By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In our recent USA Today opinion piece, we wrote about the cascade of events that sparked passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act late last year. Among other factors, the pandemic-era Netflix sensation Tiger King laid bare the cruelties of the cub petting industry so devastating to animals, […]
Tigers escape Georgia’s Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari, recaptured
South bracing for more storms following deadly Mississippi twister Search and rescue teams have continued to dig through rubble following tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi and Alabama killing dozens of people. Patrick Colson-Price, USA TODAY Two tigers escaped from an animal park in Georgia after tornadoes struck the area Sunday. The big cats were soon recaptured, […]
3 injured after wild animal attacks villagers in Jharkhand’s Latehar
Latehar,UPDATED: Mar 25, 2023 19:05 IST By Satyajeet Kumar: Three villagers in Jharkhand’s Latehar district were severely injured due to the attack of a wild animal on Saturday morning. Many claimed that the unidentified animal was a leopard or a tiger. The incident took place in Kumandih forest under the Manika police station. Currently, the […]
Wild Dog Translocation in Zululand
African Wild Dogs are Southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore. Somkhanda Community Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal province has been one of the strongholds for the species since their introduction in 2014. Somkhanda has contributed to Wild Dog conservation through contributing to the Wild Dog Range Expansion Project and by playing a vital part in the Southern […]
Beloved hawk at Zoo Atlanta dead after apparent fight with wild animal
How zoos and aquariums play animal matchmakers How zoos and aquariums play animal matchmakers 05:11 A beloved hawk from Zoo Atlanta has died after apparently getting into an altercation with a wild animal. The hawk, named Tahoe, had been a part of the zoo’s wildlife theater for more than 20 years. The zoo is still […]
K’taka Cong leader files bail plea in wild animal seizure case
K’taka Cong leader files bail plea in wild animal seizure case Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka minister S.S. Mallikarjun has submitted a bail plea in a court in connection with the seizure of 29 wild animals such as spotted deer, black buck, foxes and mongoose from his farmhouse here. Davanagere: […]
Big Cat Public Safety Act becomes law, capping off year of wins for wild animals
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The exploitation and abuse of big cats as props for paid public interactions at roadside attractions will soon be a thing of the past. As we recently shared, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, something we’ve been working on for over a decade, passed the U.S. Senate and will […]
Breaking: Major wins for sharks and other wild animals in key legislative package
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block There have been some massive wins for animals recently in the U.S., as the Congress acts to pass some protections we’ve been championing for years. Right on the heels of the Big Cat Public Safety Act’s resounding passage, two additional animal protection measures were wrapped into the National Defense […]
Ghana asked to invest in wild animal production
Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, Chairperson, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (CBCR), University of Ghana, Legon, says it is imperative for the country to invest in game ranching. “We should invest in wild animal production given the socio-economic benefits such a venture could bring to the people, especially women doing business in the bushmeat trade,” she emphasised. […]
The Importance of Conserving African Wild Dogs
“African Wild Dogs are one of the iconic predators in the African ecosystem. Conserving African Wild Dogs is important, not only for the essential ecosystem services they perform, but also for their unique aesthetic beauty as well as the incredible family bonds and intelligence they portray as they energetically move or hunt through the landscape.” […]