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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/science/humpback-whale-antarctica.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20180508&nl=science-times&nl_art=5&nlid=30337821emc%3Dedit_sc_20180508&ref=headline&te=1

Humpback Whale Baby Boom Near AntarcticaPregnancy rates in the southern oceans are high, according to a study that showed the species is rebounding, a rare piece of good news for whales.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/science/elephants-earthquakes-vibrations.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20180508&nl=science-times&nl_art=1&nlid=30337821emc%3Dedit_sc_20180508&ref=img&te=1

Listening to Elephants With Earthquake-Monitoring ToolsDetecting the vibrations that elephants create with their feet and vocalizations may be a useful tool to protect them from poaching.

https://www.care2.com/causes/lawmakers-target-wildlife-killing-contests-in-new-york.html

Lawmakers Target Wildlife Killing Contests in New York | Care2 CausesCountless animals continue to become targets for wildlife killing contests, but now lawmakers have set their sights on contests themselves in an effort to make these cruel events a thing of the past.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/01/hm-zara-and-others-ban-mohair-products-after-animal-cruelty-investigation/?utm_term=.54ddb08474b9

H&M, Zara and others ban mohair products after animal cruelty investigationVideo footage from a PETA investigation shows workers dragging goats by the horns and legs, and lifting them off the floor by their tails.

“German nutrition retailer nu3 analyzed data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assess which countries have the potential to significantly reduce their carbon footprint by switching their consumption habits to a plant-based diet that would minimize damage to the…[Read more]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/05/08/a-leopard-snatched-a-3-year-old-from-a-lodge-in-uganda/?utm_term=.ae5af7deeec8&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Leopard snatches a 3-year-old from a lodge in UgandaThe boy did not survive.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/08/mom-2-kids-die-after-striking-alligator-on-south-carolina-interstate-authorities-say/?utm_term=.f132093f7925&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Mom, 2 children die after striking alligator on South Carolina interstate, authorities sayThe car crashed into a tree and caught fire after hitting the animal, authorities said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/08/florida-deputy-responded-to-a-dispute-about-a-cat-he-was-fatally-shot-in-the-head-police-said/?utm_term=.fe7790677af3&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Florida deputy responded to a dispute about a cat. He was fatally shot in the head, police say."It's just one of those things that goes along with law enforcement,” said a sheriff's office spokesman. “There is no routine call."

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/palm-oil-ban-could-scupper-deal-onbritish-fighter-jets-warns-mod-ft7jw8gtd#_=_

Palm oil ban could scupper deal on British fighter jets, warns MoDDefence officials warned the government that backing a European ban on palm oil could jeopardise a deal to sell British-built fighter jets to Malaysia, documents have revealed. The ban is intended...

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/07/true-cost-of-eating-meat-environment-health-animal-welfare?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=274048&subid=9773987&CMP=GT_US_collection

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/04/spanish-guggenheim-defends-live-animal-installation-pulled-new/

Spanish Guggenheim to feature live animal installation that sparked protests in New York Spain’s Guggenheim museum has defended itself in the face of protest over the exhibition of two controversial Chinese artworks featuring animals, which had previously been withdrawn from its gallery in New York.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/05/06/nearly-200-free-roaming-horses-died-searching-for-water-on-navajos-parched-land/?utm_term=.cfcd8720ac41&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Nearly 200 free-roaming horses died searching for water on Navajos’ parched landThe deaths underscore the West's overpopulation of free-roaming horses, a problem entangled in competing interests, scarcity of resources and tribal cultural values.

https://www.care2.com/causes/new-york-bill-would-ban-animal-abusers-from-working-in-shelters.html

New York Bill Would Ban Animal Abusers From Working in Shelters | Care2 CausesThe New York state Senate has just passed a bill to prohibit anyone convicted of animal cruelty from working with animals again.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/05/the-trump-administration-is-being-sued-over-a-very-weird-bird/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=econundrums-2018-05-07

The Trump Administration is being sued over a very weird birdOil and gas companies are destroying sage-grouse habitat—with Ryan Zinke's blessing.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/05/ruffled-feathers-feral-peacocks-split-community-in-canada

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/04/poo-patrol-how-doodoowatch-could-solve-our-cities-dog-mess-problems

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/science/first-animal-genes-evolution.html?hpw&rref=science&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

The Very First Animal Appeared Amid an Explosion of DNANobody knows what the first animal looked like. But many of its genes are still present in humans today.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/06/nyregion/fox-piping-plover-jersey-shore.html?hpw&rref=nyregion&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Trapping Foxes to Save Plovers Sets Off Showdown at Jersey ShoreWildlife officials have used snare traps to protect the endangered birds. It’s ruffling more than feathers in a town where the fox is the unofficial mascot.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/where-to-get-your-aww-on-this-spring-where-it-comes-to-baby-animals/2018/05/03/9168b7cc-47cd-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html?utm_term=.2d408a5581c3&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

At national parks and zoos, it’s prime time for baby animalsVisitors can get their pick of the litter from bison calves and white-tailed deer to grizzly bears, goats and storks.