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PSA shines a spotlight on how ugly it is to wear ivory
YouTube video by Education for Nature - Vietnam
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Ending the ivory trade in Vietnam requires more than just law enforcement—it demands action from all of us. Watch this powerful PSA challenging the misconception that elephant ivory is a symbol of luxury or good fortune:
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why the hell are we still culling elephants? there’s no other choice? Stop! Birth control for elephants is real and being used. Translocation works. Community-based conflict solutions exist. But they’re expensive and complex, and culling is cheap and simple. Killing always is.
June 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
why the hell are we still culling elephants? there’s no other choice? Stop! Birth control for elephants is real and being used. Translocation works. Community-based conflict solutions exist. But they’re expensive and complex, and culling is cheap and simple. Killing always is.
Trophy hunting to return to Madikwe & Pilanesberg? Elephant, rhino & buffalo africageographic.com/stories/trop...
Trophy hunting to return to Madikwe & Pilanesberg? Elephant, rhino & buffalo - Africa Geographic
Trophy hunting may return to Madikwe & Pilanesberg, targeting elephant & buffalo in both parks, & rhino in MGR, per a NWPTB tender invitation
africageographic.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Trophy hunting to return to Madikwe & Pilanesberg? Elephant, rhino & buffalo africageographic.com/stories/trop...
all poisoned birds listed as endangered or critically endangered. Ecological warfare... africanbirdlife.org.za/2025/05/08/1...
123 vultures poisoned 84 rescued in kruger national park
A major wildlife rescue in Kruger National Park saves 84 vultures after poisoning event that killed 123 endangered birds.
africanbirdlife.org.za
May 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
all poisoned birds listed as endangered or critically endangered. Ecological warfare... africanbirdlife.org.za/2025/05/08/1...
Every day, a rhino is slaughtered for its horn. Not for need. For greed, ignorance and ego! They’re vanishing — one horn at a time... #StopRhinoPoaching before it's too late... #DontLetThemDisappear #EndangeredSpecies #RacingExtinction
May 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Every day, a rhino is slaughtered for its horn. Not for need. For greed, ignorance and ego! They’re vanishing — one horn at a time... #StopRhinoPoaching before it's too late... #DontLetThemDisappear #EndangeredSpecies #RacingExtinction
In a major blow 2 the illegal #wildlife trade #Nigeria Customs, supported by the Wildlife Justice Commission, arrested 5 suspects & seized 3.765 tonnes of #pangolin scales in #Lagos, estimated to represent the killing of over 1,900 #endangered #pangolins! www.environewsnigeria.com/five-arreste...
Five arrested, 3.765 tonnes of pangolin scales seized in Nigeria wildlife trafficking bust - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
In a major strike against wildlife trafficking in Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), supported by the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), arrested five suspects and seized 3.765 tonnes of pang...
www.environewsnigeria.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
In a major blow 2 the illegal #wildlife trade #Nigeria Customs, supported by the Wildlife Justice Commission, arrested 5 suspects & seized 3.765 tonnes of #pangolin scales in #Lagos, estimated to represent the killing of over 1,900 #endangered #pangolins! www.environewsnigeria.com/five-arreste...
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At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that feeds one of Africa’s great lakes, the head of the park said
Anthrax kills 50 hippos in DRC’s Virunga National Park | CNN
At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that...
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April 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that feeds one of Africa’s great lakes, the head of the park said
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A much-needed moment of calm 🐺
April 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A much-needed moment of calm 🐺
POSITIVE NEWS: China drops the use of pangolin-based medicines in a hopeful step forward for wildlife conservation!
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April 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
POSITIVE NEWS: China drops the use of pangolin-based medicines in a hopeful step forward for wildlife conservation!
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First, 40 southern white rhinos were donated in May to the Munywana Conservancy in KwaZulu-Natal; then, 120 southern white rhinos were translocated in June to the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation (GKEPF) in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. www.getaway.co.za/conservation...
New Home for Rescued Rhinos
African Parks launched a 10-year plan to rescue and rewild 2 000 captive-bred southern white rhinos and renew the habitats they need.
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April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
First, 40 southern white rhinos were donated in May to the Munywana Conservancy in KwaZulu-Natal; then, 120 southern white rhinos were translocated in June to the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation (GKEPF) in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. www.getaway.co.za/conservation...
On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there? Andiswa Matikinca and Tatenda Chitagu investigate oxpeckers.org/2025/04/lith...
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there? Andiswa Matikinca and Tatenda Chitagu investigate oxpeckers.org/2025/04/lith...
On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa - Oxpeckers
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there? Andiswa Matikinca and Tatenda Chitagu...
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April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there? Andiswa Matikinca and Tatenda Chitagu investigate oxpeckers.org/2025/04/lith...
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there? Andiswa Matikinca and Tatenda Chitagu investigate oxpeckers.org/2025/04/lith...
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Medford, Long Island, NY -- Rescue efforts ramp up, massive memorial planned for Happy Cat Sanctuary founder Chris Arsenault
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Rescue efforts ramp up, massive memorial planned for Happy Cat Sanctuary founder
Organizers planning a memorial for Chris Arsenault are seeking a venue capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Medford, Long Island, NY -- Rescue efforts ramp up, massive memorial planned for Happy Cat Sanctuary founder Chris Arsenault
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Plans by Slovakia’s government to cull 350 brown bears after a man was mauled to death have been criticized by environmental groups. tvpworld.com/85949095/con...
Conservationists criticize Slovakia’s planned bear cull
The environment ministry announced plans to cull 350 brown bears after a fatal attack.
tvpworld.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Plans by Slovakia’s government to cull 350 brown bears after a man was mauled to death have been criticized by environmental groups. tvpworld.com/85949095/con...
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Victory —
Interior failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale
Victory —
Interior failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale
Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups
Interior failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale
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March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Victory —
Interior failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale
Victory —
Interior failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale
SA: FEAR & LOATHING AT VOI LODGE.... RHINO HORNS, TIGER BONES AND MONEY.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
SA: FEAR & LOATHING AT VOI LODGE.... RHINO HORNS, TIGER BONES AND MONEY.
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The regional court president of Mpumalanga, Naomi Annette Engelbrecht, is facing renewed criticism for her latest attempt to transfer criminal cases from the Skukuza regional court — the country’s flagship court for rhino poaching cases — to Hazyview. mg.co.za/the-green-gu...
Latest bid to shift criminal cases from Skukuza court in Kruger Park attracts renewed criticism
Mpumalanga regional court president Naomi Engelbrecht faces mounting backlash after trying to transfer cases from the flagship court for rhino cases to Hazyview regional court
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March 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The regional court president of Mpumalanga, Naomi Annette Engelbrecht, is facing renewed criticism for her latest attempt to transfer criminal cases from the Skukuza regional court — the country’s flagship court for rhino poaching cases — to Hazyview. mg.co.za/the-green-gu...
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Holy crap, someone noticed!
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low as Earth Heats Up
The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Holy crap, someone noticed!
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
From getting the guns to smuggling the poached horns, the network is extensive, clever, adaptable and dangerous
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The vast underbelly of rhino poaching
From getting the guns to smuggling the poached horns, the network is extensive, clever, adaptable and dangerous
www.timeslive.co.za
March 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
From getting the guns to smuggling the poached horns, the network is extensive, clever, adaptable and dangerous
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
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DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ helped cybercrime group.
One of the most prominent members of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) team once supported a cybercrime group that boasted about trafficking stolen data and stalking an FBI agent.
One of the most prominent members of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) team once supported a cybercrime group that boasted about trafficking stolen data and stalking an FBI agent.
March 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ helped cybercrime group.
One of the most prominent members of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) team once supported a cybercrime group that boasted about trafficking stolen data and stalking an FBI agent.
One of the most prominent members of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) team once supported a cybercrime group that boasted about trafficking stolen data and stalking an FBI agent.
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We are progressively finding more and more animals that may communicate with sound underwater, this time its sharks! Authors believe shark may be clicking teeth together to make sound.
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Evidence of active sound production by a shark | Royal Society Open Science
Elasmobranchs are an evolutionarily ancient group of cartilaginous fishes that can hear underwater sounds but are not historically viewed as active sound producers. Three recent reports of several species of rays producing clicks in response to ...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We are progressively finding more and more animals that may communicate with sound underwater, this time its sharks! Authors believe shark may be clicking teeth together to make sound.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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"The analysis covered 5 drivers of decline: habitat change, direct exploitation of resources (e.g. hunting), climate change, invasive species & pollution" & found "all 5 factors have a strong impact on biodiversity" in all groups of organisms & all ecosystems.
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Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report
Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"The analysis covered 5 drivers of decline: habitat change, direct exploitation of resources (e.g. hunting), climate change, invasive species & pollution" & found "all 5 factors have a strong impact on biodiversity" in all groups of organisms & all ecosystems.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Terrible news from #Chad 2 female #rhinos killed by #poachers & horns removed in Zakouma National Park. @AfricanParks
are these the black #rhinos that were reintroduced from #SouthAfrica in 2018 & 2023 after #rhinos were locally extinct due to #poaching?
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are these the black #rhinos that were reintroduced from #SouthAfrica in 2018 & 2023 after #rhinos were locally extinct due to #poaching?
journaldutchad.com/tchad-les-br...
March 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Terrible news from #Chad 2 female #rhinos killed by #poachers & horns removed in Zakouma National Park. @AfricanParks
are these the black #rhinos that were reintroduced from #SouthAfrica in 2018 & 2023 after #rhinos were locally extinct due to #poaching?
journaldutchad.com/tchad-les-br...
are these the black #rhinos that were reintroduced from #SouthAfrica in 2018 & 2023 after #rhinos were locally extinct due to #poaching?
journaldutchad.com/tchad-les-br...
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The Revolution will be AI-icized
February 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Revolution will be AI-icized
Endangered Whales in Gulf of Mexico Lose Protection
Endangered whales in Gulf of Mexico lose protection
As part of Donald Trump's "Unleashing American Energy" executive order, rules that sought to protect the species have been rescinded.
www.newsweek.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Endangered Whales in Gulf of Mexico Lose Protection
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Former bird shooter speaks out on the cruelty of it!
February 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Former bird shooter speaks out on the cruelty of it!
We thank every person who has been helping animals since the start of the full-scale invasion. We mourn every life lost. We demand russia to be held accountable for all the devastation.
Glory to Ukraine! Слава Україні! Eternal memory to those who gave their lives for its freedom! 🇺🇦
@UAnimalsENG
Glory to Ukraine! Слава Україні! Eternal memory to those who gave their lives for its freedom! 🇺🇦
@UAnimalsENG
February 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We thank every person who has been helping animals since the start of the full-scale invasion. We mourn every life lost. We demand russia to be held accountable for all the devastation.
Glory to Ukraine! Слава Україні! Eternal memory to those who gave their lives for its freedom! 🇺🇦
@UAnimalsENG
Glory to Ukraine! Слава Україні! Eternal memory to those who gave their lives for its freedom! 🇺🇦
@UAnimalsENG