According to the BBC, pangolins remain a suspect in the coronavirus outbreak. The animals were found to carry related strains to coronavirus, notoriety which is reducing their international trafficking and sale. Pangolins are popular in illegal wildlife trafficking, they’re the most commonly illegally trafficked mammal, known for their use in food and medicine. A researcher […]
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Petition: Wild Animals Explore and Roam Freely with Humans on Lockdown
Many countries around the world are on strict lockdown. We need to practice social distancing and stay indoors as much as possible to do our part in stopping the spread of the infectious COVID-19. We are living through a pandemic and must take these measures to save as many lives as possible. However, humans being […]
Only a new law will stop the tourist trade from profiting from cruel elephant “attractions”
Feeling trapped and bored our of your mind, and pining for friends and family? That’s life every day for elephants exploited by the tourist trade in Asia. You can help fight this shameful abuse by signing a petition calling on parliament to ban the marketing and sale of holidays that include cruel elephant “attractions”. Most […]
With Monitoring Limited, Someone Drove Through a Snowy Plover Nesting Site
While surveying for new Snowy Plover nests on a California beach in late March, Cynthia Hartley was horrified to discover fresh tire tracks and shredded sand inside of a fenced-off nesting area. It was immediately clear to her what happened: Someone drove an ATV into the off-limits dunes for a joy ride. Amid the crisscrossed […]
Petition: China Celebrates “Victory” Over Coronavirus with Markets Selling Bats and Wild Animals Again
According to a Daily Mail correspondent, markets in China have continued selling bats and wild animals, even after the government reports those markets were the center of the corona virus outbreak. According to the Daily Mail, cats, dogs, scorpions and bats are available to purchase at an indoor market in southwest China, in Guilin. China […]
Norway’s barbaric slaughter of hundreds of majestic minke whales casts a shadow over its proud, wealthy and enlightened outlook
On the quayside in the picturesque Norwegian village of Andenes, the crew have been preparing their ship for the start of the new season in three days’ time. The engines have been serviced, the wooden meat-cooling pallets have been lifted on to the deck and the deadly exploding harpoons have been loaded. This weekend the […]
Petition: Ban All Wildlife Markets in Light of Coronavirus
The exact origin of coronavirus, which is currently sweeping the world, is not clear. Scientists have said they believe it might come from the consumption of pangolins, some people say bats, and others say snakes. But one thing is clear — it’s a zoonotic disease that emerged from consuming animals. And before cultural differences or […]
Welsh Zoo where lynx escaped from before being shot dead saw a fifth of its animals die in just 12 months
A zoo that came under fire after a lynx escaped saw a fifth of their animals die over a period of 12 months, it has been revealed. Vets were called in to investigate Borth Wild Animal Kingdom in Aberystwyth, west Wales, after the big cat broke free in 2017 before it was eventually shot dead […]