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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/30/where-the-animals-go-wildlife-tracking-secrets-revealed

Where the animals go: wildlife tracking secrets revealedAward-winning geographer Dr James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti take us to the forefront of the animal tracking revolution, mapping the movements of animals on land, sky and sea

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/31/trade-of-coastal-sand-is-damaging-wildlife-of-poorer-nations-study-finds

Trade of coastal sand is damaging wildlife of poorer nations, study findsWealthy nations’ drastic increase in construction sand consumption contributes to erosion of estuaries

“there has been opposition over the potential for oil spills and the impact that a dramatic rise in tanker traffic could have on the region’s southern resident killer whales, a population already on the knife edge of extinction.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/30/trans-mountain-pipeline-latest-canada-court-overturns

Trans Mountain pipeline halted after Canadian court overturns approvalIn a unanimous decision, the federal court of appeal said the government failed to consider the concerns of some First Nations

To what extent is it even rational for conservationists to remain antagonistic towards invasive species?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/30/climate-change-could-render-many-earths-ecosystems-unrecognizable/?utm_term=.1a3f37c82d0b&wpisrc=al_environment__alert-hse&wpmk=1

Climate change could render many of Earth’s ecosystems unrecognizable“What we’re talking about here are the kinds of changes that disrupt everybody’s lives" paleoecologist Scott Wing said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/08/29/grain-free-exotic-dog-food-linked-to-heart-disease/?utm_term=.fdbbd8b12c6b&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Grain-free, exotic dog food linked to heart diseaseVeterinarians around the country started noticing unusual cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy, and since an early warning, new reports are still coming in.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/16/americans-are-divided-over-the-use-of-animals-in-scientific-research/

Americans are divided over the use of animals in scientific researchThere is a gender gap in views of the use of animals in scientific research. Those with a high level of science knowledge are more inclined to approve of such research.

AT LEAST FIVE POLAR BEARS WERE KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT IN WHICH ONE MAN WAS KILLED BY A BEAR
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/polar-bear-kimmirut-nunavut-death-1.4803481

Survivor recalls deadly encounter with polar bears | CBC NewsA Nunavut hunter who survived a polar bear attack that killed one of his friends last week says the encounter started when a mother bear and her cub approached their camp.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-hunter-killed-polar-bear-1.4801999

Nunavut hunter killed by polar bear and cub | CBC NewsA man from Nunavut has been killed in a polar bear attack, according to local RCMP. A polar bear mother and cub were destroyed at the scene.

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2161808/vegan-stars-joaquin-phoenix-sia-and-rooney-mara-lift

Vegan stars Joaquin Phoenix, Sia and Rooney Mara lift lid on animal exploitation‘Dominion’, a hard-hitting documentary premiering in Hong Kong next week, reveals the ugly truth about how humans mistreat animals

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-hunters-get-their-bowhead-whale-1.4785318

7 years in the making: Iqaluit hunters celebrate successful bowhead whale harvest | CBC NewsThe community of Iqaluit is celebrating a major milestone — and preparing to fill their freezers — after a bowhead whale was successfully hunted near the community on Tuesday afternoon.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-southern-africa-has-too-many-elephants-and-lions-is-contraception-the/

Southern Africa has too many elephants and lions. Is contraception the answer?These iconic creatures are in danger across much of the continent, but in some places, their surplus numbers threaten other kinds of wildlife – and culling is an unpopular solution. Instead, many researchers are turning to birth control

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/us/missouri-meat-law-tofurky.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage&action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage

What, Exactly, Is Meat? Plant-Based Food Producers Sue Missouri Over LabelingThe state has banned producers of plant-based proteins from calling their products meat. Four organizations have sued, calling the law protectionist.

http://www.arabnews.com/news/459102

KSA adopts animal welfare guidelinesSaudi Arabia has developed an animal welfare system of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries in which animal abusers face fines and have their names published in the media.According to the system, animals must be kept in a safe place, be provided suitable facilities and the necessary living conditions to accommodate them, Al-Hayat daily newspaper said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-snapchat-cat-killer.html

Video of Drive-By Cat Killings Prompts Arrest in Saudi ArabiaThe Snapchat recording caused social media outrage, and the family of the man believed to have made it has reportedly been offered police protection.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/us/cat-murders-serial-killer-washington.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage&action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage

A Serial Cat Killer Is on the Loose in Washington StateA 10-person task force has been set up to try to catch the person responsible for mutilating and killing at least 12 cats in and near Olympia, Wash., since February.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/27/beluga-whales-narwhals-go-through-menopause-too/?utm_term=.dc7593e5e200&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause, tooScientists know of only five species that go through menopause. Four of them are whales.

South Africa
http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/317100/wc-gov-and-sanral-urged-to-fix-n2-fencing-after-man-dies-helping-cattle-across?utm_source=CapeTalkNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=body&utm_content=1