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Trophy hunting mountain lions can hurt ecosystems, increase conflict

Over the last three decades, 80,000 mountain lions have been killed for trophies, most of them from the western and...

Efforts in Congress to help save critically endangered right whales

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson North Atlantic right whales, once decimated by whalers, have continued to face an onslaught...

Wildlife protection
Breaking news: US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes stripping federal protections for wolves

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will issue a proposed rule to strip Endangered Species Act...

Cuddling a baby tiger or riding an elephant could leave you more guilty than gratified, study says

Walking alongside a lion in South Africa or feeding a baby tiger with a milk bottle at a roadside zoo stateside as you smile...

Animal rescue and response
MASH-style clinics bring lifesaving services to pets on U.S. reservations

When Brown Puppy's family brought him into the Rural Area Veterinary Services clinic in San Carlos, Arizona, he was suffering...

USDA further loosens oversight of puppy mills and other operations, leaving foxes to guard the henhouse

U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors documented 60 percent fewer violations at facilities that use animals in 2018...

At one-of-a-kind animal shelter in Louisiana, prison inmates bond with dogs rescued from Korea’s meat trade

Last month, 10 dogs rescued by our Humane Society International responders from a Korean dog meat farm arrived at a special...

Bill in Congress would ban private ownership of tigers, lions and other big cats

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson Thousands of tigers, lions, leopards and other big cats are kept in private homes and poorly...

Botswana moves closer to lifting ban on trophy hunting despite declining interest in such kills

The southern African nation of Botswana may be on the verge of bucking the global trend against trophy hunting. Last week, a...