A club-and-machete wielding mob in Indonesia butchered nearly 300 crocodiles in an act of revenge after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles. Images from the scene showed dozens of dead crocodiles lying on top of each… Read More »Indonesians Kill 300 Crocodiles as Revenge After One of Them was Killed
The Punjab Wildlife Department in March 2020 confiscated hundreds of sparrows and released them, as well as fining bird trappers Rs 50,000. The department has been alternating its focus between protecting wildlife in forests and markets where illegal traders of… Read More »District Wildlife Officer Rizwana Aziz Clamps Down on Sparrow Trappers
The conditions that lead to the emergence of new infectious diseases are the same ones that inflict horrific harms on animals. By David Benatar April 13, 2020/ The New York Times There is the obvious and then there is what should… Read More »Our Cruel Treatment of Animals Led to the Coronavirus
Jane Goodall speaks at the Securing a Sustainable Future for the Amazon, during the World Economic Forum in Davos. World-renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall says the coronavirus pandemic was caused by humanity’s disregard for nature and disrespect for animals. Goodall,… Read More »Jane Goodall Says `disrespect for animals’ caused Pandemic
Dog parks may seem like great additions to the community, but they’re rife with problems — for you, and for your dog. Here’s what to know before you go. By Sassafras Lowrey Feb. 6, 2020/ The New York Times Every morning,… Read More »The Dog Park Is Bad, Actually
Two brothers have given everything to treat raptors injured by a popular pastime. By Oliver Whang Photographs by Saumya Khandelwal Feb. 7, 2020/ New York Times Sitting in his basement, below the crowded dirt roads of Wazirabad village, Mohammad Saud leaned over… Read More »Meet the Bird Medics of New Delhi
If you are going to end another life, at least end it mercifully. by Margaret Renkyl Nov. 18, 2019/ New York Times Walden’s Puddle, a nonprofit wildlife rescue organization in a rural area of Nashville, recently posted a set of… Read More »How Not to Kill an Animal
One researcher argues that a dog’s ability to bond has more to do with forming emotional attachments than being smart about what humans want. Clive Wynne, a psychologist at Arizona State University, at home with his dog, Xephos, who loves… Read More »Dogs Can’t Help Falling in Love
Television’s actress Ayeza Khan took to Instagram to bring light to the plight of animals during this time when many of us are afraid of venturing out of our houses and paying attention to them. “I know all of us… Read More »Actress Ayeza Khan Asks All to Share Food with Stray Animals
Houbara bustard hatchlings. Some good news has come from the wildlife conservation in Cholistan desert where three chicks of a rare species of captive bred houbara bustard have hatched. The birds of Pakistani bloodline were bred by a United Arab… Read More »Houbara Chicks Hatch in Cholistan
