Pet Talk: Bill would protect pets from wildlife traps. So This is What The Discovery Channel Has Become? Has anyone noticed how television has been inundated with so-called “reality” TV shows that attempt to glamorize the most putrid and vile elements of rural America?
Wildlife Poachers Face a New Enemy. According to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, illegal trafficking of wildlife now ranks as the 3rd largest criminal industry in the world.
Every year, millions of animals are slaughtered or kidnapped because of the value placed on their pelt, skin, horns, tusks or meat. This industry driven not just by criminals looking to make a quick buck, but also by complex social, economic and environmental issues. What is Rights of Nature? Rights of Nature is the recognition and honoring that Nature has rights.
Are our PUBLIC LANDS on the verge of "going going gone?"..............Will Romney-Ryan be putting them up for sale to the highest bidder or unloading them as if they were "failing companies?"............Romney is completely ignorant of environmental issue. Americanprogressaction.org; Jessica Goad The Romney-Ryan plan would let individual states be solely in charge of permitting controversial projects, such as coal mining 10 miles from Utah's Bryce Canyon.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, told The Reno Gazette-Journal earlier this year that he doesn't know "the purpose of " public lands. Shark Reportedly Saves Man Lost at Sea. Toakai Teitoi is a policeman and father of six from Kiribati, an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean.
He and his brother-in-law became lost on a small wooden boat during what was supposed to have been a two-hour sea journey between the islands of Tarawa and Maiana, the Australian Herald-Sun reports. Along their journey, the pair stopped to fish and then decided to sleep overnight on the boat. 28th September. Rhino carnage; Golden eagle killed. Forests, wolves, can manage themselves just fine, thank you. - National wildlife conservation. Is man more capable than nature at managing ecosystems?
Jerry Brown signs bill on bobcat, bear hunting. Advocates for animal welfare came out ahead of California hunters Wednesday when Gov.
Jerry Brown signed a hard-fought bill banning the use of dogs for hunting bears and bobcats. Both sides had lobbied lawmakers and the governor tirelessly over SB1221 by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance (Los Angeles County), which will take effect Jan. 1. BLOG. It is Russia’s Tiger Day on Sunday 30th September – an annual event for our tiger project in Vladivostok. We are celebrating with our own family fun day but you can download our fundraising pack and hold your own event whether it is from a fun run to a tea party! Join us in a week-long celebration of the Amur tiger and the rangers who protect them in the Russian Far East . Few in numbers, these dedicated heroes patrol an area half the size of Britain to protect the 450 Amur tigers that are left in the wild - and with great success. But poaching is an ever present threat and the rangers must work in increasingly hostile conditions. We want to make sure that they can continue this essential work – but we need your help.
Save Our Horses, Links. February 27th, Slaughter Taiji Japan. DEATH AT SEAWORLD: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity. Toxic meat for sale in Taiji. A horrifying image of the butchered remains of a pilot whale killed in The Cove, Taiji, Japan on September 16.
This animal was one of many in a large pod held captive and without food for several days, then cruelly stabbed to death. Approximately 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins were forced to witness the killing and to swim in the blood of their own family members. Shell's "Happy" Mood Smashed By Ice. Mass of sea ice forces drilling to halt, raises doubts about spill cleanup Chukchi Sea, Alaska.
(Florian Schulz / visionsofthewild.com) Shell’s vice president of Alaska operations was quoted last Saturday as saying "Happy, happy, happy. " Then the ice showed up. Hours after Shell began drilling in the Artic, operations were forced to shut down to accommodate a drifting 30-mile by 12-mile hunk of sea ice, moving at a rate of a mile every 30 minutes. A week ago, the Department of the Interior approved drilling in “non-oil-bearing zones” and Shell immediately began drilling its first exploration well in the Chukchi Sea, off the coast of Northern Alaska in the early morning hours of Sunday.
Occupy Wildlife! A new USFWS survey suggests the popularity of hunting has risen from 4% in 2006 to 6% in 2011.
Many are in doubt that a growth in hunting participation is actually going on, and suspect that those numbers have been skewed to give the illusion that it’s a growing, rather than a dying sport. Even if a few more people have fallen prey to the lure of the blood-sporting way, 6% of the population is not a very high percentage of the country considering that hunters and their ilk interject themselves into every issue that involves wildlife, while the rest of us who don’t approve of wildlife butchery are barely represented. Whether hunters make up 4% or 6% of the US population, we are still the 95% (give or take a single measly point). It’s high time we start an Occupy Wildlife movement and give the non-hunting majority—and the animals—a voice! Text and Wildlife Photography ©Jim Robertson. Patricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: Annual bear carnage is upon us. "All the bears we knew were strong, powerful creatures … but never aggressive or dangerous to us.
They are as unique and individual as people. Most are gentle and smart. " — "Summers With the Bears," by Jack Becklund Jack Becklund wrote of six seasons with black bears in northern Minnesota. He and his wife interacted with dozens of wild bears. The Wildlife Society. The Wildlife Society is committed to a world where humans and wildlife co-exist. We work to ensure that wildlife and habitats are conserved through management actions that take into careful consideration relevant scientific information. We create opportunities for this to occur by involving professional wildlife managers, disseminating wildlife science, advocating for effective wildlife policy and law, and building the active support of an informed citizenry. Our mission is to represent and serve the professional community of scientists, managers, educators, technicians, planners, and others who work actively to study, manage, and conserve wildlife and habitats worldwide.
Wildlife Watch: Helping Connect People, the Environment, and Wildlife. Endangered Species on EE-Link: Endangered Species - Main Page. Predator Conservation Trust: Introduction. 100 Top Wildlife Sites. Today's News Our Mission Current Projects. Endangered Animal Organizations. List of Nonprofit Organizations for Animals. Wildlife Conservation Organizations - Top 10 Wildlife Conservation Organizations. Not everyone who is concerned about endangered species and would like to help protect threatened wildlife has the opportunity to get out in the field and do something about it. Petitions - The Seals of Nam. The Horrors - The Seals of Nam.
Unlike the seals targeted by the commercial Canadian seal massacre, the Namibian seal has much greater locomotive abilities. These seals will attempt to run away and can run almost as fast as a man, even over rough terrain. Killing Dolphins at Taiji is Slow and Cruel. Ocean Aware - Killing Dolphins at Taiji is Slow and Cruel.
Operation Infinite Patience: September 14, 2012. Operation Infinite Patience: September 14, 2012 Taiji Goes To Great Lengths to Avoid Global Exposure of the Dolphin Slaughter. Tsunami evacuation escape route barricaded to prevent photography of dolphin slaughterThis first week of the 2012-2013 drive hunt season has brought many changes. When you talk too much for Twitter. The world’s 100 most threatened species - Are they priceless or worthless? Peacock parachute spider, Poecilotheria metallica Copyright Sanjay Molur_WILD_ZOO What is a species worth? September 2012. The Ultimate Guide to Dolphins: Amazing Mammals Videos.
Wild Horses: The BLM Must Not Be Allowed to Destroy Wild Herds for Eco-Sanctuary. Brutal few days for dolphins driven into Taiji Cove. Taiji - Within 12 days of the dolphin hunt season opening in Taiji, Japan, activists report that it has been an horrific few days for pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins driven into the Cove. Nepal tests new unmanned aerial vehicle technology to stop wildlife crime. BARDIA NATIONAL PARK – Nepal’s antipoaching efforts received a major boost this week as park rangers and army personnel learn how to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in two national parks in a training program organized by WWF. Alarm sounded for many Asian species - Technology & science - Science - OurAmazingPlanet. Report: DiCaprio plans animal-poach film. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Tobey Maguire are working to produce an animal-trafficking film like the U.S. crime drama "Traffic," a trade daily reported.
The unnamed Warner Bros. African rhino poaching crisis. Australia to ban giant fishing trawler. Two harp seal pups scheduled to be destroyed at Aquarium des Iles. Blood Dolphins : Ric O'Barry, Dolphin Hunting. Japanese Coast Guard assists Taiji dolphin hunters. UPDATE: First Hunt - Pilot Whales in the Cove. U.S. judge rejects whale suit against Navy sub training site. Stop the annual Taiji dolphin massacre, make your children proud. WHERE WE ARE IN OUR FIGHT TO SAVE THE SERENGETI OVERVIEW. 'Palmed Off': Is Your Dinner Killing Orangutans? So Good You’ll Think It’s CGI: Underwater Camera Captures Jaw-Dropping Footage of Wild Dolphins. Devoted Fox continues to live with the man who rescued him.
Just as there is a huge disconnect between Republicans and Democrats as to the best course of action for our Country, so is there a wide chasm between people who seek to restore and enance wild bird populations and those who define themselves as "domestic. How do we get Grizzly Bears to stay off the train tracks running through Banff National Park in Canada?............U. Of Alberta researchers think electric shocks might be the deterrant needed to stop Griz from feeding on or near tracks where corn and oth. The Worst Environment Money Can Buy. Buffalo Field Campaign West Yellowstone Montana- Stop the Slaughter. Wildlife Conservation Science & Policy. About Dolphins. Japanese Embassies and Consulates Websites. Cove Monitors Arrive in Taiji, Japan to Document Dolphin Hunting.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Launches Operation Desert Seal II.