Sumatra news

Chester Zoo has launched a fundraising campaign in order to repair the damages caused by a large fire on Saturday 15 December. Visitors were evacuated ... More

A review of the zoo licensing system is underway in the UK following the Cumbria zoo scandal which saw the death of nearly 500 animals ... More

A British diplomat who served as ambassador to Afghanistan has taken a new role as director general of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Dominic ... More

A troubled zoo in Cumbria, UK, where it was recently revealed had had close to 500 animals die in its care in less than four ... More

Melia Hotels will open new locations in the Maldives and Kazakhstan in the next two years, along with a resort on the island of Sumatra ... More

A safari-themed outdoor accommodation experience opens today (27th May) at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey, UK. The new Explorer Glamping site located next ... More

A brand new exhibit has opened at Chester Zoo, UK, dedicated to some of the world’s most threatened primate species. The exhibit, which is located ... More

Chester Zoo has debuted phase two of its £40m (US$62.2m, €56.4m) Islands project, which is centred around the UK’s largest indoor zoo exhibit, Monsoon Forest. ... More

Perth Zoo visitors can experience the sights, smells, and sounds of orangutans high up in the rainforest with the opening of a new AUS$3.6m ($3.4m, ... More

Construction work has begun on the £30m Islands project at Chester Zoo in Cheshire following a groundbreaking ceremony. Set to open in 2015, Islands will ... More

Construction work will begin in August on Chester Zoo's £30m Islands project. The contract to build was awarded to engineering company Laing O'Rourke following a ... More

The Duke of Edinburgh has officially opened the Indonesian-inspired Tiger Territory at London Zoo, which will be home to endangered Sumatran tigers Jae Jae and ... More

Visitors to Chester Zoo will soon be navigating their way through swamps, mangroves, bamboos and tropical forests as part of a planned £30m redevelopment. An ... More

Chester Zoo has unveiled plans to bring the islands of Sumatra, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines to Cheshire, UK, as part of a £30m ... More

The Courtyard by Marriott Bali Nusa Dua has opened the doors to a new family friendly spa designed to welcome both children and adults. Therapists ... More

The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) has announced this year's recipients of nearly US$1.5m (£996,402, €1.23m) in grants aimed at protecting vulnerable wildlife and ecosystems ... More

Eight Queensland school students and their teacher were lucky enough to chill out with Mohan, the 200 kilogram tiger and learn first-hand the importance of ... More

David Tree, the Country Fire Authority firefighter who was in the world's spotlight for saving Sam the Koala, launched the Australian Koala Foundation's Save the ... More

On 27 September, Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia is to host a wild animal conservation day for guests. As well as ... More

Both sets were born in June 2008. Both comprised of three little wrigglers weighing around 1.5kg each. And both made headlines around the world; one ... More

A new museum, designed to act as a symbolic reminder of the Asian tsunami in which more than 200,000 people were killed, has been opened ... More

Fujifilm Australia has donated a range of digital cameras to Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide to help them collect evidence for their conservation programmes in ... More

Plans have been announced to build a new £70m world wildlife reserve in Bristol, south-west England. The proposed 55-hectare National Wildlife Conservation Park (NWCP) will ... More

Dreamworld's Tiger Island has herladed three new arrivals this month after one of its Sumatran tigers, Soraya, gave birth to three female cubs on 9 ... More

Dreamworld’s tiger twins, Indah and Rahni, celebrated their first birthday this month with a fortnight of events during the school holidays. The events included a ... More