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Three-legged bears in the Great Smokies may be no accident

May 29, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

U.S. bear hunters & Asian gangsters cut paws & deals             ASHEVILLE,  North Carolina––Jody Williams and his Facebook group Help Asheville Bears want to catch the perp,  or multiple perps,  responsible for their recent discovery that at least 15 three-legged North American black bears are struggling for survival in the Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains,  […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, China, Culture & Animals, Eastern Europe, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laos, Legislation, Malaysia, Meat issues, Poaching & trafficking, Russia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, U.S., Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Ann Bryant, Hwang Mei-hsiu, Jody Williams, Justin McVey, Merritt Clifton, Soeurn Simeth

Shellfishing & oil minions blame sea otters for effects of global warming

March 21, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Still endangered after century of recovery, sea otters become scapegoats             ANCHORAGE,  Alaska––Sea otters are now taking the rap from frustrated Alaskan shellfishers for one of the best-documented and longest foreseen effects of global warming:  oceanic acidification,  inhibiting the ability of species such as abalone,  urchins,  clams,  crabs and sea cucumbers to build and maintain shells. […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Crustaceans, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Food security, Fur trapping, Global, Habitat, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, Meat issues, Poaching & trafficking, Science, Sea otters, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dan Sullivan, Dolly Gee, Don Young, Howard Granville Sharpe, Kyle Herbert, Laine Welch, Lisa Murkowski, McDowell Group, Merritt Clifton, Nathaniel Herz, Zaz Hollander

Who killed ivory trade investigator Esmond Martin, why?

February 11, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Survived more than 30 years of work in some of the world’s most dangerous places,  only to be stabbed in his bed             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Nairobi police homicide detectives appear to believe that renowned elephant ivory and rhino horn trafficking investigator Esmond Bradley Martin Jr.,  75,  was murdered on February 5,  2018 in connection with a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cambodia, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Endangered species, Europe, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Isles, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Laws, Laws & politics, Legislation, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, North Africa, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, U.S., Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Chrysee MacCasler Perry Martin, Daniel Stiles, Fred Mukinda, Iain Douglas Hamilton, John Muchangi, Josphat Ngonyo, Kamore Maina, Lucy Vigne, Merritt Clifton, Pak Choi-Jun, Robyn Dixon

Felony charges filed against Florida shark-draggers

December 13, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Prosecution protects the image of $7.6 billion recreational fishing industry             TAMPA,  Florida––The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office on December 12,  2017 announced that two third degree felony counts each of aggravated animal cruelty have been filed against three men who participated in dragging a live blacktip shark behind […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Marine life, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Screen industry, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alex Kompothecras, Mark 'The Shark' Quartiano, Merritt Clifton, Michael Wenzel, Rick Scott, Robert Lee Benac, Spencer Heintz

Exhibitionist shark-draggers upstaged by “reality TV” star friend

August 8, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

“Look,  ma!  No decency!”          MIAMI,  Florida––Long seeking social media notice by posting images of himself and friends torturing animals,  Michael Robert Wenzel,  21,  of Palmetto,  Florida,  for a few days appeared to have at last achieved the notoriety he wanted with a video posted on July 24, 2017 showing himself and pals Robert Lee “Bo” […]

Filed Under: Crocodilians, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Marine life, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Reptiles, Screen industry, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alex Kompothecras, Carli Teproff, Merritt Clifton, Michael Robert Wenzel, Nicholas Burns Easterling, Patrick Gomes, Robert Lee "Bo" Benac, Russ Rector, Spencer Heintz, Stan Kroenke

What “CITES CoP 17” means to animals in plain English

October 3, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Elephants,  rhinos,  African grey parrots,  & pangolins among the species whose fates are on the block          JOHANNESBURG,  South Africa––The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) seventeenth triennial Conference of Parties (CoP 17) on October 2,  2016 adopted a resolution of elephant-sized importance to elephants worldwide,  more than 140,000 of whom have been […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, China, Conservation, Elephants, Endangered species, Europe, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Latin America, Laws, Laws & politics, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, The Americas, U.S., USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: CITES, CoP 17, IUCN, Merritt Clifton, Pangolins

Justice is served: 50 years in prison for making “crush” videos

February 17, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

But hunters who videotape themselves illegally killing animals for kicks often get no jail time at all          HOUSTON,  NASHVILLE–– Harris County Court Judge Jay Burnett on February 15,  2016 sentenced “crush video” maker Brent Wayne Justice,  54,  to serve 50 years in prison for cruelty to non-livestock animals,  including puppies,  kittens,  rabbits,  crustaceans,  and […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Other animal fighting, Poaching & trafficking, Screen industry, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Brent Justice, Clark W. Dixon, Craig Malisow, Judge Jay Burnett, Kevin M. Hoyt, Larry Csonka, Merritt Clifton, Ted Nugent, Troy Gentry, Wilson Longanecker Jr.

Washington voters trounce hook-&-bullet crowd on behalf of endangered species

November 4, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

71% in favor          OLYMPIA––Washington state voters on November 3,  2015 overwhelmingly approved Initiative Measure 1401,   introducing state-level felony penalties for the purchase, sale,  and/or distribution of products made from elephants,  rhinos,  lions,  tigers,  leopards,  cheetahs,  sea turtles,  pangolins,  sharks and rays. At least 50 individuals have reportedly been apprehended in possession with such contraband […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Tigers, U.S., USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Paul Allen, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo

U.S. consumer demand helps push pangolins toward extinction

July 16, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Microsoft founder Paul Allen pushed a Washington state ballot initiative to criminalize trafficking WASHINGTON D.C.––The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, International Fund for Animal Welfare,  Born Free USA, and the Center for Biological Diversity on July 15, 2015 petitioned the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to list pangolins as endangered under […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Poaching & trafficking, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, U.S., USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: and the Center for Biological Diversity, Born Free USA, Humane Society International, Humane Society of the United States, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Paul Allen, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Wayne Pacelle

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