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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2161005/new-outbreak-shows-african-swine-fever-moving-south

Fourth outbreak of African swine fever reported in ChinaLatest outbreak is more than 2,000km from the original infection site with worries growing about its rapid spread through the world’s largest herd

https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2161415/money-well-spent-if-veterinary-science-tied-public-health

Money well spent if veterinary science is tied to public healthWith public funding, City University should ensure its programme to train vets is not only about treating pampered pets

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-45289427/hedgehogs-treated-for-dehydration-at-shepreth-wildlife-park

Dehydrated hedgehog spike at hospitalA specialist treatment centre has an increased number of hedgehog patients due to the hard ground.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-45201495/moorlands-fire-catastrophic-for-wildlife

Fire 'catastrophic' for wildlifeA fire at The Roaches in Staffordshire has been described as "catastrophic for wildlife" by the wildlife trust.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-45246171#

Marine project wins major fundingThe Scottish Wildlife Trust has secured hundreds of thousands of pounds for its Living Seas scheme.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45288429#

Meet an ivory trafficker's 'worst nightmare'A new technique is helping turn dogs at one Kenyan port into super-sniffers.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-with-veganism-on-the-rise-is-meat-cooked/

With veganism on the rise, is meat cooked?The world is waking up to the notion that industrial raising of animals for human consumption is an abomination to our planet and our health. Finally, animal-free eating has gone mainstream and meat may be going the way of tobacco

https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000006018081/how-empathetic-is-your-dog.html

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/style/dog-videos.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage

Dogs in Poofy Dresses. You’re Welcome.At the Fifth Annual International Cotillion, 70 entrants strutted their stuff to benefit rescue animals.

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/aug/26/eurasian-wolf-coming-back-to-europe

Would you welcome a wolf in your back yard?The wolf is marching back into western Europe. Now it has reached the tiny Baltic islands of Aland. It is protected by EU law – but who’s protecting the locals? Patrick Barkham reports

Another generation of Royals blooded
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-george-taken-first-royal-13142109

Prince George 'taken to first royal grouse shoot by Kate to watch William hunt'The five-year-old, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William then enjoyed a lunch with members of the royal family including the Queen and Prince Charles, according to reports

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/viral/thousands-of-vegans-march-through-london-to-call-for-animal-rights/vi-BBMpYgd

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/climate/alaska-anwr-seismic-testing-tracks.html

See the Scars That Oil Exploration Cut Across Alaska’s WildernessA huge grid covers the landscape just outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, from seismic testing for oil and gas. Parts of the refuge itself could soon look the same way.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/murphy-bears-new-jersey.html

Gov. Phil Murphy Just Banned Bear Hunts in New Jersey. Sort of.There’s scant middle ground in the great New Jersey bear hunt debate, the governor has learned.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/travel/south-africa-whale-watching.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

In South Africa, Whale Watching Is a Waiting Game (With Penguins)Hermanus is known for its sightings, but the whales don’t always show. Good thing the cliffs are dramatic, the flowers vivid and the penguins friendly.

“recent research in the journal Science Advances found that key hallmarks of science are often missing in management of species across North America. For example, of the 667 management systems that study examined, only 26 per cent had measurable objectives, only 11 per cent explained how hunting quotas or limits were set and only 9 per cent were…[Read more]

B.C.'s approach to wildlife management needs major ethical reformCurrently, the system focuses largely on allowing for sustained exploitation of animals by hunters and trappers, rather than the conservation of species and the ecosystems on which they depend

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/asia-buzz/article/2147880/asia-3-minutes-indonesia-scolded-dog-meat-trade-cambodia-grilled

What not to eat in Asia: dog and cat meat, North Korean foodA former hitman threatens to return to Malaysia and reveal details of a murder that dogged ex-leader Najib’s presidency