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Exploring Mississauga’s wildlife: ways to help and protect
Mississauga is a vibrant mix of city life and wildlife, from deer at Riverwood to park squirrels, emphasizing the need for conservation. Mississauga isn’t just a busy city with lots of people; it’s also a place where many different animals live. This mix of city and nature makes it special. You can see animals like…
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A Favored Pastime of Russia’s Elites, Trophy Hunting Scourges Country’s Rare Wildlife Species
VIP hunters including senior Russian officials and wealthy businessmen appear increasingly keen to target protected animals and areas across the country. These efforts, when combined with poor government oversight, could threaten the survival of the country’s rare species, experts told The Moscow Times. “Since the tsarist era, hunting has been seen in Russia as an…
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A Favored Pastime of Russia’s Elites, Trophy Hunting Scourges Country’s Rare Species
VIP hunters including senior Russian officials and wealthy businessmen appear increasingly keen to target protected animals and areas across the country. These efforts, when combined with poor government oversight, could threaten the survival of the country’s rare species, experts told The Moscow Times. “Since the tsarist era, hunting has been seen in Russia as an…
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DEC urges New Yorkers to respect wildlife by leaving young animals alone
Thu, May 16th 2024 02:00 pm Human interactions with wildlife do more harm than good – ‘If You Care, Leave It There’ New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar reminds New Yorkers to appreciate wildlife from a safe distance and resist the urge to touch or move young wildlife. “Spring’s warmer…
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Award-winning founder of animal rescue charity dies, family says
6 days ago Emily Coady-Stemp,BBC News, South East Glenn Harvey Graham Cornick, the award-winning co-founder of an animal rescue charity in Surrey, has died, his family have announced. Mr Cornick, 80, set up Hydestile Resident Animals rescue centre, near Godalming, with his wife, Lyn in the late 1970s. His family said Mr Cornick was “the…
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Wildlife park in China under probe for deaths of tigers, some found in freezers
May 16, 2024 SINGAPORE – A wildlife park in east China is being investigated following accusations that 20 Siberian tigers had died in the past five years due to harsh living conditions, with some cubs found stored in freezers, Chinese media reported. The tigers, listed as first-level protected animals in the country, were among two…
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These tribes are building crossings to save wildlife from becoming roadkill
Scott Schuyler, a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and its natural resources and cultural policy representative, stands by the site of the future wildlife crossing in Skagit Valley, Washington.Flynn Rodriguez/High Country News This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The North Cascades elk herd…
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MAPPING CANADA’S CAPTIVE WILDLIFE PROBLEM: WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE TRANSPARENCY TOOL AS EXOTIC ANIMAL ESCAPES CONTINUE FROM COAST TO COAST
Tool launch due to governments’ ongoing failure to adequately track and restrict ownership of captive wildlife across Canada TORONTO, May 16, 2024 /CNW/ – World Animal Protection Canada has officially launched its interactive transparency tracking tool to monitor captive wildlife incidents in Canada. The launch comes as dozens of underregulated roadside zoos are beginning to open for…
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Pune Forest Department Takes Swift Action Against Wildlife Feeders
Share This News The forest department swiftly identified and took action against individuals involved in 7-8 cases. 16 May 2024 By Payoshi Bisht In a bid to protect the natural habitats and behaviours of wild animals, the Pune division of the forest department has initiated stern actions against individuals caught feeding wild birds and animals,…
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Houston Humane Society’s Wildlife Center needs help to care for animals
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