Critter News
APRIL 18, 2009
The imprisonment of the Rangers comes after a lengthy trial in the North Kivu province courts initiated after the July 2007 massacre of 5 mountain gorillas that was met with outrage around the globe. The charges included the massacre of the gorillas and involvement in the illegal charcoal trade.
Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2008
During Sea Shepherd’s Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Migaloo in 2007/08, Animal Planet had a camera crew on board a campaign that saved the lives of nearly 500 whales, leaving the Japanese fleet with less then half of their quota and costing them tens of millions of dollars. Whale Wars will air on Animal Planet in early 2009.
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4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 17, 2012
Formed in 2007, this organization seeks to promote the humane treatment of animals by promoting effective animal sanctuary management. Through heart-wrenching rescues, informative awareness campaigns and much more, they are striving to make a difference in the world for those that don’t have a voice.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. The aerial gunning program has killed at least 10 agents and injured 28 more.
Animal Ethics
JULY 19, 2007
Since it is illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in the U.S., On May 24, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the bill into law. Less than 24 hours later, Cavel was back—this time in court seeking an injunction to prevent the new law from taking effect on the grounds that it interferes with international commerce.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2017
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) recently filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that a planned wind turbine near the famed birding hotspot of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is illegal. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C. That is a tougher argument.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. annually) was detected in the Baltic Sea, with counts in 2007-2009 putting the wintering population at c. But, lacking the law enforcement in the field, nothing has really changed.
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