Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

And those are just the endangered animals (remember the turkey being ground up during her tv interview?) At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ. "I

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Whales Whaling Polar Bears Alaska 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2013

The Channel Islands have all sorts of species and subspecies that are endemic to the islands, including mammals, reptiles, plants, and of course birds, many of which are nonmigratory. I can’t finish this post without mentioning marine mammals. Aside from birds, people really seem to like Island Foxes.

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California Birds Sea Lions Whales 163

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf One may say so.

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Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 184

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

One Nilgai – the largest of Asian antelopes and a few Sambar deer later, we hit a jackpot: there is one jackal-like animal sitting among the dry leaves! Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! (Nitin will stay for a few more days and get his close-ups of Tigers.)

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Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 237

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. Not from an environmental perspective but from a “don’t you like animals?”

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 262

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2012

It concerns the nature of wildlife in Australia, and is perhaps the most remarked about aspect of Australia’s wildlife, at least the impression you’d get if you’ve ever watched ten minutes of Animal Planet. The very dangerous nature of the wildlife. You don’t have to move far off the plane to step into the danger zone.

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Sharks Birds Australia Boars 221

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

However, they were refound on Buldir Island, a remote island that never had any introduced mammals. With such a restricted range, the duck is still at risk of stochastic events (in other words, Mother Nature), and disease is a recurring problem on Midway, but the species is in much better shape than they were a hundred years ago.

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Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 203

Animal Person

AUGUST 25, 2010

An Animal Person reader wrote me with the following question: There are many species of cichlids in Lake Victoria that are on the verge of extinction, and most are hardy and small enough to be kept in an aquarium. The answer to that question could, for some, be dependent upon whether the endangering is our doing.

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Fish Rabbits Rescue Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Despite birding in shattered forests with the constant background whine of chainsaws, the birding is phenomenal, with an incredible diversity and volume of rare and endangered species. Whether permits being issued are for selective harvesting or not, what is undeniable is that these reserves are being clear-felled.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 191

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The interests of those working for conservation and those working for animal rights and animal welfare don’t always perfectly align like you might think they do. In fact, managing an area so you can shoot some antelope an the occasional lion doesn’t just protect those species. Conservation Animal Rights hunting'

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Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 183