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    Community buy-in stamps out elephant poaching in Zambian park

    Jane Goodall on Leonardo DiCaprio, her 85th birthday, and the need for hope

Community buy-in stamps out elephant poaching in Zambian park

No elephants were poached in Zambia's North Luangwa National Park in 2018, and the surrounding area had a 50 percent decrease in poached carcasses found.

news.mongabay.com

Jane Goodall on Leonardo DiCaprio, her 85th birthday, and the need for hope

To honor Jane Goodall, the City of Los Angeles declared her 85th birthday, April 3, 2019, to be “Dr. Jane Goodall Day” and hosted a ceremony where the conservation icon talked about many things including her connection to the city. Her birthday was capped by a dinner gathering hosted by her friend, actor and environmentalist […]

news.mongabay.com

Coachella woman arrested after dumping seven puppies in the trash, authorities say

Meanwhile, the young animals — which would each fit snugly in the palm of a human hand — have survived, thanks to a passerby who found them just in time. They’re just a week old.

www.washingtonpost.com

Coyote co-existence policies mean pets are never safe, group of homeowners say

As coyotes increasingly take up residence in cities and towns across Canada, both provinces and municipalities have adopted "living with coyotes' policies. A group in Collingwood, Ont., is demanding action, saying governments are failing to protect their pets.

www.cbc.ca

These otters are popular pets in Asia. That may be their undoing.

Asian small-clawed otters are increasingly popular as novelty pets, particularly in Japan. Now international trade in the species may be banned.

www.nytimes.com

A vicious, untreatable killer leaves China guessing

African swine fever, which harms pigs but not humans, has swept across the country, the world’s largest pork producer. And the government knows about only some of the cases.

www.nytimes.com

Zookeeper on the mend after tiger attack at Kansas zoo

A zookeeper was attacked by a 275-pound Sumatran tiger at the Topeka Zoo.

abcnews.go.com

Oldest southern sea otter in captivity dies in California

Charlie, the oldest southern sea otter held by any zoo or aquarium, has died in California.

abcnews.go.com

SeaWorld publishes decades of orca data to help wild whales

Scientists say it could help inform how they try to save sick or stranded orcas.

abcnews.go.com

Wobbly kitten outlives everyone's expectations and grows up to be the happiest cat

No one expected this little tortie kitten to survive, but she surprised them all with her incredible will to live.

www.lovemeow.com

Lost puppy on Bangladesh beach finds new role in Rohingya refugee camp

The puppy started following a team that was cleaning up the beach in Bangladesh. And now he is an Instagram star.

www.npr.org

Couple go viral after they use gender reveal to announce they have adopted a dog

Baby announcements and gender reveals have become a huge trend on social media, with parents-to-be often thinking up creative ways to announce their news.

www.thesun.co.uk

Hiker finds cute ‘abandoned puppy’ that turned out to be a wild animal

A Southern California hiker believed he had discovered an abandoned puppy. But it wasn't what it seemed.

www.theepochtimes.com

$1K reward for return of kitten stolen from Manhattan Petco store

Cat adoption group KittyKind is offering a $1,000 reward for a 12-week-old kitten named Sage that was snatched from a Union Square Petco store.

www.nydailynews.com

Someone is mixing insecticide into meat and poisoning pet dogs and wildlife in Wisconsin counties

Family pets, coyotes and many types of wildlife have died in three Wisconsin counties since December after eating meat mixed with insecticide.

www.theepochtimes.com

Mountain lion wanders into Glendora wash

Four days after a mountain lion made its way to a Pasadena backyard, a second lion turned up in another San Gabriel Valley city.

www.pasadenastarnews.com

Puppy shot and killed in Glades County

A puppy less than a year old was shot and killed over the weekend.

www.nbc-2.com

Proposal offers brighter future for wild horses and burros

Three years ago the HSUS and its allies decided enough was enough, and started to work cooperatively with other stakeholders on a simple goal – find a responsible way forward.

blog.humanesociety.org