According to a statement released today by Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, the government is in the process of capturing 57 wild elephants that were auctioned off last year. Namibia had declared in December 2020, much to the chagrin of environmentalists and elephant supporters, that it would auction off 170 of its elephants […]
Tag: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Record number of Yellowstone wolves hunted and trapped in Montana this season
Montana wildlife officials have taken steps to limit hunting on the border of Yellowstone National Park after a record number of park wolves were killed this season. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday to pause wolf hunting and trapping for the season in a region of southwest Montana once 82 wolves have been […]
Texas biology professor charged for illegally trafficking 14 protected wildlife species
AMARILLO, Texas (ABC4) – A Texas biologist has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly importing protected wildlife items into the country without declaring it or obtaining the required permits. Dr. Richard Kazmaier, 54, an associate professor of biology at West Texas A&M University, was charged Thursday with smuggling goods into the United […]
Mr. Goodbar, a Mexican gray wolf, prevented from finding a mate due to Trump’s border wall
Scientists now have proof that the border wall built by former President Donald Trump is impeding the movements of wildlife. Data from a tracking collar on a Mexican gray wolf named Mr. Goodbar revealed that he spent four days in November pacing along 23 miles of newly-constructed border wall in New Mexico, likely frustrated in […]
Petition: Protect Monarch Butterflies
Human actions are decimating our planet and making it harder for those who live on it to survive. One such being is the Monarch butterfly. These beautiful creatures are vital pollinators and help keep the ecosystem in balance. Monarch butterfly populations have been declining rapidly. While there were around 1.2 million in the 1990s, there […]
Trophy hunters celebrate their kills in Las Vegas despite overwhelming public opposition
A new poll shows that more than 75% of Americans oppose trophy hunting, and 82% oppose the trophy hunting and import of African lions and elephants, both listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Notwithstanding this evidence of public opposition to trophy hunting, a stubborn minority is meeting at the Safari Club International’s convention […]
Siberian tigers are being hunted at night for their body parts
The tiger was already dead when they spotted it, the hunters said—a furry, ochre mound against the snowy backdrop of Primorye, a sprawling region eight time zones from Moscow, in Russia’s Far East. The seven men took a picture with the massive Amur tiger, their arms casually slung around each other’s shoulders, the straps from […]
Attempt to feed manatees fails so far, but effort to hold off starvation will continue
An attempt to feed starving manatees appears to have failed so far, as the big marine mammals refuse to recognize floating lettuce as food. State and federal wildlife officials undertook the unusual step of offering food to manatees last month after an unprecedented number of deaths last year, most from starvation. The cause was the […]