Welcome to the latest news and Archives for April 2009 

30/4/09 On line petition please sign. Stop cruelty against animals in Spain. The European Community has to have a closer look what is happening in Spain, and take action.

30/4/09 Killing seals is to be banned all year round under new laws proposed today for managing the seas around Scotland.

30/4/09 Police find more than 200 bird eggs in two chests of drawers at a house in Cheshire United Kingdom.

29/4/09 The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has renewed its call on the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, to outlaw the horrendous practices of digging out and terrierwork. We have also written to all TDs and Senators, urging them to back a ban on these activities under the new Animal Health and Welfare Bill.

29/4/09 I's a deadly syndrome that's been called everything from devastating to catastrophic and it's killing tens of thousands of bats all over the northeast.

28/4/09 Growing pressure from poaching and human encroachment has driven hundreds of elephants to migrate across Zimbabwe's borders and at least one leopard to stalk an up market suburb of the capital, conservationists said Monday.

28/4/09 Isle of Wight Snared Badger Put Down. A BADGER caught in a snare in the Shorwell area could have been trapped in the device for more than a week.

27/4/09 A police investigation has been launched into the death of a golden eagle. Wildlife crime experts are carrying out tests to find out if the bird's death is suspicious.

27/4/09 A Kenyan and a Tanzanian have pleaded guilty to illegal possession of ivory after being caught with hundreds of kilos of elephant tusks in one of east Africa's biggest seizures for years.

26/4/09 On Line Petition Please Sign, Stop Killing Homeless Dogs in Armenia. Last year dogs were killed just at the same place where they were found, early in the morning, while people were sleeping, but everyone who cared could listen the shots.

25/4/09 An environmental group is seeking donations to buy bear-proof garbage bins for a community near Yellowstone National Park, where wildlife include grizzly bears and black bears.

25/4/09 38 Animals die in fire at Calif wildlife refuge. Officials say a fire swept through a building at a California wildlife refuge, killing 38 animals including monkeys and birds.

24/4/09 Thousands of baby kangaroos to be clubbed to death in new Australian government ruling. Animal rights activists are outraged at a decision that will permit thousands of baby kangaroos to be slaughtered.

24/4/09 Investigators have seized £20m worth of illegal ivory in south-east Asia in the past six weeks, including the third largest haul of elephant tusks on record.

23/4/09 Numbers of giraffe, impala and topi have halved since 1979 in Kenya's Masai Mara wildlife reserve, scientists estimate.

22/4/09 A Natural History of Chernobyl,” writes that the world needs a better understanding of how the infamous plant’s radiation is still harming people, wildlife and nature.

21/4/09 A date has finally been set for the Scarborough trial of television chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright on hunting charges.

21/4/09 A Black Kite was seen on April 11 at Nadur Tower, Malta. The bird has a dangling leg, an injury consistent with gunshot injuries. Bird Life Malta today proposed the setting up of a Wildlife Crime Unit to fight illegal poaching.

20/4/09 A call to the Wildlife Alert Hotline about a gopher tortoise taken from a North Port neighborhood landed a man in jail for allegedly killing the reptile.

19/4/09 The Obama administration said this week it will not appeal a federal court ruling that prohibits carrying loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.

18/4/09 Wildlife law violators are paying the price. Crime stories make national headlines every day, but violations of wildlife law usually escape the spotlight. But that doesn't mean federal conservation laws are ignored.

17/4/09 As a wildlife maternity ward it hardly seems the ideal tranquil spot - but a pair of swans nesting within feet of a busy coast road seem totally unruffled.

17/4/09 The League Against Cruel Sports has taken the decision to drop its Isle of Wight hunting prosecution. After careful consideration and consultation with legal counsel it was felt that since the changes clarified in the High Court judgment this was the fairest and most sensible option.

16/4/09 More of Indonesia's critically endangered orangutans are being caught for the pet trade now than in the 1970s, reflecting the country's weak law enforcement, a wildlife protection group said in a report.

15/4/09 Wildlife charities are in dispute over the role of magpies in the disappearance of songbirds from gardens across the country.

14/4/09 North Down councillor Peter Weir has expressed his support for the RSPB’s campaign to stop the killing of birds of prey.

13/4/09 Anti-hunting campaigner Ann Widdecombe has rubbished claims by a fellow Tory that support for a repeal of the Hunting Act is growing.

9/4/09 Four rare tiger cubs have made their public debut at a Devon zoo. The Sumatran cubs were born to mother Banda and father Tenang nine weeks ago at Paignton Zoo.

8/4/09 Online Petition Please sign. In less than a month, six people were killed from tiger attacks in Sumatra, Indonesia. And three tigers were killed by civilians in this same area. This is a clear example of the deadly consequences of interfering in the habitat of wild animals.

7/4/09 RSPCA staff working on the frontline of the fight against animal cruelty have revealed the appalling levels of suffering they are increasingly dealing with on a daily basis.

6/4/09 SICK gangs involved in illegal badger baiting are being hunted by police following an upsurge of incidents in Glasgow. Specialist officers are tightening surveillance after five setts were targeted in just six weeks in the East End

5/4/09 At the request of Sacramento International Airport, state Sen. Dave Cox has drafted legislation that would allow the airport — and airports statewide — to shoot and kill birds and other wildlife when necessary to protect public safety.

4/4/09 Two endangered California condors have been found this month in Monterey County shot with lead buckshot and suffering from lead poisoning.

3/4/09 The invasive grey squirrel is damaging Britain's native trees the Prince of Wales will warn today as he launches a new charity to protect their red cousins.

2/4/09 New Campaign Video: Ban Coursing in IrelandCheck out our new "Ban Coursing in Ireland" campaign video and respond to the related action alert. We would be grateful if you could display the video.

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