Birds are among the most fascinating animals; they can fly, they can sing, and some can even speak human words! These intelligent, vibrantly feathered creatures are popular pets due to the intrigue they inspire. Among some of the most common birds kept as pets are Parakeets, Cockatoos, Cockatiels, and Parrots. While many people might like […]
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Petition: Florida Man Charged After His Leopard Bit a Visitor’s Head
According to news from The Humane Society of the United States, a backyard primate breeder was involved with an incident where a man was attacked by a leopard. Michael Poggi runs a primate breeding operation in Florida, charged a man $150 to have a “full contact experience” with an adult leopard in Poggi’s care. Dwight […]
In the Horn of Africa, conflict and illegal trade create a ‘cheetah hell’
The 8-week-old cheetah cubs should have been with their mother. Instead, they were penned up in a small village near Erigavo, Somaliland, after a group of nomadic livestock farmers chased the mother away and captured the cubs from a nearby cave. “There were actually three [cubs],” Asma Bileh, a Somaliland veterinarian for the Cheetah Conservation […]
Petition: New Report Finds that the EU is a Hotspot for Exotic Pet Trade
A new report published by Pro Wildlife has found that there are over a hundred species that are protected in their home country but can be freely traded within the boundaries of the European Union. Over 120 reptile and amphibian species are up for legal trade within the European Union due to lax trading restrictions. […]
A genetic map hopes to trace rescued chimps back to their homes
Experts estimate that nearly 2,000 chimpanzees may be lost to the wildlife trade each year. Chimpanzees are currently listed as endangered by the IUCN (the western chimpanzee, one of four subspecies, is listed as critically endangered), and their numbers are still declining. While chimpanzee conservation has many components, researchers say genetic studies are an increasingly […]
Wildlife traffickers target lion, jaguar and leopard body parts as tiger substitutes
Lion, jaguar and leopard body parts are being increasingly sought as substitutes to tiger products by wildlife traffickers, a major UN report has found, but demand for ivory and rhino horn has shown signs of a sustained fall. Wildlife trafficking continues to pose a major threat to nature, global biodiversity and human health, the UN’s […]
Petition: Captive Tigers at Risk for COVID-19
Experts say that the corona virus is a danger to captive big cats around the country, including those in public or private zoos. The Bronx Zoo made headlines when it announced that tigers under its care had contracted COVID-19, which is caused by the transmission of the coronavirus. Animal welfare experts warn that tigers held […]
‘Fake market’: Red panda study finds no real demand behind rise in poaching
Cases of poaching and illegal trade in the endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) are on the rise in Nepal. But with little evidence of a demand for panda pelts and parts, researchers are asking why. Led by researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia, a team of nearly 40 university graduates traveled throughout the […]
