Critter News
MAY 18, 2009
The endangered whales, possibly the largest animals ever to live on Earth, have yet to recover from the worldwide slaughter that eliminated 99 percent of their number, according to the American Cetacean Society. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species.
Animal Person
MARCH 29, 2010
Whenever the media report that someone has killed "an endangered animal" or "an endangered species," they too confuse an individual with a species. Any animal threatened with a gun or arrow is endangered. Hunters kill members of endangered species. To be consistent (and nonspeciesist).
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2012
At first the Zulu King Dingaan gained the upper hand by slaughtering a large contingent of Boers (including their leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz) but the infamous Battle of Blood River in 1838 lead to a division of the territory between what was later known as Natal to the south and Zululand to the north.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
However, the age of the Golden Gooney was to come to a brutal end; beginning in the late 1800′s, they were being slaughtered by the millions for their feathers at their breeding colonies. It’s important to take note that all of these species have benefited tremendously from being listed under the Endangered Species Act.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It may be as simple as trying to hit the big white one.
Critter News
JUNE 26, 2009
He added "a large number of game animals", including antelopes, had also been slaughtered. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. "Four chimpanzees were killed last week in the central zone and 11 elephants since the start of the year," park director Emmanuel de Merode told AFP. Here's sobering statistic.
Critter News
MARCH 29, 2009
Locals have told Hicks that up to a few years ago there was very little poaching (except for elephants) in the area, and that it is the mining of diamonds and gold that has lead to the current slaughter of wildlife. Tags: chimpanzees poaching congo endangered species.
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