Giraffes, hippos, & polar bears are in trophy hunting demand. Pangolin demand is believed to come chiefly from China. WASHINGTON D.C.––The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on June 17, 2025 formally proposed in the Federal Register to protect pangolins under the Endangered Species Act. Pangolins are the first vertebrate species to be proposed for an […]
Asian Animal Protection Network founder John Wedderburn, 83
Medical doctor John Wedderman quietly linked 759 Asian animal advocates into the beginnings of an international movement HONG KONG––Asian Animal Protection Network founder John Wedderburn, 83, among the most influential yet least well-known builders of the global animal rights and humane movements, died on November 25, 2024 at his retirement home in West Java, Indonesia. […]
Snehal Bhatt, “The Cobra Girl of Gujarat,” dies at 55
Made famous by The Snake Wranglers Snehal Bhatt, 55, made famous worldwide as “The Cobra Girl of Gujarat” by the second episode of the National Geographic reality television series The Snake Wranglers, died in her sleep from a heart attack in the early morning hours of January 23, 2017 at her home in Vadodara, Gujarat, […]
Wildlife veterinarian Mel Richardson, 63
Mel Richardson, DVM, 63, died on January 2, 2014, “just a few weeks before his 64th birthday,” wrote Animal Defenders International president Jan Creamer. “He had been suffering from poor health and heart problems for the past year and was forced to drop out of the Lion Ark U.S. premiere […]