Tourists taking photos with seals are disturbing the creatures and damaging their health, say British wildlife campaign groups. Seal conservation groups around the UK have launched a petition urging government to make it “unlawful to touch, feed, chase or worry a seal in England and Wales”, which already has more than 17,000 signatures. Volunteers have […]
Man Intentionally Hits Alligator and Nest with Lawn Mower
A man in Florida was arrested for intentionally hitting an alligator and destroying the alligator’s nest with a lawnmower. Wildlife officials were called to the location when a 6-foot alligator was reportedly injured. A witness told the officials that he had seen a man riding a lawnmower near the area. The man had first scared […]
Wildlife officers investigating shooting of osprey near Loveland
Wildlife officers are investigating the shooting of an osprey, the male half of a pair nesting on the south side of Boedecker Lake west of Loveland, leaving wildlife specialists worried for survival of his young. “It’s a concern,” said Debbie Eley, resource specialist with the city of Loveland’s open lands division. Male and female ospreys […]
Are Zoos Vital for Education or Conservation?
As discussions about treating animals ethically progress, it’s difficult to graze over zoos and just how ethical or unethical they are. To start, we have to acknowledge there are people who work in and run zoos that genuinely care about animals. This is not an attempt to belittle or doubt their intentions. Nor is discussing […]
Charlotte County Birds Falling Ill from Dangerous Red Tide Toxins
The dreaded red tide has been plaguing Charlotte County beaches and making the local birds ill. The toxins from the red tide have already caused a negative impact on sea life, killing fish and sending other aquatic species into hiding. Pamela DeFouw, executive director of the Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida, said, “We’ve definitely seen […]
Taronga zoo lyrebird perfectly mimics the ear-splitting wail of a crying baby
From car horns to jackhammers to chainsaws, the superb lyrebird is famed for its ability to mimic a wide variety of sounds. And now, Echo, the resident lyrebird at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, has been captured mimicking a crying baby, complete with ear-splitting, tonsil rattling, screams. The seven-year-old male lyrebird’s impersonation might not provide the […]
B.C. police far more likely to shoot animals than people
When Chetwynd RCMP officers were called to a rural property in May 2018, they found two dogs calmly lying in an enclosure with three dead goats. The woman who had called police hadn’t seen the attack on her family’s pet goats and didn’t know the dogs, but she was afraid of what they might do […]
Pet Cougar Rescued From New York City Home
On August 26, the Humane Society of the United States helped relocate a cougar that was being kept as a pet in a New York City home. The rescue was done in collaboration with and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York City Police Department, and the Bronx Zoo. The cougar, […]
