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, 4 months ago
Starfish See Pretty Well in the Deep Ocean. By the Way, Starfish Have Eyes.In the deep seas, starfish make their own light, possibly to signal one another for mating, and they’ve evolved sophisticated eyes to see it.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Opinion | Emotional-support animals on planes signal a cult of victimhoodImagine your next cramped flight seated next to a coiled, 7-foot boa constrictor named Oscar.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Mexican police find tiger cub sent by express mailAuthorities in Mexico said they rescued a sedated tiger cub that had been placed in a plastic container and sent via express mail.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football playersAs you watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, consider this: Headbanging woodpeckers can help make football safer.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Venus flytraps give insects that pollinate their flowers a break. They don't eat them.Even carnivorous Venus flytraps need visitors to collect and spread pollen from their flowers.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
The shared nature of Africa's elephants (PDF Download Available)Full-text (PDF) | The world's biodiversity is shared by countries that are increasingly recognizing the need for effective responses to human influence and climate change impacts through coordinated management and protection of nature beyond national borders. The case of elephants, a highly mobile...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
#ShockWildlifeTruths: Largest safari club in the US slams the door shut on SA’s canned lion industrySafari Club International says it will no longer allow captive bred lion operators to advertise or market captive bred lions (CBL) at its annual convention.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
#ShockWildlifeTruths: Hot debate on elephant culling vs contraception vs exports continuesElephant behavioural ecologist Audrey Delsink says immunocontraception is the most humane method for elephant population control. #ShockWildlifeTruths: Hot debate on contraception vs culling vs exports continues
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
High-ranking Trump official attends hunting conventionA high-ranking Trump administration official attended a convention hosted by a group that promotes hunters' rights to kill big game and import the body parts to the United States as trophies.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Unbanning US trophy imports: Trump jams a spanner in the works | Daily MaverickIn a surprising move, President Donald Trump has left-footed his own Department of Interior’s attempts to overturn former president Barack Obama’s ban on the import of wildlife trophies. But leaked emails suggest the department is not backing off, writes DON PINNOCK.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/what-kind-of-activism-convinces-people-to-go-vegan.html
What Kind of Activism Convinces People to Go Vegan? | Care2 CausesWhat would convince you to give up meat for a plant-based diet?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Wisconsin City's 'Pioneer Days' Includes Live Chicken Toss and Pig Chase | Care2 CausesDuring this annual event in Ridgeland, Wisc., over 200 live chickens are tossed off a roof to the crowd below, and children chase and try to catch greased pigs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/world/africa/kenya-american-wildlife-expert-killed.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=15&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F02%2F05%2Fworld%2…[Read more]
No Suspects in Killing of Eccentric American, a Kenyan Wildlife ExpertEsmond Bradley Martin, an American in his 70s, was stabbed to death in his Nairobi home. Police officials and friends are searching for answers.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, was no victim. He was a hero.Rebuilding island colonies depends on birds that defy their instinct to return to their birthplace. In other words, success depends on Nigels.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoMeet the dogs of Chernobyl – the abandoned pets that formed their own canine communityHundreds of stray dogs have learned to survive in the woods around the exclusion zone – mainly descendants of those left behind after the nuclear disaster, when residents were banned from taking their beloved pets to safety
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
In Australia, Arsonists May Have WingsAboriginal Australians have long believed that some predatory birds deliberately spread wildfires. A few ornithologists have set out to find proof.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
This Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It’s Taking Over EuropeEvery marbled crayfish is a female clone. The population is exploding in Europe, but the species seems to have originated in the American Southeast.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Brexit: Scotland opposed to livestock export banThe Scottish Government has warned Westminster it will not ban livestock exports, amid rumours UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove plans to outlaw the controversial practice.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-02-06/brazil-court-orders-live-export-cattle-ban/9399438
Live export ban in Brazil overturnedThe suspension of live cattle exports from Brazil has been short-lived
