Wildlife officials in Florida have confirmed a second case of the fatal “zombie deer disease,” officially known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), raising fresh concern among scientists and conservationists about its spread across North America. According to Mother Jones, the infection was detected in a young white-tailed doe in Holmes County—just a mile from where […]
1000 Captive Mink Liberated From Mink Farm in Woodbine, Iowa
Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the Press Office, animal liberation activists have apparently freed 1000 captive mink from David Tremel Fur Farm (2017 Troy Trail Woodbine, IA 51579), according to Fur Commission USA and local news sources. Cages and fences confining the hapless animals were also sabotaged. This is the […]
Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
By 10am on the midsummer Day of the Ox, the city of Narita smells of charcoal and sugar. The cobbled road is thronged with visitors lining up to buy grilled eel, a traditional delicacy believed to cool the body and keep spirits up in the humid weather. “We’ll be so sad if it becomes extinct […]
Virus That Kills More Elephants Than Any Other Cause Is Finally Defeated
Veterinary immunologists have developed a vaccine for a virus that’s one of the the leading killers of elephants in captivity and in the wild. With no cure, and with a penchant for claiming the lives of elephants calves, elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) has been responsible in recent years for the deaths of five elephants at […]
New study reveals how illegal wildlife trade intersects with organized crime in Canada
When most people hear terms like poaching, wildlife trafficking or illegal wildlife trade, they probably think of threatened species such as elephants, rhinos, tigers or sharks. Geographically, wildlife crime may feel like a problem confined to southern Africa or southeast and East Asia. Of course, these species have long been heavily trafficked, and those regions […]
Taylor Swift Fans Raise Millions for Otter Conservation After Viral T-Shirt Moment
When Taylor Swift wore a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium T-shirt featuring two sea otters during The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, no one expected it would spark a wave of donations — but that’s exactly what happened. According to People, the California aquarium reissued the shirt for a limited fundraiser after Swift’s outfit went […]
Country diary: A lesson in rest from the Canada geese
Right now, my terrace house sits directly under a flight path, belonging not to planes but to skeins and skeins of honking Canada geese. As reliable as the first misty mornings and the slow shedding of the trees, I hear that familiar harsh call as the geese pass overhead. My view of the V shapes […]
It looks like a spider and moves like a spider, but this is no spider – it’s an evolutionary nightmare. Watch the deadly killer in action
In the mountains of Iran, a flycatcher scans the area for something to eat – and spots a spider in a crevice. But unfortunately for the bird, it isn’t actually a spider: it’s something far more dangerous (and venomous). This bizarre attack is actually an evolutionary adaptation of the spider-tailed horned viper (which we named […]