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Leaving The Wild:  The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows & Horses

December 5, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

by Gavin Ehringer Pegasus Books,  distributed by W.W. Norton & Co. 364 pages.  $27.95 hardcover.  In stores December 5,  2017. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Remember the most gripping and informative few books you ever read about dogs,  cats,  cows,  and/or horses,  by authors as thorough as the multi-time best sellers Desmond Morris,  Elizabeth Marshall Thomas,  […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Breeding, Cats, Cattle & dairy, Central Asia, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Population control, Population control, Shelters, Show, Training, USA, Uses of dogs, Wild horses, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts, Working horses Tagged With: Charles Darwin, Desmond Morris, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Gavin Ehringer, Herodotus, Merritt Clifton, Sonia Faruqi, Stanley Coren, Walt Disney

Hurricane Maria: monkeys hold on, horses endure

September 29, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

“Oh my goodness, how could anything have survived this?”          CAYO SANTIAGO,  Puerto Rico––Hurricane Irma mostly missed the renowned Cayo Santiago rhesus macaque colony,  on an island just east of the Puerto Rican mainland,  but Hurricane Maria hit it head-on,  at full Category 5 strength. The thousand-odd macaques on Cayo Santiago are ninth generation descendants from […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal organizations, Birds, Caribbean, Chimps & other primates, Disasters, Educational use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Habitat, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Lab animals, Racing, Research & testing, Science, Show, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Clarence R. Carpenter, Ed Yong, Elizabeth Redden, Frank Angst, James Higham, Linda Horn, Mark Samuel, Merritt Clifton, Shelley Gagnon-Blodgett

Hope Ryden, 87, revealed the lives of wild horses, beaver, & coyotes

July 6, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Known for film work before winning acclaim as author          HYANNIS,  Massachusetts––Hope Elaine Ryden,  87,  author and/or photographer for 26 books mostly on wildlife subjects,  and a frequent photo contributor to National Geographic,  died on June 18,  2017 in Hyannis,  Massachusetts from complications of hip surgery. Minister’s daughter Born on August 1,  1929,  in St. […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Top, Habitat, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws, Malaysia, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Southeast Asia, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: E.E. Ryden, Hope Ryden, John Miller, Merritt Clifton, Milburn Stone, Pan Am, Robert Drew

Settlement of alleged neglect case at ISPMB could set up a repeat

February 2, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros is allowed to keep & breed horses          LANTRY,  South Dakota––The fate of the remaining horses at the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros ranch straddling the Dewey and Ziebach county lines in north-central South Dakota was on January 27,  2017 “settled” on […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Sanctuaries, USA, Wild horses Tagged With: Elaine Nash, Fleet of Angels, Karen Sussman, Merritt Clifton, Return to Freedom, Seth Tupper, Velma Johnston

Auction date set for survivors of ISPMB wild horse sanctuary meltdown

December 5, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Victorious Dakota Access protesters unlikely to ride to the rescue          LANTRY,  South Dakota––If just one Dakota Access pipeline protester in 10 could stop at the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros premises en route home from the multi-month vigil that kept the pipeline from crossing the Missouri River by passing under Lake […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Sanctuaries, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Anne Novak, Colleen Marie Burns, Darci Adams, Jay Kirkpatrick, Karen Sussman, Merritt Clifton, Priscilla Feral

Trump election puts 45,000 wild horses at risk––and much, much more

November 9, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

No animal advocates among Trump advisors WASHINGTON D.C.––Every animal advocacy gain of the past eight years at the federal level stands at risk with the November 8,  2016 surprise election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as U.S. President,  reinforced by Republican majorities in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Hunting & fur […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Slaughter, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Donald Trump, Eric Trump, Forrest Lucas, Ivanka Trump, Merritt Clifton, Mike Markarian, Terry Branstad

810 allegedly starving horses impounded from Wild Horse Annie’s charity

October 14, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros and Friends of Animals were leading foes of PZP for wild horses          LANTRY,  South Dakota––The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros,  a leading opponent of contracepting wild horses,  has surrendered custody of about 810 allegedly neglected horses,  some apparently at imminent risk of […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior, Beliefs, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Slaughter, USA, Welfare, Wild horses, Wildlife

“Can’t fix wild horses? Kill ’em,” say BLM advisors

September 14, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Recommendation to kill horses came after advocates blocked multiple fertility control proposals Part II of a two-part series.  See also:  Is BLM advisory board threat to kill 45,000 mustangs a wild bet? The BLM National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board frustratedly recommended that the 45,000 horses in holding facilities be killed only hours after […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Food, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, Sheep & goats, Slaughter, Slaughter, USA, Welfare, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Ginger Kathrens, Holly Hazard, Merritt Clifton, Priscilla Feral, Willis Lamm, ZonaStat-H

Is BLM advisory board threat to kill 45,000 mustangs a wild bet?

September 14, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Who holds the chips after showdown at the Stockmen’s Hotel & Casino? Part I of a two-part series.  See also:  “Can’t fix wild horses? Kill ’em,” say BLM advisors          ELKO,  Nevada––Will the Bureau of Land Management really kill all 45,000 wild horses now in off-range holding facilities,  as recommended on September 9,  2016 by […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Food, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Sheep & goats, Slaughter, Slaughter, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Ken Salazar, Merritt Clifton, Suzanne Roy, Willis Lamm

How conservationists nearly drove a rare fox extinct

August 15, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

“Biologic genocide” almost finished Channel Islands’ top predator          SANTA CRUZ ISLAND,  California––U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dan Ashe on August 11,  2016 personally visited Channel Island National Park to announce that the Channel Islands fox,  native to Santa Rosa,  San Miguel and Santa Cruz islands,  off the southern California coast,  are no longer […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Pigs, Religion & philosophy, Sheep & goats, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Channel Islands National Park, Cleveland Amory, Dan Ashe, Merritt Clifton, The Nature Conservancy, Timothy J. Setnicka

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