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What is animal habitat destruction? Well Habitat destruction occurs when natural habitats are no longer able to support the species present, resulting in the displacement or destruction of its biodiversity. When an animal loses the natural home or habitat that it needs to survive, its numbers decl

As stated by the Ranthambore National Park,” Born in 2005 to the tiger named T20 (Jhumroo), and tigress T22 (Gayatri), T-24 (Ustad) is a mighty and attractive male tiger who ruled the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve for 9 years. He lived a happy life with his partner T-39 (Noor), and thundered about in hi

Marine parks and aquariums are built on a billion-dollar industry that uses aquatic animals for entertainment. As watching dolphins and orcas perform flips and tricks, or other aquatic animals putting on a show for an audience may seem mesmerizing, you may not be aware of what goes on behind the cur

Bear bile farming is a cruel farming system designed to extract bile from the gallbladders of living bears for use in traditional Chinese medicine. Bile bears also called battery bears are bears held in captive to harvest their biles. Bear-bile farming has been widely condemned for being inhumane. T

The basic definition of overpopulation according to Britannica is "A Situation in which the number of individuals of a given species exceeds the number that its environment can sustain." It's quite a direct understanding of the name itself. It's when the human population becomes so overly dense that

s we all know, elephants are magnificent animals. It's a creature like none other. They have incredible capabilities and abilities. Their strength, beauty, intelligence, body system, etc. Unfortunately, once again in another circumstance amongst numerous others, we humans are taking advantage of the

Water scarcity as we know is when there is a lack of sufficient water resources to meet the required need of it in a particular region. According to WWF, 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to water and a total of 2.7 billion finds water scarce for at least one month of the year. Not only do an

Whales, what fascinating creatures right? Their shape, size, features, qualities and body systems are all so unique. As defined by wikipedia, whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. Their scientific name goes by Cetacea. Whales travel around the e

Now, from our previous articles, you may know what animal cruelty is. It involves brutally killing, torturing, or injuring an animal. The cruelty can be intentional, such as kicking, burning, stabbing, beating, or shooting; or it can involve neglect, such as depriving an animal of the water, shelter

Currently, our page discusses many aspects of wildlife welfare. Today's article provides a "summary" of wildlife welfare. "Protection of a living creature's welfare means providing for its physical and mental needs. Other terms such as animal care and animal husbandry may be used to describe the tre

Now, we all know that there is an animal extinction crisis happening worldwide. The extinction of any species is an irreversible loss of part of our Earth’s biodiversity. Extinction can be a natural occurrence caused by an unpredictable catastrophe. As of right now, the main cause for animal extinct

Most of us have started planning our goals and initiatives for the new year. Each year mother earth seems to give up on us, so perhaps we should have a "go green" initiative this year. Here are a few small initiatives you can do and they won't just sit in your notebook 1. Reduce physical waste -

Wildlife trade is a big business and if it takes a turn it can be a dirty business. The trade can be legally and illegally sold. It’s also a leading cause of the planet’s accelerating biodiversity crisis and resultant ecosystem collapse. Now, what's the problem with the wildlife trade its just selli

Dog mills are ; “large-scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs". Basically a commercial dog breeding center. Puppy mills/dog mills are a well-kept secret of the pet-trade industry. These puppy mills are kept in unhygienic and horribl

Wildlife crimes never end. In today's article, we're going to learn about Wildlife smuggling. Wildlife smuggling also known as wildlife trafficking involves gathering, transporting, and distributing animals illegally. This is both done internationally and domestically. Many products like jewelry, cl

Trophy hunting is recreational hunting in which portions of captured wild animals are saved and displayed as trophies, usually displayed, to represent the success of the hunt. The "game" animal is normally a mature male specimen from a popular species (rhinos, elephants, lions, pumas, and bears) of

Fishing nets that have been abandoned, lost, or otherwise dumped in the water are known as ghost nets. When lost or discarded fishing equipment that is no longer under a fisherman's control continues to capture and kill fish, crabs, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds, this is known as ghost f

The recent issue where a tiger was shot dead in Bihar claimed the lives of at least nine people. Such instances have shown negative human-wildlife interactions, in fact, they are increasing at an alarming rate. This is not just an issue, this is a global problem that concerns wildlife. The heart of

Tuesday, October 4th is World Animal Day, an international day to stand up and take action for the welfare and rights of animals that are violated every second around the world. The first celebration of World Animal Day was observed in March 1925 in Berlin by cynologist (one that specializes in the

what exactly is ranching and what is ILLEGAL ranching? Ranching is the practice of raising herds of animals on large tracts of land. Ranchers commonly raise grazing animals such as cattle and sheep. and what is legal ranching? well, in this article for today you will know all about legal ranching.

A ship strike, also referred to as a vessel strike is when is a collision between any type of boat and marine animal, including whales, dolphins, sea turtles, fish, seals, or sea lions. Vessels of any shape or size could strike, kill or even injure marine animals. All species of marine mammals are a

Let's go back to the history and take an overview of what exactly happened, and why it happened. Selective breeding began about 10,000 years ago, after the end of the last Ice Age. Hunter-gatherers began to keep flocks and herds and cultivate cereals and other plants. This process of domestication

Ocean Acidification, what is it? Well according to wikipedia it is simply defined as the ongoing decrease in the pH value of the Earths oceans, caused by the intake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The principal factor for the cause of this is human burning of fossil fuels. Ocean Acidification

By the name itself, we can depict what a forest fire is. Forest fires can either be caused by man or nature. It's an unplanned, uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation, that spreads fast and is disastrous to nature. Climate change makes the wildfires even worse due to the dry and hot

There is high demand for pangolins in countries like China and Vietnam, as well as their meat and scales, which are used in traditional medicine. The large-scale illegal trade in Asian pangolins is drastically driving down their numbers, and pangolin trafficking is now huge (and illegal) business.

Overfishing is one of the biggest most serious threats to the marine ecosystem. A short definition of overfishing is the removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally, resulting in the species becoming increasingly un

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change. These temperature increases produced by humans are commonly referred to as global warming. Now, essentially

Bushmeat trade is the commercial selling and hunting wild animals for food. Bushmeat brings humans and wildlife closer which creates a prime path for the transmission of diseases. Wild animals are reservoirs for pathogens, and people who come in contact with their bodily fluids risk becoming infecte

A crucial aspect to SAVING or PROTECTING the wildlife for the future is to plant trees and change our ways of living. This is just one of the ways but there are many such ways to protect our wildlife /environment. Trees recycle oxygen, returning it to the atmosphere for us to breathe and absorbing p

Shark Finning - the act of removing fins from sharks and discarding the rest of the shark back into the ocean What is the cause of this? , what is the reason for shark finning ? ,does it have a medical use ? let's learn about this act in today's article Shark fins are particularly sought after fo