Namibia’s proposals to lift the ban on the international trade in black and white rhino horns have been rejected at a key conservation meeting. The result of the voting at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) earlier this week was adopted by the conference on Thursday in […]
Raccoons Are Adapting to City Life, And That’s Not a Good Thing
Raccoons might be getting a little too comfortable living alongside humans. According to KARK News, researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock found that raccoons in urban areas are beginning to show early signs of domestication. After examining nearly 20,000 images, scientists noticed that city raccoons tend to have shorter snouts than their […]
“The tiny turtles’ perilous haul is akin to a marathon across the world’s most dangerous obstacle course.”
Ask any turtle biologist from any country as to the meaning of arribada and chances are their eyes will glaze over, before they begin gushing effusively about the synchronised transition from sea to sand of thousands upon thousands of marine turtles that have a sole purpose in mind. To those without the benefit of either […]
Tribe Releases Native Elk Back onto 17,000 Sacred Sierra Nevada Acres
A California Indian nation celebrated the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral lands by releasing several of the region’s native Tule elk to roam the hills again for the first time in decades. The Tule River Indian Tribe elders and community members gathered around the large steel transport containers and watched the animals scurry off […]
Wait there’s wild hamsters? Oh yes – and they’re fuzzy, feisty, and just as cute and podgy as your childhood pet, just 4 times the size
When I was a child in the 1930’s,” recalls 86-year-old farmer Marcel Riegel, “hamsters were incredibly easy to catch. There were so many that they ate bare patches into our alfalfa and wheat field.” Now he never sees them. “Before the land consolidations of the 197oS,” Riegel continues, “we had hamsters, hares, partridges, orchards and […]
Wild turkeys off the menu in Maine after ‘forever chemicals’ found in birds
Hunters in Maine have been warned not to eat wild turkeys in parts of the state, after the birds were found to contain “forever chemicals” that can cause an increased risk of cancer. Maine officials warned that high levels of Pfas – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – have been detected in wild turkey and deer […]
Woman wanted by Interpol over trafficking of tiger parts arrested in India
A woman accused of being one of the world’s most wanted traffickers of tiger body parts has been arrested in India, officials have said. Yangchen Lachungpa, who was detained earlier this week, is accused of playing a critical role in building trafficking corridors leading out of the country to smuggle tiger parts out of the […]
Global tiger trafficking crisis worsens with nine big cats seized monthly
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa (AP) — Authorities have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past five years, highlighting a worsening trafficking crisis. A report by TRAFFIC warns that criminal networks are evolving faster than conservation efforts can respond. The global wild tiger population has plummeted to an estimated 3,700-5,500. Despite international protection, […]