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“Asian murder hornet”: surrogate for COVID-19 terror

May 7, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Or,  how two “great sparrow bees” incited a national hunt for alleged Chinese alien invaders             BLAINE, Washington––How did the Asian giant hornet,  known for centuries in Japan as the “great sparrow bee,”  generally regarded as beneficial to farmers for killing insect pests,  suddenly become feared in the U.S. as the so-called “murder hornet”? After […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Asia/Pacific, Bats, Bees, China, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Food & agriculture, Food & agriculture, India, Indian subcontinent, Insects, Japan, Pacific rim, Southeast Asia, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Don Sweeney, Jack Woodall, Merritt Clifton, Mike Baker, Tam Garland

Ravaging Asia & Africa: a much deadlier plague than COVID-19

February 28, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

World fiddles while grasshoppers munch             NINGBO,  China;  NAIROBI,  Kenya––A much deadlier plague than the COVID-19 coronavirus is sweeping westward from China through Pakistan,  across Central Asia,  and throughout the Horn of Africa,  flying 100 miles a day,  devouring crops enough to feed as many as 34 million people,  according to the United Nations Food […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Central Asia, Chickens, China, Ducks & geese, Egypt, Ethiopia, Feature Home Bottom, Food & agriculture, Indian subcontinent, Insects, Kenya, North Africa, Pakistan, Poultry, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan, Uganda, Wildlife Tagged With: Cara Anna, Dominique Bourgeon, Donald Trump, Imran Khan, Kate Ng, Mark Lowcock, Merritt Clifton, Michael D’Estries, Rory Sullivan, Zhang Long

“Cry Me A Cockroach”: Valentine’s Day sadism & the San Antonio Zoo

February 10, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Cockroaches & rats named after ex-spouses to be fed to snakes             SAN ANTONIO,  Texas––San Antonio Zoo executive director Tim Morrow and staff appear to be going full speed ahead with a Valentine’s Day “Cry Me A Cockroach” event,  despite complaints from around the world that it is mean-spirited,  sadistic,  and misleading,  promotes a hostile […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Insects, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Snakes, Spectacles, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Chris Mattison, John Gripper, John Walsh, Kara Kovalchik, May Lenzer, Merritt Clifton, Roger Caras, Tim Morrow

Who killed 2.9 billion birds since 1970? Not cats, says a look through the glass!

September 24, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Who killed cock robin?  Clues are transparent.             CORNELL, N.Y.––The Southern Tier city of Corning,  New York,  noted for glassmaking since 1868,  may hold one of the key clues to the loss of 2.9 billion birds from U.S. and Canadian habitat in just under 50 years. Corning lies at one end of the Finger Lakes,  […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Birds, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Hunted species, Insects, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Jillian Mock, Kenneth Rosenberg, Merritt Clifton, Rachel Carson, Scott Loss

Exploiting starving orcas to push a boondoggle

August 29, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Habitat “restoration” scheme likely to hurt more than help Small fish were jumping by the dozens in the shallows tonight at Hidden Beach,  near Greenbank,  Washington. Speakers from Northwest Straits and the Island County Marine Resources Committee with alphabet soup behind their names had just alleged only minutes before,  to about 50 attendees at an […]

Filed Under: Birds, Birds, Conservation, Crustaceans, Editorials, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Insects, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, Opinions & Letters, Seals, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife

Rising to screams: the buzz on bee-killing neonicotinoids

August 24, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Canada, Europe act, but Trump administration doesn’t give a flying damn             OTTAWA,  WASHINGTON D.C.––Bees busily harvesting pollen from almost every flowering plant as the summer of 2018 fades seem oblivious to the buzz against neonicotinoid insecticides,  even as the pitch rises to screams everywhere else from down on the farm to courtrooms and the […]

Filed Under: Bees, Canada, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Insects, The Americas, Wildlife Tagged With: Alan Bjerga, Claire Asher, Greg Sheehan, Jon Entine, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Donley, Nigel Raine, Robert Arnoason

Study authors miss own findings about soaring cost of dog attacks

March 11, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

26% jump in dog attacks as percentage of deaths caused by non-venomous animals.             STANFORD,  California––At least fourteen major news agencies worldwide and even the authors of a newly published study entitled “An Update on Fatalities Due to Venomous and Nonvenomous Animals in the United States (2008–2015)” appear to have overlooked data included in the study […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Insects, Laws & politics, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Workers Tagged With: Alex Nowrasteh, Jared A. Forrester, Joseph D. Forrester, Merritt Clifton, Michael Vick, Thomas G. Weiser

Naming Nature: The clash between instinct & science

December 6, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

by Carol Kaesuk Yoon W.W. Norton & Co. (500 5th Ave., New York, NY 10110), 2009.  344 pages, hardcover.  $27.95. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Though you may never have heard of either “taxonomy” or  “cladistics,”   the two central concepts in Carol Kaesuk Yoon’s 2009 opus Naming Nature,   it remains a fascinating read for […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Bats, Beliefs, Birds, Book & film reviews, Crustaceans, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Fish, Horses & Farmed Animals, Insects, Marine life, Other animals & science topics, Other species, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Science, Snakes, Turtles, Wildlife Tagged With: Carol Kaesuk Yoon, Carolus Linnaeus, Charles Darwin, Con Slobodchikoff, Merritt Clifton

Hurricane Irma: Hemingway cats & dolphin rescuer Rick Trout rode it out in the Keys

September 11, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Hemingway house cats supplied the grace,  staff the courage (See also Hurricane Irma: first reports on animals in the Caribbean islands.)          KEY WEST,  TAVERNIER––Having famously remarked that “Courage is grace under pressure,”  and almost as famously doted upon the six-toed cat Snowflake,  also called Snowball,  who roamed his Key West home during his years there,  […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Caribbean, Cats, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Insects, Marine life, Marine mammals, Shelters, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dave Gonzales, David Goodhue, Ernest Hemingway, Henry Flagler, Jacqui Sands, Lindsey Thompson, Merritt Clifton, Rick Trout, Shirley McGreal

Tropical Storm Harvey: helping animals caught in harm’s way

August 30, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Harvey the Wallbanger busts some animals out of confinement, traps others in need of rescue (See also Hurricane Harvey: who is doing what for animals?, Brian Davies puts $49,562 toward Harvey animal rescue, challenges others to match it and Which Hurricane Harvey animal relief charity took the Labor Day weekend off? More updates will follow as quickly as possible.)          […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Bats, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Crocodilians, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Habitat, Insects, Marine life, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Sanctuaries, Sea turtles, Shelters, Snakes, Turtles, Urban wildlife, USA, Venomous, Wildlife Tagged With: Ana Zorilla, Henry Grabar, Jacob Calle, Karen Brulliard, Kelly NorridKirstiAnn Clifford, Merritt Clifton

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