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$10 billion from China buys big changes in Kenya wildlife tourism

October 6, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Effects parallel those of bringing rail travel to Yellowstone in 1902             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Looming over Kenya like the Standard Gauge Railway trestle at the northern edge of Nairobi National Park,  or the marabou storks overlooking the dense traffic on the highway into Nairobi from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport,  is the question of how $10 billion […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Crustaceans, Cultural, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Laws, Marine life, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sub-Saharan, Urban wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Abel Muhatia, Anna Ge, Apurva Sanghi, Ben Okita-Ouma, Chang Ming Chuang, Dong Yi, Dylan Johnson, Erick Kiraithe, Ernest Hemingway, Fred Kaigwa, George Murage, Gilbert Koech, Henry John Delves Broughton, John Henry Patterson, Josslyn Hay, Lee Changqin, Lee Kinyanjui, Lilian Musili, Luo Jnili, Margaret Mwakima, Merritt Clifton, Nicanor Sabula, Paul Mbugua, Peter Mutai, Steve Njumbi, Wu Peng Te, Wu Yi, Zheng He

“What would you say your legacy has been?”

September 28, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Dear ANIMALS 24-7 readers: Beth and I, through the generosity of a donor who funded us specifically to attend, are just back from the 2018 Africa Animal Welfare Conference, held at the United Nations complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Though our daily online readership has never been greater, we have worked for half pay or less […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, China, Cultural, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Kenya, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton

Mike O’Connor & the Zen of saving the Olympic mountain goats

May 17, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Port Townsend author emerges as defender of mountain goats slated for extirpation “Attached is a copy of a flyer I have put together in defense of the mountain goats of the Olympic Peninsula,”  emailed Mike O’Connor of Port Townsend,  Washington,  on May 17,  2018,  in response to the May 8,  2018 ANIMALS 24-7 article Goat sacrifice to begin at Olympic National Park. “I […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Book & film reviews, Buddhism, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Pacific rim, Religion & philosophy, Taiwan, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Ling-hui O'Connor, Merritt Clifton, Mike O'Connor

One alleged shark-dragger walks, but may testify against the other two

May 3, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Two felony charges dropped             TAMPA,  Florida––Claiming a lack of evidence sufficient to warrant a continued prosecution,  Florida assistant state attorney Andrew Hubbard on May 1,  2018 informed Hillsborough Circuit Judge Mark Wolfe at a preliminary hearing that the state has dropped all charges against Spencer Heintz,  23,  who had faced two counts of aggravated […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Food & agriculture, Laws & politics, Marine life, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Jenny Staletovich, Mark Quartiano, Merritt Clifton, Michael Wenzel, Nicholas Burns Easterling, Paul Sisco, Robert Lee "Bo" Benac, Spencer Heintz

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

Animals to humans: “Save us from things that go BANG!!! in the night!”

December 30, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Concern each year soars & fades with the rockets Ushered in with the traditional fusillade while animals cringe and whimper,  rolling around the world from the first cruise ships firing rockets across the International Dateline,  through Asia,  Africa,  Europe,  South America,  North America,  and finally Hawaii,  2017 will go out with a bang too,  just […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Birds, China, Cultural, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, India, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Phoebe Cook, Sarah Blackman, Stan Lai

Why has Paul Watson asked 58 groups to drop a boycott of Mexican shrimp?

December 11, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Alleges boycott jeopardizes anti-poaching work to save the vaquita             SAN FELIPE,  Mexico––Leading an international boycott of Mexican shrimp called on behalf of the endangered vaquita porpoise,  the Animal Welfare Institute,  the Natural Resources Defense Council  and the Center for Biological Diversity have yet to publish a promised response to a December 3,  2017 appeal […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Habitat, Latin America, Mexico, Poaching & trafficking, The Americas, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Alfredo Alcantara, D.J. Schubert, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Samuel Gallardo

Are vaquita captures for breeding or for show? Mexican report raises question

October 21, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Mexican environment secretary talks tourism             SAN FELIPE,  Mexico––The first-ever capture of an extremely endangered vaquita porpoise on October 18,  2017 in the Sea of Cortez,  disclosed a day later,  upstaged statements by Mexican environment secretary Rafael Pacchiano indicating that the capture might have been undertaken less from the hope of saving an endangered animal […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Latin America, Marine life, Marine mammals, Mexico, Poaching & trafficking, The Americas, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Darryl Fears, Fanny Miranda, Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, Merritt Clifton, Omar Vidal, Rafael Pacchiano, Sandra Dibble

Why Guangzhou dog rescue reveals more about China than Yulin dog-eating festival

June 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Rescue in hub of dog meat trade won more notice than festival held to boost dog-eating          YULIN,  China––The largest-ever rescue of dogs from a truck hauling them to slaughter,  accomplished on June 19,  2017 in Guangzhau,  the longtime hub of dog-eating in China,  very nearly upstaged the 2017 Yulin Lychee & Dog-Eating Festival,  which […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Beliefs, Buddhism, Cats, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Humane history, Legislation, Meat issues, Organizations, Religion & philosophy, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Irene Feng, Merritt Clifton, Peter J. Li, Yulin

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