InternationalYou are here: Blog By World Animal Protection Moon bears (aka Asian black bears) are one of eight species of bears in the world. Found across Asia, they’re a symbol of power, good fortune, and a mother’s strength. But they’re supposed “healing properties” also make them a prime target of the bear bile and traditional […]
Scientists were surprised to find Sasha’s hair was a light, reddish color.Named “Sasha,” the remains were first found in 2015, but only recently brought back to life.It's named Sasha after the hunter who found it.Russian scientists aren't quite sure if their 10,000-year-old Sasha was male or female, but the name, they say, universally applies.That any […]
loading…London – Friday, November 25, 2016 is not only Black Friday, the US shopping phenomenon that traditionally comes after Thanksgiving as the day has also been declared as International Fur Free Friday. Created and supported by numerous animal rights organisations around the world, Fur Free Friday encourages shoppers not to make a furry purchase this […]
“I’m Only a Mink Killer”: How COVID Caused Denmark’s Historic Fur-Industry Disaster vanityfair.comsource
Bangor Daily News Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries FORT KENT, Maine — Becoming a big-game taxidermist was never in Troy Pelletier’s plans when he thought about careers.But when the person who preserved his game animals retired, the avid hunter from Fort Kent decided the only way to keep that legacy alive was […]
The Colorado Sun Telling stories that matter in a dynamic, evolving state. Colorado’s wolf restoration program is struggling amid federal roadblocks over where the state can source new wolves for reintroduction and the death of a 10th translocated wolf. The latest wolf fatality, announced Friday, puts the survival rate for the reintroduced wolves at 60%. […]
The Art of Repurposed Rodents WIREDsource
Alistair Hardaker | Images: Chelmsford City Council Hair from ‘Boris’, a 120-year-old taxidermy brown bear at the Museum of Chelmsford, has been analysed for a study into bear poaching.A 120-year-old taxidermy brown bear at the Museum of Chelmsford has provided hair samples for a University of Staffordshire research project into wildlife crime.The bear, known as […]
