From this pile of logs onwards, we need to be completely silent,” says Georg Messerer, our guide through Romania’s southern Carpathians. His head cocks 45 degrees as a bird starts chirping. “Nuthatch,” he whispers, reaching for his binoculars. “And two red deer.” Georg directs our gaze to a row of apple trees, where sure enough, […]
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Petition: Stop the Captivity and Cruel Treatment of Lions
Tiger King captured America’s attention at the start of the pandemic. Critiques aside, it drew attention to the horrors of breeding Big Cats, keeping them in captivity, and exploiting them for human enjoyment. But these problems persist in the United States and even more around the globe. In South Africa, home to some of the […]
Suspected poacher trampled to death by elephant in South Africa
An elephant has trampled a suspected poacher to death in South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park, a spokesman has said. The mangled body was discovered yesterday during an intelligence operation aimed at preventing poaching, Kruger spokesman Isaac Phaahla said. An elephant stomped one poacher to death while the others fled before any animals were harmed, […]
Police hunt Cambridgeshire hare courser after dog was caught on camera killing hare in blood sport banned since 2004
Distressing images have emerged showing a group of hare coursers in action in Cambridgeshire. The pictures, shared by the Ely Standard, were taken after a group of four men and a 12-year-old boy were spotted hunting hares in the countryside. The images show one man swinging a hare by its legs, moments before brutally bashing it […]
Armed suspected rhino poacher shot dead at Kruger National Park
CAPE TOWN – An armed suspected poacher was shot dead while his accomplice managed to escape when Kruger National Park (KNP) rangers followed up after hearing gunshots and stumbled upon them. A backpack with two rhino horns was recovered next to the body of the suspect, as well as a large-calibre rifle and poaching equipment. […]
Man banned from owning animals after ‘standing on hare while his dog mauled it’
A man from County Durham has been banned from owning animals for five years after what a judge described as “absolutely appalling animal cruelty”. Paul Bowes, 30, of Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, was convicted of hunting with a dog at Rise in East Yorkshire and causing unnecessary suffering to a brown hare, by standing on […]
Norwegian Whaling Season Wipes Out 575 Minke Whales
Norwegian whaling season has officially ended and resulted in a record killing of 575 minke whales – the highest number of whales killed in the past five years. Last year the kills amounted to 503. Vanessa Williams-Grey, policy manager at WDC, said “This is nothing short of ecocide. Killing hundreds of minke whales is utterly […]
Outcry after federal agents kill eight wolf cubs adopted by Idaho school
Conservationists in Idaho are speaking out against the “inhumane” killings of eight wolf pups that were part of a pack adopted by a high school since 2003. The killings were discovered after biologists who tracked the pack noticed its den was empty this spring. Obtaining a “mortality list” from the state department of fish and […]