Koalas Face Extinction in Next 30 Years Without Urgent Intervention, Report Warns

Koalas Face Extinction in Next 30 Years Without Urgent Intervention, Report Warns

Koala populations across parts of Australia are on track to become extinct before 2050 unless “urgent government intervention” occurs, warns a year-long inquiry into Australia’s “most loved animal.” The report published by the Parliament of New South Wales (NSW) paints a “stark and depressing snapshot” of koalas in Australia’s southeastern state. “Even before the devastating […]

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What is a Tasmanian devil? Candid Animal Cam meets the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world

What is a Tasmanian devil? Candid Animal Cam meets the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world: the Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) used to live in Australia but now they can only be found in the island state of Tasmania, […]

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Petition: Australia is Slaughtering Thousands of Wild Horses, Goats, Deer, and Pigs Starting This Month

Petition: Australia is Slaughtering Thousands of Wild Horses, Goats, Deer, and Pigs Starting This Month

It was announced just three weeks ago that the Bureau of Land Management in the United States will remove 30,000 wild horses and burros from federal lands via cruel mass roundups. They’ll also perform dangerous and inhumane sterilization procedures on mares.Mountain goats in national parks have also been culled recently. Unfortunately, it turns out that […]

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Nike finally stops selling kangaroo skin soccer shoes to California shoppers

Nike finally stops selling kangaroo skin soccer shoes to California shoppers

California law prohibits the sale of items containing kangaroo parts, including “k-leather” soccer cleats, in-store or online. Nike has recently taken the first step toward compliance with the law by halting sales of kangaroo skin cleats from Nike.com to California  residents. It’s a start, what Nike is just doing. After the Center for a Humane […]

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