“The great auk will always hold a place in my heart,” Dr Jessica Thomas says.The Swansea-based scientist spent years piecing together an ancient DNA puzzle that suggests hunting by humans caused this giant seabird’s demise. Dr Thomas studied bone and tissue samples from 41 museum specimens during a PhD at both Bangor and Copenhagen University.The […]
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Elephant Hacked To Death By Villagers In Kenya
In the disturbing video, which has been doing the rounds on Twitter, a gang of men armed with machetes and axes are seen slashing the poor, injured animal as it falls to the ground. According to the Kenya Wildlife Service, the heinous attack happened in June last year in Imeni Forest, near the city of […]
8-Year-Old Girl, Encouraged by Mom, Proudly Kills a Buck
Animals are sentient beings who deserve to be respected and allowed to naturally live out their lives. Unfortunately, there are people who hunt for fun and believe it’s their right to take the life of an innocent animal. But even worse, this is something that is passed down by generations. Children are taught that animals […]
Vinnie Jones targeted by animal rights campaigners over love of ‘cruel’ hunting
X Factor: Celebrity semi-finalist Vinnie Jones is under attack from animal rights campaigners over his love of hunting. They are furious the ex-footballer is on a Saturday night entertainment show and stunned that anti-cruelty champ Simon Cowell is calling him “a friend”. Activists have highlighted how the sportsman-turned-actor takes part in hunting which they say […]
Trump administration reportedly approves trophy hunter’s permit for endangered rhino remains
A Michigan trophy hunter’s permit to bring the skull, skin and horns from a critically endangered black rhinoceros he shot in Africa to the U.S. will likely be approved by the Trump administration, according to a report by The Associated Press. Chris Peyerk, of Shelby Township Michigan, applied for the import permit in April. The […]
Drone Footage Captures Hunters’ Hounds Brutally Tearing a Fox to Shreds
In the United Kingdom, it’s illegal to hunt foxes with a pack of dogs. But this law is weak and rarely enforced. Because of this, hunters continue to make these illegal hunts anyway. A particular hunt, though, is gaining lots of attention and outrage thanks to West Kent Hunt Saboteurs. The animal protection group set […]
Calls for Swiss ban on foreign ‘trophy hunters’ shooting the country’s iconic ibex
Tens of thousands of Swiss citizens are calling for an end to “trophy hunting” of the country’s iconic ibex by foreigners who pay up to £15,000 to shoot the long-horned ruminants at close range. Some 46,000 have signed a petition in the past two week in the wake of a TV investigation showing big game […]
All but one of 15 Short-toed Eagles ‘shot dead’
All but one of a flock of about 15 rare Short-toed Eagles [Ajkli Bojod] spotted on Saturday evening in the outskirts of Siġġiewi are believed to have been shot dead, BirldLife said. In a statement on Monday, the NGO said the rare birds were observed settling in the outskirts of Siġġiewi and Rabat for the […]