“There is no market,” but fish, shellfish, seals, & whales are all still hunted WESTERLY, Rhode Island; HONOLULU, Hawaii; REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Restaurant closures ordered because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have economically crippled the U.S. commercial fishing industry from Long Island Sound to Hawaii, and have hit the fishing industry worldwide, but––except in Iceland, where a case […]
Are Bronx Zoo tigers with COVID-19 sentinels for brown bats?
Team researches whether humans can transmit COVID-19 back to bats NEW YORK, N.Y.––A four-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia, kept at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, may be either evidence of asymptomatic human-to-animal transmission of the COVID-19, or evidence that the coronavirus responsible for approximately 4,500 human deaths in the city–––half the U.S. […]
Takaya the “sea wolf” headed for home, but hunter shot him
Lived for eight years almost within sight of British Columbia provincial parliament VICTORIA, B.C., Canada––Takaya, 10, the “sea wolf” star of the 2019 CBC Nature of Things documentary “Takaya: Lone Wolf,” was on March 24, 2020 shot by a hunter near Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, possibly after being chased and/or mauled by the hunter’s […]
From gorillas to shelter dogs: animals caught in the COVID-19 crunch
No animals other than bats & humans are known to get COVID-19, but millions are affected by the human response WASHINGTON D.C.––Animals and animal-related projects from Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo to National Institutes of Health-funded laboratories are feeling the impact of the international COVID-19 scare underway throughout early 2020, […]
Ancestors of the Tiger King: Peter Batten & Living Trophies
Living Trophies: A Shocking Look at the Conditions in America’s Zoos by Peter Batten Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1976. 246 pages, hardcover. Available from major online booksellers at prices ranging from $7.50 to $25.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton First aired on March 20, 2020, the six-part Netflix documentary series Tiger King, produced by Eric […]
Noted in passing: “Turtle God” & rhino, elephant, & lion advocates
Victims of cancer, assassins, & two killed by the species they loved “Turtle God” Peter Pritchard, 76, died in hospice care on February 26, 2020. Known as “the Turtle God,” recalled longtime Tampa Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman, Pritchard at his home in Oviedo, Florida kept what Pittman believed to be “the largest private collection […]
Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther
by Craig Pittman Hanover Square Press, 2020. 336 pages. Hardcover, Kindle, and MP3 CD editions available from all major online booksellers. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther could in many ways be called a sequel to longtime Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman’s previous four […]
COVID-19 hot tip for coffee growers: don’t go [email protected]#$% nuts!
COVID-19 shows “Eat @#$% & die!” is a warning, not a metaphor KUNMING, China; LONDON, U.K.; SEATTLE––One might imagine that the midst of a global pandemic of COVID-19, a disease apparently originating in bats, would not be the best time for selling bat-processed coffee. At this writing, COVID-19 has infected nearly 175,000 people, worldwide, killing […]
Pogo: the Porpoise with a Purpose
A Serious Appeal to Kids for Ocean Life, Conservation, & Climate Change by Lorie Givens Available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major online booksellers. 43 pages. Prices vary by seller and format. Reviewed by Beth Clifton Pogo, a harbor porpoise with a purpose and a message comes […]
Sex, COVID-19, & the Thai monkey apocalypse
“Monkey menace” emerged first & will likely be around a lot longer BANGKOK, Thailand––Nightmares that a flying monkey army might ransack Thailand leaped across the Indian Ocean during the second week of March 2020, out of Hindu mythology and the daily fears of Buddhist temple keepers, and into the imagination of social media video-watchers […]
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