In illegal breeding facilities, dogs and cats often live in unsatisfactory conditions. Commercial breeders breed dog and cat breeds for profit; they often abuse the animals.
Inhumane Conditions
Illegal breeding facilities have the main purpose - to profit. Breeders neglect animals...
Some protect it; others don't welcome it. The gray wolf has been removed from the list of endangered species in the USA, although there are less than 20% individuals of the original population. The protecting groups don't agree.
The Gray...
Fires, deforestation, infrastructure, killing and poaching threaten not one species of wild animals, many of them are on the endangered species list, including jaguar (Panthera onca). It is estimated that there are about 15,000 individuals of that species left.
The...
Given the massive worldwide decline in pollinating insects, any idea that could support an increase in its population, especially bees, is welcome. The Dutch city of Utrecht came up with an original solution. The Netherlands is home to 358...
The male of the giant pouch rat Magawa helped search for about 225,000 square meters during his five-year career. He found over a hundred landmines and other explosives and received an award for his services. He died last week,...
Large numbers of sharks and rays are caught as bycatch each year. It's a big problem because many species of sharks are already endangered. A new invention could help them, which can warn sharks in time and thus save...
The Congo Basin rainforest is located in Africa and it stands for one of the most important wilderness areas left on Earth.
It spreads across 6 countries. Cameroon, the Central African Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial...
After the bill passed unanimously by the Senate, in November 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the Act on the Prevention of Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT). Activists and the general public regard the bill as a great victory.
The...
From about mid-June, swimmers and biologists alike can see an enormous amount of purple jellyfish on the beaches of the Cote d'Azur near Corsica. An encounter with a jellyfish is unpleasant and painful, but science uses its presence in...
Humans significantly interfere with the lives of sea creatures. Not only pollution and noise, but also underwater power cables have a negative effect on them. A new study has found that underwater power cables create an electromagnetic field that...
