AMARILLO, Texas (ABC4) – A Texas biologist has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly importing protected wildlife items into the country without declaring it or obtaining the required permits. Dr. Richard Kazmaier, 54, an associate professor of biology at West Texas A&M University, was charged Thursday with smuggling goods into the United […]
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Rodent glue traps should be banned, according to Chris Packham
The RSPCA has released pictures of a robin accidentally caught in a glue trap designed to catch rodents to highlight the danger they pose to wildlife at large – amid hopes the traps could soon be banned. The animal welfare charity and the wildlife presenter Chris Packham are calling for a ban arguing that they […]
End experiments at Johns Hopkins University involving mutilation and killing of owls
For centuries, academic research has been conducted at the expense of sentient, living beings. Animals who are forced to participate in experiments can fully experience pain, and yet universities around the world continue to expose these innocent creatures to harm and abuse. Even when these poor animals are not being poked and prodded at, they […]
Undercover investigation exposes wildlife killing contest where 600 animals were slaughtered in just 2 days
Today, we released the grisly findings of three undercover investigations into wildlife killing contests in Virginia, including the largest contest held east of the Mississippi River. The heartbreaking callousness and carnage our investigators saw at the weigh-ins of the three contests, which took place over the last 13 months, make it clear that Virginia should […]
Colombo’s seagoing crocodiles under pressure after diver’s killing
COLOMBO — The recent killing of a fisherman by a crocodile off the coast of the Sri Lankan capital has shone a spotlight on the city’s long-overlooked crocs — and also sparked calls for them to be moved elsewhere. In the Jan. 3 incident, Somasiri Peries, 58, who collected ornamental marine fish for a living, […]
Italian hunter killed by the boar he’d just shot as horrified father looked on
A wild boar turned the tables on a hunter after attacking him and killing him in front of his dad. The hunting incident took place in the woods in the municipality of Castell’Azzara in the province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany on January 19. A friend of the victim Giulio Burattini who […]
Mr. Goodbar, a Mexican gray wolf, prevented from finding a mate due to Trump’s border wall
Scientists now have proof that the border wall built by former President Donald Trump is impeding the movements of wildlife. Data from a tracking collar on a Mexican gray wolf named Mr. Goodbar revealed that he spent four days in November pacing along 23 miles of newly-constructed border wall in New Mexico, likely frustrated in […]
‘Brutal Killing’- endangered leopard shot to death in Pakistan, leaving behind small cubs
Calls to protect Pakistan’s critically endangered wildlife have increased after a leopard died from injuries sustained when it was shot on the banks of a river in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. The injured female leopard was found by locals on Sunday and transported to Islamabad for treatment, but did not survive. An X-ray revealed that it had […]