Critter News

DECEMBER 21, 2011

But I'm not exactly sure why RUSSIA would ban them. Apparently, some claim about 90 percent of Canadian sales are to Russia. Russia does have its own seal hunt, but apparently they banned killings of animals under one year old. Russia has been the biggest market for the Canadian seal fur industry.

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Russia Seals Belarus Fur Industry 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

And when you have adorable children coloring adorable pictures of Spoon-billed Sandpipers for an animated video about saving said Sandpipers, my friends, you have officially pushed the cute meter to the limit. For proof, check out this behind-the-scenes look at the video-creation process. Hat tip to Clare M. for the scoop!)

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Asia Thailand Russia Endangered Species 145

Critter News

MARCH 16, 2009

A limit on the hunting of polar bears by sportsmen and native Arctic people will top the agenda at an international summit in Norway tomorrow, seen as vital to the survival of the predator. Native and sport polar bear hunters may be facing more restrictions due to increasing threats to bear populations. In Norway, stalking is banned.

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Polar Bears Bears Hunters Norway 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Actually, despite the fact that central Asian steppes cover huge areas, Sociable Lapwings breed only around nomadic cattle herders’ settlements, which signifies that this species has evolved alongside wild ungulates, such as Blackbuck and Saiga antelopes, which kept the grass short.

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India Sudan Ukraine Camels 240

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 9, 2008

But most important, they are beginning to starve, because the sea ice they depend on for hunting seals, their main food, is melting at a very rapid rate because of global warming. Though hunting still plays a role and led to a bilateral treaty with Russia, ratified last September, climate change is the major threat to polar bears today.

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New York Times Polar Bears New York Bears 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

Shockingly, the Ashy-throated Parrotbill apparently is a species heavily hunted for bird fighting in Guizhou Province, China ( source ). If being hunted by evil humans was not enough, Ashy-throated Parrotbills are also hosts of the parasitic Common Cuckoo. Animal Class. Shame on the researchers. American Civil War? World War 1?

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Eggs China Birds Mammals 164