Giant Panda Accidently Gassed
A female Giant Panda was gassed accidentally when cleaning fumes filled her enclosure making it impossible for her to get fresh air. From our friends at Care2; The autopsy showed the giant panda died from inhaling a mixture of chlorine, chlorine hydride and carbon monoxide. The fumes made her lungs collapse. Reports from The Telegraph [...]
Wysong Sale Includes Epigen
Now through August 15th, you can save 15% on all Wysong products. This even includes their new Epigen product line. In case you don’t know Epigen is a breakthrough kibble that is suitable for both dogs and cats. It is starch free and is formulated to give your dog, cat or other pet the nutrition [...]
Wild Horses Saved from Slaughter
All of us reading this blog are likely to be “animal junkies.” I am proud to be called that, even though many people throw it out as a put down. I don’t care and in fact, I feel sorry for the pitiful people who have never known the love of a pet or companion animal. [...]
Good Outcome for Black Bear
The citizens of Holyoke, Massachusetts normally do not see black bears in the trees of their downtown area. But just recently, there was an exception. From WHDH-TV; HOLYOKE, Mass. — A black bear climbed up a tree in downtown Holyoke, shocking people walking through the area. “When I saw that bear up there, I was [...]
One Woman-One Pelican
This post is about one woman in Mobile, Alabama named Patti Hoppe and one Pelican she befriended and named Bo-Bo. I like this lady. Perhaps I see a little of myself in her, I don’t know. But I do know what she did for this injured bird is the same thing that I probably would [...]
BLM After Wild Horses Again
It is very hot in Nevada in the summer. However, this year has seemed far hotter than usual. And on one of the hottest periods of this year the BLM decided to once again get out their helicopters and start to round up this states wild horses. They promised a public comment period and activists [...]
Birds Migrate Toward Gulf Mess
As it has been for untold numbers of years birds migrate toward warmer climates during winter. You have probably seen flocks of birds and heard people say they are going south for the winter. Of course, the opposite is true in the spring as millions of birds flock to the north. All along the migration [...]
Bill to Stop Poisoning Wildlife
Sodium fluoroacetate, also known as Compound 1080 — an odorless, colorless, tasteless and water-soluble poison with no antidote. This poison along with sodium cyanide is used regularly by wildlife services. They put the poison out in an attempt to prevent livestock from falling to predators. However, since there is no way to mark the bait [...]
Sea Shepherd Flies Over the Gulf
The oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico certainly will take years and more likely decades to clear out. Many people are already sick from the chemical dispersant used to break up the crude and if history is to be our guide, people will die due to the hazards of these chemicals. It happened in [...]
Save a Whale, Save a Soul
While still feeling the glow of the victory at the IWC last week, I ran across an article about cetaceans and how they are so human like. I read the article with much interest because whales and dolphins have long been of interest to me. I have read more and more abut them as the [...]
Lion Meat Burgers? You Are Serious?
Lions are a vulnerable species in the wild. We will be lucky to reverse the trend for these animals and keep then off the endangered list. So why in all that is holy would a restaurant be serving burgers made from real lion meat? I must admit I am at a loss as to why [...]
Attracting Jaguars with What?
Scientists in Guatemala have set out numerous camera traps to get pictures of the native big cat known as the Jaguar. They are doing this to keep track of the big animals and make sure the species numbers are being preserved. As with all of the other big cats, the Jaguar is under pressure from [...]
Whales More Human than Thought
For a long time many people have believed whales and dolphins were far more intelligent than they were given credit for. I am among those people. No surprise there, huh? The idea that any marine or animal life is sentient has long been considered strange by many. However, now science is coming down on our [...]
BP = Ballot Poison
My heart is breaking for the people, pets, birds and animals of the Gulf Coast. I love nature and the environment. Louisiana along with its swamps and bayous has always held a special place in my heart because of the wonderful people and the raw natural beauty that are were there. It is easy to [...]
An IPad for A Dolphin
There is a dolphin named Merlin and he lives in Mexico. Now there is nothing very spectacular about that. However, Merlin and his trainer may be the ones who finally break the communications barrier that exists between man and dolphin. And they are trying to do it with an IPad. Perhaps the most startling thing [...]
Getting Tough on Tiger Poachers
I think we all love tigers and there is no tiger more majestic and awe inspiring than the Bengal Tiger. This huge cat is second only in size to the Siberian Tiger. However, recent studies indicate the Bengal Tiger may be the biggest cat on average overall. Any way you want to slice it this [...]
How Oiled Birds are Cleaned
The photo to the left is of a Brown Pelican which is the Louisiana state bird. Sadly, its nesting grounds are already full of oil and many of these birds have died. The oil geyser that is spewing crude among other things into the Gulf of Mexico most certainly is an environmental disaster of great [...]
Top 10 Most Endangered Species
At the end of last year the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) put out their list of the ten animal species to watch in 2010. We are now half way through the year and it seems we still have members of these species but are we doing enough? Sadly, the Giant Panda, Tiger and Polar Bear [...]
Kitten Shot by Trooper
There are some things that are just too over the line to be believed. This is one of those things. On his birthday a North Carolina child is given a kitten for his very own pet. He takes care of it and loves it and the kitten is now five months old. But he happens [...]
Great News for Polar Bears
I want to thank everyone who stood up for the endangered Polar Bear. All those signatures, letters,emails and phone calls have done the trick for these big white bears—at least for now. On Thursday May 27th, President Obama and his Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a halt to drilling in the Arctic. But you have [...]
