Category: Wildlife and Animals

  • Interview: Championing animal law education in Africa

    Interview: Championing animal law education in Africa

    Motunrayo Esan’s journey from being born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria, to becoming an outstanding animal scholar is truly remarkable. Her transformation from a background detached from animal protection to becoming a trailblazer in animal law education is noteworthy. After obtaining a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Seventh-Day Adventist Institution, Babcock University, Nigeria, Motunrayo “Mo”…

  • Interview: Championing animal law education in Africa

    Interview: Championing animal law education in Africa

    Motunrayo Esan’s journey from being born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria, to becoming an outstanding animal scholar is truly remarkable. Her transformation from a background detached from animal protection to becoming a trailblazer in animal law education is noteworthy. After obtaining a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Seventh-Day Adventist Institution, Babcock University, Nigeria, Motunrayo “Mo”…

  • DUI leads to animal fatality in North Fork area

    DUI leads to animal fatality in North Fork area

    KINGSTON –– Deputies with the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office responded to a unique and tragic incident last weekend after receiving a call about a vehicle versus animal accident. According to SCSO Lieutenant Jared Bilaski, in the early hours of November 26, a drunk driver crashed his vehicle into two horses while traveling Coeur d’Alene River…

  • Long thought to be extinct in Kenya, giant pangolins are now being helped back from the brink

    Long thought to be extinct in Kenya, giant pangolins are now being helped back from the brink

    When Fred Telekwa settled on his farm inside Nyakweri forest, in western Kenya, four years ago, his main worry was how to prevent elephants and buffaloes from destroying his crops. The nearby Maasai Mara game reserve housed a huge amount of roaming wildlife. “Two or three elephants can clear an acre of cabbages in one…

  • Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

    Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

    Wrecks can be valuable habitats for corals, sea anemones and other animals on the sea floor Marcus Rose Shipwrecks can provide an important refuge for marine life in areas subject to heavy fishing pressure, despite being an unnatural part of the ecosystem. Bottom trawling, which involves dragging nets across the seafloor, has a devastating impact…

  • Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

    Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

    Wrecks can be valuable habitats for corals, sea anemones and other animals on the sea floor Marcus Rose Shipwrecks can provide an important refuge for marine life in areas subject to heavy fishing pressure, despite being an unnatural part of the ecosystem. Bottom trawling, which involves dragging nets across the seafloor, has a devastating impact…

  • Victory! Wildlife-Killing M-44 Cyanide Bombs Banned On 245 Million Acres Of U.S. Public Lands

    Victory! Wildlife-Killing M-44 Cyanide Bombs Banned On 245 Million Acres Of U.S. Public Lands

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  • Requirements for zoo licenses set to be toughened

    Requirements for zoo licenses set to be toughened

    A lion named Baram rests in Cheongju Zoo in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Baram came to nationwide attention as the “malnourished lion” after being photographed at Bugyeong Zoo in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province. (Cheongju Zoo) The Ministry of Environment said on Tuesday that the ministry will toughen requirements for zoo and aquarium licenses as part…

  • Massachusetts Residents Should Not Feed Wildlife During Winter

    Massachusetts Residents Should Not Feed Wildlife During Winter

    There is always the temptation to leave something out for those poor critters left to scavenge for a little grub during the long, cold winter months, but the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife says providing food for wildlife can harm the creatures you aim to help. “While most people have good intentions, supplemental feeding…

  • Massachusetts Residents Should Not Feed Wildlife During Winter

    Massachusetts Residents Should Not Feed Wildlife During Winter

    There is always the temptation to leave something out for those poor critters left to scavenge for a little grub during the long, cold winter months, but the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife says providing food for wildlife can harm the creatures you aim to help. “While most people have good intentions, supplemental feeding…