GNWT stops buying harvesters’ polar bear pelts, citing lack of demand – Cabin Radio

Advertisement.Advertisement.In a Tuesday news release, the territory said polar bear pelts had not performed well at sales in recent years and there was a “limited market.” Harvesters who sell a pelt privately for $1,750 or more can still earn a $450 “prime fur bonus” if they show the GNWT proof of the sale. Only polar […]

Minneapolis: Ban the Sale and Manufacture of Cruel Animal Fur! – In Defense of Animals

This alert is no longer active, but here for reference. Animals still need your help.Fur is cruel, outdated, and dangerous. Cities, states, designers, and retailers are dropping fur, and we need you to take action to make Minneapolis, Minnesota the next city to go fur-free!Fur farms are filthy facilities that deprive captive animals of space, […]

Scientists cherish win against online ornamental trade in bats – Mongabay News

If you liked this story, share it with other people.Bat researchers recently declared a “major victory” in helping stop the online ornamental trade of bats, especially the painted woolly bat that’s sought as a décor or trinket for its brightly colored body and cute, furry face.By August 2024, major e-commerce platforms eBay and Etsy had […]

Wilk cartoons and taxidermy: Lots on offer at country sporting sale – Times & Star

Share A collection of Wilk hunting cartoons, taxidermy by world-renowned Van Ingen of Mysore and Carl Church and a 1930s Purdey shotgun are amongst the highlights in Mitchells next three-day Country Sporting Sale. The 1937 J Purdey & Sons of London 12 bore side by side shotgun is expected to sell for between £6,000 – […]

Animal protection NGOs deplore decision to downgrade wolf protection – eurogroupforanimals.org

Today’s decision by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to downgrade the protection of the wolf represents a dangerous step backwards for biodiversity and sets a worrying precedent for wildlife conservation in Europe, according to several animal protection organisations.Meeting in Strasbourg this week, the Committee agreed to reclassify the wolf from “strictly protected” to […]

Man faces charges for killing black bear that attacked livestock – WFSB

GRANBY, Conn. (WFSB) – A Granby man has been charged with a crime after shooting and killing a black bear that he says broke into an enclosure and killed several of his chickens.Michael Gero, 39, called DEEP Emergency Dispatch on Friday, reporting that he had killed a bear that was attacking his livestock.Gero told DEEP […]