In recent years, major news outlets have started taking note of the animal movement, and including coverage of animal rights, welfare, and conservation issues on a daily basis. Check out our curated selection of top stories from around the world, updated every day.
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Why are elephants dying? The race to solve the mystery of mass die-offsHundreds of animals perished in Botswana and new deaths are reported in Zimbabwe – now scientists are trying to find the cause
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
New Zealand suspends live cattle exports after ship sinksGulf Livestock 1, carrying more than 40 crew members and nearly 6,000 cattle, foundered off coast of Japan
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
'Rolling and rolling and rolling': the first detailed account of great white shark sexAstonishing testimony by New Zealand fisherman Dick Ledgerwood sheds light on mysterious and elusive ritual
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Old Male Elephants: Don’t Count Them OutNew research challenges the assumption that bulls become redundant in elephant society after breeding.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
We Didn’t Want to Co-Parent a PuppyGetting a pandemic puppy seemed like a bad idea for a blended family. Until we did it.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
What to Do if a Bat Gets in Your House“Bats are like people: They panic and can’t calm down,” a researcher said. Here’s how you can help safely evict your unexpected visitor.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
How to Survive in the ‘Shark Attack Capital of the World’To live in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., is to know sharks and forget fear.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
British vets launch battle to stop lobsters being boiled alive after new scientific evidence | Daily Mail OnlineThe British Veterinary Association wants boiling lobsters to be outlawed as research shows the shellfish are sentiment. Vets want it to become compulsory for chefs to stun the creatures instead.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Ibex population thrives in French Pyrenees a century after being wiped outA bumper litter of kids has helped the distinctive, long-horned wild goats to prosper after being introduced from Spain
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
Cargo ship with 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle sank off Japan, survivor saysStrong winds and rain from Typhoon Maysak hamper rescue of crew from Philippines, New Zealand and Australia
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
Snakes on a plate: Australian man shocked after massive serpents crash through kitchen ceilingSnake catcher says two male snakes ‘some of the biggest and fattest’ he had seen, and appeared to be fighting over a female
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
Unclean greens: how America's E coli outbreaks in salads are linked to cowsInfections linked to leafy greens have hospitalised 200 Americans since 2018. The finger of blame now points to cattle
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
‘Fixing the Damage We’ve Done’: Rewilding Jaguars in ArgentinaBringing back the top predator to Argentina’s wetlands could restore the health of an entire ecosystem. But inducing five felines with troubled pasts to hunt, and mate, is not easy.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
What It Took to Free a Whale Entangled in 4,000 Pounds of Fishing GearThe influx of whales to cleaner waters off New York City has meant that the number of them injured or killed there is on the rise.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
Singing Dogs Re-emerge From Extinction for Another TuneThe animal was believed to have disappeared from the highlands of New Guinea, but was found on the island’s Indonesian side.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
Birds are keeping me sane in lockdown. When this is over, we must do more to protect them | Suzy Freeman-GreeneSeeing a wild, swooping kestrel hunt its prey near my home was exhilarating. I could taste its freedom
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/31/did-pangolins-start-the-coronavirus-pandemic
Did Pangolin Trafficking Cause the Coronavirus Pandemic?The elusive animals’ possible involvement in the origins of COVID-19 gives them a weird ambivalence: threatened and, perhaps, dangerous.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
Military dog Kuno to receive UK's highest honour for animalsThree-year-old Belgian shepherd malinois saved lives by tackling an al-Qaida gunman
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/28/polar-bear-kills-man-norway-svalbard-longyearbyen
Polar bear kills man at campsite on Norwegian archipelago of SvalbardForeign visitor was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital in Longyearbyen
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/30/zimbabwe-investigates-mysterious-death-of-11-elephants
Zimbabwe investigates mysterious death of 11 elephantsNational park authorities rule out poaching and cyanide poisoning