By Andrew Sheeler as published on the Sacramento Bee “To slaughter for commercial consumption mustangs that have roamed California for over a century is not only atrocious, but unlawful,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a letter that the U.S. Forest Service would be in violation of […]
I recently shared a story about the Chinese government’s worrying decision to lift a ban on the use of tiger and rhino parts in traditional Chinese medicine. Now, thankfully, China has decided to keep the ban in place for the time being. The demand for tiger and rhino parts in traditional Chinese medicine is partially […]
via Chinese Ban on Tiger and Rhino Parts Remains Intact – for Now — The Jaguar
This 2015 video says about itself: Stop the Killing of Thousands of Mauritius’ Flying Foxes Photo Credit: Jacques de Speville The Mauritius fruit bats (aka flying foxes) play a key role in their ecosystem as pollinators and seed dispersers – and now they’re in grave danger. Each night, hundreds of these bats are being killed, […]
via Mauritian flying foxes, don’t kill them — Dear Kitty. Some blog
International Rhino Foundation Comments on Dallas Safari Club Auction of a Permit to Hunt a Black Rhino 29 October 2013 Much media attention has been directed this past week to the Dallas Safari Club’s intention to auction off a permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia, the proceeds to go towards preserving this magnificent […]
SUMATRAN RHINOS ARE IN CRISIS In dense, steamy rainforests on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo, Earth’s few remaining Sumatran rhinos are struggling to exist. Barely hanging on in fragmented sub-populations, this rhino is so rare – fewer than 80 survive – that only a handful of people have ever seen one in the […]
via Groundbreaking Effort to Save Sumatran Rhinos — The International Rhino Foundation Blog
WAV Comment – So that’s it is it ? – he resigns from his job. What does he now do ? – continue to kill without being punished ? – we think this needs to be taken a lot further than it currently seems to be. https://ladyfreethinker.org/petition-fire-idaho-wildlife-official-brutally-killed-entire-baboon-family/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=contentviews&utm_campaign=custom_grid PETITION TARGET: Idaho Governor Butch Otter […]
