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Proof that no-fishing zones work / Meeting Kumi Naidoo

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Too many powerful fishing boats We all know the oceans are in trouble. Since “large-scale fishing” began in 1952, the abundance of large oceanic fish has decreased globally by 90%. Too many boats with too much capacity are chasing too…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Fish, Fish sanctuaries, Food, Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, N0-fishing zones, Overconsumption, Resources, Sustainable Living, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Fish, Fish sanctuaries, Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, Large-scale fishing, Long-line fishing, No-fishing zones, Overfishing, Overharvesting

Lions decline 90-95% in last 50 years

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

South African lion taking a break from his kill, a Cape buffalo. Photo: Sally Kneidel Lions extinct in 10-15 years? That’s the prediction of National Geographic explorers-in-residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert. The couple have studied and filmed Africa’s big cats…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Livestock, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Livestock, Wildlife habitat

Africa’s big mammal populations drop 59% in 40 years!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

African elephants in Kruger National Park. Photo: Sally Kneidel Just saw a distressing news item. In an interview published 1/27/11, scientist Ian Craigie says populations of big mammals in Africa have decreased 59% in 40 years. And those figures are…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Deforestation, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Overconsumption, Primates, Resources, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Animal welfare, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat

Banding hurts penguins, says new study in journal Nature

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Text and photo by Sally Kneidel, PhD Attaching bands to birds is a longstanding method of studying bird populations. The bands allow researchers to collect data on birds’ movements and longevity. But scientists have been debating for 30 years whether…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Birds, South Africa, Wildlife Tagged with: Animal welfare, Bird banding, Penguins, South Africa, Wildlife

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Most people are surprised to learn that unlawful traffic in wildlife and wildlife parts is the third biggest criminal activity in the world, after drugs and arms. The illegal hunting of great apes is so pervasive that it may threaten…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Borneo, Bushmeat, Deforestation, Endangered species, Human behavior, Indonesia, Jakarta, Malaysia, Primates, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Bushmeat, Chimpanzees, Endangered species, Food, Gorillas, Great apes, habitat loss, Orangutans, Primates, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

Review of “The Cove,” an A+ documentary of Japan’s dolphin slaughter

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Ric O’Barry, star of “The Cove” Crazy I heard Bruce Springsteen say once that the people we remember are the people who care enough to be crazy. I thought about that when I saw the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.” It’s…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Cancer, Film review, Food, Going Green (co-authored with Sadie Kneidel), Going Green: A Wise Consumer's Guide to a Shrinking Planet, Health, Health effects of eating meat, Japan, Marine mammals, Southeast Asia, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Animal welfare / animal rights, Documentary review, Food, Human behavior, Japan, Southeast Asia, Wildlife behavior

New studies: Cancer linked to milk consumption

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

My mom was a meat, eggs, and milk gal. To her way of thinking, animal protein was the key to good health. Breakfast was bacon, eggs, and milk, period. If my brothers and I were running late for school with…

Posted in Agriculture, Animal welfare / animal rights, Cancer, Climate change, Dairy, Deforestation, Environmental pollution, Food, Food, Health, Livestock, Sustainable choices for your home, Veggie Revolution (co-authored with Sadie Kneidel) Tagged with: Animal welfare, Climate change, Food, Greenhouse gas emissions, Health, Livestock, Sustainable living

Wildlife trade rivals drug trade in profits

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Text and photos by Sally Kneidel, PhD This post is also published on the syndicated BasilandSpice I recently wrote a post about Indonesia’s illegal trade in wildlife, focusing on orangutans. As one of our closest relatives, orangutans look and act…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Indonesia, Jakarta, Primates, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Animal welfare / animal rights, Endangered species, Orangutans, Primates, Southeast Asia, Wildlife, Wildlife in captivity

Laws flaunted: flourishing pet trade threatens orangutan survival

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

This post now on Google News and on the syndicated BasilandSpice.com Pet trade threatens orangutan survival “Having a pet orangutan is a status symbol,” I was told by my Indonesian friend Ria, who lives and works in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital.…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Asia, Borneo, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Human behavior, Overconsumption, Rain forest, Resources, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Sustainable Living, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Ecotravel, Endangered species, Human behavior, Orangutans, Palm oil plantations, Primates, Southeast Asia, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

Searching for a wild orangutan…

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

This post on Google News and on the syndicated site BasilandSpice. On my Asian quest to see wild and semi-wild orangutans, I wasn’t sure I’d find a single one of the red apes roaming free in a forest. Orangutans used…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Asia, Birds, Borneo, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Endangered species, Indonesia, Rain forest, Sumatra, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Eco-travel, Ecotravel, Endangered species, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat

Our other blog, Veggie Revolution, focuses more on food than this one does, especially the environmental, health and humane aspects of our food choices. That blog was started in 2005 and continues today, while the blog you're reading now began in 2009. Some of the newer posts are on both blogs, but Veggie Rev has at least 260 more posts than this blog, including Sadie's travels to Morocco. In the sidebar of Veggie Rev, you'll see links to each year that can take you back to all the posts for a particular year.

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Proof that no-fishing zones work / Meeting Kumi Naidoo

Lions decline 90-95% in last 50 years

Africa’s big mammal populations drop 59% in 40 years!

Banding hurts penguins, says new study in journal Nature

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

Review of “The Cove,” an A+ documentary of Japan’s dolphin slaughter

New studies: Cancer linked to milk consumption

Wildlife trade rivals drug trade in profits

Laws flaunted: flourishing pet trade threatens orangutan survival

Searching for a wild orangutan…

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