Monkeys flown to UK for lab tests found ‘injured and terrified’ in blood-soaked plane crates
Article written by Claire Colley and Jane Dalton Originally published by Independent (Nov 24, 2024) Exclusive: New photos reveal how primates are shipped as cargo confined in small crates Monkeys flown into the UK for laboratory testing were so badly injured that their crates were smeared with blood, photographs suggest. The long-tailed macaques endured journeys of up to 25 […]
Tick-infested baby pangolin rescued from horrific bushmeat market in Nigeria.
Today, an eight-month-old pangolin pup desperately needs your help. Saved from a bushmeat market in Lekki, Nigeria, after a tip-off, she was found in a truly horrendous state. Credit: GWCI The fragile young animal was stuffed into a filthy sack and infested with hundreds of disease-carrying ticks, which clung to every inch of her body. […]
Infant flying fox, Suzie, was blinded, orphaned and maimed by a poacher.
Suzie is a tiny, fragile infant flying fox who has endured horrendous suffering in her short life. A poacher in the Seychelles stole her from a tree while her mother was out foraging for food, and then horrifically abused her. Credit: Online Just a helpless infant torn from her mother, Suzie was blinded after being […]
Poachers are killing weakened wild animals as they search for water during drought.
Along the banks of the drying-up Zambezi River, wild animals are being slaughtered as they drink what little life-saving water they can. While they battle devastating drought, cunning poachers are taking advantage of their weakness, and majestic elephants, giraffes, leopards, lions, sable antelope and many others are easy targets. The diminishing Zambezi River forms a […]
We no longer breed minks to kill them! Romanian Parliament bans fur farms
Originally published by SpotMedia (Oct 22, 2024) The project to ban fur farms starting January 1, 2027 has passed through the Romanian Parliament and is heading for promulgation. The Chamber of Deputies adopted, on Tuesday, as the decision-making body, the bill that prohibits the breeding and killing of chinchilla and mink species for fur production and […]
Feed an orphaned rhino for $33.
Little rhino calf Angie was just six months old when poachers brutally killed her mother right before her eyes in South Africa’s Limpopo Province. Credit: HESC Covered in her mother’s blood, Angie refused to leave her side. Can you imagine the distress of a baby rhino after witnessing the horror of her mother being slain? […]
South Africa exports millions of creatures great and small in shadowy global wildlife trade
Article written by Don Pinnock Originally published by Daily Maverick (Oct 8, 2024) Among the top three suppliers to the global wildlife market, South African breeders and exporters exploit loopholes and a lack of enforcement to bypass conservation rules. South Africa is the biggest exporter of parrots in the world and, with Indonesia and Honduras, […]
Two Botswana nationals in court for possession and dealing in pangolin trade
Article written by Xolile Mtembu Originally published by IOL (Oct 1, 2024) Two Botswana nationals, Rhine Morgan Kemsley, 35, and Mothusi Malcom Lefa, 49, suspected of illegally possessing and dealing pangolin, an endangered species, have had their day in court. An all-encompassing law enforcement team, according to Captain Lloyd Ramovha of the Directorate for Priority […]
Critical haven for abused tigers in Thailand has run out of space.
For around 15 years, Susu the Bengal tiger was chained up in Phuket Zoo in southern Thailand, abused and mistreated for human ‘entertainment.’ Credit: Amy Jones/Moving Animals Every day of those 15 years she lived in anguish, locked up like a prisoner. Her “crime?” Being born in a country where animals are commodities, used to […]
Climate change doubled likelihood, intensified deadly Europe floods: study
Article written by Rachel Dobkin Originally published by News Week (Sep 25, 2024) A new study found that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to the recent deadly floods in Europe. Earlier this month, central Europe—including the countries of Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and […]
Lions and tigers abandoned on Ukraine war frontlines.
The war in Ukraine is a nightmare for countless lions, tigers and other wild animals. As people flee Russian advances, zoos and private owners abandon dangerous, captive wild animals who will be shot on site by soldiers. Our supporters already helped rescue two injured, infant lion cubs from the frontline. They will survive, thanks […]
Wildlife trafficking ring killed at least 118 eagles in the US, prosecutors say.
Originally published by NBC News (Sep 5, 2024) Travis John Branson made between $180,000 and $360,000 from 2009 to 2021 selling bald and golden eagle parts illegally, according to federal prosecutors. BILLINGS, Mont. A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of […]
Three tiny pangolins fighting for survival after poachers’ brutal attack.
In a ‘perfect’ world, baby pangolins Lulu, Biscuit and Henry would still be in the wild. They would be learning to forage for food and discovering the wonders of their natural habitat under the gentle, protective watch of their mothers. But this is not a perfect world… Credit: Umoya Khulula Instead, it is a world plagued by […]
Sold online, this rescued baby gibbon is barely bigger than your hand.
Tiny Sombad, a white-cheeked gibbon, was just a few weeks old when he was ripped from his family in the Cambodian wild and caught in the terrifying world of illegal wildlife smuggling in Southeast Asia. Just a baby, he lost everything – the safety of his family; his natural habitat; his loving and nurturing mother. Credit: LCTW […]
Help us save a snared baby elephant before it’s too late.
An elephant calf in Lake Kariba has been abandoned by her herd as she struggles through the rugged vegetation with a crude wire snare wrapped tightly around her leg, slowly ripping through her flesh as it tightens by the hour. The calf – believed to be under two years of age – was spotted by […]
Tiny lion cubs rescued in Ukraine urgently need treatment.
The terrible war in Ukraine is claiming animal lives by the thousands. Among the most tragic victims are lions and tigers abandoned as zoos collapse and private owners flee. Credit: ASI/Dejan Radic We have just rescued two tiny lion cubs from Ukraine’s deadly frontlines. Their legs are BROKEN. Please, help us care for them right […]
Romania to step up cull of brown bears after hiker killed
Article written by Agence France-Presse Originally published by The Guardian (Jul 15, 2024) MPs approve the culling of 481 bears this year, up from 220 last year, to control ‘overpopulation’ of protected species Romania’s parliament has approved the culling of almost 500 bears this year in an effort to control the “overpopulation” of the protected […]
Amputee lion who survived being gored and attempted poachings makes record-breaking swim across predator-infested waters
Article written by Li Cohen Originally published by CBS News (Jul 10, 2024) At just 10 years old, a lion named Jacob has survived being gored, his family being poisoned for body parts, and an attempted poaching that left him an amputee. But now, the animal known as “Africa’s most resilient lion” has broken an […]
The greatest land mammal migration on Earth is taking place – and it’s not the Serengeti
Article written by Don Pinnock Originally published by Daily Maverick (Jun 25, 2024) In an area you’ve probably never heard of, the largest movement of land mammals on the planet is under way. Each year millions of white-eared kob, Mongalla gazelle, tiang and Bohor reedbuck migrate across the Boma Badingilo Jonglei Landscape in South Sudan. […]
Elephants, leopards and lions in snare nightmare.
Right now, wild animals in the ecologically important Lake Kariba region of Zimbabwe urgently need your help. This is why… An increasing number of wild animals are being caught in deadly snares across the 9,320-square-mile (15,000-square-kilometer) region. Snaring is one of the cruelest methods poachers use to kill wild animals. This lioness was lucky to […]
Why is rhino poaching down at this park? The reasons may not be good
Article written by Kiley Price Originally published by Inside Climate News (Jun 21, 2024) It’s taking poachers longer to find rhinos now that populations have dropped, researchers say. In recent years, the South African government has touted the steady decline of rhino poaching in Kruger National Park, the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country and a habitat […]
Iceland grants whale hunting permit despite animal welfare concerns
Article written by Jaroslav Lukiv Originally published by BBC news (Jun 11, 2024) Iceland’s government has issued a license to hunt whales to the country’s sole whaling company, a move condemned by animal welfare groups. The license for the 2024 hunting season allows the Hvalur company to kill 128 fin whales. The decision “is based […]
This infant rhino was orphaned when poachers slaughtered his mother.
Odin, a critically endangered black rhino, was barely two years old when he witnessed his mother being brutally slaughtered by poachers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. A few months later, fellow black rhino calf Marcules was abandoned by his own mother in the same park. Orphaned and bereft, both calves deteriorated fast. The outlook […]
Fire at famous Bangkok market kills 1,000 animals
Article written by Kelly Ng & Ryn Jirenuwat Originally published by BBC.com (Jun 11, 2024) Around 1,000 animals were killed in a fire in Bangkok’s famous open-air Chatuchak market early Tuesday, gutting nearly 100 shops. Birds, dogs, cats and snakes were burned to death in their cages in the pet zone, which also included rats, pythons […]
Elephants call each other by name, study finds
Article written by Agence France-Presse in Paris Originally published by The Guardian (Jun 10, 2024) Researchers used artificial intelligence algorithm to analyse calls by two herds of African savanna elephants in Kenya Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, according to a new study. While dolphins […]
6 arrested in scheme to smuggle thousands of pounds of bird intestines
Article written by ABC.com Team Originally published by msn.com (Mar 21, 2024) Six people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a scheme to smuggle thousands of pounds of raw goose and duck intestines from China, through Los Angeles, and ultimately to New York City for sale to restaurants and consumers. Five of the defendants reside […]
Meet Renzo, the pangolin stuffed into a backpack and left to die.
Wrapped in wire and stuffed into a backpack, Renzo could barely breathe. He could not uncurl his little body or move even an inch. It is beyond miraculous that this young pangolin survived – saved without a moment to spare from the ghastly illegal wildlife trade in South Africa. Today, Renzo is making a slow recovery in the […]
The tragic elderly elephant forced to work for 60 YEARS.
With her disfigured spine and decades-old scars, Pai Lin’s 60 years of hard labor are etched into every inch of her battered body. Asian elephant Pai Lin, left, has a deformed spine. A fellow WFFT resident, Thung Ngern, right, displays a healthy dome-shaped spine. Spinal deformities in elephants can be caused by malnutrition or heavy […]
This eight-week-old wildebeest orphan really needs you!
When wildebeest calf Wanda was just two months old, she was found lying beside the lifeless, mutilated body of her mother, who was tragically killed by a cruel wire snare in South Africa. Credit: ASI/Taryn-Slabbert Heartbreakingly, orphan Wanda stayed faithfully by her mother’s side for days, repeatedly headbutting her in an attempt to suckle without […]
Rising rhino poaching in South Africa
Article written by Keith Somerville Originally published by The Ecologist (Apr 24, 2024) Shock and disappointment at rise in rhino poaching in South Africa. Poaching in South Africa surged in 2023, with a staggering 499 rhinos killed – 51 more than in 2022. This disappointing figure is a chilling reminder that the South African government […]
Namibia rhino poaching on rise in first quarter of 2024
Original article written by Vitalio Angula Originally published by VOA News (Apr 17, 2024) Environmentalists in Namibia have accused local wildlife officials of hiding the real extent of rhino poaching in the Etosha National Park, which holds the highest concentration of black rhinos in the world. The Ministry of Environment recently acknowledged that rhino killings […]
Ringleader of global monkey torture network, ‘The Torture King’, was charged
Article written by Joel Gunter and Rebecca Henschke Originally published by BBC News (Apr 5, 2024) A ringleader in a global monkey torture network exposed by the BBC has been charged by US federal prosecutors. Michael Macartney, 50, who went by the alias “Torture King”, was charged in Virginia with conspiracy to create and distribute […]
Scotland’s snare ban “an important day for animal welfare”
Article written by Dave Pickering Originally published by North Edinburgh News (Mar 22, 2024) Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill passed Scotland’s wildlife will benefit from increased protection thanks to a new law passed by the Scottish Parliament yesterday. The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill includes a range of measures that will help tackle raptor persecution, […]
Endangered pangolins need dedicated intensive care unit to survive.
Nigeria is a perilous country that even humans are scared of. Can you imagine just how terrifying it must be for a pangolin? Small, shy, and prized for their body parts, pangolins are deliberately and mercilessly hunted in a country teeming with wildlife criminals, leaving them with few spaces to hide. A dedicated safe space […]
UK government overturns plans to phase out badger cull
Article written by Helena Horton Originally published by The Guardian (Mar 14, 2024) ‘Sunak now wants all the badgers dead,’ says ecological consultant Tom Langton The government has U-turned on its plans to phase out the badger cull, with proposals to exterminate the vast majority of some local populations across much of south-west and central […]
Sixteen bear cubs rescued from home in Laos
Article written by France 24 Team Originally published by France24.com (Mar 24, 2024) Sixteen undernourished Asiatic black bear cubs have been found in a home in Laos capital Vientiane by a conservation charity, the largest rescue of the year. The clutch of cubs, also known as moon bears after the white crescent of fur across […]
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting row
Article written by Guardian staff and agencies Originally published by The Guardian (Apr 3, 2024) President Mokgweetsi Masisi voices anger over Berlin’s opposition to the import of trophies over poaching concerns Botswana’s president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies. Earlier this year Germany’s environment […]
Cruel and needless — the grim truth about wildlife farming exposed in new report
Article written by Don Pinnock Originally published by The Daily Maverick (Apr 1, 2024) A generation ago, farming with animals like lions, rhinos and crocodiles would have seemed bizarre. Today, millions of wild animals are raised on farms to supply a burgeoning demand for pets, parts and meat. Breeding wild animals for profit is cruel […]
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Today, we are imploring you to consider the plight of fragile, helpless flying foxes in Seychelles – animals with bodies barely bigger than your palm – who are maligned, hunted, ripped from their families, and needlessly slaughtered for gruesome “traditional” foods. Flying foxes need YOU today – and if you help right away, your gift […]
South Africa approves end to captive breeding of lions and rhinos
Article written by Don Pinnock Originally published by Daily Maverick (Mar 30, 2024) After nearly a decade of inquiries, reports and a parliamentary colloquium, the government has approved an end to captive breeding of lions and rhinos. Cabinet has agreed to end the controversial captive breeding of lions and rhinos. It approved a Policy Position […]
Red panda found in luggage of smuggling suspects at Thailand airport
Article written by Rebecca Ratcliffe Originally published by The Guardian (Mar 7, 2024) Bangkok customs officers arrest six after finding 87 animals, including lizards, birds, a monkey and snakes Thai customs officials have arrested six Indian nationals for attempting to smuggle dozens of wild animals, including a red panda and cotton-top tamarin monkey, out of […]
Orphaned elephant calf Phabeni needs special milk formula to survive!
When Phabeni was just four months old, he was spotted wandering alone near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, with his mother and herd nowhere in sight. Credit: HERD Our partner, HERD, raced to his rescue. They found the little calf covered head-to-toe in wounds and showing signs of severe starvation and dehydration. Judging […]
More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus
Article written by Phoebe Weston Originally published by The Guardian (Mar 6, 2024) Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area of British military base More than 400,000 songbirds were trapped and killed in Cyprus last autumn as part of a recent increase in wildlife crime, according […]
Woman who welcomed eight foxes into her home now uses them as therapy animals to help domestic abuse survivors
Article written by Molly Powell Originally published by Independent UK (Feb 5, 2024) At the end of 2022, Nicole began using her foxes as therapy foxes. A woman who rescued eight foxes from fur farms that now sleep in a twin-size bed in her home now uses them as therapy foxes in women’s shelters and youth rehabilitation programmes and […]
South African jailed after being caught at Changi Airport in Singapore’s largest seizure of rhino horns
Adapted from original article written by Lydia Lam Originally published by Channel News Asia (Jan 26, 2024) The rhino horns that were seized were worth about S$1.2 million in total. SINGAPORE: A South African man who was caught at Changi Airport while trying to transport 34.7kg of rhinoceros horns to Laos was sentenced to two years’ jail […]
Track pangolins 💪 Stop poachers!
Five critically endangered pangolins, including a tiny baby and a very sick adult, have just been rescued in the nick of time from a horror meat market in Lao, Asia. Pancake the critically endangered pangolin receiving life-saving care at LCTW. Anti-poaching devices will enable our team to apprehend poachers in their tracks. Credit: LCTW The […]
New research uncovers disturbing pattern in the decline of African raptors: ‘It’s a wake-up call’
Article written by Jenny Allison Originally published by The Cooldown (Feb 15, 2024) In these areas, protections “exist in name only.” A recent study reported that raptors across Africa are suffering a significant population decline. But what alarmed researchers the most is that these losses are happening both inside and outside of national parks. What’s […]
Kenya’s black rhino numbers quadruple since 1984
Article written by Annelie Coleman Originally published by Farmer’s Weekly (Wed, Feb 7, 2024) Black rhinos in Kenya were on the brink of extinction three decades ago, but their numbers have since quadrupled from 240 in 1984 to 966 in 2024. This recovery has been ascribed to sharpened-up security that has brought more poachers to […]
Sick lion cubs are STILL waiting for your help!
Today, Issam and Kelly really need your help. This is their story… Every year, thousands of wild animals are trafficked around the world. The Middle East and North Africa are hotspot transit points for the trade. Animals are bred and sold to zoos or to be “exotic pets” for the rich – sent to unknown […]
Why is Sri Lanka losing its elephants?
Article written by The Vantage Take Originally published by The Firstpost (Thu, Feb 8, 2024) As Sri Lanka stands at a crossroads, the government faces a dual challenge of preserving its flagship species while safeguarding the livelihoods of its people When traversing the landscapes of Sri Lanka, one cannot ignore the omnipresence of the elephant. […]
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