A mink eradication plan in the High Weald of Sussex is proving so successful that Defra has given the go ahead to extend the project across southern England from the Kent coast to the Dorset border. It raises the realistic prospect that this invasive aquatic mustelid – a diminutive relative of otters, badgers and weasels – may be removed from […]
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Poland’s Landmark Fur Farm Ban Signals A Humane Shift in Fashion
Poland has taken a decisive step that could reshape the future of global fashion and strengthen the movement to protect vulnerable animals. The country, once the second largest producer of fur in the world, has passed a law to phase out all fur farms within eight years. This change comes after decades of activism and […]
1000 Captive Mink Liberated From Mink Farm in Woodbine, Iowa
Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the Press Office, animal liberation activists have apparently freed 1000 captive mink from David Tremel Fur Farm (2017 Troy Trail Woodbine, IA 51579), according to Fur Commission USA and local news sources. Cages and fences confining the hapless animals were also sabotaged. This is the […]
Petition: End Cruel Fur Farming Across the EU
Bulgaria has officially banned fur farming, in a huge win for animals! Back in 2022, the country’s Minister of Environment and Water signed an order to prohibit breeding or importing a popular species of mink in Bulgaria. But – predictably – greedy companies protested loudly, claiming they should have the right to torture animals for […]
More than 10,000 species on brink of extinction need urgent action: Study
Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling toward that grim fate, unless we help. A comprehensive new study provides the clearest picture yet of Earth’s most imperiled species, and offers evidence that conservation can work. The study published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity found that […]
Less than 1% of UK biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, figures show
Less than 1% of the government’s biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, despite the danger they pose to British wildlife, figures suggest. Conservationists warned the funding to address non-native plants and animals was failing to match the risk they posed to “cherished” native species, from water voles to ladybirds, as well as to waterways, […]
Water voles bounce back in key areas but distribution across UK declines
Water voles continue to decline in their distribution across Britain but there are signs of recovery in some regions, with populations bouncing back in 11 key areas, according to a report. The river-residing mammal, which inspired Ratty in the Wind in the Willows, has revived in number in parts of Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and East […]
Rare Art Works by John James Audubon at Auction on December 5th Part VI
A rare collection of 82 original, hand-colored engravings of birds and quadrupeds by John James Audubon will come under the hammer in New York on 5th December 2012. “The Birds of America” was published in London between 1827 and 1838 by Robert Havell. Although some items will be purchased by art galleries for public display, […]