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World Wildlife Day: Prince Albert II Foundation makes fabulous donation of €200,000
The donation was made with the aim of expanding one of its main missions to Spain – the cohabitation of humans and wildlife. Advertising Can humans coexist with wild animals? The Prince Albert II Foundation is convinced that co-existence is possible. Created in 2020, the Human-Wildlife Initiative aims to curb human activities that are harmful…
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Raven Ridge Wildlife Center Gives Injured Animals a Second Chance
WASHINGTON BORO, Pa. — Tracie Young is living her dream caring for animals. She isn’t a vet or a breeder or pet store owner, she is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator at Raven Ridge Wildlife Center, a facility she opened in 2015 along the Susquehanna River. Young specializes in caring for predator birds (referred to as…
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Activists concerned as 5.5b wild animals kept captive
Animal activists have called upon global governments to desist breeding a whopping 5.5 billion wild animals in captivity. Animal activists say governments should consider alternative forms of wildlife repopulation and take immediate action by implementing a comprehensive and timely phase-out of any commercial wildlife breeding and associated trade. “Whether for wildlife repopulation, pet industry, trophy hunting,…
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Horror moment cops uncover decomposing animals as ‘barbaric’ man jailed
THIS is the harrowing moment cops uncover decomposing wildlife at the home of a “sadistic” animal killer. Sicko Daniel Taylor, 32, was jailed on Thursday for filming his dogs savage dozens of foxes, badgers, deer and pigeons. Daniel Taylor has been jailed after police made horrific discoveriesCredit: Nottinghamshire Police Following the gruesome attacks, he would…
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An animal that was extirpated from Northeast Ohio is making a comeback
ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio — An animal that hasn’t been seen in Ohio in nearly 200 years is back. The fisher is a member of the weasel family, and it has been spotted recently in Ashtabula County. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the fisher was extirpated from Northeast Ohio, which means it was rooted…
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‘Huge Victory’ for wildlife celebrated by animal protection, environmental groups as health Canada announces strychnine poisoning ban
Marco Arduino/Alamy Stock Photo OTTAWA, Ontario—Wolf Awareness, WeHowl, Animal Justice, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Humane Society International/Canada and Animal Alliance of Canada are applauding a decision by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency to cease the use of the poison strychnine for killing wild animals, including wolves, coyotes and black bears. The decision…
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Rehabilitation of Guatemalan fauna highlights opacity of illegal wildlife trade
Endangered monkeys, some of them trafficked into the pet trade, were among the animals released into the wild in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve last November after rehabilitation at a nonprofit center. According to conservationists, there are major information gaps when it comes to the illegal wildlife trade in Guatemala, with government institutions doing very little…
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How will wildlife react to the total solar eclipse?
Tupper Lake, NY – Much of the discussion surrounding the upcoming solar eclipse has been centered around human activity, but wildlife in the region will be affected, too. According to biologist, Nicole Baker, who works at the The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, wildlife will behave according to their typical nocturnal or diurnal habits. “Some…
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Endangered red panda among 87 live animals seized from smugglers at Thailand airport
Bangkok — Thai customs officials have arrested six Indians for attempting to smuggle a red panda and 86 other animals out of the kingdom, including snakes, parrots and monitor lizards, officials said Wednesday. The illicit menagerie was discovered hidden in the suspects’ checked luggage at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as they tried to fly to Mumbai.…
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Red panda found in luggage of smuggling suspects at Thailand airport
Thai customs officials have arrested six Indian nationals for attempting to smuggle dozens of wild animals, including a red panda and cotton-top tamarin monkey, out of the country. Officers found 87 animals, including monitor lizards, birds and snakes, packaged inside the suspects’ checked luggage at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. They were trying to fly to Mumbai.…