Proof That the Presence of Humans Is Bad for Wild Animals

“When humans are removed nature flourishes, even in the aftermath of the world’s worst nuclear accident.”-Prof Smith (Prof of environmental science at the University of Portsmouth) I have possibly over generalised in the title to this article but the point is being made. The point is this: that, in the long term, where there …

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Sometimes The British Are Wrong to Let Their Cats Go Outside All the Time

The British are well-known for letting their domestic cat companions go outside at any time night or day. Almost all domestic cats in the UK are indoor/outdoor cats. It is part of the culture of Great Britain. It is in quite stark contrast to the culture in America where a significant percentage of cats …

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California Bans Trapping of Bobcats

There are several reasons why California has banned the trapping of bobcats. The underlying and most important reason is a change in attitude by the public to this outdated, diminishing business. Trapping bobcats is a cruel process and the “harvested” product, the animal’s skin, is sold to supply fur markets in Russia, China and …

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Rewilding of Lynx to UK Looks More Likely

Iberian lynx

The current fragile success of the recovery of the Iberian lynx population in Spain and Portugal provides encouragement for those in Britain who wish to reintroduce the Eurasian lynx (a larger lynx species) to un-fenced private estates in the UK, particularly in Norfolk, Cumbria, Northumberland and Aberdeenshire. You may remember that there are proposals …

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