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Is wind power blowing away whales along the Atlantic coast?

February 25, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Hot air from renewable energy foes is not supported by science             POINT PLEASANT,  New Jersey––There were no offshore wind turbines operating off the Atlantic coast of the United States in 2016,  just a lot of routine commercial shipping,  fishing,  and recreational boating. Hardly anyone seemed to care when the National Oceanic Administration [NOAA] Office […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Laws & politics, Marine life, Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Craig Pittman, Greenpeace, humpback, Jason Endfield, Merritt Clifton, right whales

How the ghosts of Elvis Presley & Tom Parker help to fight “Big Lick” soring

October 11, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Parker made Elvis,  Elvis gave Priscilla Presley a voice,  & Priscilla Presley stood up for the horses MEMPHIS, Tennessee––The clock appears to have just about run out on efforts to pass the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act,  or PAST Act,  in the 117th Congress. Priscilla Presley,  77,  retired actress and former wife of the late […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & standards, Religion & philosophy, Show, USA Tagged With: BillyGoBoy, Clant Seay, Craig Pittman, Merritt Clifton, Priscilla Presley, Tampa Humane Society

COVID-19: speedboat toll on manatees soars, but large land mammals get a break

July 24, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Trump administration downlisted manatees to “threatened” status before body count doubled ST. PETERSBURG, Florida; DAVIS, California––More manatees,  but fewer large land mammals,  appear to have been hit by motor vehicles during the first five months of COVID-19 lockdowns,  studies from four states show. The bad news for manatees,  reported by the Florida Fish & Wildlife […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Cora Berchem, Craig Pittman, Fraser Shilling, Kat Kerlin, Martine de Wit, Merritt Clifton, Paul Rivera

Noted in passing: “Turtle God” & rhino, elephant, & lion advocates

March 21, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Victims of cancer,  assassins,  & two killed by the species they loved “Turtle God” Peter Pritchard,  76,  died in hospice care on February 26,  2020.   Known as “the Turtle God,”  recalled longtime Tampa Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman,  Pritchard at his home in Oviedo,  Florida kept what Pittman believed to be “the largest private collection […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Land turtles, Laws, Marine life, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Reptiles, Sea turtles, Soft-shelled turtles, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Turtles, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Archie Carr, Beyers Coetzee, Craig Pittman, Grant Fowlds, Hendrik van Jaarsveld, Kevin Richardson, Leroy Brewer, Merritt Clifton, Peter Pritchard, Swans van Wyke, Thobani Masondo

Cat Tale:  The Wild,  Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther

March 18, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

by Craig Pittman Hanover Square Press,  2020.  336 pages. Hardcover,  Kindle,  and MP3 CD editions available from all major online booksellers. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Cat Tale:  The Wild,  Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther could in many ways be called a sequel to longtime Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman’s previous four […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Eller, Craig Pittman, Dave Maehr, Melody Roelke, Merritt Clifton, Roy McBride, Tippi Hedren

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission acts against cruelty to fish

April 28, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Landing Goliath groupers still off limits & land-based shark fishing to be restricted             FORT LAUDERDALE,  Florida­­––Concern over cruelty to fish dominated the April 25-26,  2018 meeting of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission,  including a spirited defense of Goliath groupers led by Rabbi Ed Rosenthal,  the self-proclaimed “Scuby Jew” who serves as faculty […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Food, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, Meat issues, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Craig Pittman, David Fleshler, Ed Killer, Jim Simmons, Joshua Kellam, Kent Bonde, Merritt Clifton, Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Tom Ingram, Viktor Hluben, Von Miller

Florida: Bashing the brains out of iguanas as alleged illegal aliens

March 14, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Iguanas were in Florida first––by 16 million years             FORT LAUDERDALE,  Florida––Bashing or shooting the brains out of iguanas essentially for the hell of it would be illegal almost anywhere if done to pets. Braining iguanas in the name of research,  however,  brought University of Florida wildlife biologist and research coordinator Jenny Ketterlin and 14 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Caribbean, Central America, Conservation, Crocodilians, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Land turtles, Marine life, Mexico, other, Other species, Reptile farming, Reptiles, The Americas, Turtles, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: A. Deans Peggs, Archie Carr, Craig Pittman, Esteban Payan, Jenny Ketterlin, Lewis Reynolds, Merritt Clifton, Susannah Bryan, Thomas Gennarelli, Walter Ralston, William T. Hornaday

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

Snooty, 69, last Florida manatee without propeller scars, drowns in tank

August 4, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Oldest manatee on record was second born in captivity          BRADENTON,  Florida––Snooty,  69,  both the oldest Florida manatee on record and the only Florida manatee on record who lacked scars from boat propellers,  drowned on July 22,  2017 at the South Florida Aquarium in Bradenton,  his almost lifelong home. Snooty had two scars on his […]

Filed Under: Animal sentience & intelligence, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Top, Habitat, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), Science, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Craig Pittman, Georgis Vathis, Joe Moore, Merritt Clifton, Paula Langford Nichols, Prins Valdemar, R.J. Walters, Samuel Stout

Favor to speedboaters: Trump administration downlists manatees

April 1, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

But manatees may benefit from global warming           HOMOSASSA SPRINGS,  Florida––After a record 104 Florida manatees were killed by speeding boaters in 2016,  one might almost expect the March 30,  2017 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announcement that Florida manatees are no longer officially endangered to be followed by a shout of “April Fool!” But […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Central America, Conservation, Endangered species, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, Mexico, South America, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Craig Pittman, Frank Jackalone, James "Buddy" Powell, Merritt Clifton

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