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World wildlife numbers 'to drop by 67% in 50 years', new report finds

The world is on course for the first mass extinction of animal life since the dinosaurs, according to a new report on wildlife populations

27/10/2016

World News

World wildlife population drops almost two-thirds in 40 years

Global wildlife populations have fallen a staggering 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, according to a report by the WWF and the Zoological Society.

27/10/2016

Slovenia

Whale sanctuary plan is harpooned at the IWC

A group of countries, led by Japan, have blocked a move by South American and African states to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic.

25/10/2016

Slovenia

Saving the whale - IWC meets in Slovenia

Dispute between Australia and Japan is likely to feature near the top of the agenda at the organisation's biennial congress

24/10/2016

Spain

Catalonia vows to defy Spain court ruling overturning bullfight ban

Pro-independence politicians and animal rights activists have condemned the Madrid court decision saying the region had no right to ban bullfighting.

20/10/2016

United Kingdom

Police hunt thugs who hammer a nail into dog's head

An RSPCA official has spoke of his horror of one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he has ever seen.

20/10/2016

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Canada: Birthday party for two Pandas

It was party time for Chinese giant panda cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue as they celebrated their first birthday at the Toronto Zoo.

15/10/2016

South Africa

Surge in elephant and rhino poaching looms over UN wildlife summit

A surge in elephant and rhino poaching in Africa is the backdrop to the latest meeting of CITES – the UN’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in…

24/09/2016

Spain

'Toro de la Pena' bull-lancing festival spurs controversy in Spain

The controversial bull-lancing festival is underway in the Spanish town of Tordesillas.

13/09/2016

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Madrid: Thousand protesters call for an ban on bullfighting

Thousands rallied in Madrid on Saturday to call for an end to bullfighting, adding their voices to a growing animal rights movement that has prompted some local authorities to clamp down on the centur

11/09/2016

Spain

Thousands rally in Madrid against bullfighting

Several thousand animal rights activists have protested in central Madrid to demand a ban on bullfighting.

11/09/2016

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Italy: Donkey jockeys make ass of themselves

Hundreds of tourists have gathered to watch a traditional donkey race.

15/08/2016

My Europe Series

Animal cruelty: is violence inherent to abattoirs?

Shocking hidden camera videos have reignited the debate on animal cruelty. We talk to a farmer, abattoir workers and a sociologist about the killing of animals for food.

22/07/2016

Spain

Pamplona: 2016 running of the bulls comes to an end

The controversial running of the bulls has come to an end for another year.

14/07/2016

USA

Watch: celebrities join shock campaign against dog killings in Asia

Several A-list celebrities including Matt Damon, Joaquin Phoenix, and several others have joined forces to release a video on the killings of dogs in China and other Asian…

21/06/2016

USA

US gorilla killing: no charges to be brought against boy's mother

No charges will be brought against the mother of a three-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure in a US zoo.

06/06/2016

Thailand

Thailand raids Tiger Temple removing big cats

Wildlife officials removed 40 of 137 big cats held at the privately-run attraction, and planned to return to take the rest and re-house them in state-owned sanctuaries.

01/06/2016

World News

Gorillas are the Good Guys

They are big, beautiful and in many ways just like us. Gorillas have gripped the world's attention since the killing of Harambe at Cincinnati Zoo after a small boy tumbled into his enclosure.

01/06/2016

World News

Police to investigate Cincinnati Zoo gorilla shooting

Parents of boy who fell into gorilla enclosure to be investigated Animal activists file negligence complaint against zoo Wildlife expert defends shooting of gorilla Police are investigating an i

01/06/2016

South Africa

Circus lions rescued in South America arrive in new African home

More than 30 lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia have been flown back Africa to live out the rest of their lives in a private sanctuary

03/05/2016