescued bear.
$55 could buy fruit smoothies for our bears.
$35 could buy a small bobbin/spool for our bears.
$25 could support one volunteer to investigate one zoo for one day.
$11 could vaccinate one dog against rabies. Outbreaks of rabies often prompt brutal dog culls in China.
$8 could buy a pot of honey – the bears’ favourite treat.
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