Animal Welfare and Biodiversity: A Brief Primer on the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
Animal welfare is closely intertwined with many of the issues under negotiation in the CBD’s new Biodiversity Framework.
Browsing: Hunting & Fishing
U.S. House Reintroduces Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act to Protect Sharks from Cruel Finning
The bill would help to curb an inhumane global trade that claims the lives of 73 million sharks each year.
Exposing Wildlife Crime: An Interview With Karl Ammann
The filmmaker and investigative journalist shares his perspective on how the wildlife trade is changing, why enforcement of laws that protect wildlife is so lacking, and why we can’t rely on CITES to protect wild animals.
Norway Continues Whale Slaughter with 2021 Hunting Quota
In defiance of a global moratorium on commercial whaling, Norway has again issued an annual kill quota of 1,278 minke whales for the 2021 whaling season.
Breeding and Trading Endangered Wild Animals Is Not Conservation
A new study demonstrates that legalized trade and commercial breeding of wild animals stimulates demand, encourages poachers and smugglers and ultimately pushes species towards extinction in the wild.
“The Scale and Power of the Trophy Hunting Industry Is Astonishing”: An Interview With Eduardo Gonçalves
“Nobody has shone the spotlight on the industry, its power or the slaughter that it is responsible for before. This is what I am seeking to do.”
Poached Rhino Horn for Breakfast
In this fictional short story, an activist hatches a grand plan to take down poachers in Zimbabwe.
First Marine Wildlife Hospital in the Pacific Northwest Coming Soon
In an interview with Casey Mclean, we discussed the need for a marine wildlife hospital, how humans are negatively impacting marine animals, and what changes these animals need from us so they can survive and thrive.
Ex-Volunteers Expose Cruelty in the Name of Big Cat Conservation
Two women thought they were helping by hand-rearing cubs, until they learned some sinister truths. Now they run a sanctuary for big cats born victim to an exploitative industry.
People in Developing Countries Eat Less Bushmeat as They Migrate from Rural to Urban Areas
Bushmeat consumption has devastated the populations of hundreds of wildlife species and been linked to the spread of zoological diseases such as the Ebola virus.
New Photography Book Shines Light on Hidden Animals in Our Lives
See select images from the new book HIDDEN, which compiles the work of forty photojournalists who document animal lives.
It’s High Time South Africa Shut Down Its Captive Lion Breeding Industry
Will the South African government and its high-level panel finally accept the overwhelming evidence that captive lion breeding should be stopped?