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Cat predation on crested lark curtailed by Walldorf's administrators

Ongoing grounding of cats in Walldorf for three months annually to protect endangered bird

PoC avatarPosted on August 15, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 15, 2022

A German town, Walldorf, ordered residents to lock their cats indoors over the summer for the next three years or face a fine of €500. The move was designed to protect ground-nesting, endangered crested larks; particularly the hatchlings who are … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged cat confinement, Cat News, cat predation, cat preying on birds, Germany | 3 Replies
IUCN Red List Categories

The ‘authoritative’ Red List of Threatened Species is flawed and opens the door to trophy hunting

PoC avatarPosted on September 2, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2021

The Red List should be called “Red Lost”, they are so hopeless. At last, the experts have decided that the so-called ‘authoritative’ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is behind the curve in assessing how endangered iconic species are to … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged cheetah conservation, conservation, IUCN Red List for Cats, lion conservation | Leave a reply

Conflict between animal welfare and conservation in Australia

PoC avatarPosted on July 5, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 5, 2021

The conservation of wild animals should go hand-in-hand with animal welfare. They are two branches of the same thing. Conservation protects wild animals and animal welfare laws protect wild and domestic animals. However, in Australia conservation is in direct conflict … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged animal welfare, animal welfare laws, australia, australia feral cat, australia law, conservation, feral cat, invasive species, native species, war against feral cats | Leave a reply
Vigilante letter demanding that residents of a Canberra street lock up their cats or else

Vigilantes taking the law into their own hands on domestic cats killing wildlife

PoC avatarPosted on April 15, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 15, 2021

AUSTRALIA NEWS AND VIEWS: In certain parts of Canberra, there are cat containment ordinances which makes it compulsory to keep cats inside but in other parts they are allowed outside. In one of these districts there is an individual who … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged animal law, australia, australia law, Canberra, free-roaming cats, full time indoor cats, ordinance, rspca, vigilante
Mount Taranaki

Muddled thinking by conservation group in New Zealand which wants to kill cats

PoC avatarPosted on January 30, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 30, 2021

COMMENT ON THE NEWS: Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand’s North Island. I’ve never visited but it looks beautiful and it is named after Mount Taranaki, an extinct volcano. The Taranaki Regional Council have a management … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged bird conservation, bird conservationists, Cat News, conservation, killing feral cats, New Zealand | Leave a reply
Three lionesses Rubi Heidi and Indi

Brexit forces rushed export of three lionesses from England to Germany

PoC avatarPosted on December 6, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 6, 2020

London Zoo is exporting three lionesses to Schwerin Zoo in Germany in a rush to avoid what will probably be far more stringent export regulations after 1 January 2021 when the UK finally leaves the European Union. The zoo is … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged asiatic lion, Brexit, captive cats, captive lions, Cat News, lion conservation, lion mating, relocation, zoos
Aaron Halstead

Taxidermist traded tigers’ heads and rhino horns

PoC avatarPosted on August 25, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 25, 2020

OPINION ARTICLE BASED ON NEWS STORY: I am stressing that this is an opinion article because I have strong opinions about this sort of person. He is clearly an objectionable person who has no concern about animal welfare and who … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged animal law, Animal laws, chinese medicine, crime, endangered wild cat species | Leave a reply
Börje beech chair

Ikea allegedly implicated in illegal deforestation of lynx habitat

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2020 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2020

Vicariously, Ikea has been accused of illegal logging of forests in Ukraine where Eurasion lynx live. This harms the conservation prospects of this precious species of medium-sized wild cat. Ikea is investigating claims that some of it wood suppliers are … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged Cat News, conservation, eurasian lynx, ukraine | Leave a reply
Willy Schraen

France: call to trap all domestic cats more than 300 metres from their homes

PoC avatarPosted on May 14, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 14, 2020

FRANCE: Willy Schraen, 50, the head of the National Federation of Hunters has called for the trapping of all cats no matter whether they are stray or domestic found wandering more than 300 metres from their homes because they are … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged Cats in France, France, sport hunting | Leave a reply
Reactive conservation is failing. It is time to solve the problem at source

Myopic reactive wildlife conservation in Africa under siege by coronavirus pandemic

PoC avatarPosted on May 5, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 5, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has almost shut down tourism to the great reserves and national parks of Africa where they would normally be destined to see the unique wildlife of that magnificent continent. Ironically, because of their presence, tourists help to … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged conservation | Leave a reply
Planned protest at BCR

Heads up to Carole Baskin: planned protest at Big Cat Rescue July 10

PoC avatarPosted on April 4, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 4, 2020

Two friends from the state of Indiana, USA are campaigning on Facebook for a protest at Big Cat Rescue, Florida (BCR). Their call to action is published below. The picture is an attempted joke on the refuted accusation (without evidence) … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged big cat rescue, Cat News, conservation | 6 Replies
Larry and Boris

What do Americans think about the European Union’s statement that they support the right of domestic cats to freedom of movement?

PoC avatarPosted on November 30, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 30, 2019

You may have picked up on the claim by a couple of Dutch professors that European Union laws prevent cat owners allowing their cats to go outside except on a leash. The scientists’ argument is that free-roaming outside cats damage … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged animal law, Cat News, Europe, european union, free-roaming cats | 2 Replies

Free-roaming cat companion trapped and sedated by researchers when mistaken for a feral cat

PoC avatarPosted on October 12, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 12, 2019

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…

Posted in conservation | Tagged cat research, cat study, study | Leave a reply
Lion head trophy

CITES loophole allows importation of animal trophies

PoC avatarPosted on August 13, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2019

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…

Posted in conservation | Tagged cites, endangered wild cat species | Leave a reply
Nairobi River rehabilitation

The Nairobi River contains garbage, dead dogs, dead cats, dead pigs, dead babies

PoC avatarPosted on May 31, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 31, 2019

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. At … continue reading…

Posted in conservation | Tagged africa, cat death, environmental, Kenya | Leave a reply

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