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South Sudan bans hunting; follows Kenya, with Chinese support

March 18, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

Kenya banned hunting in 1977             JUBA,  South Sudan––Emulating one of the longtime keys to economic success in neighboring Kenya,  the seven-year-old nation of South Sudan on March 6,  2018 “banned all forms of wildlife hunting,  including commercial trade in wildlife trophies,”  the Xinhua news agency reported. The specific mention of “wildlife trophies” by the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, North Africa, Poaching & trafficking, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Bill Brewster, Chris Hudson, Donald Trump, Eric Trump, Festo Kumba, Jemma Nunu Kumba, John Jackson III, Merritt Clifton, Peter Horn, Ryan Zinke, Steve Chancellor, Thomas Sebit

Trump words had no teeth: elephant & lion trophy imports resume

March 9, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

Under current rules,  Walter Palmer might have imported Cecil’s head with little fuss             WASHINGTON D.C.–– In 20-20 hindsight,  the November 19,  2017 Twitter message by U.S. President Donald Trump hinting that he might protect African elephants and lions from trophy hunting by executive order looks more like camouflage than a decision. Twittering that trophy […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sports, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Colin Dwyer, Donald Trump, Jeremy Hance, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Piers Morgan, Ryan Zinke, Tanya Sanerib, Walter Palmer

South African lion breeders hear whispers of doom

March 2, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

Death at game reserve overshadows Parliamentary resolution that could kill the wildlife breeding,  viewing,  & hunting industries JOHANNESBURG,  South Africa––The fatal mauling of a 22-year-old female visitor to “lion whisperer” Kevin Richardson’s tented camp in the Dinoken Big 5 Game Reserve stole headlines on February 27,  2018 from Parliamentary action promising to turn the South […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Captive animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Cara Delevingne, Cyril Ramaphosa, John Varty, Julius Mlaema, Katherine Chappell, Kevin Richardson, Merritt Clifton, Robert Mugabe

Who killed ivory trade investigator Esmond Martin, why?

February 11, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

Survived more than 30 years of work in some of the world’s most dangerous places,  only to be stabbed in his bed             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Nairobi police homicide detectives appear to believe that renowned elephant ivory and rhino horn trafficking investigator Esmond Bradley Martin Jr.,  75,  was murdered on February 5,  2018 in connection with a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cambodia, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Endangered species, Europe, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Isles, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Laws, Laws & politics, Legislation, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, North Africa, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, U.S., Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Chrysee MacCasler Perry Martin, Daniel Stiles, Fred Mukinda, Iain Douglas Hamilton, John Muchangi, Josphat Ngonyo, Kamore Maina, Lucy Vigne, Merritt Clifton, Pak Choi-Jun, Robyn Dixon

China halts ivory sales, but leads the world in live elephant imports

January 5, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

No more “state-approved ivory dealers”             BEIJING,  China;  HARARE,  Zimbabwe––All trade in elephant ivory is now illegal in China,  effective January 1,  2018,  except in Hong Kong,  which is reportedly soon to enact a similar prohibition,  to take effect in 2022. “From now on, if a merchant tells you ‘this is a state-approved ivory dealer’… […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Zoos Tagged With: Darryl Fears, Grace Mugabe, Johnny Rodrigues, Luo Shugang, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Robert Mugabe

Cryptozoologist & taxonomist Colin Groves, “The Ultimate Classifier,” 75

December 18, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Member of International Primate Protection League advisory board since 1975 CANBERRA,  Australia––Colin Groves,  75,  called “The Ultimate Classifier” by the Society of Conservation Biology,  a member of the International Primate Protection League advisory board since 1975,  and a cofounder of the anti-pseudoscience organization Canberra Skeptics,  died in Canberra,  Australia,  on November 30,  2017. Born in […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Chimps & other primates, China, Conservation, DRC, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Isles, Kenya, Lab animals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Organizations, Other animals & science topics, Poaching & trafficking, Science, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Colin Groves, Katherine Buri, Lynette Shanley, Merritt Clifton, Richard Leakey, Shirley McGreal

Tweeting hunting is “horror show,” Trump pledges elephant verdict “next week”

November 21, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Allies urged Trump to spare the emblem of the Republican Party             WASHINGTON D.C.–– “Big-game trophy decision will be announced next week,” announced U.S. President Donald Trump via Twitter on November 19,  2017,  meaning the week after Thanksgiving,  “but will be very hard pressed to change my mind that this horror show in any way […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Donald Trump, Elly Pepper, Laura Ingraham, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

Trump stalls elephant & lion trophy imports after meal of shark fin soup

November 18, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Appointees had put elephants & lions back on trophy hit list             WASHINGTON D.C.––Tweeting “Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts,”  U.S. President Donald Trump on November 17,  2017 unexpectedly suspended U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services decisions –– trumpeted by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and praised by both […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, Meat issues, Poaching & trafficking, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivana Trump, Ivanka Trump, Merritt Clifton, Ryan Zinke

The National Park Service wants to get our goats

August 27, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Putsch against “invasive” species ignores leading edge conservation science          PORT ANGELES, Washington––Are the estimated 620 mountain goats roaming the upper reaches of 1,442-square-mile Olympic National Park a threat to biodiversity,  as the National Park Service argues,  or contributing to “rewilding” the park,  as suggested by Arizona State University biodiversity researcher Erick Lundgren? Should they […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife Tagged With: Arien Wallach, Brandon Keim, Cicely Blumberg, Daniel Ramp, Erick Lundgren, Jorian Jenks, Kurt Jenkins, Merritt Clifton

The biggest animal rescue in 10,000 years

July 6, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Little noticed Operation Noah inspired Operation Gwamba Before there was Operation Gwamba,  documented by John Walsh and Robert Gannon in Time Is Short And The Water Rises,  there was Operation Noah,  a five-year rescue begun in 1958 by Rhodesian chief ranger Rupert Fothergill. Fothergill,  then 46, began relocating animals from the Zambezi Valley to Matsudona […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, USA, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: John Walsh, Merritt Clifton, Piggy Fothergill, Rupert Fothergill

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