Surgeon allegedly massacres birds both before & after they hatch CATAULA, Georgia––Orthopedic surgeon John Waldrop, 74, arraigned on October 16, 2023 for trafficking the eggs of endangered and threatened birds, is allegedly at this writing hosting a a “massive live pigeon shoot” at his home in Cataula, Georgia, according to Animal Wellness Action and […]
Snowmobile wolf lynching puts Wyoming, Idaho, & Montana on trial
Cody Roberts ran down wolf with snowmobile, tortured her in a bar, killed her, & bragged about it DANIEL, Wyoming––Not since the Ku Klux Klan-like lynching of 22-year-old gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Wayne Shepard, who on October 12, 1998 died in hospital six days after his crucifixion on barbed wire near Laramie, has […]
Two “sportsmen” convicted of Capitol invasion & one of sheep-screwing
U.S. Department of Justice bags trophy hunting guide, promoter of catfish “noodling,” & breeder of genetically modified bighorn sheep WASHINGTON D.C.––Bagging three prominent “sportsmen” participants in the Rocky Mountain region trophy hunting industry within 10 days, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on March 20, 2023 announced the conviction of hunting guide […]
Travis John Branson pleads guilty in biggest ever eagle poaching case
Co-defendant Simon Paul remains at large MISSOULA, Montana––Travis John Branson, 48, of Cusick, Washington, on March 21, 2024 pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of Montana to charges of conspiracy, unlawful trafficking in bald and golden eagle feathers, and of the Lacey Act of 1900, which prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that […]
Has the Pied Piper come to Lassa fever & rat-plagued Nigeria?
Rat-borne Lassa fever kills more people now than either Ebola or rabies, even if you have never heard of it LAGOS, Nigeria––Amid sectarian violence and the mass kidnappings of as many as 5,000 people, most of them school children since Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu took office on May 29, 2023, it is likely […]
Hong Kong busts expose scams, wildlife traffic, & dog-and-cat meat trade
Criminals don’t stop at just one type of animal & human exploitation HONG KONG; HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam––Recent busts in Hong Kong brought crime, rabies, wildlife trafficking, illegal immigration, and the dog and cat meat trade together as never before––and more may soon follow. “Law enforcement agencies in Hong Kong have arrested four asylum […]
The ghost of ivory traffic investigator Esmond Martin stalks Connecticut
Six years after Esmond Martin’s unsolved murder, the Humane Society of the U.S. took a page from his books HARTFORD, Connecticut––The ghost of ivory and rhino horn traffic investigator Esmond Martin still stalks ivory merchants six years after Martin, 76, was stabbed to death in his own bed on February 5, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, […]
Eagle poaching indictments detail case allegedly dwarfing all others
Feds hint that defendants Simon Paul & Travis John Branson may have killed more birds of prey than anyone else charged with similar offenses in this century MISSOULA, Montana––Simon Paul, 38, of St. Ignatius, Montana, and Travis John Branson, 48, of Cusick, Washington, indicted by a federal grand jury on December 7, 2023 for unlawful […]
Kevin Antle, self-styled “Bhagavan” and “Doc,” pleads to federal charges
Pleads to conspiracy to commit both wildlife trafficking & money laundering MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina––Myrtle Beach Safari owner Kevin Antle, 63, styling himself “Bhagavan” and “Doc” for decades, on November 6, 2023 pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit both wildlife trafficking and money laundering. “For each count,” explained a federal […]
Ex-Safari Club president Larry Rudolph bagged his wife; gets life
Victim Bianca Finzio Rudolph & convicted co-conspirator Lori Milliron were also trophy hunters DENVER, Colorado––Former Safari Club International president Larry Rudolph, 68, on August 21, 2023 was sent to prison for life for killing his wife of 34 years, Bianca Finizio Rudolph, 56 at her death, and also a prominent trophy hunter. Larry Rudolph shot […]