Corgis were almost certainly first to mourn LONDON, U.K.–– Queen Elizabeth II, 96, who ceremonially ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years and 214 days, died on September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, one of the three royal hunting estates. The others are the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate, in Norfolk, England, and Dalnadamph, a 6,700-acre […]
Former Safari Club International president convicted of killing his wife
Larry Rudolph & mistress Lori Milliron are now trophies of federal justice DENVER, Colorado––Former Safari Club International president Larry Rudolph, 67, and his longtime trophy-hunting girlfriend Lori Milliron, 64, were on August 1, 2022 convicted by jury in U.S. federal court of multiple charges associated with the October 11, 2016 murder of Rudolph’s wife, Bianca […]
Big Cat Public Safety Act clears House again, heads toward passage
Odds for Senate approval look good this time WASHINGTON D.C.––Clearing the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 278-138, the Big Cat Public Safety Act pushed since 2007 by Carole and Howard Baskin of Big Cat Rescue appears likely to win U.S. Senate approval as well, and be signed into law by President Joe […]
Amit Deol saved camels, Anton Mzimba saved rhinos, & both died young
Deol & Mzimba became legendary in India & South Africa, respectively SIROHI, Rajasthan, India; ACORNHOEK, Mpumalanga, South Africa––Amit Deol, 46, spent most of his short life helping camels in the Thar desert of Rajasthan state, India. Anton Mzimba, either 42 or 49 according to various sources, spent his life protecting rhinos from poachers on the […]
Whose trophies were Bianca Rudolph, Paddy Curtis, & Riaan Naude?
Two alleged perps in trophy hunter murders go to trial; four still at large DENVER, Colorado; BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe; MOKOPANE, South Africa––Former Safari Club International president Larry Rudolph, 67, and his longtime trophy-hunting girlfriend Lori Milliron, 60, go to trial in Denver, Colorado, on Monday, July 11, 2022. Rudolph and Milliron face multiple charges originating […]
“Ban wildlife trophy imports!” pleads former Botswana president to U.K. & U.S.
Elephants & lions, alive to be photographed, seen as keys to a prosperous future LONDON, U.K.; GABORONE, Botswana––Botswana may have more elephants and lions than anywhere else in the world. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, president of Botswana from 2008 to 2018, considers that fact so important to maintaining and improving the prosperity of the nation […]
Hours after Uvalde school killings, Iowa lawmakers authorize AR-15 deer hunt
New doe-and-fawn season DES MOINES, Iowa––Hours after Salvador Ramos used an AR-15 automatic rifle he gave himself as an 18th birthday present to massacre 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, the Iowa state house of representatives ratified a bill to create a special January antlerless deer hunting season for AR-15 users. The […]
Donald Trump Jr., client of alleged bear poacher, is no Teddy Roosevelt
But Trump Jr., though not charged with poaching, may be an idol of other bear poachers “No one in this world, so far as I know,” observed journalist H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), “has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.” For that reason, it is not assured […]
“Trapping defender” Proulx explains why all fur trapping is cruel
Mammal Trapping, Wildlife Management, Animal Welfare & International Standards Edited by Gilbert Proulx Alpha Wildlife Research & Management Ltd. 287 pages. Free download from: https://cwbm.ca/product/mammal-trapping-e-book/ Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Wildlife biologist Gilbert Proulx, 68, of Sherwood Park, Alberta, may know more about the technology of trapping animals than anyone else who ever lived. Having spent […]
Vultures circling overhead are good news for Planet Earth
Both black vultures & turkey vultures are rapidly expanding U.S. range and numbers Feeling down about global warming, chemical pollution, and reports about loss of species? See the vultures circling overhead? Both black vultures and turkey vultures are rapidly expanding in numbers and range across the U.S. Turkey vultures have even appeared in southeastern Alaska […]