The NGO’s controversial stance on backing some forms of trophy hunting including the continued trade of polar bear fur has sparked surprise and outrage from supporters who say donations shouldn’t be used to fund animal exploitation.

The nominee Brian Nesvik is described as having an “extreme record” on wildlife issues with a history of “anti-conservation” decisions.

Seaweed is being hailed as a breakthrough solution to reduce methane emissions from cattle - but it doesn’t fix the environmental crisis caused by animal agriculture. Here’s why.

The controversial legislation aimed to replace the current science-based management of the species with unrestricted hunting including trapping.

The city’s own Animal Commission has already labeled the facility as “unsafe for visitors and animals” in a recent report.

The animals were kept in “filthy” wire cages with little-to-no protection from the cold weather, and many were emaciated and severely dehydrated.

The country now has the largest global population of tigers, with a new study confirming that areas of protected habitat have helped to successfully boost numbers.

The Colorado Supreme Court made the legal judgement during a case this week that called for five elephants held captive at a Colorado zoo to be retired to a sanctuary.

Authorities discovered over 100 dogs on the defendant’s property, along with numerous items associated with dog fighting including a treadmill designed for dogs and a breeding stand.

The 2024/25 college sports season has “devolved into a chaotic circus” campaigners say, as a tiger and longhorn steer have been brought into stadiums.

A reported $23 billion was “wasted” on government-approved animal tests last year.

Under the state’s plans, up to 80 percent of predators across a 20,000-acre range will be shot on sight.

The successful release is part of plans to restore a self-sustaining population of wolves in the region.

Shelters and sanctuaries across the state have opened their doors to help house evacuated animals.

Thousands of dogs have already been rounded up and killed across Morocco as part of the country’s efforts to “clean up” its 3 million stray animals in preparation to host the sports tournament.

Several states had petitioned the government to delist grizzlies, a move which could have allowed the species to be included in state-sponsored trophy hunts.

The bill’s political support highlights a profound shift in attitudes towards keeping wild animals in captivity.

Bathing captive elephants is promoted to tourists throughout the country, but animal welfare experts say the activity is dangerous to humans and fuels the exploitation of elephants.

Entire wolf families are set to be killed, despite campaigners branding the hunt illegal as wolves are a “strictly protected species” under EU law.

The legislation is described as shifting the cost of climate adaptation from everyday New Yorkers to the fossil fuel companies most responsible for the pollution.