Tierra del Fuego is at the southernmost tip of South America and is sometimes known as the “end of the world.” This windswept part of Argentina is home to seven penguin colonies which breed, nest and feed in the area. Yet even here, the evidence of human encroachment on nature is clear. Plastic waste from […]
By Fino Menezes After unprecedented bushfires devastated communities and iconic flora and fauna across Australia, non-profit group Science for Wildlife releases 12 koalas back into their natural habitat in the Blue Mountains. First Koalas Released Back Into the Wild After Bushfire Horror Before this current global health crisis, Australia endured an unprecedented bushfire season that […]
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo is believed to be the first animal in the U.S. and the first tiger in the world to test positive for the new coronavirus. Nadia, a four-year-old Malayan tiger, was tested for the virus that causes COVID-19 after she developed a dry cough and began to lose her appetite, […]
By Sara Amundson Every year, fins from as many as 73 million sharks circulate throughout the world in a complex international market. They are the key ingredient in shark fin soup, a luxury dish considered a status symbol in some Asian cuisines. The global trade in shark fins is contributing to a crisis among shark […]
Government officials are offering an up to $20,000 reward for information that helps solve two brutal Florida dolphin murders. The first dolphin was discovered shot or stabbed late last week by biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission off of Naples, Florida, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries reported Tuesday. The second […]
Botswana held its first auction of licenses to hunt elephants Friday since President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted a five-year ban on the controversial practice in May of 2019. Masisi’s government has argued that legal hunting is necessary to reduce conflict between elephants and humans, but some conservationists fear that reintroducing the practice could actually encourage more […]
By Eoin Higgins A national hunting group is under fire from animal rights groups for auctioning off the opportunity to spend a week in close quarters with Donald Trump Jr. in Alaska for a luxury “dream hunt” of Sitka black-tailed deer. The Safari Club International (SCI) will auction the trip at its annual convention. Bidding […]
U.S. government officials found 1,400 pounds of shark fins worth $1 million hidden in boxes in Miami, Florida, according to CNN. In a news release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the shark fins were hidden in 18 boxes. The dried fins arrived from South America and were likely headed to Asia, the AP […]
Australia‘s iconic koalas cannot catch a break. Nearly one third of the koalas in the state of New South Wales may have died in the country’s devastating wildfire season, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). And now, reports have emerged that dozens of the animals were killed at a timber plantation in the state […]
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