In the early fall of 2013, an export company in Botswana prepared a shipment of animal parts for Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association, and his wife, Susan. One of the business’s managers e-mailed the couple a list of trophies from their recent hunt and asked them to confirm its accuracy: one […]
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Southeast Asia losing tigers as deadline looms to double population by 2022
Tigers once roamed throughout the dense forested interior of mainland Southeast Asia and several islands of Indonesia. Positioned at the pinnacle of the food chain, tigers maintain ecosystem balance, and by protecting them, we can preserve entire biodiverse landscapes. However, the long-term survival of this flagship conservation species now hangs in the balance. In 2010, […]
‘An abomination’: the story of the massacre that killed 216 wolves
The woods were full of the sounds of snowmobiles and baying hounds. A group of perhaps a dozen hunters had gathered to give chase to big game along a frozen creek in north-eastern Wisconsin. Hound hunting, chiefly for black bear and coyote, is a popular pastime in this part of the state. But the houndsman […]
WATCH – Stolen leopard siblings rehabilitated and released
Eighteen months after being rescued from wildlife traffickers who kidnapped them from a den when they were tiny cubs, leopard siblings Jack and Claudi have been released into the wild at Nkomazi Private Game Reserve near eManzana (Badplaas) in southern Mpumalanga. Members of the Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency (MPTA) saved the cubs last year […]
POLL: Should deer’s impact on crops, woodlands, and marshes be reduced by culling?
In 2021, the deer population in the United Kingdom has exploded. With the pandemic, deer hunting decreased and the market for venison reduced thanks to pandemic-induced restaurant closures. Now experts are debating a cull of the deer, the New York Times reported. Scientists note that deer are decimating plant life that other species eat. “Heavy browsing […]
Activists enraged as photos emerge of endangered leopards killed in Yemen
Animal rights activists in Yemen have been horrified by photos circulating on social media since July 2 showing two endangered Arabian leopards that were killed. In a country torn apart by war, tracking down hunters and poachers and bringing them to justice is almost impossible. These photos, shared by animal rights activists in Yemen, show […]
The Decades-Long Fight to Save America’s Mountain Lion and What You Can Do to Help
For some, freedom means the right to use nature, even to the point of destruction. Others view freedom as involving an enormous duty to present and future generations: to protect native wild species and their habitats that make America one of the world’s most fascinating places. We believe that protecting wildlife is a patriotic thing […]
‘Killing spree’: Wisconsin’s wolf population plunges after protections removed, study finds
As many as one-third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves probably died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it was ending legal protections, according to a study released on Monday. Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, University of Wisconsin scientists […]