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https://www.care2.com/causes/animal-control-officers-spend-night-outdoors-to-raise-awareness-of-cold-weather-dangers.html

Animal Control Officers Spend Night Outdoors to Raise Awareness of Cold Weather Dangers | Care2 CausesThree brave animal control officers are spending a winter night outdoors in Michigan to raise awareness of the danger of leaving pets outside.

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One in five Amur tigers poachedHunting threatens the future of the world's largest cat

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/12/conservationists-decry-nsw-shark-net-trial-after-protected-species-caught-and-killed?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=260273&subid=9773987&CMP=EMCENVEML1631

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160830-can-you-tell-a-wild-cat-from-a-pet-moggy?ocid=nlert&cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-email-_-BBC_Earth_Newsletter_11012018_ROW-_-email&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=BBC_Earth_Newsletter_11012018_ROW

Can you tell a wild cat from a pet moggy?It is not going to be as easy as you think. Pit your wits against the ultimate cat trivia challenge

https://www.care2.com/causes/love-baby-birds-oil-and-gas-drilling-is-risking-their-births.html

Love Baby Birds? Oil and Gas Drilling Is Risking Their Births | Care2 CausesBirds close to noisy drilling sites have fewer babies, and the chicks they do have are of a lower birth weight.

https://www.care2.com/causes/animal-victims-its-not-just-humans-who-die-in-wars.html

Animal Victims: It’s Not Just Humans Who Die In Wars | Care2 CausesResearch shows that warfare can have a devastating effect on local animal populations.

Sindh, Pakistan to acknowledge animal rights! https://tribune.com.pk/story/1602473/6-animal-rights-sindh/

Animal rights in Sindh - The Express TribuneThe provincial government has decided to introduce a law to free animals from all kinds of abuse

https://www.care2.com/causes/victory-new-jersey-just-became-the-first-state-to-ban-all-wild-animals-in-circuses.html

Victory! New Jersey Just Became the First State to Ban All Wild Animals in Circuses | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating an epic win with the passage of Nosey's Law in New Jersey, which makes it the first state in the U.S. to ban all wild animals in traveling circuses.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/10/ms-ditches-2-cauliflower-steak-aka-slice-amid-ridicule-from-customers?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=260061&subid=9773987&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-clean-meat-could-make-livestock-obsolete-1515188032

Review: ‘Clean Meat’ Could Make Livestock ObsoleteManufacturing meat without raising animals will soon shift from fantasy to reality. Early investors include Bill Gates, Richard Branson and Cargill Inc.—already the world’s largest supplier of ground beef.

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China ivory ban bites online - Global TimesChina began to ban sales of ivory and ivory products from Sunday in a move that Chinese internet users hailed on social media with the slogan

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1083140.shtml

Japan’s ivory market caters unabated to Chinese clients due to absence of regulations - Global TimesAs animal rights activists around the world applaud China’s announcement this past weekend that it would officially ban all ivory products from being sold in the country, another disturbing trend – ivory illegally exported into China from Japan – has raised concerns about the continued demand for this rare product.

https://www.eturbonews.com/174173/hydropower-station-raise-alarm-wildlife-conservation-tanzania

Hydropower station raise alarm on wildlife conservation in Tanzania - eTurboNews (eTN)Construction of biggest hydropower generation plant inside the Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania had raised an alarm to wildlife conservationists fe

https://conservationaction.co.za/resources/reports/ivory-towers-assessment-japans-ivory-trade-domestic-market/

IVORY TOWERS An Assessment of Japan’s Ivory Trade and Domestic Market - Conservation Action TrustEXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held in September and October 2016 recommended the closure of domestic ivory markets that are “contributing to poaching or illegal trade” as a matter of urgency (CITES, 2016). Faced with the worst elephant poachingRead More

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Elephant calves exported from Zimbabwe as China bans ivory tradeChina has reportedly imported more than 30 wild caught elephant calves from Zimbabwe in a controversial if not cynical move which took place on the very day Chi...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/world/europe/pope-circus-animal-activists.html?emc=edit_tnt_20180110&nlid=30337821&tntemail0=y

Pope Invites the Poor to the Circus, and Animal Activists ProtestThe Vatican’s charity office secured free tickets for 2,100 people, among them the homeless and refugees, but some critics quickly spoke up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/01/08/climate-change-is-turning-99-percent-of-these-baby-sea-turtles-female/?utm_term=.2bfe6d96f951&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

Climate change is turning 99 percent of these baby sea turtles femaleFor every young male turtle, there are more than 100 females.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/01/09/some-birds-are-so-stressed-by-noise-pollution-it-looks-like-they-have-ptsd/?utm_term=.4293dea85d05&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

Some birds are so stressed by noise pollution it looks like they have PTSD"This is an acoustic degradation of the environment,” biologist Rob Guralnick said.

https://www.care2.com/causes/could-circus-animal-exploitation-soon-come-to-an-end-in-england.html

Could Circus Animal Exploitation Soon Come to an End in England? | Care2 CausesAfter years of campaigning, and broken promises from the government, animal advocates are optimistic a ban on wild animal acts may finally be enacted.

https://www.care2.com/causes/uk-puppies-may-soon-only-be-sold-with-their-mothers-present.html

UK Puppies May Soon Only Be Sold with Their Mothers Present | Care2 CausesAs a way to crack down on the cruel puppy mill industry, Prime Minister Theresa May has proposed new laws that will improve animal welfare in the UK.