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 […]
Give today, and we will MATCH your donation.
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. […]
South African rhinos: Poaching on the rise in new hotspot
Adapted from original article written by Kyle Zeeman Originally published by BBC.com (Feb 27, 2024) South Africa’s battle to defeat rhino poaching has taken a turn for the worse with the numbers killed rising in 2023. Last year, 499 rhinos were hunted, an increase of 51 from the previous year, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy said. […]
German zoo sparks outrage with plans to cull some of its 45-strong tribe of baboons and feed them to captive predators after contraception failed to stop the primates breeding
Article written by Miriam Kuepper Originally published by Mail Online (Fri, Feb 9, 2024) Nuremberg Zoo now has 45 apes in the monkey house, but it was designed for 25. A German zoo has sparked outrage with plans to cull some of its 45-strong tribe of baboons and feed them to captive predators after contraception […]
We could lose pangolins forever.
The rate at which pangolins are disappearing from our planet is truly horrifying. Up to 2,7 million of these critically important mammals are mercilessly hunted every year for the illegal wildlife trade. Credit: Umoya Khulula Archie, an infant Temminck’s pangolin in South Africa, is a survivor of this sickening scourge. His mother, tragically, was not […]
Researchers make unexpected discovery in rhino dung at national park in Nepal — here’s what experts found
Article written by Kaiyo Funaki Originally published by Yahoo News (Feb 19, 2024) Nepal’s monsoon season shuts down Chitwan National Park to visitors every year from June to August, but the residual effect of flooded rivers leaves unwanted items that threaten the one-horned rhinoceros that inhabit the forest. What’s happening? A study found macro pieces of plastic in 10% […]
Thai police to charge two over pet lion spotted cruising in Bentley
Article written by Yvette Tan Originally published by BBC News (Thu, Jan 25, 2024) Police in Thailand have arrested a woman whose pet lion was pictured going on a joyride in the streets of Pattaya. A video that has now gone viral shows the chained lion cub seated in the back of a white, open-top […]
Africa’s rhinos are headed for extinction.
Africa’s poaching crisis is spiraling out of control, wiping out rhino populations and other irreplaceable wildlife species across the continent. Shockingly, at least one rhino is killed by poachers EVERY DAY in South Africa alone. As you read this, at least one and often many more magnificent rhino, blissfully unaware of the impending danger, is […]
World’s first IVF rhino pregnancy could save a nearly extinct subspecies
Article written by Catherine Duncan Originally published by Smithsonian Magazine (Fri, Jan 26, 2024) Only two northern white rhinos remain, but the new reproductive breakthrough may pull them back from the brink of erasure In a first, scientists have achieved a rhinoceros pregnancy through in vitro fertilization (IVF)—an innovative technique that could be the key […]
Belgium bans hunting trophy imports, activists want Europe to follow
Article written by Christian Levaux and Marta FIorin Originally published by Times Live (Wed, Feb 7, 2024) Belgium has banned the import of hunting trophies such as lion claw bottle openers and ashtrays made from elephant feet, a move campaigners hope will be followed by other European countries. Belgium’s parliament voted in late January to […]
Urgent help needed to save a young elephant from DEADLY SNARE!
A young elephant in Zimbabwe with a deadly snare wrapped around his head, neck, and left ear needs your help right away. Credit: KAWFT With each passing day, the snare tightens its grip around the animal’s throat – and without our immediate intervention, his life could be cut painfully short. Please help get our emergency […]
Smoked monkey and whole sharks: the suitcase smugglers feeding Europe’s hunger for bushmeat
Article written by Phoebe Weston Originally published by The Guardian (Thu, Feb 1, 2024) Customs officers and scientists are working together to combat the highly lucrative illicit trade in wildlife meat that is helping to push some species to extinction At Brussels airport, customs staff are digging into suitcases and cooler boxes full of charred […]
If the captive big cat industry in South Africa is left to thrive, species harm will be irreparable
Article written by Sarah Locke Originally published by Daily Maverick (Tues, Jan 23, 2024) Only when South Africa commits to implementing a phase-out of the entire captive big cat industry, with time-bound goals and objectives, can it begin to piece together its reputation as a global leader in conservation The situation for South Africa’s huge […]
Asian wildlife sanctuary forced to SHUT, placing endangered animals in peril.
Bound, butchered for their meat, or forced to live as captive chained “pets.” This is the reality for thousands of wild animals in the Asian country of Laos – and now, you have an opportunity to help rush some to safety. Read on… Wild animals, some just infants, are stolen from the wild and kept […]
Bay of Biscay: France temporarily bans fishing to protect dolphins
Adapted from article written by Megan Fisher Originally published by BBC News (Sat, Jan 20, 2024) France has announced a temporary ban on almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins. It will start on Monday and run until 20 February affecting fishing grounds off the country’s Atlantic coast. French marine […]
New report calls for an immediate end to cruel and ineffective badger culling
Adapted from an article originally published by Born Free (Tues, 9 Jan, 2024) Badger Trust’s important new report emphasises the need for a collaborative and evidence-based approach to tackling cattle TB. Around a quarter of a million badgers have been killed in England since 2013 in licenced cull zones that now cover roughly a third […]
Starving, chained tigers and leopards are running out of time for rescue.
We have just helped rescue 15 elderly and sick tigers and leopards from a condemned breeding mill in Thailand and likely helped save them from death. But there are up to 15 critically endangered Indo-Chinese leopards and sick and elderly tigers that still need rescue right now or face life in a zoo (if they […]
Digitized records from wildlife centers show the most common ways that humans harm wild animals
Article written by Tara K. Miller and Richard B. Primack Originally published by The Conversation (Wed, Nov 22, 2023) At hundreds of wildlife rehabilitation centers across the U.S., people can learn about wild animals and birds at close range. These sites, which may be run by nonprofits or universities, often feature engaging exhibits, including “ambassador” […]
Illegal wildlife trade survivors need YOU!
In South Africa, hundreds of thousands of indigenous wild animals are brutally slaughtered each year to feed the insatiable demand for their flesh, fur, teeth and bones. Jackals are a threatened species due to hunting, habitat loss and agriculture. Credit: FreeMe Wildlife Bushbabies, black-backed jackals, servals and caracals are some of the vulnerable species at […]