Animal Protection

I have been teaching young people about climate change for thirty-two years. In 1987, I taught week-long summer courses to middle school students at the University of Pennsylvania. One of those courses was on environmental issues, and another was on animal is…

An elderly elephant, whose emaciated body sparked international outrage, has died just weeks after she was forced to march in a Sri Lankan parade.  The female elephant called Tikiri was one of 60 elephants who had marched at the 10-day-long Perahera festival…

Posted September 25, 2019 10:23:40 Environmental groups say a Federal Government plan that could save thousands of marine animals from harm and drowning in discarded fishing nets is not being implemented where it is needed the most. Key points: G…

Image copyrightFrance fire serviceImage caption The panther was last week seen walking on a roof in Armentières before being caught by the local fire brigade A black panther recaptured last week after prowling the roofs of a northern French town has been s…

The black panther that was spotted last week climbing rooftops in a Northern French town was kidnapped from the zoo where she had been transferred, city authorities said on Tuesday. The animal had climbed a gutter and entered a dwelling in Armentières, Fran…

A black panther which caused panic after escaping in a northern French town last week has been stolen from the zoo it was taken to after being recaptured. The animal was kept as a pet by a resident in Armentieres, a town close to the Belgian border. It esca…

LILLE, France (Reuters) - A young black panther that escaped last week and was seen prowling the rooftops of a northern French town has been stolen from the zoo where it was held after being recaptured, police and city officials said on Tuesday. Staff of th…

Ella Mittas puts a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern spin on vegetarian cooking, and this salad delivers a fresh, flavourful and filling combination of wheat, pistachios, stone fruit and plenty of fresh herbs. Save this one for the summer months when stone fru…

Eating meat will be looked down on like smoking before it is made illegal, a leading barrister has suggested. Michael Mansfield QC has called for new legislation to stop what he sees as the "wilful destruction of nature" that comes from eating meat. The law…

Elephant rides on holidays have been deemed unacceptable by new British Travel Association (ABTA) guidelines, the trade body has announced. Wildlife charities have for some time campaigned for the "cruel" practice to stop, as elephants are routinely "broken …