Bear necessities: Interview with Jill Robinson

It was 1993 and a bear named Hong was unaware that she was about to dramatically impact the life of one woman and inspire the birth of an organisation that would change the face of animal welfare in Asia. Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia, spoke with Liz Bowie…

Animal rights activists lose battle to ban badger cull

While the idea of killing badgers to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis has been abandoned in England in favor of vaccination, the Welsh Assembly Government’s plan to cull the animals was upheld by Mr Justice Lloyd Jones, who rejected a legal challenge brought by animal welfare activists…

Study: Elk more likely to flee from humans than wolves

Elk respond more strongly to threats from humans than from wolves, and they are more likely to flee for protected refuges if there are hunters in the area, a recent study has found…

Bid to reopen elephant ivory trade rejected

Conservationists have welcomed the decision to reject a bid from Tanzania and Zambia to temporarily suspend a worldwide ban on trading in African elephant ivory so they can offload legal stockpiles in a one-off sale…

Judge rules in favor of circus in lawsuit over treatment of Asian elephants

A federal judge sided with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in a legal fight in which animal rights activists accused the circus of abusing its Asian elephants…

Researchers Turn to Kangaroos for Skin Cancer Developments

Scientists in Australia and Austria are studying kangaroo DNA as a way to prevent skin cancer, as the marsupials have a DNA repair enzyme that appears to fight damage caused by the disease…

Controversial Wolf Hunt Underway in Sweden: Wolves Killed

For the first time in decades, a controversial wolf hunt is underway in Sweden. The Swedish Environment Protection Agency approved the limited cull of 27 wolves, or about 10 percent of the Swedish wolf population…

Wildlife Coalition Condemns Coyote Killing Tournament as Ethically and Ecologically Indefensible

A national coalition of wildlife advocacy and conservation organizations representing more than 70,000 Maine citizens is calling for an end to a coyote killing tournament that is currently underway in northern Maine…

Animal welfare history is made as the final curtain falls on dancing bears in India

A coalition of conservation and animal rescue groups has made animal welfare history by taking the last dancing bears off the streets of India — bringing an end to a centuries-old tradition that inflicted terrible cruelty on thousands of highly endangered sloth bears…