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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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: San Francisco becomes largest US city to ban furThe Latest on fur sales ban in San Francisco (all times local):
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/E6089
Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declinesThe strong focus on species extinctions, a critical aspect of the contemporary pulse of biological extinction, leads to a common misimpression that Earth’s biota is not immediately threatened, just slowly entering an episode of major biodiversity loss. This view overlooks the current trends of popula Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
The Amazing Metabolism of HummingbirdsHummingbirds have several tricks to survive with a super-high metabolism on a diet of nectar.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Opinion | The Case for a Carbon Tax on BeefIt would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, deforestation, species loss and human mortality. So what’s the holdup?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
‘Rewilding’ Missing Carnivores May Help Restore Some LandscapesThe cascade of ecological benefits that followed the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park and Idaho suggests opportunities for similar efforts around the planet.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoBento the Keyboard Cat, internet sensation and YouTube star, diesThe beloved feline star of the popular meme has died age nine. But does this really mean the end?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/slow-loris-traffickers-get-historic-sentences-in-indonesia.html
Slow Loris Traffickers Get Historic Sentences in Indonesia | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating a landmark ruling against wildlife traffickers who trading endangered slow lorises in Indonesia.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/florida-is-killing-invasive-iguanas-by-smashing-their-skulls.html
Florida Is Killing Invasive Iguanas by Smashing Their Skulls | Care2 CausesIsn't there a kinder way to deal with invasive species, Florida?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, has died, putting his species on the brink of extinctionThe species can now only be saved by in-vitro fertilization, a costly and unprecedented intervention.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article204961894.html
Freeing Lolita from the Miami Seaquarium is a ‘sacred obligation’ for this tribeFlorida gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine, the Lummi Nation tribe and Orca Network held a press conference in Miami Tuesday to call for the release of the Miami Seaquarium’s killer whale, Lolita.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Freedom-loving cow no longer roaming with bison in PolandA Polish scientist says a cow that drew international headlines while roaming free much of the winter with a herd of bison in eastern Poland has apparently been captured and removed from the herd.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/373/1745/20170091
Health hazards to wild birds and risk factors associated with anthropogenic food provisioningProvision of supplementary food for wild birds at garden feeding stations is a common, large-scale and year-round practice in multiple countries including Great Britain (GB). While these additional dietary resources can benefit wildlife, there is a concomitant risk of disease Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Wyoming to resume trophy hunt for grizzly bears, under wraps from touristsWyoming becomes the first state in the "lower 48" to allow resumption of grizzly bear hunting, setting a quota of 23 bears this fall. The state is taking pains to conceal the hunt from highways and tourist destinations.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/dozens-of-celebrities-join-push-to-ban-fur-imports-in-the-uk.html
Dozens of Celebrities Join Push to Ban Fur Imports in the UK | Care2 CausesOver 30 celebrities have joined a national campaign calling on the UK government to ban fur imports and add another nail to the coffin of this cruel industry.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Reality stars, trophy hunters, and gun boosters: Trump's newest council is the wackiest one yet"It’s really embarrassing. I just question the qualifications of each and every one of these people."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
United flight had to be diverted because it accidentally had a dog onboardIt was the third dog-related high-profile mishap by United Airlines.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
With a ban under consideration, greyhound racing brings out surprising defendersST. PETERSBURG — When the greyhound handler set the purple plastic muzzle next to the kennel for Justin, a fawn-colored, 72-pound racer, the dog’s tail started wagging.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Trump wildlife protection board stuffed with trophy huntersA new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Female birds sing. These biologists want you to listen."If you see a singing bird, just don't start by assuming it's a male,” one biologist said.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Florida’s solution to its invasive iguana problem: Smash their skulls inThe Sunshine State's legal method of curbing iguana infestation has drawn detractors.