The recent killer whale incident that cost the life of trainer, Dawn Brancheau is a tragedy. Any time you work closely with a captive wild animal, or have a close encounter of the wild kind in nature, a human is at risk. Granted, it is a calculated risk–but one that all animal trainers take. To [...]

Once again Halloween is near. Most animal lovers and pet owners focus on the fun activities such as boo at the zoo or costuming their pets. But Halloween has a dark side. Danger lurks not only outside the home but also inside. Here are some Halloween pet safety tips: Keep animals confined on Halloween. Seclude [...]

Elok, an eight-year-old orangutan escaped from his enclosure at the Oklahoma City zoo earlier this week. Orangutans are great escape artists and zoo staff members witnessed him crawl into the moat and then out over the moat wall. Fortunately he was captured within about 15 minutes. “We do have some electrical hotwire in the exhibit [...]