A rhinoceros at a zoo near Paris was shot three times in the head on Monday night by poachers who then cut off its horn with a chainsaw. The four-year-old rhinoceros, named Vince, was found dead this morning by keepers at Thoiry Zoo, to the west of [...]
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The debate over President Trump’s wall with Mexico has unsurprisingly focused on the financial cost and who will pay for it, however from my perspective the real cost will be environmental. A 2,000-mile wall that’s 50 feet tall with 15 feet underground and one-foot thick would require [...]
I’ve got a few journalists I correspond with in Japan, and I had an interesting conversation with one of them last night. He claimed their whaling fleet has already caught their 333 minke whales for this year, making it 2 seasons in a row Japan has taken [...]
Huge Donated Artwork to be Auctioned for Conservation An extraordinary oil painting of the Milford Sound by New Zealand landscape artist Caley Hall, is being auctioned with the proceeds going towards Earthrace Conservation’s new vessel Earthrace-2 The massive painting which measures 2.46m x 1.42m (approx. 8ft x [...]
Below is the open letter I’ve sent to Gloria Mendez (the owner) at Mundo Marino in Argentina, who have a captive orca (Kshamenk) and ten dolphin used in shows. Dear Gloria Mendez I visited Mundo Marino 2 weeks ago and as we discussed, I’m sending you an [...]
RESCUE UPDATE: A massive rescue effort was underway yesterday in New Zealand where 400 Pilot whales have beached themselves. 500 Volunteers turned up to find around 300 whales already dead. Of those that survived, around 50 were re-floated on yesterday’s high tide, however tragically, these beached themselves [...]
The tragic death of Rob Stewart is a timely reminder that we are all on borrowed time on this earth. It is always a shame to see someone so young pass away, but doubly so when you consider the huge achievements of Rob, and the ambitious plans [...]
A man has died of his injuries after being attacked by white lions that had escaped from their enclosure at Lion Tree Top Lodge in Hoedspruit, South Africa. His friend was seriously injured and remains in hospital. The escaped lions made their way from Lion Tree Top [...]
Problems with fresh water in New Zealand are just beginning, and in my opinion will continue to get worse unless our central government steps in. Most Regional Councils have failed, deliberately or otherwise, to keep up with changing land and water use, and river quality is on [...]
An announcement that will surely be celebrated by many Animal people, Ringling Brothers announced over the weekend they will be closing down their circus operation. After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on what owners termed “The Greatest Show on Earth”. The iconic American spectacle was [...]
The Japanese Whaling Processing ship (Nisshin Maru) has just been located in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Sea Shepherd reported this morning that they had filmed the vessel from their helicopter, and that a whale was part-processed on the main deck. It raises some interesting questions. The [...]
Reliable as clockwork, and right on cue, DairyNZ – who pride themselves on speaking for the entire dairy industry – stepped up to the microphone and shot themselves in the head. What I describe as their venomous little mission to nail Greenpeace for their highly-effective dirty dairying [...]
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