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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/wild-boar-gnwt-hunting-open-season-1.4705078

N.W.T. government wants to get ahead of 'hog problem' | CBC NewsWild boar have made their way to Northern Alberta and British Columbia, and environment experts say they can wreak havoc on wildlife

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-wild-boars-escape-dead-1.4802621

All wild boars that escaped from Yukon farm now dead, says government | CBC NewsA government spokesperson said Tuesday that the last of the seven animals, fugitives since June, had been 'terminated.'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/hockey-player-grizzly-hunt-1.4827993

'Stopped him in his tracks': Outrage after ex-pro hockey player kills grizzly in Yukon | CBC NewsTim Brent posed with a grizzly bear he shot while hunting in Yukon; a post that was met with criticism.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/sep/18/no-fresh-meat-how-to-eat-vegan-on-a-student-budget

No fresh meat: how to eat vegan on a student budgetFrom homemade Vietnamese pho to takeaway tofu scampi, there are plenty of cheap and healthy animal-free options

“Over the past decade, cattle farming in this region has grown rapidly and it now has 43% of the country’s livestock population, and is increasingly becoming the crucible of Paraguay’s growing export industry, selling soybeans, meat and leather to the rest of the world. But as Paraguay’s export market develops and the country becomes a bigge…[Read more]

Forced labour in Paraguay: the darkness at the bottom of the global supply chainExperts believe that action is urgently needed to expose horrifying labour conditions across Paraguay’s Chaco region

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/18/a-giant-crawling-brain-the-jaw-dropping-world-of-termites

A giant crawling brain: the jaw-dropping world of termitesAt least half of termite studies used to be about how to kill them. But science is discovering their extraordinary usefulness

“…more than 6 million more can’t be accounted for because farms are cut off by water; unclear if the birds have drowned, or are alive but feed can’t reach them.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sanderson-farms-chickens-florence_us_5ba09ff7e4b046313fbec679

https://www.peta.org/blog/los-angeles-bans-fur-sales/

BREAKING: Los Angeles Bans Fur Sales Citywide | PETAL.A. just joined the tons of other forward-thinking cities, countries, and fashion brands that have already banned fur. Tell Canada Goose to get on board.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/science/patents-marine-dna.html

What 13,000 Patents Involving the DNA of Sea Life Tell Us About the FutureWhether a single private entity should be able to set the direction of how the genes of so many living things are used was a piece of a broader debate at the United Nations this month.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/science/saltmarsh-sparrow-extinction.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_sc_20180918&nl=science-times&nlid=30337821edit_sc_20180918&ref=img&te=1

Saltmarsh Sparrows Fight to Keep Their Heads Above WaterRising sea levels are bringing more nest-flooding tides that threaten to push the birds that breed in coastal marshes along the Atlantic Coast to extinction.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/science/plant-defenses.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20180918&nl=science-times&nl_art=1&nlid=30337821emc%3Dedit_sc_20180918&ref=headline&te=1

Watch Plants Light Up When They Get AttackedScientists showed that plants are much less passive than they seem by revealing the secret workings of their threat communication systems.

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Fighting-to-save-the-chickens-this-Yom-Kippur-566779

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Demands-to-sacrifice-Yom-Kippur-scapegoat-on-Temple-Mount-rejected-567423?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=19-2-2018&utm_content=demands-to-sacrifice-yom-kippur-scapegoat-on-temple-mount-rejected-567423

https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Article/2018/09/14/African-Swine-Fever-reaches-Belgium?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=18-Sep-2018&c=1Mhw64nyxKn5r%2FDtqH3QyEZ6yvf2CWhU&p2=

African Swine Fever confirmed in BelgiumBelgian authorities have confirmed African Swine Fever (ASF) in its pig population.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2151857/yulin-residents-defend-chinas-dog-meat-festival-amid-outcry

Yulin residents defend China’s dog meat festival amid outcry‘Just a popular custom’ or part of an inhumane and unhygienic trade, 10-day event has become a lightning rod for animal lovers

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2143707/china-boom-pet-markets-dog-breeding-and-pet-cremation-and-restaurants

From pot to pet: China’s booming puppy industry eclipses meat tradeTens of millions of Chinese have registered pet dogs, market stalls and online agencies selling all manner of pets are popular, and services from pet hospitals to shelters to crematoriums have sprung up – but dog is still on some menus

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/18/masked-owl-avenger-zorro-the-border-collie-is-on-the-scent-in-tasmania

Masked-owl avenger? Zorro the border collie is on the scent in TasmaniaA crowdfunding campaign to save the endangered owl hit its target so the four-month old dog gets his first mission

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/17/noahs-ark-except-its-a-school-bus-truck-driver-rescues-64-dogs-and-cats-from-floods-of-hurricane-florence/?utm_term=.5e9ece9aaa1a

Noah’s Ark except it’s a school bus: Truck driver rescues 64 dogs and cats from floods of Hurricane FlorenceTony Alsup has been rescuing shelter pets from floodwaters since Hurricane Harvey.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2018/sep/17/endangered-species-on-a-train

Endangered species on a trainSome species are so close to extinction, that every remaining member can fit on a New York subway carriage (if they squeeze)

https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2018/sep/17/is-banning-cage-diving-actually-bad-for-sharks

Is banning cage diving actually bad for sharks?New Zealand has ruled the practice illegal after mounting public pressure – but it can be a valuable and effective conservation tool