Six park rangers ambushed, killed in attack in DRC wildlife refuge April 20, 2018 Suspected poachers ambushed and killed five park rangers, their driver, and wounded a sixth worker in the worst-ever attack in Virunga national park in… Continue Reading
Outrage after SPCA adopts out pig, new owners kills and eats it February 23, 2018 A rescued pig taken in by the SPCA on Vancouver Island, nursed back to health and adopted out by a couple, has been killed… Continue Reading
Comfort dogs arrive in Parkland, Florida to help give hugs after shooting February 16, 2018 There may come a day when Tobias and Jacob and Hannah and Ruthie Comfort Dogs won’t be needed. But until that day comes, these… Continue Reading
Here’s why owls are dying around illegal marijuana farms in California January 17, 2018 The anticoagulant rodenticide, a poison aimed at, you guessed it, rats, has long been documented to have negative effects on other wildlife which get… Continue Reading
Police release horrific details of dog attack that killed Virginia woman to quell rumours December 21, 2017 Police in rural Virginia have been forced to respond to rumours that a young woman they said was mauled to death by her pitbull-type… Continue Reading
Two lynx, Lillith and Nilly, die at a private zoo in Wales after owner admits serious issues with the enclosures November 16, 2017 A private zoo is Wales is shutting down after one lynx escaped and another died days later as it was being moved to an… Continue Reading
Snooty, the world’s oldest-known manatee, dies after getting stuck in panel door July 24, 2017 Snooty, the world’s oldest-known manatee, has died at age 69 after an accident which is now under investigation. Snooty, who lives at South Florida… Continue Reading
Cecil the Lion’s son Xanda killed by hunter, two years after international outcry over hunting dentist July 20, 2017 The son of Cecil the Lion, whose killing by dentist Walter Palmer sparked international outrage, has been killed under similar circumstances. Xanda, a six-year-old… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Bald eagle killer pleads guilty to shooting and running over bird with ATV July 17, 2017 A Virginia man may be jailed for up to a year and forced to pay a $100,000 fine after he pleaded guilty last week… Continue Reading
Whale rescuer killed after freeing entangled whale off the coast of New Brunswick July 12, 2017 Lobster fisherman Joe Howlett was passionate about where he lived, the work he did and the rescue operations he helped mount to free whales… Continue Reading
