Indonesian company seeks CITES approval to breed and sell rare Asian golden cats

With their shiny golden or reddish-brown fur, round ears, and white and black facial markings, Asian golden cats are cute. But don’t let their looks fool you: these cats, native to China and South and...

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Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 2 – 8 November 2026

The weekly newsletter of the Geneva Environment Network provides updates on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, learning offers, and other useful resources. In this edition: C...

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Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 2 – 8 November 2026

The weekly newsletter of the Geneva Environment Network provides updates on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, learning offers, and other useful resources. In this edition: C...

genevaenvironmentnetwork.org

Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture

Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp wants South Africa’s wildlife ranching industry transferred to his department. Behind the rhetoric of economic growth and sustainable use lies a potentially far-reac...

dailymaverick.co.za

The looming global economic storm is climate change and nature loss – Budget reaction

Wildlife and Countryside Link, the largest environment coalition in England, reacts with disappointment that today’s Budget will leave communities exposed to the risks of nature loss.

wcl.org.uk

ConCourt dismisses hunters’ challenge to animal well-being law | Mail & Guardian

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge by SA Hunters against animal well-being provisions in environmental legislation, ruling that the…

mg.co.za

Dealing with conservation’s inconvenient individual

Conservation may save species, but what does it cost individual animals? Welfare belongs in the ethical calculus: sustainable is not always ethically justified.…

dailymaverick.co.za

Countries take first step toward global crackdown on environmental crime

Countries have approved negotiations on a global protocol to combat environmental crimes, including wildlife trafficking and illegal deforestation

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Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 26 October – 1 November 2026

The weekly newsletter of the Geneva Environment Network provides updates on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, learning offers, and other useful resources. In this edition: I...

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Alentejo Sanctuary to Welcome a Second Elephant in November - PlusNews

The Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in Alentejo will receive a second ‘tenant’ in mid-November, and talks are underway for the arrival of a third in the early part of next year, it was revealed today. Durin...

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Mexico 'turns its back' on remaining vaquita with new fishing rules - Oceanographic

Mexico weakens protections for the vaquita, cutting the gillnet ban area by 86%. Conservation groups warn it will hasten species' extinction.

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Blackpool Council rejects ‘Parrot Experience’

Born Free welcomes the unanimous decision by Blackpool Council to refuse planning permission for a proposed indoor “Parrot Experience”

bornfree.org.uk

Animal rights group Peta asks Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot

Animal rights group Peta is urging Crystal Palace to retire their bald eagle mascot, saying a "bright stadium filled with boisterous fans is no place for animals".

bbc.com

Solutions to the risks posed by the global pet trade could be enacted quickly

The global pet trade, particularly in exotic reptiles and amphibians, poses significant biodiversity and potential human health risks, scientists say; yet compared to other pressing crises like climat...

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The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags

Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a new report, days before countries gather in Yerevan, Armenia, for the ...

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Great Britain’s Animal Abuse Data Reveals A Vast Undercount - Faunalytics

Official records capture just a fraction of animal cruelty in Great Britain. Estimates put illegal harm at up to 4.6 million animals a year, and the true toll is likely far higher.

faunalytics.org

Wildlife has a Facebook problem

Illegal wildlife trade is no longer a peripheral online problem. It is a major digital market governance failure playing out during a global biodiversity crisis, with serious implications for conserva...

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Wildlife stars announced for new banknotes

RSPCA welcomes representation, but highlights missing creatures.

mrcvs.co.uk

Netherlands announces dolphin breeding ban – Dolphinaria Free Europe

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Cambodia was told to clean up its monkey trade. Regulators say it still hasn’t

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Global wildlife trade authorities say Cambodia has made little progress in cleaning up its monkey export industry, a year after the country was flagged as needing major reforms ...

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Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the ocean Tuesday after they were found and seized on an empty boat seemingly abandoned by wildli...

ctvnews.ca

Ruth Jones introduces bill for statutory hare close season

The Newport West and Islwyn MP wants to prohibit the killing of brown hares from February to September and extend protection for mountain hares.

labourhome.co.uk

Does ‘Planet Zoo 2’ game reflect reality of modern zoos?

As the second edition of the popular simulation game launches, Born Free looks at how well it really represents how zoos operate.

bornfree.org.uk

Chloe Dalton: 'Hares Are Emblematic Of The Character Of Our Country'

A chance encounter with a wild hare changed Chloe Dalton’s life and inspired her to champion the campaign to give the species greater legal protect...

politicshome.com

EU set to ban lead gunshot in major win for wildlife

The restriction would be a significant step towards protecting people, animals and the environment.

bornfree.org.uk

What Does the World Feel Like to Another Animal?

A dog waits by the door for a human caretaker to return. An elephant remains close to a calf struggling to escape the thick mud at the edge of a waterhole. An octopus investigates an unfamiliar object...

wellbeingintl.org

The animals we underestimate

Scientists are learning more than ever about animals’ inner lives, challenging long-held assumptions about what they think and feel

theguardian.com

Protecting wildlife calls for stronger legislation, two landmark studies reveal - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health

Two new WOAH – Legal Atlas studies reveal gaps in wildlife health legislation and highlight actions to strengthen disease surveillance and One Health governance.

woah.org

Scientists search for answers as baby whales wash up dead in Argentina

Scientists in Argentina are trying to find out why unusually high numbers of baby whales are washing up dead along the Patagonian coast

abcnews.com

Japan to survey animal cafes for first time over welfare and disease concerns

Japan has started its first nationwide survey of animal ‌cafes amid concerns over animal welfare, hygiene and public health, a government official said, bringing greater scrutiny to the popular but li...

reuters.com