German zookeepers shot dead a lion on Thursday after two of the animals escaped from their enclosure and a tranquiliser failed to stop one of them, the zoo's director said.
Zimbabwe plans to dehorn all rhino in its national parks to discourage poaching after 50 animals were illegally killed last year, a wildlife conservation group said on Tuesday.
Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand's infamous Tiger Temple as they removed live animals in response to international pressure over suspected trafficking and abuse.
A quarter-tonne snake that was found nestling on a building site could be the longest ever captured in Malaysia, officials said on Tuesday.
A zebra escaped from its enclosure in a Japanese zoo on Tuesday, giving one keeper a heart attack and injuring another - at least that was the scenario of a drill aimed at dealing with runaway animals.
