For many years, the modest stretch of forested land surrounding our office in Maryland has offered a refuge to wild animals whose habitat is shrinking…
The Mekong’s fewer than 90 Irrawaddy dolphins at risk of slow and inexorable extinction
Known only by his identity code, ID#35 was the last individual of a doomed subpopulation of freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris). He was the sole…
Facebook continues to be a thriving marketplace for the illegal wildlife trade
Facebook is a thriving marketplace for illegal wildlife trade, allowing “frightening” volumes of trafficking of endangered species, an investigation has found. The platform’s algorithms are…
Why are US Hunters still obtaining permits to import elephant hunting trophies from Zimbabwe and Namibia?
Washington D.C. — Animal welfare groups and conservation activists are taking issue with a recent decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to…
Hypoglycemia Symptoms in Dogs to WATCH Out For
Did you know hypoglycemia symptoms in dogs are the same as in humans? Have you ever felt dizzy, started seeing stars, and felt your brain…
Poison used to kill lions and hyenas is indirectly killing Kenya’s vultures and other raptors
Darcy Ogada rarely spots raptors from her home in central Kenya any more. The birds were once a common sight in the industrial town of…
A stranded dolphin has died after beachgoers on the Texas Gulf Coast tried to swim with and ride it
According to the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network, the dolphin was stranded on the sand at Quintana Beach when a group of people surrounded the…
Kenya’s 1,400 giraffes face being killed or horribly maimed by poachers
It’s truly breathtaking to see these giraffes as they frolic and feast on acacia trees in the heart of Kenya. But Meru National Park’s 1,400…
Why Does My Dog Lick Everything?
Dogs and Licking If you are thinking, why does my dog lick everything? Then you’ve come to the right place. While a small amount of…
A string of poaching massacres has broken out across South Africa, with poachers slaughtering 24 rhinos in one month alone
International trade is the second-largest threat to wildlife after habitat loss. On average, poachers in South Africa have killed more than one rhino each day…