This is a great story all about the best in humankind. The northern bald ibis was hunted to extinction in Europe in the Middle Ages. The bird habitually migrates south from northern Europe, as I understand it. A project concerning the conservation of this bird …
Nathan Winograd reports to me that an important change to the city-wide laws are about to be made in Berkley, Michigan, USA which is that pet stores have been given two years to phase out the sale of commercially bred animals such as puppies and …
The British government has proposed a mandate that aircraft fly on fuel that is at least 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. The Times reports that this would require 1.5 billion L of sustainable aviation fuel a year in the UK. At the moment global …
This is a well-reported story in the news media about an IT specialist, Tim Shaddock, who decided to try and sail from Mexico to French Polynesia in a catamaran with his dog; a journey that went horribly wrong 1,200 miles off the coast where he …
The National Assembly of Vietnam is the highest government organisation and the highest-level representative body of the people of Vietnam and the excellent news from The Phuket News of Sunday, July 16, 2023, is that this body wants to “tackle [the] dog and cat meat …
NEWS AND VIEWS – HAMPSHIRE, UK: This is a nice example of how a drone can be used to find a lost cat or dog. A drone provides an entirely different perspective from above which opens the door to seeing a potential area where the …
It looks like this is a new trend which has caught the eye of the news media. According to The Times newspaper, “piggy walks” are proving popular in Wales. They are designed for stressed-out tourists and I suppose stressed-out British workers who want to de-stress. …
NEWS AND OPINION: Nike has announced that it will stop using kangaroo leather (K-leather) in all of its products which of course includes football boots, by the end of 2023 and will be using synthetic materials instead for the uppers. Nike is following in the …
An Indian villager, Arif Gurjar, living in Mandka, Uttar Pradesh, has been adopted by the world’s tallest flying bird, a sarus crane, who he rescued when he was injured about 12 months ago. They had been inseparable since. Interspecies friendships are great. They are good …
