Mark Jones
@markjonesvet.bsky.social
Vet, wildlife enthusiast, nature and animal lover, Head of Policy at Born Free Foundation. All views are my own.
Born Free renews call for reindeer-free festive events www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Born Free renews call for reindeer-free festive events
A record 35 organisations and experts have joined this year’s campaign calling for festive events to not use live reindeer in 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Born Free renews call for reindeer-free festive events www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Wildlife experts urge India to halt imports for Ambani-run mega-zoo www.24newshd.tv/09-Nov-2025/...
Wildlife experts urge India to halt imports for Ambani-run mega-zoo
Leading wildlife protection experts have urged India to suspend all imports of the world's most endangered species, endorsing long-running concerns by
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November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Wildlife experts urge India to halt imports for Ambani-run mega-zoo www.24newshd.tv/09-Nov-2025/...
One Health. One Planet. Our Responsibility. www.who.int/europe/news/...
One Health. One Planet. Our Responsibility.
As wildfires, heatwaves, floods and other interconnected crises intensify in 2025, recognizing the link between human, animal and environmental health – and acting across sectors – is essential.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
One Health. One Planet. Our Responsibility. www.who.int/europe/news/...
Key outcomes for animals on the road to COP17 from SBSTTA-27 wfa.org/key-outcomes...
Key outcomes for animals on the road to COP17 from SBSTTA-27
In October 2025, governments gathered in Panama City for SBSTTA-27, the scientific body of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). WFA was present at the event with a clear message: animals are ...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Key outcomes for animals on the road to COP17 from SBSTTA-27 wfa.org/key-outcomes...
Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes www.wcl.org.uk/wildlife-cri...
Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes
Wildlife and Countryside Link's latest report on Wildlife Crime shines a light on the low level of convictions for such crimes, and also reveals the connection between wildlife crime and other serious...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes www.wcl.org.uk/wildlife-cri...
India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions www.digitaljournal.com/world/india-...
India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions
Leading wildlife protection experts have urged India to suspend all imports of the world's most endangered species.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions www.digitaljournal.com/world/india-...
Born Free pressures international governments to step up for wild animals www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Born Free pressures governments on animal welfare
Born Free championed wild animal welfare as essential to restoring ecosystems and driving climate solutions at the CBD technical meeting in Panama.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Born Free pressures international governments to step up for wild animals www.bornfree.org.uk/news/born-fr...
Global biodiversity assessment counters Supreme Court’s clean chit to Vantara india.mongabay.com/2025/11/glob...
Global biodiversity assessment counters Supreme Court's clean chit to Vantara
A new CITES report highlights gaps in India’s due diligence on wildlife trade. It recommends India halt imports of endangered species till it reviews its import procedures and strengthens enforcement.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Global biodiversity assessment counters Supreme Court’s clean chit to Vantara india.mongabay.com/2025/11/glob...
Moral panic or measured response? The politics behind South Africa’s elephant ‘crisis’ www.conservationaction.co.za/moral-panic-...
Moral panic or measured response? The politics behind South Africa’s elephant ‘crisis’ - Conservation Action Trust
Behind claims of escalating human-elephant conflict lies a tangle of weak data, mismanagement and a R460-million fund that seems to need a crisis more than it proves one. Are elephants becoming increa...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Moral panic or measured response? The politics behind South Africa’s elephant ‘crisis’ www.conservationaction.co.za/moral-panic-...
South African government reaffirms opposition to ivory and rhino horn trade www.conservationaction.co.za/media-statem...
MEDIA STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO IVORY AND RHINO HORN TRADE 30 OCTOBER 2025 - Conservation Action Trust
Recent media reports have suggested that South Africa intends to break ranks with the international consensus on the ivory and rhino horn trade ahead of the upcoming CITES COP20. This is incorrect. Th...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
South African government reaffirms opposition to ivory and rhino horn trade www.conservationaction.co.za/media-statem...
Officers discover exotic monkeys being kept at Caithness house www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6885...
Exotic monkeys found as police officers conduct raid on decaying Caithness house
The incident was covered on a shocking new episode of Highland Cops.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Officers discover exotic monkeys being kept at Caithness house www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6885...
CITES flags irregularities in Ambani's Vantara wildlife imports, calls for halt on Appendix-I species nenow.in/environment/...
CITES flags irregularities in Ambani's Vantara wildlife imports, calls for halt on Appendix-I species
A recent report by CITES flagged irregularities in Vantara wildlife imports and calls for halt on Appendix-I species.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
CITES flags irregularities in Ambani's Vantara wildlife imports, calls for halt on Appendix-I species nenow.in/environment/...
Virus outbreak deepens rift over return of Spix’s macaw to Brazil news.mongabay.com/2025/10/viru...
Virus outbreak deepens rift over return of Spix’s macaw to Brazil
CURAÇÁ, Brazil — Under the scorching sun of Brazil’s semiarid Caatinga shrubland, squawks tear through the skies, signaling the arrival of one of the most threatened bird species in the world. Quickly...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Virus outbreak deepens rift over return of Spix’s macaw to Brazil news.mongabay.com/2025/10/viru...
Animal Welfare Legislation In The European Union: A Call For Consistency faunalytics.org/animal-welfa...
Animal Welfare Legislation In The European Union: A Call For Consistency - Faunalytics
Across the European Union, member states have taken different approaches to animal welfare legislation, causing gaps in protection that leave farmed animals vulnerable to harmful systems and practices...
faunalytics.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Animal Welfare Legislation In The European Union: A Call For Consistency faunalytics.org/animal-welfa...
When Congolese Chimpanzees Become Currency – CITES Exposes ICCN and India’s Vantara Sanctuary kilalopress.net/en/biodivers...
DRC : When Congolese Chimpanzees Become Currency – CITES Exposes ICCN and India’s Vantara Sanctuary - Kilalo Presse
An official CITES report highlights a problematic transfer of chimpanzees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to India. Amid documentary gaps, unclear traceability, and accusations of “launderin...
kilalopress.net
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
When Congolese Chimpanzees Become Currency – CITES Exposes ICCN and India’s Vantara Sanctuary kilalopress.net/en/biodivers...
The price of a monkey news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
The price of a monkey
The long-tailed macaque has lost a battle for its survival — but won one for scientific integrity, reports Mongabay’s Gerald Flynn. In early October, the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authori...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The price of a monkey news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Starting November 2025, DERTOUR Group will no longer offer activities such as swimming with dolphins, shows involving trained performances, or any experience that requires marine mammals to leave the water www.dertour-group.com/en/the-story...
The story behind DERTOUR Group’s marine mammal policy change • DERTOUR Group
At DERTOUR Group, decisions that affect our travel portfolio are never made lightly. When it comes to animal welfare, especially concerning marine mammals, our journey toward change has been shaped by...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Starting November 2025, DERTOUR Group will no longer offer activities such as swimming with dolphins, shows involving trained performances, or any experience that requires marine mammals to leave the water www.dertour-group.com/en/the-story...
Landmark conviction exposes Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted illegal elephant trade news.mongabay.com/2025/10/land...
Landmark conviction exposes Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted illegal elephant trade
COLOMBO — In a landmark ruling hailed as a major victory for Sri Lanka’s wildlife conservation, the Colombo High Court in September convicted a person for the illegal possession of a wild-caught eleph...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Landmark conviction exposes Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted illegal elephant trade news.mongabay.com/2025/10/land...
Cruelty for Clicks: The Shocking Scale of Animal Abuse on Social Media www.asiaforanimals.com/post/cruelty...
Cruelty for Clicks: The Shocking Scale of Animal Abuse on Social Media
In 2024, SMACC (Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition) analysed over 83,000 links to online cruelty content. These reports, submitted by the public and researchers, reveal a disturbing truth: some of ...
www.asiaforanimals.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Cruelty for Clicks: The Shocking Scale of Animal Abuse on Social Media www.asiaforanimals.com/post/cruelty...
Americas: Environmental crime operation leads to 225 arrests, identifies hundreds more suspects www.interpol.int/en/News-and-...
Americas: Environmental crime operation leads to 225 arrests, identifies hundreds more suspects
Seizures include live animals, timber, weapons
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October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Americas: Environmental crime operation leads to 225 arrests, identifies hundreds more suspects www.interpol.int/en/News-and-...
Why Tourists May Want To Think Twice Before Visiting Zoos During Family Vacations
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Why Tourists May Want To Think Twice Before Visiting Zoos During Family Vacations - Explore
While painted as a family favorite, zoos aren’t always safe or wholesome vacation spots, and instead have serious safety risks and ethical concerns.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Why Tourists May Want To Think Twice Before Visiting Zoos During Family Vacations
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Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes news.mongabay.com/2025/10/arct...
Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes
Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatene...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes news.mongabay.com/2025/10/arct...
Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-jus...
Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline - Carbon Brief
Just 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing nature loss – a year after the original deadline
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October 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-jus...
Advocates who rescue animals in grave danger should qualify for ‘necessity defense,’ argues Harvard Law expert hls.harvard.edu/today/advoca...
Advocates who rescue animals in grave danger should qualify for ‘necessity defense,’ argues Harvard Law expert - Harvard Law School
Professor Kristen Stilt says that California policy points to a view that ‘animals are sentient beings whose harm is something we want to avoid.’
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October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Advocates who rescue animals in grave danger should qualify for ‘necessity defense,’ argues Harvard Law expert hls.harvard.edu/today/advoca...
Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-...
Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals | Charles Darwin University
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recognised Charles Darwin University-led research into the Earth’s oldest animals with the adoption of the ‘Longevity Conservation’ global...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-...