Since beginning this blog I have been staggered by the size and scope of problems facing wild and domestic animals throughout the world. From the captive animal trade to highway deaths animals face terriffic threats from uncaring humans. The captive animal trade is thought to be in the top three illegal trades in the worldContinue reading “Chinese Monk Devotes Himself To Rescuing Strays; Rescues An Estimated 8,000 Since 1994”
Category Archives: Human-Animal Conflict
Traffic Accidents Kill Wild Animals Daily, But What Are The Numbers, Exactly
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”
“Species Royalties”: Conservation Revolution or Ethical and Practical Minefield?
The idea is, on the surface, rather simple: Help fund conservation causes by paying animals royalties when their images are used, It is a seemingly simple idea and likely appealing to that broad and varied segment of humanity called “animal lovers.” that is where the issues begin. “Animal Lover” covers a broad range of humanContinue reading ““Species Royalties”: Conservation Revolution or Ethical and Practical Minefield?”
Flip Sides of Life With Leopards in India: Wandering Leopard Shuts Down Mercedes Assembly Line; Rabari Tribe Has Unique Relationship to Leopards
As we noted recently, India is home to 15 of the world’s wild cat species. The populous nation works hard to protect its animal heritage. Leopards are a special case because they are big enough to be classed as big cats but small enough to eke out a living close to human ways and works.Continue reading “Flip Sides of Life With Leopards in India: Wandering Leopard Shuts Down Mercedes Assembly Line; Rabari Tribe Has Unique Relationship to Leopards”
Pennsylvania Wildlife Misery: Deer Leap to Their Deaths From Overpass; Transit Officials to Offer Solution
Pennsylvania means “Penn’s Woods. ” The state has been forested and ripe for hunting and wildlife viewing since before Daniel Boone. Today, wildlife officials in the state are wrestling with a significant problem. The current estimate is that about two dozen white-tailed deer have leaped off a 219 Freeway overpass. The overpass is in ElkContinue reading “Pennsylvania Wildlife Misery: Deer Leap to Their Deaths From Overpass; Transit Officials to Offer Solution”
Alaska Fighting A Familiar And Unpopular Invasive Species: Rats; State Works To Eliminate Them
The issue of invasive species is a problem world wide. Creatures are brought from their native habitats intentionally or by accident and the results can be anything from beneficial to disastrous. Recently we have written about invasive hippos in Colombia, domestic cats (gone feral) in Australia, and spiders in the United States. Of the threeContinue reading “Alaska Fighting A Familiar And Unpopular Invasive Species: Rats; State Works To Eliminate Them”
Ukrainian Wildlife, Domestic Animals Caught Up In War, Organizations Step Up to Help
It was U.S. General William T. Sherman who famously said “War is Hell.” and that is as true for animals as it is for humans. Humans have always had a bad habit of involving animals in their conflicts. Whether it is riding horses into battle, training dogs to fight, or attaching burning brands to pigeonsContinue reading “Ukrainian Wildlife, Domestic Animals Caught Up In War, Organizations Step Up to Help”
Invasive Joro Spider May Colonize Entire US East Coast; Do Genetic Weapons Hold Key to Battle Against Invasive Species?
It is the stuff of an arachnopobes nightmare: large as a human palm and spreading a huge web – it is the invasive Joro spider and it appears to have colonized Georgia and seems likely to spread throughout the eastern seaboard. The joro spider is native to Japan. It began showing up in Georgia recentlyContinue reading “Invasive Joro Spider May Colonize Entire US East Coast; Do Genetic Weapons Hold Key to Battle Against Invasive Species?”
Humans Brave Danger to Rescue Trapped Leopards; Novelist Details Terror Caused By Escape of Leopard From Oklahoma Zoo
Humans and leopards have a complicated relationship based on fear and admiration. The former comes from the fact that leopards are fearsome predators and humans are about the right size for a meal. Anthropologists have found ancient human skeletons with bite holes in the skull that exactly match the jaws on leopard skulls. Yet humansContinue reading “Humans Brave Danger to Rescue Trapped Leopards; Novelist Details Terror Caused By Escape of Leopard From Oklahoma Zoo”
Tiger Population in Nepal Nearly Doubles as Country Intensifies Efforts to Protect Regal Cat
Tiny Nepal, is excited to be on track to double its population of wild tigers by the end of this year. Nepal joins India at the top of the list of countries reporting significant increases in tiger numbers. The Himalayan republic is an active member of Tx2, an effort to double the wild tiger populationContinue reading “Tiger Population in Nepal Nearly Doubles as Country Intensifies Efforts to Protect Regal Cat”