Louisiana veterinarian Raven Jackson looks in on Axel, who was coaxed into a transport cage in November at the shuttered Wildlife Waystation in L.A. With the move of its last two chimps, a former Los Angeles County animal sanctuary that was abruptly closed in 2019 is now empty of its animal charges, state officials said Wednesday. After eight chimpanzees were …
Martine Colette, who founded the Wildilfe Waystation, stands near African lions Leo Zaire, left, and Katunga at the facility in 2011. State officials on Tuesday said the long-struggling Wildlife Waystation in the Angeles National Forest is shutting down for good, and the center is collaborating with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to relocate more than 470 exotic animals …
