Is a reckoning finally arriving for Miami’s troubled Seaquarium?
For decades, Miami Seaquarium was a jewel in Florida’s well-polished crown of popular tourist attractions, known to millions worldwide as the home of the beloved aquatic television superstar Flipper the dolphin.
Just two northern white rhinos remain; the species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The critically endangered northern white rhino could be saved from the brink of extinction after scientists performed the first successful embryo transfer in white rhinos. After the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, died in 2018, the disappearance of the species looked imminent.
Republicans put U.S. species on ‘direct path to extinction’ with poison pill riders
U.S. Lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have inserted a record number of anti-wildlife measures into the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024, the Center for Biological Diversity reported. The attack comes despite the fact that scientists warn human activity may be triggering a sixth mass extinction, as species disappear at unprecedented rates.
South Korea passes bill to ban consumption of dog meat
South Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that will end the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for animal welfare. Eating dog meat was once seen as a way to improve stamina in the humid Korean summer. But the practise has become rare—largely […]
Hundreds of lizards seized in Australia police bust
A criminal syndicate that planned to illegally export hundreds of native lizards from Australia to Hong Kong has been “dismantled,” authorities say. The reptiles had an estimated market value of A$1.2m (£633,000; $805,000), according to New South Wales Police.
Governor Hochul signs legislation to protect wildlife
S.4099/A.2917 amends the environmental conservation law to make certain hunting contests, competitions, tournaments, and derbies that allow for the take of large numbers of wildlife unlawful. The legislation does not ban hunting or fishing but does protect New York’s rich biodiversity by prohibiting the wasteful taking of certain wildlife.
Quarter of world’s freshwater fish at risk of extinction, according to assessment
Nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of extinction due to global heating, overfishing and pollution, according to an expert assessment. From the large-toothed Lake Turkana robber in Kenya to the Mekong giant catfish in south-east Asia, many of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of disappearing, the first International […]
Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic
Bird flu is spreading in the Antarctic, with hundreds of elephant seals found dead, and fears it could bring “one of the largest ecological disasters of modern times” if the highly contagious virus reaches the remote penguin populations. The virus was first reported among brown skua on Bird Island, off South Georgia.
Arizona’s Mega-Dairies and the Water Crisis
You are looking at thousands upon thousands of calf hutches, baking in an Arizona heat wave this summer. In each hutch is a calf who will become a dairy cow, or veal. We Animals Media photojournalist Ram Daya visited industrial farms in Arizona to document the staggering scale of operations, both from the sky and […]
Ejiao Act reintroduced to protect donkeys from dangerous gelatin trade
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the Ejiao Act in the House of Representatives to ban the sale and trade of ejiao (donkey-hide gelatin) products in the United States. Ejiao (pronounced “eh-gee-yow”) is a gelatin made from boiling the hides of donkeys. It is used primarily in cosmetics and traditional Chinese medicines. Despite little scientific […]
21 species removed from U.S. Endangered Species Act after going extinct
About 21 species have been removed from the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) after going extinct in a move conservationists are calling a wake-up call. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the species—a mix of animals and plants—after determining that they had gone extinct, according to a press release. Among the species that were […]
At least 1,000 birds died from colliding with one Chicago building in one day
At least 1,000 birds died from colliding into a single building in Chicago on Thursday, October 5, as they migrated south to their wintering grounds. Volunteers are still recovering bird carcasses within 1.5 miles of McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America, which is largely covered with glass.
