article thumbnail

Shark Rights #stopfinning

Reddit Animals

submitted by /u/Grinse_kath_i [link] [comments].

Sharks 52
article thumbnail

New Laws to Start in California

Critter News

New legislation in California increases the misdemeanor penalty for animal neglect and makes it a crime to sell a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, or carnival. California SB 917 Two new laws in Oregon and California prohibit the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins. 1, 2013.

Laws 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of June 2017?

10,000 Birds

Oh, to be birding at Shark Bay in Australia. What season are we in right now? Mid-June causes confusion in the United States, in that summer hasn’t officially started but life post-Memorial Day definitely carries that summer feeling, Except, of course, that some parts of the country have been downright chilly.

Sharks 105
article thumbnail

Swimming with dolphins

10,000 Birds

Dolphins are basically just smart sharks that breath air. Sure, you might say that sharks eat people and dolphins don’t, but most sharks don’t eat people, and we can’t rule out the possibility that dolphins are simply better at doing it without getting caught. Now don’t get me wrong, I like dolphins.

Dolphins 154
article thumbnail

The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

They don’t need to be professional bird killers either, predators only need to be in the right place at the right time. In Costa Rica, they can take the form of everything from toucans (think crows with giant shark inspired beaks) to herons and monkeys. The Collared Aracari is a small toucan with a sharp beak.

article thumbnail

A Single Purple Gallinule

10,000 Birds

In November, I visited the Shark Valley Visitor Center and nature trails with my mother and husband, neither of whom have ever seen this part of the Everglades before. Cute right? Whenever I enter the boundaries of Everglades National Park or Big Cypress National Preserve I feel as giddy as a child in a candy store. Baby alligators.

article thumbnail

Oil to Hit US Shore Either this Sunday or Monday

Critter News

Right now, there are still no confirmed deaths due to the spill, but rescue groups are gearing up for the worst. The animals threatened most by the spill are bluefin tuna, sea turtles, brown pelicans, shrimp and sharks. That's when the full impact of the oil spill on wildlife will be seen.