In a landmark victory for animal welfare, Mexico has officially passed a nationwide ban on dolphin shows and the use of marine mammals in entertainment. The new law, which has received full Support from both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, prohibits the use of dolphins in shows, therapy, research, and any other non-Conservation […]
Mushroom Hunters Shoot and Kill a Grizzly That Charged Them in Montana
Two men who were picking mushrooms a mile north of Choteau, Montana, were charged by a grizzly bear on Wednesday. Both men shot and killed the bear at close range, according to a press release from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. The agency reports that the sow grizzly had one cub, which they are still […]
A man has died after contracting the first NSW case of Australian bat lyssavirus. Here’s everything you need to know about the deadly infection
A man from northern New South Wales has died after contracting the state’s first recorded case of Australian bat lyssavirus, a close relative of the rabies virus. The man, in his 50s, was bitten by a bat “several” months ago and received treatment at the time, NSW Health said. On Thursday, the department confirmed the […]
New Video Documents the Reality of the Faroe Islands Grindadrap
Pods of pilot whales and white-sided dolphins are driven into the shallow bays of the Faroe Islands and killed in a practice known as the Grindadráp. In this new film, Sea Shepherd crews document a full Grind from start to finish—what the public sees, and what is left behind. Inside the Grindadráp: Sea Shepherd crews […]
5 Canada geese shot, killed at Indy animal rehab center
INDIANAPOLIS — Several birds were reportedly shot and killed last week at an Indianapolis wildlife rehabilitation center after being let out of their cage by an unknown suspect. Officials with Providence Wildlife Rehabilitation on Indy’s northwest side confirmed details about the incident to FOX59/CBS4. In their statement, officials said a suspect drove a truck past […]
Two tourists from UK and New Zealand killed by elephant, Zambian police say
Two female tourists from the UK and New Zealand have been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a national park in Zambia, police in the southern African country have said. The Eastern Province police commissioner, Robertson Mweemba, said the victims, whom he named as 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the UK […]
Blue cranes now listed as vulnerable in South Africa
The blue crane, South Africa’s national bird, is now at greater risk of extinction, as a new regional assessment lists the species as “vulnerable.” “A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, now that the population is declining,” states the recently published Red Data Book of Birds, which follows the International Union for Conservation of Nature […]
Final dolphins ‘left for dead’ in abandoned marine park rescued after five others died
After being left in unconscionable states of captivity, four dolphins of Gulf World Marine Park have been saved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). This overdue rescue occurred on the morning of 4 June following a video released by the animal rights group TideBreakers, which caught the bottlenose beauties’ rapidly decaying enclosure […]