A Michael Broad Blog
Once again concerned people are presented with another example of the destruction of the habitat of a wild cat. This time it is the leopard cat in Taiwan. The leopard cat is also called the Asian leopard cat and people will know this wild cat species as the other half of the wild cat …
There has been some unclear reporting on a tightening up of existing legislation in China. Despite the existence of the 1998 (1997?) Law On the Protection of Wildlife in China, there has been widespread eating of the body parts of some endangered wild life species. Often they are high profile, exotic species as the …
Perhaps we should all be Buddhists. It would put humankind on a proper footing in respect of its relationship with animals1. Buddhist believe that animals are sentient beings who have feelings and emotions. They can suffer like you and I. Buddhists also believe that animals can be reincarnated as humans. For this reason, it …
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 film was made of Ajoba’s decision to return home on foot passing through countless …
It is time to separate lion and human populations. You could extend that idea to most of the wild cat species. Within Google News, I thought I’d Google “wild cat species” to see what came up. I do this occasionally; in fact, quite often. It is always pointless because super smart Google thinks I …
This is just a quick note to air my views on the cloning of wild cats using the eggs of a domestic cat and a domestic cat surrogate mother. I respect the views of others. Mature egg cells are removed from a domestic cat in a surgical operation. Then genetic material from the egg …
