COVID & the Ba’Aka Tribe of Dzanga-Sangha
In the Central African Republic, WWF supports the Indigenous Ba’Aka tribe of Dzanga-Sangha in social distancing to protect themselves from COVID-19.
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Dogs and Cats Starved and Abused at ‘Rescue’—Why Does This Keep Happening?
Ironically, authorities raid self-proclaimed “rescues” almost weekly to rescue animals from severe abuse and neglect. Make sure your support goes to the right place.
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Read moreChristian ‘Risks-Be-Damned’ Hassell: Pushing Dangerous, Taxpayer-Funded Genetic Engineering and Gain-of-Function Research
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Any scientific lab work that involves making pathogens more lethal, contagious, infectious, or resistant to treatment—even when done, ostensibly, for defensive purposes or medical co…
Read more2.1 Million Acres of Grassland Habitat Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year
BOZEMAN, MONT., August 5, 2020 – Approximately 2.1 million acres of intact grassland habitat in the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains were plowed under for row-crop production in 2018, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2020 Plowprint Report. The re…
Read moreJust Released: New Photos, Video From Feds’ Inspection of G.W. Zoo
PETA has just obtained photos and video footage taken during the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) June 22 inspection of Jeff Lowe’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (aka “G.W. Zoo”), during which the notorious exhibitor was cited for numerous failures to provide animals with adequate veterinary care, among other animal welfare issues. The photos show… Read more »
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Read moreWWF Statement on The Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act
Today, The Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act (TFCA) was introduced by Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Tom Udall (D-New Mexico). This legislation will extend the TFCA program for five years and allow developing countries …
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Polar bears, climate crisis, and oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic Refuge has been a place undisturbed by development. But in 2017 Congress approved opening the Coastal Plain of the Refuge to allow for oil and gas drilling. WWF has been vocal in its opposition for a host of reasons, and there is one significant bit of logic even Fish and Wildlife agrees with—the climate crisis makes the future of the region uncertain. Oil and gas development only compounds the problem.
Read moreAttorney for USVI speaks out on animal fighting as HSUS plans trainings on Guam and in USVI
We are pleased with the news that U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the U.S. Virgin Islands has reminded Virgin Islanders that animal fighting is now illegal there under federal law. This announcement reflects not simply the connections between animal fighting and other criminal activities, including violent crime and firearms offenses, but the idea that the illegal transport of fighting birds poses a particularly high risk at present because of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Heather Severt/The HSUS
We were pleased with today’s news that U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the U.S. Virgin Islands has reminded Virgin Islanders that animal fighting is now illegal there under federal law. Shappert’s announcement reflected not simply her strong grasp of the connections between animal fighting . . .
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