Environment Minister João Fernandes said the killing by 16 Spanish hunters was “vile” and an “environmental crime” that should be prosecuted. Pictures of the slaughter were shared on social media. Hunting individual animals is allowed but in this incident most of the zone’s deer population are said to have died. The killing is thought to […]
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Eve the Hairless Bear Celebrates One Year at Sanctuary!
Eve the formerly hairless “bare bear” celebrated her one-year anniversary at her home at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas in December. Eve moved to the sanctuary after two years at a wildlife center in California. Eve was 30 pounds when she was rescued in 2017. She had no fur and […]
Vaccinations may be vital for saving Amur tigers from virus outbreaks (commentary)
While the world focuses on the development of new vaccines against COVID-19, biologists are building the case for using vaccines for the conservation of wildlife. Our own research on the impact of canine distemper virus (CDV) in the Russian Far East concludes that vaccination of Amur tigers is a potentially important strategy to avoid extinction […]
Songbird trade in Indonesia threatens wild Sunda laughingthrush
JAKARTA — The songbird trade in Indonesia has battered the wild population of the Sunda laughingthrush, an important seed disperser in the primary forest ecosystem, a new study shows. Bird market surveys in more than 30 cities across Indonesia between December 1991 and February 2020 point to a population decline in the Sunda laughingthrush (Garrulax […]
British dad arranges for clients to kill vulnerable ‘big game’ wildlife abroad
A British dad-of-one is flogging sickening overseas trophy hunting trips to slaughter big game. Mike Taylor arranges for clients to kill vulnerable wildlife including baboons, elephants, leopards, lions and zebras. These include big game hunts throughout Africa, as well as Alaska. The firm also arranges bird shooting trips to Argentina and deer hunts in Mauritius. […]
Petition: Monarch Butterfly Denied Protection by Trump Administration
Despite a rapidly declining population and an important ecological niche, the U.S Fish and Wildlife service voted against listing the Monarch Butterfly as “Threatened” under the Endangered Species Act on Tuesday. A change in its status may have led to increased protective measures for the species and its habitat. The US Fish and Wildlife Service […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month December 2020
We wish all of our readers, authors and photographers a Happy New Year and are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Jane Gross wins First Prize with her inspiring image ‘Evening Elephant with Impala’. Dana Allen is awarded Second Prize with ‘To Get to the Other Side’ and Marcel de Bruin […]
Revealed: all 27 monkeys held at Nasa research center killed on single day in 2019
Every monkey held by Nasa was put to death on a single day last year, documents obtained by the Guardian show, in a move that has enraged animal welfare campaigners. A total of 27 primates were euthanized by administrated drugs on 2 February last year at Nasa’s Ames research center in California’s Silicon Valley, it […]