Both black vultures & turkey vultures are rapidly expanding U.S. range and numbers Feeling down about global warming, chemical pollution, and reports about loss of species? See the vultures circling overhead? Both black vultures and turkey vultures are rapidly expanding in numbers and range across the U.S. Turkey vultures have even appeared in southeastern Alaska […]
Reptile diversity study findings are less scary than a snake in your boot
Mainstream reportage focused on the bad news, but reptiles remain likely to outlive us WASHINGTON D.C.––All dinosaurs except birds, all ichthyosaurs, and all pterosaurs are confirmed extinct. Dragons, griffins, and Godzilla are alive and well in human imagination, the only habitat they ever actually occupied. Among the other 10,196 reptile species for whom population and […]
Coyotes, parrots, & the ghosts of George & Joy Adamson
Four older books offer current lessons: The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa’s Wildlife by Kobie Kruger Ballantine Books (c/o Random House, 299 Park Ave., New York, NY 10171), 2001. 381 pages, hardcover, $26.95. The Daily Coyote, by Shreve Stockton Simon & Schuster, 1230 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10020), 2008. 279 pages, […]
CITES doomed the vaquita, sold the elephant in the room, & worse
U.N. Environment Assembly calls for yet another report on “the interlinkages between animal welfare, the environment and sustainable development” after ignoring a mountain of others produced at least since 1950 LYON, France––This is not just a fish story, nor just a fish-and-elephant story, nor even just another story about the failures and shortcomings of […]
Smoked by a camel: happens more often than you think
U.S. deaths & injuries from camel attacks occur at about 10 times the global rate, but attacks where camels are work animals are not rare OBION, Tennessee––Tennessee men Bobby Joe Matheny II, 42, of Ridgely, and Tommy Gunn, 67, of Obion, were on March 10, 2022 stomped to death by a camel at Shirley Farms […]
See the video exposé that sent Jack Hanna into demented retirement––free!
The Conservation Game Directed by Michael Webber, featuring Tim Harrison, founder, Outreach for Animals If you have not yet seen The Conservation Game, the acclaimed exposé of exotic cat exhibition and trafficking that sent longtime animal exhibitor Jack Hanna into retirement due to alleged dementia, there will never be a better time to watch it––free––than […]
Ex-POW speaks out for Help Asheville Bears campaign vs. Amazon trap sales
by Jody, Alex, & Heather Christina Williams, founders, Help Asheville Bears Colonel Hershel Scott Morgan (Ret.), our stepfather, was the fourth longest held Air Force prisoner of war in American history. He was imprisoned in North Vietnam for seven years and ten months––more than two years longer than John McCain, the late U.S. Senator and […]
Afro-Vegan Society marks Black History Month 2022 with veg outreach
“Veguary” builds on a long, strong tradition of African-American food ambassadors BALTIMORE, Maryland––The Afro-Vegan Society will again in 2022 mark Black History Month with Veguary, “an online educational campaign celebrating black vegan trailblazers and providing culturally relevant workshops on plant-based eating,” society cofounder Brenda Sanders announced on January 26, 2022. “Throughout the month,” Sanders […]
Wildlife Waystation founder Martine Colette, 79, goes to “walk with tigers”
Rescued, sheltered, & rehabilitated wildlife for 43 years LAKE HAVASU, Arizona––Wildlife Waystation founder Martine Colette, 79, died on January 23, 2022. Reported CBS-Los Angeles, “Colette, who had been suffering from lung cancer, died at her Lake Havasu home, according to her publicist.” Wrote Mike Barnes for Hollywood Reporter, “She died surrounded by friends, and one […]
HSUS to spend up to $20 million on Project Chimps & then kick it loose
Seeks “peace with honor” & withdrawal after whistleblower campaign BLUE RIDGE, Georgia––The Humane Society of the United States on January 10, 2022 committed $20 million––at least in a media release––to making material improvements at the HSUS-funded Project Chimps sanctuary in Blue Ridge, Georgia. The HSUS pledge, observed Their Turn founder Donny Moss of New York […]
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