Critter News

JUNE 21, 2009

They are being moved to a wildlife sanctuary. There has been a lot of violence between the elephants and subsistence farmers (unfortunately, I think the violence is pretty one-sided.) From Wildlife Extra News. Tags: malawi africa animal rescue elephants endangered species.

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Malawi Elephants International Fund For Animal Welfare Rescue 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). Here is one: when taking photos of elephants, an 800 mm tele lens is not the best equipment. Blue-throated Bee-eaters build nests on sticks sticking out of the water.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

Tell me, what happens if we rip away hunting when hunting protects more wildlife land in Africa than national parks? Animal rights is concerned with individual animals, and their suffering and welfare. Conservation is concerned about protecting populations, species, habitats, ecosystems. And that lions are really cute.

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Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo 212