Returning rescued slow lorises to the wild may sound like a conservation success, but a new study shows it can turn deadly. Researchers tracked nine released animals and found that only two survived, ...

A new study tracked nine rescued slow lorises in Bangladesh and found that seven of them died within months of release.

Wildlife releases are usually joyous events. Uplifting scenes of animals cautiously nosing the air as they take their first ...

Releasing rescued slow lorises back into the wild may sound heroic, but most don’t survive. In one study, seven out of nine were killed—largely by other lorises defending their territory.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the Milwaukee County Zoo's pygmy slow lorises looks out of the enclosure at the small mammals building. The animal is ...

The moment a cage door is opened and an animal released is often seen as the ultimate good news. When a captive wild animal ...

Cambridge, UK, 26th May 2010—A study by researchers from Malaysia, Australia and the UK finds that levels of trade in Slow and Slender Lorises is at levels that may be detrimental to their survival.

Slow lorises are one of the world’s only venomous mammals. Even rarer, they use their venom on one another. By Rachel Nuwer With their bright saucer eyes, button noses and plump, fuzzy bodies, slow ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A study released Oct. 19 in the journal Current Biology reveals that slow lorises use their venom not only against other species, but also against ...

A new study has found that the wild can be a "death trap" for animals that are released from captivity after previously being rescued. The research, published in the journal Global Ecology and ...