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Yearly Archives: 2019
Chinese Government Document Signals Decision to Open Tiger Trade is Quietly Going Ahead
A document recently issued by the government of Shaanxi Province appears makes no reference to the November 2018 claims that a full ban on tiger and rhino products is still in effect. Instead, it states that permits to buy or sell these products can be applied for in “special circumstances.”
Yellowstone Bison Killing Season Ends, Calves Soon to Arrive
Yellowstone National Park and other bison managers took the lives of 458 of the United States’ last wild buffalo this year. All those buffalo souls lost simply because livestock interests don’t want to share the land.
What’s Wrong with High-Welfare Animal Products?
There is no humane meat. Animal Aid UK explains how animal products labeled as organic and free-range still mean cruelty and suffering for animals.
Young Elephant Shot 13 Times as Tourists Watched in Horror
Balule Associated Nature Reserve has justified the killing of a young elephant bull in front of tourists as an “act of self-defense,” ignoring eye-witness accounts and backtracking on an original announcement condemning the act.
Zoo Animals Abandoned in Yemen’s War-Zone
Yemen has been in the merciless grip of a civil war since 2015. The government is in meltdown, public authorities are penniless and workers without salaries, leaving zoos abandoned and their imprisoned animals starving to death.
How to Veganize Other People
In the end, we can’t make other people do anything. But we can influence them in the right direction and help them open their heart and minds.
Researchers Use Computer Simulations to Study Reintroduction of Bull Trout
The project is one of the first to use an advanced computer model to simulate the genetic and demographic outcomes of a species reintroduction by projecting 200 years into the future.
Time Running Out to Save Wild Red Wolves as National Academies of Sciences Confirms Species Status
A report has confirmed the longstanding classification of the red wolf as a distinct species deserving of protection. With only two known breeding pairs left in the wild, and recent rollbacks on protections, it is urgent that the USFWS act now to protect the red wolf.
California Restaurants and Retailers Warned Against Illegal Sales of Foie Gras
Some California restaurants and retailers have continued selling foie gras, despite a state ban on the sale of this cruelly-produced “gourmet” delicacy made from the liver of a force-fed duck or goose.
Please Help Protect Grey Wolves Now
Only 5,000-6,000 gray wolves exist in the contiguous United States, occupying less than 10 percent of their historic range. Protecting these wolves and establishing wolf populations in remaining suitable habitat is crucial to the future of the species.
The Adjutant Army: An All-Female Campaign for an Endangered Stork
A gangly, bald, leathery bird with a penchant for eating garbage, the greater adjutant’s unconventional appearance has brought them to the edge of extinction. But in India, an all-female group of conservationists is fighting to clear the adjutant’s name.