New restrictions on imports of African elephant hunting trophies and live elephants were adopted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The amendment to the 4(d) rule for African elephants is said to protect and conserve African elephants both in the wild and in captivity. The final rule will only allow trophy and live elephant […]
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UK Wildlife Charities Say Countryside is Racist Because It’s Dominated by Britons
A group of major wildlife charities in the UK have told the government that the countryside is “racist” because it is dominated by “white British cultural values”. White British cultural values, in Britain? The absolute horror. “Wildlife and Countryside Link, a charity umbrella group whose members include the RSPCA, WWF and National Trust, made the […]
New York bans native wildlife killing competitions
The statewide law, signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, “prohibits events during which contestants compete to kill the most, the heaviest, and the smallest animals for cash and prizes.” Source Views: 0
Interactive map depicts extent of worldwide wildlife exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
Scientists have documented the widespread exposure of more than 600 animal species to toxic “forever chemicals,” in a new interactive map released on Tuesday. As contaminated wildlife crop up in every corner of the planet, humans may be playing a sentinel role in transmitting the adverse effects of these compounds — known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl… […]
Wildlife living in cities exemplify ‘urban trait syndrome,’ study says
What can city dwellers do to help create and nurture a healthier environment for urban wildlife? Source Views: 0
Wildlife Services releases new standards to protect gray wolves from government killings
To protect the endangered Mexican gray wolves from government killings, the new set of standards will require more evidence that the livestock animal was alive during the wolf encounter along with additional indicators of wolf involvement. Source Views: 0
Jewish Bombing of Germany II/II – Wildlife, Farm and Zoo Animals
The bombing toll on domestic pets and farm animals is never spoken of, but it was a slaughter of momentous proportion. For zoos it was hellish. Zoo animals were bombed or later slaughtered and plundered at war’s end. The few survivors starved or died of cold. Source Views: 0
The potential impact of wireless technology on wildlife
This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Reynard Loki is a co-founder of the Observatory, where he is the environment and animal rights editor. He is also a writing fellow at the Independent Media Institute, where he serves as the editor and chief correspondent for […]
Watch: Drought in Kenya leads to wildlife deaths
Hundreds of animals, including elephants and endangered Grevy’s zebras, have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa’s worst drought in decades, according to a report released on Friday. Source Views: 0
Roads against wildlife
TEHRAN – Some 50 percent of wildlife deaths and 52 percent of Asiatic cheetah deaths are caused by road accidents, an expert at the Department of Environment has said. A total of 38 cases of Asiatic cheetah deaths have been recorded, of which 19 were due to road accidents, and eight of them were related […]
Another company exits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; cancels oil and gas lease
This leaves the state agency, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, as the only remaining lease holder in the refuge. Source Views: 0
200 species of animals released in wildlife
200 species of animals released in wildlife – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Some 200 wildlife species have been returned to nature since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21, 2021) through the wildlife treatment center of Pardisan Park in Tehran. Pardisan Park’s wildlife clinic has been established with the aim of treating, rehabilitating, […]
Photos Show the Oldest Known Lion in the Maasai Mara Wildlife Reserve in Kenya
Fourteen-year-old Morani recently took the title of oldest lion in the Maasai Mara—a national reserve home to lions, cheetahs, and zebras—after the passing of his brother and prior record holder, Scarface, earlier this year. The amazing pictures were captured this month by professional wildlife photographer Leighton Lum, 33, while on a photography workshop in Kenya […]
Ocean camera network launched to protect wildlife in UK Overseas Territories
A network of underwater cameras designed to protect wildlife beneath the waves are being installed across UK Overseas Territories. The government said the project is the first of its kind and the world’s largest ocean monitoring system to protect wildlife. It is also part of the UK’s Blue Belt programme of marine protected areas around […]
UK To Fund Underwater Camera Network To Monitor Deep Ocean Wildlife
The targets: loggerhead turtles, silky sharks and sailfish. The mission: figure out how many of them are left. The United Kingdom announced Saturday it would launch a worldwide effort to monitor wildlife in the open oceans, hoping to fill a blue hole of scientific knowledge and get a clearer sense of which aquatic populations are […]
Did Wildlife Really Reclaim Cities?
A new Israeli study assesses whether wildlife really “took over cities” during pandemic-related lockdown periods or if reports were simply exaggerated. Neta Nissim, ZAVIT* Science and Environment News Agency When the coronavirus pandemic first began and the streets became nearly devoid of people, the media often published stories about wild animals taking advantage of our […]
Dear Ambani. India doesn’t need more zoos, it needs to save its existing wildlife
News has surfaced about India’s richest family building a private zoo. The Ambani’s, according to this report by NDTV, are slated to build a zoo in their home state of Gujarat. The report quotes Parimal Nathwani, director of corporate affairs at Reliance as saying that the zoo is scheduled to open in 2023, and even […]
China and wildlife trade watchdog face legal challenge over ‘flagrant’ sales of chimps and elephants
China and the world’s wildlife trade watchdog are facing legal questions over the regular trade in endangered wildlife for zoos in the country. Lawyers have submitted a complaint to the trade regulator, accusing the country of “flagrantly” flouting international law in buying elephants and chimpanzees. Evidence shows some chimps were heavily pregnant when they were […]
Fish and Wildlife Is Taking Comments on Environmental Threats to the American Bumble Bee
Fish and Wildlife Is Taking Comments on Environmental Threats to the American Bumble Bee Fish and Wildlife Service Taking Comments on Threats to Bees by Arthur Firstenberg, Cellular Phone Task ForceOctober 2021 On September 29, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a notice in the Federal Register saying that it is proposing to list […]