June 7th: First World Swift Day
The day will see swift lovers from the four corners of the world pool forces to draw attention to these fascinating but endangered birds.
Browsing: Wild Animals
The B Word: Communicating Biodiversity to a World That Doesn’t Care Enough
With the biodiversity crisis quite possibly surpassing climate change as the greatest threat to humanity, we explore why many do not seem to realize the urgency, and reveal why this year is the crucial time for a plan ‘B’.
Exposed: Trophy Hunting Lobbyists Pose as Conservationists
An investigation by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting reveals how the trophy hunting industry set up a conservation group as a front to persuade relevant authorities to allow hunting of threatened wildlife.
Slaughtering Seals to Save Orcas is Cruel and Illogical
Dwindling salmon populations are threatening the Southern Resident orcas with starvation and extinction. Instead of encouraging humans to stop overfishing salmon or breaching the dams that restrict the fish’s movement, some are calling for the killing of seals and sea lions.
Botswana’s Elephants: Myths vs. Facts
The recent lifting of Botswana’s elephant hunting ban was made possible, in part, by myths about elephants and the impacts of hunting. Those lies are exposed here.
The Three Great Myths About America’s Wild Horses
We debunk the three greatest myths that the cattle industry has perpetrated regarding America’s wild horses.
Authorities Continue to Harass and Haze Yellowstone Buffalo and Their Babies
Help gain more ground for wild, migratory buffalo, so that no calf or pregnant mom is ever chased off the lands that are their birthright. Public comments are due by June 6, 2019.
Concerted Action Needed to Combat Wildlife Crime
More action and less talk is required to combat wildlife crime. Many species are becoming severely depleted and may disappear if more is not urgently done by governments and enforcement agencies.
Sign Petition to End Suffering of Three Caged Bears
A petition has been launched to rescue three bears locked behind bars at a restaurant in Armenia. The owner uses them to attract visitors and tourists to his restaurant and refuses to surrender them.
Government Agency Revives Plans for Cruel and Deadly Horse Sterilization Experiments
The US Bureau of Land Management is once again callously planning to sterilize wild horse mares using a gruesome procedure so inhumane that many veterinarians refuse to perform it. Take action by submitting a comment on the proposal by May 27.
Insects Disappearing at an Alarming Rate
A world without insects would be one part sad — no butterflies, no bees — and one part terrifying: a collapse of human food systems, and a planet covered in dung and rotting carcasses.
Freeing and Improving Conditions for India’s Captive Elephants
Captive elephants in India are regularly subjected to abuse and inadequate care. Successful release into the wild requires significant rehabilitation, where they can be eased into learning about all the elements of an elephant life they have been deprived of.