Remove Animal Remove Bears Remove Washington Remove Wildlife
article thumbnail

Psychiatrist Arrested for Trafficking in Gall Bladders

Critter News

So, it's not just rednecks in Washington State who are doing this. From the Seattle P-I: A Japanese psychiatrist with a home in Seattle is facing poaching and gun-possession charges following allegations that he poached several black bears and tried to smuggle gallbladders back to Japan.

article thumbnail

The Cutting Edge: Bird Feeder Patents

10,000 Birds

Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest boxes, and baths. The ‘707 patent bears the uninspired title “Bird Feeder,” and it issued in July 2001. Department of Commerce Building , Washington, D.C. Bird feeding is serious business. Photo: U.S.

Squirrels 118
article thumbnail

From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

He can do so in one of two ways: either by heeding the advice of scientists calling for the polar bear to be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act; or, at the very least, by delaying the lease sale while the complexities of the proposed listing are sorted out.