Old Dogs, New Research and the Secrets of Aging The ways that dogs grow and age may provide potentially useful similarities with people. By James Gorman/ NYT/ Nov. 9, 2020 Dogs go through stages in their life, just as people do, as is obvious to anyone who has watched their stiff-legged, white-muzzled companion rouse themselves to go […]
It’s astonishing how relentlessly Western philosophy has strained to prove we are not squirrels. By Crispin Sartwell/ NYT/ Feb. 23, 2021 If one were to read through the prefaces and first paragraphs of the canonical works of Western philosophy, one might assume the discipline’s primary question to be this: What makes us humans so much […]
How to Move Your Elephant During a Pandemic After decades in captivity and a 1,700-mile road trip from Argentina into Brazil, an Asian elephant named Mara finally gained a chance to roam. by Brooke Jarvis/ NYT/ Aug. 9, 2020 The border between Argentina and Brazil had been closed by the coronavirus pandemic for nearly two […]
There are few things Americans can agree on these days. Wildlife crossings, it seems, are one of them. By Catrin Einhorn/ NYT May 31, 2021 The engineers were used to building overpasses for vehicles, not wildlife. But every spring and fall, collisions with mule deer and pronghorn spiked in the Pinedale region of Wyoming, where Route […]
During a difficult time in my younger life, I started volunteering in a shelter. I saw many cats deal with the novelty of their abandonment — many had been owner surrendered, rather than strays. I saw some go into depression after they were returned (usually for allergies or normal mistakes they made as they were […]
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed a fine of Rs 500, 000 on a national entertainment channel for using animals as prop in its program Time Out with Ahsan Khan. A petition was filed against the program, which is hosted by Pakistani film and television actor Ahsan Khan, by lawyer Faizullah Khan […]
A Soft-Handed Predator Masquerading in Manliness By Timothy Egan/ NYT June 19, 2020 One of the most famous men to kill a wolf was Aldo Leopold, who, as a 22-year-old forest ranger more than a century ago, slaughtered a mother and her cubs in Arizona’s Apache National Forest. Thereafter, he was forever haunted by the “fierce green […]
Here are some principles you can apply to any form of nature study. By David Sibley/ Mr. Sibley, a birder and artist, is author of “What It’s Like to Be a Bird,” from which this is adapted. May 8, 2020 We find comfort in nature. The psychological benefits are well documented: Spending time with grass […]
The first-ever wildlife protection police stations in the country have been set up in Sindh under the Sindh Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management Act 2020. Citizens will be able to approach any one of the six police stations established in the first phase in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tando Muhammad Khan, Jamshoro, and Hyderabad to lodge complaints […]