Undercover visit shows abuse of animals at Oklahoma roadside zoo

Undercover visit shows abuse of animals at Oklahoma roadside zoo

Undercover visit shows abuse of animals at Oklahoma roadside zoo

Experts condemn mistreatment of a screaming otter forcibly handled for public contact in a video from an undercover visit to Tiger Safari by the Humane Society of the United States

Roadside zoo staff encouraged visitors to remove masks during animal encounters, despite COVID-19 risk to otters

Forest service protections sought for wolves in Idaho, Montana wilderness areas

Forest service protections sought for wolves in Idaho, Montana wilderness areas

Forest service protections sought for wolves in Idaho, Montana wilderness areas

New policies could eradicate gray wolf populations in Northern Rockies states

BOZEMAN, Montana (June 8, 2021)—A coalition of wildlife advocates and hunters, represented by the non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, today asked the U.S. Forest Service to issue new protections for wolves in designated wilderness areas following Idaho and Montana’s enactment of a rash of aggressive anti-wolf laws.

Today the U.S. Senate rejected the continuation of the shark fin trade by passing the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (SFSEA) as part of a broader legislative package, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, S. 1260. This victory for sharks is overdue, as the international fin trade is forcing many of these apex species toward extinction.

Ahead of G7 meeting, President Biden urged to support a permanent, global end to fur farming to avoid deadly future pandemics

Ahead of G7 meeting, President Biden urged to support a permanent, global end to fur farming to avoid deadly future pandemics

Ahead of G7 meeting, President Biden urged to support a permanent, global end to fur farming to avoid deadly future pandemics

WASHINGTON (June 8, 2021)—Ahead of the G7 meeting this month, governments around the world are being urged to agree to a permanent, global end to fur farming to prevent future pandemic outbreaks like SARS-CoV-2.

Endangered Species Act protection sought for wolves in Northern Rockies

By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block

Gray wolves used to thrive in most states in the U.S. and across Europe. Because of trophy hunting and habitat loss, wolves were extirpated from most states in the U.S. until the 1970s, when gray wolves were listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, giving them federal protections against being hunted.