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Ill-advised Tourism ‘Adventure’ Threatens Kenyan Whale Sharks
Widespread opposition between the company Seaquarium Ltd. in Kenya and wildlife conservation groups and marine scientists is mounting related to a proposal to begin catching wild migrating whale sharks...
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The Brains of the Animal Kingdom
New research shows that we have grossly underestimated both the scope and the scale of animal intelligence. Primatologist Frans de Waal on memory-champ chimps, tool-using elephants and rats capable of...
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Sea Lion Branding Sparks Outcry
Activists with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society say a branding operation in Astoria on Sunday caused one sea lion to die this morning. But the Oregon Department of Fish And Wildlife says there is...
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Hiker and dog save man trapped for days in hole on California mountain
Riverside, CA - A man trapped for days after getting his foot stuck in a rock on Mount Rubidoux in Riverside County has been rescued thanks to a hiker and his dog. “He kept on tugging at my pant and...
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Innovative Research May Replace Animals in Drug Testing
Chipping Away at Animal Testing Harvard University researchers are tapping into Sony’s manufacturing expertise with the goal of mass-producing matchbox-sized “organs-on-chips” that could make it...
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Freckles, Dog Dragged By Car And Thrown In Dumpster, Makes Miraculous Recovery
An abused dog who was starved, dragged by a car and tossed in a dumpster has made a miraculous recovery thanks to those caring for him. Animal Control recently found a 1-year-old pitbull mix in a...
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Irish connection to major rhino horn thefts and smuggling ring
Two men from Ireland have been fined just €500 for smuggling 8 rhino horns worth almost €500,000 through Shannon Airport. Brothers Jeremiah and Michael O’Brien were stopped in Shannon Airport after...
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DNA study clarifies how Polar bears and brown bears are related
At the end of the last ice age, a population of polar bears was stranded by the receding ice on a few islands in south-eastern Alaska. Male brown bears swam across to the islands from the Alaskan...
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Critically Endangered birds needlessly shot in Kuwait
Sociable lapwings are declining due to low adult survival, which is almost certainly caused by being shot during migration. There is evidence from known stopover sites in north-eastern Syria and some...
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What’s Behind Spike in Gulf Coast Dolphin Attacks?
When Louisiana Fisheries and Wildlife personnel discovered a dead bottlenose dolphin near Elmer’s Island late last year, they figured it was another victim of the 2010 BP oil spill. So they were...
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Spay/Neuter Bill Fails to Get Majority Vote to Pass House Committee
The companion animal spay/neuter assistance bill, SSB 5202 was up for a critical vote on April 3 in the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee. April 3 was the deadline for moving the bill...
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China is overfishing its official catch number by 12x report shows
A recent study estimates how much fish China’s distant-water fleet has been catching around the world between 2000 and 2011, and the numbers are shocking. During that decade to 2011, China has reported...
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More Critical Scrutiny Needed for U.S. Fur Farming Industry
In reaction to recent reports that the demand for fur in China is causing a revival of fur farms in the United States, Born Free USA wants the public to be aware of the animal welfare and environmental...
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New Mexico – Wildlife employee investigated in wolf killing
LAS CRUCES – Federal officials have confirmed that a Wildlife Services employee is the subject of an investigation into the killing of an endangered Mexican gray wolf in January. Few details about the...
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New Ag-Gag Bill Introduced in North Carolina on Same Day Butterball Worker...
North Carolina is the latest state to consider a new law targeting whistleblowers, undercover investigators, and journalists who expose factory farms. The legislation was introduced on the same day...
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‘Unusual mortality event’ is declared for the California sea lion
For months, the sea lion pups — not even a year old — have been washing up on Southern California beaches at an alarming rate. They were stranded, severely underweight, bones poking through their slick...
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Dog Rescued from Puppy Mill Walks on Grass for First Time
This video might just break your heart. Both because it’s so wonderful to watch this dog walk on grass for the first time. And out of sadness, because she spent twelve long years in nothing but a tiny...
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Demand Protection for Canada’s Grizzly Bears
Grizzly bears are at risk of disappearing from many parts of Canada. Due to a variety of external factors, including habitat destruction, climate change, and poaching, grizzly bear populations in...
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Non Profit purchases property to help animals
North Carolina - For more than 30 years, the Humane Society of Davidson County has operated strictly out of the properties of volunteers, but the organization recently purchased land located at 1114...
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Stop Calling Them “Human” Rights
Reblogged from Exposing the Big Game: Although lately the media (including the “liberal” New York Times) has been busily trying to drag us back to the Stone Age by promoting hunting, I still have to...
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