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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/20/police-admit-officers-role-in-mass-release-of-mink-by-protesters?CMP=share_btn_fb

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0197354

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/13/philanthropists-1m-pledge-aims-to-double-largest-cat-free-zone?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+AUS+v1+-+AUS+morning+mail+callout&utm_term=277888&subid=26212650&CMP=ema_632

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/feds-weigh-proposals-to-ship-wild-horses-overseas_us_5b1eb5bce4b09d7a3d75ab9c

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44444016#

Does the US have a pet tiger problem?The US has more captive tigers than the rest of the world has wild ones. Why?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/business/volkswagen-animal-testing-peta-monkeys.html

Volkswagen Vows to End Experiments on AnimalsThe commitment comes as the German carmaker copes with the mounting toll of an emissions-cheating scandal while moving to repair its reputation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44441765#_=_

James Corden says he's given up meatThe 39-year-old talk show host says he's on his way to becoming a vegetarian and will give up fish next.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/11/sainsburys-to-sell-vegan-fake-meats-next-to-real-thing-in-trial?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=277735&subid=26212650&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

https://apnews.com/24808bac6ff445998da7254d5b299ced/Yellowstone-head-says-Trump-administration-forcing-him-out¿

Yellowstone boss says Trump administration forcing him outBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park's superintendent said Thursday that he's being forced out in an apparent "punitive action" following disagreements with the Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/07/yellowstone-trump-administration-dan-wenk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/06/09/17/21/thousands-of-aussies-protest-against-live-animal-exports

Thousands of Aussies protest against live animal exportsThousands of people have rallied across Australia as part of a National Day of Action against live animal e...

All of the influenza viruses originate in livestock production, i.e. MEAT PRODUCTION.
https://www.livescience.com/62770-dog-flu-pandemic.html

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/05/30/1805787115

Restructuring of nutrient flows in island ecosystems following human colonization evidenced by isotopic analysis of commensal ratsThe arrival of humans and human-introduced species to Pacific islands resulted in significant, long-lasting transformations to local ecosystems. However, direct measurements of deep-time human effects can be difficult to quantify from archaeological datasets. Isotopically reconstructed Read more...

https://www.bonappetit.com/gallery/40-vegetarian-recipes-for-summer

40 Vegetarian Recipes To Make, Eat, and Repeat All Summer LongThese sides and mains are ready for the beach, the park, and the grill.

https://psmag.com/magazine/watching-the-vaquita-vanish?utm_source=Friday%20Feed%20AI%20%26%20FERN%20Subscribers&utm_campaign=e167863122-FERN_Friday_Feed_AI_Subs_6_8_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_09160bb5a2-e167863122-55790049

The Endling: Watching a Species Vanish in Real TimeOn the frontlines of extinction in the Gulf of California, where the vaquita faces its final days.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/us/florida-alligator-woman.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=10&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F06%2F09%2Fus%2Fflorida-alligator-woman.ht…[Read more]

Body of Woman Attacked by an Alligator Is Found in FloridaShizuka Matsuki was last seen taking her dogs for a walk at a park in Davie, Fla., on Friday morning. Then, a witness said, she disappeared.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/opinion/protected-area-myth.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region

Opinion | Selling the Protected Area MythDesignating protected areas is relatively easy, but hardly anyone seems to be bothering with the hard work of actually protecting them.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/do-conservation-strategies-need-to-be-more-compassionate

Do Conservation Strategies Need to Be More Compassionate? Some scientists and ethicists are criticizing traditional conservation strategies, which they say focus on saving valued species while discounting the lives of less charismatic animals. Will these advocates of “compassionate conservation” point the way to new approaches, or are they simply being naïve?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/06/06/people-at-yellowstone-keep-approaching-cute-elk-calves-and-getting-attacked-by-their-mothers/?utm_term=.4801469eb619&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1

People at Yellowstone keep getting close to cute elk calves — and getting attacked by their mothersElks are mostly docile woodland creatures who don't go after humans. But babies change that calculus.