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Elephants, giraffes, sharks, Asian otters & seahorses fare well in Switzerland

August 28, 2019 by Merritt Clifton

African elephants win protection near where exports for display began             GENEVA, Switzerland––Live elephant exports from Africa for exhibition at least nominally ended by plenary vote at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Triennial Conference of the Parties on August 27,  2019 in Geneva,  Switzerland,  about 200 miles north from where the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Botswana, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Food & agriculture, Gabon, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Japan, Kenya, Laws, Marine life, Meat issues, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Hannibal Barca, Merritt Clifton, Nina Larson, Tom De Meulenaer

Russians bust alleged “whale jailers”

March 1, 2019 by Merritt Clifton

The suspects are already in Siberia ––where else can they go?             MOSCOW,  VLADIVOSTOK–– Responding to orders from Russian president Vladimir Putin,  the Russian agency for border security has reportedly brought criminal charges against four related companies for allegedly illegally capturing and holding more than 90 beluga whales and as many as 13 orcas in […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, China, Culture & Animals, Eastern Europe, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Marine life, Marine mammals, Russia, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Dmitry Lisitsyn, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Maria Antonova, Masha Netrebenko, Merritt Clifton, Natasha Daly, Todd Woody, Vladimir Putin

Drone video moves Russia to halt orca & beluga captures

November 27, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

Drone found 90 belugas & 13 orcas allegedly held pending sale to China VLADIVOSTOK,  Russia––Responding to international outrage over drone video showing 90 belugas and 13 orcas in small holding pens in Srednaya Bay near Nakhodka,  just north of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East,  the Russian government in 2019 will prohibit whale captures,  reports the […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, China, Culture & Animals, Eastern Europe, Endangered species, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Iceland, Laws, Marine mammals, Poaching & trafficking, Russia, Scandinavia, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Masha Netrebenko, Merritt Clifton, Todd Woody

Over-counting jaguars, over-estimating poaching

November 2, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

1964-1966 flood rescue data suggests there were never as many jaguars in Suriname as World Animal Protection claims have been poached PARAMARIBO,  Suriname––Claims recently amplified on social media about the alleged extent of jaguar poaching in Suriname appear to have inflated at most a handful of rare,  scattered incidents occurring over many years into a […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Latin America, Laws, Poaching & trafficking, South America, The Americas, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Alan Rabinowitz, Alex Muiruri, George Schaller, Jane Dalton, John Walsh, Merritt Clifton, Nicholas Bruschi

“We can still save them”: wild cat conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, 65

August 18, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

The “Indiana Jones of wildlife conservation” was an optimist in a field dominated by doom-and-gloom              NEW YORK CITY––Wild cat conservationist Alan Rabinowitz died of cancer on August 5,  2018 in Manhattan, New York City,  after an 18-year struggle that began with a diagnosis of leukemia in 2001 and spanned most of the achievements for […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Central America, Central Asia, Conservation, Elephants, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, India, Indian subcontinent, Mexico, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Organizations, Organizations, Poaching & trafficking, Politics, South America, Southeast Asia, Thailand, The Americas, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Ashley Yeager, George Schaller, Lily Huang, Peter Popham, Salisa Rabinowitz, Tibor Krausz

Greyhound racing goes to the dogs in Miami, Macau, & Australia

July 31, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Magic City is allowed to replace greyhound racing with jai alai––a precedent for “decoupling” animal racing from gambling permits          MIAMI,  Florida––The Magic City casino in West Flagler,  Florida,  after more than 13 years of legal struggle,  is soon to become the first Florida betting venue to be allowed to abandon animal racing while continuing […]

Filed Under: Animal racing, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, China, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Horse racing, Indian subcontinent, Other animal racing, Pakistan, Uses of dogs, Zoos Tagged With: Charlie McClellan, Dara Kam, Izzy Havenick, Jim Rosica, John Lockwood, Merritt Clifton

“Ban white tigers & lion/tiger hybrids,” sanctuarians beg feds

May 22, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Petition seeks rulemaking under Animal Health Protection Act & Animal Welfare Act             WASHINGTON D.C.––Nearly 200 years of entrepreneurs speculatively breeding white tigers and lion/tiger hybrids are enough,  say a coalition of animal advocacy organizations and several leading sanctuaries where “tigons,”  “ligers,”  and “liligers” have lived out their days after proving no longer profitable for […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Sanctuaries, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Bhagavan Antle, Big Cat Rescue, Edward Maruska, Joe Schreibvogel, Lions Tigers & Bears, Merritt Clifton, Siegfried & Roy, William Conway

Fatal cheetah attack spotlights big cat breeding industry

March 25, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

Lions & tigers bred for heads & bones          PHILIPPOLIS,  Karoo,  South Africa––A captive cheetah on March 18,  2017 fatally mauled the three-year-old son of Jacob Pieterse,  an employee at tiger breeder and filmmaker John Varty’s Tiger Canyon wildlife farm and tourist attraction. Police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele told media that the victim died while being […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia, Book & film reviews, Canada, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Poaching & trafficking, Screen industry, South Africa, The Americas, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Bray, Dave Salmoni, Dave Varty, John Varty, Li Quan, Luke Hunter, Merritt Clifton, Michael Hackenberger, Stewart Bray, Stuart Leavenworth

Zimbabwe sells wildlife to Chinese zoo empire

September 19, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

But the traffic does not go unseen HARARE,  Zimbabwe––Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force founder Johnny Rodrigues had surgery on March 10,  2016,  lost his wife Cheryl on March 30,  2016,  contracted an e-coli infection in Washington D.C. on July 30,  2016,  and was nearly bankrupted by unexpected hospital costs,  but after months of mourning and relative […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Marine life, Marine mammals, Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Chimelong, Johnny Rodrigues, Merritt Clifton, Todd Woody

A tale of two of the world’s oldest tigers, both named Bengali

June 21, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

One Bengali lived at Big Cat Rescue,  the other at Associated Humane Societies’ Popcorn Park Zoo Bengali,  21 or 22 years of age,  either way one of the half dozen oldest tigers on record,  and one of two tigers within that elite half dozen to share the name Bengali,  died on May 31,  2016 at […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, China, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), Sanctuaries, Spectacles, USA, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Bengali, Big Cat Rescue, Carole Baskin, Flavio, John Bergmann, Popcorn Park Zoo, Roseann Trezza

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