I think we are all aware of the risks posed to wild and domestic animals trying to cross highways and roadways in the United States. In this blog we have spotlighted the deaths of wolves in California, deer in Pennsylvania including OR93 the wolf who traveled 1,000 miles from Oregon to California but wound upContinue reading “Traffic Accidents Kill Wild Animals Daily, But What Are The Numbers, Exactly”
Monthly Archives: May 2022
The Wild Animal Sanctuary Rescues South Korean Bile Bears
In an earlier post we discussed the plight of Asian “bile bears” and today we are glad to report that The Wild Animal Sanctuary (TWAS) has in fact rescued 22 Asiatic Black Bears who were kept on a quasi-legal bear bile “farm.” Bears have been hunted all over the world for many centuries. Hunters consumedContinue reading “The Wild Animal Sanctuary Rescues South Korean Bile Bears”
How To Rewild Jaguars: The Story of Arami And The Jaguar Reintroduction Centre
As we mentioned yesterday Argentina is the center of bold efforts to reintroduce jaguars into areas from which they have been extirpated. The focus of yesterday’s story was Mariua and her two cubs, the first to be released into the 1.7 million acre Ibera National Park. The park is good jaguar habitat and contains aContinue reading “How To Rewild Jaguars: The Story of Arami And The Jaguar Reintroduction Centre”
Conservation Groups in Argentina Attempt “Re-Wilding;” Releasing Jaguars Into Wetlands From Which They Disappeared 70 Years Ago
Yesterday we discussed efforts to protect jaguar numbers by recognizing and protecting cross roads from development. There is another and perhaps even more difficult way: “re-wilding” and releasing previously captive jaguars into selected habitat. Argentina has become the site of an intensive effort to do just that by reintroducing jaguars into a wetlands habitat fromContinue reading “Conservation Groups in Argentina Attempt “Re-Wilding;” Releasing Jaguars Into Wetlands From Which They Disappeared 70 Years Ago”