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Why vegans must not own cats. Discuss.

PoC avatarPosted on June 21, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 21, 2019

There is an article on The Spectator website by Mary Wakefield which, perhaps somewhat tongue in cheek, argues why vegans must not own cats. My initial response was that she is wrong. Why shouldn’t vegans own cats? Lots of them … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged conservation, veganism

The Chernobyl catastrophe proves that wild animals are better off without us

PoC avatarPosted on June 13, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 13, 2019

With humans out of the way, Chernobyl’s wildlife thrives like never before. When reactor number four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded on April 26, 1986, many people, thousands of trees and most of the animals in the area … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged conservation, lynx, small wild cat species, wild cat conservation, wild cat species | Leave a reply

Forest habitat for lynx is flushed down the toilet

PoC avatarPosted on September 27, 2017 by Michael BroadSeptember 27, 2017

Millions of people are wiping their bums with toilet paper made from old-growth forest in the north of Sweden in which lynx, wolves and reindeer live. The stripped forest is replanted with fast-growing lodgepole pine in which reindeer can’t live … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged Cat News, wild cat conservation | 2 Replies

Conservationists Who Tag Wild Animals May Expose Them to Poachers

PoC avatarPosted on March 2, 2017 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2017

This is an instance were conservationists can inadvertently achieve the exact opposite to their goal. It is an example where weaknesses in technology allow traders in wildlife and body parts to get the better of conservation organisations. And technology is … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged conservation, GPS, poaching, tiger poaching | Leave a reply

Putin’s Kremlin Reneges on Conservation of Persian Leopard

PoC avatarPosted on November 3, 2015 by Michael BroadNovember 3, 2015

You may remember the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Like all Olympic Games it was overly expensive (in this case partly due to mass corruption) and the organisers struggled to justify the expenditure but promised a legacy of some sort or … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged conservation, leopard, Russia | Leave a reply

European Union failing to support developing countries to stop wildlife trafficking

PoC avatarPosted on April 16, 2015 by Michael BroadApril 16, 2015

It is shocking to be told that thousands of products made from tigers, elephants, rhinos and other endangered species are being traded in Britain and throughout the European Union.  The reason is poor and disjointed controls at ports and airports. … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged animal protection laws, Cat News, China, chinese medicine, conservation, endangered tiger, european union, law, tiger, tiger conservation, Vietnam, wild animals, wild cat conservation | 1 Reply

Cougar Kills Livestock? Protect The Livestock!

PoC avatarPosted on March 19, 2014 by Michael BroadMarch 19, 2014

If a large wild cat species is killing a farmer’s livestock there are basically two ways that the farmer can deal with the situation. He can kill the cat or protect his livestock¹. The choice that he makes depends on … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, Wild Cat Species | Tagged Conservation of the Puma Cat, snow leopard conservation, wild cat species | 7 Replies

India: Leopard’s 120 km journey home

PoC avatarPosted on July 8, 2013 by Michael BroadJuly 15, 2015

This is a story about a common leopard, in India, who was relocated to a new home, Malshej Valley, Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra, about 120 kilometers from his original home – Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. The leopard’s name is Ajoba and a … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, Wild Cat Species | Tagged leopard, wild cat conservation | 12 Replies

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