Today, August 10, is World Lion Day. It was created to generate support for one of Earth’s most incredible animals: the lion (Panthera leo). As with many species of large predator, human actions are driving lions towards extinction. They are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, which states that lion populations have likely […] …
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Visit our News on the Wing page to catch up on birdie and nature-related issues and items retrieved from social media over the last few weeks. For example, read and follow the Tweet about the plight of the Swift Parrot: SWIFT PARROT- @teamswiftparrot Successive governments in #Tasmania have failed to protect swift #parrots from deforestation […] …
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Source: wildhoofbeats.com Colorado State University Withdraws from BLM’s Gruesome Sterilization Experimental Study of Warm Springs Herd Wild Mares by Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation Colorado State University just announced that they are “withdrawing our partnership on the surgical spaying of mares. The project is led by the Bureau of Land […] …
Sunday August 5, 2018 Last week was another ride on the political roller coaster of public land management. Multiple bills, including spending bills, moved through Congress; some can maintain a status quo and some lose dangerous ground. Emergency removals with drought underpinnings are being added to the regular BLM schedule. Wildfires continue to rage as […] …
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/HaCK_hJ_-1I?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent I am unimaginably busy right now with a project that I will tell you about as soon as I get a chance. In fact, I have been meaning to write about it all summer: I just have not had time! In the meantime, the Snow Leopard Trust recently released this awesome video of snow …
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Source: TheBradBlog Guest: Aaron Weiss of Center for Western Priorities On today’s BradCast: It’s kind of amazing that Trump’s wildly corrupt Interior Dept. Secretary Ryan Zinke is still in office. Now that the EPA’s Scott Pruitt is gone, and Interior just accidentally released a whole bunch of revealing information, maybe Zinke is a bit closer […] …
Disgusting, short-sighted, and representing everything corrupt and utterly contemptible about this administration. US wildlife refuges end ban on neonics and GM crops - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45068650
Aaron WeissMedia Director | Center for Western Priorities | Twitter: @aweiss Ryan Zinke’s claims of ignorance are undermined by his own emails Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is attempting to deflect attention from the growing scandal around a development deal involving him, his wife Lola, and David Lesar, the chairman of oil services giant Halliburton — …
Update from RTF By a vote of 92-6, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday handed a win to wild and domestic horses by approving a Fiscal Year 2019 “mini-bus” appropriations package that included protective language for wild horses and burros as well as an anti-slaughter provision. Our work is far from over, however. That’s because the […] …
I recently found a fascinating article on Cool Green Science byJustine E. Hausheer. It covers an important topic: how wild predators can benefit humans. For centuries, many human cultures around the world have demonized predators. This intolerance often results in direct persecution. From the earliest days of the United States, for example, predators such as …
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