Tag: Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo under fire over “heartbreaking” treatment of rare leopard

Scottish News

Peter Laing - April 25, 2013

VISITORS and animal welfare experts have criticised Edinburgh Zoo for its “heartbreaking” treatment of one of the world’s most endangered animals. Seven-year-old Amur Leopard Skodje...

Black and white film: Zoo staff don panda suits to calibrate bear-tracking cameras

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - February 28, 2013

EDINBURGH Zoo staff have been donning panda suits and prowling the bears' enclosure in a bizarre test of a new camera system. "Panda cams" have...

Tian Tian the panda goes head over heels

Scottish News

Peter Laing - February 12, 2013

A VIDEO of female panda Tian Tian's acrobatics at Edinburgh Zoo has left staff wondering if she is limbering up for love. A video clip...

Zoo asked to scan obese patients

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - December 2, 2012

BOSSES at Edinburgh Zoo are turning down a request a month from Scottish health boards asking for help to carry out scans on obese...

Animal A-listers could cause neglect of unglamorous species – report

Scottish News

Peter Laing - September 12, 2012

ANIMALS that have a ‘celebrity’ status at Edinburgh Zoo are being linked to the cause of deteriorating enclosures, a report has found. Inspectors at the...