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Meet the man who has worked at Bronx Zoo for 50 years — and recused tigers and leopards — as the animal refuge turns 125

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Meet the man who has worked at Bronx Zoo for 50 years — and recused tigers and leopards — as the animal refuge turns 125

It’s a Bronx tail. For 125 years, the Bronx Zoo has dazzled and inspired visitors with exotic and beautiful creatures like gorillas and tigers and lemurs — oh, my! “Guests love to see the care, the dedication and the passion that our staff have for making sure that these animals were well cared for,” Jim … Read more

Drunk vultures found ‘actively dying’ until wildlife refuge helped ‘detox’ them

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Drunk vultures found ‘actively dying’ until wildlife refuge helped ‘detox’ them

WATERTOWN, Conn. – Treating drunk vultures can be challenging, as evidenced by an intoxicating discovery from a Connecticut wildlife refuge. A pair of energetic black vultures celebrated a day early for the solar eclipse on April 8 in Watertown by dumpster diving. They eventually stumbled upon something sufficiently fermented to cause serious inebriation.  “They were literally drunk. Unable to balance, stand, kept passing out or … Read more

‘Shayda’ Review: Finding Refuge in Community

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‘Shayda’ Review: Finding Refuge in Community

In Noora Niasari’s deeply felt drama “Shayda,” an Iranian mother finds sanctuary in culture and community while seeking liberation from an abusive marriage. The film unfolds during Nowruz, a regenerative Persian holiday set on the spring equinox. But in Australia, where Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) and her young daughter Mona (Selina Zahednia) are temporarily residing … Read more