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    Illegal Traders Selling Donkey Skins on Social Media

    Illegal Traders Selling Donkey Skins on Social Media

    A new report has found traders illegally selling donkey skins on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. According to the investigation, donkey skins are in high demand for ejiao, a traditional Chinese remedy. Traders are ignoring bans on sales of donkey skins, including in Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, even […]

    Ecuador Gives Legal Rights to Wild Animals

    Ecuador Gives Legal Rights to Wild Animals

    The highest court in Ecuador has ruled in favor of wild animals. A case for Estrellita, a woolly monkey taken from the wild and kept as a pet, is the first case to apply the country’s “rights of nature” law to animals. Ana Beatriz Burbano Proaño, a librarian, kept Estrellita as a pet for 18 […]

    U.S. Wildlife Services Killed Over 1.75 Million Animals in 2021

    U.S. Wildlife Services Killed Over 1.75 Million Animals in 2021

    Over the course of 2021, Wildlife Services, an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), killed over 1.75 million animals. The program noted it kills animals to protect agriculture, human health and vulnerable species, but conservationists are protesting the killings, which equate to about 200 deaths per hour throughout the year. According to Wildlife […]