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“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

Florida: Bashing the brains out of iguanas as alleged illegal aliens

March 14, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

Iguanas were in Florida first––by 16 million years             FORT LAUDERDALE,  Florida––Bashing or shooting the brains out of iguanas essentially for the hell of it would be illegal almost anywhere if done to pets. Braining iguanas in the name of research,  however,  brought University of Florida wildlife biologist and research coordinator Jenny Ketterlin and 14 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Caribbean, Central America, Conservation, Crocodilians, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Land turtles, Marine life, Mexico, other, Other species, Reptile farming, Reptiles, The Americas, Turtles, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: A. Deans Peggs, Archie Carr, Craig Pittman, Esteban Payan, Jenny Ketterlin, Lewis Reynolds, Merritt Clifton, Susannah Bryan, Thomas Gennarelli, Walter Ralston, William T. Hornaday

Death of Florida 6-year-old reminds that bat rabies can strike anywhere

January 21, 2018 by Merritt Clifton

Humans & bats evolved to live in frequent proximity, yet rarely meet. That keeps us both safe.             ORLANDO,  Florida––The January 14,  2018 death of Ryker Roque,  6,  at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando,  just 20 minutes from Disney World and half an hour from Walt Disney’s Wild Animal Kingdom,  came as […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Bats, Caribbean, Central America, Dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Mexico, Rabies, South America, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Henry Roque, Jeanna Giese, Martin Hugh-Jones, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Roque, Pablo Beldomenico, Rodney Willoughby, Ryker Roque

Favor to speedboaters: Trump administration downlists manatees

April 1, 2017 by Merritt Clifton

But manatees may benefit from global warming           HOMOSASSA SPRINGS,  Florida––After a record 104 Florida manatees were killed by speeding boaters in 2016,  one might almost expect the March 30,  2017 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announcement that Florida manatees are no longer officially endangered to be followed by a shout of “April Fool!” But […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Central America, Conservation, Endangered species, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, Mexico, South America, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Craig Pittman, Frank Jackalone, James "Buddy" Powell, Merritt Clifton

Questioning the claims of “crisis”

September 25, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Bio-xenophobia (Part 4 of a four-part series.  See also The animal issue that made Donald Trump a presidential candidate;  How an ant doctor came to be driving public policy; and How the Twin Towers fell on animals too.) In the first decade after the terrorist attacks of September 11,  2001 there was little opposition to mass killing […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Central America, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Mexico, Religion & philosophy, South America, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Donald Trump, Dov Sax, Merritt Clifton, Peter Kareiva, Stewart Brand

Four poachers get life for killing Costa Rican sea turtle defender

April 7, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Convictions for the killing of Jairo Mora Sandoval reverse 2015 acquittal          LIMÓN,  Costa Rica––Four poachers have received prison sentences ranging from 74 to 90 years for the May 30,  2013 murder of Costa Rican sea turtle defender Jairo Mora Sandoval,  26,  and the kidnapping and robbery of four volunteers who were helping Mora to […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Central America, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Middle Right, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Latin America, Marine life, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Other species, Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Sea turtles, Senegal, The Americas, Turtles, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Jairo Mora Sandoval, Lindsay Fendt, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson

Katherine Bolland Gibson, 60, inspiration to a generation of humane workers

November 16, 2014 by Merritt Clifton

by Merritt Clifton Katherine Bolland Gibson,  60,  a pioneer of promoting spay/neuter in rural areas of the developing world,  and an inspiration to a generation of humane workers for whom post traumatic stress developed on the job was a way of life,  died on November 11,  2014 in San Jose,  Costa Rica,  after more than […]

Filed Under: Central America, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Population control, Population control, The Americas Tagged With: Katherine Gibson, Merritt Clifton

Elected on pro-animal platform, new Costa Rican president allows anti-dogfighting bill to become law without a signing ceremony

May 30, 2014 by Merritt Clifton

           SAN JOSE, Costa Rica––New Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís either failed to sign into law the anti-dogfighting law he helped to push through the legislature or did not announce signing it,  but the law took effect anyway on May 29,  2014,  when published in the official government gazette. The […]

Filed Under: Cats, Central America, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Population control, Population control, The Americas, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Laura Chincihilla, Luis Guillermo Solís

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