Kentucky Woman Branded ‘White American Savage’ After Posing With Dead Giraffe She Shot — TIME

Her actions are symbolic of a society that seems content to descend into hatred, intolerance, barbarism and almost total lack of compassion for animals or fellow citizen.  Killing a giraffe with a high-powered weapon doesn't take much skill and certainly no discernible level of intelligence. It does take a lust for death, destruction and an …

BBC News: DR Congo: Oil drilling allowed in wildlife parks

This world is now at the mercy - and entertainment - of barbarians who really don't give a crap about anyone or anything but their own shallow, superficial existence. Too greedy yet equally too stupid to realize the pricelessness of natural resources and wildlife. It's happening in the US - i.e., Alaska, Africa, everywhere. Maybe …

Réserve Africaine de Sigean, a different type of ZOO — Wildlife-reporter.com

Accommodating some 3800 animals from more than 160 species, on a surface of about 300 hectares, Sigean (Aude, south of France, close to Spanish border) is a different type of zoo, where you can drive through the large enclosures, or you can walk outside others, in total covering at least half a day and in […] …

Brazil creates two new marine protected areas covering an area larger than France

While Donald Trump is opening up US waters to oil and gas exploration, the UK, Mexico, Chile, Honduras, Belize and Seychelles, are creating bigger and bigger marine protected areas. On March 20, Brazil joined the growing list. President Michel Temer announced the creation of two marine protected areas with the Brazilian exclusive economic zone (EEZ)… via …

BLM to Postpone National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting

BLM PRESS RELEASE: BLM to Postpone National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. – The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it was postponing its National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting scheduled for March 27-28 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting was delayed when one of …

The sad state of wildlife protection in the US: Case in point – wild horses

photo: Carol Walker Source: Salon.com Activists: Government plan to kill wild horses is all a profit scheme Trump’s Interior Secretary has some ugly plans for America’s wild animals by Matthew Rozsa Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has raised red flags for a number of reasons during his short tenure. He seems to care less about protecting …

Trafficking, Poaching & Illegal Trade Must Stop!

The next target in the struggle to stamp out ivory trade and its debilitating effect on elephant populations across Africa is the European Union (EU). A petition signed by 32 African leaders has called on the EU—the world’s largest exporter of legal ivory—to close its thriving market. Advocacy groups suggest that while ivory trade is… via …