In recent years, major news outlets have started taking note of the animal movement, and including coverage of animal rights, welfare, and conservation issues on a daily basis. Check out our curated selection of top stories from around the world, updated every day.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoA Search for Clues to What Causes Whale StrandingsResearchers develop a model they hope can be used to understand how dolphins and whales react physiologically to threats from predators and people.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoWhy Does This Calf Have Six Legs?In a new episode of The Incredible Dr. Pol, the veterinarian is faced with a bovine dilemma—a cow with extra limbs.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago5 Animals That Mate Themselves to DeathThere's a reason that spiders, eels, and some mammals practice suicidal reproduction.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoBaby Pygmy Hippo Latest in Viral Video Craze: Does the Trend Help the Animals?In recent weeks, the world has tuned into the lives of Fiona the Hippo and April the Giraffe.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoGreat White Shark Photo Shoot: Don't Try This at HomeIt took thousands of dollars, a few fake seals, and many months, but underwater photographer Brian Skerry finally got the shot. With more and more great whites being spotted off the beaches of Cape Cod, Skerry set out to document the massive predators, hoping to learn about their behaviors and shed some light on the oft-misunderstood carnivores.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoAdélie Penguin Numbers Have Marched Upward—But Should We Be Happy?WATCH: Adélie penguin numbers have marched upward in East Antarctica, but the news may not be all happy. Footage courtesy Australian Antarctic Division via Storyful
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoRare Black-Maned Ethiopian Lion Caught on VideoA National Geographic explorer spotted the adult male on a recent expedition to Bale Mountains National Park.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoSwarms of Monarch Butterflies Go Here Every WinterWATCH: Swarms of monarch butterflies create an awe-inspiring scene at their winter sanctuary in Mexico.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoYogi effect? Raids on illegal meat shops, slaughterhouses in GhaziabadThe Ghaziabad crackdown coincided with similar action in Allahabad where two slaughterhouses were sealed on Saturday night, within hours of Yogi Adityanath taking over as Uttar...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/shocking-stories-tell-tale-london-zoos-founding
Shocking stories tell tale of London Zoo’s foundingIn The Zoo, Isobel Charman pens a gripping narrative of the London Zoo’s early days, when workers had a hard time keeping animals alive.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoThe woman risking her life to save Africa's elephantsGeorgina Kamanga is on a mission to show the world that Africans are passionate about protecting wildlife
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoTiger Crushed by Excavator in Horrific End to Human-Wildlife ConflictA deadly encounter in India has sparked a government investigation into what killed one of the country's most endangered animals.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoNTCA begins probe into tiger's deathThe National Tiger Conservation Authority today began its investigation into the death of a tiger allegedly due to injuries sustained while it was being captured by forest guards. The three-member NTCA team, which arrived yesterday, has already
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoWe Might Soon Resurrect Extinct Species. Is It Worth the Cost?Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoWild chimpanzees have surprisingly long life spansUnder the right ecological conditions, our close primate relatives can lead surprisingly long lives in the wild, a 20-year demographic study of a large chimpanzee community in Uganda's Kibale National Park has revealed.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago¡Pase sus vacaciones matando!Ulrich Seidl, cronista de lo grotesco de la humanidad, firma un estremecedor retrato de la caza y el nuevo colonialismo en África en la película documental ‘Safari’, un atrevido trabajo, de factura impecable, que arrastra al espectador hasta el aborrecimiento y la náusea.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoReleasing animals for good fortune threatening Hong Kong's local biodiversity, expert says"Many of the fish being sold for mercy release are not native to Hong Kong and pose a huge threat to the survival of native marine life as well as potentially spreading disease among local species", says Allen To - a senior conservation officer...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoThe hidden cruelty of Hong Kong’s mercy release industryFreeing captured animals is a ritual that some Buddhists believe to be good for their karma. However, the effects on the animals and our biodiversity are far from beneficial
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoHong Kong Buddhists’ release of animals into wild needs regulating, Kadoorie Farm saysConservationists say release of captured animals to earn merit causes suffering, with many of them dying, and releasing non-native species threatens indigenous wildlife through disease
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoWhy Buddhist ritual of ‘saving lives’ is a death sentence for animalsThe superstitious practice seen in Hong Kong and elsewhere of saving animals from imminent death only ensures the early demise of the innocent creatures