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Yahoo
11-07-2025
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Watch: Mysterious animal caught on video in Rochester triggers shelter alert
Rochester police briefly issued a shelter-in-place alert late Wednesday after a security video showing what appeared to be a large wild cat began circulating on social media. The 30-second Ring security camera clip, recorded around 4 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, near East Main Street and Culver Road, shows a large animal walking across the frame. The video quickly went viral on Facebook, racking up more than 250,000 views and 1,100 shares within 12 hours. "It doesn't look like a normal cat," said homeowner Stephany Baez, who shared the clip online. 'It is something scary and I don't want anyone to get hurt.' Baez suggested the animal could be a wild cat, sparking speculation online that it might be a mountain lion. After the video spread online, Rochester police received numerous 911 calls reporting similar sightings throughout the city, according to Lt. Anthony DelVecchio. However, police say none of those reports have been verified. "None of these reports have been substantiated, and no additional video evidence has been provided," DelVecchio said Thursday. Early Friday morning, DelVecchio said that police continue to receive reports on wild cat sightings. Some of the calls are "false," he said. "We are still working to confirm the validity of such reports and will continue to respond if called in an effort to do so." Also, he noted, authorities checked in with the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, and all large cats who reside at the zoo remain at the zoo "and all are accounted for." Among the large cats who reside at the zoo, there are three African lions, two snow leopards, two Canada lynx and one Amur Tiger, according to the zoo's website. Around midnight on July 10, police responded to another report of a possible sighting near North Clinton Avenue and Rauber Street, prompting them to issue a shelter-in-place order out of caution. It was lifted shortly after, once officers were unable to confirm the presence of any wild animal. 'Until the validity of the original video can be confirmed, RPD urges the public to remain vigilant,' DelVecchio said. 'If anyone observes a large wild animal, they are advised to go indoors immediately and call 911.' This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Watch: Mysterious animal caught on video in Rochester triggers alert
Russia Today
02-07-2025
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- Russia Today
Putin-backed effort saves Siberian tiger from extinction
Russia's population of Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, is no longer under threat of extinction, the chair of the Amur Tiger Center announced on Wednesday. The foundation was launched in 2013 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a long-time supporter of protecting the endangered animals. Over the past 13 years, conservation efforts have raised the number of the big cats in the Russian Far East from around 430 to 750, according to Konstantin Chuychenko. 'The goal set out in the national tiger conservation strategy has been achieved,' he told reporters at the Land of Big Cats exhibition in Moscow. Chuychenko encouraged the public to visit the Far East to see the animals in their natural habitat. The Amur tiger is native to forests in Russia's Far East and Northeast China. It is the world's largest cat subspecies and the only one adapted to cold, snowy climates. Despite progress in Russia, the Amur tiger remains classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), meaning it still faces a very high risk of extinction globally. A formal status change would require further international assessment. Russia's 750 Amur tigers live in protected areas and remote forests. Several hundred more are kept in zoos and wildlife parks around the world.
The Independent
29-05-2025
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- The Independent
Vets sedate 17-stone tiger for delicate operation to remove ingrown toenail
A 17-stone tiger who was sedated so vets could carry out a delicate operation to remove an ingrown toenail is 'getting back to her playful self', wildlife park staff have said. Tschuna, a rare Amur tiger, spent Wednesday sleeping off the general anaesthetic after having a rogue claw clipped off. The operation was carried out after staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, noticed 15-year-old Tschuna, who weighs around 110kg, was limping and sensitive on one paw. Head of carnivores Bex Brown said: 'She's a great tiger, we're able to ask her to stand up and put her paws on the mesh so we could see she'd got this issue.' The veterinary team injected Tschuna with a short-lasting general anaesthetic to ease the procedure. The operation, which took less than 15 minutes, involved vets gently clipping off a claw on Tschuna's front left paw to stop the risk of infection and remove the discomfort. ' Tiger anaesthetics are particularly tricky, so it was a quick procedure to ensure everyone involved, including Tschuna, was safe,' said Dr Charlotte MacDonald, director of animals at the park. 'Tschuna came back round relatively quickly and should have a speedy recovery, though she probably has a bit of a headache from the anaesthetic. 'We're keeping her in the house at first to recover fully and then she'll hopefully be back to her playful self again very quickly.' Ms Brown said: 'Any anaesthetic there would always be an element of nerves, it's something we always want to try and avoid, but trying to trim it would have caused her pain, she wouldn't have allowed us to do that. Leaving it would have been painful and uncomfortable for her. 'Also, because we don't sedate them often at all, it was a good opportunity to give her a full MOT while she was asleep.' Tschuna arrived at the park in 2013 as part of an international breeding programme to help support the species, also known as Siberian tigers, which came close to extinction as numbers dwindled to around 30. She gave birth to three cubs at the park in 2015 – one of them, Hector, has become a father at Cleveland Zoo in the US – and it is hoped she will partner with three-year-old male Altai, who arrived at the park earlier this year, to produce more cubs as part of the European Endangered Species Programme. Ms Brown said Tschuna is 'a princess', adding: 'If we present her food she often puts the food on her other paw rather than off the ground.'
The Guardian
29-05-2025
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- The Guardian
Indonesian soldiers, tiger toenails and wildfires: photos of the day
Vets and wildlife park staff carry out a delicate operation to remove an ingrown toenail from Tschuna, a 17-stone Amur Tiger, at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Palestinians receive medical care at the al-Awda hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp following an Israeli strike Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images A destroyed airplane lies on the tarmac at Sana'a international airport in the aftermath of an Israeli military strike. It was the last remaining plane at rebel-held Yemen's international airport Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images UK foreign secretary David Lammy with Norway's foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, at SvalSat, a satellite ground station that monitors the climate Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Preparations for the upcoming Hajj season include installing cooling systems, rest areas and mobile phone charging stations, all aimed at enhancing pilgrims' comfort and safety Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A sculpture at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, an event for cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiasts held in Las Vegas Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A Ukrainian soldier from the 2nd rifle battalion of the 24th mechanised brigade firing a 120mm mortar amid the ongoing Russian invasion Photograph: Ukrainian 24th mechanised brigade/EPA Indonesian soldiers take part in a welcome ceremony for France's president, Emmanuel Macron, at the military academy in Magelang, central Java Photograph: Jeanne Accorsini/AFP/Getty Images Smoke rises from a wildfire northwest of Fort McMurray Photograph: Alberta Wildfire/Reuters A market where sheep are sold ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim feast of sacrifice Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images A campground near the Everglades Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP A boy plays with a football on the banks of the river Ganges at Scindia Ghat on a hot summer's day Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Feral honey bees interact at the edge of their hive behind a fruit processing barn near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon Photograph: Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Firefighters and military officers work at the scene of crashed navy plane, an incident in which four crew were killed Photograph: AP Cole Palmer of Chelsea lifts the Conference League trophy after his team's victory over Real Betis Photograph:People protest outside the Varick ICE facility in New York amid an immigration crackdown Photograph: Olga Fedorova/EPA
The Independent
29-05-2025
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- The Independent
Five vets operate on sedated 17-stone tiger for ‘tricky' paw operation
A 17-stone Amur tiger is recovering after undergoing a delicate operation to remove an ingrown toenail, staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Park have said. Tschuna, a 15-year-old Amur tiger, underwent the procedure after keepers noticed she was limping. Head of carnivores Bex Brown said the team were able to identify the issue by asking Tschuna to stand up and put her paws on the mesh. Vets then injected Tschuna with a short-lasting general anaesthetic to ease the procedure. Staff said she is now "getting back to her playful self". The operation, which took less than 15 minutes, involved vets gently clipping off a claw on Tschuna's front left paw to stop the risk of infection and remove the discomfort. 'Tiger anaesthetics are particularly tricky, so it was a quick procedure to ensure everyone involved, including Tschuna, was safe,' said Dr Charlotte MacDonald, director of animals at the park. 'Tschuna came back round relatively quickly and should have a speedy recovery, though she probably has a bit of a headache from the anaesthetic. 'We're keeping her in the house at first to recover fully and then she'll hopefully be back to her playful self again very quickly.' Ms Brown said: 'Any anaesthetic there would always be an element of nerves, it's something we always want to try and avoid, but trying to trim it would have caused her pain, she wouldn't have allowed us to do that. Leaving it would have been painful and uncomfortable for her. 'Also, because we don't sedate them often at all, it was a good opportunity to give her a full MOT while she was asleep.' Tschuna arrived at the park in 2013 as part of an international breeding programme to help support the species, also known as Siberian tigers, which came close to extinction as numbers dwindled to around 30. She gave birth to three cubs at the park in 2015 – one of them, Hector, has become a father at Cleveland Zoo in the US – and it is hoped she will partner with three-year-old male Altai, who arrived at the park earlier this year, to produce more cubs as part of the European Endangered Species Programme. Ms Brown said Tschuna is 'a princess', adding: 'If we present her food she often puts the food on her other paw rather than off the ground.'
