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Donald Trump Jr., client of alleged bear poacher, is no Teddy Roosevelt

May 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Bears, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Top, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Eric Peterson, H. L. Mencken, Jared Baum, Merritt Clifton, Mike Fowlks, Rex Baum, Theodore Roosevelt, Wade Lemon

“Trapping defender” Proulx explains why all fur trapping is cruel

May 11, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Canada, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Fur trapping, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Predators, Religion & philosophy, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles D. Niven, Clara Van Steenwyk, Frank Conibear, George Clements, Gilbert Proux, Merritt Clifton

Frustrated Georgia turkey hunters take it out on raccoons & opossums

April 18, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Experts warn killing raccoons & opossums won’t boost the over-hunted turkey population––but new open season will give hunters animals to shoot year-round             ATLANTA,  Georgia;  BERKELEY, California––Lest anyone doubt that sport hunting is all about finding the opportunity to kill something,  anything,  on any pretext,  both houses of the Georgia state legislature in late March […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Birds, Birds, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Predators, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Annette Choi, Brian Kemp, Emily Rushton, Ken Perrotte, Merritt Clifton, Reginald Barrett, Suzanne Lawler

See the video exposé that sent Jack Hanna into demented retirement––free!

February 26, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

The Conservation Game Directed by Michael Webber, featuring Tim Harrison,  founder,  Outreach for Animals If you have not yet seen The Conservation Game,  the acclaimed exposé of exotic cat exhibition and trafficking that sent longtime animal exhibitor Jack Hanna into retirement due to alleged dementia,  there will never be a better time to watch it––free––than […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Sanctuaries, Screen industry, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Carole Baskin, Howard Baskin, Jeff Kremer, Merritt Clifton, Michael Webber, Tim Harrison

Bad for bears, people, & their wallets: the myth of “diversionary feeding”

November 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

British Columbia bear feeder fined $60,000             VANCOUVER, B.C.;  VANCOUVER,  Washington––Three hundred miles apart,  in different nations,  the two west coast Vancouver areas recently witnessed remarkably similar court cases over back yard bear-feeding,  with comparably sad results for the bears,  but strikingly different outcomes for the convicted feeders. The British Columbia Provincial Court for North […]

Filed Under: Bears, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Wildlife Tagged With: Allan Piche, Donna Munson, Doris Parks, Jo Ann Medina, Karen Noyes, Kay Grayson, Lynn Rogers, Lynne Gravier, Mary Musselman, Merritt Clifton, Richard Whitney, Sandra Sherman, Wayne MacLean, Zuzana Stevikova

Will captive lions caught in wildfire light a fire under South African legislators?

October 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Promised bill to ban breeding lions for cub-petting, trophy shoots,  & bone commerce awaits introduction––and action             BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa––Five months after South African minister of forestry, fisheries & the environment Barbara Creecy announced that she would pursue legislation to ban breeding captive lions for cub-petting,  trophy shoots,  and exports of lion bones for use […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Captive animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Snakes, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife Tagged With: Barbara Creecy, Bloemfontein SPCA, Merritt Clifton, National SPCA of South Africa

“Eejit” John Robins shuffles off after 41 years fighting for animals in Scotland

September 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Birds, Captive animals, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fish, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Laws, Religion & philosophy, Scotland, Sheep & goats, United Kingdom, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Morton, Don Staniford, Elena Edwards, John Robins, Merritt Clifton, Operation Dark Harvest, Phyllis Walker, Thomas Hamilton

Hunter gets 7 to 20 years for killing teen he mistook for a groundhog

July 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Rare stiff sentence for “hunting accident”             DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania––Kenneth Troy Heller,  52,  of Warminster Township,  Pennsylvania,  was on July 7,  2021 sentenced to serve from seven to 20 years in prison for a so-called “hunting accident” that on October 24,  2020 killed 18-year-old Jason Kutt at Nockamixon State Park,  Bucks County. The unusually stiff sentence […]

Filed Under: Deer & other horned species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Howe, Donald Howe Sr., Donald Rogerson, Harry Watkins, Jason Kutt, John Varndell Jr., Joshua Stewart Burks, Karen Wood, Karen Wrentzel, Kenneth Troy Heller, Megan Ripley, Robert Trundy, Sean Peterson, Simon Howell, Timothy Bean, Troy Ellis, Zachary Rock

South Africa debates end to “canned lion” industry & ivory sales

June 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Captive animals, China, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Barbara Creecy, Bill Jordan, Born Free Foundation, Care for the Wild, Don Pinnock, Fundisile Mketeni, Merritt Clifton, Pam Yako

Bad Hare Days,  by John Fitzgerald

May 19, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Olympia Publishers (60 Cannon St.,  London, U.K.  EC4N 6NP),  2008. 397 pages,  paperback.  $14.45 U.S.,  £9.99,  12.99 euros. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Northern Ireland banned hare coursing on June 23,  2010,  six years after the rest of the United Kingdom.  Ireland banned hounding deer on June 29,  2010. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission banned […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Ireland, Isles, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Helen Jones, Irish Council Against Blood Sports, Merritt Clifton, Vito Torelli

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