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 8 years agoThe rules of baboons: Biologists study the principles underlying the collective movement of baboonsHow do baboons succeed in coordinating the movements of their group? Biologists have studied these organisms in the wild to find out which behavioral rules baboons use when interacting with others.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoSnakes, thought to be solitary eaters, coordinate hunts, study showsSnakes, although as social as birds and mammals, have long been thought to be solitary hunters and eaters. A new study shows that some snakes coordinate their hunts to increase their chances of success.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoNew coral reef fish species shows rare parental care behavior: Among the hundreds of species of damselfish, only a few protect and care for their young; a newly discovered species raises the number from three to fourThe vast majority of coral reef fish produce large numbers of young that disperse into the ocean as larvae, drifting with the currents before settling down on a reef. A few reef fish, however keep their broods on the reef, protecting t Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/you-can-thank-antibiotics-for-all-the-cheap-meat.html
You Can Thank Antibiotics For All The Cheap Meat | Care2 CausesFarmers pump livestock full of drugs to keep them 'healthy' and fatten them up quickly. Unfortunately this could be a global death sentence.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/elusive-whales-captured-in-never-before-seen-drone-footage.html
Elusive Whales Captured In "Never Before Seen" Drone Footage | Care2 CausesA research expedition to Mexico's Guadalupe Island has scientists excited after they captured never before seen footage of seriously elusive Cuvier's beaked
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/ringling-bros-wants-to-send-15-big-cats-to-a-german-circus.html
Ringling Bros. Wants To Send 15 Big Cats To A German Circus | Care2 CausesJust because the "Greatest Show on Earth" is over doesn't mean 15 performing lions, tigers and a leopard are going to enjoy the greatest retirement.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/5-inspiring-new-films-that-will-change-the-way-we-eat.html
5 Inspiring New Films That Will Change The Way We Eat | Care2 CausesDocumentary films have the power to change the way we see the world, question how our actions are affecting others and inspire us to change for the better. A
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/84-pilot-whales-senselessly-slaughtered-in-the-faroe-islands.html
84 Pilot Whales Senselessly Slaughtered In The Faroe Islands | Care2 CausesThis year's first hunt took the lives of 84 long-finned pilot whales, but now there's hope that those allowing this to go on will be held accountable.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/declawing-may-cause-aggression-and-back-pain-in-cats.html
Declawing May Cause Aggression And Back Pain In Cats | Care2 CausesA new study has brought to light serious problems for cats who have been declawed -- and it's added some major weight to arguments against the practice.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/rare-footage-helps-explain-what-narwhals-use-their-tusks-for.html
Rare Footage Helps Explain What Narwhals Use Their Tusks For | Care2 CausesScientists are marveling over never-before-seen footage that has brought to light new evidence that narwhals do use their tusks for hunting.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/victory-south-carolina-bans-keeping-dangerous-wild-animals-as-pets.html
Victory! South Carolina Bans Keeping Dangerous Wild Animals As Pets | Care2 CausesIn a victory for wildlife, South Carolina has officially passed a law that bans keeping dangerous wild animals as pets.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
When the Lab Rat Is a SnakeWhy Burmese pythons may be the best way to study diabetes, heart disease and the protective effects of gastric-bypass surgery in humans.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Inside the greyhound export racket: Ringleaders found guilty of 464 chargesThey purchased other people's unwanted greyhounds for $500 each and then doubled their money by making the dogs disappear.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Australian greyhounds forced to race cheetahs at Shanghai Wild Animal ParkUnwanted Australian greyhounds have been exported to a Chinese theme park where they languish in concrete cells and are forced to race cheetahs to earn their keep.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
MissingA Brooklyn neighborhood stops to search for a lost dog. As drawn by Bianca Bagnarelli.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
The Birdmen of QueensOn Sundays, men gather for a high-stakes battle: the singing competitions of the chestnut-bellied seed finch. As drawn by Andrew Rae.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago'Faceless' fish missing for more than a century rediscovered by Australian scientistsExpedition leader says the deep-sea fish had not been seen in waters off Australia since 1873
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 8 years agoTHIS IS A GOOD ARTICLE THAT GETS INTO THE MINDS OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE SOME ANIMALS BUT WANT TO VICIOUSLY EXTERMINATE OTHERS DUE TO A FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THAT NATURE IS DYNAMIC AND NEVER STATIC – ESPECIALLY IN THIS AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IN WHICH SPECIES WIL BE SHUFFLED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND EAST TO WEST. “An epoch of human globalisation is mixing…[Read more]
‘Kill them, kill them, kill them’: the volunteer army plotting to wipe out Britain’s grey squirrelsThe long read: The red squirrel is under threat of extinction in many parts of Britain. Their supporters believe the only way to save them is to exterminate their enemy: the greys. But are they just prejudiced against non-native species?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago‘Kill them, kill them, kill them’: the volunteer army plotting to wipe out Britain’s grey squirrelsThe long read: The red squirrel is under threat of extinction in many parts of Britain. Their supporters believe the only way to save them is to exterminate their enemy: the greys. But are they just prejudiced against non-native species?
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/5-on-your-side/got-bats-stl-animal-control-cant-help/444968783
Got bats? STL animal control can't helpAs the temperatures continue to rise, bats are becoming a more common sight across the region, and there's already been one confirmed case of rabies in a bat in St Louis County .
