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POLL: Should animals be trophy hunted to support conservation?

POLL: Should animals be trophy hunted to support conservation?

February 23, 2014February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 77 Comments

“After a long conversation with the FBI I have decided to temporarily suspend my activity on this page. I want to thank all of you who have commented [on] this important issue of Black Rhino Conservation.” – Corey Knowlton, Feb 3, 2014. This was the last post on Corey Knowlton’s Facebook page. Knowlton is the […]

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A Tale of Two Elephants: celebrating the lives and mourning the deaths of Cirrocumulus and Ngampit

A Tale of Two Elephants: celebrating the lives and mourning the deaths of Cirrocumulus and Ngampit

May 20, 2013December 22, 2019 Supertrooper 5 Comments

On March 21st, the organization Save the Elephants posted on their Facebook page that two African elephants had been poached inside a nearby reserve: “Sad news from the north of Kenya. Usually the national reserves are safe havens for elephants, and they know it. But in the last two weeks two of our study animals […]

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Asian bear farming: breaking the cycle of exploitation (warning: graphic images)

Asian bear farming: breaking the cycle of exploitation (warning: graphic images)

February 4, 2013December 22, 2019 Supertrooper 15 Comments

In the forests of Asia, bears are being captured. These captives will be sent to bear farms, most unregulated and illegal, where they will be kept alive in a small cage, locked away for life. Their bodies will be used as renewable natural resources, from which profit will be made through the extraction of internal […]

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