Thumbs up for PETA
PETA fired off a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding that it begin protecting animals raised for the bloody fur trade after PETA investigators on a fur farm in Midland, Michigan, saw chinchillas who were being electrocuted, causing painful seizures to the animals’ hearts, and having their necks snapped while completely conscious. [...]
Fish and Wildlife Service Granted Extension on Final Decision to Delist Bald Eagle
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the final decision on whether to remove the bald eagle from the federal list of threatened and endangered species will be postponed. The Service has reached a court-approved agreement allowing the agency to make a final determination on the eagle’s status no later than June 29, 2007.
The [...]
Is cloning an answer for the endangered species?
The gray wolf—a predator once hunted to near extinction in the United States—now joins a small but growing number of endangered species that have been cloned. South Korean scientists announced Monday that they duplicated two gray wolves using the same method that produced Dolly the sheep, the first successfully cloned mammal.
The process is [...]
Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Defenders of Wildlife and Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has created some special ads and acts to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Year after year, Big Oil’s high-priced lobbyists push legislation to industrialize this national treasure. Isn’t it time that this special place got the lasting protection it deserves?
Go here to support legislation that would [...]
Field notes
Dr. Laurie Marker’s Field Notes
March 2007
Dear Cheetah Friend,
As I begin to travel once again in the U.S., UK and Europe this spring, I want to share with you just a few things that have happened since the beginning of the year. Our efforts to help save the wild cheetah continue unabated. Our staff in Namibia, [...]
To be or not to be a Trophy hunter
Trophy hunting can play an essential role in the conservation of African wildlife, according to a growing number of biologists. Now some experts are calling for a program to regulate Africa’s sport-hunting industry to ensure its conservation benefits.
According to a recent study, in the 23 African countries that allow sport [...]
100 List
The World Wildlife Foundation painstakingly selects the land programmes and the most critically endangered animals grouping them into a 100 List.
Animal conservation is not a lone operation and the more people who get involved the better. Therefore, we invite members and representatives of any animal charity to join with us in support of these endangered [...]