This story from Fayette, Iowa, USA reminds us that sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between domesticated, free-roaming cats and feral cats. An undergraduate research project conducted by Upper Iowa University under the supervision of Dr Paul Skrade, assistant professor … Continue reading →
There is a loophole in the international agreement which is called CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). CITES is intended to be a global agreement among governments to regulate and stop international, commercial … Continue reading →
The authorities want to clean up the Nairobi River. This river runs through the capital of Kenyan, Nairobi. Clearly people use it as a drain and chuck almost anything into it including the bodies of babies, cats and dogs. Nairobi … Continue reading →
This feeble, uncommitted UK government, bogged down and paralysed as it is by Brexit, is dithering hopelessly over a decision to ban the importation of hunting trophies despite a huge rise of such imports into the UK by British big-game … Continue reading →
According to a March 14, 2019 news release by Audubon.org, the mortality rate for birds killed in the United States is an estimated 300 million to one billion yearly. The killer? It’s NOT cats. It’s buildings. I’m doing a copy … Continue reading →
Summary: Lions ate a rhino poacher after an elephant stomped on him Kruger National Park: A group of five rhino poachers where stalking a rhino. They were after that precious and oh-so valuable horn that is treasured in China for … Continue reading →
There are many cat owners, some of whom are my online friends, who strongly support keeping cats inside all the time. This article is not a criticism of them because I understand the motivation to keep cats inside. It is … Continue reading →
The title summarises in three short sentences the story of this cougar and, frankly it is a sad story and a sad indictment of the failure of humans to protect wildlife. As human population numbers grow rapidly there is only … Continue reading →
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued a warning to the public to leave baby wildlife alone after a baby mountain lion became sick after eating bratwurst. A media statement was issued Thursday detailing what can happen when humans interfere with … Continue reading →
I love this story. If humans can’t get them, nature can. Nature knows best. A gang of poachers broke into the Sibuya Game Reserve in Eastern Province, South African intending to kill rhinos for their horns. They were attacked by … Continue reading →
