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Florida regulators “put foot down” amid venomous snakes & alligators

February 27, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Breeding green iguanas, pythons,  & tegu lizards will be banned after 2024             TALLAHASSEE, Florida––Trying to lock the Florida swamps decades after green iguanas,  pythons,  tegu lizards,  and countless other reptiles well-adapted to the habitat slithered in,  the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission on February 25,  2021 voted unanimously to add green iguanas,  pythons,  […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Crocodilians, Feature Home Top, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunting & trapping, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Snakes, Wildlife Tagged With: Adriana Brasileiro, Jim Turner, Melissa Tucker, Merritt Clifton, Robert Fletcher, Rodney Berreto

China prosecutes 10 times more wildlife scofflaws in 2020 than U.S.

November 12, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

COVID-19 triggers sustained crackdown on illegal fishers,  poachers, & traffickers BEIJING, China—Cracking down on wildlife-related crime in response to the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic,  China prosecuted more than 15,000 alleged perpetrators in the first nine months of 2020. About 7,000 prosecutions were for illegal fishing,  4,000 for poaching land animals and birds,  and 3,000 for […]

Filed Under: Asia, Asia/Pacific, Bats, Birds, China, Crustaceans, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Food & agriculture, Hunting & trapping, Marine life, Meat issues, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, Reptiles, Snakes, Southeast Asia, Turtles, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Grace Qi, Merritt Clifton, Shashank Bengali, Sister Hua, Vo Kieu Bao Uyen

“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

Fur sales, wildlife acts, & hiding dog bite history banned in California

October 17, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Fur-bearing animals & adopters of shelter/rescue dogs win protections             SACRAMENTO,  California––The new animal-related law in California that Governor Gavin Newsom and mass media said least about,  to help protect Californians against recklessly rehomed dogs with bite history,  may in the end become the most emulated among the raft of bills sent to Newsom’s desk […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Circuses, Crocodilians, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Fur trapping, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Lab animals, Laws, Laws & politics, Other species, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Slaughter, Snakes, Spectacles, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Gavin Newsom, Merritt Clifton, Sherry DeBoer

What did the deer know before the deadly Carr Fire?

July 30, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

At least 17 fires in 170 years have swept the same canyons,  but none before as big or fast-moving FRENCH GULCH,  California––The Carr Fire,  called a “wildfire tornado” by Cal Fire officials as it burned with enough intensity to create its own weather system, began about five miles where ANIMALS 24-7 social media editor Beth Clifton […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Birds, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Disasters, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Predators, Reptiles, Snakes, Wildlife Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Carr Fire, Damon Arthur, French Gulch, Merritt Clifton, Morrowville

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 Harvey hits hunters & fishers harder than wildlife

September 20, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Shrimp, sea turtles, “sport fish,” teal & doves all get a break HOUSTON, Texas––As hard as Hurricane Harvey hit humans,  pets,  livestock,  and some of the most vulnerable wildlife along the Gulf Coast of Texas and adjacent part of Louisiana,  especially big birds who could not escape from the wind,  early damage assessments indicate that […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal organizations, Bats, Birds, Birds, Conservation, Crocodilians, Crustaceans, Disasters, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Fish, Habitat, Hunted species, Land turtles, Laws & politics, Marine life, Reptiles, Sea turtles, Shelters, Snakes, Turtles, Urban wildlife, USA, Venomous, Wildlife

Hurricane Irma: survival stories from 27 zoos & sanctuaries 

September 13, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

No losses of zoo & sanctuary animals reported! (See also Hurricane Irma: first reports on animals in the Caribbean islands,  Hurricane Irma: Hemingway cats & dolphin rescuer Rick Trout rode it out in the Keys ,  and Hurricane Irma: how wildlife endured) Current USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service licensing data indicates that at least 217 […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Circuses, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Marine life, Marine mammals, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Sanctuaries, Sea turtles, Snakes, Spectacles, Turtles, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Alexander Lacey, Carole Baskin, Casey Taylor, Howard Baskin, Merritt Clifton, Patti Ragan, Sharon DuMond, Shirley McGreal

Hurricane Irma: how wildlife endured

September 12, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Any animals who could escape or hide did (See also Hurricane Irma: first reports on animals in the Caribbean islands,  Hurricane Irma: Hemingway cats & dolphin rescuer Rick Trout rode it out in the Keys ,  and Hurricane Irma: survival stories from 24 zoos & sanctuaries .) Devastating as Hurricane Irma was to Caribbean habitat from Barbuda to the […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Conservation, Crocodilians, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Habitat, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, Marine mammals, Other species, Reptiles, Sea turtles, Snakes, The Americas, Turtles, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Craig Pittman, David Sutta, Jeffrey Fleming, Laura Aguilar, Marcelo Clavijo, Merritt Clifton

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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