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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/08/01/trumps-wildlife-protection-council-is-mostly-trophy-hunters-and-donors-lawsuit-says/?utm_term=.b1f31698db76&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Trump’s wildlife protection council is mostly trophy hunters and donors, lawsuit saysAdvocates say councils are legally required to be balanced.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/08/03/dozens-of-professional-goats-briefly-took-over-a-neighborhood-in-boise/?utm_term=.45d9cf2a4d3b&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

Dozens of professional goats briefly took over a neighborhood in BoiseA large herd of goats decided to do overtime in a residential neighborhood.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/04/trump-administration-lifts-ban-on-pesticides-linked-to-declining-bee-numbers?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=282679&subid=26212650&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Trump administration lifts ban on pesticides linked to declining bee numbersEnvironmentalists say lifting the restriction poses a grave threat to pollinating insects

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/08/02/is-it-parkdale-or-vegandale-fight-intensifies-over-neighbourhoods-identity.html

Is it Parkdale or Vegandale? Fight intensifies over neighbourhood’s identity | The StarA block party celebrating a group of vegan establishments is being met with a community forum demanding it cease all Vegandale branding.

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/wild-animals-in-montreal-arent-the-problem-experts-say-humans-are

Wild animals in Montreal aren't the problem, experts say, humans arePeople need to change their attitudes and behaviours: “We are living on their territory. We have to share our space with them.”

Some people have zero tolerance of animals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/realestate/deer-make-the-worst-neighbors.html?hpw&rref=realestate&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Deer Make the Worst NeighborsSuburban homeowners are fascinated and irritated by these four-legged creatures.

The story of despicable human being doing disgusting things to glorify depravity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/sports/taxidermist-running-of-the-bulls.html?hpw&rref=sports&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

They Die in the Bullring. Then He Immortalizes Them.In his job as taxidermist for the festival of San Fermín, known for its running of the bulls, José Luis Martín Moro turns the slain animals into trophies for a diverse clientele.

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-45048914#

Swiss police urge dogs to wear shoesThe police in Zurich are urging dog owners to get shoes for their dogs during the European heatwave.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/03/holland-barrett-to-offer-beauty-products-in-vegan-only-shops

Holland & Barrett to offer beauty products in vegan-only shopsRetailer to take on Body Shop with test stores that will also stock bigger vegan food range

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/31/uk-rail-companies-urged-provide-vegan-food-trains

UK rail companies urged to provide vegan food onboard trainsVegan Society campaign aims to increase number of plant-based offerings for passengers

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/30/origin-of-the-species-where-did-darwins-finches-come-from

Origin of the species: where did Darwin's finches come from?Galápagos finches have been the subject of a plethora of evolutionary studies, but where did the first ones come from?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/02/pollutionwatch-city-sparrows-decline-linked-to-car-exhausts

Pollutionwatch: city sparrows' decline linked to car exhaustsRSPB found urban sparrow colonies waning at fastest rate where traffic-borne nitrogen dioxide was worst

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/03/chimp-sanctuary-created-by-world-bank-threatened-by-world-bank-backed-dam

Chimp sanctuary created by World Bank threatened by World Bank-backed damBank helped create reserve for endangered primates, but has since funded studies used to approve dam that would flood newly created habitat

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/aug/03/whats-small-cute-and-exploited-for-financial-gain-on-the-internet-mr-pokee

What’s small, cute and exploited for financial gain on the internet? Mr PokeeThe Germany-based hedgehog, who has more than 700,000 followers on Instagram, is the latest ‘petfluencer’ to make his owner piles of cash

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/03/country-diary-a-bird-associated-with-lost-souls-and-otherworldly-forces

Country diary: a bird associated with lost souls and otherworldly forcesHardown Hill, Dorset: Nightjars’ dawn and dusk habits have given them an eerie reputation. Thomas Hardy called them dewfall-hawks; others goatsuckers and flying toads

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/03/tweets-going-viral-birds-can-learn-second-language-from-peers

Tweets going viral: birds can 'learn second language' from peersThe Australian fairy wren can master the meaning of a few key ‘words’ by listening to other species

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/aug/02/retired-racing-greyhounds-put-down-for-being-timid-noisy-or-hating-cats

Retired racing greyhounds put down for being 'timid', 'noisy' or 'hating cats'Industry records obtained by Guardian Australia show dogs euthanised rather than adopted because of unsuitable ‘temperament’

“Cows, a flash point in any discussion about climate change, may also present problems. Ruminants burp methane, and while carbon farming does not require their presence, some argue that merely accepting them on the land undermines the goal of reaching a carbon-neutral or -negative future. Livestock emissions account for almost half the…[Read more]

Can Dirt Save the Earth?Agriculture could pull carbon out of the air and into the soil — but it would mean a whole new way of thinking about how to tend the land.