Critter News

JANUARY 10, 2010

News from last week: *A US Federal Judge rejects claims that Ringling’s Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus mishandles endangered Asian elephants; *A primate at a Charles River laboratory facility dies from being run through a commercial washer; *Miss Newfoundland defends the Canadian seal hunt; *Cambodian prosecutions of illegal logging and wildlife (..)

Primates 100

Primates Seals Elephants illegal 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2015

Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes? It is illegal to keep a wild bird. Suspect” dog or cat interactions. Sometimes you will not see any blood. Call a bird rehabber for advice. Most likely the bird will need to be medicated for a few days “just in case.”.

Wounded 255

Wounded Rescue Medical Cats 255

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Other threats arise from illegal logging, hunting for bushmeat, and other body parts (feathers, beak, etc.) Like the other hornbills, it nests in a tree cavity, in which the female seals herself in using droppings and food remains. Of course, their own mother is not the only threat to Wreathed Hornbill individuals.

Rhinoceros 126

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 126