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In Defense of Animals founder Elliot Katz dies at 86

April 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 6 Comments

Animal rights movement pioneer             SAN RAFAEL,  California–– In Defense of Animals founder Elliot Katz,  DVM,  “died peacefully on March 24th at the age of 86,”  the organization announced via Facebook on April 9,  2021,  after word of Katz’s death had percolated through the animal advocacy community for several days. “Dr. Katz was a trailblazer […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Beliefs, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Other entertainment topics, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Rodeo, Sanctuaries, Science, Spay/neuter, Spectacles, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Alka Chandna, Barry McCabe, Bill Dyer, Bob Jenkins, Carol Noon, Doll Stanley, Ed Duvin, Frederick Coulston, Henry Spira, Joe Haptas, John Smale, Lise Giraud, Matt Rossell, Max Redfern, Pat Derby, Paul Seigel, Raymond Giraud, Sheri Speede, Sue Herndon, Terri Oyarzun, Virginia Handley, Will Tuttle

Will Australia learn that “When the cat is away, the mice will play?”

April 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

“Be careful what you wish for” also pertains to mouse plague,  floods,  & infestations of snakes & spiders MELBOURNE,  SYDNEY––What stops a mouse plague? Driving 40,000 Australians from their homes in Victoria and New South Wales states,  while filling many of those homes with spiders and snakes seeking high ground,  the worst flooding in decades […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Invertebrates, Population control, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Leonie Thorne, Lucy Thackray, Matilda Boseley, Merritt Clifton, Sophie Riley, Steve Henry

Wolves,  bison,  grizzly bears,  and pumas: Montana moving backward

April 7, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Big wildlife persecuted as surrogates for change             HELENA, Montana––Wolves,  bison,  grizzly bears,  and pumas scare the staunchly Republican ranching,  hunting,  logging,  oil,  gas,  and mining establishments of Montana,  but what scares them the most appears to be the prospect of becoming more like Colorado and New Mexico,  where Democratic-leaning Hispanic and Native American voters […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrea Zaccardi, Greg Gianforte, Jason Blevins, Jim Robbins, Marcia Krieger, Merritt Clifton, Michael Robinson, Michelle Lujan Grisham

Did Namibia sell 170 elephants to China to make way for oil drilling?

March 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Murky Namibian elephant deal might involve as much as $22 million paid to someone,  even if oil rights are not involved WINDHOEK,  Namibia––Two weeks after the Namibian government sold 170 elephants to five undisclosed buyers,  to be transported to parts unknown,  Namibian minister of environment and tourism Pohamba Shifeta has yet to reveal the details […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Asia, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Namibia, Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Karl Ammann, Luke Pato, Merritt Clifton, Nyasha Nyaungwaohamba Shifeta, Peter Kenny

Did Chinese zoos buy 170 Namibian elephants sold at secret auction?

March 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Namibian officials say disclosing purchasers might jeopardize the deal             WINDHOEK, Namibia––Who bought 170 elephants,  auctioned off by the Namibian government against international law,  despite months of protest? Suspicion is growing that Namibia will not disclose the elephants’ buyers until the elephants have already been flown to their destinations,  probably Chinese zoos,  the buyers of […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Namibia, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Arlana Shikongo, Beth Clifton, Colgar Sikopo, Ellanie Smit, Gail C. Thomson, John Grober, Mark Hiley, Melissa Reitz, Merritt Clifton, Pohamba Shifeta, Romeo Muyunda, Teofilus Nghitila

“Conserving” rhinos to the brink of extinction

March 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Zoo births one rhino,  scientists make five rhino embryos,  trophy hunters buy rights to shoot dozens,  & poachers kill 1,000-plus per year DUBBO, Australia;  BERLIN, Germany––The Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo,  Australia,  on March 1,  2021 informed media that it “is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered black rhino calf.” Born to a four-time […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Central Europe, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Germany, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Charlotte Peyerk, Christopher Peyerk, Leibniz Institute, Mark Peyerk, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hinks, Thomas Hildebrandt

Ceasefire halts cat shootings in East Bay Regional Parks––for now

March 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

But “Tweety-&-Sylvester” conflicts rage on,  despite success of Project Bay Cat neuter/return program just across San Francisco Bay             OAKLAND,  California––The latest of least 30 years of frequent “Tweety-&-Sylvester” battles between East Bay Regional Park District biologists trying to preserve endangered bird species within the biggest urban park district in the U.S. and feral cat […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Becky Robinson, Cecilia Theis, Cimaron Morrissey, Kristina Kelchner, Laura Anthony, Merritt Clifton, Paul Rogers, Robin Winslow Smith

Florida regulators “put foot down” amid venomous snakes & alligators

February 27, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Breeding green iguanas, pythons,  & tegu lizards will be banned after 2024             TALLAHASSEE, Florida––Trying to lock the Florida swamps decades after green iguanas,  pythons,  tegu lizards,  and countless other reptiles well-adapted to the habitat slithered in,  the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission on February 25,  2021 voted unanimously to add green iguanas,  pythons,  […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Crocodilians, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunting & trapping, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Snakes, Wildlife Tagged With: Adriana Brasileiro, Jim Turner, Melissa Tucker, Merritt Clifton, Robert Fletcher, Rodney Berreto

Wisconsin hunters overkill the wolf bag limit by half in just 72 hours

February 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

But Spain,  with twice as many wolves in about the same amount of habitat,  puts wolves off limits to hunters             MADISON, Wisconsin;  MADRID,  Spain––Wisconsin hunters and trappers killed 216 wolves in under 72 hours during the last week of February 2021,  97 more than the “management target” of 119,  obliging the state Department of […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Predators, Sheep & goats, Spain, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: James Badcock, Merritt Clifton, Paul A. Smith, Todd Richmond, Vincent West

Murder along the equator: seven die defending parrots & gorillas

January 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Colombian and Congolese wildlife guardians were ambushed RONCESVALLES,  Colombia;  VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK,  Democratic Republic of Congo––Simultaneous sad reminders of the human cost of wildlife conservation came on January 10,  2021 from the Reserva Loros Andinos in southwestern Colombia and Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Reserva Loros Andinos and Virunga […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Birds, Birds, Conservation, DRC, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Latin America, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, South America, Sub-Saharan, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Gonzalo Cardona Molina, Merritt Clifton, Reserva Loros Andinos, Virunga National Park

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