NEWS AND VIEWS – San Sebastiano Dei Marsi, Abruzzo, Italy: Yes, the killer of a village bear is receiving death threats. The man, Andrea Leombruni, is also receiving police protection after he opened fire with a shotgun on Thursday night when Amarena, and her two cubs entered the village. They frequently did this but she …
Salami seller shot a friendly, rare bear in Italy and received death threats Read More »
They are a disgrace to the human race Dominic Dyer on Twitter Any decent person would agree with Dominic. How else can you respond? A mountain of ignorance allows them to stand proudly behind the dead bears they’ve propped up with sticks. The amount of ignorance in the world is a big as the plastic …
7 shot brown bears with the ‘disgrace to humanity’ shooters behind them Read More »
The picture (words added by me) from Twitter sums up what I mean about sport hunters being AHs (arseholes). Yep, I am being rude. Being rude is mild compared to the death and destruction that sport hunters hand out to wildlife often on the African continent where corrupt officials sell expensive licenses to shoot their …
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 footsteps of Puma, the German rival and Diadora an Italian …
Nike will stop using kangaroo leather in its products by the end of 2023 Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT: Michael Heseltine believes in speciesism. He has decided that songbirds are more important than squirrels. So, when squirrels trashed 14 nesting boxes at his 70-acre arboretum he called in experts to shoot all the grey squirrels. In the UK, it is perfectly legal to kill grey squirrels as long as it is …
Michael Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister, had 400 squirrels shot on his estate Read More »
This is Ndakasi with her caretaker and lifelong friend Andre Bauma, a park ranger who cared for her. I don’t know but this might be the moment when Ndakasi died in the arms of Bauma. We are not told that but it seems likely or possible. Ndakasi died at the young age of 14. Gorillas …
The leader of the National Rifle Association (NRA), Wayne LaPierre, was filmed ineptly and chaotically trying to shoot a bush elephant to death in Botswana. The shooting was an attempt to boost the NRA’s standing among hunters according to The New Yorker, which published the footage. The funding for the film came from the NRA …
NRA leader’s inept shooting of a Botswana bush elephant was cruel and chaotic Read More »
SALFORD-NEWS AND COMMENT: The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are building England’s fifth national RHS garden on the 154-acre site of Worsley New Hall. It is called RHS Garden Bridgewater and it’s intended to be a “beautiful green place to enjoy all year round”. The construction is extensive as you can see from the photograph but …
9 deer shot to get them off RHS Garden Bridgewater Read More »
Packham and Botham appear to be on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to wildlife conservation. Botham likes to shoot animals for fun white Packham is a high-profile conservationist and a true animal advocate. He is precious to the animal advocates of the world and may he live long and prosper! Lord Botham …
