The population of lions on the Earth have dwindled from 450,000 in the 1950s to around 20,000 today. The less-than-human among humans are wiping them off the face of the planet. It is a horrible trend not limited to lions. An important Take Part article includes an interview with filmmaker and conservationist Dereck Joubert, who [...]
Wildlife poachers – particularly those who are killing endangered species – are some of the most evil and greed-filled people on the planet. Without an increased level of intervention, a number of incredible animal species will wiped off the face of the Earth. But thankfully, modern technology is now being used to fight poaching – [...]
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted in protections for two species of manta rays and five species of sharks. Thankfully, we are seeing some steps taken to protect endangered species. We need to see more. The press release from WildAid: “” “” BANGKOK, THAILAND (March 11, 2013) – Delegates to the [...]
A federal appeals court upheld on March 1 a law listing polar bears as a threatened species. The LA Times reporting explained the particulars as – … U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., upheld the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2008 decision to protect the animals because the dramatic loss of sea ice [...]
The three-part miniseries – “Battleground: Rhino Wars” premiers tonight (9 p.m. March 7) on the Animal Planet cable network. Four courageous veterans of the U.S. Special Forces have joined the fight to save rhinos from the evil poachers who are killing them at an alarming rate for their horns. These great animals will soon be [...]
The week isn’t turning out to be a great one on the Pack News Wire – in terms of news from the animal-welfare front. IN CHINA: The New York Times reports protections for animals are still far down the road in China, where torturing animals is commonplace and the government looks the other way – [...]
Thailand is one of the countries still promoting the trade of products made from ivory – the tusks of endangered elephants. It has to end. Greed continues to degrade the planet, destroy our environment and kills the Earth’s beautiful animals.
Nearly 20 percent of all reptile species are in danger of becoming extinct. Habitat loss and people killing them are two of the key areas of concern. A recent study uncovered these findings. The Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species reports 12 percent of reptiles are classified as critically endangered, 41 [...]
The Pack News Wire has featured several news stories concerning legislative action in various states. Request in for a vote on Michigan wolf hunting: Animal welfare advocates in the state are pushing for a vote, in an effort to ban wolf hunts. The Detroit Free Press article reminds us that the federal government wrongly dropped [...]
Let’s start with a horrible decision by a judge, one based solely on politics and in no way based on logic or laws. And it certainly was not based on compassion or looking to the future. The Associated Press reports a federal judge in Alaska has shut down a plan to designate 187,000 square miles [...]
