PETA has won a lawsuit against the owner of Dade City’s Wild Things over the owner’s treatment of animals. According to the Tampa Bay Times, PETA asked the court to end Dade City’s tiger cub petting business on the grounds that it forces them to interact with the public, removes them from their mothers at […]
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Rangers just killed one of Kenya’s most famous lions because they didn’t have tranquilizers
Mohawk the lion, one of Kenya’s most famous big cats, was fatally shot Wednesday by wildlife rangers. In a country that has invested millions in protecting its wildlife, Kenyans are trying to figure out what went wrong. The animal management team that first arrived had no tranquilizers, only rifles. A second, with tranquilizers, was on […]
Petition: Ban Cruel Leg-Hold Traps Used to Kill Animals
Leg-hold traps are one of the most cruel and inhumane ways to trap and kill animals. The concept of trapping an animal is horrible enough and terrifying for an animal as is, but the leg-hold traps make an already horrendous process much more excruciating. These traps force animals to endure a long, painful death and […]
Baby elephant’s legs chained together ‘when it’s not forced to beg for money’
Shocking pictures have emerged showing a baby elephant unable to move with its legs chained to a pole. Brit traveller Ross Martin said he first came across the isolated calf in a makeshift shack in Phuket two years ago. He claims the elephant, named Meena, was being forced to beg tourists for money and tied […]
‘Intense’ human pressure is widespread among terrestrial vertebrates, study finds
A new study assessing the cumulative impacts of human activities on wildlife found that the vast majority of terrestrial species are facing “intense” pressure due to humanity’s footprint across the globe. A research team led by Christropher O’Bryan of Australia’s University of Queensland looked at human pressures across the ranges of 20,529 terrestrial vertebrates and […]
Herd Of 32 Elephants Could Be Killed After Conservationist Was Trampled
A herd of 32 elephants could potentially be culled after a conservationist was trampled in South Africa. South African architect-turned-conservationist, Beyers Coetzee was trampled and killed by a pair of elephant bulls on Mawana Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal province last week. Coetzee was attempting to escort the elephants back onto the reserve’s property. He fired two […]
Tracking technology confirms controversial cause of Hen Harrier decline
In the UK, Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus spend their summers on upland moors, nesting amongst the deep heather. They are one of our most treasured upland species, famous for their spectacular displays of sky-dancing and aerial exchanges of food during the breeding season. Sadly, Hen Harriers are also one of our most persecuted birds of […]
Hundreds of Bison Migrating Out Of Yellowstone To Be Hunted Down Under Government-Sponsored Slaughter
Bison have started to migrate out of Yellowstone National Park and into southwestern Montana where they could be the target of hunters attempting to reduce the herds’ population size by up to 900. Yellowstone spokeswoman Morgan Warthin told the Associated Press the bison have moved into the Gardiner basin as part of their yearly migration. […]