But the Columbian white-tailed deer came off the U.S. endangered species list before the refuge even began to recover from 45 years of cattle grazing CATHLAMET, Washington––Thanks to wetland restoration, the Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge for the Columbian white-tailed deer now looks more like protected habitat than a feedlot. Fifty years after […]
Jack Hanna shenanigans get Columbus Zoo the boot from the AZA––again
Previous “one year” suspension lasted just seven months––& many other AZA zoos then did what Jack Hanna had done COLUMBUS, Ohio––Forty-plus years of Jack Hanna shenanigans finally caught up to the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium on October 1, 2021. The Association of Zoos & Aquariums [AZA] for the second time yanked the Columbus Zoo’s […]
“Eejit” John Robins shuffles off after 41 years fighting for animals in Scotland
Transformed sleepy Scottish Anti-Vivisection Society into butt-kicking Animal Concern DUMBARTON, Scotland––John Frederick Robins, 64, probably the most colorful and dynamic animal advocate in Scottish history, despite his self-conferred title “The Eejit,” has announced his impending retirement after 41 years of directing pro-animal campaigns initially for Friends of the Earth, but chiefly as campaigns manager and […]
NRA loses deal to promote hunting via the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Biggest trophy the NRA bagged from the Trump administration WASHINGTON D.C.––The National Rifle Association spent $16.3 million during the 2020 U.S. national election campaign to try to secure pro-gun and pro-hunting concessions granted by ex-president Donald Trump. After Trump lost, the National Rifle Association spent $3.3 million more on federal lobbying. Despite all that, the […]
Dying tule elk need water now diverted to cattle; can lawyers save them?
Cattle ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore was to end by 1987, but now 10 times more cattle crowd the habitat than before the land was “protected” POINT REYES, California––The remains of at least 18 endangered tule elk at drought-parched Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California, 38 miles north of San Francisco, attest […]
Shooting war: cats win, feeders lose in East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District agrees to ceasefire if cat rescuers remove cats from sensitive wildlife areas OAKLAND, California––Histrionic headlines and activist alerts aside, what the East Bay Regional Park District board of directors really did at a heated June 15, 2021 meeting over cat policy was to: Permanently reassign staff biologist David “Doctor […]
South Africa debates end to “canned lion” industry & ivory sales
“High-Level Panel Report on Lions, Rhinos, Elephants & Leopards” recommends turnabout in national wildlife policy JOHANNESBURG, South Africa––A South African government wildlife policy study recommends an end to breeding captive lions for cub-petting, trophy shoots of captive-bred and raised lions, and exports of lion bones for use in traditional Chinese medicine. The paper also […]
Remembering Rory Young, Glenn Summerlin, & Helen Marston
Soldier, fundraiser, & campaigner: three animal advocates whose work & approaches could scarcely have differed more Rory Young, 49, founder of the anti-poaching organization Chengeta Wildlife, was killed on April 26, 2021, along with Spanish journalist David Beriáin, 44, and photographer Roberto Fraile, 47, in an ambush in Burkina Faso attributed to the jihadist militia […]
Hunters & birders get boost under Biden
Biden administration claims credit for unprecedented expansion of hunter access to National Wildlife Refuges initiated under Trump WASHINGTON D.C.––Why would the Joe Biden administration want to claim credit for one of the most odious actions of the Donald Trump administration pertaining to animals and habitat? Specifically, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under Biden appointee […]
Bullets for bison in Grand Canyon National Park
Bison again under fire, 50 years after film “Bless the Beasts & the Children” exposed the massacre, shocking the world GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona––The National Park Service accepted 45,000 applications from would-be volunteer bison shooters during a 48-hour window opening on May 3, 2021 at midnight. A dozen shooters will be selected by […]
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