Organized crime and violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has forced a local sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 animals – including elephants, tigers, lions, ostriches, chickens, monkeys, ...

Over 700 exotic animals were evacuated from Sinaloa’s Ostok Sanctuary due to cartel violence, one of the largest animal ...

Exotic pets have been caught in the horrific violence in the Mexican city of Culiacan where a desperate battle for control is being fought out between different factions of the Sinaloa Cartel ...

As cartel warfare engulfs Sinaloa's capital, a wildlife sanctuary is scrambling to rescue over 700 animals, relocating them to a safer city after months of gunfire and threats.

The Associated Press reports that the Ostok Sanctuary, which housed over 700 animals, was forced to pack up and flee after months of violence and intimidation from rival factions of the Sinaloa ...

Due to the rising violence in Culiacán, the most important wildlife sanctuary in Mexico, Ostok Sanctuary, has made the tough decision to permanently close its location in the capital of Sinaloa ...

However, a bloody power struggle erupted last year between rival Sinaloa cartel factions, plunging the region into crippling levels of violence and leaving the leaders of the Ostok Sanctuary ...

However, a bloody power struggle erupted last year between rival Sinaloa cartel factions, plunging the region into unprecedented violence and leaving the leaders of the Ostok Sanctuary reeling ...

The animals were relocated from the Ostok Sanctuary in Culiacan, a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, to Mazatlan, in the southern part of the state, due to ongoing violence, according to ...

A staff member sprays an elephant with water at the animal refuge Ostok Sanctuary, on the outskirts of Culiacan, Mexico, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) A staff member sprays an ...