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Canadian Killer Whales Face Extinction
Animals  (tags: canada, killer whales, endangered, declining, populations, extinction, tragedy )

Simone
- 1 day ago - iar.org.uk
Killer whales in British Columbia's waters could be extinct in as little as a century, wildlife experts have warned. Only 87 resident killer whales now live off the Canadian province, after a 20 per cent decline between 1993 and 2003, and to protect
Research Cougar Shot in Saskatoon After 900 Kilometre Journey
Animals  (tags: tragedy, outrage, police, young cougar, shot dead, neighbourhood, travelled 900 kilometres, research collar )

Simone
- 1 day ago - canada.com
A South Dakota cougar's 900-kilometre journey ended with three gunshots Tuesday on Saskatoon's west side. Responding to a cougar sighting in the 300 block of Avenue J South, Saskatoon police officers, at the direction of Saskatchewan Environment
Bengal Tigers Photographed Battling Over Territory
Animals  (tags: bengal tigers, sadness, tragedy, fight for survival, endangered, extinction )

Simone
- 19 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Two rare Bengal tigers unleash their incredible killing power in a vicious dispute over territory. In a rarely glimpsed encounter the normally solitary animals find themselves stalking the same prey on a protected reserve.
Breeding Tigers For Cash
Animals  (tags: endangered, selling tigers, breeding animal trafficking, imprisoned, captive wild animals, tragedy, abandoned )

Simone
- 23 days ago - nhpr.org
The business of breeding and selling exotic animals is a billion-dollar industry. But there's a dark side to this. Tigers grow up, from cute and cuddly cubs to ferocious, 500-pound predators. And owners are abandoning them at an alarming rate, overwhelm
Poachers Feel the Heat
Animals  (tags: wildlife crime unit, tigers, big cats, poachers, wildlife trafficking, arrests, disappearing wild animals, tragedy )

Simone
- 23 days ago - wcs.org
Time ran out to save the tigers themselves, but their parts--bones, skins, teeth, and claws--have been laid to rest, following a raid by Indonesian authorities working with the Wildlife Conservation Society's Wildlife Crime Unit. The tiger parts were most
A Tiger's Tale- the Booming Exotic Animal Trade Has Grim Consequences.
Animals  (tags: white tigers, exotic animals, tragedy, wild animals, imprisoned, suffering, humans, wildlife )

Simone
- 32 days ago - texasobserver.org
It was early afternoon on June 15, and McAllen police officer Frank Garcia thought he was witnessing a drug deal. He was watching three vehicles--two with Texas plates and a dark green Jeep Cherokee with Mexican plates--parked next to each other outside a
Beyond Body, Mind and Spirit - "Eight Belles' Noble Gift"
Animals  (tags: eight belles, in mmeory of a courageous filly, tragedy, horse racing )

Simone
- 150 days ago - idausa.org
At the 2008 running of the Kentucky Derby, a three-year-old filly named Eight Belles taught millions of onlookers about the other side of horseracing. Just after she crossed the finish line--second in a field of colts--she fell to the ground with both
Mutilated Tiger Carcass Found
Animals  (tags: mutilated tiger, dead tiger, carcass found, coffee planation, sadness, tragedy, wildife trafficking villagers, conflicts, wild animals, tigers disappearing )

Simone
- 152 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The tiger's carcass bore 18 bullets. Its limbs were hacked, and its claws, lower jaw and canines were missing. The dead tiger was lying for around 15 days and the decomposed body was found only on Wednesday by the forest department in a coffee
17 Elephants Butchered for Ivory in African Park
Animals  (tags: tragedy, extinction, cruelty, 17 elephants, butchered, ivory trade, african park )

Simone
- 159 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Poachers from an array of factions have killed 17 elephants in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since mid-April, conservationists announced. The killings of the first 14 animals were announced early last week, and an additional 3 were found
An Elephant Never Forgets
Animals  (tags: tragedy, south africa, culling elephants, killing, wild animals, wortdwide outrage, conservation, protection )

Simone
- 163 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
South Africa, has seen great success with its conservation efforts. The national elephant population has risen from 8,000 to 18,000. However they may have been too successful: some elephants will be deemed "surplus" and killed. Animal rights
Bruiser Put Face on Cruelty, Treatment of Pit Bull Dogs
Animals  (tags: bruiser, pit bullls abused, tortured, harmed, bruiser's death, tragedy, cruelty to pit bull dogs, awareness )

Simone
- 164 days ago - commercialappeal.com
Bruiser put a face on the plight of pit bulls, the cruelty, the desperation and ultimately, the tragedy. But for 10 days at least one escaped that fate. He was well-fed, warm and touched only by loving hands.
For Dallas' Unwanted Pets, Death Awaits Near the Back Door
Animals  (tags: dallas, overpopulations, animal shelters, animal deaths, tragedy, unwanted, unloved, pets, adoption )

Simone
- 164 days ago - dallasnews.com
Paul Curington loves to see animals go out the front door. And by that he simply means "alive." Sadly, the vast majority go out the back door. Paul is interim manager of Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center. And a backdoor visit to the
Pit Bull's Death Outrages & Unites Dog Lovers - VIDEO
Animals  (tags: brusier, bait dog, abused, tortured, pit bull, tragedy, death, outrage, dog lovers united, dog fighting )

Simone
- 164 days ago - wreg.com
Lots of dog lovers are grieving the loss of a young pit bull veterinarians say was used for dog fighting. The puppy, named Bruiser, was found bleeding and sick last week on the side of the road and brought together many who want to put an end to dog
Rehabilitated Siberian Tiger Killed By Poachers
Animals  (tags: rehabilitated siberian tiger, killed, tragedy, poachers, released into wild, poaching, wildlife trafficking, sadness )

Simone
- 164 days ago - wcs.org
A two-year old Siberian (Amur) tiger nursed back to health and released into the wild by biologists in July 2001 has been killed by poachers in northeastern Russia, the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced.
Death at SeaWorld in Florida Highlights the Tragedy of Dolphins in Captivity
Animals  (tags: dolphin's death, sharky, tragedy, sadness, investigation, dolphins, imprisoned, captivity, wild animals )

Simone
- 164 days ago - hsus.org
Sharky may have had a pre-existing condition that made her more likely to make this error in judgment and die from whatever injury she suffered from the collision. If so, it's unlikely she would have performed such a high energy maneuver in the wild,"
 

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