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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jaguar-bones-chinese-medicine-poaching-south-america-suriname-a8549451.html

Secret gangs boil down forest jaguars for lucrative market in unproven Chinese medicinesBig cat - already threatened - is being further endangered by black market in body parts, claws, teeth and bones, investigators find

https://art19.com/shows/bite/episodes/5f55abb7-5eaa-4986-9328-753741edb4ad

67 – The Shocking Reason Why Millions of Animals Drowned in North CarolinaThis episode takes listeners to eastern North Carolina to see how Hurricane Florence has walloped massive chicken and hog farms. Millions of animals have died, and waste from hog farms is seeping into local waterways. Tom talks to local water advocate Matthew Starr, Read more...

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2166391/hong-kong-health-chief-sophia-chan-vows-step-fight

Health chief vows to step up fight against rats with latest technologySophia Chan’s remarks came after it emerged city’s rodent problem could be much worse than thought

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2166352/chinese-farmer-dies-after-being-attacked-pig

Killer pig leaves Chinese farmer dead in marketMan was found covered in blood at market in southwestern province of Guizhou

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/25/us-national-parks-climate-change-impacts

Vanishing Joshua trees: climate change will ravage US national parks, study saysPark lands have warmed twice as fast as the rest of the country

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/29/california-shark-attack-teen-lobster-diver

California shark attack: teen lobster diver injuredLifeguard says injuries traumatic but not fatal after teenager bitten on first day of spiny lobster season in Encinitas

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/30/covert-footage-reveals-cruelty-of-badger-culls

Secret filming reveals hidden cruelty of licensed badger culls‘Brutal slaughter’ will cost £1,000 per animal, claim campaigners, as government defends battle to beat bovine TB

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/theyre-great-little-animals-the-dusky-gopher-frog-goes-before-the-supreme-court/2018/09/29/b928b9b4-bc4f-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html?utm_term=.1c6c9b8d0f46

‘They’re great little animals’: The dusky gopher frog goes before the Supreme CourtAs D.C. flails over the imperiled nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh, the high court begins its term trained on a diminutive, delicate creature.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/24/she-gave-medicine-pets-she-rescued-hurricane-florence-she-was-arrested-it/?utm_term=.d2f7b730b682&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

She gave medicine to pets she rescued from Hurricane Florence. She was arrested for it.Tammie Hedges, who took in 27 cats and dogs during the storm, is facing a dozen misdemeanor charges.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-the-horse-natures-human-whisperer/

The horse: nature’s human whispererIf the news has you down, some sessions with CBC documentary Equus provides timely distraction from life

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2166318/pest-control-expert-saw-30-rats-partying-hong-kong

Is Hong Kong’s rat problem far worse than first feared?Infestation survey calculated using affect of rat poison distributed around 18 districts

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/world/africa/botswana-elephants-poaching.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage&action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage

Doubts Mount in Botswana Over Charity’s Claim of Elephant ‘Poaching Frenzy’Critics say that Elephants Without Borders made exaggerated claims to try to influence the government, which is considering rolling back a hunting ban.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/409058-california-governor-signs-bill-banning-sale-of-animal-tested-cosmetics

California governor signs bill banning sale of animal-tested cosmeticsCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Friday signed a bill banning the sale of cosmetics that undergo animal testing, making California the first state to approve such a ban.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45633272#

Secret life of rare antelope revealedAn antelope caught on camera in Uganda for the first time sheds light on an unexplored rainforest.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/21/this-pit-bull-was-rescued-fighting-ring-now-hes-joining-police-force/?utm_term=.e728b874334f

This pit bull was bred for dog fighting. Now he’s joining a police force.Dallas was born in a place where pit bulls are banned, but rescuers have given him a new lease on life.

“72% of Quebecers believe that animal welfare should be a key electoral issue: In July, the Montreal SPCA asked Léger Marketing to assess the importance of animal welfare and protection in the eyes of Quebec voters. The results of this survey revealed that 72% of the Quebec population considers it very important or somewhat important for…[Read more]

2018 Elections and Animals: Parties Take Positions | SPCA MontréalMontreal, September 17, 2018 – A month ago, in the lead-up to the provincial election, the Montreal SPCA submitted a questionnaire to the main political parties to learn more about their positions on various provincial animal welfare issues. Today, we are revealing the results of this questionnaire in the form of a ranking, from the …

https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/four-great-horse-cultures-that-still-exist-today

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2166090/worlds-first-case-rat-hepatitis-e-infecting-human

Hong Kong man is world’s first human found with rat hepatitis E virusTop HKU microbiologist investigating the case says more time needed to understand why man was infected with virus previously found only in rats and ferrets