Mark Jones
@markjonesvet.bsky.social
Vet, wildlife enthusiast, nature and animal lover, Head of Policy at Born Free Foundation. All views are my own.
Is this the year we get serious about tackling environmental crime? illuminem.com/illuminemvoi...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Is this the year we get serious about tackling environmental crime? illuminem.com/illuminemvoi...
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Today, The Animal Law Foundation has written to the government alongside @leagueacs.bsky.social and 60 other signatories who are calling on the government to put animals back into The Animal Welfare Act.
See who has signed 🧵👇
#AWA20 #AnimalProtection #AnimalLaw
See who has signed 🧵👇
#AWA20 #AnimalProtection #AnimalLaw
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Today, The Animal Law Foundation has written to the government alongside @leagueacs.bsky.social and 60 other signatories who are calling on the government to put animals back into The Animal Welfare Act.
See who has signed 🧵👇
#AWA20 #AnimalProtection #AnimalLaw
See who has signed 🧵👇
#AWA20 #AnimalProtection #AnimalLaw
Born Free saddened to learn of the death of African elephant, Mondy, at Blair Drummond Safari Park, calls for phase out of elephants in zoos www.bornfree.org.uk/news/mondula...
Scotland’s last remaining zoo elephant has died
Born Free is saddened to learn of the death of African elephant Mondy at Blair Drummond Safari Park.
www.bornfree.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Born Free saddened to learn of the death of African elephant, Mondy, at Blair Drummond Safari Park, calls for phase out of elephants in zoos www.bornfree.org.uk/news/mondula...
Beavers to be released in South West England in coming weeks www.gov.uk/government/n...
Beavers to be released in South West England in coming weeks
Natural England has approved the release of beavers at two projects in South West England.
www.gov.uk
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Beavers to be released in South West England in coming weeks www.gov.uk/government/n...
Is it cruel to keep birds, fish, snakes, lizards, and hamsters as pets? www.vox.com/the-highligh...
The big case against owning small pets
Your pet fish — or bird, or hamster — is probably miserable.
www.vox.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Is it cruel to keep birds, fish, snakes, lizards, and hamsters as pets? www.vox.com/the-highligh...
Labour loses one-fifth of voters due to ‘anti-nature’ remarks environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
Labour loses one-fifth of voters due to ‘anti-nature’ remarks
Support for the current Downing Street administration is plummeting, and environmental concerns are one of the main reasons. A new poll published today, Wednesday 4th February 2026, shows that Labour’...
environmentjournal.online
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Labour loses one-fifth of voters due to ‘anti-nature’ remarks environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...
Global moratorium on whaling, a ‘defining moment,’ turns 40 news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Global moratorium on whaling, a ‘defining moment,’ turns 40
As the global whaling moratorium turns 40, experts reflect on how the 1986 ban helped save great whales—and the threats they still face today.
news.mongabay.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Global moratorium on whaling, a ‘defining moment,’ turns 40 news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
UK MPs call for action to end dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands oceanographicmagazine.com/news/uk-mps-...
UK MPs call for action to end dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands - Oceanographic
A cross-party coalition of UK MPs have called for an end to the annual dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands, a move celebrated by campaigners.
oceanographicmagazine.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
UK MPs call for action to end dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands oceanographicmagazine.com/news/uk-mps-...
Cull plea issued as bTB licences expire
Campaigners are worried badger culling could remain part of future control policies despite a Government pledge to end the controversial programme www.vettimes.com/news/vets/li...
Campaigners are worried badger culling could remain part of future control policies despite a Government pledge to end the controversial programme www.vettimes.com/news/vets/li...
Cull plea issued as bTB licences expire
Campaigners are worried culling could remain part of future control policies despite a Government pledge to end the controversial programme.
www.vettimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Cull plea issued as bTB licences expire
Campaigners are worried badger culling could remain part of future control policies despite a Government pledge to end the controversial programme www.vettimes.com/news/vets/li...
Campaigners are worried badger culling could remain part of future control policies despite a Government pledge to end the controversial programme www.vettimes.com/news/vets/li...
Zoos at risk under strain of cost pressures www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Zoos at risk under strain of cost pressures
BBC research finds 40% of accredited zoos and aquariums raised financial concerns since 2022.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Zoos at risk under strain of cost pressures www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxford Ethicists Expose the “Con” in Conservation in a new book titled The Ethics of Predator Control – A Scottish Case Study www.oxfordanimalethics.com/2026/02/pres...
Press Release: Oxford Ethicists Expose the “Con” in Conservation - Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
Predator Control cover Three Oxford ethicists expose the “con” in conservation in a new book titled The Ethics of Predator Control – A Scottish Case Study. In a rebuttal to claims by the Game and Wild...
www.oxfordanimalethics.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Oxford Ethicists Expose the “Con” in Conservation in a new book titled The Ethics of Predator Control – A Scottish Case Study www.oxfordanimalethics.com/2026/02/pres...
Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards news.mongabay.com/2026/01/habi...
Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards
COLOMBO — In Sri Lanka, agamid lizard species are growing increasingly vulnerable due to three main factors: shrinking habitats, climate change and being traded as exotic pets. The Indian Ocean island...
news.mongabay.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards news.mongabay.com/2026/01/habi...
Animals Are Climate Allies. So Why Are We Leaving Them Out of Climate Policy? therevelator.org/animals-clim...
Animals Are Climate Allies. So Why Are We Leaving Them Out of Climate Policy? • The Revelator
Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate change — if we let them.
therevelator.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Animals Are Climate Allies. So Why Are We Leaving Them Out of Climate Policy? therevelator.org/animals-clim...
Does the end of culling licences mark a permanent reprieve for England’s badgers? www.bornfree.org.uk/news/does-th...
Does the end of culling licences mark a permanent reprieve for England’s badgers?
UK government commits to issuing no more intensive or supplementary licences, but doubts remain over a total end to the cull.
www.bornfree.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Does the end of culling licences mark a permanent reprieve for England’s badgers? www.bornfree.org.uk/news/does-th...
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law
Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Indonesia Bans Elephant Riding in Zoos www.bornfree.org.uk/news/indones...
Indonesia Bans Elephant Riding in Zoos
Born Free welcomes the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry’s decision to officially end elephant riding activities at all conservation institutions across the country
www.bornfree.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Indonesia Bans Elephant Riding in Zoos www.bornfree.org.uk/news/indones...
Poaching African lions for black market could pose existential threat news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Poaching African lions for black market could pose existential threat
Trade in lion bones, skin and teeth is intensifying across Africa, researchers warn poaching could become a defining threat to the species.
news.mongabay.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Poaching African lions for black market could pose existential threat news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Pet primates at risk in England - Shocking new data from Born Free released today, reveals the failings of new primate ownership legislation before it even comes into force www.bornfree.org.uk/news/pet-pri...
Pet primates at risk in England
Shocking new Born Free data, released today, reveals the failings of new primate ownership legislation before it even comes into force.
www.bornfree.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Pet primates at risk in England - Shocking new data from Born Free released today, reveals the failings of new primate ownership legislation before it even comes into force www.bornfree.org.uk/news/pet-pri...
Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas
The Andaman Coast has one of the largest concentration of dugong in the world, so why are numbers falling dramatically and what can they tell us about a biodiversity warning cry
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas www.theguardian.com/environment/...
E.P.A. Revives Plan to End Testing on Animals by 2035 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/c...
E.P.A. Promises a Ban on Animal Testing by 2035
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
E.P.A. Revives Plan to End Testing on Animals by 2035 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/c...
Pet monkeys 'could be seized and killed' in England as ban looms amid social media trend www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Pet monkeys 'could be seized and killed' in England as ban looms
The RSPCA estimates there are between 4,000 and 5,000 marmosets, capuchins, squirrel monkeys and other primates in UK homes.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Pet monkeys 'could be seized and killed' in England as ban looms amid social media trend www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
A Sword of Damocles: The Looming Threat of Permanent Removal of Chacma Baboons from South Africa's Cape Peninsula wapfsa.org/a-sword-of-d...
A Sword of Damocles: The Looming Threat of Permanent Removal of Chacma Baboons from the Cape Peninsula – THE WILDLIFE ANIMAL PROTECTION FORUM South Africa
wapfsa.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM
A Sword of Damocles: The Looming Threat of Permanent Removal of Chacma Baboons from South Africa's Cape Peninsula wapfsa.org/a-sword-of-d...
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservation by the bullet: SA’s hunting statistics and the industrial slaughter of wildlife www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Conservation by the bullet: SA’s hunting statistics and the industrial slaughter of wildlife
South Africa’s newly released professional hunting statistics tell a story that is rarely stated plainly: trophy hunting is not a conservation tool, nor a reluctant compromise at the edges of wildlife
www.dailymaverick.co.za
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Conservation by the bullet: SA’s hunting statistics and the industrial slaughter of wildlife www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Ensuring animal wellbeing is not an extremist movement, as commercial-use proponents will have you believe www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
Ensuring animal wellbeing is not an extremist movement, as commercial-use proponents will have you believe
It’s time to set the record straight.Antagonistic narratives surrounding the commercial use of wildlife have seen a significant upswing in recent months with renewed vigour given to the dated notion o
www.dailymaverick.co.za
January 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Ensuring animal wellbeing is not an extremist movement, as commercial-use proponents will have you believe www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...