It’s shocking to think about how blood sports still continue today. No animal deserves to be tortured or killed for entertainment and the fact this still goes on in many places around the U.S. and the world is despicable. While many people know about dogfighting, cockfighting, and bullfighting, coyote and fox penning is a lesser-known […]
Category: Wildlife
Banff wolves have lower survival rate due to hunting, trapping outside park boundary
A study shows grey wolves in Banff National Park don’t live much longer than those in the rest of Alberta because many are being hunted or trapped when they leave the protected area. The paper that documents the survival of Banff wolves over three decades was published this week in the journal Global Ecology and […]
Wildlife emergency in Bolivia as fires threaten animal sanctuaries
A ghastly orange grin extends across the treetops in Guarayos, Bolivia, marking a cruel turn of fate for rescued wildlife. On the ground, the air is too smoky to breathe, and hot enough to scorch. The woods are so dry that everything burns. Fire is eating its way through one of the world’s great efforts […]
The Lore of Swans
If swans we be So loyally As we swim And create Our family. Our love a Flower To weather What may. Together we Share Each brand New day. And now you want to hunt us down. Humans we don’t want you around! 20Shares
Idaho’s first swan hunting season opens in portions of the Panhandle Region
Those lucky enough to have secured one of the limited tags will get to participate in a new hunting opportunity. October 19 not only marks the date of the waterfowl opener in the Panhandle Region, but also the opener of Idaho’s first ever swan season. In August, 50 tags were issued first-come, first-serve for this […]
Does trophy hunting hurt giraffe populations? A planned lawsuit says it does
Skinned, stuffed and tanned, wild giraffes are up for sale at dozens of stores across the United States. While importing and selling wild giraffes and giraffe products, such as giraffe rugs and taxidermied trophies, is legal in the U.S., conservationists and animal welfare advocates say these practices are nudging the species closer toward extinction. On […]
Haradh is Heating Up! Prime Fall Birding in Saudi’s Eastern Province
Yesterday Adam Harris and I made the two-hour run from Al Ahsa to one of the best areas in the Eastern Province for finding an interesting array of desert, grassland, and migratory birds. We arrived to Haradh just past seven and headed directly to the pivot field where last year we had seen our primary […]
Michigan poacher who killed 18 wolves, bald eagles loses hunting license for life
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man will lose his hunting license for life after he pleaded guilty to numerous wildlife crimes, including poaching 18 gray wolves. Kurt Johnston Duncan, 56, of Pickford was sentenced Tuesday under a plea agreement before Chippewa County District Court Judge Eric Blubaugh. The lifetime ban also prohibits Duncan from […]
