GREAT WHITE sharks and other species of shark and fish could be lurking in UK waters due to the warmer temperatures being experienced across the country. According to a fisherman who runs boats off the Devonshire coast, it is “more than likely” that Great Whites could already be swimming in UK waters. Ashley Lane, a […]
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VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month March 2022
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Month” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the blue VOTE button at the bottom of the […]
Trophy hunters offered cut-price deals to shoot Africa’s “big five” species
Britons are being offered the opportunity to shoot elephants and lions at a bargain. The “special offer” is a last-ditch effort to entice big-game hunters back to Africa in the aftermath of the pandemic. Tourists from the United Kingdom and the United States were unable to fly into South Africa as a result of Covid. […]
Bobcat populations threatened by extended hunting season despite activist objections
LANSING, Mich. — In the southern Lower Peninsula, hunters and trappers can now shoot bobcats in the fall. Members of the Natural Resource Commission voted 7-0 on Thursday to expand the bobcat season to nine more counties: Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot, Saginaw, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, and Shiawassee, over the objections of animal activists. Wildcats with […]
Safari leader viciously attacked by hippo has left arm amputated
After his life-changing encounter with the deadly beast in his native Zimbabwe in 1996 – which he claims “stank of rotten eggs” – Paul Templer was left with 39 “serious” bite wounds “.. The wildlife specialist, who was conducting a six-person safari down the Zambezi river, characterized the horrific encounter as “a horrible day at […]
Shorebirds threatened by disc-golf course on dune habitat without public consultation
“The importance of urban nature has never been greater. During the last year and a half of the epidemic, city dwellers all across the world have sought out and loved urban nature more than ever… Now is the time to reaffirm our commitment to green space design and protection.” —Toronto Mayor John Tory, in a […]
US hunters import almost one million hunting trophies including skulls, mounts, and teeth
“The tremendous influx of hunting trophies into the United States indicates massive animal exploitation at a time when the world is facing extinction.” Over the course of five years, American hunters imported more than 700,000 hunting trophies, including skulls, mounts, and teeth, among other things. According to data collected by the Center for Biological Diversity […]
Lifetime hunting ban imposed for nighttime poaching of deer
That would be awful. There will be no more hunting… It’s difficult to imagine. But, as far as I can tell, a punishment like this, robbing such holy privileges, must be well-deserved. According to Fox News, Michigan game officials have imposed this penalty. I’m curious as to what he did… Poaching, to be precise. If we […]