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Bobcat trapping is becoming a problem in California. Last year, more than 1,800 were trapped and killed because of escalating demand for pelts in places like China and Russia. If nothing’s done, the number will continue to grow.
California’s native wildlife should not be killed for commercial exploitation.
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A lion
Sunday January 6,2013
THE king of the beasts is losing his grip on his throne.
 We are currently paying lip service to the conservation needs of a species
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Dr Pieter Kat |
Dr Pieter Kat, director of LionAid, said: “We are currently paying lip service to the conservation needs of a species so greatly important to our cultures and history, and the health of wildlife biodiversity in Africa.”
Posted at: 12/31/2012 1:12 AM | Updated at: 12/31/2012 1:17 PM
Federal authorities are offering a $500 reward for information on the killing of a Canada lynx near Ely in early 2012.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the lynx was found dead on March 15 in the ice near the public boat ramp on Anderson Lake. An examination found the federally-protected cat had been caught in a leg hold trap.
Anyone with information on this case or other lynx killings is asked to call Special Agent Ron Kramer at 218-720-5357. The reward will be issued for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for killing the lynx.
Canada lynx are listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act and killing wild lynx is prohibited by the federal law. The maximum penalty for the unlawful take of a Canada lynx is six months imprisonment and/or a $25,000 fine.
The Fish and Wildlife Service said Canada lynx have short, solid black-tipped tails, long-legs and large feet. They are similar in appearance to bobcats, and weigh about 20 to 30 pounds. Lynx are solitary animals that often avoid people. More information is available at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/mammals/lynx/index.html.
Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The African lion is an awesome creature when viewed in its natural habitat. This king of the safari can defend itself against other animals, but a new study indicates that it cannot protect itself against human interference.
It’s yet another example of how we people are damaging the earth we inherited. Care2 has reported recently on the alarming decline of the tiger population in India, and the rapidly shrinking number of birds in Britain, both due to human impact. Now we are learning that African lions are suffering the same fate.
According to an analysis published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation, the savannah habitat that is the home of African lions has shrunk by 75 percent over the past 50 years, and this dramatic loss could threaten the survival of the species: in the same time period, the population of lions has dropped from 100,000 to roughly 32,000.
The research, conducted by American, African and British researchers, shows how major land-use changes and growth in the human population are putting these magnificent creatures in jeopardy. West African lions have experienced the greatest decline in population with only as few as 500 left in the region.
From The Washington Post:
“It’s a shock,” said Duke University professor for conservation ecology Stuart Pimm, one of the paper’s co-authors.
“Savannah Africa has been massively reduced. . . . As [people] moved in, lions have been hunted out.”
According to The Epoch Times, researchers believe that the shrinking lion population is directly due to an increase in farming and development over that half-century span – with around 6,000 lions presently in population centers with a high risk of going extinct.
“The word savannah conjures up visions of vast open plains teeming with wildlife. But the reality is that massive land-use change and deforestation, driven by rapid human population growth, has fragmented or degraded much of the original savannah,” Professor Pimm said in a statement reported by the Epoch Times online. “Only 25 percent remains of an ecosystem that once was a third larger than the continental United States.”
Last week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its decision to study whether African lions should be listed under the Endangered Species Act, meaning that American hunters could no longer hunt them. This move was the result of several animal rights and conservation groups petitioning the agency to list the species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature also lists the African lion as vulnerable.
From The Epoch Times:
Andrew Jacobson, a research associate with Pimm, said that “the next 10 years are decisive” for the African savannah, “not just for lions but for biodiversity, since lions are indicators of ecosystem health.”
Let’s hope that his words will be heeded before another species goes extinct.
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