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Pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammalThe world's most trafficked mammal is finally receiving some protection. One photographer has captured their plight in the images below

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Victory! Delaware Passes Bill Giving Lab Animals a Second Chance | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating another major win for animals in labs with the passage of a bill in Delaware that will give them a second chance.

“In Sitapur, nobody seems to know why the dogs have started attacking children, though there are rumors that it started after an illegal slaughterhouse in the area was closed down, leaving the dogs with no…[Read more]

Stray dogs are killing children in India. Scientists want to find out why.Vigilante dog-catching squads have started shooting and strangling animals, while local authorities have recruited police officers and municipal workers to catch the strays.

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Smithfield Foods fined for noise and smell offencesUS meat processor Smithfield Foods has been fined following a trial over alleged damages caused by noise and smell from one of its farms.

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Plant-based protein demand drives Beyond Meat’s global expansionGrowing global demand for plant-based protein has resulted in US alternative meat firm Beyond Meat to expand into 50 countries worldwide.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/07/bird-migration-explained-at-last-its-all-about-energy-efficiency/?utm_term=.bb1feb10607b&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

Bird migration explained at last: It’s all about energy efficiencyBirds are saving energy by flying thousands of miles.

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Must See - BBC NewsZimbabwe's armed female anti-poaching unit protects one of Africa's biggest elephant populations.

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United’s ‘PetSafe’ Policy Bans Over 40 Breeds After In-Flight Dog Death | Care2 CausesUnited Airlines will no longer allow 40 dog breeds and some cat breeds in its PetSafe program, but will continue to fly many pets in dangerous cargo holds.

“Serbian government has pledged to shut all fur farms by January 1st 2019 but due to pressure from fur farmers and fur traders, there are moves to delay the fur farming ban by 10 years.”

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SERBIA – Anti-Fur Action – SIGN THE PETITION! – OIPA International

“That bezoar is not found in all porcupines, you must be lucky to find the animal, which has it: It seems that only five for every 1,000 porcupines are naturally doted with it. For this reason, Chinese people make order of a large number of porcupines, dead or alive, to the hunters.”

http://www.oipa.org/international/porcupine-bezoar-congo/

PORCUPINES UNDER THREAT IN CONGO – OIPA International

“World agriculture will absorb two-thirds of all climate change costs by 2050. That means that both the climate and capitalism’s agricultural model are in the midst of an abrupt and irreversible moment of change. There is little reason to imagine that climate change won’t break the modern food system. Worse, industrial food production is a bre…[Read more]

“World agriculture will absorb two-thirds of all climate change costs by 2050. That means that both the climate and capitalism’s agricultural model are in the midst of an abrupt and irreversible moment of change. There is little reason to imagine that climate change won’t break the modern food system. Worse, industrial food production is a bre…[Read more]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/world/australia/koalas-chlamydia-john-oliver.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=1&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F05%2F08%2Fworld%2Faustra…[Read more]

Everything You (and John Oliver) Need to Know About Koala ChlamydiaTo honor the comedian John Oliver, the actor Russell Crowe has donated a new medical ward in Australia to treat koalas with chlamydia.

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As Winter Warms, Bears Can’t Sleep. And They’re Getting Into Trouble.American black bears are not always hibernating when they should be. Sometimes, they go in search of humans’ food, and that’s an even bigger problem.

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Butterflies: Riders on the StormHow do the delicate insects survive pounding rains and high winds? Trees provide refuge, experts say.

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A Census of Gorillas and Chimpanzees Finds More Than ExpectedThere are more than 360,000 gorillas and 128,000 chimpanzees in Africa, roughly twice as many as previously estimated.