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, 7 months agoSlave for fifty years, rescued elephant reaches care centreNEW DELHI: Considered one of the "most unlucky" Indian elephants, Mohan (55) who was rescued from Uttar Pradesh's Pratagarh in July finally reached his new abod...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoTraffic noise reduces wild owls' foraging efficiencyTraffic noise reduces the foraging efficiency of wild owls by up to 89 percent, a team of researchers has found. The team's world-first study examined how different levels of such noise affect the hunting efficiency of these nocturnal predators, which employ a keen auditory sense to locate prey in the darkness.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoConsistency builds cohesion in the animal kingdomA wide range of animals -- from shoals of fish, to swarms of locusts, to zebras on the Serengeti -- live in tightly-coordinated social groups. This can help them avoid predation and find food, but the collective coordination it require Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoPig laws set for post-virus epidemic shake-upThe African swine fever (ASF) epidemic in eastern Europe may trigger sweeping reforms in the pig industry, as conventional methods of fighting the disease have been ineffective.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoPatricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: Great Lakes and Wyoming wolves at risk of delisting from Endangered Species ActProvisions that would de-list Great Lakes wolves forever from the Endangered Species List, and would take a hatchet to the 1964 Wilderness Act, have been attached to the massive SB
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoLobby group calls for switch from meat to plant-based proteinInvestors managing $1.25trn in assets have called on 16 food companies to shake up the global meat supply chain, citing environmental and health concerns over factory farming.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/north-american-moose-are-struggling-for-survival.html
North American Moose Are Struggling For Survival | Care2 CausesYellowstone National Park and other parts of the country have seen a dramatic decline in their moose population.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/success-congress-passes-bill-to-crack-down-on-wildlife-trafficking.html
Success! Congress Passes Bill To Crack Down On Wildlife Trafficking | Care2 CausesWhile conservationists continue to sound the alarm over the continued decline of some of the world's most iconic species, Congress has stepped up on their
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoWhy the Guardian is spending a year reporting on the plight of elephantsElephant herds face an uncertain future – over the next year we’ll be taking a closer look at what can be done to help
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/vulcan-partner-zone/2016/sep/23/cites-protect-elephants-poaching-ivory
CITES can protect elephants and stop the damaging effects of poachingHead of Gabon’s National Park Agency argues that trafficking in ivory and other wildlife products can destabilise entire nations and fuel organised crime
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoRevealed: the criminals making millions from illegal wildlife traffickingExclusive: Investigation uncovers the ringleaders profiting from $23bn annual trade in illicit animals after more than a decade of undercover surveillance
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoChina accused of defying its own ban on breeding tigers to profit from body partsBeijing faces pressure at global summit to close 200 farms where tigers are bred for luxury goods and end its obstructive tactics
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoThe crime family at the centre of Asia's animal trafficking networkBach brothers based in Vietnam and Thailand are responsible for smuggling thousands of tonnes of elephant ivory, rhino horn and other endangered species
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoAnimal trafficking: the $23bn criminal industry policed by a toothless regulatorThe Cites convention finds itself confronting powerful networks, even though it has no detectives, no police powers and no firearms